Category: Dietary Bibek

Does eating meat enhance courage or warrior spirit (Bir Ras)?

Many of our meat-eating brothers say that Sri Dasam Guru Ji slaughtered goats through Jhatka to teach the Sikhs how to strike down enemies and instill strength (Bir Ras) in them. In response to this, we ask them that if Sri Dasmesh Ji intended to teach

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Can Sikhs eat Meat?

Sikhi forbids eating meat, therefore Sikhs cannot eat meat. Gurbani uses maas to mean meat, and the Sikh Rehat Maryada prohibits kutthaa or kutthaa maas, meaning flesh obtained through deliberate, intentional and merciless killing. This terminology ensures Sikhs are not confused with traditions such as Jainism,

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Is Killing Pests and Insects a Sin in Sikhi?

Understanding whether killing pests and insects is a sin involves looking at the reasons behind the action. In Sikhi, no action is always sinful (paap) or virtuous (punn) by itself. The intention and situation are what matter. For example, everyone agrees that killing a person is

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What’s the meaning of the word ਕੁਠਾ (kutha)?

Some people believe that ਕੁਠਾ (kutha) means slaughtered meat of an animal in ritualistic Islamic religious tradition i.e. Halal. But The word ਕੁਠਾ (kutha) simply means to “kill or destroy or butcher”; alternatively, it can mean meat (the product of killing, butchering, destroying). there is no

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