bowing to sants

[kam1825]

many people bow to saints and some do not. i want to know your thoughts.

Many people would not bow to saints but are willing to do so when it comes to shasters, places where the gurus have sat, shoes when they are doing seva of cleaning them.

Many are happy to bow at other things as well but when it comes to a sant it becomes a definate no no?

please explain why!

[GurSa Singh]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

By saying 'bow', do you mean a 'proper matha tekh'?

[DhadiMania]

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[Guest Jahan]

Bowing can be a form of worship or it can be an expression of your respect towards someone. Unless you look-up to someone and hold them in such a high regard why would you bow infront of them?

Personally, i would not bow infront of just anyone because they happen to be held in high esteem by other people. Thats not because i am not a humble person but because i find a simple handshake or gesture to be sufficient sign of respect when it comes to other people...

Regards,

[Deep Singh]

Kam1825 veerji,

once you asked this question before...and the answar is i don't have Sadhsangat, so how can i bow. if i have been in their Sangat, surely i would know the answar.

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

Bowing is fine, even touching someone's feet is fine, but matha taek is only to be performed to the Guru Granth Sahib. This is as per a hukamnama that was passed by the Akal Thakat a coupleof years ago.

Of course, can I find it? Nope. No central source for Akal Thakat Hukamnamas...

[Guest rsingh]

is this wat u were looking for ms514 Akal Thakat Hukamnamas

i do not bow to sants but yes to shasters, in gatka we do ardass infront of shasters and they dod do math tak to shasters.

[SSB]

a little story when i was little and went to the gurdwara at amrit vela bhai rama singh ji use to be always there and my mum use to make telll me to bow to them i would do so but when about to bow they woulkd pick me up and hug me. The 3rd time i did it they took me infront of dhan dhan guru granth sahib ji mahraaj and said you only bow to one person that is guru granth sahib ji, even though they sound like such simplw words it stayed in my heart for ever and from that day on i have neva bowed to anyone else except guru ji :wub:

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

I think I found it (thanks to rsingh Ji for the link). It states that no person is to be bowed to in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

http://www.sgpc.net/akaltakhat_hukum/akal_...hukumnama_2.asp

[Deep Singh]

so now there is no confusion...

thanks for that ms514 bhaji!