Sikhism represents a tradition that every Indian is proud of. The Sikh Gurus have inspired us in an era that was perhaps the most challenging phase of our history. One cannot forget the contributions of Sikh Gurus and their selfless sacrifices to consolidate the society, to provide them direction and overthrow the rule of invaders. That is why the Sikh Gurus are revered not only by Sikhs but all nationalists in general as role models.
The medieval era represents the darkest phase of our society. Internally, we were being eroded by termites of casteism, gender discrimination and overt ritualism dissociated from Vedas, and externally, we were being butchered by a tribe of the most uncivilized society of West Asia – read the Ghaznis, Khiljis, Mughals, Slaves, Tughlaqs, etc.
The Sikh gurus, in these turbulent times, lit the lamp of Vedic wisdom and steered the society towards the fundamental tenets of our culture – rationalism, actions, and compassion.
Often there is a dispute over whether Sikhism is part of Hinduism or a separate religion. In our view, this is a meaningless debate because the word Hinduism has different connotations. From a western mindset, Hinduism represents a mix of very specific rituals associated with casteism, gender discrimination, and idol worship. If this is Hinduism, then Sikhs are definitely not Hindus.
However, if Hinduism is considered to mean the culture that is inspired by the philosophy of Vedas, then perhaps not many sects are more Hindu than Sikhs. Sikhism represents the message of Vedas in simple language of a layman.
Sikhism – Representation of Vedic wisdom
Let us see what makes Sikhism an extremely pure representation of Vedic wisdom (We shall ignore later day aberrations and focus on the key message of the great Gurus):
• Sikhism rejects birth-based casteism and believes in equality of all.
• Sikhism believes in gender equality.
• Sikhism believes in the protection of cows because it is one of the most useful gifts of God to humans.
• Sikhism believes in actions as means to achieve God. They reject a withdrawal from life.
• Sikhism believes in one single timeless shapeless omnipresent God whose best name is Onkaar (Om + Kaar). This is almost verbatim translation of Yajurveda 40.8.
• Sikhism believes in the theory of Karma and rebirth.
• Sikhism refuses the concept of Heaven/ Hell and believes in salvation as the ultimate goal.
• Sikhism believes in Nama Smaran or understanding the names and properties of God as a way to achieve Him.
• Sikhism considers Maya or ignorance as an obstacle to salvation and urges to eradicate it through devotion, noble actions, and knowledge.
• Sikhism takes it as our utmost duty to fight against the injustice of any kind. The lives of Sikh gurus exemplify this.
• Sikhism considers entire humanity as one family and refuses to have different treatments for people of different beliefs and religions.
The list can continue further. Note that if we replace Sikhism in above lines with ‘Vedic Dharma,’ we would realize that the points still hold valid.
Vedas in Sikh texts
Let’s know what Sikh texts say about Vedas.
• God created Vedas. (Onkaar ved nirmaye- Rag Ramkali Mahla 1 Onkar Shabd 1) Further, the Guru Granth Sahib very clearly elucidates on the glory of Vedas.
