My previous post was in response to the survey presented in the beginning by Aman Singh.
I just read the other threads and I sincerely question that the problem about Sikh youth is strictly a Sikh phenomenon. The problems raised are the same for Latinos, Chinese, the natives,etc. Maybe the problem is more severe within the Sikh community but that's only a matter of degrees. I think the problem is that big cities like Vancouver and Toronto are becoming urban jungles like elsewhere where nobody is safe and where parents lose control not only of their children but of themselves. This is particularly difficult with immigrant families that go through extreme psychological stress. My advice to anyone who thinks of migrating would be to chose a smaller city (like Quebec city),less anonymous, where people get to know each other and where ethnic communities are smaller, to avoid the ghetto effect and to allow immigrants to interact more with the locals.
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Re: Canadians view Hinduism positively, not Islam and Sikhism
I reckon the public gatka demonstrations, preached as being a "Sikh martial arts" to the crowd, do not help that figure. To the common folk, that looks like a violent religion.
And what about that Bombing of the Air India flight?
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But does Sikhism actually promote violence?
Mostly NO.
"When all peaceful means have failed, it's right to raise the sword"
(Famous Sikh quote, apparently said by Guru Gobing Singh ji)
The concept of martyrdom that is a big part of Sikh tradition only serves the violence. It makes it easier to die for the individual, it alleviates the fear of death, which only complements their violent actions... that if they die during their deed they are liberated as a Shaheed.
The end result is...
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Re: Canadians view Hinduism positively, not Islam and Sikhism
media do play key roles in setting the Political agenda by determining what news is to be covered, how much, and in what context.As Rani Sandhu said who particpated, how the facts were drawn......or who particpated in the survey....the data drawn could be biased if it didn't incorporate immigrant population or if it was completed by a particular race.....we need to question the facts/data to jump into conclusions......
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Kanwardeep Singh ji is right. Unless Sikhs learn to get back to the spirit of basic Philosophy of Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh and not interpret to suit their self serving needs, we will continue to fail. Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=24920
We are in the danger of being reduced to a clannish and tribalistic lot. We need to seriously introspect and not just react aggressively or defensively to all the negative opinions and continue to moan that the whole world is against the Sikhs. Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=24920
Sikh philosophy is the best ever to have been propounded. But for whatever reasons, the modern Sikhs are failing it.
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