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Chhant (843-848)
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Partaal (1153)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
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<blockquote data-quote="Seeker2013" data-source="post: 211010" data-attributes="member: 19755"><p>In Short : Caste system happens because of ignorance.</p><p></p><p>Exposition ::</p><p></p><p>What is the root of all this ? The root is "ignorance" . Man commits all sin , humanity commits all crimes and discrimination, be it in the name of caste, sexuality, gender , etc.. in the name of ignorance , the ignorance of the self, the ignorance of the world .</p><p></p><p>The thing is we're all soul.</p><p>Everyone wishes to grow , in terms of their finances, their family , their overall personalities.</p><p>It's the nature of soul to grow , to be in abundance .</p><p>No one says that may I decrease in status . Everyone wishes good for himself.</p><p></p><p>They say in indian philosophy that atma (soul) and brahm(god) is one and the same.</p><p>"Brahm" comes from sanskrit root "<em>brh</em>" which means "to grow" . "Vaadha" (punjabi: growth) and "badhta" (hindi : that which is growing) also come from this same root word -<em>brh</em>.</p><p></p><p>"To grow" , "To be in abundance" , and not just to grow , not just to be in abundance , but man is constantly trying to be immortal . Man wants to be highest . Every person wishes to become the greatest .</p><p></p><p>A mustard seed despite being so minuscule , attempts and grows into a tall mustard plant , full of leaves , flowers , full of lush greenery and beauty and aroma ; this despite the mustard plant being millions of times larger than the seed it came out of !</p><p>It was the desire of the seed to "grow" , to "<em>brh</em>d" that resulted in the crop !</p><p></p><p><strong>We seek growth , we seek immortality , </strong></p><p>When we cannot make the body immortal, we seek immortality through kids , through an extended family. So that my dna may pass and survive even when I physically die.</p><p>So great is the thirst of man to become immortal, to become great !</p><p></p><p>And what is the greatest of all ? that which is the essence of the world , Waheguru ji himself or we may call that reality as brahm , allah, jehowah , ...whatever.</p><p></p><p>So the intention is good but why then pain , corruption , fraud, casteism , discrimination ?</p><p></p><p>Because of ignorance !</p><p></p><p>"I" am ! this is what separates me from the world. This "I" is what separates each of us from everyone else. There's 2 things in practical life : "me" and everyone else .</p><p></p><p>This wall of separation is caused by maya , an illusion that you and me are different .</p><p>That there is no common essence between you and me.</p><p></p><p>With "I" in the mind, now the desire of soul is interpreted in a corrupted manner by the mind.</p><p>The desire to be great, the desire to be immortal was always there.</p><p></p><p>But now , its only "me" because definition of "I" / "me" is narrow .</p><p>So "my family" , "my religion", "my caste" , "my sexuality" , "my gender" is superior to the rest . Everyone else is inferior .</p><p></p><p>Enlightenment is merging of this soul in god and the knowledge that since god is in everyone, neither am I stranger to anyone nor am I different from anyone.</p><p>Such a person is enlightened , free from casteism , misogyny, homophobia, etc.</p><p>[doublepost=1477743002,1477734251][/doublepost]We ourselves have failed on casteism .</p><p></p><p>I remember a video on youtube showing a so called "nihang" shooing away dalits from gurudwara because he said gurudwaras are to be kept separate for castes.</p><p>Apparently , "chooreh" (garbage-collector lower castes) are to either not come in gurudwaras or make their separate ones ! which beggars the belief then can we blame ravidassias for breaking away from panth ? </p><p></p><p>Our community has muslim hatred and bhaiyya-phobia.</p><p></p><p>I agree sikh history with muslim is mostly not a pleasant one, but we can't hate an entire community. Yet I see most sikh families being despiseful of muslims.</p><p>And dislike for anyone from UP or bihar , the infamous "bhaiyya-phobia".</p><p>Apparently we're superior than people from other states ?</p><p>despite the fact that Guru Gobind Singh ji were born in patna , capital of 'bhaiyya-land'.</p><p></p><p>I think we as a community could have preacher to bhaiyyas and chooreh , and bring them in sikh fold, but we're too obsessed with our 'sardari' superiority</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seeker2013, post: 211010, member: 19755"] In Short : Caste system happens because of ignorance. Exposition :: What is the root of all this ? The root is "ignorance" . Man commits all sin , humanity commits all crimes and discrimination, be it in the name of caste, sexuality, gender , etc.. in the name of ignorance , the ignorance of the self, the ignorance of the world . The thing is we're all soul. Everyone wishes to grow , in terms of their finances, their family , their overall personalities. It's the nature of soul to grow , to be in abundance . No one says that may I decrease in status . Everyone wishes good for himself. They say in indian philosophy that atma (soul) and brahm(god) is one and the same. "Brahm" comes from sanskrit root "[I]brh[/I]" which means "to grow" . "Vaadha" (punjabi: growth) and "badhta" (hindi : that which is growing) also come from this same root word -[I]brh[/I]. "To grow" , "To be in abundance" , and not just to grow , not just to be in abundance , but man is constantly trying to be immortal . Man wants to be highest . Every person wishes to become the greatest . A mustard seed despite being so minuscule , attempts and grows into a tall mustard plant , full of leaves , flowers , full of lush greenery and beauty and aroma ; this despite the mustard plant being millions of times larger than the seed it came out of ! It was the desire of the seed to "grow" , to "[I]brh[/I]d" that resulted in the crop ! [B]We seek growth , we seek immortality , [/B] When we cannot make the body immortal, we seek immortality through kids , through an extended family. So that my dna may pass and survive even when I physically die. So great is the thirst of man to become immortal, to become great ! And what is the greatest of all ? that which is the essence of the world , Waheguru ji himself or we may call that reality as brahm , allah, jehowah , ...whatever. So the intention is good but why then pain , corruption , fraud, casteism , discrimination ? Because of ignorance ! "I" am ! this is what separates me from the world. This "I" is what separates each of us from everyone else. There's 2 things in practical life : "me" and everyone else . This wall of separation is caused by maya , an illusion that you and me are different . That there is no common essence between you and me. With "I" in the mind, now the desire of soul is interpreted in a corrupted manner by the mind. The desire to be great, the desire to be immortal was always there. But now , its only "me" because definition of "I" / "me" is narrow . So "my family" , "my religion", "my caste" , "my sexuality" , "my gender" is superior to the rest . Everyone else is inferior . Enlightenment is merging of this soul in god and the knowledge that since god is in everyone, neither am I stranger to anyone nor am I different from anyone. Such a person is enlightened , free from casteism , misogyny, homophobia, etc. [doublepost=1477743002,1477734251][/doublepost]We ourselves have failed on casteism . I remember a video on youtube showing a so called "nihang" shooing away dalits from gurudwara because he said gurudwaras are to be kept separate for castes. Apparently , "chooreh" (garbage-collector lower castes) are to either not come in gurudwaras or make their separate ones ! which beggars the belief then can we blame ravidassias for breaking away from panth ? Our community has muslim hatred and bhaiyya-phobia. I agree sikh history with muslim is mostly not a pleasant one, but we can't hate an entire community. Yet I see most sikh families being despiseful of muslims. And dislike for anyone from UP or bihar , the infamous "bhaiyya-phobia". Apparently we're superior than people from other states ? despite the fact that Guru Gobind Singh ji were born in patna , capital of 'bhaiyya-land'. I think we as a community could have preacher to bhaiyyas and chooreh , and bring them in sikh fold, but we're too obsessed with our 'sardari' superiority [/QUOTE]
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