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Baljinder Ji,

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Bhagat Singh veer ji,

Gurbani has very clearly stated that plants have life same as animals do.
No Gurbani has stated no such thing. And this discussion is precisely about what Gurbani is stating. In fact, it has been hijacked and has been taken out of context of teh Vegetarian Consciousness thread, which was closed. It's actually not about what this thread is about but certainly related to it.

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Who knows where the sin lies?
The sin lies is causing suffering.

Contemplate these questions:
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Would you agree that higher conscious beings like humans and other animals suffer more than lower conscious (if any) beings like plants?

If an animal was put through the wooden rollers and crushed, do you reckon it would suffer more than a plant?

If rocks (lowest form of consciousness if any) were placed in the wooden rollers, do you think the would suffer less than a plant?http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/health...tml#post164099

Randip Singh ji,
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For example, Kabir (incidently a Muslim weaver) turned his back on Islam. Why? He saw the invasion of Timur. He saw the brutal massacre that took place in Benares of Hindu Priests in the name of Dharam (religion). He asks, tell me ohh Mullah's if this is Dharam, then what is Adharam? If you read the shabad in that context, you see what Bhagat Kabir is about.
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Let's look at the entire shabad.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
Ik▫oaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ।

ਪਡੀਆ ਕਵਨ ਕੁਮਤਿ ਤੁਮ ਲਾਗੇ ॥
पडीआ कवन कुमति तुम लागे ॥
Padī▫ā kavan kumaṯ ṯum lāge.
O Pandit, O religious scholar, in what foul thoughts are you engaged?
ਪਡੀਆ = ਹੇ ਪਾਂਡੇ!
ਹੇ ਪੰਡਿਤ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਲੋਕ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕੁਮੱਤੇ ਲੱਗੇ ਪਏ ਹੋ?


ਬੂਡਹੁਗੇ ਪਰਵਾਰ ਸਕਲ ਸਿਉ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਪਹੁ ਅਭਾਗੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
बूडहुगे परवार सकल सिउ रामु न जपहु अभागे ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Būd▫huge parvār sakal si▫o rām na japahu abẖāge. ||1|| rahā▫o.
You shall be drowned, along with your family, if you do not meditate on the Lord, you unfortunate person. ||1||Pause||
ਸਿਉ = ਸਮੇਤ। ਅਭਾਗੇ = ਹੇ ਮੰਦ ਭਾਗੀ! ॥੧॥
ਹੇ ਮੰਦ-ਭਾਗੀ ਪਾਂਡੇ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਿਮਰਦੇ, ਸਾਰੇ ਪਰਵਾਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਹੀ (ਸੰਸਾਰ-ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਵਿਚ) ਡੁੱਬ ਜਾਉਗੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ॥


ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਪੜੇ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਗੁਨੁ ਖਰ ਚੰਦਨ ਜਸ ਭਾਰਾ ॥
बेद पुरान पड़े का किआ गुनु खर चंदन जस भारा ॥
Beḏ purān paṛe kā ki▫ā gun kẖar cẖanḏan jas bẖārā.
What is the use of reading the Vedas and the Puraanas? It is like loading a donkey with sandalwood.
ਗੁਨੁ = ਲਾਭ, ਫ਼ਾਇਦਾ। ਖਰ = ਖੋਤਾ, ਖ਼ਰ। ਜਸ = ਜੈਸੇ, ਜਿਵੇਂ। ਭਾਰਾ = ਭਾਰ, ਬੋਝ, ਲੱਦਾ।
(ਹੇ ਪਾਂਡੇ! ਤੂੰ ਮਾਣ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈਂ ਕਿ ਤੂੰ ਵੇਦ ਆਦਿਕ ਧਰਮ-ਪੁਸਤਕਾਂ ਪੜ੍ਹਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈਂ, ਪਰ) ਵੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਪੜ੍ਹਨ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਭੀ ਲਾਭ ਨਹੀਂ (ਜੇ ਨਾਮ ਤੋਂ ਸੁੰਞਾ ਰਿਹਾ; ਇਹ ਤਾਂ ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ ਉੱਤੇ ਭਾਰ ਹੀ ਲੱਦ ਲਿਆ), ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਖੋਤੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੰਦਨ ਦਾ ਲੱਦਾ ਲੱਦ ਲਿਆ।