• With an order of God, Vedas were created so that humans can decide what is a virtue and what is a sin. (Hari aagya hoye Ved paap punya vichaariya- Maru Dakhne Mahla 5 Shabd 17)
• No one can value the importance of Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda. (Sam Ved, Rig, Yajur, Atharvan brahme mukh maaiya hai traigun, taakee keemat kah na sakai ko….- Marusolahe Mahla 1 Shabd 17)
• God created a day, night, forests, greenery, water and four Vedas that are like four treasures. (Chaar Ved chaare khaani- Rag Maru Mahla 5 Shabd 17)
• How can glory of Vedas be stated whose knowledge is without end? (Ved vakhaan kahahi ik kahiye, oh ve ant ant kin lahiye- Vasant Ashtapadiyan Mahla 1.3)
• Of the infinite texts, Vedas are the best. (Asankh granth mukhi Ved paath- Japuji 17)
• All the Shastras, Vedas, and ancient texts describe the Supreme Lord. (Smriti sastra Ved puraan paar brahm ka karahi vakhiyaan- Gaund Mahla 5 Shabd 17)
• Noble persons elucidate the glory of Vedas, but unfortunate people do not understand. (Ved bakhiyaan karat saadhujan bhaagheen samjhat nahi khalu- Todi Mahla 5 Shabd 26)
• Study of Vedas enhances knowledge by blessings of God. (Kahant Veda gunant guniya…- Sahaskriti Mahla 5.14)
• Analysis of Vedas, Shastras, and ancient texts enriches the entire family and makes them lucky. (Ved puran saasatr vichaaram…. badbhaagi Naanak ko taaram- Gatha Mahla 5.20)
• Vedas describe the glory of one God. (Kal mein ek naam kripaanidhi … ih vidhi Ved bataavai- Rag Sortha Mahla 9 Shabd 5)
• Do not say that Vedas are false. False are those people who do not analyze. (Ved katev kahahu mat jhoothe jhootha jo na vichaare- Rag Prabhati Kabirji Shabd 3)
• Those who studied Vedas were called Vedis. They initiated noble virtuous acts. Listening to Rigveda, Samveda, Yajurveda and Atharveda destroyed all sins. (Jinai Ved padhyo suvedi kahaaye… Padhe Sam Vedam Yajur Ved Kattham Rigam Ved paathayam kare bhaav hattham… Atharav Ved pathayam suniyo paap nathiyam…- Dasham Guru Granth Sahib Vichitra Natak Adhyaya 4)
Glory of Vedas in Guru Granth Sahib
To check more examples of glory of Vedas in Guru Granth Sahib readers can refer following:
• Chauth upaaye chaare Veda- Rag Bilawal Mahla 1 Thiti
• Chache chaar Ved jin saaje chaare khani chaar juga- Rag Asa Mahla 1 Pati Likhi Shabd 9
• Oordh mool jis saakh talaaha chaar Ved jit laage- Gujri Ashtapadiyan Mahla 1.1
• Chare Ved hoye sachiyaar- Asadi Var Mahla 1 Var 13
• Chaturved mukh vachni uchre- Rag Gaudi Mahla 5 Shabd 164
• Chaturved pooran hari naai Ramkali Mahla 5 Shabd 17
• Chaar pukaarahi na tu maane Ramkali Mahla 5 Shabd 12
• Chaar Ved jihwa bhane- Rag Sarang Mahla 5 Shabd 131
• Brahme ditte Ved Rag Malar Var Mahla 2 Var 3
• Chaare Ved Brahme kau diye padh padh kare vichari- Rag Asa Mahla 3 Shabd 22
• Chaare Ved Brahme np furmaayia- Maaru Solahe 3.22
• Chaare deeve chahu hath diye eka eki vaari- Vasant Hindol 1.1
• Vedu pukaare vaachiye vaani brahm biaas- Shreeraag Ashtpadiyan 1.7
• Vedan ganh bole sach koi- Maajh Vaar Mahla 1 Vaar 12
• Deeva jale andhera jaai Ved paath mati paapan khaai- Raag Suhi
• Ved pukaarai punn paap surag narak ka veeu- Raag Saarang Vaar 1.16
• Gurumukhi parche Ved vichari- Raag Ramkali Sidh Gosht Shabd 28
• Puchhahu Ved pandatiyaan muthi vin maane- Rag Maaru Ashtpadiyan 1.6
• Man hath kine na paaiyo puchhahu Vedaam jaai- Shri Raag Vaar 3.10
• Smriti saasat Ved vakhaanai bharmai bhoola tat na jaanai- Rag Maajh Ashtpadiyan 3.18
• Veda mahi naam uttam so- Rag Ramkali Mahla 3 Aanand 19
• Hari jeeu ahankaar n bhaavai Ved kook sunaavahi- Rag Maaru 3.9
• Jugi jugi aapo aapna dharm hai sodh dekhahu Ved puraan- Rag Vilaaval 3.4
