Saffronsing Sikhism

Saffronsing Sikhism


�If you want to destroy a society, destroy its history and the society will get destroyed automatically� . --Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

"The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history, Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long the nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was. The world around it will forget even faster. The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.� --Milan Kundera

Hindu fundamentalists have always taken a keen interest in destroying Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism for centuries. RSS�s �secret agenda�, (Published by �New Age� weekly, of Communist Party, dated 18th to 24th June 2000) in which it was written �teach false history, misguide minority communities, compel them chanting �Om�, divide Dalit unity, keep converting dalits, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists into Hindus.� There were such 34 points those were against the humanity, mankind & full of hatred.

So working on same lines Hindu attacks on Sikhism, these RSS, and VHP etc organizations have reached Punjab & Sikhism has come under cloud due to certain effects and influences of Hinduism. The root cause of this problem is not Hindus only which are propagating that Sikhism as Hinduism (i.e. Sikhs are Hindus) on the power of money, politics but also Sikhs who have started feeling the effect. Same �Sikhism is Hinduism� is taught at schools. Hence as a result population of �Kesadhari Sikhs� (Those wear turban), Gurudawaras in Punjab is continuously decreasing & Hindu temples are increasing.

RSS & VHP has always shown that Sikh Gurus were follower of Devi, Devta; Sangh (RSS) is Khalsa. Name of Sikh heroes are modified to �Sharma� by RSS & other Brahman organizations. By creating links between Vishnu/Ram and Gurus, these organizations are thinking that Sikhs will see these Hindu gods as their own & pictures of Ram and Vishnu will find their way into Gurdwaras. Adrienne Rich has rightly said �False history gets made all day, any day; the truth of the new is never on the news.�

Recently on the B�day of Bhagat Ravidas Ji (24th Feb. 2008) Rozana Spokesman newspapers published article that Bhagat Ravidas Ji were not familiar to Sikh Gurus teachings & sakhis (tales) of Bhagat Ravidas Ji were misquoted by author in ridiculing manner. The article erroneously states that no historical facts are present about the life of Bhagat Ravidas Ji. It�s ridiculous to give such statements, Bani (Shaloks, teachings) of Bhagat Ravidas is there in Guru Granth Sahib itself.

From the time Akali Dal are ruling with BJP in Punjab, the impact of Hinduism on Sikhism is also increasing. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) created his offshoots like PRERNA, Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, and Guru Granth Sahib Vichar Sanstha as under RSS name it was difficult for them to meet Sikh leaders & to misguide them. And as a result of which recently Jathedars are seen in the PRERNA, Sikh Jathedars got gifts depicting Hindu Deities, RSS depicts Sikh Gurus as Hindu Deities, the sacred Sikh Khanda and Ek Oangkaar was shown along with the Hindu OM in PRERNA functions. Jathedars are seen performing Kirtans in Hindu temples where idols of Ram, Hanuman & other Hindu deities also present.

PRERNA attendees were sitting on chairs in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib Ji, which is a not allowed & is a violation of Guru Sikh Maryada. Jathedars were also present there in function but no objection raised by them. How can Jathedars, whom whole Sikh community trusts & represent the Sikhs attend such functions where Sikhism is being ruined? Why these Jathedars didn�t protest against putting Hindu deities near Sikh Guru, sacred Sikh Khanda and Ek Oangkaar along with the Hindu OM?

Jathedars & many others are forgetting that;

1. Sikhs believe in One and only One God, whereas Hindus worship quite a number of gods, goddesses, and deities.

2. The Hindu Trinity---Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva---is altogether rejected by Sikhs.

3. The worship of any carved statues, images or idols is completely forbidden in Sikhism although it is allowed in Hinduism.

4. The cow is not considered as a sacred animal by Sikhs; hence it is not worshiped at all.

5. The supremacy of the Vedas, Gita and other Hindu scriptures is not recognized or accepted in Sikhism. Sikhs have their own holy book, the Sh. Guru Granth Sahib, compiled by the fifth Guru himself.

6. Sikhism has rejected the caste system, and all men and women are reckoned equal irrespective of their caste, color or creed, does Hinduism do all this?

7. Sikh traditions, customs, and ceremonies of death and marriage are completely different from the Hindus.

These are just few differences, Sikhism is entirely a different religion & this all have to keep in mind. It�s foolishness on Sikhs part to be there in the pro-RSS activities, as Jathedars are seen in PRERNA.

Anais Nin said �When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.� Myths those believed become true, lie which is told 1000s time starts appearing truth. It�s high time for all to wake up against these Hindutav preaching organizations. All Sikh Gurus & Lord Buddha have said �You must not only discard the shastras, you must deny their authority & you should have courage to tell Hindus where they are wrong.� But where Sikhs are leading?

Jathedars those are becoming puppets in the hands of these Manuwadi people will lead distortion of Sikhism & if such things continue the day won�t be far away when idols of Hindu deities will be seen in the �Darbar Saheb� (Golden Temple).

�People always seemed to know half of history, and to get it confused with the other half.� --Jane Haddam

--By Pardeep S Attri

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