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<blockquote data-quote="Rani" data-source="post: 12205" data-attributes="member: 1197"><p><strong>Re: Language Barrier for new sikhs</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> _______________________________________________________</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Hi,</p><p> firstly, I would like to know how you just converted to the Sikh religion, because I was always told for someone from outside a Sikh community, it takes 10 years. Secondly, the Guru Granth Sahib is in Gurumukhi, not Panjabi. 'Panjabi' ie, 'language of the five rivers' is spoken by most ethnic Sikhs today, or somewhat broken by those born and raised in Western countries, it is kind of like modern 'Gurumukhi' ie 'script of the Guru' but it is not the same as 'Gurumukhi'. If you are in a Western country, I'm sure people around you in the gurdwaras, especially the younger generations would speak English.</p><p> A lot of the time however the paigh do not. I had a similar problem about 10 years ago wen I was looking more into Sikhism, as have been raised quite secualr but always to believ in One God Created all: and all have the same God, I was not taken regularly to Sikh temples growing up, and mostly when I was it was for weddings and invites to peoples' akand paata. etc. which was more social obligation than anything else. </p><p> You can go out and find translated books, one paigh gave me a book called '3 prayers of the Sikh world' which prints what they call 'Roman Panjabi' in the book , ie, 'archaic' Panjabi which is Gurumukhi on the left page and on the facing both printed transliteration so you can attept to pronounce the Gurumukhi and the English translation underneath. The book contains and refers ofcourse to the 3 prayers Orthdox Sikhs would make/read every day. What I thought was particularly amzing was the fact that not only did the Gurumukhi lines all rhyme perfectly, they actually managed to make all of the English translation lines rhyme perfectly too.</p><p> I don't recall publishing press and translators names off hand, but I'm sure you could get something similar to this.</p><p> </p><p> I personally have a problem fully prostrating to this book, [to bow your head in respect is one thing but ...]as if worshipping it, the way all Sikhs do when they enter the temple. I can only overlook this as an attempt to emulate the Indian Hindu custom of touching one's feet to show respect, as Sikhs do treat the book as if it is a living, breathing Guru.</p><p> If you are from a Christian influenced upbringing, or Roman Cathlolic, Eastern or Greek Orthadox, then idol worshipping would be something you would have been bought up with anyway, because of their abnormal obsession with 'the Christ' and/or Virgin Mary, respectively. Muslims may not use figurative reresentations of their role model Muhammad, the way other religions do of theirs, but having seen the way some of the most learned sheiks in Islam talk and behave, it is as if they worship him too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rani, post: 12205, member: 1197"] [b]Re: Language Barrier for new sikhs[/b] _______________________________________________________ Hi, firstly, I would like to know how you just converted to the Sikh religion, because I was always told for someone from outside a Sikh community, it takes 10 years. Secondly, the Guru Granth Sahib is in Gurumukhi, not Panjabi. 'Panjabi' ie, 'language of the five rivers' is spoken by most ethnic Sikhs today, or somewhat broken by those born and raised in Western countries, it is kind of like modern 'Gurumukhi' ie 'script of the Guru' but it is not the same as 'Gurumukhi'. If you are in a Western country, I'm sure people around you in the gurdwaras, especially the younger generations would speak English. A lot of the time however the paigh do not. I had a similar problem about 10 years ago wen I was looking more into Sikhism, as have been raised quite secualr but always to believ in One God Created all: and all have the same God, I was not taken regularly to Sikh temples growing up, and mostly when I was it was for weddings and invites to peoples' akand paata. etc. which was more social obligation than anything else. You can go out and find translated books, one paigh gave me a book called '3 prayers of the Sikh world' which prints what they call 'Roman Panjabi' in the book , ie, 'archaic' Panjabi which is Gurumukhi on the left page and on the facing both printed transliteration so you can attept to pronounce the Gurumukhi and the English translation underneath. The book contains and refers ofcourse to the 3 prayers Orthdox Sikhs would make/read every day. What I thought was particularly amzing was the fact that not only did the Gurumukhi lines all rhyme perfectly, they actually managed to make all of the English translation lines rhyme perfectly too. I don't recall publishing press and translators names off hand, but I'm sure you could get something similar to this. I personally have a problem fully prostrating to this book, [to bow your head in respect is one thing but ...]as if worshipping it, the way all Sikhs do when they enter the temple. I can only overlook this as an attempt to emulate the Indian Hindu custom of touching one's feet to show respect, as Sikhs do treat the book as if it is a living, breathing Guru. If you are from a Christian influenced upbringing, or Roman Cathlolic, Eastern or Greek Orthadox, then idol worshipping would be something you would have been bought up with anyway, because of their abnormal obsession with 'the Christ' and/or Virgin Mary, respectively. Muslims may not use figurative reresentations of their role model Muhammad, the way other religions do of theirs, but having seen the way some of the most learned sheiks in Islam talk and behave, it is as if they worship him too. [/QUOTE]
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