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<blockquote data-quote="Harjas Kaur Khalsa" data-source="post: 84713" data-attributes="member: 2125"><p>If word SODHI is written in Gurmukhi, and is in Gurbani, and we bow our head to it as Guru... how can it NOT be Guru's word?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And who did this ugly thing? Was it evil Hindus? NO! It was JattSikhs! You accuse me of "judging" you where you call Hinduism fake and evil and ugly. Yet you prove that you do, over and over, and even call me liar for quoting the Gurbani, asking the questions. You judge me all over the place in crudest terms, yet refuse to see what I'm saying... Some Hindu's are good. Some Sikhs are bad. Don't judge entire religion of HInduism as WORTHLESS and DISGUSTING without looking in the mirror at Sikhism's own flaws which aren't different from the worst of Hindu extremists. EVIL IS EVIL. GOOD IS GOOD. IT HAS NO NAME OF SIKH OR HINDU ON IT TO BLAME. SO STOP BLAMING HINDUS! Try to understand there are more commonalities between Sikhism and Hinduism than have been acknowledged. Even the original meaning of caste system is distorted by Hindus and Sikhs alike. So instead of being a hardline division, it is a grey area with good and bad on ALL sides. THAT IS NO LIE, BUT PURE TRUTH.</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxSdru59NVs" target="_blank">YouTube - Bant Singh can still sing</a></p><p></p><p>You are the one who can't face the truth. NOT ALL HINDUS ARE CORRUPTED. NOT ALL SIKHS ARE PURE. CASTEISM IS ALIVE AND WELL IN SIKHISM. SOME HINDU'S WORK AGAINST CASTE DISCRIMINATION.</p><p></p><p>The world, sadly, is NOT black and white, but shades of grey. For some reason, casteism has persisted within Sikhism since the very beginning. It is NOT fake and a lie to examine why that is. For some reason you always allege prejudice, yet can't seem to refrain from calling all Hindu's as corrupted and Hindu spiritual teachings as "disgusting." Just look in your own community and see that we have HUMAN problems, and stop creating artificial divisions between Hindu and SIkh based on prejudicial untruths.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><p style="margin-left: 20px">ਸੋ ਐਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਵਲਿ ਹੈ ਤਿਨਿ ਸਭਿ ਵਰਨ ਚਾਰੇ ਖਾਣੀ ਸਭ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਗੋਲੇ ਕਰਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਗੈ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਣ ਕਉ ਦੀਏ ॥</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">so aisaa har sabhanaa kaa prabh sathigur kai val hai thin sabh varan chaarae khaanee sabh srisatt golae kar sathigur agai kaar kamaavan ko dheeeae ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">Such is God, the Lord of all; He is on the True Guru's side. All castes and social classes, the four sources of creation, and the whole universe are slaves of the True Guru; God makes them work for Him.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">~SGGS Ji p. 851</p><p></span></p><p><span style="color: Purple"><p style="margin-left: 20px">ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਸੂਦ ਵੈਸ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਆਸ੍ਰਮ ਹਹਿ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਵੈ ਸੋ ਪਰਧਾਨੁ ॥</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Purple">braahaman khathree soodh vais chaar varan chaar aasram hehi jo har dhhiaavai so paradhhaan ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Purple">There are four castes: Brahmin, Kh'shaatriya, Soodra and Vaishya, and there are four stages of life. One who meditates on the Lord, is the most distinguished and renowned.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Purple">~SGGS Ji p. 861</p><p></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><p style="margin-left: 20px">ਕੁਲਿ ਸੋਢੀ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਤਨੁ ਧਰਮ ਧੁਜਾ ਅਰਜੁਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਾ ॥੬॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">kul sodtee gur raamadhaas than dhharam dhhujaa arajun har bhagathaa ||6||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">In the Sodhi family, is born Arjun, the son of Guru Raam Daas, the holder of the banner of Dharma and the devotee of God. ||6||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">ਧ੍ਰੰਮ ਧੀਰੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਗਭੀਰੁ ਪਰ ਦੁਖ ਬਿਸਾਰਣੁ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">dhhranm dhheer guramath gabheer par dhukh bisaaran ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">The Support of the Dharma, immersed in the deep and profound Teachings of the Guru, the Remover of the pains of others.