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How are Hinduism and Sikhism related, considering they both originated in Punjab, India?

11.06.2025 00:37

How are Hinduism and Sikhism related, considering they both originated in Punjab, India?

ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਮਨਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਕੀ ਆਸ ॥

ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਮਗਹਰਿ ਉਠਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੨॥

Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this?

How will Israelis respond to someone claiming that anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism, in the same way as anti-feminism not being misogyny and opposing same-sex marriage not being homophobia?

Says Kabeer, the Guru and Ganaysha and Shiva all know

ਕਬੀਰ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਨਾਮ ਨ ਰੋਸੁ ॥

ਰਾਮਾਨੰਦ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਰਮਤ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ॥

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The Sant Sampraday of Sikh panth integrates the warrior spirit of the Nihangs and Khalsa, the service of Seva panth and the renunciation of Udasi/Nirmala saints.

All the men and women of the world are His living forms.

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

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Again we see that the originator of this Sant Sampraday himself talks about Brahman even in Gurbani.

Ramananda accepted disciples without discriminating against anyone by gender, class or caste and they included even people from humble origins like

For him Dharma was beyond everything physical including the desire for heaven because was fully into the NIRGUN . The last verse shows that according to him the company of the enlightened Sadhus is heaven which is again a typical teaching of Sanatana Dharma.

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ਕੈਸੇ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਬ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਹੈ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Guru Nanak (right) and Bhai Mardana (foreground) with Bhagat Kabir (left). This painting is found in the B-40 Janamsakhi, written and painted in 1733. The painting was made by Alam Chand Raj

The divergence of Kabir’s views from Vedanta is seen in the fact that he fully opposed religious symbolism of ALL KINDS and not just IDOLS.

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That God showed me the Guru, within my own mind. ||1||

Where the demi-gods and the munis are unnumbered, where millions of Saraswatis, goddess of music play the vina,

ਏਕ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਲੇ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਉ ॥੩॥

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My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. ||4||

I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.

He accepted even women (Sursuri and Padywati) as disciples. Bhagat Pipa and Dhanna were Rajput and Jat who were also his disciples.

How many women have accidentally pooped their pants and became turned on afterwards?

I would go there, only if the Lord were not here. ||2||

Hari is in the East, Allah is in the West.

The views of Kabir are very much in parallel to the Advaita philosophy and it is obvious that as the disciple of Ramanandacharya he will carry forward with his chosen NIRGUN BHAKTI.

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For a superficial McSikh who is interested only in separation and not enlightenment the views of Kabir can be easily shown as a denouncement of Hindu practices.

ਹਜ ਕਾਬੈ ਜਾਉ ਨ ਤੀਰਥ ਪੂਜਾ ॥

I went to God's place, and worshipped Him there.

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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਇਹੁ ਕੀਆ ਵਖਾਨਾ ॥

ਜਹਾ ਜਾਈਐ ਤਹ ਜਲ ਪਖਾਨ ॥

As mentioned above Guru Arjan Dev was talking from the perspective Sant Kabir whose views we have discussed much earlier here. We know that Sant Kabir continuing in the Ramanandi Sampradaya went further away from the mainstream ritualistic Hinduism and was journeying more towards a SEAMLESS Dharma.

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Bhagat Kabir ji / Raag Gauri / / Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 325

CONCLUSION:

ਅਬ ਕਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਕਵਨ ਗਤਿ ਮੋਰੀ ॥

What does 'Whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys’ mean (Ezekiel 23:20)?

I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.

Kaashi and Magahar - I consider them the same.

Raamaanand's Lord and Master is the All-pervading Lord God.

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There is a reason why I mention ROOTED and thus NOT implying that it belongs to one of the numerous sects in Sanatana Dharma like Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, Smartism etc…

ਰਾਮਾਨੰਦ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਰਮਤ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ॥

With inadequate devotion, how can anyone swim across? ||4||

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Sant Kabir was staunchly against cow slaughter.

Ramanandacharya was a 14th-century Hindu Vaishnava devotional poet saint who amalgamated Advaita with Vaishnava Bhakti. He was the pioneer in validating NIRGUN and SAGUN Bhakti as parallel paths.

One day, a desire welled up in my mind.

Why are American university students fine with sharing a room?

You have cut through all my confusion and doubt.

Shvetashvatara Upanishad (6.23)

ਏਕੋ ਸੇਵੀ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥

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ਰਾਮਾਨੰਦ ਜੀ ਘਰੁ ੧

Raamaanand's Lord and Master is the All-pervading Lord God.

