doctor_mani

stop the hatred because you make yourself look so stupid. always proud to be indian!

Whatever the rules are, whats caste to do with anything?

This is worshiping Bollywood celebs in Gurdwara’s even though Bollywood is responsible for portraying Sikhs as jokers in media and insulting them in the most humiliating sense!! This is one step worse than idol worship. Why is it that Sikh’s can do so much for the world and yet not receive even a fraction of their long overdue respect? We’ve been humiliated time after time again and its time to put a halt to this inhumane oppression. RAJ KAREGA KHALSA!!

What ever has the world come to? Worshiping bollywood celebs in a Gurdwara - shame on these people. I'm worried about the future of sikhs.

If anything, structural damage inflicted to a tower of such would be more extensive if the planes hit proximal to ground zero- owing to the larger force bearing down upon the point where the reinforcement has been hindered. You will notice that the second tower hit was in fact the first to collapse because the plane collided closer to the ground.

Definitely not a set up by the Americans. The propagation of a conspiracy theory was merely a question of 'when', rather than 'if'.

Mulleh are good at one thing only – scoffing their dirty mouths with halal beef! Have you noticed how the world, instead of recognising the true perpetrator of injustice and tyranny (islam), is rather turning its back against religion in general, hence the growth in secularism? The mindset of today’s masses anticipates religion will eventually see the end to civilisation and humanity. However not all is bleak as never in our life time at least has there been a better time and indeed need to educate people what Sikhism truly represents.

lol yeah herbal essences r the best haha

Your hair loss is most probably a result of high sensitivity to androgens. This is nothing abnormal and nor is it a disease. Genetic predisposition is higher in Indian asians than in Caucasians. Androgens are male hormones which inhibit hair follicles and cause them to shrink. Eventually, the follicles become so small that they cannot replace lost hairs. The follicles are still alive, but are no longer able to generate hair. Medical treatment of such hair loss is not available on prescription in the UK. But you can pick up Minoxidil lotion over-the-counter and apply it to the effected scalp twice a day. Minoxidil was originally invented as a treatment for high blood pressure; the hair growth is a side effect that, in this case, has proved useful. Independent trials have shown that about 60% of patients will benefit from it to varying degrees but its effects start to wear off as soon as it is stopped. There are other treatments available such as Finasteride, but I wouldn’t recommend them because of the risk they carry.

