There was a time in our history were Sikhs faced death instead of cutting their hair. The legend of Bhai Taru Singh is a great example of this. There was prices put on a Sikhs head by the Mughal government; Sikh famalies had to hide in the jungles and fight wars to protect themselves. But the hair was kept untouched.

on each and every hair, the Lord abides. ANG 343 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
With each and every hair, with each and every hair, as Gurmukh, I meditate on the Lord. ANG 443 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
O Lord of beautiful hair, Destroyer of pain, Eradicator of sins, Nanak lives, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ANG 829 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
One who is pleased with the Lord God's Will is a devotee, the True Guru, the Primal Lord. ANG 923 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Finally, the True Guru said, ""When I am gone, sing Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa.""
Call in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.
Read the sermon of the Lord, and listen to the Lord's Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord. ANG 923 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
The Gurmukh meditates on the Lord with every hair of his body O Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in Truth. ANG 941 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
But these days our boys want to look like this:


Instead of a SARDAR!

