Hanu

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa

Waheguru ji ki Fateh

Please pretend you don't know me as I am asking such as stupid quesiton, but no one ever explained this to me in the onslaught of information that was presented, and I am too embarrassed to be asking this in person. But, you wear your kara to bed, you wear your Kachcheras to bed, you wear a patka to bed to compensate for a heavy turban, they say you're supposed to have your kakars on your person at 'all times". Are you supposed to wear your kirpan draped over your shoulder as you slip into bed, or take it off and leave it on the dresser next to your bed where it is at least symbolically within close reach if it were needed to be called upon to defend someone? It makes sense either way to me, considering the ethics and the history of what the Khalsa endured historically, but as I have no idea I am coming here for the advice.

What is the truth, please?

Thank you so much!

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa

Waheguru ji ki Fateh

Thank you so much, Ji, for both sites!

http://sikhlink.net/...splay=Kachheras

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Anyone's knowledge will be growing throughout their life, so whatever they write at one time will be different, more knowledgeable and mature at future times. You are not perfect now, and you will not be perfect in the future.

As far as other sites go, do your best to keep sites that have material offense to you or that misquote you from gaining access to your text. But sometimes you have only so much control. However, to look at it in a much different way, sometimes a little jaggery in a bowl of poison could be the medicine Waheguru is looking for to put a worthwhile idea in the minds of readers that might otherwise not be getting access to something sound and which would be pointing them in the right direction, so maybe it's a good thing your material gets mixed up into those sites after all. They say God works in mysterious ways wonders to perform!

Advice Needed

Trying to be a good Sikh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Today I am left in bind and I really don't know what decision to take, so for that reason I have come to my brothers and sisters on Sikhsangat to advise me. I promise to do as Sangat tells me and not question their decision or advice. I am going to tell Sangat a little background information, the problem and why I am unable to take a decision for myself.

As some of you may know I like to write and I try to write about Sikhi as much as I can. I work with a few different websites and my own blog to put these write ups online because the feedback is great encouragement to keep writing and learning about Sikhi. I always try to monitor where my articles are put up so that no misunderstandings are created about what I write. My biggest fear is writing something wrong about Sikhi by mistake or someone misunderstanding Sikhi because of me. So I try to keep an eye out if someone takes my article without permission so at very least I can make sure the discussions underneath the article don't head the wrong way. I am not picky about people asking for my permission because I think of it as Seva and it is free for anyone to read or forward to someone else to read.

That's where the problem sets in; people are taking articles without my permission and posting on websites I am not so sure about. I don't know how many of you are aware of Sikhchic.com but in recent times they have started posting few of my articles. I am a bit uncomfortable about the fact they are promoting Professor Darshan Singh. I am also a bit unsure about the comic strip they carry called Sikh Park. I feel I should not be connected with any website that openly promotes Professor Darshan Singh. The problem is I don't copyright my articles or stop anyone from reading or sharing, it's a seva afterall. So do I let them keep taking my articles even though I don't agree with the website or do I try to contact them and tell them I don't want any of my articles on their page as long as they promote Professor Darshan Singh?

I can't make this decision myself because I am torn between what to do. A part of me says it's will of Waheguru Ji, I didn't put it up on this website and I should let it stay. Another part of me says I don't want to be connected with anything that promotes anti-sikh people. I work hard to write my articles in a way that Sikhi should receive utmost respect. Is it disrespect letting my work stay on a website that promotes people that don't respect all aspects of Sikhi? Or is it disrespect that I am changing the will of Waheguru Ji or withholding seva from some people? I just don't know what to do.

I request everyone to please advise me and guide me on this issue.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa

Waheguru ji ki Fateh

I am looking for more Kachchera without having to drive crazy people (or depend on them) at my gurdwara, so I am looking around the internet and have found a few internet Sikh product providers with good kachchera prices but the shipping fees are outrageous (one is in India, the other is in UK), like three times the cost of the kachchera themselves, and I do not use plastic, so I am having payment issues. Hoping a US distributor will not only have decent shipping/handling fees but be willing to take money order. Does anybody know of a US internet or other type of Sikh product company that sells kachchera maybe even a small (6") simple iron kirpan too?

Thank you so much!