Right-Handedness And Sikhi - Y Do We Believe In It?

[alias]

1. we must make sure the right hand is on top when we drink amrit
   
2. we must use the right leg as the first when changing kachare
   
3. we must give out prashaad in main darbaar halls with our right hand too.
   
4. including the kara. the kirpaan.
   

why is it that we believe in right handedness? the ‘saje hath’.

I asked this question to my ‘main G (gurmukh)’. but I was left with the answer of, ‘there is a ghost on the left hand and it makes u do bad things; and that at the time of satjug everyone was right-handed. and as the times got worse till now, kaljug, the leftys increased’. o_O

I then answered ‘ I don’t believe in that’

then the reply was that, ‘nowadays, people don’t believe in this because it is the faas of kaljug’

• then I sed, ‘guruji says >>bin seva dhrig hath pair<<. no distinguishing between right or left’.
  

• I further replied, guru G says >doe kar jor< and that all duality must be done away with, and with hell on the left (o_O) and heaven on the right, look to neither, and marry all duality, paap and pun, kanchan loh, kacha meetha, khabe and saje, and just do > doe, kar JOR <.
  

I want to know what sangat things of this.

my main G (the gurmukh) is an amazing soul. has had Kirpa from multiple sants including a pooran sant. so try not to knock what ma G has said.

• jus to add, guruji further says, >fir pachtaane HATH falga< {u will regret the actions of ur hands}. again no distinguishing of ryt or left hand.
  

• however, guruji also used the word, dachan/dakhan alot in sggs. >danat dachan...< in aarti.
  

dachan is technicaly south. but ppll think its the right hand side cuz they face east towards the sunrise. thus, south becomes associated with right handed. this is also known as sun pooja to 'soorya'. and we do not worship any sun god! this is what guru nanak dev ji stoped with the whole 'ppl thinking that they were giving water to their dead reletives cuz they are thirsty' thing. - from this, we should not believe in right handed ness!

• in DG, guruji says, >gusse aaee kaalka, hath saje lai tarvaar kau<
  

...in the battle kali came with the sword in her right hand. I dout that this has any significance in the non-use of the left hand. kali was prob right handed in other words!

• and, bhavani (durga) held a sword in her left hand too. (>khabe dasat naachaee..< and (>khabe dasat Ubhaari..<)
  

I want to know what sangat thinks of left and right handedness; bearing in mind the above quotes.

{{this is a long first post cuz normally I wait for the discourse in these topics to gain impetus, but most of the time it never does.. so Iv just put here 1 time all that I think..}}

much obliged!

gurfateh!

[alias]

NB. as far as I see, there is no such thing as right handedness. apart from 1 thing. guru ji was right handed. thus. kara. kirpaan. and kachera rehet is thus kept. I still don’t understand the amrit sunchaar and prashad thing tho.. thanks for reading!!

[saggu]

It could be an Islamic influence

[alias]

well..yes.. i agree that muzis do it too.... the whole clean urself with theb left hand and eat with the ryt.. but... we do do it with the amrit sunchaar too.. what do u think about this? bout giving prashaad/ drinking amrit from ryt and, and the kashera ryt leg thing?

[alias]

i myself am left handed. i dont believe in 'handedness' however, i feel that because our guru gave us kachera right leg thing {aka, i like to call it the kachera dance }, kara on right hand, kirpaan on our left side, for use with our right hand, and right hand on top of left hand for amrit sunchaar (when we drink it), we must follow that. and thats what i do.

my final word on heaven n hell, its just a metaphore re left n right,... but when it comes to our guru, we cant say anything, but lisen and keep the rehet as strait as we can. i.e. we aint no one to change it.

[Balbir Singh]

Pray Truth for all and say Satsriakaal,

Dear all,

I do not know one instance where the right hand accompanies one on inner journey.

Hearty thanks to God for not entangling me in rituals.

Balbir Singh

[Wicked Warrior]

So what do those who have no right hand do?

[alias]

^^ use the right hand side of the mouth or foot.

naaa... obv its not that stringant... B /

and rehet given to us by guru G cant exatly be undone.. hence right hand thing.

[Balbir Singh]

Please provide a vaak from Guru G about rehet and oblige.

Balbir Singh

[Dhan Guru Nanak]

These are all trivial things in my opinion. The only thing which has to be right is your thoughts and your conscience.