I'm 2 religions, hindu and sikh, confused? well my mom is a hindu and my dad was a sikh, so..what am i??

Question

my dad passed away a while ago, im 15 now,
i dont know what i am, my mom tells me im half sikh, half hindu
but how can i be 2 religions? what am i really ?

Answer 1

If it were a matter of birth you would have to be an agnostic with no religion. No one was ever born sikh or christian or even jewish. These are indoctrinations, not genetic traits.

Answer 2

I'm sorry about your dad.
But you're right, you can't be two religions, they have seperate beliefs. Don't try those religion quizzes, they are barely accurate.
See what do YOU believe, research religions find out what is it that you actually believe. Do you believe in the Guru's or Krishna, they are two seperate relgions. But you can't be half Sikh half Hindu, as someone else said, relgion doesn't run in the blood. Good luck with your choices, be open.

And a lot of mistakes on answering of sikhs, I hate how so many people believe that it was developed "in between" Hindu's and Muslim's which is NOT true, it's a totally seperate religion. If you actually did your research and looked at correct sources you would know that. And NO Wikipedia is not an accurate source, anyone can post something up there. You can't be both, but here is a site for information about Sikhi if you decide you want to take your path there, it really is wonderful, but that's just my opinion.

www.sikhnet.com
www.sikhs.org

Answer 3

You must be born a Hindu. No one can convert to Hinduism. You would qualify through your mother, although the Brahmins would probably consider you to be of a low class, since your mother married a non-Hindu. A lot would depend on which caste she was born into..

You can convert to Sikhism. Sikhism was an effort to bring harmony between Hindus and Muslims. It didn't work.

Members of the lower castes and the untouchables often convert to Sikhism or Buddhism in order to remove themselves from the darkness of the caste system. Hindus still see them as low class Hindus.

Since your mother is a Hindu, you are one of the few who can make a choice. Hindus would always consider you to be a Hindu.

I'm sure your mother is a wonderful person. However, there is no such thing as half a Hindu. She has probably been heavily influenced by your father. Also, she may be well-educated and has rejected the caste system as not being acceptable to her, personally. Sikhs are very kind and generous people. If you live outside of India, you can get by with this idea, but you would be considered a fish out of water in India.

Of course, as others have suggested, you can belong to any religion you choose. You could be a seeker for truth and be an agnostic.

Answer 4

The question isn't what you are but rather what do YOU believe?
If you believe in the Sikh aspects of that faith then that's what you are. If you believe in hinduism, then that's your religion, or perhaps you don't believe either and believe something else. Of course, you can be a mixture of faiths, either both of those or something else, it's really up to you. Many people don't even have a structured religion, some simply go with what they beleive is true. others just believe in a higher being and don't worry very much about all the details but instead spend their lives trying to be a good person thus leaving the rest to their god/ess or gods/goddesses, as it may be. Just spend some time asking yourself this question and getting to know your beliefs as well as yourself. You are only 15, you don't really nessacarily have to know all the aspects of what you believe quite yet. You should try talking to someone who you trust and is fairly neutral (someone who isn't going to harrangue you if you aren't this or that religion, but that you can talk about the topic openly with).

Answer 5

You are human and free to choose the faith that gives you what you need in life. There is no hard and fast rule that says you should choose any religion at all if you don't feel they suit you. If your parents were in love and able to marry despite their clearly religious differences then they have likely taught you to value the person and not the dogma. It is my understanding of Indian religions that they very rarely intermarry which is why I am sure your folks were progressive. Even here in Canada the two communities are separate - what a shame. You aren't two religions but of two cultural backgrounds. Welcome to the 21st century - all hail the dawn of the blended world that lives together.

Answer 6

There's nothing wrong in helping a person or animal in need, in fact it is a very commendable kindness. Jesus Christ once told of a person being robbed along the way was beaten and was left half dead. A priest was on his way when he saw the bleeding man, changed course and continued on his way. another religious man came, a Levite (clergyman) went close but didn't lift any finger to help, then went his way. The third man to come was a Samaritan, an outcast and considered by Jews as lawless. The Samaritan was instantly moved in compassion, immediately, he anointed the wounds with oil, bind them and he brought the man to nearby hostel or inn. Before leaving, the Samaritan handed the innkeeper ample amount of money to cover the expenses and even promised to pay whatever is due when he comes back. At the end of the parable, Jesus asked his audience, "Who do you think did the right thing?" Jesus taught, love your fellow man as you love your own. Furthermore, "LOVE YOUR ENEMY", "PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU" If Christians are to love and pray for those who hurt them, how much more for those weak, needy and unable to hurt anyone?

Answer 7

Hindu and Sikh are just your backgrounds.You can decide to believe in any religion. You can be neither, you can choose one or the other, or you can embrace both of them in a blended sort of way. It all depends on what you believe and what you don't believe, follow your heart with it.

Answer 8

Everyone has to find thier own path, beleif. You arn´t what your parents were, you are not born into a religion.

Read books, study in depth various religions and beliefs and you will find your own path. We are all unique and everyone believes something different anyway, even if they belong to one religious direction they still will have thier own ideas on various aspects.

Its sad that a lot of people think that because thier parents believed that, voted for them or are in a certain class, that they also HAVE to be this way.

Answer 9

Hi Home Boy
Remember all religions are only but a "path" to the same destination which is to be at one with supreme truth and love. A monotheistic faith believes in one God espousing all supreme virtues. Pantheistic faiths such as Hinduism have several gods representing different virtues and strenghts. They are all pointing you in the direction of unity with the universal consciousness. Ultimately which ever path or paths you choose if you remain true to yourself and practice with a pure heart you will be at one with the universe.

Answer 10

You are what you want to be, take no notice of people telling you what to do in religion, it's a fact that all religion is man made, and what you should if you want to follow a religion is to pick a few that you feel drawn to and read what man has written about them and see what suits you, not others, but remember you don't need to have religion to follow God, and have faith in him