Dear Sikh community,
I am not a Sikh, but I have always had very much respect for the religion and always found Sikh people to be very honest, knowing as I do how important that is in Sikhism.
Unfortunately, a Sikh lady is currently gossiping about me, slandering me and not telling the full truth about something.
She asked me some very personal questions, and because she was Sikh I thought I could trust her and shared honest answers- she has now been showing these to people I trust and claiming that I made a pass at her. In fact the opposite is true, which I can prove, but I do not wish to do so as my religion also does not permit gossip, so I am relying on God to bring the truth out in the end (which I believe he will).
This person believes (has told me! ) that because she has not told direct lies and only lied by implication and half truth that she is following her religion properly.
In my religion, this would not be the case- in fact trying to "get around" the rules to do harm to others is considered almost worse than breaking them entirely.
From my reading, I believe that the same is true in Sikhism (and I know that gossip, slander and betrayal is certainly not encouraged by Sikhs)
Am I right, or is she behaving as a good Sikh as she maintains she is?
I am not looking to use this information against her at all- as I say, God will show the truth- but I just need to know for my learning and peace of mind that Sikhism doesn't tolerate this sneaky behaviour (or indeed if it does).
Thank you to anyone that can help me, and peace and love to you all.
