Why did Guru Gobind Singh ji come up with a new religion?
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Respected Jez Singh ji
How come you came up with the statement like this that Dhan Guru Gobind Singh ji came up with a new religion. Sikhism was started from Dhan Guru Nanak Sahib ji and all the Guru Sahibaan ji made Sikhism’s foundation stronger. Dhan Guru Gobind Singh gave us the Khande Baate Ki Pahaul and made us Khalsa forever.
Thank you
Guru Gobind Singh Sahib has not started any new religion. He has completed the process started by Guru Nanak Sahib and ordered all the Sikhs to research and follow Guru Granth Sahib.
Since the physical power was also to be transferred to Guru Granth Sahib. Hence, the tradition of adopting Sikhism was started in the form of Khande Ke Pahul.
Earlier was also it was Shabad Guru and now also it is Shabad Guru.
ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਧੁਨਿ ਚੇਲਾ ॥- 943
You know the concept of Miri – Piri?
Piri = Spiritual aspects (it is more of a personal thing, everyone has an individual journey)
Miri = Social aspects (it aims at our social life and our lifestyle that affects society at large)
Guru Nanak, followed by 4 gurus worked on spiritual aspects grossly. Guru Arjan marked the completion of Piri aspects by compilation of Adi Granth and establishing it at Darbar Sahib which was constructed as a spiritual center (for all humans irrespective of their religion, caste).
After the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan, Shri Guru Hargobind Ji begins working on Miri, and Piri was already established by then. in 38 years of Guruship, which is the highest period of time among all gurus, He didn’t write a single Shabad. Not just 6th guru, none of the last 5 gurus have made any contribution to SGGS, except a minor contribution by the 9th guru. They all worked on Miri. Why?
Miri aims to establish a society where Piri can flourish, where people can practice spiritualism.
If Piri is water, Miri creates a container to hold it.
Piri is soul, Miri is body
Then, Guru Gobind Singh ji finally created Khalsa (to establish miri), command of which was given to 5 pyaare.
Guruji himself took amrit from them and transferred the guruship (of Miri) to 5 pyares. 5 takhts were constructed for 5 panj pyaare, just like darbad sahib for Adi granth.
Guru Gobind Singh ji recompiled Granth, which we call SGGS now, and reaffirmed the spiritual Guruship of Baani, and said Guru Manyo Granth.
SGGS is for everyone, any person of any religion.
Khalsa (and its committment) is for all those who live with conscience, and are ready to assume responsibility of Society (not religion).
Unfortunately, Sikh institutions have messed up everything. It is not purely their fault. Sikhsim underwent several tough times. For example, there was a mahant doing sewa as head of Darbar Sahib who infused his/hindus ideology. Caste system was there once at Darbar Sahib as well.
Panth Prachar had become a profession, so many people jumped in for easy money, and they kept spoiling the real essence of Sikhi. They just fabricated things that please the ear of the audience. In those times, most people were illiterate, then who did the research?
We should understand, whatever has been taught to us may not be perfect. Now, we are literate, we have resources, we have tools to do research. We should try to decode everything and understand.
Gurus did not create a new religion. He just restructured and realigned us with what we had lost.
Guru Nanak realigned us with Vedas, as we (as hindus generations ago) deviated from it. Guru Gobind realigned us this our social way of life.
Sikhism is the corrected version/extension of Sanatan, that suits the needs of Kalyuga. Hindus were, and are deviated from Vedas, as well as from our tradition. For example, they stopped wearing Turbans and started wearing caps that were brought to India by Foreigners. BUT, Sikhism can’t be and should not be mixed with Hinduism. Sikhism and Hinduism are exactly the opposite, and people should know the differences in order to get clarity.
I hope this answers your question.