Sgpc To Do Online Akhand Paaths For Money!

[Akaali]

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_142...01100010012.htm

They are "thinking" of allowing the bookings to happen online...

I beg to differ my brothers and sisters! We will not allow the SGPC to sell Akhand Paths online.

In the year 2000 we, the Khalsa Panth, successfully thwarted the attempts of the psuedo-Sikh Brahmins in the SGPC to try and sell Akhand paths online through

the SHRB - Sikh Heresy Regulation Board.

Me thinks its time to revive the group. We can easily get thousands of online signatures and bombard the SGPC email box!!

See below...I save all emails!!

Chardi Kala!

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Sikh Heresy Regulation Board

> [mailto:zafarnamah@hotmail.com]

> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 1:30 PM

> To: sgpc@vsnl.com

> Subject: Decision Reached by the SGPC

>

>

> Bhai Kirpal Singh,

>

> Vaah Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaah Guru Ji Ki Fateh.

>

> We would like to thank the S.G.P.C. for adopting the

> resolution of the

> sovereign Khalsa Panth to stop the unsanctioned

> selling of Akhand Paths. We

>

> appreciate the fact that you have disabled the

> options that facilitate the

> Akhand Path bookings over the Internet. We would

> like you to take another

> step and remove the web pages describing this

> un-Sikh practice from your

> site in their entirety.

>

> Along with the signatories on this resolution, the

> Sikh Heresy Regulation

> Board will continue to keep a vigilant watch over

> the affairs of Sikh

> institutions that disregard the divine will of the

> Guru Granth and the Guru

> Panth as manifested in the Sikh Rehat Maryada.

>

> Please inform us when the pages reflecting the

> Akhand Path booking options

> at www.sgpc.net/akhandpath are completely removed

> from your web site. We

> will contact you in the next few days to fully

> understand your position on

> the issue at hand; we appreciate all of your

> assistance.

>

> Long Live the Panth!

>

> Harpreet Singh

> Sikh Heresy Regulation Board

> New York

>

>

>

> >From: "SGPC, Amritsar." <sgpc@vsnl.com>

> >To: "Zafarnamah -- The Epistle of Victory"

> <zafarnamah@hotmail.com>

> >Subject: Re: CAMPAIGN CONTINUES: STOP SELLING OF

> AKHAND PATHS

> >Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 15:54:44 +0530

> >

> >Respected Sadh Sangat ji,

> >

> >Waheguru ji ka Khalsa,

> >Waheguru ji ki Fateh

> >

> >This is for your kind information that the

> Executive Committee of SGPC

> >under

> >the presidentship of Jathedar Jagdev Singh ji

> Talwandi, in its meeting

> >dated

> >21-12-2000, has decided to stop the practice of

> Akhandpath Booking

> >immediately.

> >

> >Thanks with Regards,

> >Kirpal Singh

> >Internet Office

> >SGPC, Amritsar.

>

> _______________________________

>

> RESOLUTION BY SIKHS WORLDWIDE TO STOP S.G.P.C.'S

> VIOLATION OF THE SIKH REHAT

>

> MARYADA, THE SIKH CODE OF CONDUCT

>

> Instructions: Please sign the letter below by

> writing your name and email

> address. Then forward it to other Sikhs and Sikh

> mailing lists. Please

> carbon copy (Cc:) sgpc@vsnl.com and

> zafarnamah@hotmail.com with each new

> signature. Your initiative will help us move

> towards reviving Sikhism as

> envisaged by the Sikh Gurus. Please take a minute

> and respond.

>

>

> Jathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi

> President

> Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee

> Teja Singh Samundri Hall

> Amritsar, Punjab 143006

> India

>

> Re: Akhand Paths for sale on SGPC site at

> http://www.sgpc.net/akhandpath/index.html

>

> Jathedar Jagdev Singh,

>

> The Panth worldwide, in particular the Sikh

> diaspora, is deeply disturbed by

>

> SGPC's open violation of the Sikh Rehat Maryada, the Sikh Code of Conduct

> ratified by the Panth under the auspices of the Akal Takht. Your organization, which is the primary publisher the Sikh Code of Conduct, has indulged in manmatt, an anti-Sikh practice of reading of the Sikh Scripture in exchange for money, where the payee is not present to hear the recitation.

