Inspiring Sikhs to Become a Global Collective
No matter how strongly you identify as a Sikh, the Akal Takht has a direct impact on your experience of Sikhi. This impact is felt today and will be felt by future generations.
Many elements of Sikh identity—our marriage rites, how we name our children, our ceremonies,—are all affected by a single institution: the Akal Takht, the “Throne of the Timeless One”.
Creating Connection
The Akal Takht issues decrees that affect Sikhs around the world who have no influence over the decisions being made. So, over time, Sikhs have become separated from their own institutions. This has given rise to a generation who are disempowered, disenfranchised and disconnected from the very sense of oneness, community and empowerment that was granted to them through Sikhi. Today, the institution of the Akal Takht itself is enslaved by corruption and nepotism.
For Love and Justice
Sikhi was born as a movement of diversity and inclusion, to empower the downtrodden and free those enslaved in mind or body. Now, we will free the Akal Takht from political interference and reclaim its state of social, economic, political and spiritual sovereignty. The Free Akal Takht will welcome discourse from all Sikhs—without judgement of an individual’s path in life—and act as a source for representative, collective power.
Re-establishing the “Throne of the Timelesss One” will return our governing institutions to practicing the transcendent doctrines of love and justice, bowing to no other master and answering only to the Guru Granth-Panth.
Finally, the Akal Takht will return to its unifying role of engaging all Sikhs in the service of humanity.
ਵਡਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਦਰਬਾਰੁ ਸਚਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਤਖਤੁ ॥
Your court is great, Your throne is eternal.
—Guru Granth Sahib, p. 964
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Your singular attention was to attack the efficacy of Satnam Khalsa, which is true to some extent. But when there is no hope visible, Sangat took recourse to SK in the hope it may strengthen Sikhs rather than becoming counter productive thanks to political dominance in religious affairs of Sikhs. Kindly give a deep thought to my humble submissions.
To my mind the AKAL TAKHAT can be freed only if SGPC is made a globally representative body of Sikhs. The members in SGPC shall not be member of any political party, regional or national. AKAL TAKHAT was, is and shall remain a free concept, we need to make it an independent body outside the control of SGPC by culling out its Ministers out of Puran Gursikhs, through selection process.
We need to unitedly stay strong and forge ahead.
Tejinder Singh
Yes we are looking for change, some kind of order, transparency, consistency and inclusion of the voice of all 30 million Sikhs that includes women, new generation as well as all Sikhs around the world not just India.
Read few comments and question and I would like to say that when your ship is sinking, that is not the time to question on what kind of interior you want or color of the paint on lower deck. That is the time to leave aside all differences, join hands and focus on sailing .
1) Do you identify yourself as a Sikh?
2) Do you think The Akal Takht is currently being controlled & influenced by political states?
3) If yes, do you think it should be free from any political interference?
If you answered yes to all three, then please feel free to contribute your perspective with the above questions in mind. Let’s develop answers for questions like:
Who should be responsible for appointing Jathedars? Since a Jathedar is merely implementing what Panj Piares decide then the questions becomes how should Panj Piares be chosen? Provide your input and something positive will definitely come out of it.
There are so many other questions on the Google Doc which all of us can answer and critique.
I also attended one of the town halls and some people confuse it with a Khalistan movement. Akal Takht should be free regardless of the state: whether it is India, Punjab or Khalistan. Free Akal Takht would co-exist with any local government as it represents global Sikhs not a local state.
And I don’t think we should expect results overnight. Some people have asked how we will take it up with Indian and Punjab governments which are valid questions. I agree with one of the approaches suggested by Baljinder Singh that the case can be taken up in the Supreme court but the issue is are we ready for it? There is currently no governance framework in place. Even if Supreme court of India was to free it from their influence, then new “masands” will become in-charge of it. This project is what deals with the development of the framework. This will not happen overnight fellow Sikhs. Let’s get all the intellectuals, women, professionals involved and develop something that everyone agrees to. For example, those with strong knowledge of Sikhism can help develop a code of conduct, lawyers can put that in the legal form, finance professionals can set-up audit procedures to increase accountability and transparency and that is just the beginning of it. Only then we will be able to move ahead.
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa!
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!
Sikh’s should have their Akaal Takht Sahib independent from all political parties and state interference.
I was reading a post of Bhai Baljinder Singh ji which is 9 days old and well written and informative.
Akaal Takht Sahib ji should be independent and according to code of conduct given By Dhan Dhan Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji Maharaj and Dhan Dhan Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj. …
Hopefully I will see in my lifetime to see free Akaal Takht Sahib ji from these modern “Mahant’s” and state interfering " Crooks "……
Once we are freed from them no matter whichever political party comes to power in punjab , they will think 100 times before to do anything wrong to Sikh’s.
It should be in best interest for all punjab people not only Sikh’s but other faith’s as well. Because Sikh works on "ਸਰਬਤ ਦਾ ਭਲਾ " concept…
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਹਿ ਜੀ |