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ਜਿਨਿ ਸਕਲ ਬਿਕਲ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਕਾਟੇ ਮੋਰ ॥

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੈ ਆਹਿ ॥੪॥੧੦॥

ਕਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਜ ਸਿਵ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਾਨੈ ॥

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NOW…

These morons know nothing, they wander about in ignorance,

ਬ੍ਰਹਮ is Brahm i.e the Brahman of vedanta but it gets interpreted as an all-pervading lord god.

Sikhism is a NIRGUN path descending from the Sant Sampraday of Ramanandacharya and traces its ideas to VEDANTA!

Ramanandacharya’s teachings were centered on pure and personal connection with the God Rama and didn’t believe in any kind of formal ritualism. He used the common vernacular language instead of Sanskrit so that everyone could understand.

From where did the word Maya come? Isn’t it a typical Vedantic concept discussed profoundly in Advaita? It definitely isn’t a concept pioneered by Kabir or even his teacher Ramanandacharya! It is ultimately from Sanatana Dharma!

— Kabir, II.57, Translated by Rabindranath Tagore

I serve the One Lord, and not any other. ||2||

ਕਾਸੀ ਮਗਹਰ ਸਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

— Kabir, III.2, Translated by Rabindranath Tagore

Where millions of Shivas are lost in contemplation, where millions of Indras dwell in the sky,

Bhakti movement began in South (Tamil Nadu to be precise) and slowly spread to Northern parts of India. This movement was extremely popular because of its simple fundamentals which could be understood by even commonfolk. Vaishnavism, Shaivism etc… were already connecting with commonfolk from a long time and this Bhakti movement reinforced it by making the devotee feel a personal connection with the deity.

I have searched through all the Vedas and the Puraanas.

Meeting with the Guru, my Spiritual Teacher, I realize God, my Lord and Master. ||5||3||

The influence of Kabir is significant on Sikhism. The following Bani from Ang 1136 is attributed to GURU ARJAN DEV but if you observe at the end you can see that he was talking in the spirit of Sant Kabir.

ਮੇਰਾ ਚਿਤੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਮਨੁ ਭਇਓ ਪੰਗੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Kabir, Ravidas and ultimately the NINE SIKH GURUS are a product of this very Sant Sampraday founded by Ramanandacharya!

There the streams of light flow in all directions, few are the men who can cross to that shore!

I wasted my whole life in the city of Shiva;

Kabir (a weaver)

Here ਨਿਰਗੁਣ is Nirgun and not just lord. This is just another example to show that Kabir himself continued in the NIRGUN BHAKTI path.

ਨਾ ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥

At the time of my death, I moved to Magahar. ||2||

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Bhagat Kabir ji / Raag Gauri / / Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 325

There is my Lord self-revealed, and the scent of sandal and flowers dwells in those deeps.

We have searched the turaki Dharam (Turk's religion, Islam), these teachers throw many thunderbolts,

Where spring, the lord of seasons reigneth, there the unstruck music sounds of itself,

Here ਰਾਮੈ is Rama and not just lord. Kabir died chanting the name of Rama DESPITE him not finding any result of penances done in holy cities in his previous birth. Another example to show how much Kabir valued personal devotion to Rama in his own NIRGUN style.

ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਉ ਨ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰਉ ॥

That Kabeer died chanting the Lord's Name. ||5||15||

From Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 1195

Sadhna (a Muslim butcher) and

ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ॥

How can they kill the mother, whose milk they drink like that of a wet nurse?

ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਛੋਡਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭਇਓ ਮੀਨਾ ॥

I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.

We can understand that Kabir despite being in favor of formless worship was very much embedded in the Dharmik fold but always preached in the spirit of the transcendental nature of Brahman to the point that HE LOST THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN HINDU AND MUSLIM.

ਮੁਆ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਮਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮੈ

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਸਗਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਿਵ ਪੁਰੀ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥

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Kabeer: O worthless mortal, do not lose the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

The young and the old drink milk pudding, but these fools eat the cow's body.

यस्य देवे परा भक्तिः यथा देवे तथा गुरौ । तस्यैते कथिता ह्यर्थाः प्रकाशन्ते महात्मनः प्रकाशन्ते महात्मन इति ।

Because in my previous life, I did not practice penance and intense meditation. ||1||

then who is there to know what happens without?

