Faith

[Guest Anon]

Hi, 

I am a born Sikh, but the problem Is that my faith on sikhi is wavering. I keep thinking of other religions, like Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. I think it's the fear of hell. I don't know how to explain to but I think its seeing other people of other faiths being so confident in their religion unlike me with sikhi. Any help would be good, I don't like that I feel like this. 

[Sewadar]

Born in Sikh family does not make one a Sikh. You become Sikh when you study the dharam, understand the concept and most importantly practicing its pure lifestyle.

 

[Guest Anon]

Yeah, I went to Gurdwara ever since I was a kid, and go regularly now too. I do some of my paths daily, not all though, trying to slowly do more, but I dont know I am just struggling with religion. 

[Guest DharamYudh]

Hi veere/bhene I’m not the most educated on issues on this, but Gurbani has the answers for everything and it’s good to have faith in it because our Gurus would never lie to us. I think a read of Sri Sukhmani Sahib would be a really good starting point

https://sikhtemple.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Sukhmani-Sahib-Eng-Rom-Gurm.pdf

 

 

[S1ngh]

10 hours ago, Guest Anon said:

Yeah, I went to Gurdwara ever since I was a kid, and go regularly now too. I do some of my paths daily, not all though, trying to slowly do more, but I dont know I am just struggling with religion. 

Most are doing this and yet in reality they are way too far in distance from the gian of our actual Sikh dharam. 
 

Suggestion - Read whole lots of stuffs.

[GurjantGnostic]

4 minutes ago, Suchi said:

Religion is supposed to help us live a meaningful life and help us to make decisions that make us both mentally and physically strong. 

It is difficult to achieve that through just reading, without real life experiences that can shape our personality. 

To be confident means we have achieved some independence or useful skills or knowledge. 

 

SehajPath, Gurbani, Kirtan, Katha, Vaaran are beyond reading. 

I agree religion must be Dharam. Lived. However the doing and the needed information for doing are in the written form often. Or the read form of the written form. 

[GurjantGnostic]

1 minute ago, Suchi said:

It is meant to give us joy and bliss. If it isn't then there must be an error in practice or understanding.

I get that reading Gurbani. I know. 

I get that doing Naam Simran. 

I get that from all the above things. 

Bliss is just part of it even. 

[GurjantGnostic]

2 minutes ago, Suchi said:

From your posts it seems you were already independent, skilled and mature when you found Sikhi. So knew what you were looking for.

Others may not come from the same perspective due to culture. 

The medicine is still at the store. All I can tell people is where the store is. 

I would in fact prefer to point them directly and save them the wretched journey. They can understand all Dharams if they understand Gursikhi. 

[GurjantGnostic]

Especially here is about Gursikhi. 

I Parchar to some people in life, others I just speak to using the knowledge of Gursikhi to speak to them where they are at using more universal terms. Sometimes coming from my past experience with the Gnosis of many things, but all of that is stepped down from Naam and stepped down from Gurbani. 

[GurjantGnostic]

Everything I experienced before I've now experienced from Naam. Starting with and ending with Naam and Naam in the middle. All Yoga. All Shastar Vidya. All powers and health are fruit of Naam.