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I'm not a Sikh, but I don't cut my hair, I respect my hair and cure them. My hair are most important for me. Thanks for this videos and this beautiful explanations of Sikh religion and philosophy. Thank you Nanak Naam!Sat Naam!

I am not Sikh but I understand this by living and working with Sikhs ..... Being Sikh is about good actions and living a good life . They are great people and the world would be a better place with a lot more Sikhs in it . If a man wants to grow his hair , grow a beard , wear a turban , thats just fine by me . I believe with his hair shaved off he will still be a good man , a great man even .

I am Native American, 26 years old, and I just befriended a Sikh. His name is Baljeet. I grew up in Southern America (Mississippi) so I was always taught to stay away from people in turban/anybody with different skin color. I KNOW that way of thinking is wrong, it never felt right to judge anyone because of their outer appearance.. I am older now, I lead my own life. I understand different religions and I do my research. I connected with the Divine Spirit through meditation. I would kneel down on the ground and beg for forgiveness and for the Divine to watch over me and lead me away from negativity. For a long time I listened to my ego...I cared too much about what people thought, I thought I would always be lonely because no one else I knew listened to the Divine. But now...my Sikh friend came into my life and opened my eyes. I am learning more about Sikh religion in a very tough time of my life and now everything makes sense...I am grateful for this religion. I WISH I would have been introduced to it sooner but I know everything happens at the time it is suppose to happen. Now I do not feel so alone and I am never cutting my hair again 😂 💕 Thank you for this video.

I'm a sikh : rather than focusing on superficial hair and nails shouldn't we focus on whats inside our hearts and how good we are as people?

I am blessed to be born in a sikh family. I hope one day to take amrit and become a child of my Guru . Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj. May God guide me to the truth God bless all

You have a very soothing voice and persona.God bless you.

I'm not Sikh but I'm so much in wisdom of sikhism🙏❤

I am Hindu and do not cut my hair either. I see many spiritual & religious reasons not to. Thank you 🙏

Very informative, and a great way to help young Sikhs understand their roots 😊🙏

Hukam Razayi chalna Nanak likheya naal 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Very well explained Veer ji ,

The best and most crisp answer to this question I've come across so far.

Very Well Explained. WaheGuru Ji Ki Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fathey.

Im a Sikh and I cut my hair. But one thing I dont try to do is try to justify my ego of not wanting to let my hair grow out and make excuses for it stating that “Oh I cut my hair but im a nice guy”. Yes you can be a better person than someone who doesn’t cut their hair but the point of the matter is that you still have an ego attached to ur mindset that doesn’t allow you to grow out your hair, which is ultimately a flaw.

Prayers have nothing to do with outer objectives. Prayers are done from the heart and soul. Waheguru.

You explain in such a nice way to make all of us understand and avoid discrimination and hate to each other . You are such a excellent teacher bhai .

I think it’s not the way we look it’s the way we are inside!

Indeed. Kesh is the perfect symbol to represent miri-piri; asceticism and regalism. We keep our hair as a sign of respect for our Guru's natural gift, and we take care of it with kanga

someone could be wearing a turban and following all the 5k's, but then also completely disregarding the teachings of the guru's. Sikhi focuses on the internal well being and then external. I do however respect whether u chose either, because with a turban or not, sikhism is about internally understanding the lessons given by our guru's. Waheguru🙏

Accept Hukam. Wow. Vaheguruji. Thank you ❤️

Thank you. Thank you. Thank God for people who think like you. 🙏🙏

This really resonated with me.

I believe Love and pull of the anhad baani is more important and and as he said, Ek Naam Hukum hai Nanak Gobind diyaaa bujhaaye jiyo... hukum is Naam or meditation only. This is my perception I respect yours too!

I love sikhs and Sikhism. Period.

Oh my goodness...this is pure bliss

It’s all about the internal actions not external looks. What’s the point in someone having turban & bears but their actions are bad such as talking about others, bad behaviours etc. So it’s irrespective of looks but actions of a person

Sache Paatshah Kirpa Karyo Sir Te Hath Rakhyo ❤️🙏🏼🌟

I respect you Sikhs you are amazing spiritual workers amazing!

