Recent content by jodhbir

Which symbolic reasons are being implied here? I still don't see how the above argument implies that the 5 K's were not used to create an identity.

Well, I view the situation differently. When I see a sikh lady in dastaar, the thought that comes into my mind is why is she binding herself in unnecessary constraints. I usually don't think of messing up with anyone so she is no different. Other than the fact that I feel that it is not logical...

Agreed to the fact that we are not sure what actually was the scenario during Guru Nanak's time.. What ever we know is from and history can be wrong.. Regarding Bani, Seva, and Simran, these have effect on ourselves as well as others so are completely different from the 5 K's. 5 K's *might*...

Logically, if we measure goodness with man's deeds and if keeping hair had some effect on mind then, those who kept hair would have been far better than those who didn't. Unfortunately, when we look around us this doesn't seem to be true. As Guru Nanak Dev Ji said, wearing a thread doesn't make...

In my humble opinion, it would be better if you read the sikh philosophy and not listen to the kathakars who usually tend to misinterpret the sacred verses. This misinterpretations is the reason why many rituals, quite opposite to what has been preached by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, have crept into our...

There is no evidence in the Sikh literature, as far as I know, about Sikhs being asked not to cut their hair before the tenth guru. The necessity at the time of the tenth guru was to maintain a distinct identity from muslims. The muslims wore a topi during namaaz and to maintain a distinctions...