Medallion Stallion

ANYBODY can be a sikh regardless of who they are or where they come come aslong as they are dedicated to sikhism and are good. i once went into a so called caste gurdwara in london and all the people were quite shocked i was there as mainly cut hair sikhs go there, any way a bunch of tough guys came upto me and said "what are you doing here" trying to intimidate me and make me leave.....i then just pointed to the picture of my father Guru Gobind Singh Ji and said "Im here because of him" shamed faced they sat down.

i can read punjabi but very slowly and i think it is holding me back in my sikhi......as more i become sikh i will need support from my guru because im realisng that in order to keep a beard you do need discipline.....esp when in tv ads by remington keep telling you that beards are unattractive!....i find it hard to find the time to learn becuse im at law school and if anyone is currently doing the LPC will know that it is a full time job.

i need some support with my sikhi and would like to know how/where to meet fellow gursikhs my age (22) in south east London (England).

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UK i think but they gave no details

it was on the BBC news channel they just gave a headline, no info, does any one know what happened?

hi, i have a friend and his parents are putting pressure on him to cut his hair and be 'normal' i.e. for finding a job and marriage etc. he wants to keep his hair and i am supporting him (i also wear a turban)...what more could i do to support him and what should he do?

usually where ever i go i am the only visible sikh but i remember one thing is that where ever i am my guru will always be my side so really your not alone!

south east london, upton park, forest gate.

im from london in the United kingdom.

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do gursikh women prefer their husbands (or boyfriends) to gel their beards or not......i just need female opinion as i have decided to stop trimming and keep a full beard i.e. ive thrown out the razor and my beard trimmer.

has anyone ever wondered what life would be like if sikhs were in the majority, would we still be discriminated against by others and would sikh women prefer turbanned singhs......what do monay sikhs think of turbanned singhs do you you even have respect for turbanned sikhs?

well i been really exercising hard everyday for the past year and ive lost 7 stone from being 18 stone....and now that im more physically fit i wanted to know which is the best martial art to take up.....i wear a turban and dont really know hot to tie a patka as ive never worn one just the turban...so could someone tell me or give me advise as to how to tie a patka neatly.cheers!

well recently ive decided to stop trimming my beard and to let it grow, now ive decided to become a vegetarian aswell but im not not sure what it takes in order to be a vegetarian; i mean i used to think that you just stop eating meat but my brother said you have to stop eating cheese aswell because it comes from a animal but wouldnt that mean i would have to stop drinking milk aswell........man! im so confused....i know why sikhs arent supposed to eat eggs.....could someone offer me some advise. also i have another problem....well its this....most sikhs in this forum might have parent who are fully religious and go to the gurdwara etc but my parents arent like this.....well my mum is always shouting, screaming and sometimes violent but im not sure what to do......my dad is clean shaven and drinks and smokes all the time i think the only time he's sober is in the morning so i cant really relate with him but the could thing is both my parents have always encouraged me to keep my hair and wear a turban which is rare i think.....but they have never been there for me but only for material things not emotionally......could someone give me advise as to how to help my parents as i dont have anyone to turn to......im only 21 and somehow ive managed to pass my exams and starting the final year on my law degree so its a very important year and im stressed........i know im young and i never thought that i would never go through this crap in my life.....since the attacks in london i havent been attacked by racists but now that ive decided to grow by beard i just see myself being attacked and facing more prejudice than i already do.....also im starting to feel very bitter towards my parents and sikh women because ive never had a good role model of what a good sikh women is but only my abusive and violent mum..........i know sikh women arent like this but ive never known any better..........so could anyone reading this give this advise as i dont want to become a bitter person and because of my parents im already a selfish and stubborn person because ive learnt to rely only on myself.