Y Keep Kesh And Covered?

[Guest Q]

"veerji/penji...kes are part of our body...jus like arms and legs and eyes etc....i dont think u wud go and cut ur leg or arm so why cut kes....and god gave u kes to keep...if he wanted u to cut em he wudn't have put em there in the first place...."

am confuzed...cuz guru ji does want us to cut our nailss..in that case guruj i has put nails on our hands?

bhul chuk maaf

[Heera Singh]

I finally got off my lazy butt and looked for them threads that we already discussed this topic on...

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=16921&hl

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=17751&hl

the first one was very thorough in explaining.. :lol:

[Guest Guest]

I finally got off my lazy butt and looked for them threads that we already discussed this topic on...

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=16921&hl

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=17751&hl

the first one was very thorough in explaining.. :lol:

thanks

[Guest Guest]

thanks

[puneetkaur]

waheguru ji ka khalsa

waheguru ji ki fateh

veerji/penji...kes are part of our body...jus like arms and legs and eyes etc....i dont think u wud go and cut ur leg or arm so why cut kes....and god gave u kes to keep...if he wanted u to cut em he wudn't have put em there in the first place....and for the head bein covered...its jus out of respect...in the olden days bibiyaan used to cover their head...if ne bibi had her head uncovered tht meant tht she is a widow....we, all us humans, are soul-brides...and god is our husband and he neva dies...so we r suppose to cover our head all the time....well i guess it wont matter to a person who doesnt really care bout the creator who made him/her and is capable of takin his life away....so its all bout sharda...faith....love

and all the yoga ppl will give all these scientific facts to cover ya head with a dastaar (go to sikhnet.com fo tht)

also, we keep our kes and cover our heads coz our guru ji Guru Gobind Singh Ji told us to...and we being his sikhs need to follow tht

bhul chuk maaf

waheguru ji ka khalsa

waheguru ji ki fateh

Kaur Ji

i totally agree wth u. uve put down everything so clearly & beautifully so i hope it serves the purpose this post had been put.

Guru Rakha always

Puneet Kaur

[Guest _kaur_2009_]

Kesh (hair):

The keeping of uncut hair is given a great deal of

importance in Sikhism. But what is so special about

hair?

Historical significance: Well the history of hair

goes back to the Bible. The Bible talks of a man

called Sampson who obtained supernatural powers

through his long hair. His hair was later cut and

consequently he lost his powers.

It is also a fact that most of the world's prophets

and saints including Jesus, the Sikh Gurus and

Hindu prophets kept uncut hair.

Meaning: G. A. Gaskell writes, 'Hair of the head is

a symbol of faith, intuition of truth, or the highest

qualities of the mind.' - Dictionary of all Scriptures

Sikhs believe God to be a perfect creator. It

therefore follows that whatever He creates is

perfect. The keeping of uncut hair is therefore,

recognition of God's perfection and the submission

of a Sikh to the Will of God.

Function: Most Sikhs regard hair as a gift from

God. But what does this gift actually do for us? Well

the functions of hair can be divided into 5 sub

categories. These include an ornamental function,

physical function, psychological function, Sikh

specific function and a spiritual function.

Ornamental function: Nature has decorated a

man with a beard and a moustache to differentiate

between a male and a female. A good example from

the animal kingdom is a lion with its majestic mane.

Physical function: Just like the skin, the hair helps

to synthesize vitamin D from sunlight. It also helps

to supply the piturary gland (located in the head)

with phosphorous. Phosphorous is an element

which is used in meditation by the aforesaid gland.

The hair on our body regulates body temperature

and our eye lashes, nostril hairs and ear hairs help

to keep out dust particles.

Psychological function: This is by far, one of the

most important functions of hair. People cut their

hair to look good for other people, and although

everyone wants to look sexy and cool, a Sikh is

encouraged to impress God and not bother so much

about the opinions of everyone else. Keeping hair

therefore encourages us to become less vain and

more God orientated.

Sikh specific function: Uncut hair is a mark of Sikh

identity. The 10th Sikh Guru instructed all his Sikhs to

come before him with long hair and weapons. Long

hair also represents sacrifice, because there have

been many Sikhs like Bhai Taru Singh, who preferred

to have their scalp removed instead of their hair cut.