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">~SGGS Ji p. 1407</p><p></span></p><p><span style="color: Teal"><p style="margin-left: 20px">ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਕੀ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਹੈ ਇਕ ਜੀਹ ਕਛੁ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">gur amaradhaas kee akathh kathhaa hai eik jeeh kashh kehee n jaaee ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">The Unspoken Speech of Guru Amar Daas cannot be expressed with only one tongue. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">ਸੋਢੀ ਸ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਟਿ ਸਕਲ ਤਾਰਣ ਕਉ ਅਬ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਕਉ ਮਿਲੀ ਬਡਾਈ ॥੩॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">sodtee srist sakal thaaran ko ab gur raamadhaas ko milee baddaaee ||3||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">Guru Raam Daas of the Sodhi dynasty has now been blessed with Glorious Greatness, to carry the whole world across. ||3||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">~SGGS Ji p. 1406</p><p></span></p><p><span style="color: Indigo"><p style="margin-left: 20px">ਲਹਣੈ ਪੰਥੁ ਧਰਮ ਕਾ ਕੀਆ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">lehanai panthh dhharam kaa keeaa ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">Lehnaa established the path of righteousness and Dharma,</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਭਲੇ ਕਉ ਦੀਆ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">amaradhaas bhalae ko dheeaa ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">which He passed on to Guru Amar Daas, of the Bhalla dynasty.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">ਤਿਨਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮਦਾਸੁ ਸੋਢੀ ਥਿਰੁ ਥਪ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">thin sree raamadhaas sodtee thhir thhapyo ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">Then, He firmly established the Great Raam Daas of the Sodhi dynasty. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਖੈ ਨਿਧਿ ਅਪ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">har kaa naam akhai nidhh apyo ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">He was blessed with the inexhaustible treasure of the Lord's Name.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">ਅਪ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਖੈ ਨਿਧਿ ਚਹੁ ਜੁਗਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਿ ਫਲੁ ਲਹੀਅੰ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">apyo har naam akhai nidhh chahu jug gur saevaa kar fal leheean ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">He was blessed with the treasure of the Lord's Name; throughout the four ages, it is inexhaustible. Serving the Guru, He received His reward.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">ਬੰਦਹਿ ਜੋ ਚਰਣ ਸਰਣਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਹੀਅੰ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">bandhehi jo charan saran sukh paavehi paramaanandh guramukh keheean ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">Those who bow at His Feet and seek His Sanctuary, are blessed with peace; those Gurmukhs are blessed with supreme bliss. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">ਪਰਤਖਿ ਦੇਹ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਆਦਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਪੋਖਣ ਭਰਣੰ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">parathakh dhaeh paarabreham suaamee aadh roop pokhan bharanan ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">The Guru's Body is the Embodiment of the Supreme Lord God, our Lord and Master, the Form of the Primal Being, who nourishes and cherishes all.