Incresing Dogey Trends Amongst Our Generation

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Introduction

A lot of young people seem to be taking Amirt, but they do not seem to have the traits of an Amritdhari.

In this essay I will look at why this is happening?

After the Shaheedi of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, Sri Guru Gobing Singh Ji Created the Khalsa Army. He describes in Dasam Granth that he was instructed by God to create this Army as Gods army. The Khalsa was to uphold righteousness and justice amongst humanity by any means. Guru Ji wanted so much determination from the soldiers of this army that even death would not put them off the path of truth. He therefore asked his Sikhs for 5 heads, five men came forward amongst thousands and answered the Gurus call. They became Singhs and are known as the 5 Beloved of the Guru. Once the 5 were baptized by Guru Ji, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji asked them to bless him with Amrit. Daya Singh said to Guru Ji we have given our heads to receive this nectar, what do you offer?

Guru Ji said if the need be I will offer my whole family for the sacrifice for the sake the Khalsa!

The gist is that to join the Khalsa one must be ready to face struggle, oppression and hardships. The soldier of the khalsa must be willing to sacrifice there all for the betterment of humanity. (These days people aren’t willing to even put ten pound petrol in a car and go to a protest against injustice, but claim “we have gave our head to the Guru”)

When we take Amrit we make promises to Guru Ji and claim that we will live our life according to Gurmat (the teachings of Gurbani). But when the same Gurbani is being disrespected and then you just turn a blind eye! Have you really given your head?

If you desire to play this game of love with Me,

then step onto My Path with your head in hand.

When you place your feet on this Path,

give Me your head, and do not pay any attention to public opinion. Ang 1410 SGGSJ

Role of the Khalsa

A soldier of the Khalsa pays homage and alliance to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the Sikh of the Guru never bows their head before any mortal being. The Sikh meditates on Waheguru (the Immortal Supreme Soul). The Sikh has a daily routine of Nitnem and Simran. The Sikh sees Gods light in all and does not believe in rituals, superstitions and the worship of none other then Akal Purakh.

These days Sikhs Indulge in many rituals such as rakhri and lorhi (which are festivals that discriminate against the female sex)

Loads of Sikhs are superstitious for example tie black threads on their arm for protection. Don’t wash their hair on Thursdays because it is supposed to be bad luck.

A Sikh will parrot read Gurbani (they read bani paying no attention or not absorbing the message of the Guru). Ikonkaar means one light of all, but Sikhs are still racist. For Example they will Look <Edited> off when a black man comes to the Gurdwara to eat Guru Ka Langar. Loads of Sikhs live hypocritical lives which go against Gurbani because they are ignorant or have not took time out to learn the message of the Guru.(They just Keep Parrot reading all their lives)

People that are meant to be amritdhari encourage and start anti gurmat activities in Gurdwara sahibs. (they also openly Slander Guru Ji and a lot of the real Sikh way of life)

So called Sikhs abuse and Disrespect Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, By taking Maharaj to Pubs or opening up anti Gurmat Halls with Guru ji’s Money)

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This happens because people take Amrit just for the outside look, i.e. to join a committee, or to look good in the community. Sometimes kids are pressured into it by the family or peer pressure. One must only take Amrit if they understand the Gurus message and are willing to live that lifestyle. The person must have a thirst in their heart for Amrit. In this way we will avoid having Amritdharis that live hypocritical lives (because the person will be taking Amrit for more genuine reasons).

The role of the Khalsa is to be a saint soldier, not one of them. They both go hand in hand. If you are just a saint you will not make a stand against an injustice for example if your neighbor is getting raped and you just sit there and pray! Are you really full of compassion, do you really love God then? If you are just a soldier and do not worship the lord you will be full of anger and commit injustices yourself and justify them beucase your consciousness is dead. Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji did bhakti for 26 years in solitary confinement because he knew one day the big test will come for him. He gave his life for the preservation of another religion; he made that stand against injustice. The Youth these days say that it’s all about bhakti, and they allow going to the protests or even writing a letter to mention their concern over injustice! I wonder what sort of bahkti they are really doing? (Are they just parrot reading) If you aren’t going to make a Stand, why join Akaal Purakh Ki Fauj? However this isn’t always the Amritdharis fault as a lot of jathas do not tell the person the role of the Khalsa and what is expected of them when they take Amrit.

The Khalsa is god’s voluntary army and has never tolerated injustices.

When all means fail in addressing a wrong it is just and pious to raise the sword. – Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji

The State of cowardice

Guru Gobind Singh Ji clearly stated that there is no room for cowards within the Khalsa fauj, during the first ever Amrit ceremony he said to his Sikhs “Do not even come before me without Kesh and Weapons”

However these days Sikhs have no love for shaster, if the see a Singh with a pistol Standing at a Gurdwara to protect the sangat they will get annoyed. But when they go heathrow and see the British police with their big guns they dont feel annoyed!

Guru Ji gave us the Amrit of the Khanda (double edged sword) and showed its strength when a bird (sparrow) took a zip of it and fought a hawk and eagle off.

Guru Gobind Singh Ji says that his Khalsa was created to protect the saints and root out tyranny from the world.

