Can A Person Follow Another Religion Along With Sikhi?

[Baldeep4784]

I have a baptized Mormon friend and she wants to become Sikh as well. I was born into a Sikh family but I only have little information about Sikhi.according to my understanding It is misleading. When she asked me this question I said you should just follow one religion whether it be mornonism or Sikhi. She got offended when I said that. I want a more detailed answer on why this is wrong so I can prevent any further confusion. Your thoughts will be appreciated.

[Guest Jacfsing2]

You could tell them that it's because they only have one head to give people and only one soul, and they have to choose whether to give it to Guru Nanak Dev Ji or Jesus, they can't follow both because there are some contradictions between GurSikhi and the Bible. Even more with the Book of Mormon.

[dallysingh101]

Yeah, you can't be in two boats at the same time.

Plus there is the matter of the perceived lack of commitment. Better a person commits to one faith rather than flirt with many.

[N30S1NGH]

Not really, as mentioned before you cannot have your legs to two boats. Not even others but even within sikhi itself, themselves you cannot have your legs into two boats for too long. For example, initially we are advised to jaap on both mool mantar and gurmantar..sooner or late we need to decide which one totally resonates with us-draw us in to totally immerse ourselves in it (die in shabad), both will take us across worldly ocean but need to decide which ALIVE SHABAD draws us in. My point being sooner or later in religious-spirituality every sikh needs to follow one boat (one pure single mindedness bhagti/love towards it) absolutely surely for maharaj kirpa.

[harsharan000]

Just as brother dallysingh 101 is sayng above, that one can not be in 2 boats at the same time ...

But I would even go a step further, there is only one boat to take us across the Bhavsagar as per Bani : Nanak Naam Jahaz hae.

Baba Nanak, is not giving us any other options. He is clear cut and says It is the Naam alone which is the only vessel to take us across. No prophets, no avatars, no devis, no devtas, no trinties ..... absolutely nothing .

And Baba Nanak, was not any ordinary person, He was Wahiguru Himself in human form.

So His words are the words of Wahiguru Himself.

And if this is so, who is greater or has more knowledge than Wahiguru?

Sat Sree Akal.

[Guest Jacfsing2]

I would advise the person to follow the faith she feels for the most. All paths lead to the same route. Be a good human within any faIth and you will unite with god - thats my understanding of the SGGS anyway. please correct me if im wrong

The big question is because she wants to do both together. (At least that's who I read op's question). It's not on being in a faith but rather 2 at the same time.

[simran345]

Sianeh kende hunde, dho bherian vich pairh nai rakhe jande, kio ke ida banda dubjanda.

[Baldeep4784]

Thanks veer/bhain ji

[buddasingh]

According to Sikhi there is only one true religion. To commit oneself to that statement, an ideal discipline or religion if you will is Sikhi.

A logical challenge with following different disciplines/religions is that they will conflict on points. If they did not they would not be different. When that conflict arises the person will choose one.

If the person chooses parts of both for different conflicts then it's probably more accurate (and respectful) to say they are following their own religion, not both.