- Jan 31, 2011
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Gurfatehji,
Having now found a path to the creator, and whilst attempting to sort out the chaff from the wheat, I am coming across many many opinions and beliefs that I now find myself at odds with, especially with older members of my family.
A list of the points that I am told I should be aware of are listed below, I would appreciate any comments
1. "Of course there is sin in sikhism, are you saying we have free range to do what we wish", My reply is that there is no sin, only manmukh and gurmukh, whatever we do merely takes us closer or further away from the creator, have I got this wrong?
2. I am told it is essential that I read passages from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, on the basis that even if only 5% gets understood, that is a good thing, my reply is that it is better to understand the basic fundamentals of sikhism, rather than try and understand random passages that are open to misinterpretation, as that 5% could be taken out of context and you learn nothing. Surely to build a path to the creator, your foundations need to be rock solid, what is the point of simran if you have no concept of what sikhism stands for
3. There is sin in sikhism, but drinking is not a sin, raping or killing is a sin
4. Sikhism did not begin until Guru Gobind Singhji, everything before that was not proper sikhism
5. I am clearly not on the right path, and I need to spend more time with the 'elders' so that I may absorb their knowledge, my reply is that each persons path is individual to him, and I do not want my path tainted by someone else's misinterpretation
thoughts please......l.
I have added this last paragraph as I wanted to say how much this forum has helped me. If I had not wandered onto here in January, I would have missed out on so much discussion, help and support. There are so many different people and thoughts here, but every expression is polite and respectful, I would go as far as to say that this forum, to me, represents an ideal of the general sikh community worldwide
Having now found a path to the creator, and whilst attempting to sort out the chaff from the wheat, I am coming across many many opinions and beliefs that I now find myself at odds with, especially with older members of my family.
A list of the points that I am told I should be aware of are listed below, I would appreciate any comments
1. "Of course there is sin in sikhism, are you saying we have free range to do what we wish", My reply is that there is no sin, only manmukh and gurmukh, whatever we do merely takes us closer or further away from the creator, have I got this wrong?
2. I am told it is essential that I read passages from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, on the basis that even if only 5% gets understood, that is a good thing, my reply is that it is better to understand the basic fundamentals of sikhism, rather than try and understand random passages that are open to misinterpretation, as that 5% could be taken out of context and you learn nothing. Surely to build a path to the creator, your foundations need to be rock solid, what is the point of simran if you have no concept of what sikhism stands for
3. There is sin in sikhism, but drinking is not a sin, raping or killing is a sin
4. Sikhism did not begin until Guru Gobind Singhji, everything before that was not proper sikhism
5. I am clearly not on the right path, and I need to spend more time with the 'elders' so that I may absorb their knowledge, my reply is that each persons path is individual to him, and I do not want my path tainted by someone else's misinterpretation
thoughts please......l.
I have added this last paragraph as I wanted to say how much this forum has helped me. If I had not wandered onto here in January, I would have missed out on so much discussion, help and support. There are so many different people and thoughts here, but every expression is polite and respectful, I would go as far as to say that this forum, to me, represents an ideal of the general sikh community worldwide
