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A Sikh Wearing A Cap?
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<blockquote data-quote="Manisha" data-source="post: 102930" data-attributes="member: 8631"><p><strong>Re: Wearing a cap</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I’m not sure whether my point of view would be of any help, especially as you, Jasvinder Ji are looking for evidence.. Don’t be offended when I say this, but I too used to think like yourself, I will only ever believe anything about anything if only evidence is there to support it.. And this is good thinking.. However, I now have a new approach that I’d like to share..</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">First of all, Gyani Ji, I totally agree with you here, and before I start repeating yourself to make <strong><em>MY</em></strong> point, I just wanted to add that because "answers" in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji aren't black and white and therefore Guru Ji's weren't specific in the sense of saying you can and can't do these "things" and why, I believe that Guru Ji's therefore left <strong><em>US</em></strong> with these choices; eat meat/don't eat meat, wear a topi/don't wear a topi ect ect - <strong><em>SO</em></strong> that <strong><em>WE</em></strong> can make the choices - where at one point in our lives (earlier/later) we decide what's <strong><em>RIGHT for us</em></strong> i.e. any form of life is God-given and therefore precious, very valuable - do <strong><em>YOU</em></strong> think it's therefore <strong><em>RIGHT</em></strong> to eat <strong><em>ANOTHER LIVING BEING</em></strong> - Where God has given life to that animal, the <strong><em>same</em></strong> as where God has given life to <strong><em>US</em></strong> as <strong><em>HUMANS?</em></strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I’ll try to answer the topic’s question as best I can through the way I answer such questions (my approach) – although I'm not sure how you mean; a person who cuts their hair and wears topi, or a person who keeps their hair and wears topi?</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">However, that can be answered in this same "approach" if you like, too:</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I believe Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji doesn't say specifically wear topi/don't wear topi - to allow <strong><em>US</em></strong> to have that <strong><em>CHOICE</em></strong> and then later on in life <strong><em>perhaps </em></strong>change this choice <strong><em>ONLY BY LEARNING </em></strong>this<strong><em>:</em></strong> <u>is it right?</u></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I'm not saying this is the right way to address these type of questions but because these type of questions are to <strong><em>some extent</em></strong> <strong><em>minor</em></strong> (as far as I know, Guru Ji's didn't <strong><em>worry about</em></strong> things such as wearing a topi [even though you’re saying there’s evidence they did] and didn't preach to others to <strong><em>worry about</em></strong> <strong><em>this</em></strong> which <strong><em>could </em></strong>suggest Guru Ji’s didn’t want <strong><em>FUTURE Sikhs</em></strong> to worry about such a thing <strong><em>either</em></strong>? – feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, as I’m talking about what I know and my opinion) and also because these type or questions aren't answered specifically: (yes/no) there's a lot of <strong><em>subjective answers</em></strong> to these type of questions (based on an individual's interpretation) and <u>this is mine</u>; what and the way I believe to answer/address such questions: "Think about Guru Ji's times, the way they lived their life, their message about Sikhism, about Waheguru in relation to what you're asking about.. And you will find the answer through learning of the above things <strong><em>YOURSELF</em></strong>"</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">That's what I believe is the <strong><em>PURPOSE</em></strong> of <strong><em><u>NO</u></em></strong> <strong><em>BLACK AND WHITE, SPECIFIC </em></strong>answers to such questions.. Because our human life on Earth itself is about <strong><em>learning</em></strong>.. And through learning, we learn about Sikhi, about Guru Ji's teachings, sacrifices, wants for the <strong><em>FUTURE Sikhism</em></strong> and then slowly we're completing our whole point of living human life, where we have this amazing opportunity to have the <strong><em>KNOWLEDGE</em></strong> through <strong><em>LEARNING </em></strong>to therefore <strong><em>reaching Waheguru</em></strong>.. i.e. an animal doesn’t have this same principle of obtaining and maintaining knowledge to reach Waheguru as humans do, in this sense.