How are Hinduism and Sikhism related, considering they both originated in Punjab, India?

That God showed me the Guru, within my own mind. ||1||

ਪੂਰਬ ਜਨਮ ਹਉ ਤਪ ਕਾ ਹੀਨਾ ॥੧॥

Ramanandacharya was a 14th-century Hindu Vaishnava devotional poet saint who amalgamated Advaita with Vaishnava Bhakti. He was the pioneer in validating NIRGUN and SAGUN Bhakti as parallel paths.

Is The Last of Us Part 2 really as woke as people say it is?

ਕੈਸੇ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਬ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਹੈ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Bhagat Kabir ji / Raag Gauri / / Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 325

Kabir, Ravidas and ultimately the NINE SIKH GURUS are a product of this very Sant Sampraday founded by Ramanandacharya!

Hurricane Sandy May Have Affected The Brains of Unborn Children - ScienceAlert

ਰਾਮਾਨੰਦ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਰਮਤ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ॥

Kabir (a weaver)

How can they kill the mother, whose milk they drink like that of a wet nurse?

How does a 45-year-old man get a girlfriend?

How can people understand You, when they are entranced by Maya? ||1|| Pause ||

Because in my previous life, I did not practice penance and intense meditation. ||1||

ਜਹਾ ਜਾਈਐ ਤਹ ਜਲ ਪਖਾਨ ॥

Do crossdressers like wearing pantyliners and tampons in their butts?

I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there. ||3||

That Kabeer died chanting the Lord's Name. ||5||15||

NOW…

How strict are your parents?

ਨਾ ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਇਹੁ ਕੀਆ ਵਖਾਨਾ ॥

ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਮਗਹਰਿ ਉਠਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੨॥

What are the main issues that have historically and currently divided Republicans and Democrats?

Ramananda accepted disciples without discriminating against anyone by gender, class or caste and they included even people from humble origins like

There is my Lord self-revealed, and the scent of sandal and flowers dwells in those deeps.

Raamaanand Jee, First House:

Why are men ridiculously delusional in the women they want/approach? I'm not a troll. This is a real question. Why does a fat, pot bellied, unkempt, balding, stupid (ergo poor) man, tell a woman above his league that she isn't hot enough for him?

I went to God's place, and worshipped Him there.

Kabir is the child of Allah and of Ram: He is my Guru, He is my Pir.

From where did the word Maya come? Isn’t it a typical Vedantic concept discussed profoundly in Advaita? It definitely isn’t a concept pioneered by Kabir or even his teacher Ramanandacharya! It is ultimately from Sanatana Dharma!

Why do men like BBW? What is the attraction?

I am a sacrifice to You, O my True Guru.

He accepted even women (Sursuri and Padywati) as disciples. Bhagat Pipa and Dhanna were Rajput and Jat who were also his disciples.

But we have actually seen how much Kabir is also rooted in the Vedantic concept of “supreme realization” but in a non-mainstream path.

What discoveries in AI research have changed our understanding of intelligence evolution?

If God be within the mosque, then to whom does this world belong?

Now that my time to die has come, I have come to dwell at Magahar! ||3||

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How do people who are deaf learn sign language? Is it typically taught by parents at a young age or are there programs available for learning it later in life?

ਅਲਹ ਰਾਮ ਕੇ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪਰਾਨ ॥੪॥

Sain (a barber)

There, where millions of Krishnas stand with hands folded,

What have I done wrong? How can I start over?

ਏਕ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਲੇ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਉ ॥੩॥

From Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 1195

ਸੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬਤਾਇਓ ਗੁਰ ਮਨ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. ||4||

ਜਿਨਿ ਸਕਲ ਬਿਕਲ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਕਾਟੇ ਮੋਰ ॥

You are totally pervading and permeating in all.

Again we see that the originator of this Sant Sampraday himself talks about Brahman even in Gurbani.

ਅਬ ਕਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਕਵਨ ਗਤਿ ਮੋਰੀ ॥

ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੁਦਿ ਖਸਮੁ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥੫॥੩॥

Where spring, the lord of seasons reigneth, there the unstruck music sounds of itself,

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I ground up sandalwood, along with several fragrant oils.

ਮੁਆ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਮਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮੈ

— Kabir, II.57, Translated by Rabindranath Tagore

ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਾਟੈ ਕੋਟਿ ਕਰਮ ॥੩॥੧॥

Look within your heart, for there you will find both Karim and Ram;

You have cut through all my confusion and doubt.

I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines.

Where millions of Shivas are lost in contemplation, where millions of Indras dwell in the sky,

As long as the mind is filled with the desire for heaven,

The Word of the Guru's Shabad eradicates the karma of millions of past actions. ||3||1||

At the time of my death, I moved to Magahar. ||2||

ਕਾਸੀ ਮਗਹਰ ਸਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

Here ਨਿਰਗੁਣ is Nirgun and not just lord. This is just another example to show that Kabir himself continued in the NIRGUN BHAKTI path.

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ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਮਨਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਕੀ ਆਸ ॥

ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਹੋਇ ਨਹੀ ਚਰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੩॥

ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਰਸ ਤਪੁ ਕੀਆ ਕਾਸੀ ॥

Where should I go? My home is filled with bliss.

ਸਗਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਿਵ ਪੁਰੀ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥

Shvetashvatara Upanishad (6.23)

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— Kabir, Ramaini 1, Translated by David Lorenzen

Actually, this part of the Ang 326 is widely used by McSikhs to show that Sikhism considers Hindu pilgrimages as useless and thus drives home the point again that the “religion” has got NOTHING to do with Hinduism.

ਤੂ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਸਮਾਨ ॥

ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਸਭ ਦੇਖੇ ਜੋਇ ॥

ਘਸਿ ਚੰਦਨ ਚੋਆ ਬਹੁ ਸੁਗੰਧ ॥

There is a reason why I mention ROOTED and thus NOT implying that it belongs to one of the numerous sects in Sanatana Dharma like Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, Smartism etc…

Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Panch-Padas:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ਊਹਾਂ ਤਉ ਜਾਈਐ ਜਉ ਈਹਾਂ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.

My consciousness does not go out wandering. My mind has become crippled. ||1|| Pause ||

ਰਾਮਾਨੰਦ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਰਮਤ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ॥

ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ॥

He does not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||3||

ਮੁਆ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਮਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮੈ ॥੫॥੧੫॥

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੈ ਆਹਿ ॥੪॥੧੦॥

Says Kabeer, the Guru and Ganaysha and Shiva all know

ਰਾਮਾਨੰਦ ਜੀ ਘਰੁ ੧

Without looking into one's heart, how can one reach paradise?

These morons know nothing, they wander about in ignorance,

ਕਤ ਜਾਈਐ ਰੇ ਘਰ ਲਾਗੋ ਰੰਗੁ ॥

One day, a desire welled up in my mind.

To him who is high-minded, these teachings will be illuminating.

I serve the One Lord, and not any other. ||2||

Bhagat Kabir ji / Raag Sriraag / / Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 92

So in the same spirit Kabir finds pilgrimages to holy cities futile as his mind is fixated on Rama!

With inadequate devotion, how can anyone swim across? ||4||

ਓਛੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰੀ ॥੪॥

ਤਜੀ ਲੇ ਬਨਾਰਸ ਮਤਿ ਭਈ ਥੋਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Raamaanand's Lord and Master is the All-pervading Lord God.

CONCLUSION:

Ramarchan Paddati gives more info about his teachings.

Ravidas (a chamar shoemaker)

Bhagat Kabir ji / Raag Gauri / / Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 326

Let's look at the views of Sant Kabir

He who has highest Bhakti of Deva (God), just like his Deva, so for his Guru (teacher),

I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.

For a superficial McSikh who is interested only in separation and not enlightenment the views of Kabir can be easily shown as a denouncement of Hindu practices.

Sant Kabir was staunchly against cow slaughter.

As mentioned above Guru Arjan Dev was talking from the perspective Sant Kabir whose views we have discussed much earlier here. We know that Sant Kabir continuing in the Ramanandi Sampradaya went further away from the mainstream ritualistic Hinduism and was journeying more towards a SEAMLESS Dharma.

The influence of Kabir is significant on Sikhism. The following Bani from Ang 1136 is attributed to GURU ARJAN DEV but if you observe at the end you can see that he was talking in the spirit of Sant Kabir.

ਮੇਰਾ ਚਿਤੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਮਨੁ ਭਇਓ ਪੰਗੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

We can understand that Kabir despite being in favor of formless worship was very much embedded in the Dharmik fold but always preached in the spirit of the transcendental nature of Brahman to the point that HE LOST THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN HINDU AND MUSLIM.

Wherever I go, I find water and stones.

Sikhism is fundamentally rooted in BHAKTI tradition and thus ultimately in Sanatana Dharma. There is no doubt about it despite what modern McSikh acrobatics try to claim otherwise

For him Dharma was beyond everything physical including the desire for heaven because was fully into the NIRGUN . The last verse shows that according to him the company of the enlightened Sadhus is heaven which is again a typical teaching of Sanatana Dharma.

Now tell me, Lord, what will my condition be?

