Head covering - Short question

Sat Sri Akaal ji,
Was just talking to a friend online and we were talking about listening to keertan at home and he said that he wanted me to listen to one... cut a long story short I said I couldn't because there were others down here that had uncovered heads, and he said that he knows people that do not cover when listening to keertan at home? I have always done this, even when reading any Gurubani online... is it really necessary or not [personally I say yes]... but why do some say its not? Just a short question... thanks!!
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Short answer to a short question......NOT NECESSARY. Covering heads and putting rummals on Computers that contain Gurbani on hard disks/floppies/ and covering MP3 Players DVDs etc with cloth..is taking this to extremes.. Gurbani is UNIVERSAL..through out the UNIVERSE..in each and every atom....how can we cover every bit of the LIving Guru.
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Pay RESPECT to GURU GRANTH JI...Gurbani in Pothis Gutkas...whereever you can but need not go to extreemes.

Jarnail Singh Gyani.

No I mean when you are listening to it..

well never thought of it !! goodquestion

i thinkit woud be better practice to do so as t would help your mind to differentiae from the usual muic justa kind of remnder but still it does not make any hard and fast rleto do so .

listening.... OK suppose you are in the privacy of your room and no one is going to disturb you, you may cover your head and sit down comfortably..
but thtas not the same as when the Kirtan is playing on the Stereo set in the Hall and can be heard in the whole house/garden etc...and you are doing soemthing else...you are still "techincally listening"..but not the same situation..

As for me personally, I wear a Keski ALL the time 24/7...so the situation doesnt arise..but when I am listenign to kirtan in my room on the computer which is also 24/7, and somebody else like a child comes in with bare head.i dont ask him to cover his head...blah blah..not necessary.

Head Covered, siting crosslegged etc is a sign of respect when we want to "connect"...it helps...hope you get what i mean...but if you are not comfy..forget it and go the eway of your heart.

Jarnail Singh Gyani

Thanks Gyani ji!

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All respect to Gurbani.

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Head Covered, siting crosslegged etc is a sign of respect when we want to "connect"...it helps...hope you get what i mean...but if you are not comfy..forget it and go the eway of your heart.

WJJK WJKF

I come across this thread whilst searching for a similar answer myself. However I just need some further clarification.

I am reading the Japuji Path on the way to work and Rehras on the way home. (Due to hours of work). In the Gurdwara we cover our heads, remove our shoes and sit on the floor. I travel on the bus to work. Should I be doing the same as I would in the Gurdwara?

P.S I have no qualms about taking my shoes off or covering my head, but sitting on the floor of the bus may be a problem.

I have this feeling that just like Guru Nanak Dev Ji went to Macca and laid down with his feet Macca, he would go to Gurdwara today with his head uncovered to set an example. If someone told him to cover his head, he would ask him/her if he/she could find a place where God wasn't present and didn't have to cover his head.