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'''[[Gurbani]] is the only spiritual and moral guide for the [[Sikh]]s in everything that they do'''. No [[Hukamnama]] by anyone else can move the [[Guru]]'s [[Sikh]] away from this stand. [[Gurbani]] offers clear guidance on this issue. There is no reason to rely on advice by any other third party. The following quotes from [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] give the Sikhs clear and concise direction on what a [[Sikh]] should eat and other aspect of this facet of human life: | '''[[Gurbani]] is the only spiritual and moral guide for the [[Sikh]]s in everything that they do'''. No [[Hukamnama]] by anyone else can move the [[Guru]]'s [[Sikh]] away from this stand. [[Gurbani]] offers clear guidance on this issue. There is no reason to rely on advice by any other third party. The following quotes from [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] give the Sikhs clear and concise direction on what a [[Sikh]] should eat and other aspect of this facet of human life: | ||
{{Srigranth|467|21091|<big><big> ਓਨਹਹੀ ਮੰਦੈ ਪੈਰ ਨ ਰਖਿਓ ਕਰਿ ਸਕਰਿਤ ਧਰਮ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥ | {{Srigranth|467|21091|<big><big> ਓਨਹਹੀ ਮੰਦੈ ਪੈਰ ਨ ਰਖਿਓ ਕਰਿ ਸਕਰਿਤ ਧਰਮ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥ <br> ਓਨਹਹੀ ਦਨੀਆ ਤੋੜੇ ਬੰਧਨਾ ਅੰਨ ਪਾਣੀ ਥੋੜਾ ਖਾਇਆ ॥ </big></big><br> | ||
onHee mandai pair na rakhi-o kar sukarit Dharam kamaa-i-aa. <br> | onHee mandai pair na rakhi-o kar sukarit Dharam kamaa-i-aa. <br> | ||
onHee dunee-aa torhay banDhnaa ann paanee thorhaa khaa-i-aa. <br> | |||
They do not place their feet in sin, but do good deeds and live righteously in Dharma. | They do not place their feet in sin, but do good deeds and live righteously in Dharma. | ||
They burn away the bonds of the world, and eat a simple diet of grain and water.}} | |||
{{Srigranth|723|31114|<big><big> ਬੰਦੇ ਚਸਮ ਦੀਦੰ ਫਨਾਇ ॥ <br> | |||
ਦਨਂ”ੀਆ ਮਰਦਾਰ ਖਰਦਨੀ ਗਾਫਲ ਹਵਾਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥<br> | |||
ਗੈਬਾਨ ਹੈਵਾਨ ਹਰਾਮ ਕਸਤਨੀ ਮਰਦਾਰ ਬਖੋਰਾਇ ॥ <br> | |||
ਦਿਲ ਕਬਜ ਕਬਜਾ ਕਾਦਰੋ ਦੋਜਕ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੨॥ </big></big><br> | |||
banday chasam deedaN fanaa-ay. <br> | banday chasam deedaN fanaa-ay. <br> | ||
duneeN-aa murdaar khurdanee gaafal havaa-ay. rahaa-o. <br> | |||
gaibaan haivaan haraam kustanee murdaar bakhoraa-ay. <br> | |||
dil kabaj kabjaa kaadro dojak sajaa-ay. ((2)) <br> | |||
O human being, whatever you can see with your eyes, shall perish. <br> | O human being, whatever you can see with your eyes, shall perish. <br> | ||
The world eats dead carcasses, living by neglect and greed. ((Pause)) <br> | The world eats dead carcasses, living by neglect and greed. ((Pause)) <br> | ||
Like a goblin, or a beast, they kill and eat the forbidden carcasses of meat. <br> | Like a goblin, or a beast, they kill and eat the forbidden carcasses of meat. <br> | ||
So control your urges, or else you will be seized by the Lord, and thrown into the tortures of hell. <br> ((2))}} | |||
<big><big> | {{Srigranth|1103|47392|<big><big> ਜੀਅ ਬਧਹ ਸ ਧਰਮ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹ ਅਧਰਮ ਕਹਹ ਕਤ ਭਾਈ ॥ <br> | ||
ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਮਨਿਵਰ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹ ਕਾ ਕਉ ਕਹਹ ਕਸਾਈ ॥੨॥ | |||
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jee-a baDhahu so Dharam kar thaapahu aDhram kahhu kat bhaa-ee.<br> | jee-a baDhahu so Dharam kar thaapahu aDhram kahhu kat bhaa-ee.<br> | ||
aapas ka-o munivar kar thaapahu kaa ka-o kahhu kasaa-ee. ((2))<br> | |||
You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action? | You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action? | ||
You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? ((2))}} | You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? ((2))}} | ||
{{Srigranth|1128|48254|<big><big> ਸੋ ਜਾਗੈ ਜੋ ਤਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥ </big></big><br> | {{Srigranth|1128|48254|<big><big> ਸੋ ਜਾਗੈ ਜੋ ਤਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥ <br>ਆਪਿ ਮਰੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਨਹ ਮਾਰੈ ॥੩॥ </big></big><br> | ||
so jaagai jo tat beechaarai.<br> | so jaagai jo tat beechaarai.<br> | ||
aap marai avraa nah maarai. ((3))<br> | |||
One who contemplates the essence of reality remains awake and aware.<br> | One who contemplates the essence of reality remains awake and aware.<br> | ||
He kills his self-conceit, and does not kill anyone else. ((3)) }}<br> | |||
{{Srigranth|1350|57719|<big><big> ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਹਹ ਮਤ ਝੂਠੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਜੋ ਨ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ॥ <br> | |||
ਜਉ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਝਕ ਖਦਾਇ ਕਹਤ ਹਉ ਤਉ ਕਿਉ ਮਰਗੀ ਮਾਰੈ ॥੧॥</big></big><br> | |||
bayd katayb kahhu mat jhoothay jhoothaa jo na bichaarai. <br> | bayd katayb kahhu mat jhoothay jhoothaa jo na bichaarai. <br> | ||
ja-o sabh meh ayk khudaa-ay kahat ha-o ta-o ki-o murgee maarai. ((1)) <br> | |||
Do not say that the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran are false. Those who do not contemplate them are false. | Do not say that the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran are false. Those who do not contemplate them are false. | ||
You say that the One Lord is in all, so why do you kill chickens? ((1)) }} | |||
{{Srigranth|1374|58642|<big><big> ਕਬੀਰ ਖੂਬ ਖਾਨਾ ਖੀਚਰੀ ਜਾ ਮਹਿ ਅੰਮਰਿਤ ਲੋਨ ॥ <br> | |||
ਹੇਰਾ ਰੋਟੀ ਕਾਰਨੇ ਗਲਾ ਕਟਾਵੈ ਕਉਨ ॥੧੮੮॥ </big></big><br> | |||
kabeer khoob khaanaa kheechree jaa meh amrit lon. <br> | kabeer khoob khaanaa kheechree jaa meh amrit lon. <br> | ||
hayraa rotee kaarnay galaa kataavai ka-un. ((188)) <br> | |||
Kabeer, the dinner of beans and rice is excellent, if it is flavored with salt. <br> | Kabeer, the dinner of beans and rice is excellent, if it is flavored with salt. <br> | ||
Who would cut his throat, to have meat with his bread? ((188))}} | |||
{{Srigranth|1375|58664|<big><big> ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀਅ ਜ ਮਾਰਹਿ ਜੋਰ ਕਰਿ ਕਹਤੇ ਹਹਿ ਜ ਹਲਾਲ ॥ <br>ਦਫਤਰ ਦਈ ਜਬ ਕਾਢਿ ਹੈ ਹੋਇਗਾ ਕਉਨ ਹਵਾਲ ॥੧੯੯॥<br></big></big> | |||
kabeer jee-a jo maareh jor kar kahtay heh jo halaal. <br> | kabeer jee-a jo maareh jor kar kahtay heh jo halaal. <br> | ||
daftar da-ee jab kaadh hai ho-igaa ka-un havaal. ((199)) <br> | |||
Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. <br> | Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. <br> | ||
