>Kirat Karni – Leading one's life in accordance with

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>Kirat Karni – Leading one's life in accordance with the Guru's teachings:
>Engage in an honest profession or other work or course of study.
>Promote the family way of life giving time to children in an active way so as to ensure their proper awareness of the Sikh way of life.
>To live humbly and with love in an extended family group encouraging Gurmat principles and offering moral support within this extended structure.

>Seva – Undertake free voluntary service within the community at Gurdwaras, community projects, hospitals, old peoples homes, nurseries, etc.
>At every opportunity to spend ones free time to free community work and devote at least 10% of ones wealth in time or money to support community projects.
>To positively support weaker members within the community.

>Disciplined life – The Sikh is commanded by the Gurus to lead a disciplined life and to not follow blindly rituals and superstitions which bring no spiritual or material benefit to the person or community.
>Follow the teachings of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib
>Do not eat meat that has been slaughtered in a ritualistic way (Kutha meat) and refrain from using all forms of intoxicants. Alcohol and tobacco is strictly prohibited.
>Refrain from rituals, superstitions and other anti-Sikh behavior such as gambling, etc.
>Apart from one's wife (or husband) to treat all females (or males) as daughters, sisters or mothers (sons, brothers or fathers) depending on their age.
>To practice and promote complete equality between the genders; castes; races, religions, etc.

What's your excuse for not converting to Skhism yet, /int/?