Change of Dharm

[mangalavara]

Namaskar everyone in the DIR,

I must inform you that I have changed my dharm from Hinduism to Sikhi.

If you have any questions or comments about it, please post them here.

mangalavara

 

[JustGeorge]

Namaskar everyone in the DIR,

I must inform you that I have changed my dharm from Hinduism to Sikhi.

If you have any questions or comments about it, please post them here.

mangalavara

Why the change?

(Not that I think that's a problem, just curious.)

 

[mangalavara]

Why the change?

The change occurred because everything that I need is in Sikhi.

Hinduism really is just too vast for me, which leaves me with little certainty, and it has so much that does not pertain to me.

In the end, my impression was that Shiv, Mahadevi, Vishnu, etc. were just very great deities, not Bhagvan as Bhagvan is.

I want Bhagvan as Bhagvan is.

Hinduism has so many darshans, margs, shastras, and sampradayas whereas Sikhi is one path and it is to the point.

Finding a guru and sampradaya within Hinduism would be too difficult for me. In Sikhi, Guru is right there and the path is instantly accessible.

Considering that I still believe in karm, sansar, mukti, bhakti, nam jap, caturyug, and the like, the change is not very big. I simply recognize the Guru and have ignored all that is unnecessary to me.

 

[JustGeorge]

The change occurred because everything that I need is in Sikhi.

Hinduism really is just too vast for me, which leaves me with little certainty, and it has so much that does not pertain to me.

In the end, my impression was that Shiv, Mahadevi, Vishnu, etc. were just very great deities, not Bhagvan as Bhagvan is.

I want Bhagvan as Bhagvan is.

Hinduism has so many darshans, margs, shastras, and sampradayas whereas Sikhi is one path and it is to the point.

Finding a guru and sampradaya within Hinduism would be too difficult for me. In Sikhi, Guru is right there and the path is instantly accessible.

Considering that I still believe in karm, sansar, mukti, bhakti, nam jap, caturyug, and the like, the change is not very big. I simply recognize the Guru and have ignored all that is unnecessary to me.

Best wishes on your new path.

 

[ajay0]

Sikh theology with its beliefs in monotheism and reincarnation has its equivalents in the theologies of Arya Samaj and the Brahmakumaris which have similar beliefs.

After studying the Druze theology, I consider it an Abrahamic equivalent of the above theologies due to similar beliefs in monotheism and reincarnation.

Perhaps you were a Sikh in a past life, and this could be a reason why you are drawn to it.

All the best and hope to read your memorable experiences under Sikhism over here.

 

[mangalavara]

Sikh theology with its beliefs in monotheism and reincarnation has its equivalents in the theologies of Arya Samaj and the Brahmakumaris which have similar beliefs.

I like what Arya Samaj does: they make the Vedas available to everybody regardless of caste, and everybody regardless of caste can perform Trisandhya and Homa. They practice Vedic Hinduism without the unnecessary baggage. The only problem is that I have a hard time accepting their view that Agni, Indra, Varuna, etc. are not deities but names or titles of one being.

Sikhi is often called monotheistic. From my perspective, Sikh theology as found in Sri Guru Granth Sahib is actually panentheistic. Sri Akal is not God who dwells only in Heaven, rather, he is God in whom all things dwell, and he is the Self in all beings. Sri Guru Granth Sahib even acknowledges the deities of Hinduism but without telling Sikhs to adore them.

After studying the Druze theology, I consider it an Abrahamic equivalent of the above theologies due to similar beliefs in monotheism and reincarnation.

The Druze religion is fascinating and I am glad that you have studied its theology.

Perhaps you were a Sikh in a past life, and this could be a reason why you are drawn to it.

That might be true. I think I will know more about that when I visit Harmandir Sahib. My flight to India is already booked.

Interestingly, I had considered Sikhi before adopting Hinduism.

All the best and hope to read your memorable experiences under Sikhism over here.

Thank you for your kind words, Ajay. I will certainly share my experiences in the DIR.

 

[GURSIKH]

That might be true. I think I will know more about that when I visit Harmandir Sahib. My flight to India is already booked.

Thats great, you can stay at my home during Amritsar visit.

 

[Vinayaka]

Best wishes on your slight switch of path.

 

[mangalavara]

Thats great, you can stay at my home during Amritsar visit.

You are very kind, Gursikh Ji. On Monday the 30th of December, I am to arrive in Amritsar by 10:35 pm. On Friday that week, I am to depart during the early part of the night. I have already booked a hotel, but we’ll see what is in the hukam of Sri Akal. We can continue this in a private conversation.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Best wishes, Mangalavara. You are not going far from us.

IMHO, Sri Guru Granth Sahib is Upanishads in Gurmukhi.

 

[Vinayaka]

You are very kind, Gursikh Ji. On Monday the 30th of December, I am to arrive in Amritsar by 10:35 pm. On Friday that week, I am to depart during the early part of the night. I have already booked a hotel, but we’ll see what is in the hukam of Sri Akal. We can continue this in a private conversation.

If you take him/her up on this, you'll learn a whole lot culturally in a short time.

 

[mangalavara]

Best wishes on your slight switch of path.

Thank you, Vinayaka Ji.

Best wishes, Mangalavara. You are not going far from us.

Thank you, Aup Ji.

Yes, I can still post in this particular forum and now the Sikhism DIR. It is the Hinduism DIR that I shall no longer post in. Regardless, we are all Indic in our beliefs and ways of living.

IMHO, Sri Guru Granth Sahib is Upanishads in Gurmukhi.

I notice that some Upanishadic concepts are also in SGGS.

Just as you see SGGS as Upanishads, a reader of Sufi poetry might see SGGS as Hafez or Rumi. The Guru is familiar to everyone.

If you take him/her up on this, you'll learn a whole lot culturally in a short time.

You’re obviously right. I know that it will be great.