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Summary of Question:	Is It Ok To Be Sikh Even If You Can't Read Gurbani But Read In English?/
Category:	Other
Date Posted:	Thursday, 3/27/2003 1:26 AM MDT

Waheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Jee Ka Fateh

Thank you, for doing such a wonderful and great job on Sikhnet
My problem is, I am not are Sikh but I don’t eat meat and I still believe guru jee
If you do everything like Sikh but you can’t read Gurbani, but I read it in English.
Is that Ok?
Or do you think it will be good idea to be Sikh but ok to read English.

Thank you for helping me out.

Waheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Jee Ka Fateh

(REPLY)

Sat Nam. Who is a Sikh is not determined by the language you speak. I would highly recommend that you learn to read Gurmukhi, so that you can have the blessing of experiencing the Guru's words in the original language in which they were spoken, but you can read English translations, and still consider yourself a Sikh. I suggest you read the Sikh Dharma manual (you will find the link to it) on the home page of SikhNet, so that you have an overview of what it means to be a Sikh. Literally, a Sikh is student of truth. The first "Sikhs" were the students, or "sishyas" of Guru Nanak, who taught a universal ethic based on the worship of One God, remembrance of God's Name, and day to day righteous living, without discrimination against anyone because of their religion, gender, caste, or color.

Blessings, SP