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Indigo">~SGGS Ji p. 1401</p><p></span></p><p></p><p>I don't see "rejecting" of caste in Gurbani as claimed, or anywhere Gurbani says explicitly "don't follow caste! Don't believe in caste!" Nowhere! You would think, as a reform where Guru rejects caste, it would be clearer than 1 vaar by Bhai Gurdas Ji, which really only means spiritually Guru see's all 4 castes as 1. It doesn't even say castes do not exist, stop believing in them! But Gurbani says, God created caste, and affirms the reform started in Vaishnav Hinduism, "who loves God is the real brahmin, who loves evil is the real shudra." I only see caste as acknowledged historic social reality. And I see reform as per Vaishnavism to equate equality of spirituality. And certainly, I see caste prejudice and corruption just as common within Sikhism as within Hinduism. Instead of blindly condemning Hinduism, why don't Sikhs promote authentic, honest reform, and not merely that which is self-deceit, pretended, merely idealistic?</p><p></p><p>Interesting articles on how contemporary Hindu's view caste. Who can fail to see that some Hindu's promote reform, and some Sikhs are worse than the corrupted brahmins condemned in Gurubani? So why keep exaggerating the lie that ALL Hindu's are evil, and ALL Sikhs reject the corruptions being accused as quality of Hindus?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>~Bhul chak maaf</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harjas Kaur Khalsa, post: 84713, member: 2125"] If word SODHI is written in Gurmukhi, and is in Gurbani, and we bow our head to it as Guru... how can it NOT be Guru's word? And who did this ugly thing? Was it evil Hindus? NO! It was JattSikhs! You accuse me of "judging" you where you call Hinduism fake and evil and ugly. Yet you prove that you do, over and over, and even call me liar for quoting the Gurbani, asking the questions. You judge me all over the place in crudest terms, yet refuse to see what I'm saying... Some Hindu's are good. Some Sikhs are bad. Don't judge entire religion of HInduism as WORTHLESS and DISGUSTING without looking in the mirror at Sikhism's own flaws which aren't different from the worst of Hindu extremists. EVIL IS EVIL. GOOD IS GOOD. IT HAS NO NAME OF SIKH OR HINDU ON IT TO BLAME. SO STOP BLAMING HINDUS! Try to understand there are more commonalities between Sikhism and Hinduism than have been acknowledged. Even the original meaning of caste system is distorted by Hindus and Sikhs alike. So instead of being a hardline division, it is a grey area with good and bad on ALL sides. THAT IS NO LIE, BUT PURE TRUTH. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxSdru59NVs"]YouTube - Bant Singh can still sing[/url] You are the one who can't face the truth. NOT ALL HINDUS ARE CORRUPTED. NOT ALL SIKHS ARE PURE. CASTEISM IS ALIVE AND WELL IN SIKHISM. SOME HINDU'S WORK AGAINST CASTE DISCRIMINATION. The world, sadly, is NOT black and white, but shades of grey. For some reason, casteism has persisted within Sikhism since the very beginning. It is NOT fake and a lie to examine why that is. For some reason you always allege prejudice, yet can't seem to refrain from calling all Hindu's as corrupted and Hindu spiritual teachings as "disgusting." Just look in your own community and see that we have HUMAN problems, and stop creating artificial divisions between Hindu and SIkh based on prejudicial untruths. [COLOR="Blue"][indent]ਸੋ ਐਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਵਲਿ ਹੈ ਤਿਨਿ ਸਭਿ ਵਰਨ ਚਾਰੇ ਖਾਣੀ ਸਭ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਗੋਲੇ ਕਰਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਗੈ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਣ ਕਉ ਦੀਏ ॥ so aisaa har sabhanaa kaa prabh sathigur kai val hai thin sabh varan chaarae khaanee sabh srisatt golae kar sathigur agai kaar kamaavan ko dheeeae || Such is God, the Lord of all; He is on the True Guru's side. All castes and social classes, the four sources of creation, and the whole universe are slaves of the True Guru; God makes them work for Him. ~SGGS Ji p. 851[/indent][/COLOR] [COLOR="Purple"][indent]ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਸੂਦ ਵੈਸ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਆਸ੍ਰਮ ਹਹਿ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਵੈ ਸੋ ਪਰਧਾਨੁ ॥ braahaman khathree soodh vais chaar varan chaar aasram hehi jo har dhhiaavai so paradhhaan || There are four castes: Brahmin, Kh'shaatriya, Soodra and Vaishya, and there are four stages of life. One who meditates on the Lord, is the most distinguished and renowned. ~SGGS Ji p. 861[/indent][/COLOR] [COLOR="Navy"][indent]ਕੁਲਿ ਸੋਢੀ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਤਨੁ ਧਰਮ ਧੁਜਾ ਅਰਜੁਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਾ ॥