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Thanks for the reply. I am by no means a scholar, just someone who is interested in trying to understand SGGS better. I always start at the japji, and then give up because things get in the way, then I start from the begining, I was thinking it might be good to start at a different place now.

How is the Guru Granth Sahib structured as a book? I have read parts of it, but i've never thought to try and work out the overarching structure. What I mean by this is that most books have a structure in which it is organised, usually by chapters, sub chapters, there is an index page, a...

I have been recently reading a book by H.McLeod in which there is an essay about the life of Guru Nanak. It goes through all the janam sakhis and assesses their validity by looking at existing evidence, or how well the sakhis compare with other sources. The essay that I read classifies all of...

I don't think god can cure cancer or diabetes. I think involving religion in physical and mental illness is quite dangerous and I wouldn't have anything to do with it. Because in order to be a productive member of society we must have thought beyond those that are solely religious? How can do...

I totally agree with you Harry, I do get the impression that the Sikh community at large think that mental illness can be overcome with spirituality alone. I do think I was perhaps a bit too harsh in my above post, as Sikhism or any religion for that matter could be considered a form of...

Can I get a page reference to this? I'm trying to read gurbani to help validate leaving the panth. A page reference which says something like you described would be very helpful in helping me validate my decision :D

I think this is a harmful view to take. Depression is something extremely complex, and is being constantly researched. I think it's safe to say that the state of depression is multifactoral. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that depression is both a consequence of our external environment...

Thanks for this explanation. I am now quite convinced that the line in bani was never intended as a prediction thanks to your post, and if in the small chance it was then your post does show that it would have been an incorrect prediction. I just have a couple of questions which I would like...

Fair enough,sorry for taking it the wrong way

Don't misrepresent what i'm saying and don't misrepresent what others believe. If you had read my post above you would KNOW that I don't believe the Gurus could make prophecies like in fictional stories. If you read my above post you would know that the reason why I am trying to analyse this...

Thank You very much for the response. You sound like someone who is well educated in Indian History Sikh History and Bani, and i'm hoping that I can enhance my own knowledge in these areas. The line from bani that I reference above: "ਆਵਨਿ ਅਠਤਰੈ ਜਾਨਿ ਸਤਾਨਵੈ ਹੋਰ ਭੀ ਉਠਸੀ ਮਰਦ ਕਾ ਚੇਲਾ" (Which I...

on pages 722 and 723 of SGGS, it is written that: ਆਵਨਿ ਅਠਤਰੈ ਜਾਨਿ ਸਤਾਨਵੈ ਹੋਰ ਭੀ ਉਠਸੀ ਮਰਦ ਕਾ ਚੇਲਾ ॥ आवनि अठतरै जानि सतानवै होरढ़ भी उठसी मरद का चेला ॥ Āvan aṯẖ▫ṯarai jĝn saṯĝnvai hor bẖī uṯẖsī maraḝ kĝ cẖelĝ. Coming in seventy-eight (1521 A.D.), they will depart in ninety-seven (1540 A.D.), and...

Thanks for not deleting my whole comment. It took a long time and I think my arguements are fair, I hope people attempt to rebut them rather than ignore them with the reasoning that they are offensive, and I do to some extent feel that maybe I went to far in some places (given that i wrote ~2000...

I recently heard some music by the Australian band "The Beards". You should check out their stuff on youtube, it's hilarious and amazing. These guys are really, really, really into their beards. ALL their songs are about beards. Their music happens to be quite good too. In any case, after...

I look like a sikh man. I wear a turban and have an un-shaved beard and I can tell you why no one wants to marry a Sikh guy. Its not rocket science, the turban and beard are just unnatractive.It's as simple as that. Lets for a moment forget god and the so called "Spiritual benefits" of keeping...