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Summary of Question:	To Take Kirpan Off Or Not?
Category:	Sikh Practices
Date Posted:	Wednesday, 1/28/2004 10:15 AM MST

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji KI Fateh

I am kind of confused right now with what i should do. I took amrit on the 300th birthday of the Khalsa and i used to tie a dastar back then too. THen eventually i started to cover my head with a keski. Now i have started to remove the hair on my face because my doctor told me that i have too many male hormones in my body and that they are only going to grow more and more. I feel like i have already partly "broken" my amrit because i have removed my hair. So i think that now wearing the kirpan is wrong. And that i should not wear it anymore. So i wanted to take it off. I will get amritdhari later on in life but for now i can't wear the kirpan because i feel that it is not right. To wear it and remove my hair. So i wanted to know if it was okay for me to "break" my amrit totally. Is God going to punish me? Am i still going to succeed in life? Will God still Bless Me?
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

---- REPLY ---

As Sikhs, we don't believe in a punishing or rewarding God. We believe in karma. You made a commitment to your consciousness when you took Amrit. Has your consciousness changed? Hair has a purpose on the body. As far as wearing your kirpan, it can be a small one worn under your clothes. The more imporant question is has your conscioiusness changed? It is not my role or anyone's to give you permission to break your vows. Only you can do that. It is between you and your soul. Nothing more, nothing less.

GTKK

Note: This reply was edited on 02/09/2004 to correct misinformation. Thank you.

SikhNet Staff