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Quick Reminder: All those who wish to take part in SEVA for HAYES SUMMER CAMP 2012 please attend a meeting @ 5PM TODAY at: Ramgharia Sikh Association (The Sikh Temple), Golden Crescent, Hayes, UB3 1AQ (Hayes Gurdwara) FB LINK CLICK HERE PLEASE ATTEND,PLEASE FORWARD MORE INFO: EMAIL: be-1@live.co.uk MOBILE: 07838934219 Facebook: beone youth project

I hope to start a sehaj paath soon using laptop, I have some general questions regarding maryada of doing a sehaj paath from laptop and hopefully sangat will be able to help in this regard. I do not want to do any beadbi. Also what rules apply to listening to Sehaj Paath from laptop. Thanks

VJKK VJKF I am a 19 year old boy Sikh living in the UK and I have an issue when it comes to the topic of my dhari. It’s not that anybody says anything to me anymore it’s just that I don’t feel comfortable with it. I don’t feel like myself. I feel have to think twice before I do anything becasue I may give Sikhs a bad name. I feel like a hypocrite. I’ve talked to my family about shaving my dhari and everytime it comes up my Mum gets upset and so does my brother so to keep everyone happy I do what they want me to do and not shave. But I feel that this is emotional blackmail and that in the end I have no choice, I’m being treated like a puppet and they are pulling the strings. To make matters worse my relatives think that me and my brother are really religious and are going to end up being Amritdharis, all because my Mum told them that me and my brother are going to take Amrit. I know that this is the case with my brother as he is into Sikhi and wants to take Amrit, but I am nowhere near ready. Saying this sometimes I do feel comfortable with my dhari. I do understand the importance of Kes, or well at least I think I do. But majority of the time I regret to say that I don’t feel comfortable and that I am keeping it because of my mother. I am in a dilemma. Do I keep my dhari despite being uncomfortable with it just to keep everyone happy and so that relatives don’t say anything to my parents, OR do I do what I want and end up upsetting people? I would appreciate some advice as I am really confused. It’s been like this for 3 years now and is beginning to stress me out. Many thanks in advance. VJKK VJKF