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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 106326" data-attributes="member: 35"><p> </p><p></p><p>Jio Fateh!</p><p></p><p>Without enmity toward Namdharis, let's stipulate that a central belief that distinguishes Sikhi from Namdhari Sikhs as a sect is the belief that the Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the final and everlasting Guru.</p><p></p><p>Many religious systems of belief involve reading gurbani, wearing turbans, doing kirtan, and keeping some sort of rehat, and respecting sants. Yes --You are correct. Yet, these are not distinguishing features of Sikhi in and of themselves. For example: there are Hindu panths that read gurbani, followers of the Kabir panth do kirtan, there are muslims in Afghanistan who wear turbans, and the phrase "some sort of rehat" is too ambiguous to be meaningful. None of these practices alone or collectively outweighs the centrality of the Sikh belief that Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the Guru.</p><p></p><p>This is an idea that actually pre-dates Guru Gobind Singh - as we find the ideas in the vaaran of Bhai Gurdas. </p><p></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: DarkGreen">Gur moorat gur shabad hai, sadh sangat mil amrit vela. [Var 24, stanza 11.] </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"> Guru’s form is his shabad, which can be obtained in early morning holy congregation. </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"> Gur moorat gur shabad hai, sadh sangat samsar parwana. [Var 24, stanza 15.] </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"> Guru’s form is shabad.The shabad and sadh sangat is one and the same. </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"> Gur moorat gur shabad sun, sadh sangat asan nirankari - [Var 11 stanza 2.] </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"> Listen to the Guru’s shabad as the Guru’s form. Sadh sangat is the seat of God. </span></p><p></p><p>Namdharis not only give a living Satguru equality with Sri Guru Granth Sahib, they take personal mantras upon initiation from the living Satguru. There are many elements of their very <strong>specific</strong> rehat that are not only different from Sikh Rehat Maryada, but contradict it along with contradicting the rehats of Dandami and Buddha Dal. Wearing a turban in the absence of keeping 5 K's as an initiated Sikh doesn't mean anything. In contrast Naamdharis do not carry a kirpan but a bamboo staff; they wear mala or rosaries, which is forbidden in the Sikh Rehat Maryada - though many do wear them. </p><p></p><p><strong>The Namdhari rehat can be found here <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=aeKWQzesOc4C&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Namdhari+rehat&source=bl&ots=0GrTMhibhr&sig=YutNyKr7FrBW2DrhgDX1KMAEdCY&hl=en&ei=AK1XSti_A4SJtgfLoOjdCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1" target="_blank">Sikh identity: an exploration of ... - Google Books</a></strong></p><p></p><p>How is the rehat of the Namdhari different? Quick overview of the unique maryada -- you can read more at the link above. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">1. Marriage involves walking around agni - Such rituals are forsaken by SRM.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">2. The rehat states kechera should never leave the body -- this is not found in SRM.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">3. Namdhari are strict vegetarians, excluding meat, fish and eggs from the diet. This is not required in SRM, which forbids halal meat only. And in the other Sikh rehats meat can also be taken.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">4. Namdhari forbid tea and coffee in addition to intoxicants, whereas the SRM forbids tobacco and intoxicants.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">5. Namdhari forbid dowries completely. The SRM forbids excessive dowry.</span></p><p></p><p>I wish however to stress that differences in rehat are more than technical disparities. Even as there are differences in the 5 K's, so there are differences as Naamdharis disregard two essential decrees of Sri Guru Gobind Singh that established the Khalsa panth.</p><p></p><p> The 5 K's are the signature of the Khalsa panth, and Guru Gobind Singh declared that panth was in his own image "guru" as a temporal and democratic institution to decide on matters affecting corporate Sikh life. </p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><em>"The Khalsa is my own image. I shall always manifest myself in the Khalsa. </em></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><em>The Khalsa is my body and soul; The Khalsa is the life of my life. </em></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><em>The Khalsa is my perfect leader. The Khalsa is my brave friend. </em></span></p><p></p><p>And he was the one who gave Sri Guru Granth Sahib the status of the everlasting Guru, Satguru. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><em>"Agya bhai Akal ki tabhi chalayo Panth Sabh Sikhan ko hukam hai Guru manyo Granth</em> Guru Granth Ji manyo pargat Guran ki deh Jo Prabhu ko milbo chahe khoj shabad mein le Raj karega Khalsa aqi rahei na koe Khwar hoe sabh milange bache sharan jo hoe."