lil_princess Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 i tried searching for this topic, so if its done already, im sorry i couldn't find it in the search!! but why was there NO female Guru? i mean guru Nanak said that females are equal as men are. I asked one of the uncles in gurdwara once at camp, he said that in those days only men were listened to, so thats why the gurus chose males. BUt then i am thinking, guru harkirshan was very small, what makes them think a child would be listend too? i think that uncle was trying to help me understand. But i really think that if there was a female guru then im 100% sure some males will see women differently, they would have more respect, not sayiny that they do, i said some! I think all those years that women have suffered will be gone, and its a good thing to have, i mean just one guru could have been female! i am not saying i dislike the gurus because they are male, i am not!!!! im just saying think if there was and im still curious why there was never a female guru in the first place, was it really the time??? ssa!! **KEEP ON SMILING** 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 the uncle u asked is very much right, in the times when the sri guru nanak dev ji came to this world there was huge descrimination against women, they were treated as 2nd class citizens and lower then men i know it sounds kinda bad but if a woman tried to preach anything allot of the males would have too much of an ego to bow to a woman and accept their teachings.. also rememeber that the gurus didnt have an easy time themselves, people threw rocks at sri guru nanak dev ji :shock: the gurus were males who taught that women are just as equal to men. if a female said "we are equal to men"... people would see her as a 15th century feminist sri guru nanak dev ji laid out teachings of equal equality over 500 years ago... something the western world has only started practising within this century... :wink: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 All the Guru ji's were chosen for specific qualities not because they were male. Yes the society in that time was heavily male dominated , that might have been a factor but i don't think its really that case. Women might not be Guru in that time but Lil Princess do u know that only SIKH women at that time were given the leadership of entire states / a collection of villages to do Gurmat parchar? Guru Amardas ji set up 22 Manjis according to which 22 people had the duty of helping people understand the teachings of Sikhi. 4 of these 22 people were Women. They had to do the men's work ie Go around villages and preach, and do other sewa. So i think Sikh Gurus have demonstrated total equality all the way from Guru Nanak dev ji to Guru Granth Sahib ji. <- smiling 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kaur1699 Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Fateh Ji, Some information I recently came across, Guru Amar Das trained missionaries to spread Sikhism throughout the country. According to one account, of the 146 missionaries Guru Amar Das trained and sent out, 52 were women. At one time the religious seats in the country of Afghanistan and Kashmir were under the jurisdiction of women. These women had complete jurisdiction in decision making as well as preaching to congregations. (sikhwomen.com) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amrikingh Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 basically, the man had more power at the time then the woman no one would give a toss what a woman had to say so, to bring the message across, at the time it was more likely that a person would listen to a man rather than a woman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Agree with Steel Bhaji, and what's worse is that we still haven't got over the whole discrimmination thing in some communities :roll: :evil: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sardu Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Don't Fiker dost.. It just happened.. there was no "Conspiracy" against women :wink: ..... Nevertheless, Many women in history, are, Equally respectfull for us (me). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honey81online Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Waheguru Satnam There was no Women Guru Bcz at that time there is no reserve qota of seats. (like there is 33% reserve seats in parlement of india for women). Just kidding :wink: Gusa na karna... Your Brohter honey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 There was no Women Guru Bcz at that time there is no reserve qota of seats. (like there is 33% reserve seats in parlement of india for women). hahahahahahaha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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