A Sikh is a saint- soldier; both concepts go hand in hand. In sikhi you can’t be one without the other. There are many saints who say they love God, but turn a blind eye to injustices and inhumanity. There are many brave soldiers, who are ruthless, slay innocents and fight for unjust causes.
As a saint a Sikh prays and worships God. In kaljug even this is a battle as the 5 internal enemies of greed, attachment, ego, anger and lust try and keep one away from God. The more you worship God the better chance you have at defeating these enemies and obtaining salvation. But as you are living your spiritually life you can not ignore injustices. Guru Nanak dev Ji spoke out against injustices. Guru Hargobind, Guru Teg Bahadur Ji and Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji fought battles against tyranny.
You cant say you love God if you don’t do your duty and defend Rightousness; also in the same way you cant say you love God if you never worship the lord!
CHARCTER OF A WARRIOR!
One who eradicates his own evil is a brave warrior; Ang 258 SGGSJ
Guru Ji is telling us that those whose worship the lord , wake up at amrit vela, do their nitnem and with gurus grace defeat the five enemies are the bravest of brave.
The warrior who fights on the battle-field should keep up and press on. ANG 341 SGGSJ No matter how hard tackling the 5 enemies becomes, we must keep getting back up and trying.
They alone are acclaimed as brave warriors in the world hereafter, who receive true honor in the Court of the Lord. ANG 580 SGGSJ
If one jaaps naam, avoids sin and maya. They will be blessed in the after life. Avoiding maya in the battle of life is a sign of a true warrior. A lot of people are entangled in the opposite sex, money, family, house, car and etc. Even though we need to do certain worldly things we must always remember they are an illusion and false.
He alone is called a warrior, who is attached to the Lord's Love in this age. ANG 679 SGGSJ
Anyone can pick up a gun; people are getting shot all-over everyday. But only a few can worship the lord and defeat their internal enemies. Whether we like it or not the Skin heads are really strong physical warriors. They can take a good beating too most of the time. But they are evil and demonic type people who have no love for God.
Salok, Kabeer
The battle-drum beats in the sky of the mind; aim is taken, and the wound is inflicted
The spiritual warriors enter the field of battle; now is the time to fight!
He alone is known as a spiritual hero, who fights in defense of religion
He may be cut apart, piece by piece, but he never leaves the field of battle. ANG 1105 SGGSJ
Sikhs have always defended their religion, 1984 was a recent event were a lot of Sikhs sacrificed their lives defending the faith from Indra Ghandis government.
Those who follow the Guru's Teachings are the true spiritual warriors; they have conquered sexual desire and anger. They enter into the True Mansion of the Lord's Presence, embellished and exalted by the Word of the Shabad. ANG 1280 SGGSJ
Like a Brahmin without a sacred mark on his forehead, or a king without the power of command, or a warrior without weapons, so is the devotee of God without Dharmic Faith. ANG 1359 SGGSJ
If a Sikh doesn’t worship the lord, he/she can not be a devotee of god. If we don’t do our Nit-nem, Sehaj Patths, Simran, Amrit-vela are we really Sikhs of the Guru?
He is not won over by fighting and dying as a warrior in battle. O Nanak, the Lord is won over only by His Name. ANG 1237 SGGSJ
Shaheedi is a big thing and a very good deed. But if the shaheed has not worshiped the lord or japped naam, his/her Shaheedi alone isn’t enough to get one into such-khand. But in the same way not fighting against injustices is also a big Sin, no matter how much naam you Jaap.
He is the Warrior Hero of Truth, humility is His Power. His Loving Nature inspires the Congregation with deep and profound understanding; He is absorbed in the Lord, free of hate and vengeance ANG 1393 SGGSJ
The Sikh of the Guru is unique in the sense, if someone kills their kid, they will not go and kill their kid. If a Sikh has a problem with the BNP, they will not hate all white people. A Sikh should see everyone as the family of God and should only be interested in justice.
