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[realsxngh]

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[dallysingh101]

6 minutes ago, realsxngh said:

Vaheguru ji ka Khalsa 

Vaheguru ji ki Fateh 

Guru Piyaareo 

 

I was wondering in this age of kalyug if a gursikh or even a sikh should watch movies, tv shows, listen to Punjabi songs etc etc... if possible piyaareo back your claim up by gurbani or other evidence. 

I think it is really dangerous for Sikhs to be in any sort of bubble from the society around them. We should at least generally know what the majority are filling their heads up with even if these things are not our cup of tea.

[mahandulai]

38 minutes ago, realsxngh said:

Vaheguru ji ka Khalsa 

Vaheguru ji ki Fateh 

Guru Piyaareo 

 

I was wondering in this age of kalyug if a gursikh or even a sikh should watch movies, tv shows, listen to Punjabi songs etc etc... if possible piyaareo back your claim up by gurbani or other evidence. 

exactly exactly exactly I was thinking the same thing, when I got into an argument with a sighni the other day.

She said, not distractions, so she doesn't go clubbing, and then I said, don't u watch tv isn't that a distraction

then she said no, which was a lie,

and then I said do you drink coke or water, and she chose coke, and I said, that is a distraction too..

boom, anyways, irrelevant story, but good question, and my answer would be essentially it would be cool supercool if anyone avoided this. But screens, and images, and videos are good fun, and informative, and entertaining, in moderation.

end of the day, a dumb question, but a good question

[puzzled]

Most tv dramas and series are full of sex and nudity, I try avoiding it actually. A few months back the guys at work told me to watch power on Netflix. I decided to watch and the 1st episode had sex and nudity. That filled my head with wrong thoughts and I ended up going to my room and doing the obvious HAHA !    But yeah I didn't watch any other episodes.

Try avoiding that stuff tbh

But documentaries are good to watch! It's good to know about history, nature, and what's happening in society. BBC I player does interesting mini documentaries about real life people and issues. I watched this series called sex drugs and murder on BBC I player. It's a documentary series about this red light district in Leeds. It's actually shocking and tragic what these poor women go through. Very eye opening.

David Attenborough is gonna have a new series called dynasties starting looks real good!  

[puzzled]

 

[Guest GuestSingh]

12 hours ago, dallysingh101 said:

I think it is really dangerous for Sikhs to be in any sort of bubble from the society around them. We should at least generally know what the majority are filling their heads up with even if these things are not our cup of tea.

finding the balance is important as with anything in life..

if you're old and experienced enough to know how your social groups/society works,  seeing and hearing the same nonsense happening over and over again then imo you have a solid enough understanding/awareness to start detaching yourself from it and instead attach yourself more to anything connected with Sikhi..otherwise this nonsense will never leave your consciousness - it'll keep being replayed and reinforced, becoming stronger over time - the start of whitewashing and blackwashing.

[Wicked Warrior]

There’s a sakhi of a man who became gursikh under the direction of Baba Harnam Singh. This man was mute, deaf and disabled. He was taught to do naam simran and seva. Within six months he was able to speak, listen and walk. He spent many years there and reached the spiritual stage where he could do naam japna in his sleep and hear the anhad shabad. He went to stay with family, and became engrossed in TV. He would watch nonstop and forget his naam simran. Very soon after he could no longer hear the anhad shabad nor do naam japna in his sleep. 

 

TV can be used for education and information. It can be used to listen to paath and kirtan. It can also be used to spread misinformation and to take us away. Most of us will have been brought up with TV in our lives. It is an addiction that must be controlled. I now watch maybe an hour or two a week on average. 

[namespace]

TV is garbage.  That crap will rot your brain.

[Dsinghd]

Reading a book is much better than watching TV or movies.

I watched Stephen King IT but the book was much better.

Dharmik movie Ucha Dar Baba Nanak Da.

[dallysingh101]

I prefer reading to watching telly. I haven't watched normal tv in a good few years (6+ at least). But I will seek out some stand up comedy and catch the odd series (or specific movie) on Netflix or Amazon Prime.

I started watching The Walking Dead series recently, but only because I'm a big, long time fan of the original graphic novel by Kirkman and Adlard.