>

> The Sikh religion declares that devotion is possible only if the devotee himself or herself takes active part in a religious service, including the recitation of the Sikh scripture. This is the reason Sikhism has no ordained priestly class; the practice of distant Akhand Paths is unsanctioned in Sikhism. Unless a person reads or hears and

> endeavors to understand the message of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, recitation by a

> paid person becomes an empty ritual and a heretical practice.

>

> Chapter 7, Article 9, Section (b) of the Sikh Rehat

> Maryada, as translated

> and published by your organization, declares:

>

> "Whichever family or congregation undertakes the non-stop reading should

> carry it out itself through its members, relatives, friends, etc., all together. The number of reciters is not prescribed. If a person himself, cannot read, he should listen in to the reading by some competent reader. However, it should never be allowed to happen that the reader carries on the reading all by himself/herself and no member of the congregation or the family is listening in to the reading."

>

> The above leaves no doubt that SGPC's practice of selling of Akhand Paths is

> antithetical to Sikhism; SGPC's hypocrisy is also evident because it does not practice what it preaches. If this is allowed to continue it shall result in the erosion of the fundamental Sikh value of reciting and contemplating on the Guru's Word by the devotee without the use of any intermediaries.

>

> The SGPC is requested to take corrective action by removing the pages from

> its web site, through which it sells Akhand Paths. Furthermore, it should pass a formal resolution that it will stop this practice at all Gurdwaras that come under its jurisdiction. The Sikhs of the diaspora do not want to see the SGPC meeting the same fate as the Masands, who were empowered by the

> Fourth Nanak, Guru Ram Dass, but abolished by the Tenth, Guru Gobind Singh,

> because of their theft of money from the Sikh masses. SGPC should reform its

> practices so it may once again become a credible institution of the Panth.

>

> Long Live the Panth!

