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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 80796" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>The root of all evil? Social degeneration? Accommodation to the wiles of evil? Moral decay? All the consequence of women who are lurking in the background and who gain supremacy. So you seem to tell us.</p><p></p><p>These ideas have bound women to slavery, humiliation and suffering, at the hands of religion and society, for centuries. And in my very first encounters with Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Guru Nanak, it became clear that Guru Nanak was a feminist. He liberated all humanity from the notion that women are an evil, negative, and morally counterproductive force. It is fundamental in Sikhism and simple in its profoundity to think of woman in the way of the Shabad below, from Guru Nanak on Ang 473.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"> ਮਃ ੧ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">ma 1 ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">First Mehl:</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"> 7 ਭੰਡਿ ਜੰਮੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਨਿੰਮੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਮੰਗਣੁ ਵੀਆਹੁ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">bhandd janmeeai bhandd ninmeeai bhandd mangan veeaahu ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkRed">ਭੰਡਹੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਭੰਡਹੁ ਚਲੈ ਰਾਹੁ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">bhanddahu hovai dhosathee bhanddahu chalai raahu ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">Woman becomes his friend; through woman, the future generations come.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed">ਭੰਡੁ ਮੁਆ ਭੰਡੁ ਭਾਲੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਬੰਧਾਨੁ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">bhandd muaa bhandd bhaaleeai bhandd hovai bandhhaan ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkRed">ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮੰਦਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿਤੁ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਰਾਜਾਨ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">so kio mandhaa aakheeai jith janmehi raajaan ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">So why call her bad? From her, kings are born.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkRed">ਭੰਡਹੁ ਹੀ ਭੰਡੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਭੰਡੈ ਬਾਝੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">bhanddahu hee bhandd oopajai bhanddai baajh n koe ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkRed">ਨਾਨਕ ਭੰਡੈ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਏਕੋ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">naanak bhanddai baaharaa eaeko sachaa soe ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p> <span style="color: DarkRed">ਜਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਭਾਗਾ ਰਤੀ ਚਾਰਿ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">jith mukh sadhaa saalaaheeai bhaagaa rathee chaar ||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">That mouth which praises the Lord continually is blessed and beautiful.</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span> <span style="color: DarkRed">ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਊਜਲੇ ਤਿਤੁ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੨॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">naanak thae mukh oojalae thith sachai dharabaar ||2||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed">O Nanak, those faces shall be radiant in the Court of the True Lord. ||2||</span></p><p><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></p><p>So basic is this message, that we forget sometimes that many people who convert to Sikhism do so in part because of the unequivocal, clear and emphatic message embodied in the words of Guru's Shabad above. </p><p></p><p>Where does the anger come from that rises up and corrodes the intelligence and moral spirit of men who denounce the equality of their mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, and women all around? Guru Nanak helps us understand a higher moral stance.</p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Red">ਭੰਡਹੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਭੰਡਹੁ ਚਲੈ ਰਾਹੁ ॥ </span></p><p><span style="color: Red">bhanddahu hovai dhosathee bhanddahu chalai raahu ||</span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Woman becomes his friend; through woman, </span><strong><span style="color: Red">the future generations come.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong>He willed us to live in His creation -- also without hatred and without enmity -- treating everyone as equal. He too lives in His creation and enjoys it. So should we make our judgment greater than His and find reasons to belittle, scorn, humble, humiliate, subjugate or suppress another? No, because we, men and women, are not better than Him.</p><p></p><p>As a Sikh I am bound to say this. It is our dharma to see everyone as equal. This is because He dwells in everyone. Moral degeneracy is rampant, as bhenji Harjas ji has said. And all I can add to her comments is that we can only root out the degeneracy within ourselves. This is very hard, our dharmic quest. So much easier to project our limitations on to others. And if we do not contend with ourselves in this way each day then we have divorced ourselves from Him and are living without God-consciousness. </p><p></p><p>My humble apologies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 80796, member: 35"] The root of all evil? Social degeneration? Accommodation to the wiles of evil? Moral decay? All the consequence of women who are lurking in the background and who gain supremacy. So you seem to tell us. These ideas have bound women to slavery, humiliation and suffering, at the hands of religion and society, for centuries. And in my very first encounters with Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Guru Nanak, it became clear that Guru Nanak was a feminist. He liberated all humanity from the notion that women are an evil, negative, and morally counterproductive force. It is fundamental in Sikhism and simple in its profoundity to think of woman in the way of the Shabad below, from Guru Nanak on Ang 473. [COLOR=DarkRed] ਮਃ ੧ ॥ ma 1 || First Mehl: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] 7 ਭੰਡਿ ਜੰਮੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਨਿੰਮੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਮੰਗਣੁ ਵੀਆਹੁ ॥ bhandd janmeeai bhandd ninmeeai bhandd mangan veeaahu || From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] ਭੰਡਹੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਭੰਡਹੁ ਚਲੈ ਰਾਹੁ ॥ bhanddahu hovai dhosathee bhanddahu chalai raahu || Woman becomes his friend; through woman, the future generations come. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]ਭੰਡੁ ਮੁਆ ਭੰਡੁ ਭਾਲੀਐ ਭੰਡਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਬੰਧਾਨੁ ॥ bhandd muaa bhandd bhaaleeai bhandd hovai bandhhaan || When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮੰਦਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿਤੁ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਰਾਜਾਨ ॥ so kio mandhaa aakheeai jith janmehi raajaan || So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] ਭੰਡਹੁ ਹੀ ਭੰਡੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਭੰਡੈ ਬਾਝੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥ bhanddahu hee bhandd oopajai bhanddai baajh n koe || From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] ਨਾਨਕ ਭੰਡੈ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਏਕੋ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥ naanak bhanddai baaharaa eaeko sachaa soe || O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed] ਜਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਭਾਗਾ ਰਤੀ ਚਾਰਿ ॥ jith mukh sadhaa saalaaheeai bhaagaa rathee chaar || That mouth which praises the Lord continually is blessed and beautiful. [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਊਜਲੇ ਤਿਤੁ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੨॥ naanak thae mukh oojalae thith sachai dharabaar ||2|| O Nanak, those faces shall be radiant in the Court of the True Lord. ||2|| [/COLOR] So basic is this message, that we forget sometimes that many people who convert to Sikhism do so in part because of the unequivocal, clear and emphatic message embodied in the words of Guru's Shabad above. Where does the anger come from that rises up and corrodes the intelligence and moral spirit of men who denounce the equality of their mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, and women all around? Guru Nanak helps us understand a higher moral stance. [COLOR=Red] ਭੰਡਹੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਭੰਡਹੁ ਚਲੈ ਰਾਹੁ ॥ bhanddahu hovai dhosathee bhanddahu chalai raahu || Woman becomes his friend; through woman, [/COLOR][B][COLOR=Red]the future generations come.[/COLOR] [/B]He willed us to live in His creation -- also without hatred and without enmity -- treating everyone as equal. He too lives in His creation and enjoys it. So should we make our judgment greater than His and find reasons to belittle, scorn, humble, humiliate, subjugate or suppress another? No, because we, men and women, are not better than Him. As a Sikh I am bound to say this. It is our dharma to see everyone as equal. This is because He dwells in everyone. Moral degeneracy is rampant, as bhenji Harjas ji has said. And all I can add to her comments is that we can only root out the degeneracy within ourselves. This is very hard, our dharmic quest. So much easier to project our limitations on to others. And if we do not contend with ourselves in this way each day then we have divorced ourselves from Him and are living without God-consciousness. My humble apologies. [/QUOTE]
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