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨੀ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
राम नाम की गति नही जानी कैसे उतरसि पारा ॥१॥
Rām nām kī gaṯ nahī jānī kaise uṯras pārā. ||1||
You do not know the exalted state of the Lord's Name; how will you ever cross over? ||1||
ਗਤਿ = ਹਾਲਤ, ਅਵਸਥਾ। ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ = ਨਾਮ ਜਪਣ ਦੀ ਅਵਸਥਾ, ਨਾਮ ਜਪਿਆਂ ਜੋ ਆਤਮਕ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ ॥੧॥
ਤੂੰ (ਸੰਸਾਰ-ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਤੋਂ) ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਾਰ ਲੰਘੇਂਗਾ? ਇਹ ਤਾਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸਮਝ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਈ ਕਿ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਿਆਂ ਕਿਹੋ ਜਿਹੀ ਆਤਮਕ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ ॥੧॥


ਜੀਅ ਬਧਹੁ ਸੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਅਧਰਮੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਤ ਭਾਈ ॥
जीअ बधहु सु धरमु करि थापहु अधरमु कहहु कत भाई ॥
Jī▫a baḏẖahu so ḏẖaram kar thāpahu aḏẖram kahhu kaṯ bẖā▫ī.
You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action?
ਬਧਹੁ = ਮਾਰਦੇ ਹੋ (ਜੱਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੇਲੇ)। ਥਾਪਹੁ = ਮਿਥ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹੋ। ਅਧਰਮੁ = ਪਾਪ। ਭਾਈ = ਹੇ ਭਾਈ!
(ਹੇ ਪਾਂਡੇ! ਇਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮਾਸ ਖਾਣ ਨੂੰ ਨਿੰਦਦੇ ਹੋ; ਪਰ ਜੱਗ ਕਰਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਭੀ) ਜੀਵ ਮਾਰਦੇ ਹੋ (ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ, ਤੇ) ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਧਰਮ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਸਮਝਦੇ ਹੋ। ਫਿਰ, ਹੇ ਭਾਈ! ਦੱਸੋ, ਪਾਪ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ? (ਜੱਗ ਕਰਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪ ਭੀ ਜੀਵ-ਹਿੰਸਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ, ਪਰ) ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਟ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਮਿਥਦੇ ਹੋ।


ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਮੁਨਿਵਰ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਕਾ ਕਉ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਸਾਈ ॥੨॥
आपस कउ मुनिवर करि थापहु का कउ कहहु कसाई ॥२॥
Āpas ka▫o munivar kar thāpahu kā ka▫o kahhu kasā▫ī. ||2||
You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? ||2||
ਮੁਨਿਵਰ = ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਟ ਮੁਨੀ। ਕਾ ਕਉ = ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ? ਕਸਾਈ = ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਬੱਕਰੇ ਆਦਿਕ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਮਾਸ ਵੇਚ ਕੇ ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ॥੨॥
(ਜੇ ਜੀਵ ਮਾਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ,) ਤਾਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਸਾਈ ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਦੇ ਹੋ? (ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਸਾਈ ਕਿਉਂ ਆਖਦੇ ਹੋ ਜੋ ਮਾਸ ਵੇਚਦੇ ਹਨ? ॥੨॥



ਮਨ ਕੇ ਅੰਧੇ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਕਾਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਵਹੁ ਭਾਈ ॥
मन के अंधे आपि न बूझहु काहि बुझावहु भाई ॥
Man ke anḏẖe āp na būjẖhu kāhi bujẖāvahu bẖā▫ī.
You are blind in your mind, and do not understand your own self; how can you make others understand, O brother?
ਕਾਹਿ = ਹੋਰ ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ? ਬੁਝਾਵਹੁ = ਸਮਝਾਉਂਦੇ ਹੋ।
ਹੇ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਪਾਂਡੇ! ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ (ਜੀਵਨ ਦੇ ਸਹੀ ਰਸਤੇ ਦੀ) ਸਮਝ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਈ, ਹੋਰ ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੱਤਾਂ ਦੇਹ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ?


ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਬੇਚਹੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਅਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
माइआ कारन बिदिआ बेचहु जनमु अबिरथा जाई ॥३॥
Mā▫i▫ā kāran biḏi▫ā becẖahu janam abirathā jā▫ī. ||3||
For the sake of Maya and money, you sell knowledge; your life is totally worthless. ||3||
ਅਬਿਰਥਾ = ਵਿਅਰਥ ॥੩॥
(ਇਸ ਪੜ੍ਹੀ ਹੋਈ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪ ਕੋਈ ਲਾਭ ਨਹੀਂ ਉਠਾ ਰਹੇ, ਇਸ) ਵਿੱਦਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਮਾਇਆ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਾਤਰ ਵੇਚ ਹੀ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ, ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਗੁਜ਼ਰ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ ॥੩॥


ਨਾਰਦ ਬਚਨ ਬਿਆਸੁ ਕਹਤ ਹੈ ਸੁਕ ਕਉ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਜਾਈ ॥
नारद बचन बिआसु कहत है सुक कउ पूछहु जाई ॥
Nāraḏ bacẖan bi▫ās kahaṯ hai suk ka▫o pūcẖẖahu jā▫ī.
Naarad and Vyaasa say these things; go and ask Suk Dayv as well.
ਨਾਰਦ, ਬਿਆਸ, ਸੁਕ = ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਹਨ (ਨੋਟ: ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਭੁਲੇਖਾ ਸਮਝਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ, ਇਸ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੀ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਹਵਾਲਾ ਦੇਂਦੇ ਹਨ)। ਜਾਇ = ਜਾ ਕੇ।
(ਜੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ਉੱਤੇ ਯਕੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ, ਤਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਸੁਣ ਵੇਖੋ) ਨਾਰਦ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਇਹੀ ਬਚਨ ਹਨ, ਵਿਆਸ ਇਹੀ ਗੱਲ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ; ਸੁਕਦੇਵ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਪੁੱਛ ਲਵੋ (ਭਾਵ, ਸੁਕਦੇਵ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਭੀ ਵੇਖ ਲਵੋ, ਉਹ ਭੀ ਇਹੀ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਿਆਂ ਪਾਰ-ਉਤਾਰਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ)।


ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਰਾਮੈ ਰਮਿ ਛੂਟਹੁ ਨਾਹਿ ਤ ਬੂਡੇ ਭਾਈ ॥੪॥੧॥
कहि कबीर रामै रमि छूटहु नाहि त बूडे भाई ॥४॥१॥
Kahi Kabīr rāmai ram cẖẖūtahu nāhi ṯa būde bẖā▫ī. ||4||1||
Says Kabeer, chanting the Lord's Name, you shall be saved; otherwise, you shall drown, brother. ||4||1||
ਰਮਿ = ਸਿਮਰ ਕੇ। ਬੂਡੇ = ਡੁੱਬੇ ਸਮਝੋ ॥੪॥੧॥
ਕਬੀਰ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ (ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੇ ਬੰਧਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ) ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ, ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਡੁੱਬੇ ਸਮਝੋ ॥੪॥੧॥
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When we look at the context of the shabads, the teekas have it correct, and the authors of the article have it wrong. According to Kabir ji, whose view is clearly expressed in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, killing of animals is adharam, is unrighteous.



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When we look at the context of the shabads, the teekas have it correct, and the authors of the article have it wrong. According to Kabir ji, whose view is clearly expressed in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, killing of animals is adharam, is unrighteous.
If Killing of animals is unrighteous then why Guru hargobind,Guru gobind and their Sikhs went on hunting?
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If Killing of animals is unrighteous then why Guru hargobind,Guru gobind and their Sikhs went on hunting?
hmmmmmmmmmm...maybe because they didnt have these "teekas" back then ?? U see now sikhs regard Teekas as more authentic than the Gurbani itself..
The Postman has become more important than the contents of the letter...
If only some one had written a teeka back then Guru hargobind Ji would have refrained form the sin and suffering caused to the lion Guru ji killed..or the deer ..rabbits that Guru Gobind Singh ji killed..or the "snake" that was supposedly a Sikh of Guru nanak ji...but reborn as a snake for Guru Gobind singh ji to commit a sin/suffering and release him/it...