• Saasat Ved puraan pukaarahi dharam karahu shat karam dradaiya- Vilaaval Mahla 4.2
• Naanak vichaarahi sant jan chaar Ved kahande- Rag Gaudi Vaar 4.12
• Vaani brahm Ved dharam dradahu paap tajaaiya bal raam jeeu- Suhi Chhant 4.2
• Das ath chaar Ved sabh poochhahu jan naanak naam chhudaai jeeu- Maaru 4.8
• Smrat saasat Ved vakhaane jog gyaansidh sukh jaane- Rag Gaudi 5.111
• Ved puraan smrat bhane- Gaudi 5.144
• Saasat smrat Ved vichaare mahaapurushan iu kahiya- Rag Gaudi 5.162
• Ved saasat jan pukaarahi sunai nahi dora- Rag Aasa 5.152
• Saasat Ved smriti sabhi….- Gujri 5.2
• Chaar pukaarahi na tu maanahi- Ramkali 5.12
• Kahant Veda gunant guniya- Salok sahaskriti Mahla 5.14
• Ved puraan saasatr vichaaram- Gatha Mahla 5.20
• Ved puraan saadh sang- Rag Gaudi 9.6
• Ved puraan padhai ko ih gun simre hari ko naama- Rag Gaudi 9.7
• Ved puraan jaas gun gaavat taako naam hiye mein dhar re- Gaudi 9.9
• Ved puraan smriti ke mat sun nimash na hiye vasaavai- Rag Sorath 9.7
Condemnation of Vedas in Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib also consists of several verses that appear to be a condemnation of Vedas. These are often cited to prove that Sikhism is a separate cult.
However, this is a very childish argument. How can Guru Granth Sahib condemn Vedas when it also praises it to an extent that it calls Vedas divine and that those who do not appreciate Vedas as foolish?
In reality, the condemnation of Vedas relates to those people who only mug up Vedas but do not live their lives accordingly. Alternatively, those people who distort the message of Vedas by claiming to have expertise. The likes of Western Indologists and communist historians who see beef and wine in Vedas perfectly exemplify the target of this condemnation.
Moreover, why Guru Granth Sahib, Vedas themselves condemn such hypocrites.
Rigveda 1.164.39 very clearly announces –
“What can the Richas of Vedas do for a person who does not possess intellect.”
Upanishads and Geeta also condemn a person who claims expertise in Vedas but does not preach.
If one reviews the Guru Granth Sahib dictionary by renowned Sikh scholar Tara Singhji, he will find a striking similarity between what he wrote on Vedas and what was written by Swami Dayanand. Not many know that Tara Singhji, considered to be father figure of modern Sikh movement, was a founder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad!
Conclusion
We see that Sikhism represents the essence of Vedic wisdom in simple language of common man and rejects all those external features that are wrongly associated with Hinduism.
Our humble reverence to the great Sikh Gurus, who saved the society by lighting the lamp of Vedic wisdom when there was utter darkness.
Let’s now work to carry forward their noble legacy by living by this wisdom and bringing transformation in self, society and world through service, devotion, and actions.
(For a thorough treatment of this subject, we strongly recommend the book “Arya Siddhant aur Sikh Guru” by Swami Swatantranand, a legendary freedom fighter, leader of Hyderabad Satyagrah movement and established Vedic scholar.)
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ਦੀਵਾ ਬਲੈ ਅੰਧੇਰਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
दीवा बलै अंधेरा जाइ ॥
Ḏīvā balai anḏẖerā jā▫e.
When the lamp is lit, the darkness is dispelled;
ਬੇਦ ਪਾਠ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਪਾ ਖਾਇ ॥
बेद पाठ मति पापा खाइ ॥
Beḏ pāṯẖ maṯ pāpā kẖā▫e.
reading the Vedas, sinful intellect is destroyed.
ਉਗਵੈ ਸੂਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਚੰਦੁ ॥
उगवै सूरु न जापै चंदु ॥
Ugvai sūr na jāpai cẖanḏ.
