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:1.'''Cutting Hair:''' Cutting hair is strictly forbidden in Sikhism for Khalsa Sikhs and strongly discouraged for non-Khalsa Sikh. This includes from your head down to your toes, no hair is to be plucked, cut, burnt or chemically/surgically removed. Kesh (hair) should not to be dyed by any method whatsoever. |
:1.'''Cutting Hair:''' Cutting hair is strictly forbidden in Sikhism for Khalsa Sikhs and strongly discouraged for non-Khalsa Sikh. This includes from your head down to your toes, no hair is to be plucked, cut, burnt or chemically/surgically removed. Kesh (hair) should not to be dyed by any method whatsoever. |
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:8.'''Worthless talk:''' Bragging, gossip, lying, etc. are not permitted.<br><br> |
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:8.'''Worthless talk:''' Bragging, gossip, lying, slander, "back-biting", etc. are not permitted. The [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] tells the Sikh "Your mouth has not stopped slandering and gossiping about others. Your service is useless and fruitless.(1) (SGGS Page 1253) <ref>[http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=1253&english=t&id=53906 Srigranth.org - [[SGGS]] Page 1253]</ref> |
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:10. '''Eating Meat:''' Eating meat is strictly forbidden for a Khalsa Sikh. Serving meat at [[langar]] is strictly prohibited as Langar is meant to be a meal open to all. Eating meat for a non-Khalsa Sikh is strongly discouraged. A vegetarian diet has been deemed as consensually (consensus or Gurmatta is a Sikh tradition) acceptable to all. [[Kabir]] warns in the [[SGGS]] ''"Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. When the Lord calls for their account, what will their condition be? ((199))"'' (Page 1375) <ref>[http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani Action=Page&Param=1375&english=t&id=58664#l58664 Srigranth.org SGGS page 1375]</ref><br> <br>The [[Rehat Maryada]] bans the consumption of [[halal]] and [[kosher]] meat and states that "Eating the meat of an animal slaughtered the Muslim way must be avoided;" <ref>[http://www.sgpc.net/rehat_maryada/section_six.html Sikh Rehat Maryada - Section Six]</ref> and this forms one of "four transgressions" that are regarded as a cardinal sins for the [[Khalsa]] Sikh. It is held by some that a [[Hukamnama]] issued by the [[Akal Takht]] stated that meat killed in the [[Jhatka]] fashion (one blow, or as painlessly as possible) is the only meat that should be consumed by a Sikh.<ref>[http://www.sikhs.org/meat.htm Misconceptions About Eating Meat]</ref> No copy of the hukamnama has been seen anywhere and it does not appear in the list of hukamnamas printed by the [[SGPC]] <ref>[http://www.sgpc.net/hukamname_Aadesh_Sandesh.pdf Hukamname Aadesh Sandesh in Gurmukhi]</ref> which lists all the important ones from 1920 to 1994. <br><br> |
:10. '''Eating Meat:''' Eating meat is strictly forbidden for a Khalsa Sikh. Serving meat at [[langar]] is strictly prohibited as Langar is meant to be a meal open to all. Eating meat for a non-Khalsa Sikh is strongly discouraged. A vegetarian diet has been deemed as consensually (consensus or Gurmatta is a Sikh tradition) acceptable to all. [[Kabir]] warns in the [[SGGS]] ''"Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. When the Lord calls for their account, what will their condition be? ((199))"'' (Page 1375) <ref>[http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani Action=Page&Param=1375&english=t&id=58664#l58664 Srigranth.org SGGS page 1375]</ref><br> <br>The [[Rehat Maryada]] bans the consumption of [[halal]] and [[kosher]] meat and states that "Eating the meat of an animal slaughtered the Muslim way must be avoided;" <ref>[http://www.sgpc.net/rehat_maryada/section_six.html Sikh Rehat Maryada - Section Six]</ref> and this forms one of "four transgressions" that are regarded as a cardinal sins for the [[Khalsa]] Sikh. It is held by some that a [[Hukamnama]] issued by the [[Akal Takht]] stated that meat killed in the [[Jhatka]] fashion (one blow, or as painlessly as possible) is the only meat that should be consumed by a Sikh.<ref>[http://www.sikhs.org/meat.htm Misconceptions About Eating Meat]</ref> No copy of the hukamnama has been seen anywhere and it does not appear in the list of hukamnamas printed by the [[SGPC]] <ref>[http://www.sgpc.net/hukamname_Aadesh_Sandesh.pdf Hukamname Aadesh Sandesh in Gurmukhi]</ref> which lists all the important ones from 1920 to 1994. <br><br> |
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Revision as of 22:02, 12 September 2006
- 1.Cutting Hair: Cutting hair is strictly forbidden in Sikhism for Khalsa Sikhs and strongly discouraged for non-Khalsa Sikh. This includes from your head down to your toes, no hair is to be plucked, cut, burnt or chemically/surgically removed. Kesh (hair) should not to be dyed by any method whatsoever.
- 2.Intoxication: Consumption of alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and other intoxicants is not allowed. Intoxicants are strictly forbidden for a Khalsa Sikh
- 3.Adultery: In Sikhism, the husband and wife must be physically faithful to one another. People who allow lust to overcome them and violate this rule will not escape the circle of life and death.
- 4.Some spiritual behavior: Superstitions and rituals not meaningful to Sikhs should not be observed or followed; (pilgrimages, fasting and bathing in rivers; circumcision; worship of graves, idols, pictures; compulsory wearing of the veil for women; etc.). Compare to the Five Ks of Sikhism.
- 5.Material obsession: (“Maya”) Accumulation of materials have no meaning in Sikhism. Wealth, gold, portfolios, stocks, commodities, and properties will all be left here on Earth when you depart. Do not become attached to them.
- 6.Sacrifice of creatures: Sati – widows throwing themselves in the funeral pyre of their husbands, lamb and calf slaughter to celebrate holy occasions, etc. are forbidden.
- 7.Non-family-oriented living: A Sikh is encouraged not to live as a recluse, beggar, yogi, monk, nun, or celibate.
- 8.Worthless talk: Bragging, gossip, lying, slander, "back-biting", etc. are not permitted. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib tells the Sikh "Your mouth has not stopped slandering and gossiping about others. Your service is useless and fruitless.(1) (SGGS Page 1253) [1]
- 9.Priestly class: Sikhs do not have to depend on a priest for any of the functions that need to be performed.
- 10. Eating Meat: Eating meat is strictly forbidden for a Khalsa Sikh. Serving meat at langar is strictly prohibited as Langar is meant to be a meal open to all. Eating meat for a non-Khalsa Sikh is strongly discouraged. A vegetarian diet has been deemed as consensually (consensus or Gurmatta is a Sikh tradition) acceptable to all. Kabir warns in the SGGS "Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. When the Lord calls for their account, what will their condition be? ((199))" (Page 1375) [2]
The Rehat Maryada bans the consumption of halal and kosher meat and states that "Eating the meat of an animal slaughtered the Muslim way must be avoided;" [3] and this forms one of "four transgressions" that are regarded as a cardinal sins for the Khalsa Sikh. It is held by some that a Hukamnama issued by the Akal Takht stated that meat killed in the Jhatka fashion (one blow, or as painlessly as possible) is the only meat that should be consumed by a Sikh.[4] No copy of the hukamnama has been seen anywhere and it does not appear in the list of hukamnamas printed by the SGPC [5] which lists all the important ones from 1920 to 1994.
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