So Why Sikhs don't have any unity? Please share your input..!

[N30S1NGH]

So Why Sikhs don't have any unity?

What is it?

Lack of leadership? or

lack of individual responsibility?

lack of individual conviction?

lack of individual self-confidence?

lack of individual security?

lack of faith?

lack of tolerance? (Ever notice how western nation leaders gracefully debate with each other on t.v and at the end- still shake hands and hug each other?

lack of objectivity?

lack of constructive criticism than attack- character assassination/personal attacks/intimidation?

lack of ultimately inner rehat?

Please share your input...!! :D :D

[Guest]

All of the above.

[Singh559]

Main thing is our leadership and institutions are corrupt and thus they are able to mix manmat practices with Gurmat and spread it to fuel controversy and arguments for no reason.

We need a Jathedar of Sri Akaal Takhat Sahib - (the only Takhat of Akaal - the Timeless being - the Takhat of Miri Piri de malik Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib) who is someone like Akali Phoola Singh or any puratan Jathedars whose only request was to not give up their head while being a Jathedar. Jathedars of old did sewa and cleaned stables and did manual labor because the position doesn't make you immune from public criticism and it isn't a status, you're just a care taker of the seat and you have to earn it or be given the honor by the panth - not by Badal.

Imagine if a true Khalsa was made a Jathedar. A true Khalsa can't turn a blind eye to injustice - the currently occupied leadership in all institutions are delaying the inevitable spread of dharam.

[Mehtab Singh]

caste cancer

[DumallaTribe]

I'd think insecurities of individuals is a big issue. When one faces criticism of a belief or idea, instead of debating/discussing (which they do not have the knowledge to do) they go for what they think is the next best thing. Fighting.

Another problem i think is trying put Sikhi into a box thus making everything black & white. We have tried to set up many moral precepts in order to do this.

[luckysingh99]

Too much me,me,me,me......instead of we,we,we......which is all about ''I'', 'I am', 'I will'' ''I have'' which is 'haumai' or ego.

Then we have all the indian cultural influences that get mixed with sikhi. These are caste, money, family and everything else.

[Singh559]

All of the above as well. All good points listed.

[VanHelsingh]

There's problems amongst the non-observant Sikhs, i.e. they simply aren't interested in living their lives according to the most basic, universally agreed-upon Sikh tenets.

Then there's the problems amongst those who DO profess to follow the faith, but push their own selfish agendas be it to generate income for themselves, or promote philosophies and schools of thought which are designed to negatively impact the faith in general. We also have a problem whereby people set themselves up as sants or babeh willy-nilly in order to dupe ignorant or naive people for varying reasons, be it to create a following and increase their name, or simply to have a steady source of income from their "flock's" charaavah.

I might add, albeit rather hesitantly, another issue I've encountered that I was hitherto unaware of is the fanatical observance of some Sikhs to their particular brand of Sikhi at the expense of the overall spirit and message of the Sikh faith itself. It comes down to ego and not wanting to lose face, thus, according to their perceptions, reducing the reputation of their particular sub-group in the eyes of all the others sub-groups. Ultimately this will prove to be the undoing of those who consider themselves the pious and "true" adherents of Sikhi. They won't notice the house burning down because they're more concerned about wishing to save each of their own rooms. It's ironic that whilst the grandees of these very same sub-groups - on the whole - appreciated the need for brotherhood and joined hands for the benefit of the greater good during less sophisticated times in history, their modern descendants (in a organisational sense) cannot see the bigger picture..

[HSD2]

No agreed upon goals. Why have unity when it means we will have to do something with it?

Sikhs (of all religous types) love to play the blame game. Hell, I'm doing it myself now.

[Sikhistan]

Lack of faith, discipline and rehat.

Lack of moral compass { integrity, forgiveness, compassion and responsibility }