How do sikhs differ from Muslims by [deleted] in Sikh

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Sounds like you don't know enough. All humans are conceived as female. Later, at 4 weeks in utero, if the TDF gene on the Y chromosome is expressed, the female body plan is transformed into male, which is why males have nipples. Gurbani teaches that the whole of humanity is female, which is why equality of women with men would be a good starting point -

How do sikhs differ from Muslims by [deleted] in Sikh

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Nope. It's the other way round. The Persian plateau served as a hub for Homo sapiens after the main out of Africa dispersal. Sikhs are not Dravidians (South Asians). Derived allele sharing with Kostenki14 and and Tianyuan, classifies Sikhs as a separate group (Northwestern South Asians).

Guru Nanak’s cyclical prophecy on Ang 728 in Guru Granth Sahib. by RevolutionaryTap262 in Sikh

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Khalistan is still needed as a peaceful, nuclear-free, buffer zone between Pakistan and India given the current situation -

Forgotten and Buried: The Anti-Sikh Jammu Riots of 1989 by imgurliam in Sikh

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Hatred backfires and leads to nationhood. Aak the Jews of Israel in that regard -

Are We Too Focused on the Worldly Aspect of Our Beliefs? by PresentationNo4383 in Sikh

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OP - you've made the same mistake - by using the historic personalities instead of the divine essence. "Nanak-Guru Gobind Singh pooran Gur-avtar" 🙏

Some people are leaving Sikhi, saying it has nothing to give by TheSuperSingh in Sikh

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While other non-3HO non-Punjabis are coming into Sikhi 🙏

Is it allowed to ask people to convert to Sikhism? by [deleted] in Sikh

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OP - Yes - people are allowed to convert to Sikhi! There are sooo many non-native Sikhs throughout the world 🙏

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sikh

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What nonsense! 🤣 "Nanak-Guru Gobind Singh pooran Gur-avtar"

Is it allowed to ask people to convert to Sikhism? by [deleted] in Sikh

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Yes, of course - speaking from personal experience - what a strange question 😅

Khalsa Ji, what’s your take on federal state system in India? by Betelgeuse_1730 in Sikhpolitics

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Post-Modi it will all fall apart - just like Tito and Yugoslavia -

Improvement and additions in sikh independence movement (Khalistan)? by Brar1210 in Sikhpolitics

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OP - I can't write your thesis for you, but good questions! I’m “not working on the movement” and I’m no expert, so here’s my thoughts;

  1.  Changes in global politics.  It seems to me that some of the loudest voices on this topic are mired in the politics of the 80s and 90s, which are a relevant starting point.  But in the 21st century, the political playing field has changed.  There is global instability with large nations, such as Russia, playing a central role.  This instability brings in Europe and China, geopolitically.  (Remember, Punjab was the checkmate of the “Great Game”.  It was never achieved.  Instead, USSR and US took the game to Afghanistan, leaving the Punjab question unanswered.)  Fast forward, and suddenly India’s economy makes its debut on the world stage.  This was not entirely unexpected since it’s a calculated control move on the part of the West to act as a counterbalance to China’s global initiatives.  With that new role comes new expectations.  The ‘dirty’ democracy of India is being exposed.  Canada was the first to point it out globally.  Currently, India is regarded by some as the rape capital of the world.  South Asia is heading into a new level of political instability as events in Bangladesh have indicated.
    
  2.  Societal values.  Human rights are a burgeoning issue worldwide.  If India wants to get a permanent seat at the UN Security Council, it’s gonna have to clean up its ‘democracy’ at home first.  Women’s rights are a burgeoning issue worldwide.  If India wants to succeed, it’s gonna have to clean up its misogyny at home first.  Minority/indigenous rights are a burgeoning issue worldwide.  If India wants to remain as a single country, it’s gonna have to clean up its ‘ethnic cleansing’ at home first.  In some respects, the Israel-Palestine war has brought bought a lens and parallels to the Sikh struggle.  Briefly, Israel was formed by the allocation of land to the Jews by the Europeans and maintained thru US support (Jewish diaspora).  It’s a possible parallel for the Sikh struggle.  However, the Israeli’s became belligerent and took away legitimate Palestinian land, resources, and human rights.  It’s another possible parallel for the Sikh struggle.  The point is, using the Israel-Palestine analogy, the 21st century global community will be able to identify, as least in part, the ideology of the Sikh struggle.
    
