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Are We Guided Towards Monogamy In Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji!
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<blockquote data-quote="Ambarsaria" data-source="post: 195095" data-attributes="member: 14194"><p>Wonderful points raised by the fellow spners. If I may raise a more fundamental point that is along the lines,</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"> Guru ji and other contributors in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji have provided clear and persuasive teachings to many matters and practices of the day that were spiritually destroying people from inside out and enslaving them to the exploiters in Hinduism, Islam and others of the times.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p> </p><p>The fundamental question is that both <strong>monogamy and polygamy</strong> was clearly practiced by the populations of the times. Since the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji simply does not highlight this subject explicitly one way or another, what could be the reason? Are we to assume that once one enriches oneself with all the teachings in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji that the answer will be self-evident? </p><p></p><p>Perhaps our great Guru teachers believed that this really was of no consequence as long as it was not driven by the so called five baddies of Kaam, Karodh, Lobh, Moh and Hankar! I doubt thi sbecause Guru ji believed in living and practicallity that proceeds through one's life from the beginning to the end and the perfection of all rising above all these baddies may never be achieved by most of us. If such is the case then this argument about <strong>monogamy and polygamy</strong> may hold little water. So how can it be perfectly balanced?</p><p></p><p>I believe from my understanding that Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji may treat this as small stuff and teach us:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><p style="text-align: left">Would the Sikhs spiritually, socially and culturally take this to level of enriched thought as enabled by Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji or stay caught in the weeds, only time will tell.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">My position is that if one does not have an understanding, a willingness to explain and take the time, throwing rules and regulations on people only minimizes such rules and regulations.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Let me hazard a guess,</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <ol style="text-align: left"> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What percentage of Sikhs have read or have the Sikh Rehat Maryada explained and justified to them in whole or in part?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>My guess will be less than 2%</em></strong><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Of course this number is totally unscientifically stated but a hunch</em></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What percentage of Sikhs has one or more hymns or teachings explained to them from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>My guess will be about 100%</em></strong></li> </ul> </li> </ol> <p style="text-align: left">I believe a better balance between conduct of a Sikh, our community at large and spirituality of Sikhism needs to be continuously encouraged and promoted. Wishing all well and not to offend.</p> <p style="text-align: left">Sat Sri Akal.<strong><em><img src="/images/smilies/sikhsmileys/munda_hug.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":mundahug:" title="Munda Hug :mundahug:" data-shortname=":mundahug:" /><img src="/images/smilies/sikhsmileys/kudi_hug.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":kudihug:" title="Kudi Hug :kudihug:" data-shortname=":kudihug:" /><img src="/images/smilies/sikhsmileys/kaur_hug.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":kaurhug:" title="Kaur Hug :kaurhug:" data-shortname=":kaurhug:" /></em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><em></em>PS: </strong>I have responded in part to some of the points in various posts below and given my thoughts.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>namritanevaeh ji</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Aristotle ji</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Ishna ji</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">SaintSoldier1699</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left">Sikh is 100% when what they express shows unison of internal and external. There however is no requirement on Sikhs to prove it to be so defensively. Just be consistent in interactions to practice and propose/preach the same and ultimately believe in the same while standing naked in the court of our souls.</p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ambarsaria, post: 195095, member: 14194"] Wonderful points raised by the fellow spners. If I may raise a more fundamental point that is along the lines, [CENTER] Guru ji and other contributors in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji have provided clear and persuasive teachings to many matters and practices of the day that were spiritually destroying people from inside out and enslaving them to the exploiters in Hinduism, Islam and others of the times. [/CENTER] The fundamental question is that both [B]monogamy and polygamy[/B] was clearly practiced by the populations of the times. Since the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji simply does not highlight this subject explicitly one way or another, what could be the reason? Are we to assume that once one enriches oneself with all the teachings in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji that the answer will be self-evident? Perhaps our great Guru teachers believed that this really was of no consequence as long as it was not driven by the so called five baddies of Kaam, Karodh, Lobh, Moh and Hankar! I doubt thi sbecause Guru ji believed in living and practicallity that proceeds through one's life from the beginning to the end and the perfection of all rising above all these baddies may never be achieved by most of us. If such is the case then this argument about [B]monogamy and polygamy[/B] may hold little water. So how can it be perfectly balanced? I believe from my understanding that Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji may treat this as small stuff and teach us: [CENTER][LEFT]Would the Sikhs spiritually, socially and culturally take this to level of enriched thought as enabled by Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji or stay caught in the weeds, only time will tell. My position is that if one does not have an understanding, a willingness to explain and take the time, throwing rules and regulations on people only minimizes such rules and regulations. Let me hazard a guess, [LIST=1] [*]What percentage of Sikhs have read or have the Sikh Rehat Maryada explained and justified to them in whole or in part? [LIST] [*][B][I]My guess will be less than 2%[/I][/B] [LIST] [*][I]Of course this number is totally unscientifically stated but a hunch[/I] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]What percentage of Sikhs has one or more hymns or teachings explained to them from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji? [LIST] [*][B][I]My guess will be about 100%[/I][/B] [/LIST] [/LIST] I believe a better balance between conduct of a Sikh, our community at large and spirituality of Sikhism needs to be continuously encouraged and promoted. Wishing all well and not to offend. Sat Sri Akal.[B][I]:mundahug::kudihug::kaurhug: [/I]PS: [/B]I have responded in part to some of the points in various posts below and given my thoughts. [B]namritanevaeh ji[/B] Aristotle ji Ishna ji SaintSoldier1699 Sikh is 100% when what they express shows unison of internal and external. There however is no requirement on Sikhs to prove it to be so defensively. Just be consistent in interactions to practice and propose/preach the same and ultimately believe in the same while standing naked in the court of our souls. [/LEFT] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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