Music in Sikhi

[mahandulai]

How do you view listening to pop music?

[JSinghnz]

1 minute ago, mahandulai said:

How do you view listening to pop music?

Go listen and stop asking stupid questions.

[jkvlondon]

4 hours ago, mahandulai said:

How do you view listening to pop music?

Gurbani tells us not to listen to profane songs in exchange of kirtan/ doing bandagi , but it's your choice ... agreed stop asking retarded questions , sikhi is totally a personal relationship to the divine.

[mahandulai]

11 hours ago, jkvlondon said:

Gurbani tells us not to listen to profane songs in exchange of kirtan/ doing bandagi , but it's your choice ... agreed stop asking retarded questions , sikhi is totally a personal relationship to the divine.

does it tho? thats what im asking..........

[Amit12]

1 hour ago, mahandulai said:

does it tho? thats what im asking..........

Yes.

dont listen to the songs that makes you a BAD GUY....

[RajKaregaKhalsa1]

2 hours ago, mahandulai said:

does it tho? thats what im asking..........

Does listening to music help get rid of your Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, Moh, Hankaar

Your lust, anger, greed, attachment and pride? And does it get you any closer to Waheguru ji?

[Koi]

Could I ask (as an extension to the original question) about dancing? Personally I believe (much like profane music) that it is not allowed. However, if we were to be asked about evidence from Gurbani  (and let's face it, we always are) then what quotes for proof can we give? I usually say that there is no evidence from the Gurus bani (Aad Dasam Sarbloh), bhai Gurdas, bhai Nand Lal, any ithihas  (panth parkash (parcheen/naveen), suraj prakash), janam sakhi, mahapursh bachan etc etc that allows dancing within Sikhi. However, usually people who try and view Gurbani with a black-and-white/abrahamic mindset try to say that there is no explicit "command" that forbids it. 

Would like to know the Sangat's thoughts on this, and how they would answer such a question.

[Wicked Warrior]

There are many things in current times that were not around in the past. Certainly sexting wasn’t around back then. There’s no specific quotes from Bani that we must not sext so it should be fine, right?

Sikhi is not didactic like Islam with its strict rules. But if you are a true Sikh, you will know what flows with Sikhi and what flows against it. 

If Satguru Nanak Maharaj came in human form now, do you think He’s be clubbing or bopping to the latest rap beat? The Christians have “WWJD” - “what would Jesus so?”. Maybe we should be asking ourselves “What would Guru Ji do?”. Guru Maharaj alone is perfect, therefore whatever Guru Ji does is right and righteous action. A Sikh, by definition, will follow in the footsteps of his Guru. 

[puzzled]

Music videos are not good and will put wrong things in your head especially with all the fat @ses twirking on your screen. 

The more you get involved with sikhi the less you start listening to those songs. It just starts feeling wrong after a while 

[puzzled]

Hip hop is about sex, @as, women, alcohol and money.  When it first came about it was very lyrical and poetic and was about bringing around positive social change and reform, the media then corrupted the movement and made it about sex, alcohol and money, media is owned by the government and the government didnt want thise social changes. I mean music today tells women to be b!tches and strippers and to shake their @ss,  this is the opposite of the social change musc was trying to bring around. i think they say over 50% of African Americans are kids of single mothers now.