Cardinal Sins

When we take Amrit we take a vow and make a promise to Guru Ji. We promise not to eat meat, not to take drugs for intoxication, not to have sexual relations until after marriage and not to cut our hair. Guru Ji blesses us and puts his hand over us, but if we go back on our vows and break our promise we loose the Gurus blessings. In order to receive the Gurus blessings again we must remake promises and take Amrit again.

When we break the promises made, out of our own choice, we commit a cardinal sin. A cardinal sin is when we commit an act in which we loose the Gurus blessings.

Without having Anand Karaj those who have sexual relationships. Listen O' Sikh the Guru states, he is not my Sikh. Rehatnama Mukhthnama

Some are lovers of beautiful young women; emotional attachment to Maya is very dear to them. The unfortunate self-willed manmukhs remain asleep. O Nanak, those who intuitively serve their Guru, have perfect destiny. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 569

Meat, opium, drugs and tobacco. Ganja, wearing hats, another's woman and alcohol. He who never even gazes at these evils. Recognise them as my disciplined Singh. Rehatnama Bhai Desa Singh

Humility, self-control and purity have run away; people eat the uneatable, forbidden food. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 1243

Those who gamble or drink alcohol will suffer in hell. Rehatnama Bhai Daya Singh Jee

One person brings a full bottle, and another fills his cup. Drinking the wine, his intelligence departs, and madness enters his mind; he cannot distinguish between his own and others, and he is struck down by his Lord and Master. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 554

The hair moustache and beard are created within God's order. How can those who violate their natural form by cutting their hair ever be accepted by the Lord? Rehatnama Bhai Desa Singh

Those beards are true, which brush the feet of the True Guru... True are the faces and true are the beards, of those who speak the Truth and live the Truth. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 1413