Justice Over Charity
While charity is important, working for structural justice addresses root causes of suffering.
Sikhism goes beyond individual charity to address systems of oppression. The Gurus challenged unjust structures of caste, religious persecution, and tyrannical rule.
If you want to play the game of love, come to my path with your head on your palm.
This teaching calls for courage in confronting injustice.
Guru Granth Sahib
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- What Sikhism says about compassion
Charity relieves a case, justice removes a cause. The library credits the Gurus with going after caste, religious persecution and tyrannical rule, not only their effects.