Symbols of a Heritage

Seeker3k ji understand your point of view and tell me if i am wrong. "We all should respect the cultures of other and thier religious beliefs". I am sorry you were treated with uneqaulity in the gurudawara by an amirtari. "Anyone seeking guidence should be able to do so".

"Others must respect the culture and religious belief of u to"

"we dont worship the dead we worship the soul and teaching of it that has been left behind"

As for symbolism there is a lot that can be said but only one thing "needs" to be said.

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"Read The article agian"

"Not a matter of respect for antoher but for oneslef"

 
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I base by understanding of this topic on following definitions:

1. Definition of Heritage
Refer to dictionary.com
"--. anything that has been transmitted from the past or handed down by tradition
--. a. the evidence of the past, such as historical sites, buildings, and the unspoilt natural environment, considered collectively as the inheritance of present-day society"

2. Importance of heritage

There must be some importance of heritage, that UNESCO thought of having a special committee for this work that is "World Heritage society".

3. How do we identify heritage.

We identify any heritage through visual signs, customs, symbols, traditions, history, current practices, developing traditions, knowledge, law, language, way of living or anything that includes tangible or intangible expressions of culture that link generations of people over time.



4. How do we preserve heritage:

By preserving its above listed signs and symbols.



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Sikhs have a great heritage and preserving it is every Sikhs birth right. Preserving Symbols is part of preserving that great heritage.

It is not matter of proving that these symbols don't hold any value in modern way of life and are obsolete.
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eg.

Modern world does not use Pyramids of Egypt for the purpose it was for built for, but we still adore it and preserve it coz it represents certain heritage values.

A visitor to pyramids has different respect to it than the present generation of people who actually built it.
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And last but not least..

Over the ages, Laws were made to preserve the heritage, and will be made in the future too. We were not made ROBOTS who only follow certain instructions and act according to those instructions only. We are human beings who have emotional values and Interests. Human beings consider emotional values and interests while making laws and rules. That is the beauty of mankind.

In the end respect, acceptance and openness are the keys to peaceful life. People make mistake, we all make mistake, accept it, forgive, learn and move on.


Rupinder Singh

Harwinder Ji,

"we dont worship the dead we worship the soul and teaching of it that has been left behind."
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AS far as I know soul do not have image, it is not born nor does it die.<o:p></o:p>
How can one worship soul? Every thing is being done is to worship the dead n idols.<o:p></o:p>
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This is becoming argument so I will not write any more on this topic

Deleted the direct quote of the entire starter article. spnadmin

sat sri akaal,

"sikh" who is sikh sikh is "learner"

the first cause of conflict is duality related to "thought"

guru's bani is without duality and is unison with true's nature

in guru's bani there is no dual thought,

and hence non conflicting
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the root cause of conflict is inside mind manifests through body

root lies when mind speech and action are not in straight line
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this is root cause of conflict




is there any one human who is not "sikh" "learner"

it is religion for all human's on earth



"khalsa" concept is by tenth guru it is "inside" "outside" same

very difficult to achieve

one's mind speech and action in straight line "(khalsa)"

pure one's have guru's bani

in thought
in speech
in action

not just in action without thought (imagination)
not just in thought without action

all are "sikhs"
rare and rarest is 'khalsa"

dhan dhan "guru gobind singh ji"

wahe guru ji ka khalsa
wahe guru ji ki fateh