Meeting with the Guru, my Spiritual Teacher, I realize God, my Lord and Master. ||5||3||

Now here in this verse

For many years, I practiced penance and intense meditation at Kaashi;

Sikhism is a NIRGUN path descending from the Sant Sampraday of Ramanandacharya and traces its ideas to VEDANTA!

ਪੂਜਨ ਚਾਲੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਠਾਇ ॥

If Ram be within the image which you find upon your pilgrimage,

Kaashi and Magahar - I consider them the same.

The views of Kabir are very much in parallel to the Advaita philosophy and it is obvious that as the disciple of Ramanandacharya he will carry forward with his chosen NIRGUN BHAKTI.

I left Benares - I had little common sense. ||1|| Pause ||

Let’s see what Gurbani has about Ramanandacharya’s views.

Here ਰਾਮੈ is Rama and not just lord. Kabir died chanting the name of Rama DESPITE him not finding any result of penances done in holy cities in his previous birth. Another example to show how much Kabir valued personal devotion to Rama in his own NIRGUN style.

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven. ||4||10||

ਨਾ ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥

The Sant Sampraday of Sikh panth integrates the warrior spirit of the Nihangs and Khalsa, the service of Seva panth and the renunciation of Udasi/Nirmala saints.

— Kabir, III.2, Translated by Rabindranath Tagore

Raamaanand's Lord and Master is the All-pervading Lord God.

ਹਜ ਕਾਬੈ ਜਾਉ ਨ ਤੀਰਥ ਪੂਜਾ ॥

ਮਰਨੁ ਭਇਆ ਮਗਹਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਸੀ ॥੩॥

Ramanandacharya’s teachings were centered on pure and personal connection with the God Rama and didn’t believe in any kind of formal ritualism. He used the common vernacular language instead of Sanskrit so that everyone could understand.

Where millions of Vishnus bow their heads, where millions of Brahmas are reading the Vedas,

Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this?

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Where the demi-gods and the munis are unnumbered, where millions of Saraswatis, goddess of music play the vina,

We can see that great saints like Kabir and Ravidas etc… descended from the Ramananda sampradaya which is still the largest ascetic order in India.

ਕਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਜ ਸਿਵ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਾਨੈ ॥

The young and the old drink milk pudding, but these fools eat the cow's body.

ਏਕ ਦਿਵਸ ਮਨ ਭਈ ਉਮੰਗ ॥

The divergence of Kabir’s views from Vedanta is seen in the fact that he fully opposed religious symbolism of ALL KINDS and not just IDOLS.

यस्य देवे परा भक्तिः यथा देवे तथा गुरौ । तस्यैते कथिता ह्यर्थाः प्रकाशन्ते महात्मनः प्रकाशन्ते महात्मन इति ।

Bhakti movement began in South (Tamil Nadu to be precise) and slowly spread to Northern parts of India. This movement was extremely popular because of its simple fundamentals which could be understood by even commonfolk. Vaishnavism, Shaivism etc… were already connecting with commonfolk from a long time and this Bhakti movement reinforced it by making the devotee feel a personal connection with the deity.

Kabeer: O worthless mortal, do not lose the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਕਬੀਰ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਨਾਮ ਨ ਰੋਸੁ ॥

ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਛੋਡਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭਇਓ ਮੀਨਾ ॥

I have searched through all the Vedas and the Puraanas.

I am like a fish out of water,

Says Kabeer, this is what I say:

Bhagat Kabir ji / Raag Gauri / / Guru Granth Sahib ji - Ang 325

ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਉ ਨ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰਉ ॥

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮੈ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਤੋਰ ॥

There the streams of light flow in all directions, few are the men who can cross to that shore!

Sadhna (a Muslim butcher) and

We have searched the turaki Dharam (Turk's religion, Islam), these teachers throw many thunderbolts,

ਏਕੋ ਸੇਵੀ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥

I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.

I wasted my whole life in the city of Shiva;

All the men and women of the world are His living forms.

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਇਹ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਹਿ ॥

Guru Nanak (right) and Bhai Mardana (foreground) with Bhagat Kabir (left). This painting is found in the B-40 Janamsakhi, written and painted in 1733. The painting was made by Alam Chand Raj

Recklessly they display boundless pride while explaining their own aims, they kill cows.

ਬ੍ਰਹਮ is Brahm i.e the Brahman of vedanta but it gets interpreted as an all-pervading lord god.

Let’s look at the most used verse by McSikhs to show that Sikhs are neither Hindus nor Muslims.

Hari is in the East, Allah is in the West.

I would go there, only if the Lord were not here. ||2||

then who is there to know what happens without?