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Re: Serious feedback to change ourselves to protect Sikhism
Posted by Jai Singh1 Send Email to Author on Sunday, 1/25/2004 6:11 AM MST

Sat Sri Akal,

Thank you very much for your reply. I should stress that the military suggestion should only be implemented in conjunction with the proposed 'Sikh Red Cross'-type humanitarian role of the Khalsa – ie. To help the needy and, if necessary, to defend the weak, persecuted and oppressed; this is imperative, otherwise there is a danger of such a global Khalsa military being perceived (or snowballing into) some kind of occupying army with nefarious imperialistic ambitions. “Raj Karega Khalsa” is indeed a noble aspiration but only if one’s motives and methods are pure; there can be no coercion or duplicity involved whatsoever and, as has been said many times before regarding the sant-sipahi philosphy, the ‘saint’ part has to come before the ‘soldier’.

Interestingly, there appear to have been some major developments regarding political relations between the United States and India very recently; amongst other things, I believe that a much greater degree of military cooperation (with some kind of ‘defence alliance’) has also been one of the proposed topics on the agenda. Considering the large numbers of Sikhs in the Indian military and the fairly considerable influence they therefore have, perhaps the worldwide deployment of Khalsa soldiers (in collaboration with the US) – at least in times of crisis -- may well be a more frequent event than it is at present. Something to celebrate, perhaps, as long as the Khalsa behaves in the true spirit of Sikhism.

Of course this would bring the Khalsa into the front line of the current global ‘War on Terror’, but that’s an almost inevitable consequence of the tyrannical actions of Mr Bin Laden and his friends. Matters will have come full-circle, 300 years on.

Best wishes,

Jai Singh


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