>

> 1. Harpreet Singh, Sikh Heresy Regulation Board, New York,

> zafarnamah@hotmail.com

> 2. Prabhjot Singh, prabhjot@itsovereigns.com

> 3. Harjot Singh, sharjot@hotmail.com

> 4. Harmandeep Singh, harmanbhatia@yahoo.com

> 5. Harleen Chadha, New York, hchadha@lehman.com

> 6. Namarata Kaur, New York, iLLgiani@aol.com

> 7. Bhagwant Singh, bsingh@unforgettable.com

> 8. Inderpreet Singh, isingh@mediaone.net

> 9. Kaviraj Singh, kavi@beld.net

> 10. Manjit Singh, manjitsingh@mailcity.com

> 11. Harpreet Singh, hpreetsingh@usa.net

> 12. Arpinderk Kaur, arpinderkaur79@hotmail.com

> 13. Jagsir Singh, jagsirs@yahoo.com

> 14. Tuvrayn Kaur, singhnee@hotmail.com

> 15. Santokh Singh Indore (M.P.) India,

> msb99@vsnl.com

> 16. Gifty321@aol.com

> 17. Amardeep Kaur, amardeep@klse.com.my

> 18. Harkirat Singh, Vancouver, harkirat@telus.net

> 19. Kawaldeep Singh, grewal@uclink4.berkeley.edu

> 20. Jagroop Singh, jupesingh@hotmail.com

> 21. Kavneet Alag, kavneet@hotmail.com

> 22. Mandeep Atwal, mandeep.atwal@tntpost.com

> 23. Raghbir Atwal,

> Raghbir.Atwal@BUCKINGHAMVINTNERS.btinternet.com

> 24. Jasbir Singh, jasbir@maboli.com

> 25. Mrs Avtar Singh, Anhad1@home.com

> 26. M. Singh Khalsa, Turbo@#

> 27. Meeta Kaur, mmalhi@tides.org

> 28. Kulmeet Singh, singh20@hotmail.com

> 29. Rameet Kaur, rameetsingh@yahoo.com

> 30. Amolak Singh amolak@yahoo.com

> 31. Charandeep Singh, CD@MDMTECH.COM

> 32. Mandeep Singh New York,

> singh_mandeep@jpmorgan.com

> 33. Shaneen M Singh New Jersey,

> shaneensingh@yahoo.com

> 34. Haramandeep singh, aman23@hotmail.com

> 35. Sandeep Singh Bajwa, sikh-history@home.com

> 36. Banjot Singh, BChanana@VeriSign.com

> 37. Navtej Singh, NSinghB@aol.com

> 38. Sardar Harpreet Singh Bagga, Damack2284@aol.com

> 39. Harpreet Singh, hgill@nortelnetworks.com

> 40. Jaspreet Kaur, templetulips@hotmail.com

> 41. Ravinder Singh, ravinder@kevii.org

> 42. M. Singh, ms514@clam.rutgers.edu

> 43. Haumaijeet Singh, haumaijeet@yahoo.com

> 44. Sardar Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia, MD,

> BHANGOO@doctor.com

> 45. Gurpal Singh Bhuller, GurpalB@aol.com

> 46. Jaideep Singh, Singhplant@aol.com

> 47. Kulvinder Singh, kssawhney@ub.delhi.nic.in

> 48. Ravneet Kaur, rkbhander@khalsapride.com

> 49. Inderpaul Singh, ibhander@hotmail.com

> 50. Jatinder Rangi, JRANGI@yahoo.com

> 51. Brindarjit Singh, brindi@nortelnetworks.com

> 52. Jarnail Singh Arshi Gyani, Malaysia,

> Jarnail@tm.net.my

> 53. Tejinder Singh, Switzerland, singh@alari.ch

> 54. Jagjeet Singh, bk221455@stmail.staffs.ac.uk

> 55. Kirpal Singh Nijher, ksnijher@yahoo.com

> 56. Anuvinder Singh, anuvinder.singh@ey.com

> 57. Manmeet Singh, manmeet_singh@hotmail.com

> 58. Sutinder Singh, sutinderd@aol.com

> 59. Rumnit Kaur , rumnit_kaur@yahoo.com

> 60. Gurvinder Singh, tony_gurvinder@hotmail.com

> 61. Randeep Lall, rslall1@hotmail.com

> 62. Amardeep Singh, amarbhalla@yahoo.com

> 63. V.S. Golhar, vijay_golhar@hotmail.com

> 64. Harjeet S Lall, hl21314@glaxowellcome.co.uk

> 65. Harjinder Heer, Harjinder.S.Heer@btinternet.com

> 66. Gurpreet Singh, preeto@#

> 67. Anupreet Singh, khalsa81@hotmail.com

> 68. Mankanwal Singh Sehmi, kanwal.sehmi@ssmb.com

> 69. Chiranjeev Singh Kohli, ckohli@identitypulse.com

> 70. Amarjit Singh Anand, New York,

> anand_is_bliss@yahoo.com

> 71. Harvinder Singh, Harvinder71@hotmail.com

> 72. Arvind Singh, KIDDHA@aol.com

> 73. Jaspreet Singh, jsingh21@visto.com

> 74. Hardayal Singh, hardayal_singh@yahoo.com

> 75. Satyadeep singh, satya@nimrit.freeserve.co.uk

> 76. S. B. Surinder Singh, Mumbai, India,

> SBSurinder.Singh@kvaerner.com

> 77. Preeti K. Golhar, reallypreeti@hotmail.com

> 78. Panthratan S. Lall, pslall@yahoo.co.uk

> 79. Ravpreet Singh, ravpreets@fatehworld.org

> 80. Joe Mahinder Singh Sohi, Malaysia,

> sohi@pc.jaring.my

> 81. Jatinder Singh, falcon1@otenet.gr

