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Summary of Question: | Re: Jus Wanted To Say A Bit Bout Castes |
Category: | Meditation |
Date Posted: | Friday, 11/09/2001 6:04 PM MST |
rtain people. I dont want to cause any animosity. Just let others be.. God is watching and thats all that matters....
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Sat Siri Akaal. There is SO much focus on castes that is unnecessary. It's OK to be proud of your heritage; you wouldn't be here now without it, probably. But to identify SOLELY with a single caste is not Sikh.
We are Khalsa first. And Khalsa is so vast, it encompasses all that there IS. Castes do not. And to discriminate against ANYONE because of their caste label is not only against Guru's teachings, it is ridiculous. Sikhi is a WORLD religion. Does an African Sikh or an Italian Sikh (not of Punjabi origin) care about someone's caste? For that matter, do you think a NON-Sikh/non-Indian anywhere cares about anyone's caste or if someone married within caste? The true Gursikh is first and foremost the Guru's own, Khalsa is his/her family, and Guru is mother and father and mentor and teacher: 'Toon mayraa pita, too(n) hai mayraa mataa, too(n) mayra bandhap too(n) mayraa bhrataa.' So be proud of your heritage but don't limit yourself by it!
Guru rakha,
-DKK