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Re: An ex-Sikh’s Journey in Faith Rajs Just a quick question. In the gospel of Matthew (27.46 ) Jesus in his last moments cries out to God " My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" This raises a number of questions-; 1. Why would God cry out to God and ask why God has forsaken God...

Anders, i have a Sikh friend who lives in Stockholm. This is not an attempt to convert you to Sikhism but I would interested to know the reasons why you do not believe in reincarnation? To prevent this thread from going off topic maybe you could start a thread and give us the reasons why you...

re: 'Janam Sakhi' Are True Events WJKK WJKF There seems to be some confusion here regarding Janamsakhis and stories from Sikh history. Janamsakhis are stories written about incidents in Guru Nanak's life and there are a number of different Janamsakhis written by various authors. Sikh...

WJKK WJKF Bhaji, I agree with you regarding the difference between the mystic religions and the semitic religions. Sikhism teaches that each and every human being can experience Waheguru and there is no need to live ones life under the assumption that a prophet has revealed everything in a...

Could not agree with you more Bhaji. The reward and punishment system which form the basis of some religions have always been detrimental to the development of the spirituality of man. Sikhism places emphasis on developing the morality that is inherent in man. In Fact MA MacAuliffe whose his...

Saihajleen Kaur Ji I took another look at your posts and I think I need to elaborate on what I wrote as well as expand on my post. Firstly, Sikhism is about experience rather than endless intellectual speculation. Guru Nanak in Japji Sahib informs us that the use of our limited human...

WJKK WJKF I think this comes from a traditional belief which has nothing to do with Sikhism. In Panjab the elders are respected by youngsters by touching the feet of the elders. This is where the expression 'pairi paina' or I bow at you feet. This belief was that the sin of the younger person...

Clare Hanson The Radhaswami masters and their offshoots such as Kirpal Singh et al use the Guru Granth Sahib to attract followers from both Sikhism and from other religions. They have no teachings of their own and bend the meaning of Gurbani to suit their own ends. Radhaswami owe their origin...

Saihajleen Kaur Ji Very interesting questions. Think of the soul as the inside of an orange and the orange peel is a collection of Haumai, and the other four Vikaars. The soul ( Atma ) must dispense with the Vikaars that envelope it in order to merge with the Great Soul ( Param Atma ) or...