Donating Blood and Sikhism

Is it allowed in Sikhism? What do you think? Would you do it even if some hairs were removed due to sticky tape on the skin? Is it against God's will to give blood? Please discuss.
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Personally I am for, and even in Sikhism I think an amritdhari should be willing to give blood even if say one or two hairs maybe removed due to sticky tape on the skin.
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One could argue however that it is wrong since people who do not have blood and need it from others are that way because of Gods will and giving blood is against God's will as you are altering what he had planned.
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It is allowed.

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Thanks for calling my question stupid. In future, please don't respond to any of my posts if you cannot be bothered to respond to my discussion topic in a friendly manner and cannot support your beliefs/claims with evidence or supporting arguments. Your response was unhelpful and unwanted.

Argument 1: You could make that argument about any technology, not just the medical technology that can transfuse blood from one person to another. For me, understanding God's Hukam doesn't just mean the holy Gurbani, it also means non-holy acts like understanding scientific discoveries and learning about & understanding other philosiphical/religious/spiritual systems people cherish. We're Sikhs-- students-- after all.

Argument 2: Sikhs are commanded to help the poor and suffering. If my blood reduces someone's suffering, they are more than welcome to it. After I die, they are welcome to any and all organs in my body-- it is, after all, nothing but a shell after death (well, more like a bag of meat & bones but I'm trying to be a bit less gross about it. ).

Argument 3: There is nothing in Bani that says we can violate God's Hukam, really. All the True Guru asks of us is to refrain from lust, anger, greed, maya & ego, to love her/him as deeply as we can, and to respect all aspects of the Guru-- meaning the earth, the Universe, other humans, animals.

He donated blood 103 times, is still counting

Gurfateh
Dear CC

For Sikh,

Body belongs to God,

World Belongs to God.


All Blood and all Bodis are of God.

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All Actions are of God.

We can not donate even an atom to anyone as we do not posses anything.

It is God who transfer blood form one Body into the body hwere it is needed.

In short blood 'donation' or any kind of Charity is anti Gurmat as nothing is of us so we can not give to anyone.

By good fortune by mercy of God say from the body of Vijaydeep Singh or anyother Sikhs blood is transfered to the needy then it is the deed of God we thank God for that.

We do not have donations or charity but we have service.

A persons who is made to serve by God without self interest gets the lord.

Preety hard for me to understand this logic, vijaydeep Singh ji, if i could help someone out by donating a bottle or two of blood and that saves the life of a patient then how can it be anti Gurmat?

Gurfateh

Respected Aman Singh Ji,

Das is only oppose to term Donation or Charity or Daan in Panth as we use term Service or Seva.

So if bottles or two are transfered from one body into another it is not that we are donating our blood but Akal is making this body to serve the body of other.
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So Das can say it is service or seva by blood allowed in Gurmat but no donation as it makes us feel the giver which we are not Akal is.

So donation term increaes our ego but Service terms let us remain humble.

So in context donation word needs to be avoided but service term is to be used.
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In fact we get donation from Akal,Sabad Guru or Panth Guru and no one can be doner but them menaioned above.

At first I was going to second Aman Singh's reply, but then I read yours and it made complete sense. Though service is more of a business term and donor/donation is always affiliated with non-profitable organizations. But I understand what you're saying it makes sense.

As for the original question, I'm not an Amritdari but I would give blood w/o hesitation if someone's life was in question ... regardles of what my faith tells me.