</span> <span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen">"Under orders of the Immortal Being, the Panth was created. All the Sikhs are enjoined to accept the Granth as their Guru. Consider the Guru Granth as embodiment of the Gurus. Those who want to meet God, can find Him in its hymns. The Khalsa shall rule, and its opponents will be no more, Those separated will unite and all the devotees shall be saved." </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><span style="color: Black">Fundamental</span></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 106326, member: 35"] [COLOR=Sienna][/COLOR] Jio Fateh! Without enmity toward Namdharis, let's stipulate that a central belief that distinguishes Sikhi from Namdhari Sikhs as a sect is the belief that the Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the final and everlasting Guru. Many religious systems of belief involve reading gurbani, wearing turbans, doing kirtan, and keeping some sort of rehat, and respecting sants. Yes --You are correct. Yet, these are not distinguishing features of Sikhi in and of themselves. For example: there are Hindu panths that read gurbani, followers of the Kabir panth do kirtan, there are muslims in Afghanistan who wear turbans, and the phrase "some sort of rehat" is too ambiguous to be meaningful. None of these practices alone or collectively outweighs the centrality of the Sikh belief that Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the Guru. This is an idea that actually pre-dates Guru Gobind Singh - as we find the ideas in the vaaran of Bhai Gurdas. [COLOR=DarkGreen]Gur moorat gur shabad hai, sadh sangat mil amrit vela. [Var 24, stanza 11.] Guru’s form is his shabad, which can be obtained in early morning holy congregation. Gur moorat gur shabad hai, sadh sangat samsar parwana. [Var 24, stanza 15.] Guru’s form is shabad.The shabad and sadh sangat is one and the same. Gur moorat gur shabad sun, sadh sangat asan nirankari - [Var 11 stanza 2.] Listen to the Guru’s shabad as the Guru’s form. Sadh sangat is the seat of God. [/COLOR] Namdharis not only give a living Satguru equality with Sri Guru Granth Sahib, they take personal mantras upon initiation from the living Satguru. There are many elements of their very [B]specific[/B] rehat that are not only different from Sikh Rehat Maryada, but contradict it along with contradicting the rehats of Dandami and Buddha Dal. Wearing a turban in the absence of keeping 5 K's as an initiated Sikh doesn't mean anything. In contrast Naamdharis do not carry a kirpan but a bamboo staff; they wear mala or rosaries, which is forbidden in the Sikh Rehat Maryada - though many do wear them. [B]The Namdhari rehat can be found here [URL="http://books.google.com/books?id=aeKWQzesOc4C&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=Namdhari+rehat&source=bl&ots=0GrTMhibhr&sig=YutNyKr7FrBW2DrhgDX1KMAEdCY&hl=en&ei=AK1XSti_A4SJtgfLoOjdCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1"]Sikh identity: an exploration of ... - Google Books[/URL][/B] How is the rehat of the Namdhari different? Quick overview of the unique maryada -- you can read more at the link above. [COLOR=Blue]1. Marriage involves walking around agni - Such rituals are forsaken by SRM. 2. The rehat states kechera should never leave the body -- this is not found in SRM. 3. Namdhari are strict vegetarians, excluding meat, fish and eggs from the diet. This is not required in SRM, which forbids halal meat only. And in the other Sikh rehats meat can also be taken. 4. Namdhari forbid tea and coffee in addition to intoxicants, whereas the SRM forbids tobacco and intoxicants. 5. Namdhari forbid dowries completely. The SRM forbids excessive dowry.[/COLOR] I wish however to stress that differences in rehat are more than technical disparities. Even as there are differences in the 5 K's, so there are differences as Naamdharis disregard two essential decrees of Sri Guru Gobind Singh that established the Khalsa panth. The 5 K's are the signature of the Khalsa panth, and Guru Gobind Singh declared that panth was in his own image "guru" as a temporal and democratic institution to decide on matters affecting corporate Sikh life. [COLOR=DarkGreen] [I]"The Khalsa is my own image. I shall always manifest myself in the Khalsa. The Khalsa is my body and soul; The Khalsa is the life of my life. The Khalsa is my perfect leader. The Khalsa is my brave friend. [/I][/COLOR] And he was the one who gave Sri Guru Granth Sahib the status of the everlasting Guru, Satguru. [COLOR=DarkGreen][I]"Agya bhai Akal ki tabhi chalayo Panth Sabh Sikhan ko hukam hai Guru manyo Granth[/I] Guru Granth Ji manyo pargat Guran ki deh Jo Prabhu ko milbo chahe khoj shabad mein le Raj karega Khalsa aqi rahei na koe Khwar hoe sabh milange bache sharan jo hoe."[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen] [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]"Under orders of the Immortal Being, the Panth was created. All the Sikhs are enjoined to accept the Granth as their Guru. Consider the Guru Granth as embodiment of the Gurus. Those who want to meet God, can find Him in its hymns. The Khalsa shall rule, and its opponents will be no more, Those separated will unite and all the devotees shall be saved." [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen][COLOR=Black]Fundamental[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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