Spiritual function: Hair enhances the ability of a

human being to experience God. This can be

explained by understanding the workings of

electromagnets. An electromagnet consists of an iron

rod with a coil of wire wrapped around it. The strength

of an electromagnet can be increased by increasing

the number of coils. Now in a human being, there are

nine visible inlets/outlets (2 nostrils, 2 ear holes, 1

mouth, 2 eyes, 2 below the waistline). And the 10th

inlet is located in the head and is invisible. It is called

the Dasam Dawar. This is where we experience the

reality of God and we can consider this to be the iron

rod. Hairs are like coils of wire which amplify spiritual

energy at the 10th inlet. A greater quantity of head

hair will lead to more coils in the (Joora) knot and

therefore a higher concentration of spiritual energy. Of

course, it is possible to experience God without any

head hair like Buddhists. However anything that helps

us to experience God more easily should be

welcomed. Hair is essentially a spiritual technology

that makes it easier to connect with God.

Conclusion:

Wearing 5K's does not automatically make a good

Sikh and in addition to this, wearing the 5 K's without

understanding their purpose is silly. The 5 K's are not

meaningless symbols, but instead are items which aid

us in living a life revolving around God and submission

to His Will.

[Nehmat]

Kesh (hair):

The keeping of uncut hair is given a great deal of

importance in Sikhism. But what is so special about

hair?

Historical significance: Well the history of hair

goes back to the Bible. The Bible talks of a man

called Sampson who obtained supernatural powers

through his long hair. His hair was later cut and

consequently he lost his powers.

It is also a fact that most of the world's prophets

and saints including Jesus, the Sikh Gurus and

Hindu prophets kept uncut hair.

Meaning: G. A. Gaskell writes, 'Hair of the head is

a symbol of faith, intuition of truth, or the highest

qualities of the mind.' - Dictionary of all Scriptures

Sikhs believe God to be a perfect creator. It

therefore follows that whatever He creates is

perfect. The keeping of uncut hair is therefore,

recognition of God's perfection and the submission

of a Sikh to the Will of God.

Function: Most Sikhs regard hair as a gift from

God. But what does this gift actually do for us? Well

the functions of hair can be divided into 5 sub

categories. These include an ornamental function,

physical function, psychological function, Sikh

specific function and a spiritual function.

Ornamental function: Nature has decorated a

man with a beard and a moustache to differentiate

between a male and a female. A good example from

the animal kingdom is a lion with its majestic mane.

Physical function: Just like the skin, the hair helps

to synthesize vitamin D from sunlight. It also helps

to supply the piturary gland (located in the head)

with phosphorous. Phosphorous is an element

which is used in meditation by the aforesaid gland.

The hair on our body regulates body temperature

and our eye lashes, nostril hairs and ear hairs help

to keep out dust particles.

Psychological function: This is by far, one of the

most important functions of hair. People cut their

hair to look good for other people, and although

everyone wants to look sexy and cool, a Sikh is

encouraged to impress God and not bother so much

about the opinions of everyone else. Keeping hair

therefore encourages us to become less vain and

more God orientated.

Sikh specific function: Uncut hair is a mark of Sikh

identity. The 10th Sikh Guru instructed all his Sikhs to

come before him with long hair and weapons. Long

hair also represents sacrifice, because there have

been many Sikhs like Bhai Taru Singh, who preferred

to have their scalp removed instead of their hair cut.

Spiritual function: Hair enhances the ability of a

human being to experience God. This can be

explained by understanding the workings of

electromagnets. An electromagnet consists of an iron

rod with a coil of wire wrapped around it. The strength

of an electromagnet can be increased by increasing

the number of coils. Now in a human being, there are

nine visible inlets/outlets (2 nostrils, 2 ear holes, 1

mouth, 2 eyes, 2 below the waistline). And the 10th

inlet is located in the head and is invisible. It is called

the Dasam Dawar. This is where we experience the

reality of God and we can consider this to be the iron

rod. Hairs are like coils of wire which amplify spiritual

energy at the 10th inlet. A greater quantity of head

hair will lead to more coils in the (Joora) knot and

therefore a higher concentration of spiritual energy. Of

course, it is possible to experience God without any

head hair like Buddhists. However anything that helps

us to experience God more easily should be

welcomed. Hair is essentially a spiritual technology

that makes it easier to connect with God.

Conclusion:

Wearing 5K's does not automatically make a good

Sikh and in addition to this, wearing the 5 K's without

understanding their purpose is silly. The 5 K's are not

meaningless symbols, but instead are items which aid us in living a life revolving around God and submission to His Will.

Waheguru!

Thank you for such a beautiful post.

Please if you can then do explain the purpose of the five K's. I'll wait for you reply.

Thank you again!

[Guest Guest]

I keep a beard so I can apply for a job with Geico

[kaur_2009]

Read the attachment u will get detail about 5K's................

why_uncut_hairs.doc

[Guest mizzion in lyfe]

Y not ask Y u want 2 remove ~kesh an keep yoh head uncoverd - when u look at the answerz to those qwestions u can C y it is importnat!!c ha ha