It is wonderful to have people exposing different aspects. This question asked by Roab1 is a very basic question one asks in case of any advice or action suggested by one person to other.
For example, if my father asks me to climb on a tree, I would ask Why?
If some one gives me some unusual information, I say..... Oh, Interesting..... and my next line would be........What should I do( if I care to say that much).
So someone tells u ... here is a story.... and u natuarally say... interesting.... What next?
But here, people supporting Sri Dasam granth (as entirely wriitten by Guru Saahib) never care to answer such simple question ... Does it give any direction... or is it just for entertainment value?
If it gives direction... where is the language. Where is the tone.
Each guru writes in a language giving direction... especially if the topic is one's Character.
Now they are going to say... you are doubting Guruji!!!!
As per my knowledge, there is no such cautionary wording in the tales.
The writer like H S Mehboob has correctly detailed contextual references to bring out such points. if we collect all different objections, it brings out the truth of lies which were written in those days to malign sikh religion which was gaining popularity due to its simplicity depite having no positive directive of the government/ moughals/ maratthas.
Now a days, people are trying to make it look like a strict taliban style religion to reduce its following. As I said earlier, we should be inclusive of all people.Otherwise, in the name of purity, we will have nothing left.
We can have all levels of people in a religion , is not it? Do we have people in a religion following it with same reverence... or energy/zeal?
No.
World has people of all kinds, levels, devotion, committment. So a religion also can have people having all levels of committment.
Basic rule should be ... acceptance of basic rules of the religion.
One thing is certain...... there are vested interests who want to undermine our religion and wants to take away followers to their own fold.And anyway, lots of hindus are converting to christianity. they have big programs all over Punjab. I am not sure current situation but it was a big issue aroud five years back. with RSS/ Bajarang Dal creaing trouble at the meeting sites.
Our top organisations should accept this fact and formulate a strategy to fight it out.
Let us move forward, leave dasam granth as an unauthentic book .... or may be reduce its size with acceptable, relevant portions only.
Another startegy is to...... reach a consensus about some parts and keep fighting about the rest.