United Sikhs 'rescue A Family' Appeal

[mann_kaum_layee_qurbaan]

you guys all make good points.

However, Guru ghars have heating bills, electricity bills, property taxes to pay, mortgages etc. where does thismoney come from? FRom the sangat, the dreaded golak.

It's a waste to build billion dollar gurdwaras with lavish amenities, but nice simple guru ghars still have bills to pay and if all the sangat stopped putting money in the golak who is gonna pay the gurdwaras' bills, Indian gov't? Although if your a narakdhaari dera or radha swami dera then yeah the Indian gov't will pay the bills for you but our guru ghars still need the sangat's money to operate.

Sometimes we get a little too philisophical and ignore common sense. Yeah you don't need to write a $5000 check to the guru ghar but putting $1 in the golak isn't going to make the bhai sahib a millionaire.

When the city shuts off the guru ghar's heat then the sanagt is gonne start a new topic, "our gurdwara doesn't have heat!"

guru ghars have langar, free community kitchen. Food is served to everyone. Food costs money.

anyways, it's not a choice between guru ghar and feeding the poor. we can do both.

peace.

[Guest s133k_s1kh]

you guys all make good points.

However, Guru ghars have heating bills, electricity bills, property taxes to pay, mortgages etc. where does thismoney come from? FRom the sangat, the dreaded golak.

It's a waste to build billion dollar gurdwaras with lavish amenities, but nice simple guru ghars still have bills to pay and if all the sangat stopped putting money in the golak who is gonna pay the gurdwaras' bills, Indian gov't? Although if your a narakdhaari dera or radha swami dera then yeah the Indian gov't will pay the bills for you but our guru ghars still need the sangat's money to operate.

Sometimes we get a little too philisophical and ignore common sense. Yeah you don't need to write a $5000 check to the guru ghar but putting $1 in the golak isn't going to make the bhai sahib a millionaire.

When the city shuts off the guru ghar's heat then the sanagt is gonne start a new topic, "our gurdwara doesn't have heat!"

guru ghars have langar, free community kitchen. Food is served to everyone. Food costs money.

anyways, it's not a choice between guru ghar and feeding the poor. we can do both.

peace.

FATEH!!

Very Right but even you are aware of what the gurudwara committees do with the funds. Its evident from the scandals that have happened in the gurudwaras around the world. More transparency is required when it comes to usage of gurughar funds.

[mann_kaum_layee_qurbaan]

s133k sikh,

yes I am aware of what SOME committees do with funds but I'm talking from my experinece at my local guru ghar which is one of the largest in america. And no I am not part of the committee sticking up for them. I am just applying common sense. I know there are a lot of 14, 15 year olds on this forum who probably don't know how their own homes function, not realizing the burden on their parents to pay so many bills which make their lives so comfortable.

However I must say that committees are elceted in most if not all guru ghars. Instead of labeling everyone corrupt, vote and be proactive in gurdwara events. if there is an election vote in it. you have the power to make change. take the initiative, don't just say that's corrupt, ignore it.

i learned thsi from my dad. one day I went to guru ghar and i went to use the washroom. it was filthy. I went home and told my dad that the washroom at gurdwara is so dirty and i don't know why nobody cleans it. my dad said then why won't you clean it. light bulb.

so the lesson from my dad, if something's wrong fix it, don't expect somone else to do it. be proactive. this is sikhi.

peace.