One Maryda = Unity in the panth?

[SAadmin]

This is already been discussed in the past but like to point out as human nature we want everyone to think us, sit like us for lack of better word sh!t posture like us too but rare are those gems who sees unity in diversity that could be done if you are engaged yet de-attached from maya. There is very old sikh saying which is prevalent in sikh thought that sri guru nanak dev ji have beautiful garden has many diverse flowers each unique in their own way pointing various different orders in Sikhism.  

So instead of coining one maryada for all sikhs hoping to unifying in the panth, why not celebrate sri guru nanak dev ji garden of many unique flowers and appreciate unity in diversity. It's not wrong to desire one unifying voice for panthic problems but there is difference between one unifying voice and one maryada.

For example- current model of five takth jathedars giving edicts are perfect, its a different story we have wrong people giving wrong decisions but model itself is perfect.

What should happen among five jathedars of five takths is one uniformity maryada model where all the deficiency or inconsistencies are addressed rest of jatha's and samparda's should focus maryada of takth when speaking on wider panthic issues but in their personal/spiritual life they should be able to follow maryada of their own respective jatha's and orders. This way we have ekta in the panth as well but at the same diversity.

 

 

[CdnSikhGirl]

One Rehet Maryada will never happen anyway.... Sikh Rehet Maryada was best attempt we had, which took over 13 years and over hundred of most prominent Sikhs of that time participating, and still there are cry babies who won't accept it - some to the point of continually even using degrading language like 'so-called' whenever they refer to it... which is sickening because whether or not they follow SRM themselves, it IS the only RM accepted by Akal Takht.

 

[dalsingh101]

How far are we going to get with trying to hammer a community made up of hordes of pretty much independent-minded people into one shape?

 

Like has been said before, it's been tried before and any new maryada will only become an addition to the existing ones. Better to try and educate people about diversity in practice and differing levels of commitment in my opinion. But then we'll have the usual issues of people pushing their own cultures into the agenda like whites with homosexuality in the US. 

[Keerat Singh]

Was there meant to be one maryada as presented by the SGPC and advocated by all samparda? Everyone claims their maryada is the correct one. 

If an udasi could have been left with control of Sri Anandpur Sahib when Guru Gobind Singh ji left, Sevapanthi samparda flourished at the same time as did the Nirmala's, it makes one think whether the guru intended for their to be one maryada as the SGPC are trying to implement. 

Jin tu jata so grisht udasi parvan. 

Parvangee is not within our hands or the SGPC.   

Two separate maryada is accepted as being parvan in the shabad above, unity I believe will come in finding common ground and accepting differences in our paths.  

[Guest Guest]

It is best to study all sides of the Maryada. Then Ask your self what is right and what is wrong. Only keep the right and avoid the wrong. As far as combining into one it does not seem it can happen any time soon. It is like you take the good from Sant Samaj, DDT, AKJ, SRM, and make yourself the best GurSikh that you can be. All the rights and wrongs are in your mind. Don't force yourself, Don't make it a strain on your mind just relax and study and follow step by step to became a GurSikh. Remember SRM was made by SGPC two of the Jathabandis walked out. They were Purtan Gur Sikhs. If DDT and AKJ can peacefully recognize each other and respect Gur Sikhs will prevail.