tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post3915722212283845668..comments2019-01-08T21:20:32.913-08:00Comments on Submerged in Contradictions: And the Lioness Roars: Voices from Behind the VeilBanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12438174971574457931noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-42663475517097338752013-12-21T10:49:54.830-08:002013-12-21T10:49:54.830-08:00appreciate you appreciate you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-29972467875016749632012-07-06T22:14:53.233-07:002012-07-06T22:14:53.233-07:00The intention was to provoke questions, so thank y...The intention was to provoke questions, so thank you for doing so :) <br />I assume the opinions on your question would differ from person to person, and therefore would also differ between the Kaurs that contributed to this post. <br />Personally, I don't think the Kaur who said she was "Indian" meant to refer to political boundaries, but was rather pointing to the culture she grew up in. I would argue that Indian culture is definable by specific characteristics, with certain things being generally acceptable or not acceptable. And though she may not have grown up in India, her parents may have brought her up in America with Indian cultural values.<br />I do agree with you about questioning which culture we really belong to, because it may be a mix of both. But I believe that it depends on the person and their upbringing and what they choose to identify as.<br />Thanks for your feedback!Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438174971574457931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-56528601971385029962012-07-06T21:59:31.603-07:002012-07-06T21:59:31.603-07:00Thought-provoking post. Are we really Indian and ...Thought-provoking post. Are we really Indian and American though? Do we necessarily have to be Indian? Which country were you born in? Why do we identify ourselves with certain political boundaries? Were our grandparents born in Present-Day Pakistan just as the sovereign king Guru Nanak Sahib was? <br /><br />One may think this is a small "technical" thing, but I am just provoking questions. Are we Americans now or anything else? Is it South Asian culture or some other culture?<br /><br />Nanak ne jis chaman mein vehdat ka git gaya<br />The garden in which Nanak sang the song of vehdat (the Islamic conception of singleness of Allah<br />Mera watan wohi hai ! mera watan wohi hai !<br />That land, that land is mine.<br />-Dr. Muhammad Allama Iqbal<br />Literary and Poet Father of PakistanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-85329442098011518602012-07-05T15:03:47.813-07:002012-07-05T15:03:47.813-07:00Thank you for reading & sharing your thoughts ...Thank you for reading & sharing your thoughts :) <br />I would just like to point out that this post was done with that very intention in mind - to be real and put honest thoughts and stories out there to start a discussion and to give people (not just men) insight into the struggles that Kaurs face (though these struggles may not be limited to Kaurs). The anonymity of each piece was purely so that these 10 Kaurs could say what they feel without looking for approval or seeking acceptance - so they could be true to themselves and start an honest discussion.<br />I appreciate your feedback!Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438174971574457931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-8806313155985785882012-07-05T07:30:05.837-07:002012-07-05T07:30:05.837-07:00Here is the thing, ppl have forgotten how to be re...Here is the thing, ppl have forgotten how to be real. We define things in our own way, and then we seek acceptance from others. That is the first way you know you are not a Sikh, when acceptance is sought, when you need reassurance. We have done a HUGE disservice to the women in Sikhi, though I wont put all the blame on men alone. Women also have a huge role to play a RESPONSIBILITY not to men or Indian culture, but to themselves as SIKHS to stay sovereign.<br /><br />As a society women are shielded, they are allowed certain things that men cannot even think about doing and being accepted as a Sikh. Whos fault is that? The socieity? the men? the women? maybe everyone has played a role in this and needs to 'OWN' up to their responsibilities. Instead of pointing fingers and showing what we have lost its time to revert to action not as a community or a group because that is slow and never works, but as individuals each person MUST feel and do what they feel. Dont be proper, be REAL, be TRUE because if you are not true to yourself, there is no benefit you can ever have on others, or society has a whole.<br /><br />Women, Kaurs, just be true to yourself, dont wait around for approval, dont wait around for acceptance provide action that will make it so. Men stop living double lives, stop trying to make it all about you, and recognize that we have far to go. Stop saying the same stuff every other day and start doing, there is way to much at stake and time is always running out!princeofpunjabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080479003305057190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-87498510619355534852012-07-04T22:58:58.785-07:002012-07-04T22:58:58.785-07:00WJKK WJKF,
Thank you so much for reading and shari...WJKK WJKF,<br />Thank you so much for reading and sharing your wonderful thoughts!Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438174971574457931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-60436848666413749922012-07-04T22:51:29.401-07:002012-07-04T22:51:29.401-07:00WJKK WJKF,
Finally!
I come across the perspecti...WJKK WJKF,<br /><br />Finally! <br /><br />I come across the perspective from Kaurs who were born into Sikhi. Just remember you are so blessed by having Sikhi from birth, and whether you are born into Sikhi or come to it from another culture/tradition or faith, the struggle is there, it is viscous at times and disheartening at other times, but remember one thing - our Guru is always there cheering us along. The more you are rebuked, the more you push forward even harder, never yielding.<br /><br /><br />Let us never forget, it was a Kaur that held the Khalsa together for 40 years after our 10th Master Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji passed and reunited with Akal Purkh. <br /><br />And it will be the Kaurs that will lead the Jot of Akal Purkh and Khalsa Raaj back into this world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296528869679764141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-46739996684418001702012-07-04T20:22:03.240-07:002012-07-04T20:22:03.240-07:00No, thank YOU for reading & sharing your thoug...No, thank YOU for reading & sharing your thoughts! I completely agree with you - that's was inspired me to create this post - to put our voices out there for whoever will listen :)Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438174971574457931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-11341461351697156152012-07-04T20:16:25.526-07:002012-07-04T20:16:25.526-07:00This was so beautiful <3
Thank you so very muc...This was so beautiful <3 <br />Thank you so very much for sharing. How can our panth expect us to reach for and experience Oneness, if we don't take the chance to connect and listen to how our Kaurs feel?Soni Kaurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-63188258678090236792012-07-04T16:22:23.608-07:002012-07-04T16:22:23.608-07:00Thank you so much for reading! I appreciate the fe...Thank you so much for reading! I appreciate the feedback :)Banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438174971574457931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297316674730032582.post-27685230713268063022012-07-04T12:21:52.672-07:002012-07-04T12:21:52.672-07:00YEAH! This says it all; being told to be subservie...YEAH! This says it all; being told to be subservient and not talk as much as the boys; being ridiculed by 'my own'; even wondering why Mai Bhago never made it into the story of the Chali (40) Muktay. Thank you. -From an American KaurAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com