Damdami Taksal Rehit-

[Singh-in-Welling]

should we all be sarbloh bibeki then really!!!!!

iv come across sarbloh bibek but people normally say that its an additional rehit if you want to keep it, but the rehit maryada does not say if you want to. Its says a direct command.

so if people follow damdami taksal maryada which i know of many, why aint they bibek really???? is it picking and choosing....

locw smsir iehu ibauhwrw ]

To look upon all with an impartial eye - let this be your daily occupation

That goes for me and you.

[~Preeti~]

How would sitting next to a manmukh affect your sikhi? Why cant people just sit together

[akal sahai]

aah looks like i got to post on tapoban to get some better veechar.......... lol

[Guest peacemaker]

'Preeti' Bhenjee you asked about how if the AmrithDharee we sit near doesn't follow the Reyath Maryadhaa and you didn't know; well I doubt Vaaheguroo is going to penalise you for sitting near someone who doesn't follow the Reyath Maryadhaa becuase you didn't know. Its about when you KNOW that the person sitting near you is like a proper Manmukh, and you chose to sit up right close and be in their Sangath.

Our Gurus did sangat with everyone and never judged, so we have no right to label people as "Manmukhs" and then try and place ourselves on a higher level than them by saying we are too good for their company. Let's work on brining the panth together instead of forming our own little "clubs". Nobody really knows if the person sitting next to them is a Gursikh or Manmukh for sure and if you think you know, then you are just judging them.

[SunSingh]

the reason people avoid food made by manmukhs is b/c their negative thougth vibes get into the food. It's prefereable to eat from your own hands or from gurmukhs as they do simran while preparing food, which is very beneficial.

Prepackaged foods are factory made, made by machine so it is not made by manmukhs. it certainly seems okay to eat. but not as good as food made by those who do simran.

[Guest peacemaker]

the reason people avoid food made by manmukhs is b/c their negative thougth vibes get into the food. It's prefereable to eat from your own hands or from gurmukhs as they do simran while preparing food, which is very beneficial.

Again, how do you know if someone is a manmukh? Is it because they aren't amritdhari? Should only amritdhari people be allowed to do seva then? I don't understand this concept at all.

[Matheen]

Again, how do you know if someone is a manmukh? Is it because they aren't amritdhari? Should only amritdhari people be allowed to do seva then? I don't understand this concept at all.

Very easy my brother. If you see your cook swearing/ gossiping etc while cooking your food, then he/she is most likely to be a manmukh and the food is best avoided.

As far as not doing sangat of manmukhs - until you're at a level where you can change manmukhs into Gurmukhs, like Guru Ji can, we shouldn't try to copy Guru Ji but obey them instead.

If Guru Ji in the form of 5 Pyare has given someone this Rehat to follow, they have no choice and should not question it.

There is a reason behind all this but it only becomes clear after much kamaiiy (I've been told).

[Guest peacemaker]

Very easy my brother. If you see your cook swearing/ gossiping etc while cooking your food, then he/she is most likely to be a manmukh and the food is best avoided.

Most of the times, you don't see your cooks though, so how do you know what they are doing?

[Matheen]

Most of the times, you don't see your cooks though, so how do you know what they are doing?

If you DO know though.......

Also, this might be why some Singhs try to avoid eating out? These are the rules- our job is to follow them as best we can. In instances where we're not sure all we can do is Ardas.

[SunSingh]

the reason people avoid food made by manmukhs is b/c their negative thougth vibes get into the food. It's prefereable to eat from your own hands or from gurmukhs as they do simran while preparing food, which is very beneficial.

Again, how do you know if someone is a manmukh? Is it because they aren't amritdhari? Should only amritdhari people be allowed to do seva then? I don't understand this concept at all.

this is called bibek buddhi, differientiating between false and true. We are allowed to make judgments along these lines, even judging people. for example, we must judge who is good or bad sangat for use to spend time with.