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Oh and one last thing, am I not allowed to ask questions? How am I to come to a better understanding of the Sikh religion and possibly a better way of life if I can't ask important questions...

To me only a coward would avoid the question before trying to answer it...someone who doesn't have the answer....and I'm not trying to offend anyone, but that is the way it is coming off to me, like you are trying to dodge the question rather than explain to me in a loving, convincing way that what I have been taught may be wrong and then let me make my choice.

Just because you've had to defend your beliefs in the past doesn't mean you should never have to again in the future

and I don't mean everyone here, thank you for your answers to those who have given me answers about Sikhism, I truly truly appreciate it

Why don't you read the rules of the forum, before calling us cowards. Then you wonder why people attack you.

We don't discuss meat eating on this forum, because it is a controversial topic.

Some Sikhs eat meat, and some don't. According to Rehat Maryada (official code of conduct) Sikhs are only allowed to eat Jathka meat. That is, meat that has not been ritualistically prepared (halaal, kosher), and where the animal has been killed in a painless manner.

There are passages that can be interpreted to mean we can eat meat, and others that can be interpreted to mean that we should be vegetarian.

In the end, what you eat doesn't matter, because everything comes from the same source (God).

Guru Nanak said that fools argue over meat and flesh.

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hmmmm...well, how could I slit my own throat and then eat myself? that doesn't make sense to me...

Don't be so thick.

There are ways to prepare meat, that involve cutting the animal's throat and then allowing it to bleed to death. The claim is that the animal doesn't feel pain.

Kabir ji is asking, if it is so painless, then would you enjoy having it done to you?

How did people in those times know that it was painless, if they had never done it to themselves? It results in death, so how can the dead tell you if it hurts?

Thus, Kabir ji is challenging a belief steeped in falsehood.

Sorry sir, I disagree respectfully :) . It matters bigtime what a GurSikh consumes. As for others, thats for them to figure out.

I respect your right to disagree. :-)

Just for the record, I'm not advocating the consumption of drugs or alcohol.

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mwsu mwsu kir mUrKu JgVy igAwnu iDAwnu nhI jwxY ]

maas maas kar moorakh jhagarrae giaan dhhiaan nehee jaanai ||

The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about meditation and spiritual wisdom.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji

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SGGS Page 1103 Full Shabad ਜੀਅ ਬਧਹੁ ਸੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਅਧਰਮੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਤ ਭਾਈ ॥

ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਮੁਨਿਵਰ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਕਾ ਕਉ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਸਾਈ ॥੨॥

jee-a baDhahu so Dharam kar thaapahu aDhram kahhu kat bhaa-ee.

aapas ka-o munivar kar thaapahu kaa ka-o kahhu kasaa-ee. (2)

You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action.

Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action?

You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? (2)

ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਹਹੁ ਮਤ ਝੂਠੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਜੋ ਨ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ॥

ਜਉ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਕਹਤ ਹਉ ਤਉ ਕਿਉ ਮੁਰਗੀ ਮਾਰੈ ॥੧॥

bayd katayb kahhu mat jhoothay jhoothaa jo na bichaarai.

ja-o sabh meh ayk khudaa-ay kahat ha-o ta-o ki-o murgee maarai. (1)

Do not say that the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran are false.

Those who do not contemplate them are false.

You say that the One Lord is in all, so why do you kill chickens? (1)

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SGGS Page 1103 Full Shabad ਜੀਅ ਬਧਹੁ ਸੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਅਧਰਮੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਤ ਭਾਈ ॥

ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਮੁਨਿਵਰ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਕਾ ਕਉ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਸਾਈ ॥੨॥

jee-a baDhahu so Dharam kar thaapahu aDhram kahhu kat bhaa-ee.

aapas ka-o munivar kar thaapahu kaa ka-o kahhu kasaa-ee. (2)

You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action.

Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action?

You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? (2)

ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਹਹੁ ਮਤ ਝੂਠੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਜੋ ਨ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ॥

ਜਉ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਕਹਤ ਹਉ ਤਉ ਕਿਉ ਮੁਰਗੀ ਮਾਰੈ ॥੧॥

bayd katayb kahhu mat jhoothay jhoothaa jo na bichaarai.

ja-o sabh meh ayk khudaa-ay kahat ha-o ta-o ki-o murgee maarai. (1)

Do not say that the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran are false.

Those who do not contemplate them are false.

You say that the One Lord is in all, so why do you kill chickens? (1)

haha don't ask what happened there. i can't edit my posts help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨੀ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਾ ॥੧॥

राम नाम की गति नही जानी कैसे उतरसि पारा ॥१॥

Rām nām kī gaṯ nahī jānī kaise uṯras pārā. ||1||

You do not know the exalted state of the Lord's Name; how will you ever cross over? ||1||

ਜੀਅ ਬਧਹੁ ਸੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਅਧਰਮੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਤ ਭਾਈ

जीअ बधहु सु धरमु करि थापहु अधरमु कहहु कत भाई ॥

Jī▫a baḏẖahu so ḏẖaram kar thāpahu aḏẖram kahhu kaṯ bẖā▫ī.

You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action?

ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਮੁਨਿਵਰ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਕਾ ਕਉ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਸਾਈ ॥੨॥

आपस कउ मुनिवर करि थापहु का कउ कहहु कसाई ॥२॥

Āpas ka▫o munivar kar thāpahu kā ka▫o kahhu kasā▫ī. ||2||

You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? ||2||

<a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%A8">ਮਨ ਕੇ ਅੰਧੇ ਆਪਿ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਕਾਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਵਹੁ ਭਾਈ

मन के अंधे आपि न बूझहु काहि बुझावहु भाई ॥

Man ke anḏẖe āp na būjẖhu kāhi bujẖāvahu bẖā▫ī.

You are blind in your mind, and do not understand your own self; how can you make others understand, O brother?

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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨੀ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਾ ॥੧॥

राम नाम की गति नही जानी कैसे उतरसि पारा ॥१॥

Rām nām kī gaṯ nahī jānī kaise uṯras pārā. ||1||

You do not know the exalted state of the Lord's Name; how will you ever cross over? ||1||

ਜੀਅ ਬਧਹੁ ਸੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਅਧਰਮੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਤ ਭਾਈ ॥

जीअ बधहु सु धरमु करि थापहु अधरमु कहहु कत भाई ॥

Jī▫a baḏẖahu so ḏẖaram kar thāpahu aḏẖram kahhu kaṯ bẖā▫ī.

You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action?

ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਮੁਨਿਵਰ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹੁ ਕਾ ਕਉ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਸਾਈ ॥੨॥

आपस कउ मुनिवर करि थापहु का कउ कहहु कसाई ॥२॥

Āpas ka▫o munivar kar thāpahu kā ka▫o kahhu kasā▫ī. ||2||

You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? ||2||

<a href="http://www.srigranth...>ਮਨ ਕੇਅੰਧੇਆਪਿਬੂਝਹੁਕਾਹਿਬੁਝਾਵਹੁਭਾਈ

मन के अंधे आपि न बूझहु काहि बुझावहु भाई ॥

Man ke anḏẖe āp na būjẖhu kāhi bujẖāvahu bẖā▫ī.

You are blind in your mind, and do not understand your own self; how can you make others understand, O brother?

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