When the sun rises, the moon is not visible.
ਜਹ ਗਿਆਨ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸੁ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਮਿਟੰਤੁ ॥
जह गिआन प्रगासु अगिआनु मिटंतु ॥
Jah gi▫ān pargās agi▫ān mitanṯ.
Wherever spiritual wisdom appears, ignorance is dispelled. Page 791
दीवा बलै अंधेरा जाइ ॥
When the lamp is lit, the darkness is dispelled;
बेद पाठ मति पापा खाइ ॥
reading the Vedas, sinful intellect is destroyed.
उगवै सूरु न जापै चंदु ॥
When the sun rises, the moon is not visible.
जह गिआन प्रगासु अगिआनु मिटंतु ॥
Wherever spiritual wisdom appears, ignorance is dispelled. Page 791
Hi Sandeep,
Thanks for posting those verses from the SGGS. Specifically post:
“reading the Vedas, sinful intellect is destroyed.” p. 791-3 from the SGGS. Translated by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD
from website: http://www.srigurugranth.org/0791.html
So my question to Gurmeet is, is Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD someone you consider an authority on Sikh scriptures? In the quote above, it looks like the SGGS is promoting the Vedas.
And what came before Sikhi that was like Sikhi? Sounds like it was the Vedas that came before.
Krishnarao
Gurmeet see u have resorted to lying to avoid answering my questions to you on Hinduism
Let me categorically state agniveer should just focus on sanatan dharma based on Vedas . Sikhism is based on guru Granth sahib ji , so do not validate agniveer on this specific article as it is not about Vedas , let me also be clear we have respect for Sikhism and guru jis .
You on the other hand have come out with nonsense on Hinduism mentioning Sita aggarwal and not bothering to answer questions on Hinduism nor agniveer .
You gave no case on Hinduism, as u can’t even answer the fundamental points shame on you for your bigotry towards Hinduism
Gurmeet,
I saw a post by Adam about why you are on here. In so many words you think we are misrepresenting The Gurus and SGGS. Well you have your right to your opinion and we have our right to our opinion. You DO NOT OWN THE GURUS nor do the GURUS needs rescuing from you.
Even among Hindus we have disagreements about Krishna and Rama. Some Hindus Call Krishna and Rama God, and us Vedic Hindus just consider them men who did great things and anyone can do what they did. Neither of us claim to own them or rescue them. We state our opinions and have our discussion but do not force our ideas on each other.
Next Christians say Jesus is the son of God, Jews just consider Jesus a man, and muslims consider him a prophet. Each of them having massive differences as to who he was, but the point at the end is they all have different opinions of who he is. Muslims even make claims about Guru Nanak. Some claim he was a muslim other claim he was just a man, but not a prophet or guru or anything. Everyone is going to have their own opinions of who he is. Gurmeet, all you can do is understand we have a different stance on who the Gurus are from you. You stated your opinion, but we do not agree with you. Let us look at the evidence and come up with our on conclusion. And from our own conclusion we come up with something different from you.
Now can you handle people with different views from you on the Gurus or SGGS, or will you know declare a Jihad and kill everyone who has a different view from you?