I am an Hindu I saw the images of lords I saw all with long hairs. And I stopped cutting my hairs

ਵੀਰ ਜੀ --beautifully said

Thanks for sharing, beautiful explanation 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I have a lot of respect of Hinduism and Sikhism and they are both rooted on the same land. different people are just leaving in different ways be Hindu or Sikh. Whats more important is how Humane one is... I agree all the gurus, rishis all grew and do have long hair.

Who is anyone to judge someones relationship with God

Their is a big misconception that external things such as hair, beards, Turbans, 5k's, are a requirement to be a Sikh, this cannot be further from the truth. Sikhi focuses on the internal first, then the external.

Awesome.. Explained so well 😇

We always love to our Sikh brother s

Am Not Sikh But After Listening Nanak Naam all Vedios Yes I want to become Sikh and I want both my little son became Guru Ka Sikh Like this Great Man like Guru Gobindsahib ji

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

v nice explanation all our rishis and warriors did keep long hair it was considered as a luxury and tradition short hair was kept by labour workers who couldnt afford to keep long hair clean healthy and by oiling it etc

stopped cutting my hair 18 months ago,following this journey, I am a hindu

To all who are questioning the reasoning by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, I request you to atleast take the effort to read and understand Guru Granth Saheb ji, the one who really is looking for answers to the qus, I'm sure will go on this journey of understanding and finding answers in Guru Granth Saheb Ji and those who are here just to back fire, may God bless you. 🙏

Very interesting, usually people ask this question about hair and your answer is spot on. But I have another question, if we let out be as it is or let it grow. Don't cut the hair why do we cut the nails. Isn't something should be let along and grow as well. Your thoughts please

Superb explanation !

Very convincing!!!

as a human its your choice. god is one

Vaheguroo.. very nice answer ji..

Wonderful 👏 paaji 💥💥💥💥💥🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Dead hairs fell down on their own or can be removed while combing your hairs. Similarly you only cut dead part of the nail. Hope that explains hair vs nail conversation

Kabir sahib in his bani said.long hair or gardh shaved head.makes no difference in your bhakti.nam Japan and guru da dhayan is important.as I understood gur bani.

as a hindu i thought why one needs to grow hair.. thanku for the great answer. always wondered who is bigger Guru or the God himself but without a true guru we can never even feel the presence of god.. always love how you explain things.

Dhan guru nanak.

I feel very clean and hygienic with properly cut hair...

Im hindu and i really like him..

Based on the cocept of "letting your body go" why is nothing said about cutting nails? I am curious to hear your explanation.

A beautiful clip

Beautiful 🙏🏽🙏🏽

When someone does tappasya and gains tappo bal, hair is necessary to retain that tappo bal or else it is lost... Thats why rishis, maha rishis all had long beard and hair....

I’m afraid this sounds like a very shallow argument for long hair! It has nothing to do with maintaining ancient Indian/ Hindu Tradition In fact the whole effort of Nanak and the following Gurus was to tell them to stop blindly following tradition... on the bank of the Ganges Nanak tried to splash water in the direction of his fields rather than follow the blind Hindu Ritual/ Tradition of trying to splash water towards their dead ancestors in the celestial world !! It was to tell them to break blind traditions and realise the folly of their superstition Again he has no idea of who and what the Buddha did, or taught or wore! In the times when all Mystics and spiritual seekers grew long threaded hair ( the Jattadaris) and smeared their faces with ashes etc, Buddha deliberately shaved his head and refused to smear his face with ash ... this was to tell the people that the outward dress and appearance has little with the inside journey ... both Nanak and the Buddha were reformers and had to get the people out of their blind superstition and beliefs . My understanding of why the Sikh was made to wear a turban/ long hair ? Because the Guru ( Gobind) wanted the Sikh to wear a dress and be seen as a Sikh from far... to stand out bravely , courageously and be ready to be seen and identified by the enemy To tell the enemy “ here I am ... dressed as a Sikh... kesh and kirpan and Kada ... I’m not hiding from you ... I’m not scared of you ... “ it was to send a message to the tyrant , I’m not going to run away or fear you anymore I’m not scared ... and I will no longer accept your tyranny I’m the sparrow who’s not scared to take on the hawk !

to be honest i have no issue with being looked at by others and looking different and conforming to modern expectations. its just a inconvenience for me as it renders me unable to do certain things and me being a swimmer it makes it really hard as after swimming i must wash my hair straight after and also it takes time and on top of this it makes me slower in the morning and i have been late at least 40-50 times due to this.

