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1 minute ago, puzzled said:

Dharam is about creating a relationship with god our creator by destroying the illusion of duality. Our ego creates separateness and makes us think we are apart from our creator. 

1. So you disagree with @Dsinghdp 's definition of Dharam being "eternal law of conduct."?

2. In the line, "ਆਪਣਾ ਧਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਵਹਿ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਣੀ ॥" it would seem that dharam could only mean "duty". Do you agree?

Note: Prof. Sahib Singh and Giani Harbans Singh translate dharam as "farz" (duty) here.

3. Do you see a difference between "dharam" and "mazhab"?

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you may be able to define some aspects of dharma into English, but English is too basic to properly translate dharma.

When something is a religion as opposed to dharam, then it is more based on ritualism than dharma.

Unfortunately some jathebandis and SGPC (and their decisions and rehits) seemed to have started with looking at sikhi as a religion called sikh"ism" as opposed to a dharmik panth....

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1 hour ago, BhForce said:

1. So you disagree with @Dsinghdp 's definition of Dharam being "eternal law of conduct."?

2. In the line, "ਆਪਣਾ ਧਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਵਹਿ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਣੀ ॥" it would seem that dharam could only mean "duty". Do you agree?

Note: Prof. Sahib Singh and Giani Harbans Singh translate dharam as "farz" (duty) here.

3. Do you see a difference between "dharam" and "mazhab"?

I always thought of dharam as duty. 

Yes mazhab is basic stuff like islam and christianity. 

Dharam is above mazhab. Dharam is about experiencing the creator here on earth through meditation, through meditation you start destroying the duality and start experiencing oneness, the one creator. 

Mazhab is following a set of rules and obeying god so you enter heaven after death. No spiritual progress at all. 

Religions are a set of rules that's why people find it easy to understand these religions because they dumb you down and are basic,     dharam is an experience which people find hard to understand at first. 

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On 1/19/2020 at 5:40 PM, Dsinghdp said:

The Dharmic faiths are more difficult to understand such as Nirgun and Sargun, Nirvana, reincarnation, soul separate from body, meditation. God has many forms.

Whilst Abrahamic is less difficult to grasp belief in a God, heaven and hell and a set of rules to abide by.

Most popular faiths are Abrahamic.

Dharmic faiths such as Sikhism, Hinduism and Buddhism are gaining imence popularity in the west. 

It is something that Islam hates to see. 

So many white people follow dharmic practices. Many have Buddha statues which Muslims detest. 

Concepts such as Karma, yoga and spirituality are admire by white people. 

They are starting to realise there is a big difference between dharma and Abrama

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I actually made a topic about this I think. Ie Daru. 

In it I stated the biggest downfall of us Apne is Alcohol. 

Alcohol is a very dangerous substance that can make you go crazy and commit henius acts just like strong drugs can. 

These guys looked like they were out of it and p1ssed off their t1ts. So probably could not defend themselves when they were being slashed. 

Why would Apne do this to other Apne?? seems like there is more to this. 

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15 minutes ago, GurjantGnostic said:

If you look at substances charted by adictiveness, and also destructiveness, alcohol tops the charts. It's like crack and most the world sleeps on that fact

but it aint easy as that, alcohol for many is a get away or used for coping. look at how many punjabi men sit alone in the living room with a bottle in front of them,  that isnt normal behavior. iv seen many depressed men in my family and they use alcohol.    depression and mental health is a big thing among south asian men and black men in the uk,   this alcohol thing is a lot more deeper than people think     its not gnna be that simple resolving it 

 

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58 minutes ago, puzzled said:

but it aint easy as that, alcohol for many is a get away or used for coping. look at how many punjabi men sit alone in the living room with a bottle in front of them,  that isnt normal behavior. iv seen many depressed men in my family and they use alcohol.    depression and mental health is a big thing among south asian men and black men in the uk,   this alcohol thing is a lot more deeper than people think     its not gnna be that simple resolving it 

 

I hear this regularly. In your opinion, what do you think is the root cause of this depression? Not enough support / understanding from their wives? Pressures back home? A general existential despair?

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