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Panthic Weekly

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2.What's become of Langar

and How to revive the original spirit ?

[Related: Vand Shaknaa]

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1. 1984 - Myth & Reality

2. Independent Sources on 1984 Holocaust

Understanding the Sikh Rehat Maryada

Panthic Weekly

WHAT'S BAD INSIDE THE GURDAWAARAA IS ALSO BAD OUTSIDE

Excerpt: "The Sikh of the Guru abstains from Bikaars (sggs 286).
The holy places of worship in the world are polluted,
and so the world is drowning (sggs 662).
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It is not uncommon to observe whenever there is a scene of rage or brawl (physical or verbal) inside the Gurdawaaraa building, the secretary or the Pardhaan grabs the microphone and makes an appeal. Which may go something like this: "Please do not fight here inside the Gurdawaaraa. If you want to continue fighting, please go outside in the parking lot and fight.

But in truth, whatever is bad inside the Gurdawaaraa building must also be bad outside (i.e., parking lot, home, family, society, country, and so on)! In other words, whatever is bad inside the Gurdawaaraa building must also be bad in one's life. Whatever is considered good, appropriate or auspicious inside the Gurdawaaraa building must be good, appropriate or auspicious at other places as well. Then why is it that we want to behave in certain ways only inside the Gurdawaaraa building but not everywhere else or all the time? "

Gurbani.org

Sangrand and Sikhi

An increasing number of gurdwara parbhandaks and sangats celebrate the occasion of sangrand.  These celebrations take the form of regular kirten,  katha and Barah Maha reading type diwans, implying that sangrand is a Sikhi related occasion. A number of justifications are put forth to prove that sangrand is indeed a Sikh function. This article examines these justifications with particular attention to the Gurbanee portions that purportedly discuss and hence dictate sangrand as a Sikh function.

By Karminder Singh Dhillon Ph.D (Boston)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

SikhBulletin.com