Gurdwara Etiquette

[DhadiMania]

i dont think you should publicize whatever seva you do at all... in fact you should go out of your way to remain gupt.. unless someone outright asks you about your seva.

ah yes, but if your dad goes around telling people what a good sewadar one is, and people ask what you do, you cant say "i do it" or it blows away, saying "maharaj makes me do it" is ok. if one asks you, you either ignore them or say "maharaj makes me do it".

Ofcourse the best way to sit would be cross legged but if someone can't sit that way, especially for kids, then you can't just kick them out because of the way they're sitting (or in this case, if they're lying on the ground). Who knows how long they've been sitting there for? Very few people can sit for a long period of time without changing positions.

bhen ji, this guy had no rumaal on him. if he couldnt sit (seeing he sat "for so long" as you just said), why didnt he leave. he could have gone to the langar part or something.

34.the gurdwara is not a playground, you wanna play, play outside, not in the guru darbar or guru ka langar.

[GurSa Singh]

*) No Gameboys or any other portable games consols or mobile phones with games. I have seen teenagers playing these during a diwan. (Bad parenting!!)

*) No T-shirts or clothes with offensive writing like FCUK tops or beer ads or anything anti-Gurmat.

[Jkaur]

If one come to gurdwara try to spend more time in the darbar rather then spending more time outside talking.. seen dis many times.. they might spend 15mins in the darbar and 2-3hours talking outside :wub:

[V]

THanks for making a awesome post, as I've learn a few good points from it :wub:

[Panjaban4eva]

37) Teach the kids to sit inside the darbar.....they're never going to learn anything if they play outside during kirtan!!

[Gurjeet_Kaur]

bhen ji, this guy had no rumaal on him. if he couldnt sit (seeing he sat "for so long" as you just said), why didnt he leave. he could have gone to the langar part or something.

ok.. i agree that he should have definitely had a ramaal butttt he wasn't exactly disturbing anyone else, was he? and some people don't like to leave the darbaar until the program is over... bhai parminder singh jee once said in his katha that we shouldnt leave until hukamnama has been given.

seeing as this kid wasnt disturbing anyone, and was just quietly lying there, we shouldn't have too much problem with it unless he is being disrespectful. but i agree that he should have had a ramaal. This should be the responsibility of the parents.

[moorakh mugadh]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

sangat jee is socks allowed in guru ghar i have seen many wear it including me :wub:

[Gupt daasan daas]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

veer je, if there is gutka u can still bow down to guru je and the gutka

if u dont bow to the gutka, that is beadbi

even ik oaankar by itself is guru je

all bani is akal purkhs form

to not bow down to it is not repectful

when we bow down to guru je, there are shastars in front of guru je

we matha tek to guru je and the shastars at the same time

so, if its bani, shastars, and guru je is there, u cans till matha tek

bhula chuka maf

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

[Gupt daasan daas]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

and veer je, from wat ive heard singhs say, and do, socks shud not be worn in gurughars, cause dirt sticks to them, and ure going to guru je, and it just aint suchum, being the cleanest u can

take ure socks off, put them in ure shoes, then go and wash ure feet

bhula chuka maf

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

[Khalsa4ever]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

Wow... these are all amazing points!

I have to admit I'm guilty of a few of these :wub: , but thanks for posting... now I know what to aim for!

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!