Youth @ Gurdwara

[dsingh]

Free ipods? Why dont they give away a car for the adults to go?

LOL, whats the point in getting people to the gurdwara when they don't want to be there.

We need to target sikhs who have pyar for the guru

[Golee Maro]

Free ipods? Why dont they give away a car for the adults to go?

singh jee, thats still not enough for some. give them a car.. but then they will also want petrol, tax, insurance and mot money as an incentive to come! never enough for some people.

[dsingh]

doing divans more regulalry makes more work for the gurdwara. lol

some1 has to make some langar

[Guest PRITAM SINGH KHALSA]

i personally find the projector system quite good as it helps you to interact with the kirtan.

However, some people argue that they spend time starting at a screen and don't sing along or listen to the kirtan.

The people complaining must be sitting on something uncomfortable. You have to learn sometime, so the projector is a good start. If you notice some people expect all the others to be at their level and want to keep others down by not wanting a projector.

Bhajanpreet kids dont know enough to be involved enough to be on the commitee.

They could be sevadars but not on the commitee. They should first learn for a couple years doing seva and then maybe people would vote them in , if they were a good person all around.

[Bhajan_preet]

For the committee I mean committee for things they could understand; for example, gurudwara cleaning and upkeeping.

[Pakandi baba]

1. LOL, giani speaking english. Why should they, its our job to learn punjabi.

2. Youth participation - what can they do, it can get complicated when most cut their hair etc.

3. sikhi month sounds good but can u guys b bothered to meet up 2 days running. can u lot do kirtan or play some part in the event?

4. sikh parchar should b done in the gurdwara not elsewhere.

5. Committees r a big problem, they won't step down or let others do seva that they don't like

1 - Why Should they? That's the reason in the decline in youths attending. neither is that attitude required. a majority, yes a majority speak english and we need to move with the times. Otherwise the buddhe can sit on the Gurwara until they pop their clogs and the Gurdwara will remain empty afterwards. THIS is where we fail, all other religions make there parchaar in English spanish whatever language is required!! Guru Nanak did the same!

2 - Well there you have it, if the haircutting is the barrier, and you don't let them in, ,it's not the fault of the youth they turn to other religions & sharab/drugs etc!

3 - What? You've obviously not been around Mr! All other religions actively do parchaar anywhere they can. You sit inside your Gurdwara and do it to the walls!

4 - Why won't they step down? The sangat put them there the sangat must bring them down!

What is the 'seva' they don't like? The real seva or the seva of not allowing the halls to be used for the kanjar puna they love indulging in!!

Joothi lak ke taan devan sir roda kar Committee walian da!! :e:

i personally find the projector system quite good as it helps you to interact with the kirtan.

However, some people argue that they spend time starting at a screen and don't sing along or listen to the kirtan.

The people complaining must be sitting on something uncomfortable. You have to learn sometime, so the projector is a good start. If you notice some people expect all the others to be at their level and want to keep others down by not wanting a projector.

Bhajanpreet kids dont know enough to be involved enough to be on the commitee.

They could be sevadars but not on the commitee. They should first learn for a couple years doing seva and then maybe people would vote them in , if they were a good person all around.

Khalsa ji they introuduced the projector at the Gurdwara in Birmingham a week later the darbar was packed with youth (not a word of a lie) The chap there is very good. He did the Hukamnama in panjabi first then did the translation. The word spread around and more youth started attending.

This is what is required - Sooner rather than later as times is running out!!

doing divans more regulalry makes more work for the gurdwara. lol

some1 has to make some langar

That is the purpose of the Gurdwara, anyone in there that disagrees should be tossed out by the dhari, he has no right to be there!!

Guru da Ghar not his!

[Guest PRITAM SINGH KHALSA]

""""""""""1 - Why Should they? That's the reason in the decline in youths attending. neither is that attitude required. a majority, yes a majority speak english and we need to move with the times. Otherwise the buddhe can sit on the Gurwara until they pop their clogs and the Gurdwara will remain empty afterwards. THIS is where we fail, all other religions make there parchaar in English spanish whatever language is required!! Guru Nanak did the same!

2 - Well there you have it, if the haircutting is the barrier, and you don't let them in, ,it's not the fault of the youth they turn to other religions & sharab/drugs etc!"""""""""""

The eternal Guru is written in Gurmukhi so we can only have Katha in whatever language as also GuruJi did, but he still did in the old Punjabi. When ever he felt the Naad of another language was correct then he incorperated it in with his teachings. I like when the projector has the Gurmukhi/transliteration/translation at the same time during the Hukamnama because you still here the original and get to understand what GuruJi is revealing to the Sangat, and we all benefit.

Haircutting is anti Sikh{ although people justify it as not being anti}. How many of the Gurus Sikhs {khalsa} had cut hair in the history of Sikhi besides all the heretic modern ones.The Guru asked us to not cut our hair, and people disrespect his hukam by not listening, and if they go to another religion is because they arent strong enough to be in the Khalsa army. If they cant keep hair then they cant do anything because thats just the first requirement. Other religions are too easy to be so it appeals to the spiritually lazy people.

Drugs are for the dumbest people in the world no matter what religion,race or gender.

[king singh]

Stop the corruption in the committees! LOL.

Me too :T: :TH:

[Pakandi baba]

Haircutting is anti Sikh{ although people justify it as not being anti}. How many of the Gurus Sikhs {khalsa} had cut hair in the history of Sikhi besides all the heretic modern ones.The Guru asked us to not cut our hair and people disrespect his hukam by not listening, and if they go to another religion is because they arent strong enough to be in the Khalsa army. If they cant keep hair then they cant do anything because thats just the first requirement. Other religions are too easy to be so it appeals to the spiritually lazy people.

Well if they don't allow them in the Gurdwara who's going to educate them? Although i know what you're saying but i'm sure you can see my point!

BREAK this barrier

[king singh]

One thing is to have gurudwara programs more regularly (like daily, not just the weekend).

Couldnt agree more :nihungsmile: