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Summary of Question:	Beliving On Astrologers
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Sunday, 2/16/2003 11:43 AM MST

SSA jii , thanks for helping young sikh people. I am sikh gir.Just wondering Are sikh allow to believe on Astrologer-palmist. Wat Baba jii (God) said about this. Thanks for ur time plz do reply.

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Sat Sri Akal,

Sikhs do not believe in astrology, palm-reading, mystics, psychics, etc. Sri Guru Amar Das Ji says in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, page 948:

"pundith purudhae jothukee naa boojhehi beechara"
- The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers study their books, but they do not understand contemplation.

In this quote, the Guru is saying that many people study various books/almanacs, look at the stars or count numbers, but they do not understand that the true thing to study is Waheguru. And how does one study Waheguru? Through self-contemplation (vichar) and naam japna.

I hope this helps.

Gur Fateh,
HSD