So this weekend we got to get off the farm and go down to Chiang Mai. We got to go to a Sikh temple where we participated in their services. I am not really sure what it meant or what we were doing. I think we were worshiping the "word" of the gurus. They had a big shrine built for the "holy word." When we went in we had to cover our heads and the girls sat on one side of the room and the boys sat on the other. The priest sang in Punjabi and then they passed out this nasty oily dough stuff, kinda like the sacrament, I think. We ate breakfast with them and then they talked to us about Sikhism. It was really interesting to learn about their religion. I'll be honest though, even though they were speaking English, I didn't really understand what they were saying. From what I did understand, they emphasized how all men were created equal. All religions should respect each other, men and women should respect each other, etc. They seemed really pleased that we were there learning more about their religion and they were happy to talk to us.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
So this weekend we got to get off the farm and go down to Chiang Mai. We got to go to a Sikh temple where we participated in their services. I am not really sure what it meant or what we were doing. I think we were worshiping the "word" of the gurus. They had a big shrine built for the "holy word." When we went in we had to cover our heads and the girls sat on one side of the room and the boys sat on the other. The priest sang in Punjabi and then they passed out this nasty oily dough stuff, kinda like the sacrament, I think. We ate breakfast with them and then they talked to us about Sikhism. It was really interesting to learn about their religion. I'll be honest though, even though they were speaking English, I didn't really understand what they were saying. From what I did understand, they emphasized how all men were created equal. All religions should respect each other, men and women should respect each other, etc. They seemed really pleased that we were there learning more about their religion and they were happy to talk to us.
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