> 82. Lakhbir Singh, UK, Lakhbir.Gossal@marconi.com

> 83. Ranjit Kaur, Editor, Sikh Link, Australia

> rks@bluep.com

> 84. Kuldip Singh, Singh.ksnarang@vsnl.com

> 85. Paramjit Singh, pami.singh@home.com

> 86. Jasjit Singh, jazjman@home.com

> 87. Harpreeet Singh, harpreet@elknet.net

> 88. Ravinder Singh, Singh.Ravinder@mayo.edu

> 89. Prabhjot Singh, prabhjot@mail.com

> 90. Harmandeep Singh Sahni, harmansahni@yahoo.com

> 91. Harpreetpal Singh, to_singh@hotmail.com

> 92. Amarpreetpal Singh, singhsardar@hotmail.com

> 93. Ravinder Singh, singhnmg@hotmail.com

> 94. Dr. I.J. Singh, ijs1@is.nyu.edu

> 95. Gurinder Singh, gscedt@hotmail.com

> 96. Hema Kaur New York, hema.kaur@usa.net

> 97. Jasmine Khurana, jasmine_khurana@yahoo.com

> 98. Gurpreet Kaur, gurpreetk@fatehworld.org

> 99. Parkashdeep Kaur, perkakaur@aol.com

> 100. Rajnarind Kaur, ahluwalia_raj@jpmorgan.com

> 101. H. S. Choji, chojihs@i91.com

> 102. Gurvinder Singh, singhgurvinder@hotmail.com

> 103. Harbeer Singh, herb@contort.com

> 104. Santokh Singh, maan100@worldonline.nl

> 105. Parmjit Singh, psi@interchange.ubc.ca

> 106. Itwinder Singh, shastarseller@yahoo.co.uk

> 107. Jaswinder Kaur, jaswinderkaur99@yahoo.com

> 108. Inderjit Singh, indi@boss-uk.org

> 109. Satnam Kaur Khalsa,

> satnamkaurkhalsa@btinternet.com

> 110. Kulpreet Singh, Richmond, BC, Canada,

> kulpreetsingharora@home.com

> 111. Bhupinder Singh Mahal, bsmahal@home.com

> 112. Raminder Pal Singh Bhatia,

> raminder_bhatia@hotmail.com

> 113. Amritpal Singh, adeep@sfu.ca

> 114. Sardar Jaskaran Singh Oberoi, RRROutlaw@aol.com

> 115. Sardar Simardeep Singh Oberoi, dhallsim@aol.com

> 116. Inderpal Singh, inderpal@mailstart.com

> 117. Navpreet Kaur, navpreetk@hotmail.com

> 118. Kalitdeep Singh, kalit@hotmail.com

> 119. Ravinder Joshi, degtegh@hotmail.com

> 120. Urvashi Bali, akaalmurat@hotmail.com

> 121. Pramod sharma, yuvsatta@ch1.dot.net.in

> 122. Wajinder Singh, Malaysia, wajinder@tm.net.my

> 123. Preetraj Singh, coolprs@hotmail.com

> 124. Jasmine Kaur, ssukhmani@mediaone.net

> 125. Deshdeepak Singh, deshdeepak_@hotmail.com

> 126. Amarpreet kaur, anmolpreet@aol.com

> 127. Amarjit Singh, amar_amar@hotmail.com

> 128. Baljeet Singh Ohri, b.s.ohri@basalmed.uio.no

> 129. Jasdev Singh Rai, jasdevsrai@hotmail.com

> 130. Kulwant Singh Brar, kulwant.singh.brar@mynd.no

> 131. Amrit Singh, Panjabibeast@hotmail.com

> 132. Inderpal Singh, England, inderpal@hotmail.com

> 133. Jaskaran Singh, jsdhaliwal@home.com

> 134. Paramjit Singh, grewal@fast.net

> 135. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, dhillongs@yahoo.com

> 136. B. S. Khalsa, Shankhalsa@aol.com

> 137. Bijay Singh, bijaysingh_pau@Yahoo.com,

> bjsingh@pau.chd.nic.in

> 138. Harpreet singh, harpsingh@avaya.com

> 139. Aman Jaspal, Aman.Jaspal@requisite.com

> 140. Dharmendra Singh Nagpal, nagpalds@yahoo.com

> 141. Sonia Kaur, misspahwa@hotmail.com

> 142. Mac Sahota, Ph.D, Senior Applications Engineer,

> sahota@ydyn.com

> 143. Amarjit Singh Powar, Calgary, Alberta, Canada,

> amarjitpowar@juno.com

> 144. Gaurav Singh, singh_gaurav@hotmail.com

> 145. Harpreet Kaur, hkaur20@yahoo.com

> 146. Anshu Jit Singh, anshupammy@yahoo.com

> 147. Harbinder Singh, binder@pop.jaring.my

> 148. Sardar Simran Singh, bugzybone@aol.com

> 149. Amrat Singh, khalistan_@hotmail.com

> 150. Yadvinder Singh, YADSINGH@aol.com

> 151. Sirdar Jatinder Singh Hundal, Jshundal@aol.com

> 152. Dr. Gurvinder Singh, singhga@yahoo.com.au

> 153. Gurjinder Singh, gurjinder_s@hotmail.com

> 154. Kanwaljeet Singh, ksingh@alumni.uwaterloo.ca

> 155. Jagdish Singh and Jagjeet Kaur, Sacramento,

> gurfateh62@hotmail.com

> 156. Amrit Pal Singh, apsingh@canada.com

> 157. Satinder Pal Singh, spsnarang@altavista.com

> 158. Mrs. Baljinder Kaur, bnarang@interchange.ubc.ca

> 160. CharanJit Singh Wallia, cjwallia@indiastar.com

