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Old 12-08-2009, 04:05 AM
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Default current leader or leaders of sikhism today?

Who is the current leader or leaders in Sikhism today?
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Old 12-13-2009, 04:05 AM
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So that is how you spell it
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Now I got to figure out what it is
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And ta heck with who is the self proclaimed leader that changes like the weather
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Don't like it today wait till next week it will be different
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Old 12-18-2009, 04:05 AM
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Guru Granth Sahib is current and forever leader of Sikhs. If you asking about politics, no one is accepted leader at this point. Religiously there is no priest ism in Sikhs. Sikhs are required to follow Guru Granth Sahib and live an honest life. Various translations of Guru Granth Sahib are available on net in several languages however none of them is considered complete as hymns in Guru Granth Sahib are written in poetic form and are supposed to be sung.
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Old 12-21-2009, 04:05 AM
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We have to differentiate between theory and reality. Guru Granth Sahib maybe the leader of Sikhs today, but its written in ancient language and i daresay more than a 1000 Sikhs can understand it. We respect it, we want to follow it, but antiquated rules are difficult to follow, and most Sikhs dint follow anything written in the Guru Granth Sahib. For one example, Punjab has one of the largest per ca pita consumption of alcohol in India

The Khalsa is another religious theory which we should practice, but that is another big ...well theory anyway. Because almost every Sikh breaks his religious laws. Of the 5 K?s the Kesh ( hair and beard, eyebrows, body hair ) is shown by a massive ( maybe 99 %, yes 99 % ) majority of the young Sikhs, weather they are in the UK or the fields of Punjab . Even the Sikhs who keep the hair will reject 3 other physical symbols. For convenience sake - without batting an eyelid. Ask a religious Sikh, - if you take so much trouble over maintaining your hair at the right length, do you keep ?the Kacha? ( large undergarment / drawers ) or do you wear a Calvein Klein brand of underwear. Do you keep ?the Kanga? ( comb ) of the right length or only a miniature Kanga ? for convenience sake ? The ?Kara? is convenient so almost everyone ( including I ) wear it.
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Old 12-25-2009, 04:05 AM
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The tenth Guru said there was not to be any more Gurus except the Guru Granth Sahib (holy book) which we still refer to today however there is a small group of Sikhs who carried on picking Gurus, and i believe they still have one today.
So there is no central person in Sikhism today.

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