Guest guest Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 I honor the peacefulness of Gandhi. However, Guru Gobind Singh used violence as a last resort. He did not say things like "You are either with us or you are against us." He was preventing the Moghuls from forcefully converting the Sikhs. He was an excellent archer. He used arrows with silver tips so that the families of the deceased enemy would have some finances to provide their future. During the time of his father, Guru Teg Bahadur, the Moghals were trying to convert the Hindus by force. Guru Teg Bahadur explained to his son, Gobind Rai that the Hindus needed someone to be a martyr. Gobind Rai (Singh) told his father that since he was the most spiritual man in India, then he should help. Auranzeb, the Emporer told Guru Teg Bahadur that he could get out with a miracle. The Guru told him that the only miracle is God. He was beheaded. Another time, a Sikh was giving water and assistance to the Moghal enemy. The other Sikhs complained to Guru Gobind Singh. The Guru told the Sikhs that the Sikh giving assistance was the True Sikh. GB > Secondly, Gandhiji's approach of Satyagrah and Ahinmsa are great in ceratin circumstances but too much of it made the nation lack VALOUR. Comapre this with Guru Govind Singh's - "" Sava sava lakh par ek ko charhaunga, Govind Singh nij naam tab kahaunga," ( --' My one man will kill 1.25 lakhs of enemies before laying down his life. Otherwise, I will change my name !!') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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