Recent content by JourneyOflife

I don't know why you guys are even entertaining this troll. Every Punjabi song I have heard over the last few years in particular has glorified Sardari and the uniqueness of the rural Punjabi-Sikh culture and lifestyle. Almost every Punjabi I know, male or female, loves these songs. Diljit...

This is not shocking. Christianity has been heavily proselytized to the Punjabi community since the British were in India. In fact Christianity is growing rapidly in Punjab today- Christian missionaries are making tremendous headway towards converting large segments of the dalit Sikhs to their...

I completely agree. We are so eager to suck up to our mainstream western and Indian masters that we would rather ignore the actions of our own gurus recorded in authentic history than dare do something which offends the sensitivities of society's liberal elite, whether that be left-wing...

Just because Sikhs have become apathetic to spreading their religion despite the actions of the Gurus themselves (what was the purpose of Guru Nanak's Udasis, Guru Amar Das' Manjis and Guru Arjan Dev's Masands?), doesn't mean we can expect every other community to follow in our indifferent...

Very sad to see this article on here. Especially this part: When will SPN broadcast an article about lying crooked Hillary, who's track record proves she cares more about her own secrets than the secrets of America, that she will leave Americans to die in the middle east and then lie about it...

Okay so the following was not written by me, but I feel it encapsulates my views almost perfectly. I've made a few alterations to the original which I think make it better. Hopefully we can have some sort of a discussion on this: "I think my opinion will be rather controversial, but it's the...

I am sorry but I have to disagree with this. Sikh history is not limited to the Janam Sakhis. The Sakhis themselves comprise a very small portion of the literature a student of Sikh history would study through formal education in any Sikh studies class. Even within the Sakhis themselves you have...

Please quote me so I can know I have something to reply to. So you mean to say reading the statement by itself is inappropriate? That it will not convey its true meaning? That some background knowledge and linking of concepts is actually required? What is a "god"?

I'll check it out, thank you. And this is exactly what I am trying to get Sikhs to think about. Why should we follow the Guru instead of Jesus, or "any other religious figure of equal importance within its related religion"? The point I am trying to make in this discussion is not to list those...

With all due respect, in which position are you to be able to make such an authoritative statement when it has worked for ~500 years? I think the Guru said exactly what the Guru wanted to say. The difference between you and I is you are choosing to isolate statements and study them as if they...

One thing to keep in mind is just because something is mentioned in Gurbani, does not mean it is done so in a literal sense. Gurbani uses metaphors for many different things and frequently alludes to concepts found in other religions. It mentions the Hindu angels Chitr and Gupt, but then also...

Sikhi doesn't say all religions are valid. There can be truth in them to the extent they agree with Gurbani, but there is no way Sikhi says something like Islam in its salafi form is a "valid religion". But it does say people can realize the Divine regardless of their religious label, even if...

Absolutely beautiful, this is inspirational! I don't think I've ever seen the process of taking Amrit described as well as you have just done above.

No wonder you're so smart. Most university degrees aren't worth the paper they're printed on these days, tbh :p So I see a lot of interesting points of discussion here. Just like you mentioned in your reply to me, I too "could start disagreeing with you right here" about "what Gurbani actually...

No problem, thanks for replying. I'm going to go through this because I am unsure of how to draw a distinction between Sikh religion and Sikh philosophy, and would love to learn more. See that's the thing- I disagree with many of the practices I see Sikhs engaging in around me- but to say you...