Kazhinji, murayiridzo waGuru Nanak, muvambi wechiSikhism, pamusoro pezvokudya ndouyu: “Usadya zvokudya zvinokuvadza utano, zvinoparira marwadzo kana kuti kutambura kumuviri, zvinoparira mifungo yakaipa.”
Muviri nepfungwa zvakabatana, saka chikafu chatinodya chinokanganisa muviri nepfungwa. The Sikh guru Ramdas anonyora pamusoro pehutatu hunhu hwekuve. Aya ndiwo rajas (chiito kana kufamba), tamas (inertia kana rima) uye sattva (kuwirirana). Ramdas anoti, “Mwari pachake ndiye akasika unhu uhwu uye nokudaro akawedzera kuda kwedu zvikomborero zvenyika ino.”
Chikafu chinogonawo kuiswa muzvikamu zvitatu izvi. Somuenzaniso, zvokudya zvitsva uye zvepanyama muenzaniso we sattva; zvikakangwa zvakakangwa nezvinonhuhwira muenzaniso werajas, uye zvikafu zvemumagaba, zvakaora uye zvakaomeswa nechando muenzaniso wematama. Kuwedzeredza kwechikafu chinorema uye chinonhuwira chinotungamira kune indigestion uye chirwere, nepo nyowani, chikafu chechisikigo chinokutendera iwe kuchengetedza hutano.
MuAdi Granth, rugwaro rutsvene rwevaSikh, pane zvirevo zvekuuraya chikafu. Saka, Kabir anoti kana chisiko chose chiri chiratidzo chaMwari, ipapo kuparadzwa kwechinhu chipi nechipi chipenyu kana kuti utachiona kupindira kwekodzero yepanyama yekurarama:
“Kana muchiti Mwari anogara muzvinhu zvose, muri kuurayirei huku?”
Mamwe makotesheni kubva kuKabir:
“Upenzi kuuraya mhuka zvine utsinye uye kuti kuuraya ndiko kudya kunoyera.”
“Munouraya vapenyu muchiti ibasa rechitendero. Saka chii, ipapoka, kusada Mwari?
Kune rumwe rutivi, vateveri vazhinji vechiSikhism vanodavira kuti kunyange zvazvo kuurawa kwemhuka neshiri nokuda kwechinangwa chokudya nyama yadzo kunofanira kudziviswa uye zvisingadiwi kutambudza mhuka, mirimo haifaniri kuchinjwa kuva phobia kana kuti dzidziso.
Chokwadika, zvokudya zvemhuka, kazhinji kazhinji, zvinobatira senzira yokugutsa rurimi. Kubva pakuona kwevaSikh, kudya nyama chete nechinangwa che "mabiko" kunopomerwa. Kabir anoti, "Unotsanya kuti ufadze Mwari, asi unouraya mhuka nekuda kwako." Paanotaura izvi anoreva maMuslim anodya nyama pakupera kwekutsanya kwechitendero chavo.
Gurus vechiSikhism havana kubvumirana nemamiriro ezvinhu apo munhu anoramba kuurayiwa, achiregeredza kutonga pamusoro pezvishuvo zvake uye zvido zvake. Kuramba pfungwa dzakaipa hakuna kukosha pane kurambwa kwenyama. Usati wadana chimwe chigadzirwa "chisina kuchena", zvakakosha kubvisa pfungwa.
Guru Granth Sahib rine ndima inonongedzera kukusashanda kwenhaurirano pamusoro pehukuru hwezvokudya zvezvirimwa pamusoro pezvokudya zvemhuka. Zvinonzi maBrahmins eKurukshetra paakatanga kutsigira kukosha uye kubatsira kwekudya kwemiriwo chete, Guru Nanak akati:
“Mapenzi chete anopokana nenyaya yemvumo kana kusatenderwa kwechikafu chenyama. Vanhu ava havana zivo yechokwadi uye havakwanisi kufungisisa. Chii chinonzi nyama, chaizvoizvo? Chii chinonzi kudya kwezvirimwa? Ndiani akaremerwa nechivi? Vanhu ava havagoni kutsaura pakati pezvokudya zvakanaka neizvo zvinotungamirira kuchivi. Vanhu vanoberekwa neropa raamai nababa, asi havadyi hove kana nyama.”
Nyama inotaurwa mumagwaro ePuranas neSikh; yaishandiswa panguva yejnas, zvibayiro zvaiitwa panguva yemichato nemazororo.
Saizvozvowo, chiSikhism hachipi mhinduro yakajeka kumubvunzo wekuona hove nemazai sezvokudya zvemiti.
Vadzidzisi veSikhism havana kumborambidza zvakajeka kushandiswa kwenyama, asi ivo havana kuikurudzira zvakare. Zvinogona kutaurwa kuti vakapa sarudzo yezvokudya zvevateveri, asi zvinofanira kuonekwa kuti Guru Granth Sahib ine ndima dzinopikisa kushandiswa kwenyama. Guru Gobind Singh akarambidza vaKhalsa, nzanga yechiSikh, kudya nyama yeHalal yakagadzirwa maererano netsika dzechiIslam. Kusvikira nhasi, nyama haisati yashandiswa paSikh Guru Ka Langar (kicheni yemahara).
Maererano nevaSikh, kudya kwezvinomera, sezvakadaro, hakusi tsime rekubatsira kwemweya uye hakutungamiri kuruponeso. Kufambira mberi kwemweya kunoenderana nesadhana, chirango chechitendero. Panguva imwecheteyo, vatsvene vazhinji vaiti kudya kwezvinomera kunobatsira sadhana. Saka, Guru Amardas anoti:
“Munhu anodya zvokudya zvine tsvina anowedzera tsvina; tsvina iyi inova honzeri yekusuwa kwevanhu vane hudyire.
Nokudaro, vatsvene veSikhism vanorayira vanhu munzira yemweya kuti vave vezvinomera, sezvo nenzira iyi vanogona kudzivisa kuuraya mhuka neshiri.
Pamusoro pemafungiro avo akaipa pamusoro pekudya nyama, maSikh gurus anoratidza mafungiro asina kunaka kune zvinodhaka zvose, kusanganisira doro, izvo zvinotsanangurwa nemigumisiro yaro yakaipa pamuviri nepfungwa. Munhu, ari pasi pesimba rezvinwiwa zvinodhaka, anorasikirwa nepfungwa dzake uye haakwanisi kuita zviito zvakakwana. Guru Granth Sahib rine chirevo chinotevera na Guru Amardas:
“Mumwe anopa waini, mumwe achiigamuchira. Waini inoita kuti apenge, asinganzwe uye asina chero pfungwa. Munhu akadai haachakwanisi kusiyanisa zvake nedzemumwe munhu, atukwa naMwari. Munhu anonwa waini anopandukira Tenzi wake uye acharangwa mukutonga kwaShe. Usatombonwa doro rinotyisa iri chero mumamiriro api ezvinhu.”
MuAdi Granth, Kabir anoti:
"Chero ani anodya waini, bhang (chigadzirwa checannabis) nehove anoenda kugehena, zvisinei nekutsanya uye tsika dzemazuva ese."