When Gurbani clearly states that..OH Pandit..You dont even KNOW difference between SAAG and MAAS...its rejected as NO..Gurbani doesnt say that Plant and animal "LIFE" is the SAME SOURCE..The CREATOR...IN fact the entire 1429 pages of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji concentrate on telling us that ITS ALL ONLY EK..ONE..THE CREATOR....He is in the thorn..He is in the Flower..He is in the root..He is in the ................
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Re: Fools Who Wrangle Over Flesh

Kds ji,
It's a good question.
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If Killing of animals is unrighteous then why Guru hargobind,Guru gobind and their Sikhs went on hunting?
Well Sikhs hunted to train for combat and war. Men were trained for war and self sacrifice, to protect civilians and society. Protection prevents suffering and promotes well being. Since an incoming threat on well-being was perceived by Guru Sahib, he began the training. There the animal suffering is dwarfed by a larger potential human suffering if we do not prepare. There our environment and situation first calls for human suffering to be prevented.

There exist stories of Guru Sahibs liberating animals on their hunts. These stories arose precisely to bridge the gap between the new hunting practices and traditional Sikh attitude against killing of animals (and against killing of humans as well).

Gyani ji,
By that logic, taking a maul and smashing a rock is no different to smashing a human skull... is this so? No, we know the latter is morally wrong. And Kabir ji's argument stems precisely from the same place from where we claim that killing a human being is wrong. We understand that smashing a rock and smashing a skull have different consequences. There is little to no suffering created when a rock is a destroyed, but immense suffering created when a human being is killed.

I don't think I need to hammer (no pun intended) that point further because we intuitively understand it. But we need to bring our understanding forward to our conscious mind and see why crushing someone's skull is wrong and crushing a rock is not.

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Re: Fools Who Wrangle Over Flesh

Bhagat Singh veer ji you are OK but logic in argumemnt is lacking. Let us review,
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By that logic, taking a maul and smashing a rock is no different to smashing a human skull... is this so? No, we know the latter is morally wrong.
By who is an important part of the argument or logic and it is missing and makes the statement as much a eunuchician statement.

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There is little to no suffering created when a rock is a destroyed, but immense suffering created when a human being is killed.
For the first one you have to ask the rock and for the second one you have to ask a Lion if it smashes a human skull.

Pain and suffering can be quite different too.

Pain is an understood, tenable and acceptable item. Suffering is separate and minimizing suffering and intent at that is noble. Whether for food like meat (Jhatka) or simply helping someone in minimizing their pain.

Sat Sri Akal.

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Bhagat Singh Veer Ji,

Hunting cannot train you for war, the only aspect of this training for war is shooting practice. Maybe it does if you enemy is made of animals peacesign The main reason I see is because of the Khalsa warrior tradition. Guru Gobind Singh Ji has said that a Sikh without weapons (mind and actual p) is like a Sheep, who will follow anyone. Talking about suffering, I don't think an will suffer much if they are shot or killed in a way that would be instant death. I love animals and nature, probably than most vegetarians out there.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/8828-fools-who-wrangle-over-flesh.html

What gets to me is that people rather all the animal products, no matter how much suffering that would caused to the animals and then act like they are the purest saints on this earth. Just like the pandits. Acting or pretending to be saints, just does not cut it, it never has and never will. Sikhs should be wary of such people.

The suffering is still there, and we all should train our selves in the art of combat. Sikhs are still being slaughtered, its now even easier to do so because Sikhs live in a delusion thinking that art of combat no longer needs to be practised. The biggest aspect of training in martial arts is, the conditioning of the mind and it teaches self discipline. Ask any martial arts, they will confirm this.

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Well Sikhs hunted to train for combat and war. Men were trained for war and self sacrifice, to protect civilians and society. Protection prevents suffering and promotes well being. Since an incoming threat on well-being was perceived by Guru Sahib, he began the training. There the animal suffering is dwarfed by a larger potential human suffering if we do not prepare. There our environment and situation first calls for human suffering to be prevented.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=8828

There exist stories of Guru Sahibs liberating animals on their hunts. These stories arose precisely to bridge the gap between the new hunting practices and traditional Sikh attitude against killing of animals (and against killing of humans as well).
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Ambarsaria ji,
Expand definition of pain to include emotional pain, and the pain of death/not living. Suffering is when pain gains momentum and persists long after. This is the plight of conscious creatures, of animals. Animals also have complex family structures, so killing one then creates a wave of suffering in the rest of the unit.

We are talking about our morality here. I thought that was clear enough. Which one do you think is morally inferior smashing a rock or a human being's head? And why?


Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=8828
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Sikhs and others hunted precisely to train for war. Hunting doesn't just involve shooting animals as target practice, which is already very valuable on it's own since it's better than shooting a stationary, predicatble target (BTW the enemy is made of animals. Humans are animals.). Hunting also involved working as a single unit to lure the animal into a trap (a hole dug out of the ground, etc). Organized teams would coordinate such traps. It also involves physical combat against a dangerous living thing. E.g. Hari Singh Nalwa fought off a tiger with his bare hands then decapitated it with his sword. Hunting also gets your killer instinct going. It desensitizes you to taking another's life. Afterall, this is what you are going to be doing in war. Hunting would be akin to those simulations they use for pilots. Yes, its not the best simulation but it's better than stationary targets. Other things they would do is train at akharas, weight-lifting, wrestling and of course weapon training.
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Baljinder Ji,


No Gurbani has stated no such thing. And this discussion is precisely about what Gurbani is stating. In fact, it has been hijacked and has been taken out of context of teh Vegetarian Consciousness thread, which was closed. It's actually not about what this thread is about but certainly related to it.


The sin lies is causing suffering.
Sin lies in causing suffering?

1) My personal trainer causes me suffering
2) I caused my wife suffering by impregnating her and making her give birth to children
3)I cause suffering to my staff by making them work at weekends
4) The Guru's caused suffering by slaying people in battle.

No offence but your argument sounds like Vaishnavism not Sikhism.

Suffering, pain, hardship, death are all part of living.


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Contemplate these questions:



Randip Singh ji,

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Let's look at the entire shabad.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
Ik▫oaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ।

ਪਡੀਆ ਕਵਨ ਕੁਮਤਿ ਤੁਮ ਲਾਗੇ ॥
पडीआ कवन कुमति तुम लागे ॥
Padī▫ā kavan kumaṯ ṯum lāge.
O Pandit, O religious scholar, in what foul thoughts are you engaged?
ਪਡੀਆ = ਹੇ ਪਾਂਡੇ!
ਹੇ ਪੰਡਿਤ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਲੋਕ ਕਿਹੜੀ ਕੁਮੱਤੇ ਲੱਗੇ ਪਏ ਹੋ?



ਬੂਡਹੁਗੇ ਪਰਵਾਰ ਸਕਲ ਸਿਉ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਪਹੁ ਅਭਾਗੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
बूडहुगे परवार सकल सिउ रामु न जपहु अभागे ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Būd▫huge parvār sakal si▫o rām na japahu abẖāge. ||1|| rahā▫o.
You shall be drowned, along with your family, if you do not meditate on the Lord, you unfortunate person. ||1||Pause||
ਸਿਉ = ਸਮੇਤ। ਅਭਾਗੇ = ਹੇ ਮੰਦ ਭਾਗੀ! ॥੧॥
ਹੇ ਮੰਦ-ਭਾਗੀ ਪਾਂਡੇ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਿਮਰਦੇ, ਸਾਰੇ ਪਰਵਾਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਹੀ (ਸੰਸਾਰ-ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਵਿਚ) ਡੁੱਬ ਜਾਉਗੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ॥



ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਪੜੇ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਗੁਨੁ ਖਰ ਚੰਦਨ ਜਸ ਭਾਰਾ ॥
बेद पुरान पड़े का किआ गुनु खर चंदन जस भारा ॥
Beḏ purān paṛe kā ki▫ā gun kẖar cẖanḏan jas bẖārā.
What is the use of reading the Vedas and the Puraanas? It is like loading a donkey with sandalwood.
ਗੁਨੁ = ਲਾਭ, ਫ਼ਾਇਦਾ। ਖਰ = ਖੋਤਾ, ਖ਼ਰ। ਜਸ = ਜੈਸੇ, ਜਿਵੇਂ। ਭਾਰਾ = ਭਾਰ, ਬੋਝ, ਲੱਦਾ।
(ਹੇ ਪਾਂਡੇ! ਤੂੰ ਮਾਣ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈਂ ਕਿ ਤੂੰ ਵੇਦ ਆਦਿਕ ਧਰਮ-ਪੁਸਤਕਾਂ ਪੜ੍ਹਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈਂ, ਪਰ) ਵੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਪੜ੍ਹਨ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਭੀ ਲਾਭ ਨਹੀਂ (ਜੇ ਨਾਮ ਤੋਂ ਸੁੰਞਾ ਰਿਹਾ; ਇਹ ਤਾਂ ਦਿਮਾਗ਼ ਉੱਤੇ ਭਾਰ ਹੀ ਲੱਦ ਲਿਆ), ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਖੋਤੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੰਦਨ ਦਾ ਲੱਦਾ ਲੱਦ ਲਿਆ।


ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨੀ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
राम नाम की गति नही जानी कैसे उतरसि पारा ॥१॥
Rām nām kī gaṯ nahī jānī kaise uṯras pārā. ||1||
You do not know the exalted state of the Lord's Name; how will you ever cross over? ||1||
ਗਤਿ = ਹਾਲਤ, ਅਵਸਥਾ। ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ = ਨਾਮ ਜਪਣ ਦੀ ਅਵਸਥਾ, ਨਾਮ ਜਪਿਆਂ ਜੋ ਆਤਮਕ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ ॥੧॥
ਤੂੰ (ਸੰਸਾਰ-ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਤੋਂ) ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਾਰ ਲੰਘੇਂਗਾ? ਇਹ ਤਾਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸਮਝ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਈ ਕਿ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਿਆਂ ਕਿਹੋ ਜਿਹੀ ਆਤਮਕ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਬਣਦੀ ਹੈ ॥੧॥



ਜੀਅ ਬਧਹੁ ਸੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਅਧਰਮੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਤ ਭਾਈ ॥
जीअ बधहु सु धरमु करि थापहु अधरमु कहहु कत भाई ॥
Jī▫a baḏẖahu so ḏẖaram kar thāpahu aḏẖram kahhu kaṯ bẖā▫ī.
You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action?
ਬਧਹੁ = ਮਾਰਦੇ ਹੋ (ਜੱਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੇਲੇ)। ਥਾਪਹੁ = ਮਿਥ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹੋ। ਅਧਰਮੁ = ਪਾਪ। ਭਾਈ = ਹੇ ਭਾਈ!
(ਹੇ ਪਾਂਡੇ! ਇਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮਾਸ ਖਾਣ ਨੂੰ ਨਿੰਦਦੇ ਹੋ; ਪਰ ਜੱਗ ਕਰਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਭੀ) ਜੀਵ ਮਾਰਦੇ ਹੋ (ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ, ਤੇ) ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਧਰਮ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਸਮਝਦੇ ਹੋ। ਫਿਰ, ਹੇ ਭਾਈ! ਦੱਸੋ, ਪਾਪ ਕਿਹੜਾ ਹੈ? (ਜੱਗ ਕਰਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪ ਭੀ ਜੀਵ-ਹਿੰਸਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ, ਪਰ) ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਟ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਮਿਥਦੇ ਹੋ।ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਮੁਨਿਵਰ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਕਾ ਕਉ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਸਾਈ ॥੨॥
आपस कउ मुनिवर करि थापहु का कउ कहहु कसाई ॥२॥
Āpas ka▫o munivar kar thāpahu kā ka▫o kahhu kasā▫ī. ||2||
You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? ||2||
ਮੁਨਿਵਰ = ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਟ ਮੁਨੀ। ਕਾ ਕਉ = ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ? ਕਸਾਈ = ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਬੱਕਰੇ ਆਦਿਕ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਮਾਸ ਵੇਚ ਕੇ ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ॥੨॥
(ਜੇ ਜੀਵ ਮਾਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ,) ਤਾਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਸਾਈ ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਦੇ ਹੋ? (ਤੁਸੀਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਸਾਈ ਕਿਉਂ ਆਖਦੇ ਹੋ ਜੋ ਮਾਸ ਵੇਚਦੇ ਹਨ? ॥੨॥


ਮਨ ਕੇ ਅੰਧੇ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਕਾਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਵਹੁ ਭਾਈ ॥
मन के अंधे आपि न बूझहु काहि बुझावहु भाई ॥
Man ke anḏẖe āp na būjẖhu kāhi bujẖāvahu bẖā▫ī.
You are blind in your mind, and do not understand your own self; how can you make others understand, O brother?
ਕਾਹਿ = ਹੋਰ ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ? ਬੁਝਾਵਹੁ = ਸਮਝਾਉਂਦੇ ਹੋ।
ਹੇ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਪਾਂਡੇ! ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ (ਜੀਵਨ ਦੇ ਸਹੀ ਰਸਤੇ ਦੀ) ਸਮਝ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਈ, ਹੋਰ ਕਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੱਤਾਂ ਦੇਹ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ?



ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਬੇਚਹੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਅਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
माइआ कारन बिदिआ बेचहु जनमु अबिरथा जाई ॥३॥
Mā▫i▫ā kāran biḏi▫ā becẖahu janam abirathā jā▫ī. ||3||
For the sake of Maya and money, you sell knowledge; your life is totally worthless. ||3||
ਅਬਿਰਥਾ = ਵਿਅਰਥ ॥੩॥
(ਇਸ ਪੜ੍ਹੀ ਹੋਈ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ ਤੋਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪ ਕੋਈ ਲਾਭ ਨਹੀਂ ਉਠਾ ਰਹੇ, ਇਸ) ਵਿੱਦਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਮਾਇਆ ਦੀ ਖ਼ਾਤਰ ਵੇਚ ਹੀ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ, ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਗੁਜ਼ਰ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ ॥੩॥



ਨਾਰਦ ਬਚਨ ਬਿਆਸੁ ਕਹਤ ਹੈ ਸੁਕ ਕਉ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਜਾਈ ॥
नारद बचन बिआसु कहत है सुक कउ पूछहु जाई ॥
Nāraḏ bacẖan bi▫ās kahaṯ hai suk ka▫o pūcẖẖahu jā▫ī.
Naarad and Vyaasa say these things; go and ask Suk Dayv as well.
ਨਾਰਦ, ਬਿਆਸ, ਸੁਕ = ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਹਨ (ਨੋਟ: ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਭੁਲੇਖਾ ਸਮਝਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ, ਇਸ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੀ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਹਵਾਲਾ ਦੇਂਦੇ ਹਨ)। ਜਾਇ = ਜਾ ਕੇ।
(ਜੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ਉੱਤੇ ਯਕੀਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ, ਤਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਸੁਣ ਵੇਖੋ) ਨਾਰਦ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਇਹੀ ਬਚਨ ਹਨ, ਵਿਆਸ ਇਹੀ ਗੱਲ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ; ਸੁਕਦੇਵ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਪੁੱਛ ਲਵੋ (ਭਾਵ, ਸੁਕਦੇਵ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਭੀ ਵੇਖ ਲਵੋ, ਉਹ ਭੀ ਇਹੀ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਿਆਂ ਪਾਰ-ਉਤਾਰਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ)।


ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਰਾਮੈ ਰਮਿ ਛੂਟਹੁ ਨਾਹਿ ਤ ਬੂਡੇ ਭਾਈ ॥੪॥੧॥
कहि कबीर रामै रमि छूटहु नाहि त बूडे भाई ॥४॥१॥
Kahi Kabīr rāmai ram cẖẖūtahu nāhi ṯa būde bẖā▫ī. ||4||1||
Says Kabeer, chanting the Lord's Name, you shall be saved; otherwise, you shall drown, brother. ||4||1||
ਰਮਿ = ਸਿਮਰ ਕੇ। ਬੂਡੇ = ਡੁੱਬੇ ਸਮਝੋ ॥੪॥੧॥
ਕਬੀਰ ਆਖਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ (ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੇ ਬੰਧਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ) ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹੋ, ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਡੁੱਬੇ ਸਮਝੋ ॥੪॥੧॥
page 1102-3

When we look at the context of the shabads, the teekas have it correct, and the authors of the article have it wrong. According to Kabir ji, whose view is clearly expressed in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, killing of animals is adharam, is unrighteous.
Nonsense!!! So let me see, this shabad is saying that the Pandit is going around killing being and is a butcher and thats bad? A Pandit is a butcher....errr right?

Your argument would be correct for the one fact it makes no sense.......... because you keep dismembering the shabads to suit what YOU believe. You don't read the shabads in context and you've done it again. The authors are spot on, and you haven't presented one iota of evidence to change my mind.

Infact any doubts I had about the authors have been dispelled and my dismay at how vegetarians will twist bani for a particular agenda have left me dumbfounded. The authors are 100% correct in that Bani is neutral on the issue of meat and killing animals.

ਮਨ ਕੇ ਅੰਧੇ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਕਾਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਵਹੁ ਭਾਈ ॥
मन के अंधे आपि न बूझहु काहि बुझावहु भाई ॥
Man ke anḏẖe āp na būjẖhu kāhi bujẖāvahu bẖā▫ī.
You are blind in your mind, and do not understand your own self; how can you make others understand, O brother?


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