And to add to my point, even Sikhs make statements about Krishna, Rama, Vedas, and Gita. And many times it is statements that Hindus completely disagree with. But we recognize you have the right to your opinion and we have the right to our opinion. Sikhs are not the only ones who have the right to make statements about other people’s religions, practices, religious figures, or lifestyle. The freedom goes both ways. We don’t have to agree with each other, but we do have the right to make statements about each other and have our own opinions. And we have the freedom and right to express those views publicly. You sound like you want to start initiating blasphemy laws. What makes you any different from extremists in Pakistan that use those kinds of laws to arrest thousands of Christians, Sikhs, and Hindus because for some wimpy reason or another because they felt those Christians, Sikhs, and Hindus offended their prophet. It sounds like that is the kind of person you are or becoming.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਚਾਰ ਹੀ ਬੇਦ ਬਨਾਏ ॥ ਸਰਬ ਲੋਕ ਤਿਹ ਕਰਮ ਚਲਾਏ ॥
ਜਿਨ ਕੀ ਲਿਵ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨਨ ਲਾਗੀ ॥ ਤੇ ਬੇਦਨ ਤੇ ਭਏ ਤਿਆਗੀ ॥ 19॥
ਜਿਨ ਮਤ ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬਨ ਤਿਆਗੀ ॥ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕੇ ਭਏ ਅਨੁਰਾਗੀ ॥
(ਬਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਟਕ – ਦਸਮ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ) krishan ne arjun se kaha ke tu vedo ko chod aur parmeshvar ki sharan le ,,kyoki ved teen gun ke ander hai ,,,jab ke turiya avashtha chothi hai,,,teen gun maya ke beech me hai aur vedo me bram gian kam hai teen guno ki bat jyada hai ,,,sikh guru mante hai ki veda me bhi bram gian hai par chothe padarath jani turiya vastha ka nahi,,,teen guno ke ander hi ved hai ,,,,,,,jo us isvar ke bhagti ke marag par chala us ne vedo aur ketabo ka rah chod diya ,,,,,,
Maya se bahar nikal kar prabhu ke pooran sharanagat hona padhega—prabhu se milane ka ek akela tareeka hai—-Karam,Gian aur Bhakti-important role
prabhu se milna nahi hiota uske sadvichaar se apna jivan jarur shuddh hota hai ! ishvarke gun alag hai aur jeev ke gun alag hai fir kaise usse milna ho skega ! kya tel aur jal kabhi mil sakte hai jab ki dono taral hai !
Dear Krishnarao,
Why are you not going through the answers I gave long ago with reference?
May be you don’t want to understand or didn’t understand?
Once again I am giving you another quotes from “Gurbani”. If you are not agree with the Gurbaani then how can u agree with me.
Please refer
SORAT’H, FIFTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE, ASHTAPADEES:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
They read scriptures, and contemplate the Vedas; they practice the inner cleansing techniques of Yoga, and control of the
breath. But they cannot escape from the company of the five passions; they are increasingly bound to egotism. || 1 || O Beloved, this is not the way to meet the Lord; I have performed these rituals so many times. I have collapsed, exhausted, at the Door of my Lord Master; I pray that He may grant me a discerning intellect. || Pause || One may remain silent and use his hands as begging bowls, and wander naked in the forest. He may make pilgrimages to river banks and sacred shrines all over the world, but his sense of duality will not leave him. || 2 || His mind’s desires may lead him to go and dwell at sacred places of pilgrimage, and offer his head to be sawn off; but this will not cause the filth of his mind to depart, even though he may make thousands of efforts. || 3 || He may give gifts of all sorts — gold, women, horses and
elephants. He may make offerings of corn, clothes and land in abundance, but this will not lead him to the Lord’s Door. || 4 || He may remain devoted to worship and adoration, bowing his forehead to the floor, practicing the six religious rituals. He indulges in egotism and pride, and falls into entanglements, but he does not meet the Lord by these devices. || 5 ||
He practices the eighty-four postures of Yoga, and acquires the supernatural powers of the Siddhas, but he gets tired of practicing these. He lives a long life, but is reincarnated again and again; he has not met with the Lord. || 6 || He may enjoy princely pleasures, and regal pomp and ceremony, and issue unchallenged commands. He may lie on beautiful beds, perfumed with sandalwood oil, but this will led him only to the gates of the most horrible hell. || 7 || Singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is the highest of all actions. Says Nanak, he alone obtains it, who is pre-destined to receive it. || 8 || Your slave is intoxicated with this Love of Yours. The Destroyer of the pains of the poor has become merciful to me, and this mind is imbued with the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||
Second Pause || 1 || 3 ||
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What will you say to the below quote which was mentioned above?
He practices the eighty-four postures of Yoga, and acquires the supernatural powers of the Siddhas, but he gets tired of practicing these. He lives a long life, but is reincarnated again and again; he has not met with the Lord. || 6 ||
Salute _/\_ !
