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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 83476" data-attributes="member: 35">Re: Who Is Sikh Who Is Notpk70,I think that this thread will stir up some interesting debate. But for starters Who Is&nbsp; Sikh Who Is Not raises one set of issues. And Who is a Sikh per Rehat Maryada raises a different set of issues.The Rehat Maryada, in my humble opinion, should not be viewed as a means of control. It took 2 generations of study and the input of scholars and spiritual people from all of Sikhi to finally come up with a document that gained consensual support in the Sikh community. The Rehat Maryada has perhaps been manipulated for political reasons by political operatives. And, when you ask, who is a Sikh per the Rehat Maryada? then we have to take a look at what it says. Again in my humble opinion -- it says in so many places -- A Sikh should... describing a path that A Sikh should follow. To me this allows for transitions in Sikh identity.But here is the definition of a Sikh per the Rehat Maryada[SIZE=-1]The Definition of Sikh :&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Article I&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Any human being who faithfully believes in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; i. One Immortal Being, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ii. Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to Guru Gobind&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Singh Sahib,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; iii. The Guru Granth Sahib, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; iv. The utterances and teachings of the ten Gurus and[/SIZE]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [SIZE=-1] v. the baptism bequeathed by the tenth Guru, and who does&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; not owe allegiance to any other religion, is a Sikh

Please note: The most recent proposal to revise the Indian Gurdwara Act (now under review) would change this definition eliminating item &quot;i.&quot; belief in One Immortal Being. That of course changes everything and many view this as a blatant political tactic by Badal and his associates on SGPC.

Moral of the story. Nothing is ever simple. 
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[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 83476, member: 35"] [b]Re: Who Is Sikh Who Is Not[/b] pk70, I think that this thread will stir up some interesting debate. But for starters [B]Who Is Sikh Who Is Not[/B] raises one set of issues. And [B]Who is a Sikh per Rehat Maryada[/B] raises a different set of issues. The [B]Rehat Maryada,[/B] in my humble opinion, should not be viewed as a means of control. It took 2 generations of study and the input of scholars and spiritual people from all of Sikhi to finally come up with a document that gained consensual support in the Sikh community. The [B]Rehat Maryada [/B]has perhaps been manipulated for political reasons by political operatives. And, when you ask, who is a Sikh per the [B]Rehat Maryada[/B]? then we have to take a look at what it says. Again in my humble opinion -- it says in so many places -- A Sikh should... describing a path that A Sikh should follow. To me this allows for transitions in Sikh identity. But here is the definition of a Sikh per the [B]Rehat Maryada[/B] [FONT=arial][SIZE=-1][B]The Definition of Sikh :[/B] [I][B] Article I[/B][/I] Any human being who faithfully believes in [B]i.[/B] One Immortal Being, [B] ii[/B]. Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, iii. The Guru Granth Sahib, iv. The utterances and teachings of the ten Gurus and[/SIZE][/FONT] [LEFT][FONT=arial][SIZE=-1] v. the baptism bequeathed by the tenth Guru, and who does not owe allegiance to any other religion, is a Sikh [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] Please note: The most recent proposal to revise the Indian Gurdwara Act (now under review) would change this definition eliminating item "i." belief in One Immortal Being. That of course changes everything and many view this as a blatant political tactic by Badal and his associates on SGPC. Moral of the story. Nothing is ever simple. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]

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