Why do people dance?
· To have a good time
· To celebrate something
· Some people go dance classes as a form of exercise.
· Some people do belly dancing, exotic dancing for enticement (sexual purposes).
· In punjab people celebrate their harvest with bhangra.
· Women do gita at social events.
Historic Khalsa and dancing:
· When women and men took Amrit, they stopped dancing as they spent their time in devotional worship and fighting wars for justice.
· When the Khalsa wanted to have a good time or celebrate something they will go to the Gurdwara and get a patt done. They will also show their show by preparing beautiful langar for the sangat and the poor.
· The Khalsa did hard martial intense training so dancing for health benefits was irrelevant.
· Sikhi teaches modest and self dignity, so dancing for enticement is definitely out of the question. However when the mughals kidnapped or arrested Sikh women, they took their Dastar off and dressed them up with all types of jewellery and tried to get them to dance for their dirty desires.
· None of the Sikh Guru taught Sikhs any type of dancing. They taught us to read Gurbani, do seva and learn how to defend ourselves.
Singhis that had been captured by Mughals were Drugged and forefully dressed like the above picture.They tried to make them dance to satisfy their filthy desire.. But the women did not dance as they were daughters of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The women were the drugged again and raped.
Ladies Khalsa Camp 2006 – Belly Dancing – But thses days khalsa women take part in enticing dancing willingly.
Gurbani quotes and Sikh code of Conduct on Dancing:
Sikhi has no relevance to dancing; it is a Punjabi cultural thing. Because Sikhi is about getting to God and serving Humanity, therefore dancing has no relevance to dancing.
(If either by dancing or by shouting or by beating drums, the Lord may be obtained), then the peacocks dance, the frogs croak and the clouds always thunder. Ang 45 Dasam Granth – writing of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
By dancing and jumping, devotional worship is not performed. Ang 159 SGGSJ
At weddings these days we have tunes with lustful lyrics, and some women have enticing clothes on and dance on the floor in front of strangers (like a clubbing environment) The worst thing is that her brother and father is there. Where is the honour in this?
Those who listen to dirty lyrics and lustful tunes with attention, listen Nand Lal Jee, they will be punished by the angel of death;
Rehatnama Bhai Nand Laal Jee
O my fascinating Lord, may I never listen to the faithless cynic, singing his songs and tunes, and chanting his useless words. Ang SGGSJ 820
When you dance as a couple, it can get pretty intimate. (Gridding dance style in clubs) Most of the time you will not even be married to the person you are dancing with.
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. ANG SGGSJ 569
Without having Anand Karaj those who have sexual relationships. Listen O' Sikh the Guru states, he is not my Sikh.
Rehatnama Mukhthnama
Offer you head and take the Amrit prepared by five Singhs. The code of conduct (Rehat), which they bless you with, should be enshrined in one's heart.
Krith Bilaas Paathshahee Dasvee
ANG 121 SGGSJ
scw qwlu pUry mwieAw mohu cukwey sbdy inriq krwvixAw ]3]
sachaa thaal poorae maaeiaa mohu chukaaeae sabadhae nirath karaavaniaa ||3||
Let your true and perfect tune be the subjugation of your love of Maya, and let yourself dance to the Shabad. ||3||
aUcw kUky qnih pCwVy ]
oochaa kookae thanehi pashhaarrae ||
People shout out loud and move their bodies,
mwieAw moih joihAw jmkwly ]
maaeiaa mohi johiaa jamakaalae ||
but if they are emotionally attached to Maya, then the Messenger of Death shall hunt them down.
mwieAw mohu iesu mnih ncwey AMqir kptu duKu pwvixAw ]4]
maaeiaa mohu eis manehi nachaaeae a(n)thar kapatt dhukh paavaniaa ||4||
The love of Maya makes this mind dance, and the deceit within makes people suffer in pain.
mwieAw kwrix ipV bMiD nwcY dUjY Bwie duKu pwvixAw ]6]
maaeiaa kaaran pirr ba(n)dhh naachai dhoojai bhaae dhukh paavaniaa ||6||
For the sake of Maya, they set the stage and dance, but they are in love with duality, and they obtain only sorrow. ||6||
ijsu AMqir pRIiq lgY so mukqw ]
jis a(n)thar preeth lagai so mukathaa ||
Those whose inner beings are attached to the Lord's Love are liberated.
ieMdRI vis sc sMjim jugqw ]
ei(n)dhree vas sach sa(n)jam jugathaa ||
They control their sexual desires, and their lifestyle is the self-discipline of Truth.
gur kY sbid sdw hir iDAwey eyhw Bgiq hir BwvixAw ]7]
gur kai sabadh sadhaa har dhhiaaeae eaehaa bhagath har bhaavaniaa ||7||
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they meditate forever on the Lord. This devotional worship is pleasing to the Lord. ||7||
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