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<blockquote data-quote="Harjas Kaur Khalsa" data-source="post: 84431" data-attributes="member: 2125"><p><strong>Re: Sikhism is not the same as Hinduism..or Islam, .....or Christianity.....etc</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Sikh community in diaspora has confused spirituality with violent politics of separatism. And those politics were the likely precipitant for the attack in 1984 and subsequent gallughara. While this can't in any way excuse the horrific and unjust response by the government of India against the Sikhs, it can't be overlooked either, that Sikhs themselves were provoking the Indian state with talk of independant identity, armed rallies and resistence. It isn't much different from today where you see dera sacha sauda premis beating or killing a Sikh... but you find that Sikh was also part of an armed agitation. So honestly, we have to say a certain response from the Sikh Panth is one of provocation. And this alone is a large cause of unrest. Consider that 1978 Amritsar attack by sant Nirankaris against Sikhs would not have occured if Sikhs had not responded to deliberate provocations of Gurbachana by marching with swords and shields. The response received was a gunfight. How could they win? So in hindsight, it was a foolish response, and it resulted in tragedy for the Sikhs. And it was this incident which led to the formation of Babbar Khalsa International, which now has main headquarters in Pakistan and known collaboration with jihadis. Is there anything logical in this history of events which has anything to do with a spiritual message?</p><p></p><p>It is not possible for these kind of extremist political responses to be in harmony with any kind of spiritual teaching. And the fact is, if you backtrack from the violent political actions, you find violent beliefs and attitudes which are behind them. And this is the point, that Sikhism as a religious identity has defined itself in terms of Hindu injustices, Hindu weaknesses, Hindu failure. So the Sikh identity is pitched as fighting against the Hindu identity. Sadly, comments of vulgar denigration and glorification of violence against Hindus, was the primary reason why I lost faith in Khalistanis and began to reconsider a world-view besides the one they promote.</p><p></p><p>It can't be possible that xyz former terrorist is innocent, when the very attitudes of the community largely agree with his alleged terrorist actions, when the actions are justified, and when the victims are demonized as part of some brahmin conspiracy of the evil Indian state. That is simply propaganda worthy of Hitler to demonize and scapegoat populations of people. I invite people to look very closely at this agitation for separate Sikh political identity couched in the name of religion, because it is nothing more than advocacy of violence, of violent means to secede from the Indian state and establish an independant Sikh homeland. It is nothing more than jihadi religion which promotes shaheedi as a means to achieve mukti. It is nothing more than radical Islamic definitions of a One True God and a One True Faith. It is nothing more than an imposed Abrahamic conception which makes every other religion and people in the world inferior to Sikhism, as it proclaims falsely that Sikhism is the only boat of mukti, not unlike jihadis. It is nothing more than a political philosophy of ethnocentric self-promotion and intolerance in the name of a spiritual teaching.</p><p></p><p>Any authentic spiritual teaching unites and doesn't divide. It embraces commonalities and doesn't despise differences. It promotes honesty and justice and not self-promoting political violence. It encourages a brotherhood of all mankind and all religions and does not hide behind a shield of separation. Any authentic spirituality recognizes that ultimately every human being is One with the Oneness which is an All-pervading pantheistic harmony of all that exists. It has maturity and ease of heart, respect and tolerance. True spirituality is all embracing and not hostile and fanatical. True spirituality has no name of any particular religion because the highest truths are universal and belong to all mankind. That is why there are saints of all religions.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Guru Nanak Dev Ji belongs to the whole world. To be a chela, a sikh of Guruji, is not to be a member of an elite club, or a nationalistic interest, or a radical political view against India, or a hostility which denigrates Hinduism, or a rejection of people who don't wear the same clothes, or a devaluing of the sincerity of people who cut hair and eat meat, or an authoritarian clique of the influential, or a cultural belongingness of only Punjabis.