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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 123149" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: navy">source: </span><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/b/2010/03/23/do-not-follow-your-heart-instead-follow-your-head.htm?nl=1" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://sikhism.about.com/b/2010/03/23/do-not-follow-your-heart-instead-follow-your-head.htm?nl=1</span></u></a></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: navy">Do Not Follow Your Heart, Instead, Follow Your Head</span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">By </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/bio/Sukhmandir-Khalsa-42319.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">Sukhmandir Khalsa</span></span></span></u></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">, About.com Guide to Sikhism</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">Tuesday March 23, 2010 </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">A very wise Sikh who did not speak much English, once told me when I inquired about the meaning of </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/sikhism101/g/Amrit.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">Amrit</span></span></span></u></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">, "Do not follow your heart, Instead, follow your head."</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">A Sikh who is baptized drinks Amrit during an </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/initiation/a/Amrit.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">initiation process</span></span></span></u></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy"> whereby he or she agrees to give their head to the Guru.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">What does it mean to give your head?</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">Giving their head, the Sikh accepts a code of conduct which insures success in both secular and spiritual life. A Sikh who drinks Amrit takes on the role of saint and soldier and approaches life in this manner. The saint strives to live a life of humility which is not driven by ego, the solider confronts and slays the ego.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">So having given the head, the heart may not lead one astray. I can almost hear the gasps. In America we are taught to follow our heart that it can never lead us astray. But is that really true?</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">We could take a look at the divorce rate among Americans as compared to that of Sikhs. An astounding 50% divorce rate exists for Americans who follow their hearts as compared to 1-2% among Sikhs (1% of Sikhs in India and 2% of Sikhs in the States) who have given their head and follow their commitment to Guru instead. The heart represents feeling which when based on emotional upheaval of </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Homai_Ego.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy">egoism</span></span></span></u></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy"> can cause confusions and lead one astray. The head represents rational thinking and adherence to a code which offers solutions and resolutions based on humility to a couple foundering in feelings. Imagine if your heart could follow a chart to success simply by giving your head to the Guru's plan for your life.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">It's real. It's doable. The numbers bear evidence to success.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">Let us examine relationship status in Sikhism. The code of conduct tells us that outside of marriage everyone of the opposite gender is brother or sister. Therefore to get involved outside the bond and sacrament of marriage is to enter an incestuous relationship. By honoring and respecting each other as brother and sister we are able to love and support each other over a lifetime without falling prey to the sticky trap of relationship entanglement.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy">In Sikhism the heart belongs to the divine husband and a Sikh loves principle above all else. Ego takes second place to humility. Self centeredness is sacrificed before selflessness. Husband and wife bonded by the sacrament of</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Anand_karaj.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: navy"> Anand Karaj</span></span></span></u></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: navy"> are fused with each other in divine inseparable union. One who follows the head essentially does so in service of the heart where the divine resides. Serving the divine within each other rather than the self ensures happy and successful relationships.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 123149, member: 884"] [COLOR=navy]source: [/COLOR][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/b/2010/03/23/do-not-follow-your-heart-instead-follow-your-head.htm?nl=1"][U][COLOR=navy]http://sikhism.about.com/b/2010/03/23/do-not-follow-your-heart-instead-follow-your-head.htm?nl=1[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6][COLOR=navy]Do Not Follow Your Heart, Instead, Follow Your Head[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]By [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/bio/Sukhmandir-Khalsa-42319.htm"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]Sukhmandir Khalsa[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][/U][/URL][/SIZE][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy], About.com Guide to Sikhism[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]Tuesday March 23, 2010 [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]A very wise Sikh who did not speak much English, once told me when I inquired about the meaning of [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/sikhism101/g/Amrit.htm"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]Amrit[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][/U][/URL][/SIZE][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy], "Do not follow your heart, Instead, follow your head."[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]A Sikh who is baptized drinks Amrit during an [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/initiation/a/Amrit.htm"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]initiation process[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][/U][/URL][/SIZE][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy] whereby he or she agrees to give their head to the Guru.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]What does it mean to give your head?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]Giving their head, the Sikh accepts a code of conduct which insures success in both secular and spiritual life. A Sikh who drinks Amrit takes on the role of saint and soldier and approaches life in this manner. The saint strives to live a life of humility which is not driven by ego, the solider confronts and slays the ego.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]So having given the head, the heart may not lead one astray. I can almost hear the gasps. In America we are taught to follow our heart that it can never lead us astray. But is that really true?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]We could take a look at the divorce rate among Americans as compared to that of Sikhs. An astounding 50% divorce rate exists for Americans who follow their hearts as compared to 1-2% among Sikhs (1% of Sikhs in India and 2% of Sikhs in the States) who have given their head and follow their commitment to Guru instead. The heart represents feeling which when based on emotional upheaval of [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Homai_Ego.htm"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy]egoism[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][/U][/URL][/SIZE][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy] can cause confusions and lead one astray. The head represents rational thinking and adherence to a code which offers solutions and resolutions based on humility to a couple foundering in feelings. Imagine if your heart could follow a chart to success simply by giving your head to the Guru's plan for your life.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]It's real. It's doable. The numbers bear evidence to success.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]Let us examine relationship status in Sikhism. The code of conduct tells us that outside of marriage everyone of the opposite gender is brother or sister. Therefore to get involved outside the bond and sacrament of marriage is to enter an incestuous relationship. By honoring and respecting each other as brother and sister we are able to love and support each other over a lifetime without falling prey to the sticky trap of relationship entanglement.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy]In Sikhism the heart belongs to the divine husband and a Sikh loves principle above all else. Ego takes second place to humility. Self centeredness is sacrificed before selflessness. Husband and wife bonded by the sacrament of[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Anand_karaj.htm"][U][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=navy] Anand Karaj[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][/U][/URL][/SIZE][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=navy] are fused with each other in divine inseparable union. One who follows the head essentially does so in service of the heart where the divine resides. Serving the divine within each other rather than the self ensures happy and successful relationships.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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