Recent content by sikhconvert

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh. I't's been a pretty long time since I have posted. The last time I did, I left on quite a depressive note, explaining how my first ever experience attending gurdwara was a little chilly, to say honestly. I haven't posted here much, and felt...

I deal with a very similar situation. It doesn't make you a bad person for feeling frustrated, I just remember that, for all their flaws, there will come a day where I won't hear their voice again. That calms me down from being frustrated . :)

I would definitely prefer to have someone show me around next time!

I said Sat Sri Akal but no one said anything back.

Lol

I hope so! I feel it would have been a lot better with a Sikh friend showing me what to do. It made me wish I knew any Sikhs personally! :o

Because exactly what I thought would happen did happen. I went, I was the only non-Indian, no one wanted to talk to me, or really sit next to me. Maybe next time will be better..

Aww I'm so nervous! Tomorrow is my first visit to a gurdwara. I emailed them, they never responded. :/ So it looks like I'm just going in tomorrow. I have no connections to the Sikh community so wish me luck! I'm very nervous!!

Why do I fear judgement from others so much? Why am I such a coward with how I truly feel? I want to tell everyone I know about Sikhi. What holds me back? I know what does. It was my interest in a man who taught me about Islam, and the idea of connecting to my creator alone appealed to me. My...

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. A trend I've noticed of my own peers is either blatant intolerance of anything different (almost Nazi-ish), or being so tolerant they don't mind regressive opinions, ie.) inferiority of women; If a Christian remarked that, they'd be shamed. If a Muslim...

I see, time to shop I guess.

Your post was very helpful! May I ask what you believe is appropriate clothing for a gurdwara? I don't want to appear immodest

I see. Thank you for your reply! Should I just enter and ask if I can help with service in the kitchen? I'm very shy and don't want to be out of place and standing around.

This section of the forum seems dead. But I'll post anyway. I've never been to a gurdwara or any place of worship. I've been doing a lot of research on Sikhi and would love to attend my local gurdwara. I'm basically not sure if I should email them first and ask for help or just go in one day...

This actually makes sense, thank you for answering!