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<blockquote data-quote="Luckysingh" data-source="post: 165339" data-attributes="member: 16886"><p><strong>Re: How important is Matha Tekking</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black">Quote from above</span></p><p><span style="color: green">Once you have offered your head in "Matha Tek" to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, what else is needed</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Ambarsariaji, I have to agree with your friends quote. </span></p><p>Although, many times I feel it disrespectful if I just matha tek and walk straight out without turning around, so if I haven't for some reason sat down after, then I will try to make the effort to turn around or it just makes me feel guilty for not sitting ! even if I have a valid reason for not sitting.</p><p> </p><p>Now, here in Vancouver I have noticed that there seems to be this tradition with a lot of the sangat to first matha tek, then get up and circle around the Guru Granth Sahib one time and then sit down. This often involves them going on to the so called stage and then back down. It is something that I don't remember encountering much in UK. I think there were very small numbers that did this back there, but here the numbers are huge.</p><p> </p><p>In all honesty I have never done this, my personal reason I shall give-</p><p> </p><p>When I was new here, I had my aunty with me and one time I offered a 'rumalla' to the gurdwara with my matha tek. Now, my aunty told me that I should matha tek, make the offering and then walk or circle around the Guru Granth Sahib. - I strongly refused to do this as deeply I felt this to be the offering of my head. As I am not amrithdhari, I felt that I haven't offered my head to the amrit baptism then it is wrong for me to falsely offer it here. </p><p>This is just my own understanding but I strongly felt this way inclined.</p><p> </p><p>I do still feel sometimes that it should only be done by those willing to offer the head. Although, no one has ever stated this, but It's just my assumption.</p><p> </p><p>When I'm sitiing there and I see others taking this circle route around the Guru Granth Sahib, I know I shouldn't say or feel this,- But, I can't help thinking that 'is this person really prepared to offer their head ?', especially if they are not amritdhari.</p><p>I know this is probably a biased and wrong thought, but in all honesty I can't help it.</p><p>I sometimes get a little annoyed if I feel an unsuitable person is taking the circle,or if I feel that they haven't washed and got up at amritvela -I know that's bad, but I'm being honest about a weakness here. Just because someone's amritdhari doesn't mean they are more prepared than the non-amritdhair to offer their head, I know and understand.</p><p> </p><p>Perhaps someone may make this act after matha tek a little clearer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luckysingh, post: 165339, member: 16886"] [b]Re: How important is Matha Tekking[/b] [COLOR=black]Quote from above[/COLOR] [COLOR=green]Once you have offered your head in "Matha Tek" to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, what else is needed[/COLOR] [COLOR=#008000][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Ambarsariaji, I have to agree with your friends quote. [/COLOR] Although, many times I feel it disrespectful if I just matha tek and walk straight out without turning around, so if I haven't for some reason sat down after, then I will try to make the effort to turn around or it just makes me feel guilty for not sitting ! even if I have a valid reason for not sitting. Now, here in Vancouver I have noticed that there seems to be this tradition with a lot of the sangat to first matha tek, then get up and circle around the Guru Granth Sahib one time and then sit down. This often involves them going on to the so called stage and then back down. It is something that I don't remember encountering much in UK. I think there were very small numbers that did this back there, but here the numbers are huge. In all honesty I have never done this, my personal reason I shall give- When I was new here, I had my aunty with me and one time I offered a 'rumalla' to the gurdwara with my matha tek. Now, my aunty told me that I should matha tek, make the offering and then walk or circle around the Guru Granth Sahib. - I strongly refused to do this as deeply I felt this to be the offering of my head. As I am not amrithdhari, I felt that I haven't offered my head to the amrit baptism then it is wrong for me to falsely offer it here. This is just my own understanding but I strongly felt this way inclined. I do still feel sometimes that it should only be done by those willing to offer the head. Although, no one has ever stated this, but It's just my assumption. When I'm sitiing there and I see others taking this circle route around the Guru Granth Sahib, I know I shouldn't say or feel this,- But, I can't help thinking that 'is this person really prepared to offer their head ?', especially if they are not amritdhari. I know this is probably a biased and wrong thought, but in all honesty I can't help it. I sometimes get a little annoyed if I feel an unsuitable person is taking the circle,or if I feel that they haven't washed and got up at amritvela -I know that's bad, but I'm being honest about a weakness here. Just because someone's amritdhari doesn't mean they are more prepared than the non-amritdhair to offer their head, I know and understand. Perhaps someone may make this act after matha tek a little clearer. [/QUOTE]
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