Those who support eating meat often quote the line ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਆਹਾਰੁ ਜੀਅ ਖਾਣਾ ਏਹੁ ਕਰੇਇ ॥ and claim that Guru Ji is saying that the sustenance of life depends on eating other living beings, so there is no harm in killing living beings to eat
Read MoreThe word Karma basically means action or actions. There are three kind of karma (karams) 1) The actions that we are performing currently.2) The actions we did previously but we have not suffered the consequences of those karma yet.3) The actions that we did previously and
Read MorePeople who eat meat argue that just as there is life in plants, there is also life in animals. If you can eat fruits and plants, then why can’t you eat animals? This argument is also given by many learned scholars, but why don’t they understand
Read MoreWithout compassion (ਦਇਆ), there can be no true dharam (righteousness). The foundation of dharam, including the principle of not eating meat, comes from compassion. Guru Ji has described dharam in Gurbani as the “son of compassion”: ਧੌਲੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਦਇਆ ਕਾ ਪੂਤੁ ॥ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਥਾਪਿ ਰਖਿਆ ਜਿਨਿ
Read MoreSome people who support eating meat often point to the Kurukshetra incident, claiming that during the solar eclipse fair, Guru Nanak Dev Ji had a deer cooked by a prince, and use this as a justification for meat consumption. However, this interpretation is a misunderstanding of
Read MoreIf you want to become a Sikh but don’t know how or where to start, this article is for you. Here are the essential things you should know and the steps to take towards becoming a devoted Sikh. Sikhi isn’t a race or a cultural identity,
Read MoreDiwali is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in India, but for Sikhs, it holds a very special meaning. Sikhs do not celebrate it as a Hindu festival of lights, but as Bandi Chhor Divas, the day when Guru Hargobind Patshah Ji freed fifty-two kings
Read MoreNon-Amritdharis are more than welcome to attend kirtan programmes and sit among the sangat. They can listen and join in the recitation from their place with full respect and devotion. There is no restriction on their presence or participation as members of the sangat. If a
Read MoreThis question comes up often, especially in today’s world, where tattoos are very common and socially accepted. From the perspective of Sikhi, tattoos are a product of manmat, self-willed thinking. So, tattoos are not encouraged or allowed. Sikhi teaches walking the Guru’s path, not following worldly
Read MoreA Sikh asked the question as to why did Siri Guru Gobind Singh jee Maharaj saved Bhai Joga Singh jee from committing a Bajjar Kurehit and how come so many other Amritdhari Gursikhs have not been protected by Guru Sahib from committing Bajjar Kurehits. The above
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