The 7th Lord of Miracles Tour in Honor of Guru Ram Das – PERU

Yoga is not part of Sikhism. I don't know if I would go as far as to say that Gurbachan Singh is preaching or teaching things that are anti-Sikh, however, I suspect, they are a mild distortion of what our Gurus envisioned for us. There are many things we Sikhs do and practice today that are against our Guru's wishes....... 1. Yoga. Without any doubt, the lifestyle of a Yogi and Yoga masters were looked down upon in the eyes of our Gurus. It is, however, in my opinion, harmless. Although this is no. 1, this is the least of my concerns, because it is a useful exersize that all can benefit from. God wants us to take care of our bodies. Yoga is a great excersize. Karate, Kung-Fu and all martial arts draw their base from Yoga. 2. Caste-ism...just read the matrimonial section of any Indian newspaper. Sikhs follow caste-ism like a second religion. This is just as bad as Yoga-ism and Sikhism mixing.....Caste-ism and Sikhism need a divorce. Our Gurus tried. 3. Disrepect of Sants and Jathedars. These people filled a gaping hole where Guru Gobindh Singh left off. Without Sants, there would be no Sikhism today. These people kept the faith alive during the turbulent times after Guru Gobindh Singh's worldly departure. The role of Sants in our religion is a respected one. They should be encouraged rather than be belittled by "educated" Sikhs who are really atheists and secularists. These illiterate Sants who carry an oral tradition are jewels that are dissapearing and being replaced with a self-proclaimed "educated" class have gotten their educations in secular Universities rather than Gurudwaras. A PHD is nothing compared with the real-life education and oral education that these Sants recieve in the Gurudwaras. I find the more highly educated are typically not true believers in God. They are usually atheists. Example - educated Hindus commonly refer to their own faith and stories about their Gods as "mythology". 4. Amrit being administered to children. I don't think Guru Gobindh Singh would have approved. 5. Kirpans being worn as ornaments. I don't think Guru Gobindh Singh would have approved. Today, Kirpans have been reduced to ornaments. They are as small as one-inch and dull. Some are even plastic. This is sacrilege. A Kirpan is a symbolic weapon. Weapon being the key word here and not something a child is ready for with few exceptions. They should be no shorter than 6 inches long and never should be dull when carried. At home, a full-length Kirpan (3 feet) is required. The Khalsa never carried anything shorter when they were created. 6. People sitting in Guru Ka Langar with their shoes on and heads uncovered. What the hell is? It was bad enough when people started sitting on tables and chairs, but I could put up with that, because the point of Langar is that we all sit as equals, and if everyone is sitting on chairs - fine, that works. But, this business of having your shoes on and your head uncovered is disrepectful and shamefull. Guru Ka Langar means the Guru's Langar. You are still in our Gurudwara and in his prescence when your are eating in the Langar. That means that you still must follow our Rehat Maryada, which absolutely demands you show respect toward our Guru. You can't eat his food and disrespect him. When you eat Guru Ka Langar, he is feeding you. It has to be the same when you are upstairs sitting in front of him. When you are in the Langar, you are still in his presence. I can understand why violence has broke out in Gurudwaras over this. Real Sikhs have a hard time stomaching this. 7. Dowry system and abortions. Our religion is against both social ills.....especially the second one. There is no bigger sin than killing a baby in the womb, being there is nothing more sacred in the universe than an unborn child. How can you kill something so innocent? It has a heart that beats and feels pain. This is a sickness that we don't stop the sin of all sins. So, alas, Gurbachan Singh and the Yoga practitioners are really not problem in the grand-scheme of things. We Sikhs have other issues to tackle before we focus on Yoga mixing with Sikhism. Look, I am not going to smash these people.....as far as I am concerned, they are spreading the word of our Guru Nanak around the globe and introducing people into the light. They are upgrading from other faiths that are incomplete so it is a beautiful thing as far as I am concerned. They don't bother me. I think they are best to be left alone or otherwise supported in their endeavours. We need less Christians and Catholics in this world and more new Sikhs. Remember, Harbhajan Singh Yogi was Punjabi. And what he started was a beautiful thing. I won't knock it. They are wrong about Yoga and Sikhism, but to me, that is a minor, technical point that really is nuetral and harmless. Eventually, after engaging our Guru, they get it. Guru Nanak always shows the light to his people.

Respected Sri Sri Gurbachan Singh ji, Sat Sri Akal, You are Preaching SIKHISM against the Philosophy of SIKH GURU SAHIBAN and SGGS. To humane is error. My request to you is that you have a great place in temporal world, you can do a lot in preaching SIKHISM in its true sense. Please for the sake of Great Gurus and the secrifices of Gurus and Sikhs to have this WAY OF LIFE safe and preach, You please preach it in the prospective of GURMAT. To day onwards i will not comment on any news on Sikh Net news, Because it is against the roots of Sikhism and it can be considered a great act ( crime ) against Sikhism as some others do in India. GOD bless all. Sat Sri Akal.