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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 136215" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><u><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #c00000"><strong>THOUGHT TO PONDER:</strong></span></span></u></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #002060">Is SRM a Rule Book or Tool Book?</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Friday October 29, 2010 </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Sikh Reht Maryada (SRM) is a document which outlines the </span><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/culture/tp/Sikhism_Code_of_Conduct.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #002060">code of conduct</span></u></a><span style="color: #002060"> for Sikh living. A university student who calls herself "Fi" or "Prithi (sounds like pretty) Hard Kaur", declares in her article </span><a href="http://www.sikhchic.com/faith/tools_not_rules" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #002060">"Tools Not Rules"</span></u></a><span style="color: #002060">, that while she abhors following rules, she's all about using tools, and suggests that SRM is less a rule book and more a book offering tools enabling a successful life.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #002060">Prithi Hard Kaur suggest for instance that <em>kes</em> (unshorn hair) is a tool -</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">"primarily useful for creating distance between "the world out there"- (a world obsessed with physical appearances) and "the world in there"- ( an inner strength and confidence in your own natural beauty.)"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #002060">I would agree and say in fact all </span><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/introductiontosikhism/tp/Kakars.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #002060">five K's</span></u></a><span style="color: #002060"> (required articles of faith) are quite practical as tools.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">For instance the <em>keski</em> (turban) like the <em>kes</em> also is distinctive in appearance and besides serving a similar purpose as the <em>kes</em>, the <em>keski </em>and <em>kanga</em> (comb) are both very useful tools for grooming and maintaining <em>kes</em>. While combing out tangles from the <em>kes</em>, the<em> kanga </em>may serve as a reminder to free the ego from entanglements.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">The <em>kirpan</em> (sacred ceremonial blade) besides any functional purpose as a tool, such as cutting <em>prashad</em>, is a reminder to slay the ego which comes in very handy for whiting the ego down to size and encouraging humility to flourish.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">The<em> kachhera</em> (undergarment) besides it practical function of protecting physical privacy, serves as a tool which guards fidelity, strengthens commitment, and helps to ensure a happy family life.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">The <em>kara</em> (iron bangle) which at one time acted as a wrist guard in battle, serves as a bond between Sikh and Guru and is a tool which is a constant visible reminder of ones commitment to a spiritual life, and using good judgment. Life is all about choices and wearing the <em>kara </em>enables the conscience to be victorious when making difficult decisions which either encourage or discourage ego.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Prithi Hard Kaur writes -</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">"Unlike 'The Rulebook'<em>,</em> which can not only make people feel bored and unmotivated but is sadly sometimes used by one person against another, 'The Toolbook<em>' </em>shows you that there are things to make your life on Earth ... <em>easier</em>."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #002060">She encourages you to explore SRM as a tool and discover how waking up for </span><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Amritvela.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #002060">Amritvela</span></u></a><span style="color: #002060"> (morning meditation) reading </span><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Nitnem.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #002060">Nitnem</span></u></a><span style="color: #002060"> (daily prayers) and practicing the </span><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/sikhism101/a/Sikhism.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #002060">three altruistic principles</span></u></a><span style="color: #002060"> of Sikhism can enrich your life.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060">Can you think of ways in which SRM, the code of conduct, acts as a tool book rather than a mere rule book? How might the tools it offers affect your life in a positive way? Has there been a time when these tools have made a difference when you faced difficulty?</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #002060"><strong>source:</strong> </span><a href="http://sikhism.about.com/b/2010/10/29/is-srm-a-rule-book-or-tool-book.htm?nl=1" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #002060">http://sikhism.about.com/b/2010/10/29/is-srm-a-rule-book-or-tool-book.htm?nl=1</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 136215, member: 884"] [U][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#c00000][B]THOUGHT TO PONDER:[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/U] [B][SIZE=5][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#002060]Is SRM a Rule Book or Tool Book?[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=#002060]Friday October 29, 2010 [/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Sikh Reht Maryada (SRM) is a document which outlines the [/COLOR][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/culture/tp/Sikhism_Code_of_Conduct.htm"][U][COLOR=#002060]code of conduct[/COLOR][/U][/URL][COLOR=#002060] for Sikh living. A university student who calls herself "Fi" or "Prithi (sounds like pretty) Hard Kaur", declares in her article [/COLOR][URL="http://www.sikhchic.com/faith/tools_not_rules"][U][COLOR=#002060]"Tools Not Rules"[/COLOR][/U][/URL][COLOR=#002060], that while she abhors following rules, she's all about using tools, and suggests that SRM is less a rule book and more a book offering tools enabling a successful life.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Prithi Hard Kaur suggest for instance that [I]kes[/I] (unshorn hair) is a tool -[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]"primarily useful for creating distance between "the world out there"- (a world obsessed with physical appearances) and "the world in there"- ( an inner strength and confidence in your own natural beauty.)"[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]I would agree and say in fact all [/COLOR][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/introductiontosikhism/tp/Kakars.htm"][U][COLOR=#002060]five K's[/COLOR][/U][/URL][COLOR=#002060] (required articles of faith) are quite practical as tools.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]For instance the [I]keski[/I] (turban) like the [I]kes[/I] also is distinctive in appearance and besides serving a similar purpose as the [I]kes[/I], the [I]keski [/I]and [I]kanga[/I] (comb) are both very useful tools for grooming and maintaining [I]kes[/I]. While combing out tangles from the [I]kes[/I], the[I] kanga [/I]may serve as a reminder to free the ego from entanglements.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]The [I]kirpan[/I] (sacred ceremonial blade) besides any functional purpose as a tool, such as cutting [I]prashad[/I], is a reminder to slay the ego which comes in very handy for whiting the ego down to size and encouraging humility to flourish.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]The[I] kachhera[/I] (undergarment) besides it practical function of protecting physical privacy, serves as a tool which guards fidelity, strengthens commitment, and helps to ensure a happy family life.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]The [I]kara[/I] (iron bangle) which at one time acted as a wrist guard in battle, serves as a bond between Sikh and Guru and is a tool which is a constant visible reminder of ones commitment to a spiritual life, and using good judgment. Life is all about choices and wearing the [I]kara [/I]enables the conscience to be victorious when making difficult decisions which either encourage or discourage ego.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Prithi Hard Kaur writes -[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]"Unlike 'The Rulebook'[I],[/I] which can not only make people feel bored and unmotivated but is sadly sometimes used by one person against another, 'The Toolbook[I]' [/I]shows you that there are things to make your life on Earth ... [I]easier[/I]."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]She encourages you to explore SRM as a tool and discover how waking up for [/COLOR][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Amritvela.htm"][U][COLOR=#002060]Amritvela[/COLOR][/U][/URL][COLOR=#002060] (morning meditation) reading [/COLOR][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Nitnem.htm"][U][COLOR=#002060]Nitnem[/COLOR][/U][/URL][COLOR=#002060] (daily prayers) and practicing the [/COLOR][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/od/sikhism101/a/Sikhism.htm"][U][COLOR=#002060]three altruistic principles[/COLOR][/U][/URL][COLOR=#002060] of Sikhism can enrich your life.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060]Can you think of ways in which SRM, the code of conduct, acts as a tool book rather than a mere rule book? How might the tools it offers affect your life in a positive way? Has there been a time when these tools have made a difference when you faced difficulty?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#002060][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][URL="http://sikhism.about.com/b/2010/10/29/is-srm-a-rule-book-or-tool-book.htm?nl=1"][U][COLOR=#002060]http://sikhism.about.com/b/2010/10/29/is-srm-a-rule-book-or-tool-book.htm?nl=1[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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