01-16-2004, 01:08 AM
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I am not sure what exactly you mean by secular Hindu. The word secular has assumed a life of its own in bhArata.
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True. India is full of people who have charted out their own ways and destinies based on their beliefs as Indian culture has nurtured them.
Sikhs for example believe apart from spiritual aspects one must also be practicing the deeds., that is what separate the Sikh thoughts from other Indian faiths. Sikhs are suppose to be both Saints and Soldiers and it is based on time tested traditions of India., just like Ramchandara was both Saint and a Soldier and Krishna was both Saint and a Soldier Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Gobind Singh were both Saints and the Soldiers. No other faith in India currently being practiced touches this aspect of organized fight for righteousness.
Sikhs think that worship of a saint/soldier is actually a disgrace to them, the biggest worship is to be like them in practice.
Now sadly many people in India are totally ignorent about Sikhs and the beliefs of Sikhs thinking of them as some sort of mixture of Hindus and Muslims., nothing is away from truth. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sbajwa, but how many sikhs also are ignorant about our hoary history and tradition? When did this happen and how did this happen? Was it a recent one? I have few sikh acquaitances who themselves claim they are closer to Islam than Hinduism. I am a neophyte in understanding this, and I would appreciate your take on it. One baffling thing about these sikh acquaintances is when they are with hindus, they participate and totally relish everything about India and Dharma, but the moment we have either pakis or white, they distance themselves from hindus. Why? Just an ignorant question, do not mean to cause a flame.
I am not sure what exactly you mean by secular Hindu. The word secular has assumed a life of its own in bhArata.
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True. India is full of people who have charted out their own ways and destinies based on their beliefs as Indian culture has nurtured them.
Sikhs for example believe apart from spiritual aspects one must also be practicing the deeds., that is what separate the Sikh thoughts from other Indian faiths. Sikhs are suppose to be both Saints and Soldiers and it is based on time tested traditions of India., just like Ramchandara was both Saint and a Soldier and Krishna was both Saint and a Soldier Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Gobind Singh were both Saints and the Soldiers. No other faith in India currently being practiced touches this aspect of organized fight for righteousness.
Sikhs think that worship of a saint/soldier is actually a disgrace to them, the biggest worship is to be like them in practice.
Now sadly many people in India are totally ignorent about Sikhs and the beliefs of Sikhs thinking of them as some sort of mixture of Hindus and Muslims., nothing is away from truth. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sbajwa, but how many sikhs also are ignorant about our hoary history and tradition? When did this happen and how did this happen? Was it a recent one? I have few sikh acquaitances who themselves claim they are closer to Islam than Hinduism. I am a neophyte in understanding this, and I would appreciate your take on it. One baffling thing about these sikh acquaintances is when they are with hindus, they participate and totally relish everything about India and Dharma, but the moment we have either pakis or white, they distance themselves from hindus. Why? Just an ignorant question, do not mean to cause a flame.