</p><p></p><p>Sikhism is bigger than the limited defintions of modern-day Sikhs. And it is truly sanatan in character. There are in fact, holy teachings within Hinduism. And the very highest and holiest universal truths are expounded and taught in Gurbani, for the purpose of uniting Hindu India with an oppressor like Islamic invaders and elevating the example of the best Hindu saints with the best Sufi saints, for one purpose...to teach that God is love. And it was this love of God which is a sword and shield around the innocent. It can never be corrupted by petty politics. Because it will defend the dignity of every human being regardless of political affiliation, ethnicity or religion. Anytime a spiritual person defends the innocent, he is praising the God of justice and love. Anytime a person defends evil actions while demonizing another human being, he is condemning himself and his creed. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Spirituality has no independant identity separate from the One God pervading all creation. The spiritual identity rests in God and in good deeds.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><p style="margin-left: 20px">ਹੋਹੁ ਨਿਮਾਣਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਅਗੈ ਮਤ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਪੁ ਲਖਾਵਹੇ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">hohu nimaanaa sathiguroo agai math kishh aap lakhaavehae ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">So be humble, and surrender to the True Guru; do not attach your identity to your ego. </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">ਆਪਣੈ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਜਲਿਆ ਮਤ ਤੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਵਹੇ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">aapanai ahankaar jagath jaliaa math thoon aapanaa aap gavaavehae ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">The world is consumed by ego and self-identity; see this, lest you lose your own self as well.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Blue">~SGGS Ji p. 441</p><p></span></p><p><span style="color: Teal"><p style="margin-left: 20px">ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਇਕੁ ਸਹਜੁ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਵੇਖੁ ਜੈਸੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਬਨੀ ॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">gobindh preeth sio eik sehaj oupajiaa vaekh jaisee bhagath banee ||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">A divine peace wells up from God's Love; behold, it comes from devotional worship.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">ਆਪ ਸੇਤੀ ਆਪੁ ਖਾਇਆ ਤਾ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਆ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਈ ॥੨॥ </p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">aap saethee aap khaaeiaa thaa man niramal hoaa jothee joth samee ||2||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">When my identity consumed my identical identity, then my mind became immaculately pure, and my light was blended with the Divine Light. ||2||</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Teal">~SGGS Ji p. 490</p><p></span></p><p></p><p>~bhul chak maaf</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harjas Kaur Khalsa, post: 84431, member: 2125"] [b]Re: Sikhism is not the same as Hinduism..or Islam, .....or Christianity.....etc[/b] The Sikh community in diaspora has confused spirituality with violent politics of separatism. And those politics were the likely precipitant for the attack in 1984 and subsequent gallughara. While this can't in any way excuse the horrific and unjust response by the government of India against the Sikhs, it can't be overlooked either, that Sikhs themselves were provoking the Indian state with talk of independant identity, armed rallies and resistence. It isn't much different from today where you see dera sacha sauda premis beating or killing a Sikh... but you find that Sikh was also part of an armed agitation. So honestly, we have to say a certain response from the Sikh Panth is one of provocation. And this alone is a large cause of unrest. Consider that 1978 Amritsar attack by sant Nirankaris against Sikhs would not have occured if Sikhs had not responded to deliberate provocations of Gurbachana by marching with swords and shields. The response received was a gunfight. How could they win? So in hindsight, it was a foolish response, and it resulted in tragedy for the Sikhs. And it was this incident which led to the formation of Babbar Khalsa International, which now has main headquarters in Pakistan and known collaboration with jihadis. Is there anything logical in this history of events which has anything to do with a spiritual message? It is not possible for these kind of extremist political responses to be in harmony with any kind of spiritual teaching. And the fact is, if you backtrack from the violent political actions, you find violent beliefs and attitudes which are behind them. And this is the point, that Sikhism as a religious identity has defined itself in terms of Hindu injustices, Hindu weaknesses, Hindu failure. So the Sikh identity is pitched as fighting against the Hindu identity. Sadly, comments of vulgar