This was a great read and got me interested in learning more about the Sikh religion. Does anyone have some advice for a westerner interested in starting to learn about the religion?
There is a channel called Basics of Sikhi on Youtube. It was started by a Brit called Jagraj Singh, and it is one of the golden resources to get started. Jagraj is no longer alive and succumbed to cancer, so the channel might not be as active. But, it should still have relevant content, as the age of the content shouldn't really matter.
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I'd recommend finding a local Gurudwara (their place of worship) and visiting there during Langar. Langar is when they offer free meals to all visitors of the temple, no questions asked. People volunteer to cook these meals, serve them to people, doing the dishes etc.
I'd recommend first visiting the temple and seeing it yourself.