> 161. Ms. Namrita Sagri, namrita79@yahoo.com

> 162. Satpal Singh Chawla, Calgary, Alberta, Canada ,

> spchawla@hotmail.com

> 163. Deeptaz Kaur, deeptaz@hotmail.com

> 164. 9. Lucky Singh, USA, lucky_jatt@hotmail.com

> 165. Romeet Singh, rome_bhinder@hotmail.com

> 166. Faujinder Singh, Fauj@aol.com

> 167. Rajkaregakhalsa Singh, Raj@aol.com

> 168. Harpal Singh, California, Gangsta_Pala@usa.com

> 169. Lakhwinder singh, US, LakhaJatt@hotmail.com

> 170. Satpal Singh, Satta@yahoo.com

> 171. Joginder Singh, JoggDogg@email.com

> 172. Alvin Singh, Chicago, Alvinsingh@hotmail.com

> 173. Shahbaaz Singh Afghani, USA,

> AfghaniSingh@yahoo.com

> 174. Sartaaz Singh Afghani, USA,

> SinghAfghani@yahoo.com

> 175. Ramanpreet Singh Bhinder, USA,

> romijatt@hotmail.com

> 176. Dr. Kala Singh, Vancouver, Canada

> 177. Hapreet Kaur, humchakar@rediffmail.com

> 178. Gurpreet Singh, bablooji@yahoo.com

> 179. Satbir Dhaliwal, dhaliwal@lehman.COM

> 180. Puneet Anand, India, puneet1999@yahoo.com

[jss]

what's the difference b/w booking online and booking over the phone???

i think if we're gonna petition against this we should also petition againt selling akhand paats to people who aren't even going to be there!! people who are sitting in canada getting an akhand paat done at darbar sahib....that's ridiculous...

why not petition against the MAIN issue...which is commercialization of the akhand paats which has been going on for such a long time...

in reality..there's no difference b/w online selling..or doing it over the phone...both are stupid stupid stupid....

[Akaali]

Someone is raising a voice to do something, its not gonna benefit anyone to argue what we should do or not do.

This petition will atleast tell SGPC that doing this type of thing is wrong. I dont see another petitiion started with almost 200 names against doing akhand paaths over the phone or the internet.

[Sony]

what i find wrong here is instead of explaining to people that guru ji's words are his words and are no different whether they are read from one bir or another, they are egging them on further.....

u both are right this should be contested.. but lets make sure we do it properly and we argue the right thing. if booking online is done properly its not a problem, (im thinknig this is like having a secretary who keeps track of the name of the person who will be doing the seva and stuff ... ) however, they must be there for the akhand paath, whats the point of having an akhand paath if someone emails u and tell u, k the paath is done.. ur wishes will be fullfilled :doh:

why can these people not do it at their local gurudwara sahib instead? gurbani is the same no matter where it is read....

[Sony]

wait let me get this straight.. they actually want to do the paath over the internet? they do it over the phone already?? Huh??

[S1ngh]

It's wrong because SGPC is helping the kaum to have akhand path being turned into ritual (which these days it already is by many ppls who barely attends the Akhand path)..

Book akhand path online?? They are marketing Dollars and pounds now?? If they want to have this then i would have agree if they have condition attached to it like.. ONe party must attend the path for 3 days !

Believe me this ain't gonna work.. They have online booking for Sarain of Darbar sahib (Guest house).. and i know a person who booked it online and when he went to amritsar and to their office.. The manager sitting in front desk doesn't even aware of such online booking system or SGPC.net website hahahaha.. Same thing with this new "getting modern" booking thingy

[Akaali]

Please!

Its a good effort, if you think akhand paaths shouldn't be done online (which most of you agree with), please post your name, number, etc. and I will add it to the list and send it back to the person who e-mailed it to me.