HATS, CAPS OR TURBANS!
"Hoe sikh sir ttopee dhharai, saath janam kushattee hue marai."
He who as a Sikh places a hat on their head; will be reborn seven times as a leper. Thankhaanama Bhai Nand Laal Jee.
He who as a Sikh places a hat on their head; will be reborn seven times as a leper. Thankhaanama Bhai Nand Laal Jee.
As Sikhs, we have gotten ourselves in the habit of wearing hats and caps. If a Sikh adorns him/herself with a turban, they should never wear a cap or hat in its place!
The turban is our crown. We wear it with pride! Guru Sahib Ji sacrificed all his family, so that we could stand out in thousands with our uchay dumallay (tall turbans). Never in a million years, should we replace it with a hat or cap.
Many Sikhs that trim their beards and a few that tie up there beards, tend to get themselves in the rut of wearing hats and caps through sheer laziness, of not being really bothered to tie their turban, when leaving the house. Ik hath jorr ke benti (we beg with our hands folded), the turban looks much better and smarter than a cap or hat. Many respect you for wearing the turban. Let's not forget our roots! Please accept this humble request and always wear your turban with pride.
Many westerners will never replace their hats for turbans so why should we replace our turbans for hats. Who are we trying to impress? We actually look silly, when wearing hats over our unshorn kesh (hair).
Many Gursikhs have been martyred and given their lives to protect the honour of this dastaar, par (but) we replace it for a silly looking baseball cap.
If we truly understood the meaning of this beautiful peace of cloth, placed on our Guru's Royal Sikhs heads, we would never ever replace it for a hat or a cap!!
If we served our Guru, through meditation on Vaheguroo's name, reading Baani, sitting in the congregation of the blessed and most of all, being blessed with the immortality of Amrit, we would never take off this beautiful dastaar (turban).
Let's see what Guru Sahib ji thinks about those that don't listen, follow and avoid the teachings of Guru Sahib Ji. Especially those born in Sikh families!
"Jo bin sathigur saevae khaadhae painadhaesae mueae mar ja(n)mae korrhae || oue haajar mit(h)aa boladhae baahar vis kadtehimukh gholae."
Those who eat and dress without serving the True Guru die; after death, those wretched lepers are consigned to reincarnation. In His Sublime Presence, they talk sweetly, but behind His back, they exude poison from their mouths.
Those who eat and dress without serving the True Guru die; after death, those wretched lepers are consigned to reincarnation. In His Sublime Presence, they talk sweetly, but behind His back, they exude poison from their mouths.
Vaheguroo!
