Mehtab Singh Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh i was wondering as to what the sangat thinks about GurSikhs accepting prasad (offerings made to Hindu gods/goddesses) from Hindus. Sometime in the past i have refused from accepting it from my parents (who are Hindus), but it hurt them as they never hesitated from eating langar at the Gurdwara, and this act of mine was offensive to them. Although i wasn't forced to have it, i did feel bad. After all, whats wrong in accepting it if its done only as a sign of respect for another religion? Not like i am a worshipper of the deity! i know some (infact many) are gonna argue that its against the rehit, but disrespecting other faiths is also against the rehit, isn't it? Another probable answer i am expecting is "talk to them and tell them that u are not supposed to accept prasad". Well if a Sikh does this, it only gives non-Sikhs reason to reject Guru ka Langar too, dont u think? and wouldn't i feel bad then? After all everyone loves their religion the same way. Its gonna sound so disgusting telling someone else "i am superior, so i cant accept it. But u are free to eat langar". i am not looking for any clearcut answer to this issue as i m pretty sure that there may not be one. People like me who have family members of another religion do have to take that extra step in being accomodative and accepting of each others' beliefs. It wouldn't be wrong if i say that i have already made up my mind on this issue, coz i have my own reasons and limitations, but i do wanna know what other Sikhs think/feel about this matter. thanks for ur time waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaur_05 Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 personally i do not see anything wrong with it....all you are doing is accepting is praasad.....even if it jus to keep a smile on ur parents face...for respect reasons... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 same here. I don't see anything wrong in it. We are not there worship devi's .. if shardlu makes a parshad with shardha and gives it to people with shardha...no matter which devi's is for..one should take it.. not refuse it because of devi's are also manifestations of akaal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SAdmin Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Mehtab Singh Ji, You should feel honored that your family is supporting you in adopting Sikh way of life. If you see the history of Sikh gurus then Guru Nanak Dev Sahib had to go through worst situations. He was slapped by his own father and his in-laws were not too happy to see his saintly life style either. But you are lucky enough to have parents who are supporting you towards your faith and have no objection for your decision to adopt Sikhism. You should read what Bhai Gurdas Ji says: http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?Sour...53&Format=2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehtab Singh Posted June 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 waahegurooooo thanks a lot sangato, especially admin jee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niranjana Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Perhaps Nihangs on here can shed further light, however I understand it is possible for you have this via "Kirpan Bhet". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Goddess Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Interesting to see the differences in opinions between SA and tapoban. Expected though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lung Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Mehtab how can you kill off a tradition such as prasad by constantly capitulating to it? It takes someone to have the boldness to say: "this is ignorance and I want no part in it". The gods don't eat food and you can't eat their leftovers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmjeet Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Mehtaab Singh veer ji sat sri akal , no offence but this is what i heard from the katha of mukt nama by giani thakur singh ji . he said that amritdhari singhs should not eat jootha prasad ,when prasad is offered to a deity ,due to bhog ,it becomes jootha because technically it has been eaten by the deity . so he said we shouldn't acept a prasad other than krah prasad or langar . these are not my views , and i don't know wt is wrong and wt is right , so please don't shoot me for that . wjkk wjkf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheena Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Parsaad is nor Hindu nor Sikh. Parsaad is simply Parsaad. Now What makes Parsaad is the blessing of a Guru, or thru a Prayer an apple becomes Parsaad. You are not eating 'hindu' parsaad, but food that which is blessed by the different faces of that one faceless Divinity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artistformalyknownasodhi Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 akaaaaaaaaaaal to the above 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 very good post pheena ji 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeGetSome Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Smashed It Pheens 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian_Sikh Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Dnt discriminate against any religion. Eating prasad won't make you hindu. So you r goin good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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