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Even though I'm at the beginning of LEARNING, this is the way I try to live my life.. The way I see things.. The way I address such situations.. And to be honest I think it's a good way.. Atleast for me..</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Manisha, post: 102930, member: 8631"] [b]Re: Wearing a cap[/b] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I’m not sure whether my point of view would be of any help, especially as you, Jasvinder Ji are looking for evidence.. Don’t be offended when I say this, but I too used to think like yourself, I will only ever believe anything about anything if only evidence is there to support it.. And this is good thinking.. However, I now have a new approach that I’d like to share..[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]First of all, Gyani Ji, I totally agree with you here, and before I start repeating yourself to make [B][I]MY[/I][/B] point, I just wanted to add that because "answers" in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji aren't black and white and therefore Guru Ji's weren't specific in the sense of saying you can and can't do these "things" and why, I believe that Guru Ji's therefore left [B][I]US[/I][/B] with these choices; eat meat/don't eat meat, wear a topi/don't wear a topi ect ect - [B][I]SO[/I][/B] that [B][I]WE[/I][/B] can make the choices - where at one point in our lives (earlier/later) we decide what's [B][I]RIGHT for us[/I][/B] i.e. any form of life is God-given and therefore precious, very valuable - do [B][I]YOU[/I][/B] think it's therefore [B][I]RIGHT[/I][/B] to eat [B][I]ANOTHER LIVING BEING[/I][/B] - Where God has given life to that animal, the [B][I]same[/I][/B] as where God has given life to [B][I]US[/I][/B] as [B][I]HUMANS?[/I][/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I’ll try to answer the topic’s question as best I can through the way I answer such questions (my approach) – although I'm not sure how you mean; a person who cuts their hair and wears topi, or a person who keeps their hair and wears topi?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]However, that can be answered in this same "approach" if you like, too:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I believe Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji doesn't say specifically wear topi/don't wear topi - to allow [B][I]US[/I][/B] to have that [B][I]CHOICE[/I][/B] and then later on in life [B][I]perhaps [/I][/B]change this choice [B][I]ONLY BY LEARNING [/I][/B]this[B][I]:[/I][/B] [U]is it right?[/U][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I'm not saying this is the right way to address these type of questions but because these type of questions are to [B][I]some extent[/I][/B] [B][I]minor[/I][/B] (as far as I know, Guru Ji's didn't [B][I]worry about[/I][/B] things such as wearing a topi [even though you’re saying there’s evidence they did] and didn't preach to others to [B][I]worry about[/I][/B] [B][I]this[/I][/B] which [B][I]could [/I][/B]suggest Guru Ji’s didn’t want [B][I]FUTURE Sikhs[/I][/B] to worry about such a thing [B][I]either[/I][/B]? – feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, as I’m talking about what I know and my opinion) and also because these type or questions aren't answered specifically: (yes/no) there's a lot of [B][I]subjective answers[/I][/B] to these type of questions (based on an individual's interpretation) and [U]this is mine[/U]; what and the way I believe to answer/address such questions: "Think about Guru Ji's times, the way they lived their life, their message about Sikhism, about Waheguru in relation to what you're asking about.. And you will find the answer through learning of the above things [B][I]YOURSELF[/I][/B]"[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]That's what I believe is the [B][I]PURPOSE[/I][/B] of [B][I][U]NO[/U][/I][/B] [B][I]BLACK AND WHITE, SPECIFIC [/I][/B]answers to such questions.. Because our human life on Earth itself is about [B][I]learning[/I][/B].. And through learning, we learn about Sikhi, about Guru Ji's teachings, sacrifices, wants for the [B][I]FUTURE Sikhism[/I][/B] and then slowly we're completing our whole point of living human life, where we have this amazing opportunity to have the [B][I]KNOWLEDGE[/I][/B] through [B][I]LEARNING [/I][/B]to therefore [B][I]reaching Waheguru[/I][/B].. i.e. an animal doesn’t have this same principle of obtaining and maintaining knowledge to reach Waheguru as humans do, in this sense.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Even though I'm at the beginning of LEARNING, this is the way I try to live my life.. The way I see things.. The way I address such situations.. And to be honest I think it's a good way.. Atleast for me..[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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