Are all KY practitioners American Sikhs?

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Dear friends:

 

A gentleman wrote me "off-line" and said that all the KY

practitioners he had met were Sikhs, and wanted to know if, indeed,

we were all Sikhs. He went on to say that, although many of the

lifestyle choices, such as vegetarianism, were appealing to him, he

doesn't feel ready, at least at the moment, to take on all the things

that Sikhs do, such as the clothing.

 

I thought this question might be very relevant to the thoughts of

others on the list, so I'm posting my response to him.

 

There are many KY practitioners who are not Sikhs (I am not, for

example). 3HO, the organization behind KY, is the secular "arm" of

KY, and they help spread all the information about the lifestyle, as

well as sponsoring events like White Tantrics, Solstice, Master's

Touch, et. (seee www.3ho.org).

 

American Sikhs practice every aspect of the KY lifestyles, but of

course many people feel as you and I do - we like KY, we appreciate

and practice many of the lifestyle choices, but not all of them - or

at least, not right now. The Sikhs I know are very supportive of

people who aren't interested in adopting the whole Sikh lifestyle -

they always tell me to take on exactly what I am comfortable in doing

right now, and that no matter what, I am part of the community. You

too, are part of the community.

 

Love to all!

Sadhant