<!--QuoteBegin-sbajwa+May 23 2007, 01:47 AM-->QUOTE(sbajwa @ May 23 2007, 01:47 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Is Sikhism part of Hinduism?
My answer is that "It depends upon what is Hinduism!!"
Culturally Punjabi Sikhs are Hindus since they belong to the land of the Sindhu valley civilization.Â
Sikh philosophy is very close to the Vedant Philosophy if we say that "Vedanta alone is Hinduism". Can or do we?
So.... Punjabi Sikhs themselves when they read Guru Granth Sahib's bani of Bhagat Ravidass, Bhagat Kabir, Sheikh Farid, Namdeo, Dhanna, etc... they themselves know that they are from the land of Saints called Bharat. IT IS A FACT THAT CANNOT BE DENIED!!Â
"Even DSS or RadhaSawami had their own views and they are not Sikhs. "
Once again they are Sikhs of their own Gurus who are DEHDHARI! Dehdhari means "a person" Guru. While 24 million people who call themselves Sikhs in this world do not believe in a DEHDHARI Baba., only a BOOK that they prefer to call their Guru.
That's the problem... Sikhs of Nanak believe that SGGS a book is their Guru... while Sikhs of Radhasoami or DSS believe in their own human gurus.
Sikhs believe that God is nirankar! (formless, timeless without gender), Aajuni (free from birth and death), saibhang (cannot be destroyed),,, and this is what was told by Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji... and this is where SGGS starts...
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These brit manipulated Gandhi was responsible for discouraging Ambedkar from joining Sikhism, which is probably the greatest tragedy in modern Indian history. Otherwise, missionary and mulla problem would have been long over.
The truth is that dhyanam practices of Radhaswamis and similar sects with living guru traditions in Punjab are a very potent force, with the potential to completely transform India. (Unless you have been in presence of one of these people or attended their satsangs you will not understand). When you also include the fact that they are lower caste, this force has a mayawati type potential,. All the confusion is due to the misinterpretation that SGGS is the last guru whereas this is only true for Guru Gobind singh's line, since all his four sons were killed. It never meant that there cannot be any more living gurus.
My answer is that "It depends upon what is Hinduism!!"
Culturally Punjabi Sikhs are Hindus since they belong to the land of the Sindhu valley civilization.Â
Sikh philosophy is very close to the Vedant Philosophy if we say that "Vedanta alone is Hinduism". Can or do we?
So.... Punjabi Sikhs themselves when they read Guru Granth Sahib's bani of Bhagat Ravidass, Bhagat Kabir, Sheikh Farid, Namdeo, Dhanna, etc... they themselves know that they are from the land of Saints called Bharat. IT IS A FACT THAT CANNOT BE DENIED!!Â
"Even DSS or RadhaSawami had their own views and they are not Sikhs. "
Once again they are Sikhs of their own Gurus who are DEHDHARI! Dehdhari means "a person" Guru. While 24 million people who call themselves Sikhs in this world do not believe in a DEHDHARI Baba., only a BOOK that they prefer to call their Guru.
That's the problem... Sikhs of Nanak believe that SGGS a book is their Guru... while Sikhs of Radhasoami or DSS believe in their own human gurus.
Sikhs believe that God is nirankar! (formless, timeless without gender), Aajuni (free from birth and death), saibhang (cannot be destroyed),,, and this is what was told by Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji... and this is where SGGS starts...
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These brit manipulated Gandhi was responsible for discouraging Ambedkar from joining Sikhism, which is probably the greatest tragedy in modern Indian history. Otherwise, missionary and mulla problem would have been long over.
The truth is that dhyanam practices of Radhaswamis and similar sects with living guru traditions in Punjab are a very potent force, with the potential to completely transform India. (Unless you have been in presence of one of these people or attended their satsangs you will not understand). When you also include the fact that they are lower caste, this force has a mayawati type potential,. All the confusion is due to the misinterpretation that SGGS is the last guru whereas this is only true for Guru Gobind singh's line, since all his four sons were killed. It never meant that there cannot be any more living gurus.