Sikh Under Brahmanical Siege

About the Author Born in District Ludhiana on September 15, 1927 Dr. Gurbaksh Singh studied in Lyallpur and Khalsa College, Amritsar. In 1963, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from Ohio State University (USA) He served as a Professor and Dean at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. In 1984, he gave his resignation as a Dean and pursued a path in teaching Sikh youth about their faith, history and religion in India and abroad.

Preface The manuscript acknowledges the Sikhs who have observed the Brahmanical rituals obscuring the real image of the Sikh faith. They will see the truth being uncovered from the mounds of the Brahmanical rituals and beliefs heaped in Sikh practices. However, some Sikh readers who follow Hindu cultural traditions. believing them to be Sikh practices, may not agree with some paragraphs. A few of the traditionalists may even get upset with some portions of this article. However, a careful examination of the article under the light of the Guru Granth Sahib would reveal it to be the expression of the Gurbani thought. It may instead raise a question in their minds as to how and why these non-Sikh rituals could at all enter the Gurdwaras around the world and later become embedded in the faith of Sikhs.

The Khalsa Panth must continue to eradicate antiqued Hindu rituals that started with the Gurdwara Reform Movement. Mahants of the British Raj period have been replaced by the Indian government, the Nirankaris, the Radhaswamis, and the Pseudo-Nihang etc., to muddle with Sikh philosophy and Sikh Rehat. Gurdwaras in the names of Bhagat Namdev, Ramgarhias, Bhatra Brotherhood, Nanak Panthis, etc. are being built with the tacit help of the Indian government to split the Sikh community. Deras preaching Hindu rituals, but controlled by Sikh-looking Sants/Babas are being patronized by the government to encourage their followings.

Dozens of splinter groups are supported directly or indirectly by the government to create schism among the Khalsa Panth and cause confusion in the Sikh philosophy. They are all working outside the Gurdwaras in collaboration with their associates inside the Gurdwaras to obstruct the teaching and preaching of Gurmat.

Introduction The Khalsa, the army of God for protection of human rights of the weak and poor, was formally founded in 1699. Initiated by Guru Nanak Dev (1469-1539) to protect innocent and helpless people from the slavery of religious and political leaders, 1699 represented the pinnacle moment which created the khalsa. The mission assigned to Guru Nanak by God mentioned by Bhai Gurdas, the scriber of the Guru Granth Sahib. He writes:

The evil infected society, the day it was divided into superior and inferior castes. Evil grew in volume and strength when society was split into mutual hating different sects and religions i.e. Hindus, Muslims, Yogis, Sanyasis, etc. The Brahmans and Muslim priests wasted time in futile arguments; one claimed Ram alone can save people while the other believed Allah is the only Almighty. One advised people to take a dip in the holy Ganges to wash their sins while the other advised them to go to Mecca on Haj for cleansing themselves. Both had forsaken the truth that God is the Creator, the Operator and the Destroyer.

The Guru was sent by God to explain the Truth that all people are equal, being children of the same Father, the Creator.

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