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I brought this up was because it seems like some people so busy trying to tell Sikhs that they are not Sikhs by trying to show them they don't have qualities of a Sikh. I personally don't care what you refer to yourself as. If it creates ego in you, then it beats the whole purpose. But I like...

Ok so, you are saying that even though you don't possess qualities of a Khalsa, you call yourself Khalsa because Guru Gobind Singh Ji instructed you to do so... Do I understand it correctly? I am not sure if this is correct statement though... I don't think Guru Gobind Singh Ji ever...

Well folks, Many people refer to themselves as Khalsa. Some people even use Khalsa as their last name. Just wondering... First of all, do you even know what Khalsa is supposed to be? Second, is there supposed to be anyone better than Khalsa? Third, do you think you are a Khalsa? Finally...

The one who doesn't wonder who a Sikh is...:)

This has to be goal of every religion, to seek the ultimate truth. Don't you seek the ultimate truth? The bottom line is that none of the so-called Rehat Maryadas were written by any of the gurus. Therefore following man-made Rehat Maryadas, you can not say that you are following guru or with...

A Sikh is the one who seeks the ultimate Truth. It has been discussed before that so-called Rehat Maryada is man-made and is not word of God, unlike Guru Granth Sahib. Therefore, you will never be able to realize Truth following the man-made Rehat Maryada, thus you fail to be a Sikh.

Absolutely right... Just look at yourself... You call yourself Sikh but are not...

1. Manmukh - who doesn't understand spirituality but acts upon his own perception. This could be anyone and has nothing to do with being religious or have taken Amrit. 2. Sikh - anyone who seeks spiritual perfection, again has nothing to with being religious or amritdhari. 3. Khalsa -...

Let's put it this way. Spirituality is like pure water. Even a single drop of dirty water in it destroys it all...

>>> Maanas ki jaat sabhai ekai pahichaanvo: Recognize the entire mankind as one family (Paatshaahee 10).<<< This is what people of religions forget, even Sikhs. It says maanas. Therefore, a Sikh is the one who treats the entire mankind equally, not only Sikhs or Amritdharis. People of...

Well this discussion has taken an interesting turn. Do we know why not that many monas were targetted? My assumption is that there weren't many monas in Muslim times. But in 80's and 90's, there were some so-called kharhkus who cut their hair to disguise but did any monas go out there and...

Bijla Siyan, That's exactly right. If you expect a Sikh to be perfect, then yes a Sikh must be as perfect as Guru. Otherwise, whoever believes in Gurbani and tries to control mind and vices is a Sikh. Apparently, there was a good reason for Guruji to tell Amritdharis to keep hair. That's why...

KDS Ji, I wouldn't rely on the translation too much. There have been some errors. Either way, does it say anywhere that we were hair in one life or the other? So logically cutting hair couldn't be as bad as killing...

Bijla Siyan, It's really important to see the original Rehat Maryada to conclude that SGPC Rehat Maryada is exact translation of the original Rehat Maryada. It was more of a political document to keep control over Gurdwaras by SGPC, which is mainly controlled by Akalis. Punjab was split into...

KDS Ji, Prof. Darshan Singh Ji tried to justify keeping hair over nails by arguing that cutting hair is like killing a species because he said that hair is alive as it changes color and nails are not. So obviously, killing is considered wrong, even in Sikhism. Now we need to see if killing...