Lol. Somehow I don’t think she was referring to body hair! OK I have been reading this topic for some while and I couldn’t help resisting myself adding a few thoughts. To be frank, I think the bulk of ‘scientific’ evidence given here is absurd and not remotely plausible. I will elaborate: This in the remotest sense is not scientific evidence, which the thread starter quite eloquently requested. OK your proposal here at it highest possible value is merely a theory. Is there any evidence to support it? I would like to see if there is. Can you elaborate? Why? The energy consumption in hair growth is, as far as we’re concerned, an irreversible process, and as a consequence, energy consumed for hair growth cannot be re-utilised by the body for other organic purposes – unless of course your planning to ingest your hair supplemented with synthetic proteases potent enough to digest hair, which unfortunately are not yet known to man. How can then cutting the hair be ‘wasting energy’, which once locked up within the hair molecules, is never utilised again by the body? In addition, under normal physiological rhythm, hair follicles are continually synthesising hair components regardless of whether you cut it or not. So effectively, cutting hair does not ‘waste’ energy and nor does it increase energy consumption. So do you think the sole purpose (if any) of moustaches is to reduce inhalation of large particles and thereby to minimise any chance of an asthma exacerbation? I find it hard to believe. At any rate, if minor advantages are truly significant explanations, then surly we must also consider disadvantages such as ‘hair entering mouth’? Both explanations are ludricous and can not be more significant than the other. This claim is utterly ridiculous, and highlights nothing but a complete lack of scientific understanding. Vitamin D is in fact absorbed by the gut – not hair! If your talking about vitamin D production, then this occurs in the epithelia of the skin (not hair), facilitated by exposure to UV light. So your argument is scientifically flawed in which ever way you choose to address it. What’s your ‘scientific’ explanation to this? If there is any, that is. In an unproven state, this argument is merely a theory and we can’t therefore falsely pass it off as scientific evidence. None of this remotely implies that cutting your hair could possible be a determent to your health. So which part of this do you label ‘scientific evidence’ for growing hair? I’m sorry but we can’t class religious duty as scientific evidence? Two completely discrete perspectives. Fat is abundant in sites where cushioning is required - namely the buttocks, suprarenal surfaces, periorbital and etc. Logic would now suggest, that if cushioning of the skull was vital for human survival, then humans would have over the millennia – according to Darwinian evolution – developed a predominant fat layer around the cranial bones. Do you have evidence that skin cancer has a lower incidence in Punjab? If so, I would love to see it. However, even if skin cancer is less prevalent in Punjab, it would be hideous to predicate this is because less people cut their hair in Punjab. It could quite simply down to other cancer causing paraphernalia such as diet, background/occupational radiation, genetic variance, selective advantages and etc. Without proof we can only speculate why skin cancer prevalence in Punjab is lower in Punjab, if indeed it is at all! This is perhaps the most plausible explanation, but only when you look at it superficially. Without knowing the exact evolutionary purpose/advantage of long hair, we cannot argue it has in fact evolved to give us a biological advantage. However, in complete contrast, a Darwinian scientist would argue, we have evolved from our ancestral primates (the ape) to shed most of our bodily hair because its lack of purpose and significance. This completely turns your amateur explanation on its head. This argument is flawed again, for the same reason as my explanation to Marison Singh’s 4th point. By the same mechanism, hair can hinder heat radiation/convection from then skin in exposure to high temperatures. So which carries greater importance – the advantage or disadvantage? True, but we’re looking for scientific evidence to keep scalp hair. In any case, you could again argue the disadvantages of axillial hair (sweating>bacteria>infection>heat>>>more sweating), and again argue that we in fact have evolved to be less hairier. Is there evidence that vibrations generated from meditation of a deity’s name, will serve a beneficial purpose via vibrating in bodily hairs? If there is, I would again love to see it – and if there isn’t then you are making weak assumptions which fail to logically explain any valid scientific purpose of growing hair. Simply stating ‘there is a reason for everything’ is rather insulting to the plausible scientific evidence we do have for many of our religious values. Although I agree whole-heartedly with the point quite rightly made by many, that Guru orders must ultimately serve beneficial, this does not in way answer the original question posed – ‘Has Anybody Got Scientific Evidence As How Long Hair Is Good For You?’ There has been no plausible scientific evidence posted which supports the Sikh practice of growing bodily hair. When we try pretentiously hard to reconcile religious practices with scientific evidence, we are almost invariably likely to propose a whole plethora of superficial concepts which are fundamentally flawed. However, I’m not predicating that our religious practices are in some way obscure or flawed – far from it! While we should enjoy any scientific evidence presented which compliments and conforms to religious practices, we should refrain from justifying religious practices with a scientific explanations, as attempts of the later are invariably futile. So in answer to the original question posed, I’m not aware of any significant scientific evidence which predicates that growing your hair is in any way beneficial.

free publicity for our lil singh!

dispute aside, Abu Ja`far al-Hanbali does have a good point to be made. its such a shame that we (or at least myself), use the internet as the primary source looking into sikhism and other religions alike. there is so much dispute about the 'real' sikhism amongst us sikhs ourselfs that i for one am not totally suprised that people from other faiths just rip sikhism apart. people have always slated sikhism and in all likelyhood will continue to do so. the important thing is that we have enough knowledge about sikhism to simply laugh at people making such falsious remarks about our gurus.

now only if that was the case. laws regulating cannabis use are continually being slackened

merdoc?

yeah its wicked to be back :lol:

tragic who told you muslims did it. if someone knows they should be telling the police.

Ur right...it prob ain partition....even so i dont think these people are enjoying their ride. They have no other way to travell.

