Re: Hindus have been enemy of Sikhi since the beginning :Giani Sant Singh Maskeen ji
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If you are now at the point where you cannot sleep at night, then something needs to happen where you give you permission to find a vein of peace and serenity within your own heart and soul.
When RSS is gone, something else will take its place. That is the way of the world. That is why Guru Nanak tells us that we are living in a nightmare - Oh Man! You have awakened from a nightmare - but only when you see Who is really in command.
Obviously I am not recommending fatalism nor I am recommending pacifism or some kind of corny theory that we should love love love and all evil will vanish from the face of the earth. I am not. But I must sincerely ask you why all Hindus must be tarred with suspicion and guilt. That has not been my experience. This is not about all Hindus. It is about a political movement that has been picking up steam, now for about the 4th time since the raj left Indian soil. The Indian media that fans the flames -- well we know which papers and e-sites they are. It is not the entire Indian media. And you know as well as I do that there are Sikhs who have thrown their lot with RSS.
We have to acknowledge that RSS has had poisonous effects. However being fixated on RSS achieves nothing, and expends valuable energy that can be used to move a Sikh agenda in a different direction. The causes of this poison are economic, political and social -- as well as historical. The solutions have to come about economically, politically and socially, so that RSS becomes irrelevant. We have to make them irrelevant. In the meanwhile, Sikhs must take control of their own situation and forge a relentless path to educate one another. Waiting for "hindus" to change is not the answer. Calling attention to outlandish claims and redirecting the discourse so that the young are not mislead may be a better approach.
Narayanjot Kaur ji,You wrote "But I must sincerely ask you why all Hindus must be tarred with suspicion and guilt"
Here is a counter question :
Why were and still are ALL Sikhs seen with suspicion and guilt in Punjab ?
Do you have any idea on how many Sikhs(not a single hindu) have been arrested since the dera issue began without any charge ?Which Hindu comes out to speak for them ?
Do you know that 30,000 Hindutva camps are held all over India daily ?Not a single Sikh camp is held anywhere in India.
It is easy to speak from abroad, come here in Punjab and see how we are subjected to something anti Sikh continously.
Sikhs have always wanted to live with love,peace and in a secular tradition .When your house is burning will you keep quite ?I am reminded of an old true story when the mughals invaded India the Hindu pandits said they would chant such mantars that the whole Moghal army will go blind and asked others not to do anything and sit quitely.
The result was no one was left alive.
Will Sikhs do such a thing like this despite knowing that the enemy is very cunning ?
If I am wearing a turban today in Punjab it is all due to the kurbani of my kharkoo veers .Had they not struggled for 10 years and taught the akritghans a lesson we would not be like what we are today.Those Sikhs who cut their hair in Punjab do so according to their wish,not fear.
If your Hindu friends are so good and secular ask them to say praise Sant Bhindranwale and say Khalistan Zindabad and let us know the response in this forum.
If we are having a sleepless night today then even the govt in Delhi is not resting peacefully as today they saw Khalistan posters outside Gurdwara Bangla Sahib and Gurdwara Rakabganj.
Although the police removed those posters by night similar posters have been posted in Fatehgarh Sahib for over a week now .Four days back the akritghans gave an ultimatum of 24 hours to remove those posters or they will tear them down.They have not have had the guts to remove those posters till today not because of Punjab govt but because of Singhs.
If we are having sleepless nights then even they will also not be allowed to sleep peacefully.
You say "When RSS is gone, something else will take its place. "Similarly when one Singh organisation goes another will take it's place.
RSS Sikhs are not Sikhs.No Sikh will visit Gurdwara as well as mandir or believe in dieties and demons.
Sikhs should have the guts to speak the truth like Amarjit Singh who is speaking in front of non other than Indian journalist Kuldip Nayyar :
YouTube- Khalistan is our birth right-3
This is another great Sikh whom we can never forget :
YouTube- Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra (Full Speech - Part 1)