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Humanity and Sikhism
Topic Started: Mar 25 2014, 02:36 PM (347 Views)
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I was talking to a Sikh man yesterday, and he was telling me parables from Guru Nanak. Now, I do a bit about Sikhism from high school when I took a world religions class. I've always felt that Sikhism was a really cool religion because they tend to believe in universal values and that each religion leads to God.

"He set up a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternity love, goodness, and virtue."

This Sikh man was talking to me about some of his parables and how in particular Guru Nanak believed that virtues must be displayed by leaders and he focused on them. He says this because it was his belief that you could make more of a difference this way.

In the end, the Sikh man told me that he had not read the Bible, the Koran or the religious book of the Sikhs in it's entirety but it was his belief that it was goodness and humanity that led people to heaven. As well, that all religions are fundamentally the same thing but that corruption in humans is what keeps them apart and causes people to use religion as an excuse for violence.

We also discussed the Crusades a bit. Anyway, the point is that while the concept of universal goodness and that all religions lead to the same things is not new, it is always refreshing to see.
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Sounds like a cult. Did they try to brainwash you?
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How does it sound like a cult any more than any other religion...
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Yeah but that general guru talk made me wonder if it is :P
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Isn't every a religion a cult? Though not every cult is a religion. That's my understanding of it anyway.
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Since I'm a bit pedantic, I'm gonna quote Merriam-Webster:
cult: a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by many people as extreme or dangerous.
If you go by the original use (a group of people who worship a deity) then yes, almost every religion is a cult.
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That can't be correct, it wouldn't be taking into account the cult of personalities would it? Those aren't really classifed as "religious".
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Oh whoops, thought I edited out the "religious". The definition contained categories for both personal cults and fandoms.
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Likely not.
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Back on topic, I really like the idea of Universal Values. Most of my personal experience w/ religion involved people building up barricades, dividing the world between the "righteous and unrighteous", which was really disillusioning to me.
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It's too bad that some members of religious movements can dissuade people from joining.

As it's been said, the number one thing that stops the spread of Christianity is Christians :P
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You could likely say the same thing about Islam :P
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Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
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Or any group. Such is humanity :P
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How does it sound like a cult any more than any other religion...
WTF This is anti Christian bigotry right here Sikhs worship multiple false gods JESUS IS LORD
PRAISE JESUS H CHRIST
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Pretty sure that is Hinduism :P
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Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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I think to an average Catholic it's the same because it's from India.
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Why? :P
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Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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Lack of interest in foreign (exotic) religions I guess? :P
I speak from personal experience.
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I think lack of interest in dharmic religions is more systemic of people not being that interested in the world as much. Even amongst the Abrahamic religions, how much do people really know about Islam and Judaism? A lot of it is simply peoples thoughts are based on generalized notions.
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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And past conflicts.
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What do you mean?
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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Jihad, Crusades, Jewish persecution etc.
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How do the crusades shape people's beliefs about religion?
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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I do have a minor in comparative religions...haha.
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Cool :)
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NES ~ I find you so irresistible | Bestias ~ You are a goddess
Salaxalans ~ RACH FOR NS QUEEN | Cpt Carrot ~ Can you get any more awesome? <3| It's always easy to be cheerful around you <3
Calvin Coolidge ~ Rach for NS Queen! \o/
Trinn ~ You're already super sexy and that can't really be outdone
Helle ~ EVERYONE wants to be like you <3 | Guys wanna be with you, and girls wanna be you :3
Praetor ~ Who needs 1500 WA nations when you have Solorni
Ninn ~ hi i just wanted to say that you are a literal goddess
Bran ~ Who doesn't want to be with Rach? She's fun, funny, an absolute delight and she has mountains of love to give to a cruel world. | Every inch of you is perfect <3
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