denigration and glorification of violence against Hindus, was the primary reason why I lost faith in Khalistanis and began to reconsider a world-view besides the one they promote. It can't be possible that xyz former terrorist is innocent, when the very attitudes of the community largely agree with his alleged terrorist actions, when the actions are justified, and when the victims are demonized as part of some brahmin conspiracy of the evil Indian state. That is simply propaganda worthy of Hitler to demonize and scapegoat populations of people. I invite people to look very closely at this agitation for separate Sikh political identity couched in the name of religion, because it is nothing more than advocacy of violence, of violent means to secede from the Indian state and establish an independant Sikh homeland. It is nothing more than jihadi religion which promotes shaheedi as a means to achieve mukti. It is nothing more than radical Islamic definitions of a One True God and a One True Faith. It is nothing more than an imposed Abrahamic conception which makes every other religion and people in the world inferior to Sikhism, as it proclaims falsely that Sikhism is the only boat of mukti, not unlike jihadis. It is nothing more than a political philosophy of ethnocentric self-promotion and intolerance in the name of a spiritual teaching. Any authentic spiritual teaching unites and doesn't divide. It embraces commonalities and doesn't despise differences. It promotes honesty and justice and not self-promoting political violence. It encourages a brotherhood of all mankind and all religions and does not hide behind a shield of separation. Any authentic spirituality recognizes that ultimately every human being is One with the Oneness which is an All-pervading pantheistic harmony of all that exists. It has maturity and ease of heart, respect and tolerance. True spirituality is all embracing and not hostile and fanatical. True spirituality has no name of any particular religion because the highest truths are universal and belong to all mankind. That is why there are saints of all religions. Guru Nanak Dev Ji belongs to the whole world. To be a chela, a sikh of Guruji, is not to be a member of an elite club, or a nationalistic interest, or a radical political view against India, or a hostility which denigrates Hinduism, or a rejection of people who don't wear the same clothes, or a devaluing of the sincerity of people who cut hair and eat meat, or an authoritarian clique of the influential, or a cultural belongingness of only Punjabis. Sikhism is bigger than the limited defintions of modern-day Sikhs. And it is truly sanatan in character. There are in fact, holy teachings within Hinduism. And the very highest and holiest universal truths are expounded and taught in Gurbani, for the purpose of uniting Hindu India with an oppressor like Islamic invaders and elevating the example of the best Hindu saints with the best Sufi saints, for one purpose...to teach that God is love. And it was this love of God which is a sword and shield around the innocent. It can never be corrupted by petty politics. Because it will defend the dignity of every human being regardless of political affiliation, ethnicity or religion. Anytime a spiritual person defends the innocent, he is praising the God of justice and love. Anytime a person defends evil actions while demonizing another human being, he is condemning himself and his creed. Spirituality has no independant identity separate from the One God pervading all creation. The spiritual identity rests in God and in good deeds. [COLOR="Blue"][indent]ਹੋਹੁ ਨਿਮਾਣਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਅਗੈ ਮਤ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਪੁ ਲਖਾਵਹੇ ॥ hohu nimaanaa sathiguroo agai math kishh aap lakhaavehae || So be humble, and surrender to the True Guru; do not attach your identity to your ego. ਆਪਣੈ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਜਲਿਆ ਮਤ ਤੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਵਹੇ ॥ aapanai ahankaar jagath jaliaa math thoon aapanaa aap gavaavehae || The world is consumed by ego and self-identity; see this, lest you lose your own self as well. ~SGGS Ji p. 441[/indent][/COLOR] [COLOR="Teal"][indent]ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਇਕੁ ਸਹਜੁ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਵੇਖੁ ਜੈਸੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਬਨੀ ॥ gobindh preeth sio eik sehaj oupajiaa vaekh jaisee bhagath banee || A divine peace wells up from God's Love; behold, it comes from devotional worship. ਆਪ ਸੇਤੀ ਆਪੁ ਖਾਇਆ ਤਾ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਆ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਈ ॥੨॥ aap saethee aap khaaeiaa thaa man niramal hoaa jothee joth samee ||2|| When my identity consumed my identical identity, then my mind became immaculately pure, and my light was blended with the Divine Light. ||2|| ~SGGS Ji p. 490[/indent][/COLOR] ~bhul chak maaf [/QUOTE]
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