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Summary of Question:	Gurus Pictures
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Thursday, 1/25/2007 5:23 AM MST

I have been heavily told off and criticised because I had to put a glass of alcohol on a shelf that happened to have a picture of the Guru near it.

If I am wrong I accept this and am sorry however at the same time I also believe this is contradictory considering this person's family sit and eat meat and drink alcohol directly infront of the Guru's pictures virtually everyday with at most a yards distance. Is this not equally offensive. Why should it be more offensive if you place a glass on the shelf for a few seconds which happens to be located by a picture of the Gurus but it isn't so to spend the entire evening consuming alcohol and eating meat in front of the pictures?

How are you doing harm? I also am sure Guru Gobind Singh Ji said to people do not to have pictures of me.
I find it so utterly amazing how some people pick and choose what they believe is wrong but pretend and ignore what bad things they actually do on a daily basis outside the home.
Is this not hypocrisy?

God Bless His Creation

(REPLY) Sat Nam. What were you doing with a glass of alcohol in your hand in the first place? So I fail to understand why you are complaining. We are each responsible for our own behavior. It is not our job to judge or criticize others. Just for the record, I was taught that GurSikhs do not eat meat, smoke, or drink alcohol. SP