੬॥ kul sodtee gur raamadhaas than dhharam dhhujaa arajun har bhagathaa ||6|| In the Sodhi family, is born Arjun, the son of Guru Raam Daas, the holder of the banner of Dharma and the devotee of God. ||6|| ਧ੍ਰੰਮ ਧੀਰੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਗਭੀਰੁ ਪਰ ਦੁਖ ਬਿਸਾਰਣੁ ॥ dhhranm dhheer guramath gabheer par dhukh bisaaran || The Support of the Dharma, immersed in the deep and profound Teachings of the Guru, the Remover of the pains of others. ~SGGS Ji p. 1407[/indent][/COLOR] [COLOR="Teal"][indent]ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਕੀ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਹੈ ਇਕ ਜੀਹ ਕਛੁ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥ gur amaradhaas kee akathh kathhaa hai eik jeeh kashh kehee n jaaee || The Unspoken Speech of Guru Amar Daas cannot be expressed with only one tongue. ਸੋਢੀ ਸ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਟਿ ਸਕਲ ਤਾਰਣ ਕਉ ਅਬ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਕਉ ਮਿਲੀ ਬਡਾਈ ॥੩॥ sodtee srist sakal thaaran ko ab gur raamadhaas ko milee baddaaee ||3|| Guru Raam Daas of the Sodhi dynasty has now been blessed with Glorious Greatness, to carry the whole world across. ||3|| ~SGGS Ji p. 1406[/indent][/COLOR] [COLOR="Indigo"][indent]ਲਹਣੈ ਪੰਥੁ ਧਰਮ ਕਾ ਕੀਆ ॥ lehanai panthh dhharam kaa keeaa || Lehnaa established the path of righteousness and Dharma, ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਭਲੇ ਕਉ ਦੀਆ ॥ amaradhaas bhalae ko dheeaa || which He passed on to Guru Amar Daas, of the Bhalla dynasty. ਤਿਨਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮਦਾਸੁ ਸੋਢੀ ਥਿਰੁ ਥਪ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ॥ thin sree raamadhaas sodtee thhir thhapyo || Then, He firmly established the Great Raam Daas of the Sodhi dynasty. ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਖੈ ਨਿਧਿ ਅਪ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ॥ har kaa naam akhai nidhh apyo || He was blessed with the inexhaustible treasure of the Lord's Name. ਅਪ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਖੈ ਨਿਧਿ ਚਹੁ ਜੁਗਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਿ ਫਲੁ ਲਹੀਅੰ ॥ apyo har naam akhai nidhh chahu jug gur saevaa kar fal leheean || He was blessed with the treasure of the Lord's Name; throughout the four ages, it is inexhaustible. Serving the Guru, He received His reward. ਬੰਦਹਿ ਜੋ ਚਰਣ ਸਰਣਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਹੀਅੰ ॥ bandhehi jo charan saran sukh paavehi paramaanandh guramukh keheean || Those who bow at His Feet and seek His Sanctuary, are blessed with peace; those Gurmukhs are blessed with supreme bliss. ਪਰਤਖਿ ਦੇਹ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਆਦਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਪੋਖਣ ਭਰਣੰ ॥ parathakh dhaeh paarabreham suaamee aadh roop pokhan bharanan || The Guru's Body is the Embodiment of the Supreme Lord God, our Lord and Master, the Form of the Primal Being, who nourishes and cherishes all. ~SGGS Ji p. 1401[/indent][/COLOR] I don't see "rejecting" of caste in Gurbani as claimed, or anywhere Gurbani says explicitly "don't follow caste! Don't believe in caste!" Nowhere! You would think, as a reform where Guru rejects caste, it would be clearer than 1 vaar by Bhai Gurdas Ji, which really only means spiritually Guru see's all 4 castes as 1. It doesn't even say castes do not exist, stop believing in them! But Gurbani says, God created caste, and affirms the reform started in Vaishnav Hinduism, "who loves God is the real brahmin, who loves evil is the real shudra." I only see caste as acknowledged historic social reality. And I see reform as per Vaishnavism to equate equality of spirituality. And certainly, I see caste prejudice and corruption just as common within Sikhism as within Hinduism. Instead of blindly condemning Hinduism, why don't Sikhs promote authentic, honest reform, and not merely that which is self-deceit, pretended, merely idealistic? Interesting articles on how contemporary Hindu's view caste. Who can fail to see that some Hindu's promote reform, and some Sikhs are worse than the corrupted brahmins condemned in Gurubani? So why keep exaggerating the lie that ALL Hindu's are evil, and ALL Sikhs reject the corruptions being accused as quality of Hindus? ~Bhul chak maaf [/QUOTE]
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