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Summary of Question:	do sikhs believe their religion is superior?
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Monday, 8/14/2000 7:16 PM MDT

do sikhs in general believe that their religion is superior? do they think that all others have not yet realized that they're are practicing the 'wrong' religion? i don't mean this to sound rude, but i know others who think everyone should be methodist, mormon, hindu, etc. what is the traditional belief on this subject? as stated in the sri guru granth sahib?

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Sikhism is one of the few religions that does not say we are the only way. In the passage by Kabir ji "Aval Allah, noor upaea......." it says we are all God, how can one be superior to another? Our approach is that we will be who we are and serve all, it's not really our business to even care what someone's beliefs are.
On the other hand, you have to make a decision is your own life which is the better way. I obviously feel that the Khalsa path is the best way for me, or else I would be practicing another religion.
So there are two levels when you ask this question. Do I believe Sikhism is "superior" to other religions? For the purpose of my own life, yes. When discussing other religions, it isn't our place to say one is better than another. Each soul is where it is supposed to be in it's evolution through the incarnations. Every person and every religion is equally part of God's play.
LSK