I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮੈ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਤੋਰ ॥

I left Benares - I had little common sense. ||1|| Pause ||

Let's look at the views of Sant Kabir

Bhagat Kabir ji / Raag Sriraag / / Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 92

Now that my time to die has come, I have come to dwell at Magahar! ||3||

ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਸਭ ਦੇਖੇ ਜੋਇ ॥

Look within your heart, for there you will find both Karim and Ram;

We can see that great saints like Kabir and Ravidas etc… descended from the Ramananda sampradaya which is still the largest ascetic order in India.

Says Kabeer, this is what I say:

Raamaanand Jee, First House:

Now tell me, Lord, what will my condition be?

Sikhism is fundamentally rooted in BHAKTI tradition and thus ultimately in Sanatana Dharma. There is no doubt about it despite what modern McSikh acrobatics try to claim otherwise

I am like a fish out of water,

Ramarchan Paddati gives more info about his teachings.

I ground up sandalwood, along with several fragrant oils.

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ਕਤ ਜਾਈਐ ਰੇ ਘਰ ਲਾਗੋ ਰੰਗੁ ॥

Without looking into one's heart, how can one reach paradise?

Where should I go? My home is filled with bliss.

Recklessly they display boundless pride while explaining their own aims, they kill cows.

Kabir is the child of Allah and of Ram: He is my Guru, He is my Pir.

Wherever I go, I find water and stones.

ਸੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬਤਾਇਓ ਗੁਰ ਮਨ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

ਪੂਰਬ ਜਨਮ ਹਉ ਤਪ ਕਾ ਹੀਨਾ ॥੧॥

ਤੂ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਸਮਾਨ ॥

But we have actually seen how much Kabir is also rooted in the Vedantic concept of “supreme realization” but in a non-mainstream path.

ਪੂਜਨ ਚਾਲੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਠਾਇ ॥

ਊਹਾਂ ਤਉ ਜਾਈਐ ਜਉ ਈਹਾਂ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

Bhagat Kabir ji / Raag Gauri / / Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 326

ਅਲਹ ਰਾਮ ਕੇ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪਰਾਨ ॥੪॥

Sain (a barber)

— Kabir, Ramaini 1, Translated by David Lorenzen

I am a sacrifice to You, O my True Guru.

I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there. ||3||

For many years, I practiced penance and intense meditation at Kaashi;

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven. ||4||10||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Panch-Padas:

To him who is high-minded, these teachings will be illuminating.

Let’s look at the most used verse by McSikhs to show that Sikhs are neither Hindus nor Muslims.

ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਾਟੈ ਕੋਟਿ ਕਰਮ ॥੩॥੧॥

Let’s see what Gurbani has about Ramanandacharya’s views.

He who has highest Bhakti of Deva (God), just like his Deva, so for his Guru (teacher),

How can people understand You, when they are entranced by Maya? ||1|| Pause ||

ਏਕ ਦਿਵਸ ਮਨ ਭਈ ਉਮੰਗ ॥

ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਰਸ ਤਪੁ ਕੀਆ ਕਾਸੀ ॥

ਓਛੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰੀ ॥੪॥

ਘਸਿ ਚੰਦਨ ਚੋਆ ਬਹੁ ਸੁਗੰਧ ॥

Actually, this part of the Ang 326 is widely used by McSikhs to show that Sikhism considers Hindu pilgrimages as useless and thus drives home the point again that the “religion” has got NOTHING to do with Hinduism.

Ravidas (a chamar shoemaker)

There, where millions of Krishnas stand with hands folded,

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਇਹ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਹਿ ॥

ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਹੋਇ ਨਹੀ ਚਰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੩॥

You are totally pervading and permeating in all.

If God be within the mosque, then to whom does this world belong?

ਮੁਆ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਮਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮੈ ॥੫॥੧੫॥

So in the same spirit Kabir finds pilgrimages to holy cities futile as his mind is fixated on Rama!

If Ram be within the image which you find upon your pilgrimage,

Now here in this verse

The Word of the Guru's Shabad eradicates the karma of millions of past actions. ||3||1||

Where millions of Vishnus bow their heads, where millions of Brahmas are reading the Vedas,

He does not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||3||

My consciousness does not go out wandering. My mind has become crippled. ||1|| Pause ||

ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੁਦਿ ਖਸਮੁ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥੫॥੩॥

As long as the mind is filled with the desire for heaven,

ਮਰਨੁ ਭਇਆ ਮਗਹਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਸੀ ॥੩॥

ਨਾ ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥

ਤਜੀ ਲੇ ਬਨਾਰਸ ਮਤਿ ਭਈ ਥੋਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