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Been thinking about this for some time now. Can Indians, including Sikhs, ever get past idolatry?

I've been India/Punjab several times, and they are idolaters, that's the culture and the way of life in that country. They worship statues, ancestral tombs, graves, animals, trees/plants, humans, everything!

People from Sikh backgrounds are mainly idolaters as well. 

The Gurdwara in my dads pind is open during the morning and then they lock it up till 6pm for Rehras Sahib and then lock it again till the next morning! Why? because no one is interested.

On the other hand the local jaggas/tombs etc are always busy. Where my parents are from the busiest religious place is a tomb. If you go to this tomb on a Sunday then you have to stand in the queue for at least half an hour! that's how busy it is. Visit a Gurdwara on Sunday, no one there! 

Its as if people in that country, including Sikhs, need something in front of them to worship, an idol, tree, human, they just need something there. Sitting there and doing simran, does not satisfy them! 

For some idols are not enough so they become a member of a dera! and the baba becomes a living idol! 

Because of my families beliefs in India, I've bowed down to very strange looking idols, Muslims graves, Tree/plants, and goats and so many other things! 

Can Indians ever get past idolatry? its very much part of the culture and everyday life there, it has been for 1000s of years, Its deeply imbedded in them. 

Separating Indians and idolatry is like separating sand from salt! 

It reminds of the sakhi of when many people became Singhs but they continued believing in superstitions and idols, so guru Gobind Singh ji challenged them and told them to make a devi appear before them, no devi appeared before them! So even before Guru ji before them in physical form, they still believed in idols and superstitions. 

 

 

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I think we can especially in the west. I don't know a lot of ppl here in the US who do idolatry. maybe in the UK you guys have a lot or maybe my perception is skewed cause the sangat that im with doesn't do it.

7 minutes ago, puzzled said:

The Gurdwara in my dads pind is open during the morning and then they lock it up till 6pm for Rehras Sahib and then lock it again till the next morning! Why? because no one is interested.

They do that here too ? I wish they didnt but the majority of ppl come on sunday. they keep it open tho on weekdays

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44 minutes ago, intrigued said:

I think we can especially in the west. I don't know a lot of ppl here in the US who do idolatry. maybe in the UK you guys have a lot or maybe my perception is skewed cause the sangat that im with doesn't do it.

They do that here too ? I wish they didnt but the majority of ppl come on sunday. they keep it open tho on weekdays

last time I went to India I was rudely shoved outside of the gurudwara after ardaas 

he was a mona, and the way he was behaving he seemed like son of the paathi

wonder what happens to others in the village if anyone even goes there anymore

 

 

as far as idolaltry goes, people do tuf around and in front of guru sahib's pictures and do matha tek to them here in West

i cringe when parents tell little children to do matha tek to pictures of chaar sahibzaadey or guru sahib 

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21 minutes ago, puzzled said:

Been thinking about this for some time now. Can Indians, including Sikhs, ever get past idolatry?

I've been India/Punjab several times, and they are idolaters, that's the culture and the way of life in that country. They worship statues, ancestral tombs, graves, animals, trees/plants, humans, everything!

People from Sikh backgrounds are mainly idolaters as well. 

The Gurdwara in my dads pind is open during the morning and then they lock it up till 6pm for Rehras Sahib and then lock it again till the next morning! Why? because no one is interested.

On the other hand the local jaggas/tombs etc are always busy. Where my parents are from the busiest religious place is a tomb. If you go to this tomb on a Sunday then you have to stand in the queue for at least half an hour! that's how busy it is. Visit a Gurdwara on Sunday, no one there! 

Its as if people in that country, including Sikhs, need something in front of them to worship, an idol, tree, human, they just need something there. Sitting there and doing simran, does not satisfy them! 

For some idols are not enough so they become a member of a dera! and the baba becomes a living idol! 

Because of my families beliefs in India, I've bowed down to very strange looking idols, Muslims graves, Tree/plants, and goats and so many other things! 

Can Indians ever get past idolatry? its very much part of the culture and everyday life there, it has been for 1000s of years, Its deeply imbedded in them. 

Separating Indians and idolatry is like separating sand from salt! 

It reminds of the sakhi of when many people became Singhs but they continued believing in superstitions and idols, so guru Gobind Singh ji challenged them and told them to make a devi appear before them, no devi appeared before them! So even before Guru ji before them in physical form, they still believed in idols and superstitions. 

 

 

waheguru ji 

I have a question if anyone can clear my doubts on shastar puja being similar to idolatry 

 

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36 minutes ago, intrigued said:

I think we can especially in the west. I don't know a lot of ppl here in the US who do idolatry. maybe in the UK you guys have a lot or maybe my perception is skewed cause the sangat that im with doesn't do it.

They do that here too ? I wish they didnt but the majority of ppl come on sunday. they keep it open tho on weekdays

What do you mean? they lock Gurdware in the US ? 

They do that in India and its so saddening to see that. 

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29 minutes ago, NaamTiharoJoJape said:

last time I went to India I was rudely shoved outside of the gurudwara after ardaas 

he was a mona, and the way he was behaving he seemed like son of the paathi

 

as far as idolaltry goes, people do tuf around and in front of guru sahib's pictures and do matha tek to them here in West

i cringe when parents tell little children to do matha tek to pictures of chaar sahibzaadey or guru sahib 

yeah I was raised doing tuf around Guru jis paintings  ?

But yeah, that's the thing, they just need an object in front of them to worship!  they just can't go with out it.

 

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2 minutes ago, puzzled said:

yeah I was raised doing tuf around Guru jis paintings  ?

But yeah, that's the thing, they just need an object in front of them to worship!  they just can't go with out it.

 

yeah, every rakhri i still get in arguments lmaoo

i stopped doing matha tek of pictures when i gained some surt around age 12

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