Head of Dera Sachkhand Baland and followers were attacked in Vienna Austria and one of the top leaders was killed by some hoodlums ( religious fanatics) who did not accept the way of worship by this group .I just can not believe that in 2009 there are people in Europe even if they are alien( sadly these people were from my state of birth Punjab) who will kill innocent people of the same faith in far away lands for a different way of praying.
They came and killed the leader (guru which in Sanskrit means revered teacher) in presence of
followers who were men ,women,children and old.They have not only given bad name to Sikhism as well as to India,Punjab and Memory of Sikh guru's( founders of sikhism) and humanity..
I can not believe that these people were so arrogant that they did not hesitate to kill a fellow human against any teachings of Sikhism.
While searching about this group who are followers of Guru Ravi Dass a guru born in the family of leather workers (in old days dealing with dead animals was considered a lowly profession and people belonging to this group were called Chamars( denoting their profession).Similar to Europe a smith 's profession dealt with iron and so on.
Gurudwara (house of guru ) the term used for Sikh temples is in Punjabi term means house where guru lived also.India is a land of million gods and MAY BE BILLION GURU'S.Even in America many people have their guru's(personal teacher guide)
Nusrat Fateh Ali a great Pakistani Singer had a great Qwali sung in honor of Guru Ravi Dass.This show's appeal of this saint across international boundaries and appeal to followers of many faiths including Muslims.
One of the other interesting question was raised by a reader in comments to the qwali posting if followers of Ravi Dass Guru are considered Hindu or Sikh. Answer was equally enlightening that they belong to Adi Dharam (original religion) given to people of India before the separation of Hindu and Sikh and Muslim even took place.
According to a quotation SADHU SANT BHAGAT Hai SAT GURU HAMARA which means that monks religious people and worshipers are true guru of me (plural).is atributed to GURU Ravi Dass ji.
May be this is the statement which is challenge to these youth.Absolutism in all faiths is challenge it does not matter if it is Hinduism,Islam,Christianity,Sikhism or a religious order with only 2 followers.
Sant Ram Nand Second in command of this organization died in the attack and Sant Niranjan Das the leader was injured and in stable condition.I pray THAT HE SURVIVE AND ALL THE CULPRITS GET SENSE AND realise their folly and are punished for this crime.
Have we become so inhumane only death wakes us up from this sleep.
Some people have tried to paint this conflict in racial and caste colors.Intolerance absolutism has no color other than hatred .No justification can be given to these actions.
This is the time intolerance be removed from all the corners of the world and every child may learn to be free ,brave and autonomous human adult to help improve the society for each other.
Latest news are telling violence and protests in My state of birth Punjab.God give the followers strength to bear loss of their leader and wisdom to make this a chance to improve relations with all the communities.
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