Waheguruji Ka Khalsa Waheguruji ke feteh

Internal is more tougher then external...if u not become external then how come be a internally.so its misconception that person first become internally then externally

It all depends on which part of the hair you’re referring to. The part of the hair found inside the hair follicle is alive. The shaft of the hair (visible part) doesn’t have any biochemical activity in it and according to dermatologists, is considered dead. The visible parts of your hair contains dead keratinised cells. Can you clarify...

Wow ..... Speechless

thank you very much

My god my gurus are in my heart. I don’t want no one to tell me or preach me. Live and let live.

Answer to the question is yes you can pray even if you cut your air

I listen to you, as I do to all Faith Traditions of our Great Subcontinent, with fervent respect, with a voracious appetite for spiritual wisdom and knowledge. Sikhism in particular commands deep admiration for its remarkably conciliatory basis. I would greatly welcome the fundamental reason for long hair (given that cutting hair is the outcome of latter-day aesthetics) What are the benefits of hair being nurtured in its natural state? The answer, please?

Yes ,it's true many ancient practices used to have long hair. Hairs are like energy ,if we cut our hair ,that means we are cutting our energies , I have a very long hair but I do don't cut my hair it's just because I have started to doing path and ardas where I have got the guidance to follow the path of Gurusikhi .🙏 God bless you all.

First of all, Thank you for your wonderful teachings. I am still not sure about the hair thing. Why don't you see nails in the same way? I guess, for practical reasons. I see hair a bit in the same way. I don't mind wear a turban, but I would still want to have short hair underneath because it feels better. No one needs to see it. Anyway, I do respect your look and I find you attractive in your way but not completely convinced in the spiritual side of it.

I'm a Sikh. I cut my hair and I pray. It's a choice I made early in my life. I don't regret it, it was just something that worked for me. I agree with most comments here that it's not about the aesthetics but about being a good person and living a righteous life and to help others

Well explained

very good explanation khalsa g .........

People grow their hairs and do sinns. What you will call them??

Like every other body part ...Hair also have important function that is connecting us with source energy, god,positivity etc whatever you say...But maintaining kesh are as important as other body parts...To fully understand this concept person need to do research on spirituality ,metaphysics etc more than Religion....Hairs are tools to trap the divine energy and whenever needed by thE body for healing, that(traped energy) energy is transmuted to the affected place and heals the affected area of our body.....Like battery holds electricity ,, Hairs holds divinity...🙏🙏🙏

Very nice best wishes bro keep going

Waheguru… you explained very well about hair traiditions. I have question where i can find that ‘sakhi’ about hindu asks Guru Gobind Singh Ji Mahraj about hairs?

In africa

I cut my hair and goto temple. That doesn’t make me a mad person I don’t like this pressure and judgement.

Beautifully said

If we keep our heart filled with only god then automatically follows the rest like keeping beard hair or cutting them.i love to keep but im nt,many reasons.i pray god to grant me the life to keep my hair and beard uncut in his name.

The people who are saying that unshorn hair is not a requirement of being a Sikh are not arguing with the person in the video , they are arguing with the Guru. They should remember this fact. The Guru said that his Sikh should accept the will of the Lord and remain natural , if you don't agree with what your Guru says how can you call yourself a Sikh ?

Also, you don't become a Sikh by being born and raised in a Sikh family, you become a Sikh when you practice the Guru's Hukam. Sikh literally means the person who follows the Guru's hukam and so Sikh is a definition of such person and not of a religion. Any one of any caste who practices and follows the hukam of his religion is a Sikh.