“I will make one Singh stand against 125,000 oppressors, only then will I be fit to be called Guru Gobind Singh”

We all use the name Singh (lion) but if a sleeping lion is kicked it will get up and bite, but as Singhs we get bullied and mugged everyday! Are we really lions?

Even the SP back in the days who used to mainly drink (pub Boys) held it strong (although there was some real Amritdharis in the SP). Yet we Drink the Immortal nectar of the double edged sword and get treated like sheep!

A lot of the Singhs are unwilling to do physical training and are fat and out of shape, but yet they joined an army! Even worldly armies have a basic fitness test to see whether they will accept the person as a soldier! We have brought shame and disgrace to our forefathers who held the honour of the Khalsa so high. We have made the Khalsa into a mere joke. Loads of Singhs are timid and feel that it is alright for Sikhs to be gay! (This is how low and impure the mentality of the so called Sikhs has gone). If a real Singhs speaks up and says the truth, ever one says he is a trouble maker and extremist to defame him. Because they know to face the truth and overcome our plight we will have to go through hardship “just call him an extremist and hope he gets locked up”

Sant Jarnail Singh ji brought back the real Spirit of the Khalsa, but this was short lived due to the oppression if the Indian Government.

Panthicness

Even in our history we have had misals that operated in different regions and ways! The aim of these misals was to safeguard Sikh principals and defend the Panth. Even dough they may have had different view they had so much unity for common Panthic causes. These days the jathas want to kill each other and all our youth do is slander and defame each other for the wrong reasons. The sense of self preservation and protection of Sikh identity and principals is at an all time low. A lot of ego and disunity is spread over the Panth therefore making it easier for the enemies of the Panth to cause chaos amongst us.

Sikh women in the khalsa have exactly the same role as the men; they have fought back in the days and supported Panthic causes. But most women these days are too busy doing their nails (even if they are Amritdhari) and looking for a date. The modesty and self respect of the traditional women is rarely present amongst this generation. The dress sense is so bad (immodest) and we all seen the flirting at kirtan programmes.

Real Singhs got cut up into little bits, but held it strong. These days Singhs get a paper cut and complain to god, Oh My God what have I done wrong?

Let us all pray to Guru Ji to Bless us all with a jeevan which is worthy of Gurus Amrit and a place in the Khalsa Fauj!

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By: Harpreet kaur 17

London

[guptveer1469]

BOOLLEEYYYY SOOO NIHAALLLL

I AGREE TOO MUCH

TOO MUCH

I am fedup of these Sikhs who say just do paath and everything will be alright!! relli loved that point! we should do something ourselves too. Also another thing, our amritdhari youth use the word "HUKUM" a bit too much. They use it mostly for their own advantage also... Like when you say please do this seva, instead of saying yes, they say "if its hukum, i'll do" and never turn up

[Harvinder singh Babbar]

fateh, very true article.

[dhan_teri_sikhi]

Yup. This Jatha thing has ruined it and caused confusion. There are Gurmat camps where people are turned away by other fanatics again because of the Jatha thing.

AKJ and Taksal where banned from a Gurmat camp because they were bullying the people into their Jatha. So the Organisers said only come here to live and learn Sikhi.

I am sure Bhai Randhir Singh or Sant Gurbachan Singh would never have turned people away.

[Jsu]

Great article, I also agree 100%. Just to point out there is a typo in Guru Sahib's name (ends with "g" instead of "d") so please do correct it.

[Parm Singh]

It so true, im not trying trying to bash amritdhari's, nowdays some of them have no gian inside, its all for show they wont come to some ones aid. SP were nothing compare to the Holy Smokes (Southall), not only they protected Sikhs from the National Front but other communities as well. Yes they did drink too, I guess that's what the youth do when they are young.

Also I don't hardly see any singhs at my gym but go to the gurdwara they are all out of shape like you said and women in general don't get me started please don't come half naked.

[G5_Sikh_Media]

Vahegurooooo! Very very true!

[TejiKaur]

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[kuthaman]

The last SSA meeting my school had was almost 2 years ago. I personally sat there and complained about the state of things for a long time, but one day I realized that leaders are not found but they are made within ourselves. As Sikhs we have a gift from the Guru and through following Bani and living as a gurmukh we all are on the path to make a difference. The main point is if you see something you dont like within the community or disagree stand up up for it. As a Sikh that is a God given authority. Three Sikhs when together have the ability to make decisions its a fundamental right in Sikhi that has been downplayed in recent times. Dont look for others to lead you, but find it within yourselves to make that change within the community. Its easy to complain about the status quo , but to challenge it is a different task. Jathas and all this sectarian crap is only overcome by a united sikh panth. In conclusion if there is a problem to confront gather around a few Sikh friends and devote a few hours a week to educating and carrying out field work that will reach the community. Best of Luck to those who seek to change the face of the community for the better.

[TruSoul]

I totally agree with the article, the first step is always to discover and understand the problem/issues we face. Which really we all knew, the hardest problem is how are we going to resolve/fix these issues.

It all good saying the problem is this and that. But to come up with a solution is much harder.

So any constructive idea's?