WITH DUE APOLOGIES TO ALL :
The Sikhs today are using the "DIVIDE & RULE" concept on their own brethren - a lesson they learned well from the British Raj !
Our Gurus by the force of their character, Divine teachings, unconditional love brought the "human race" together. Our leadership is undermining the entire foundation at every level for their personal gains ( VOTES & NOTES ).
I fully subscribe to the saying: " Religion DIVIDES us & Spirituality UNITES us". My personal understanding is that all religions are different paths, leading first to spirituality & eventually to the same and one destination: God / Waheguru / White Light / Source / Paramata.
In spirituality there is no caste, colour, creed, gender, nationality or religion - it is the atma focusing on the Paramata. It appears the focus these days is on Rehit Maryada ( published in 1945) and not on the Universal Teachings of Guru Granth Sahib Ji - THE DIVINE LIGHT OF OUR GURUS ! This in turn has brought us to the pre-gurus period at present! Thus we tend to judge others rather than do some introspection.
The focus even of the most learned people is on personalities, not the Sikh Gurus teachings & the lessons they taught us. We often TALK about the Divine path, but tend not to WALK it. Knowledge is not of much use without regular practice !
Just imagine for a minutes if we invested our energy in Naam Simran / Paath, instead of picking apart others ( hair-splitting)! Prof. Puran Singh in his book THE SPIRIT BORN PEOPLE states:
"Be aware of the Brahmanical philosophic analysis of everything, even the most secret and complex infinites of faith, life and love. It killed them, it will kill you. Analysis is the opposite pole to feeling. I worship my mother, I love my wife, but what would they be if I wished to know them by analysis?"
With Divine Love & Blessings of Waheguru Ji to ALL !
Harbhajan