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Why Are We Not Allowed To Cut Hair When It's Ok To Cut Nails, Since Both Are Created By God?
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<blockquote data-quote="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 164193" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p>Luckyji</p><p></p><p>I had long hair and a turban right up until I was 28. I did not cut my hair for any other reason than my lifestyle was no longer Sikh, and I no longer believed in God, or possibly a better reason would be I was rejecting God, I am not quite sure. </p><p></p><p>I have now not cut my hair on my head or face for 2 months. I have quite a proper Sardar beard now, it looks the same as when I used to smother it in fixo, although my head just has 3 inch tufts growing out of it at strange angles, apart from the top which is bald. How my wife finds me attractive is beyond me, but every time I mention cutting it, she remarks that I look the same to her regardless, so as hers is the only opinion that matters, I have just let it grow. </p><p></p><p>I don't think any of my customers really care one way or another, I do not socialise and have no friends, so have no worry about social environments, yet, I do not feel I have quite grasped the message completely regarding the hair. My current stance is that I do not care, yet if you look at Sikhs from history, they did care, passionately, about their hair, they loved their hair, I do not think you can get away from the fact that they were extremely attached to the concept of hair. From that view, hair cannot stand as a symbol of renunciation, there has to be more to it than that, if good Sikhs of old would rather die than cut their hair then either they had the wrong grasp of the concept, or we underestimate the importance. </p><p></p><p>So clearly, my current state, ie, one who lets it grow because I am unconcerned about my appearance, is not in line with Sikhism. </p><p></p><p>My own take? I think when Guru Gobind Singh ji gave us an identity, he wanted us as Sikhs to look like him. Were not the Panj Pyare dressed as he was when he came out of the tent, in identical clothes, with Pag and beard. </p><p></p><p>I had a lengthy discussion a while back with Parmaji, where I conceded that to emulate a Guru could be seen as wrong, as it implied no understanding at all, but I am not so sure anymore, one cannot understand everything, if one keeps hair to assist in emulating the Guru, but does not quite understand why, then I see nothing wrong in that, why spend years attempting to understand why? when in my view, the events that took place that day were more about emulation. I am you, and you are me, take my hair, my clothes, realise that in yourself there is Guru Gobind Singhji, and although at first you may not understand, just keep a pure heart, be truthful, be brave, and it will all make sense as you journey through life, it prompts the question, does one have to truly understand why one must keep hair, in order to keep it, I think becomes one of those things that true Sikhs know exactly why, but are unable to explain it, if keeping hair is akin to knowing the true Guru, then the following explains it well. </p><p></p><p></p><p>P3 SGGS</p><p></p><p>ਮੰਨੇ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ </p><p> The state of the faithful cannot be described.</p><p>ਜੇ ਕੋ ਕਹੈ ਪਿਛੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥ </p><p>. One who tries to describe this shall regret the attempt.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes a bit of faith is required, a jump into the unknown, I think hair is one of those things, if you truly truly know why you keep your hair, your hairy legs, armpits, the stray ones out of your ear and nose, you may find you are unable to explain why it is, but then maybe that was always known, maybe its a test of faith, maybe you don't know until you really try it, and for all the right reasons, all those reasons that still have not come to me yet</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 164193, member: 14641"] Luckyji I had long hair and a turban right up until I was 28. I did not cut my hair for any other reason than my lifestyle was no longer Sikh, and I no longer believed in God, or possibly a better reason would be I was rejecting God, I am not quite sure. I have now not cut my hair on my head or face for 2 months. I have quite a proper Sardar beard now, it looks the same as when I used to smother it in fixo, although my head just has 3 inch tufts growing out of it at strange angles, apart from the top which is bald. How my wife finds me attractive is beyond me, but every time I mention cutting it, she remarks that I look the same to her regardless, so as hers is the only opinion that matters, I have just let it grow. I don't think any of my customers really care one way or another, I do not socialise and have no friends, so have no worry about social environments, yet, I do not feel I have quite grasped the message completely regarding the hair. My current stance is that I do not care, yet if you look at Sikhs from history, they did care, passionately, about their hair, they loved their hair, I do not think you can get away from the fact that they were extremely attached to the concept of hair. From that view, hair cannot stand as a symbol of renunciation, there has to be more to it than that, if good Sikhs of old would rather die than cut their hair then either they had the wrong grasp of the concept, or we underestimate the importance. So clearly, my current state, ie, one who lets it grow because I am unconcerned about my appearance, is not in line with Sikhism. My own take? I think when Guru Gobind Singh ji gave us an identity, he wanted us as Sikhs to look like him. Were not the Panj Pyare dressed as he was when he came out of the tent, in identical clothes, with Pag and beard. I had a lengthy discussion a while back with Parmaji, where I conceded that to emulate a Guru could be seen as wrong, as it implied no understanding at all, but I am not so sure anymore, one cannot understand everything, if one keeps hair to assist in emulating the Guru, but does not quite understand why, then I see nothing wrong in that, why spend years attempting to understand why? when in my view, the events that took place that day were more about emulation. I am you, and you are me, take my hair, my clothes, realise that in yourself there is Guru Gobind Singhji, and although at first you may not understand, just keep a pure heart, be truthful, be brave, and it will all make sense as you journey through life, it prompts the question, does one have to truly understand why one must keep hair, in order to keep it, I think becomes one of those things that true Sikhs know exactly why, but are unable to explain it, if keeping hair is akin to knowing the true Guru, then the following explains it well. P3 SGGS ਮੰਨੇ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ The state of the faithful cannot be described. ਜੇ ਕੋ ਕਹੈ ਪਿਛੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥ . One who tries to describe this shall regret the attempt. Sometimes a bit of faith is required, a jump into the unknown, I think hair is one of those things, if you truly truly know why you keep your hair, your hairy legs, armpits, the stray ones out of your ear and nose, you may find you are unable to explain why it is, but then maybe that was always known, maybe its a test of faith, maybe you don't know until you really try it, and for all the right reasons, all those reasons that still have not come to me yet [/QUOTE]
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