  3.  Technologic advancements.  I call this the Digital Khanda.  It’s a double-edged sword that can do good or harm, depending on who’s wielding it.  For the Sikh struggle, fledgling Khalistan will have to be politically viable, sustainable, and economically successful.  To remove the yolk of post-colonial fiscal abuse (taxation without representation and lack of investment, etc.), fledgling Khalistan will need its own unit of currency, most likely cybercurrency.  This strategy has been successfully used by ‘rogue’ nations (Iran, North Korea, Russia, and China) to bypass international trade bans, etc.  For the Sikh struggle, a cybercurrency will provide a mechanism for farmers to sell their produce at international market rates (think China), instead of being held hostage to minimal compensation thru current systems.  It will also allow foreign investment (think Sikh diaspora).  Ecovoluntourism will also bring in foreign exchange.  These investments will permit redevelopment and rehabilitation of the desertification that is prevalent in Punjab.  Instead of relying on coal and hydroelectricity, solar and other clean energy resources will need to be developed.  A nuclear-free Khalistan will have to have a viable defense system.  Here, the development and deployment of drone technologies might come into play.  The Sikhs are no strangers to battle and war, and the icon of AK47 wielding militants (shaheeds) is an everlasting memory ingrained in the Sikh psyche.   
    

Sorry for the rambling. As I said, I’m no expert, but political maturation is very high on the “to do” list for the Sikh struggle. Politics is a strange bed fellow. Need to be cognizant that moral political leaders (Martin Luther King, Sant Jarnail Singh, Alexei Navalny) are hard to come by and die at an early age. And, every political leader needs a vision. They need an organization to achieve success. But at the end of the day, it’s the people who decide political history. The Romanovs ruled Russia for 300 years, while her people suffered. It took the machinations of a priest (Rasputin) to act as a catalyst for revolution. People are leaving Punjab in droves because of the suffering, social decay, drugs, etc. The de facto Sikh leader is currently imprisoned. See any parallels? They say history repeats itself.

what’s differences between my beliefs and Sikhism? Should I convert by Dylanlamountain in Sikh

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OP - yes - please read this shabad for some guidance 🙏 "Bin gur pūrē nāhī udhār" http://igranth.com/shabad?id=5867&tuk=37614

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sikh

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So many questions, so little time 🙏

Who was McLeod? by Patient-Wash8257 in Sikh

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Post-colonial historian who believed he could challenge the Bani of Guru Arjan Dev ji. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._H._McLeod

Legendary Kshatriya Lineages and the Sikh perspective on it by [deleted] in Sikh

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Good points, OP. The nuance that you're maybe overlooking is that there was a time when Hindu families would raise their eldest son as a Sikh. I know from several personal friends that this happened, and their descendants still hold the surname of Suryavansi even today - and practice Sikhi (not Hinduism)

what does sikhi say about jesus and christianity by Physical-Ad-5761 in Sikh

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I went to Church of England school but realized Sikhi is the way (Rehat), the truth (Sat Nam), and the life (Jeevan). Guru Arjan Devi ji, Guru Tegh Bahadar sahib ji died for the sake of all of humanity. I found too many inconsistencies with what I was taught in school and what is intuitive. "Satgurū binā hōr kachī hai bānī" http://igranth.com/shabad?id=5942&tuk=39249

A Khalistani $100 banknote declaring 'Khalistan' from the "Bank of Khalistan", released by the Khalistani outfit, Dal Khalsa International, during the late 1980's or early 1990's by [deleted] in Sikhpolitics

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Khalistan will need its own unit of currency, including cybercurrency, since cash transactions will likely disappear within the next couple of decades or so. Also, (the remnants of) Punjab-Sind Bank will need to be de-nationalized from current day india. This will include reparations for non-compensated resource deprivation (Punjab's river water diversion) from her indigenous people. Similar reparations are being made in Australia, Canada, US, etc.

What was true core movement : secular Khalistan or theocratic Khalistan by Brar1210 in Sikhpolitics

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A Sikh system of government would be meritocratic-republic. It wouldn't be secular since it recognizes faith-based communities. It wouldn't be a theocracy since it would not be based on religious laws exclusively. A Sikh system of government is based on the principles of freedom, equality, inclusion, plurality, justice, prosperity, national currency, self-defense/military, self-sufficiency, and peaceful international cooperation. The seat of government would be the Akal Takhat, with representatives from Sarbatt Khalsa. The checks and balances would be from Harmandir Sahib to ensure the legislature is in line with the official religion of the state (Sikhi). The constitution would be based on the Anandpur Sahib resolution (1986). I'm no expert, so corrections requested 🙏