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Matijyoti

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  1. I see on sikh websites so many opposing views on this subject. Is heaven (sach khand) a real place where we will really go or is it just a state of being while still alive here on earth? I am hoping that similiarly to christians, jews, muslims, dvaita vaishnavas, and purland buddhists,...that there is a heaven where i can go when i die.
  2. that brings up another question actually. what is the best english translation of Sri Guru in english, and where can i buy it. i have looked at all the major big books stores in person and online and i do not find the full translation.
  3. so i could be an amrit sikh and wear native american turban like this, and have singh tartan clothing, and japanese kirpan sword? would not alot of sikhs say that this is not "accurate" sikhi?
  4. i have irish and scottish ancestors and i had no idea about sikh tartan, thank you for your enlightening post! now that i search more i also find that many native american people have worn turban in their cultures. i give here a couple quotes and picture... {1880) "The next article of the man's ordinary costume is the turban. This a remarkable structure and gives to its wearer much of his unique appearance. At present it is made of one or more small shawls. These shawls are generally woolen and copied in figure and color from the plaid o£ some Scotch clan. They are so folded that they are about 3 inches wide and as long as the diagonal of the fabric. They are then, one or more of them successively, wrapped tightly around the head, the top of the head remaining bare; the last end o£ the last shawl is tucked skillfully and firmly away, without the use of pins, somewhere in the many folds of the turban. The structure when finished looks like a section of a decorated cylinder crowded down upon the man's head. I examined one of these turbans and found it rather a firm piece of work, made of several shawls wound into seven concentric rings. It was over 20 inches in diameter, the shell of the cylinder being perhaps 7 inches thick and 3 in width. This headdress, at the southern settlements, is regularly worn in the camps and sometimes in the hunt. While hunting, however, it seems to be the general custom for the warriors to go bareheaded. At the' northern camps, a kerchief bound about the head frequently takes the place of the turban in everyday life, but on dress or festival occasions, at both the northern and southern settlements, this curious turban is the customary covering for the head of the Seminole braves. Having no pockets in his dress, he has discovered that the folds of his turban may be put to a pocket's uses..." MacCauley, 1887 (ca. 1895) "It is worn almost constantly; and is made impromptu from shawls or colossal handkerchiefs wrapped round and round the head and then secured in shape by a band, often made of beaten silver which encircles the whole with brilliant effect. With young braves the more important the occasion, the more enormous the turban." Moore-Willson, 1914 "Their turban is made of a woolen shawl, sometimes covered with a piece of calico and even silk when they wish to be particularly gorgeous in their attire. On one occasion I saw an Indian by the name of Billy Bowlegs wearing a turban encircled by a band of metal (probably tin). The older Indians usually wear a red woolen turban made by widening a shawl around their heads, which they fasten by tucking the ends skillfully away beneath the folds without the use of pins. As a rule they do not wear the turban when hunting...except in the very hottest weather." Cory, 1895
  5. thank you for your response. I looked at this scottish kaur's website and she is a disciple of yogi bhajan. i have no desire to be on either side of the debate wether followers of yogi bhajan are a cult or not but this lady had yogi bhajan turban and attire. so if i can ask my question another way.....in scotland the plaid design is very popular so could a scottish sikh where plaid turban? or for another example the japanese culture has in their history the very beautiful long straight sword. so if a japanese person converts to sikhi could they use their japanese sword for kirpan? in a broader sense i am asking where does sikh dharma end and punjabi culture begin? if i embrace sikh dharma then how much religion will i adapt into my life and how much culture will i adapt? what is the line between sikh religion and culture? i read sikh dharma is a universal religion, so if this is true then is there not a difference between sikh dharma and punjabi/sikh culture? where is the line drawn? [/font:f16dd6da9f]
  6. hi i am new to sikhism and will at some point want to have amrit. i have asked questions here before and with gratitude had very good answers. now i have two more questions which i humbly hope someone could answer. first i am wondering what the sikh view is on the arayan invasion theory. secondly i am wondering something about sikh culture. of lots of people convert to sikhi then are some individual cultural differences ok. for example regarding turban, could scottish converts develop style of plaid turban, and could different ways of turban, kirpan, be acceptable to reflect local cultures. thanks! matijyoti
  7. I humbly thank these respones and the info was very helpful! and now if I may ask please I have a few more questions. In Sikh dharm is there room for the belief that there is a heaven or devaloka where we can hope to go after death? also, I have not had amrit, but I embrace kesh vrat and nam simran. can I change my surname to Singh before amrit ceremony? thirdly, I am wondering about the yogi bhajan sikhs. I have read alot of their info online and alot of critical things about them including the idea that they are a cult. I allready see that they make themselves different in some ways than average sikhs. what is the view on the yogi bhajan sikhs? -matijyoti
  8. greetings, I am new to Sikh dharma and have many questions but would like to start with just one question and then humbly hope someone can help me with the answer. I am curious about how to officially spell in the english script "ek onkar" and "waheguru" I see these 2 words spelled so many ways like vahiguru, waheguru, wahe-guru, ikonkar, ekomkar, ek oankar etc. what is the official way to spell these in english? thank you ! matijyoti
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