Hello Bhai Sahib ji, Plz accept my Guru Fateh all the way from Punjab, Khanna city. Your videos are very awakening and answering my many questions. I have 2 questions: 1. Why we cut our nails, dont we need to grow them ? 2. I have been doing my nitnem from last one decade. Coz i have started in 2009. However, i am Amritdhaari since last April 208. But now i have a though that i should read other banis too. Such as Asa ki waar, Barah Maah and so on.... But i have same time for this as well... So either i can do my nitnem or new banis..... Is that ok if i leave my nitnem and started new banis coz i think other banis are also nitnem.... These days am not concentrated to read much quantity of gurbani and say " Ajj mein enna path kar leya" ... Nowadays i read small portion but i read with meanings... So whats ur views.. plz share Guru Fateh Kamalpreet Singh

Bahut badiya

"If you cut your hair and it grows back, let it grow. Your body is telling you something"... What about nails?

Then we shouldn't cut our nails though

What if you grew your hair, cut it, grew it , then flipped a coin and decided to keep it short, or long.

Wonderful teaching by the way..Why commercialising your merchandise then..didnt get that

I have always been, am, and always will be a Kes-dhari Sikh. I had a very hard childhood and often wished I had cut my hair; things have happened to me which I would not wish on anyone. But I am now glad that I have always been Kes-dhari and have never tried to hide that I am a Sikh. Because I have lived through the toughest times as a Kes-dhari and now Anmrit-dhari Sikh, I am intellectually independent, mentally tougher, more emotionally mature, and more open-minded. I have had your discussion with numerous Sikhs without Kes. I told them that I understood that many career and personal paths would be closed to me because I am Anmrit-dhari -- and I accepted the prices I have paid and will pay were sometimes very high. They have more professional success than I ever will have, yet they all said they envied me. Think about that.

No I am Sikh. I cut my hair to shoulder length after leaving it to grow. I have osteoarthritis in my neck, longer hair is heavier and I struggle to lift my arms over my head to look after my hair. It’s no one else’s business, to worry about what others do when it doesn’t directly concern you is to exercise your ego. Let the person be comfortable, you do not know their background and context. I can still be a good person and connect to god without the hair

what about nails tho? Legit question. Why not just let it grow as well?

After reading some comments I agree that there is no point keeping Kesh if you're just going to do bad actions but we are only looking at 2 possibilities here, someone with cut hair who is good and someone with long hair who isn't good. Its easy to judge this as a way of making a shortcut to "being a good person". What about having long hair and being a good person and having short hair but doing bad deeds? What looks the best out of these now? For the Sikhs who are doubting the relevance of Kesh today stop looking for answers from other people, everyone whether they have Kesh or not will tell you what they think. Read Gurbani and understand the hukams of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and make your own decision, if you put effort into finding out this way im sure you'll make the correct decision! WJKK WJKF 🙏

Its also the same within the muslim religion. The prophet had a beard and long hair. Loved this video

My hair is like flowering by god.I love my hairs

Hair is a part of tradition.Some sects keep it while some dont.It has just nothing to do with Spirituality. And yes, there were many medieval ideas in all sects. But for a true aspirant, following orders of the teacher must be the most important thing. As Swami Vivekananda said, one must test guru thoroughly before getting initiated.

WAHEGURU.

very nicely explained. i'm hindu and wish dharma to prevail on this planet. dark christian forces have taken over too much. i too have noticed that all hindu rishis are depicted and describes with long hair. after reaching enlightenment they did not cut their hair.

When we cut our hair, our body turns into a healing mode. The hair starts growing to achieve its desired length according to different bodies. People who cut their hair are actually growing their hair continuously till they die. When you do not cut your hair, it will stop growing after achieving its desired length. It does not grow continuously. And when it grows it also absorbs nutrients from your body.

in the Disney example (frozen and again in frozen 2 ) the " let it go" example is a half truth in this particular example - its reflected originally that the cold never bothered me anyway ,, the film counters this with a deeper discovery that the cold "Frozen heart" was a real issue and the lead charter learns this was key in addressing the issue they where in and that "love can thaw a "frozen" heart.. so self forgiveness is important , but not if shutting out the heart locked the kingdom in eternal ice and snow (symbolism)

Are all people with long hair and turbans good people? Should we always focus our attention so much on the external appearance of a person? If so, should we extend this same external focus to those with disabilities etc?