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Gurbani (489-503)
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Gurbani (660-685)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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Gurbani (728-750)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
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Gurbani (984-988)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
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Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
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<blockquote data-quote="RandomX2" data-source="post: 111603" data-attributes="member: 9782"><p>I semi-disagree with the first post. The general argument could be summarized with one of your first lines: "Hair is a gift from God, so why should anyone cut it off/throw it away?" (paraphrased)</p><p></p><p>I don't think that the above argument really makes much sense. Using such logic, Sikhs would never cut their nails. Looking at most any Sikh, it becomes apparent that this is not what happens in real life. </p><p></p><p>We have hair because we evolved it; it probably served some purpose for humans in the past. There is little that is (physically) useful about hair in modern society. The scientific reasons you mentioned may or may not be valid, but in any case I don't think I'd turn to them for justification. A healthy diet or good hygiene is probably more advantageous than long hair in terms of health.</p><p></p><p>I feel that there's really only one reason that a Sikh should keep his/her hair: to ensure that others can easily identify the person as a Sikh. Sikhs are supposed to live with certain moral values and ethics. Upon seeing someone with a turban, one familiar with the Sikh religion should realize, "This person is a Sikh. I can count on them if I need help" et cetera.</p><p></p><p>For this to work, though, it is essential to have Sikhs that actually have those ethics. I find that the significance of the turban has become diluted with people who improperly wear them. For example, Sikh parents often force children to keep a turban without teaching them of Sikhism (although I think that children of young ages should not be introduced to religion at all. A double-edged sword, but that's another thread altogether). As a result, we have people with turbans and nothing else that distinguishes them from mainstream society. What positive purpose does that have? None, really.</p><p></p><p>Of course, there ARE Sikhs who properly follow the tenets of Sikhism. Those that I have encountered in my life are great people. However, a relationship between the person's personality and their turban is never strongly established, as there are always those that wear turbans without understanding their meanings.</p><p></p><p>In this case, why not educate those willing to learn Sikhi and allow them to wear a turban freely if they so wish? The numbers of visible Sikhs would decrease drastically over time, but those remaining would be true Singhs/Kaurs.</p><p></p><p>If tl;dr, the visibility of the turban is all that really matters, as well as a correlation between it and the wearer being a Sikh. If the person doesn't understand/like Sikhism, then allow them to cut their hair.</p><p></p><p>Feel free to disagree. I don't have the best logic in the world and I'm very tired, so I probably didn't explain myself properly.</p><p></p><p>P.S.: Really, I think I just echoed Amarpals argument. Whoops.</p><p>P.P.S.: Hey, my first post, too! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>P.P.P.S.: Post-scripts are awesome.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Wow, I didn't realize there were four pages of replies. I thought there was just the one. Hopefully, I didn't recycle what someone else said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RandomX2, post: 111603, member: 9782"] I semi-disagree with the first post. The general argument could be summarized with one of your first lines: "Hair is a gift from God, so why should anyone cut it off/throw it away?" (paraphrased) I don't think that the above argument really makes much sense. Using such logic, Sikhs would never cut their nails. Looking at most any Sikh, it becomes apparent that this is not what happens in real life. We have hair because we evolved it; it probably served some purpose for humans in the past. There is little that is (physically) useful about hair in modern society. The scientific reasons you mentioned may or may not be valid, but in any case I don't think I'd turn to them for justification. A healthy diet or good hygiene is probably more advantageous than long hair in terms of health. I feel that there's really only one reason that a Sikh should keep his/her hair: to ensure that others can easily identify the person as a Sikh. Sikhs are supposed to live with certain moral values and ethics. Upon seeing someone with a turban, one familiar with the Sikh religion should realize, "This person is a Sikh. I can count on them if I need help" et cetera. For this to work, though, it is essential to have Sikhs that actually have those ethics. I find that the significance of the turban has become diluted with people who improperly wear them. For example, Sikh parents often force children to keep a turban without teaching them of Sikhism (although I think that children of young ages should not be introduced to religion at all. A double-edged sword, but that's another thread altogether). As a result, we have people with turbans and nothing else that distinguishes them from mainstream society. What positive purpose does that have? None, really. Of course, there ARE Sikhs who properly follow the tenets of Sikhism. Those that I have encountered in my life are great people. However, a relationship between the person's personality and their turban is never strongly established, as there are always those that wear turbans without understanding their meanings. In this case, why not educate those willing to learn Sikhi and allow them to wear a turban freely if they so wish? The numbers of visible Sikhs would decrease drastically over time, but those remaining would be true Singhs/Kaurs. If tl;dr, the visibility of the turban is all that really matters, as well as a correlation between it and the wearer being a Sikh. If the person doesn't understand/like Sikhism, then allow them to cut their hair. Feel free to disagree. I don't have the best logic in the world and I'm very tired, so I probably didn't explain myself properly. P.S.: Really, I think I just echoed Amarpals argument. Whoops. P.P.S.: Hey, my first post, too! :) P.P.P.S.: Post-scripts are awesome. EDIT: Wow, I didn't realize there were four pages of replies. I thought there was just the one. Hopefully, I didn't recycle what someone else said. [/QUOTE]
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