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Summary of Question:	a.c' in gurudawaras
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Saturday, 9/09/2000 3:50 AM MDT

respected sir,recently,there was a large controversy in a nearby gurudawara about installation of air conditioners.how far it is right to provide material comforts to people at such a spirtiual place?.nowdays live telecasts are avaliable on t.v,net.while listening to a telecast on t.v can we imagine it is our gurudawara.should we bow in front of it. a good answer would be much appreciated. wahe guru ji ka khalsa wahe guruji ki fateh

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Our tradition is one of adopting the best of what the world has to offer. Guru Gobind Singh always had the latest weapons technology. We should use whatever we can to encourage people to attend Gurudwara. They should be clean and comfortable, including AC.
Watching on TV is not the same. You have to be there with the people to be in tthe magnetic field. If you can't attend in person, then watching it is definitely better than nothing, but being there is a lot more beneficial.
LSK