Dear Author,
From the article it appears as if your intention is to prove Sikhi is a part of Hinduism.
Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji does have references of Vedas; however if a full glass of water sits next to a half empty one it only means that some of the water in both glasses has similarities but concluding that both can quench thirst equally would not be justifiable.
We should worship Ek onkar,nirakaar prabhu
if u wana learn tru gurmat go to http://www.sachkhojacademy.org now we have most greatest a gyan guru on earth guru granth sahib and we dont need anything apart from it ….but if u wana learn tru sikhism meanign then go to that sight i listed ,,,,,,,sikhism is most oldest relegion on earth its the relegion of india and all the avtars are sikhs ram and krishan also sikhs ram has a kesh hairs and brama also have kesh ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,this is the relegion of hindus if u wana learn go to this sight
Guru Granth Sahib is real GURU at present—-needs to follow with dedication
guru nanak says that we should only take the naam the true wisdom from vedas the useless things like yag and other things are useless for mukti ….guru granth sahib is the pure hukam of parmeshvar and only gurmat vidhi to attain salvation which is existed time of bhagats dhru parlad and so on ,,,,now guru granth gives us the rght wisdom how to know what is god what is jeev and say to agniveer that he go on this sight http://www.sachkhojacademy.org and learn tru sikhism means and know their actual relg
Yoga involves the methods to realize the God and get liberation. Guru Nanak Dev Ji misunderstood Yoga. Patanjali Rishi said in Sutra 2:1 Asceticism, Study of Science of liberation, repetition and contemplation on God holy name “Aum” constitute preliminary Yoga.
Simritis, Puranas are basic of Hinduism.
I wonder whether many seekers know that we Sikhs accept Sri Guru Granth Sahib(SGGS) as our only scripture and accept only those Sakhis and religious books that are in accord with Guru Granth Sahib Ji. This is the instruction of our Guru.
Except the Word of the Guru, all other word is false. False is the Word that is not the true Guru’s. False are the speakers, false are the hearers, false are those who speak and recite. (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 917)
Gurbani is the Light to illuminate this world; by His Grace, it comes to abide within the mind. ||1| (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 67)
O GurSikhs, know that the Bani, the Word of the True Guru, is true, absolutely true. The Creator Lord Himself causes the Guru to chant it. (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 308)
Accept as True, Perfectly True, the Word of the True Guru’s Bani. In this way, you shall merge in the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||14|| (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1028)
On my last two recently posted blogs which generated enough heat, and few ‘hard core elements’ tried to cast all sort of aspersions upon me and few ignorant seekers posted responses only to mislead others by saying I don’t know that Sikh Gurus actually praised Vedas and Simritis.
No doubt there are few references of both the scriptures in SGGS but only for wrong reasons. I append below few quotes of SGGS pertaining to Vedas, and leave it for you to decide what is the truth:
You may stand and recite the Shaastras and the Vedas, O Siblings of Destiny, but these are just worldly actions. Filth cannot be washed away by hypocrisy, O Siblings of Destiny; the filth of corruption and sin is within you. (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 635)
He is beyond the world of the Vedas, the Koran and the Bible. The Supreme King of Nanak is immanent and manifest. ||4||3||105|| (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 397)
One may read all the books of the Vedas, the Bible, the Simritees and the Shaastras, but they will not bring liberation. (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 747)
The mortal thinks about the Vedic teachings of the three gunas, the three dispositions. He deals in corruption, filth and vice. He dies, only to be reborn; he is ruined over and over again. (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1262)
The Simritee is the daughter of the Vedas, O Siblings of Destiny. She has brought a chain and a rope. ||1|| (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 329)
The Vedas and the Scriptures are only make-believe, O Siblings of Destiny; they do not relieve the anxiety of the heart.
(Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 727)
The Simritees and the Shaastras discriminate between good and evil, but they do not know the true essence of reality. (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 920)
The great men have studied the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas, and they have said this:
“Without the Lord’s meditation, there is no emancipation, and no one has ever found peace.”||1|| (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 215)
The great volumes of the Simritees and the Shaastras only extend the extension of attachment to Maya. (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1053)
I have read all the Vedas, and yet the sense of separation in my mind still has not been removed; the five thieves of my house are not quieted, even for an instant. (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 687)
The world is involved with the words of the Vedas, thinking about the three gunas – the three dispositions. Without the Name, it suffers punishment by the Messenger of Death; it comes and goes in reincarnation, over and over again.
Meeting with the True Guru, the world is liberated, and finds the Door of Salvation. ||1|| (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1276)
The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the silent sages, reading and studying the Vedas, have grown weary. They do not even think of the Lord’s Name; they do not dwell in the home of their own inner being. The Messenger of Death hovers over their heads; they are ruined by the deceit within themselves. ||7|| (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1277)
Vedas, Shastras, Simritis all say many things but I do not accept anyone of those. (Raam Avtaar, Guru Gobind Singh Ji)
Conclusion: One cannot revere Gurus of other religions without tolerating the different beat of the different drummer to which many of us choose to march. As I said earlier, to hate man and to worship God would be clearly contradictory and perverse, for religion teaches us that the ultimate reality of God is to be experienced through service to humanity and by accepting the diversity of His creation.
Sikhs Gurus and Sikhs dont believe in vedic philosphy . This is what Guru Gobind singh Says
ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥
स्वैया ॥
SWAYYA
ਪਾਂਇ ਗਹੇ ਜਬ ਤੇ ਤੁਮਰੇ ਤਬ ਤੇ ਕੋਊ ਆਂਖ ਤਰੇ ਨਹੀ ਆਨਿਯੋ ॥ ਰਾਮ ਰਹੀਮ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਕੁਰਾਨ ਅਨੇਕ ਕਹੈਂ ਮਤਿ ਏਕ ਨ ਮਾਨਿਯੋ ॥
पांइ गहे जब ते तुमरे तब ते कोऊ आंख तरे नही आनियो ॥ राम रहीम पुरान कुरान अनेक कहैं मति एक न मानियो ॥
O God ! the day when I caught hold of your feet, I do not bring anyone else under my sight; none other is liked by me now; the Puranas and the Quran try to know Thee by the names of Ram and Rahim and talk about you through several stories, but I do not accept any of their opinions;
ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਬੇਦ ਸਭੈ ਬਹੁ ਭੇਦ ਕਹੈ ਹਮ ਏਕ ਨ ਜਾਨਿਯੋ ॥ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਸਿਪਾਨਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੁਮਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਮੈ ਨ ਕਹਿਯੋ ਸਭ ਤੋਹਿ ਬਖਾਨਿਯੋ ॥੮੬੩॥
सिम्रिति सासत्र बेद सभै बहु भेद कहै हम एक न जानियो ॥ स्री असिपानि क्रिपा तुमरी करि मै न कहियो सभ तोहि बखानियो ॥८६३॥
The Simritis, Shastras and Vedas describe several mysteries of yours, but I do not agree with any of them. O sword-wielder God! This all has been described by Thy Grace, what power can I have to write all this?.863.
ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥
दोहरा ॥
DOHRA
ਸਗਲ ਦੁਆਰ ਕੋ ਛਾਡਿ ਕੈ ਗਹਿਯੋ ਤੁਹਾਰੋ ਦੁਆਰ ॥ ਬਾਂਹਿ ਗਹੇ ਕੀ ਲਾਜ ਅਸਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਦਾਸ ਤੁਹਾਰ ॥੮੬੪॥
सगल दुआर को छाडि कै गहियो तुहारो दुआर ॥ बांहि गहे की लाज असि गोबिंद दास तुहार ॥८६४॥
O Lord ! I have forsaken all other doors and have caught hold of only Thy door. O Lord ! Thou has caught hold of my arm; I, Govind, am Thy serf, kindly take (care of me and) protect my honour.864.