Pushing And Shoving For Guru Jis Darshan

[buddasingh]

Nice to see balanced points of view and attempts to understand…even to the extent of “western high horse”.

However, civility is not a western concept. Our guruji’s were the ultimate masters in civility and decorum. Guru Arjan, Guru Tegh Bahadar,…Guru Gobind Singh Ji bowing before the panj piare. These are the most amazing expression of civility, humility, and courage that are arguably unmatched amongst saints and soldiers.

Modern punjabi (and Indian) culture is largely uncivilized. Sorry bhangra fans, that is a reality. The west has no claim to civility either and has its own form of pushing and beyond with even barbaric practices with respect to religious and cultural intolerance in the world, in addition to theft and murder.

A Sikh is not a product of east or west. A Sikh is a product of her or his Guru’s unmatched expressions of civility, humility, and courage. A Sikh should defy eastern and western cultural norms as necessary.

We should expect and encourage that Harminder Sahib be the absolute ideal of civility which Sikhs then spread throughout the world. We’ve gone from from putting our heads on our palms to pushing in crowds! Every Sikh everywhere should show women with children and unsure visitors extreme courtesy.

The only pushing we should be doing is that of our own spirit to think and act like saint soldiers.