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  1. How have these IDEALS influenced the Society...? Any Religion which does not exert itself by FORCE will not have such a great impact...

    Why do we need Religion at all...? How about an IDEAL philosophy, or IDEAL constitution...?

    Which brings us to the basic question, What exactly is "religion" and how does it differ from a philosophy, constitution, laws etc? e.g. If I come up with a set of concepts that I think are the best for humanity, should I call it as my religion or my philosophy or something else? If I make them formal and binding for my country, will not they be the same as the constitution or the laws of the country?

  2. Heritage of the Turban

    http://www.sikh-info.com/turban.htm

    To Sikhs, their turban is sacred. Their Gurus instructed them to wear it, and they have sacrificed their lives to protect its honor. The following collection of how the turban has been regarded throughout history has been put together for your information.

    "Once they enter the gates of the court, they are to wear linen vestments, They shall wear linen turban, and linen drawers on their lions."

    (Old Testament: Ezekiel 44:18-19)

    The name "turban" is found in this form in European languages only: English-turban, turbaned; French-turban, tulband; German-turban; Italian, Spanish and Portugese-turbante; Dutch-tulbans; Romanian-tulipan; and it is generally traced to the Persian sarband. In Turkish sarik is the usual name for turban. In ancient Egyptian civilization the turban was considered an ornamental head dress. They called it pjr from which perhaps is derived the word pugree, so commonly used in Punjab and India. The Egyptians removed the turban at the time of mourning, a custom which prevailed in the Punjab up to the end of the last century. The Sikh apostle, Bhai Gurdas Ji humorously narrates an incident in his Vars, that when an elderly Punjabi came to his home with his turban accidentally off, the women folk took it to be a sign of mourning and started weeping and wailing although no one was dead. The old man's turban, off his head,gave a false alarm

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