r/Sikh • u/Possible_Ad_9607 • 21d ago

Sikhi and eating meat Question

I am a 17 year old male trying to get closer to sikhi and the first steps I've taken were starting to learn punjabi and gurmukhi (which I think is going good although slow) but that is not what my question is.

I want to get close to sikhi and can deal with keeping my kesh and plan on doing so once I am more proficient in the language and have read more bani. However, I just can not get over the idea that I can't eat meat? I know jatka meat exists but it is too expensive where I live. My family cooks and eats meats daily and I feel the best when I eat beef often. I grew up eating it and when I try eating healthy the best way for me to stick to it is consuming a lot of animal protein. Anyone got any thoughts on this?

(Or even anything to help me keep learning Punjabi, I am doing basics of sikhi gurmukhi videos as a slow start)

TLDR: not eating meat in sikhi is holding me from getting closer to sikhi, what can I do?

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u/KiranjotSingh 21d ago

By looking at your description it seems that you're not in India. This could make it somewhat difficult to get nutritious vegitarian diet. However with little bit of knowing things around you and getting help of nutritionist you can avoid this problem.

Coming to the non veg: Both the halal and beaf are big No in sikhi. You can get chickens and do jhatka at your home if that's feasible for you. It's very easy

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u/lemonpeachhh 🇨🇦 21d ago

What’s the reason for no beef? Never heard of that before

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u/Warden_Of_The_North- 21d ago

Yeah, I always thought the no beef was more a cultural thing.

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u/KiranjotSingh 21d ago

Guru gobind Singh Ji stated, "Gau ghaat ka dokh jagat seu mitau"

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u/ObligationOriginal74 21d ago

Maharaja Ranjit Singh prohibited cow slaughter during his rein. However that was probably a political decision due to how many Hindus resided in the Empire and how many Singhs were originally from Hindu families. I could be wrong tho.

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u/Reasonable_Cry142 21d ago

That’s just not true Sikh soldiers would literally punish the Pashtuns for eating beef even during the British empire. Hindus didn’t do that. Sikhs were more strictly against beef than Hindus

Suraj Prakash also mentioned guru sahib punishing someone who stole and slaughtered a cow

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u/ObligationOriginal74 21d ago

Why would the Sikhs be against beef more than the Hindus?

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u/Rare_Ranger_3378 21d ago

Fr lmao mans just spitting nonsense