When the Lord calls for their account, what will their condition be? ((199)) }} | When the Lord calls for their account, what will their condition be? ((199)) }} | ||
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Gurbani is the only spiritual and moral guide for the Sikhs in everything that they do. No Hukamnama by anyone else can move the Guru's Sikh away from this stand. Gurbani offers clear guidance on this issue. There is no reason to rely on advice by any other third party. The following quotes from Sri Guru Granth Sahib give the Sikhs clear and concise direction on what a Sikh should eat and other aspect of this facet of human life:
SGGS Page 467 Full Shabad |
ਓਨਹਹੀ ਮੰਦੈ ਪੈਰ ਨ ਰਖਿਓ ਕਰਿ ਸਕਰਿਤ ਧਰਮ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥ ਓਨਹਹੀ ਦਨੀਆ ਤੋੜੇ ਬੰਧਨਾ ਅੰਨ ਪਾਣੀ ਥੋੜਾ ਖਾਇਆ ॥ onHee mandai pair na rakhi-o kar sukarit Dharam kamaa-i-aa. They do not place their feet in sin, but do good deeds and live righteously in Dharma. They burn away the bonds of the world, and eat a simple diet of grain and water. |
SGGS Page 723 Full Shabad |
ਬੰਦੇ ਚਸਮ ਦੀਦੰ ਫਨਾਇ ॥ ਦਨਂ”ੀਆ ਮਰਦਾਰ ਖਰਦਨੀ ਗਾਫਲ ਹਵਾਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ banday chasam deedaN fanaa-ay. O human being, whatever you can see with your eyes, shall perish. |
SGGS Page 1103 Full Shabad |
ਜੀਅ ਬਧਹ ਸ ਧਰਮ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹ ਅਧਰਮ ਕਹਹ ਕਤ ਭਾਈ ॥ ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਮਨਿਵਰ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਪਹ ਕਾ ਕਉ ਕਹਹ ਕਸਾਈ ॥੨॥
jee-a baDhahu so Dharam kar thaapahu aDhram kahhu kat bhaa-ee. You kill living beings, and call it a righteous action. Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action? You call yourself the most excellent sage; then who would you call a butcher? ((2)) |
SGGS Page 1128 Full Shabad |
ਸੋ ਜਾਗੈ ਜੋ ਤਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥ ਆਪਿ ਮਰੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਨਹ ਮਾਰੈ ॥੩॥ so jaagai jo tat beechaarai. One who contemplates the essence of reality remains awake and aware. |
SGGS Page 1350 Full Shabad |
ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਹਹ ਮਤ ਝੂਠੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਜੋ ਨ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ॥ ਜਉ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਝਕ ਖਦਾਇ ਕਹਤ ਹਉ ਤਉ ਕਿਉ ਮਰਗੀ ਮਾਰੈ ॥੧॥ bayd katayb kahhu mat jhoothay jhoothaa jo na bichaarai. Do not say that the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran are false. Those who do not contemplate them are false. You say that the One Lord is in all, so why do you kill chickens? ((1)) |
SGGS Page 1374 Full Shabad |
ਕਬੀਰ ਖੂਬ ਖਾਨਾ ਖੀਚਰੀ ਜਾ ਮਹਿ ਅੰਮਰਿਤ ਲੋਨ ॥ ਹੇਰਾ ਰੋਟੀ ਕਾਰਨੇ ਗਲਾ ਕਟਾਵੈ ਕਉਨ ॥੧੮੮॥ kabeer khoob khaanaa kheechree jaa meh amrit lon. Kabeer, the dinner of beans and rice is excellent, if it is flavored with salt. |
SGGS Page 1375 Full Shabad |
ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀਅ ਜ ਮਾਰਹਿ ਜੋਰ ਕਰਿ ਕਹਤੇ ਹਹਿ ਜ ਹਲਾਲ ॥ ਦਫਤਰ ਦਈ ਜਬ ਕਾਢਿ ਹੈ ਹੋਇਗਾ ਕਉਨ ਹਵਾਲ ॥੧੯੯॥ kabeer jee-a jo maareh jor kar kahtay heh jo halaal. Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill them, and call it proper. |
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