Sikhism

[SikherOfTheNaam]

As a relgious SIkh do you need to know how to play the tabla and read punjabi?

Khalsa123

[Guest PRITAM SINGH KHALSA]

Once you are a Sikh then you should start to learn, but at first learn in english so you understand the format and layout of Sikh and of Gurmukhi. Learn Gurmukhi first and then punjabi,beacuase reciting Guru Granth Sahib is way more important than chatting with people with a limited vocabulary but its up to you of what you actually do. Talk is easy its the doing part that really counts.

Dont try to learn too much in a short period or you will wear yourself out. Flow it, and obtain it.

[king singh]

As a relgious SIkh do you need to know how to play the tabla and read punjabi?

Khalsa123

no u dont HAVE TO know how to play the tabla!

[Guest PRITAM SINGH KHALSA]

You do have to be able to mumble at one hundred kilometers an hour like an auctioneer in order to participate in an Akhand Paath these days :D JK

[randip singh]

As a relgious SIkh do you need to know how to play the tabla and read punjabi?

Khalsa123

Tabla No

Punjabi or the Gurmukhi script is useful - however note understanding Punjabi and the format that the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is written in is completely different.

[UKGupt Kaur]

Once you are a Sikh then you should start to learn, but at first learn in english so you understand the format and layout of Sikh and of Gurmukhi. Learn Gurmukhi first and then punjabi,beacuase reciting Guru Granth Sahib is way more important than chatting with people with a limited vocabulary but its up to you of what you actually do. Talk is easy its the doing part that really counts.

Dont try to learn too much in a short period or you will wear yourself out. Flow it, and obtain it.

You are correct. Maybe concentrate on one of the nitnem bani at a time.

For example listen to an audio bani as well as reading the english translation of that bani. You will gradually pick up reading Gurmukhi. Correct pronunciation is very important.

Learn Gurmukhi alphabet

http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/youth/punj.htm

There is no harm in learning to play the tabla or Vajha.

Its however, as we are taking about music, important to listen and or sing Kirtan - Gurbani Kirtan.

see:

http://forums.waheguroo.com/index.php?s=&a...st&p=134091

[Lionchild]

As a relgious SIkh do you need to know how to play the tabla and read punjabi?

Khalsa123

No, you don't have to play he tabla, nor learn punjabi. Your language is just as fine and acceptable to waheguru or god. Keep your language and culture!

[UKGupt Kaur]

As a relgious SIkh do you need to know how to play the tabla and read punjabi?

Khalsa123

No, you don't have to play he tabla, nor learn punjabi. Your language is just as fine and acceptable to waheguru or god. Keep your language and culture!

No one is saying to give up your mother tongue or culture!!

Its important to learn Gurmukhi (& punjabi to some extent) and hence to understand the meaning of gurbani in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji.

[Guest Papi]

As a relgious SIkh do you need to know how to play the tabla and read punjabi?

Khalsa123

as a sikh you dont need anything but love for guruji.

BUT, i think that we must also try to learn more about other aspects of sikhi, language, music, culture, maryada :TH:

[Guest PRITAM SINGH KHALSA]

As a relgious SIkh do you need to know how to play the tabla and read punjabi?

Khalsa123

No, you don't have to play he tabla, nor learn punjabi. Your language is just as fine and acceptable to waheguru or god. Keep your language and culture!

Dont worry about lionchild he is the cyber wacko with crazy ideas.

If you dont wake at Amritvela then you are dead while awake. Being a real Sikh requires you to be a sevak of the Guru, if one thinks they are giving up their culture, is just insecure about something, maybe they are having second thoughts of what they got themselves into or something??? You will do what you are meant to do,and dont let anyone try to "scare" you away from the best path of Sikhi that you can.

Lionchild is telling you that you only should read the english translations only because he is scared of something (maybe he has a learning disability ) You dont need to know Sikh music but you should be able to read Gurbani unlike lionchilds advice . Sometimes I wonder what he is up to, like he sounds like he has the same agenda.