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! Its quite sad actually cos it may have been during the seperation when so many people lost their lives. People see the joke in this but I seen the risk involved in travelling so dangerously because u have no choice. You think the passangers are enjoying their ride??? But then again we can laugh because we dont have to deal with this abroad. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! And another thing I remembered is that even though your hard-drive maybe only Gurbani dedicated...ur temporary internet files may be contaminated with obscene cahch and cookies (thats if you visit them kind of websites). So try not to visit sikhi websites and obscene ones on the same PC because behind the scenes your PC is recording ur every move on the net. Food for thought..... Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Resisting zulum The impact of my faith on my experience of medical school Proud to be both British and Sikh, I come from a family who believe that integration into British society at all levels without surrendering our Sikh identity is important. Although this is relatively easy for a medical student at university, growing up as a young Sikh lad did not come without its difficulties, especially in the playground--since the age of 12, I have worn a turban over my unshorn hair. Easy to recognise The turban is a symbol of royalty and dignity, which has historically been held in high esteem in Eastern cultures. However, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the 10th Sikh Guru, transformed this cultural symbol into a religious requirement for Sikhs. This meant that the long unshorn hair, itself a symbol of spirituality and an acceptance of God's will, could be fully respected and kept tidy, but at the same time it made Sikhs easy to recognise. This distinctive appearance probably makes many Sikh medical students different from others. Sikhs, just like orthodox Jews, simply cannot deny who they are. Interestingly, many patients on the wards have been all too keen to talk to me and share their experiences of fighting alongside Sikh soldiers during the second world war. Indeed, they too are aware of the importance of the turban to Sikhs. However, sometimes I am aware that I am the first turban wearing Sikh that some patients have seen. Although this itself does not cause any problems--just stares--in the immediate aftermath of the tragic terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 there was an atmosphere of hostility towards Sikhs, especially in the United States. Soc ial obligations Being a Sikh is more than just appearance. Sikhism lays emphasis on social obligations, through being part of society and having to work for its upkeep. Spurred by their Guru's heritage, Sikhs have a proud history of speaking out against injustice in whatever form it may arise. Just as God transcends the boundaries of race, class, sex, ethnicity, and faith, as a British Sikh, I too aspire to dismiss such earthly distinctions. Sikh holy men On numerous occasions, I have had the honour of visiting Harmandir Sahib--popularly known as the Golden Temple--in Amritsar, India. Here, I saw many examples of people throughout history using fundamental Sikh principles to improve the lives of humans. One such example is a Sikh by the name of Bhai Kanhaiya. At the turn of the 18th century, during the turbulent days between the Sikhs and the Mughals, Bhai Kanhaiya used to serve water to the wounded and dying without distinction of friend or foe. Some Sikhs complained to the Guru Gobind Singh Ji that Bhai Kanhaiya had been resuscitating the fallen enemy soldiers. When he was summoned to the 10th Guru, Bhai Kanhaiya said to defend himself, "Yes, my Lord, what they said is true in a sense, but I saw no Mughals or Sikhs in the battlefield. I only saw the Guru's face in everyone." Pleased with the reply, the Guru blessed him and told his Sikhs that Bhai Kanhaiya had understood his teachings correctly. He also handed him some ointment and said, "Remember, when you give water to the wounded, also apply this ointment to their wounds. By doing so, you will be acting as a true Sikh of mine." Even today, many Sikhs see him as one of the pioneers of the tradition of social service. This embodies the Sikh concept of selfless service, thus "recognising the human race as one." Zulum and chardi kala Sikhism also impacts on how people experience illness. Our faith decrees that there is no such thing as suffering--or zulum, which means tyranny, oppression, and persecution--in silence. The doctrine of chardi kala also says that a mind never despairs, never admits defeat, and refuses to be crushed by adversities. This reinforces the Sikh tradition of offering unyielding resistance to zulum. As a medical student, I have come across many Sikhs who, despite being diagnosed with terminal illness, are in the state of chardi kala. Their minds never admit defeat, and they inspire all who are near and dear to them. As Sikhs we pray every day for the wellbeing of all. Sarbat da bhalla means "may peace and prosperity come to all." We hope that no one has to suffer, but if they do then may God give us strength to help the needy. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! Interesting topic. If Gurbani is digitally encrypted then I think we should not worry too much about gross level treatment. However, what we should be careful of is that if we have Gurbani stored in our hard drive then we should not contaminate the same drive with obscene material. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! Thanx S1ngh Veera If that is the case, I hope u'll agree with me that there is alot of missleading info about Sant Ji. For example... I was listeniong to the tigerstyle remix a few days ago which had the chorus going...'AK47 walle Khalistan banare ne'. I dont know how anyone else will interpretate this but it meant to me that Sant Ji was activly seeking Khalistan. Im not saying what you said is wrong but there is so much confusuin out their. Not just with respect to Sant Ji but I would say most aspects of sikhi. If us sikhs cant agree with one version of history then we cant expect people like, 'Daniel', who joined the board recently to know much. I hope waheguru gives us the knowlege and understanding Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

whats wrong with it???

He kind of looks cute in that video the rebal... So when are we getting this khalistan??? Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! Welcome to the form Daniel...It appears you are very interestied in sikhism and already know alot....... Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!