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When would be khalsa raj,, and when would sant harnam singh return bhucho wale
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VJKK VJKF ok, lets all share some tuks that tell us to do something.... like a teaching... which could be used for our daily lifes....such as: squ sMqoKu dieAw kmwvY eyh krxI swr ] sath sa(n)thokh dhaeiaa kamaavai eaeh karanee saar || Practice truth, contentment and kindness; this is the most excellent way of life. ^^^^ Be Content and Truthful now ur turn :D ..............................
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The following is a translation of the oldest surviving rehat nama. The rehit is generally thought not to be written to the Bhai Nand Lal who wrote the famous Persian verses about Guru Gobind Singh because of the wide difference in quality of poetry between the two. The manuscript was discovered at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar by Dr Jeevan Deol who is a Canadian born expert on Sikh Manuscripts (currently based in London). It has been dated to the 1718/1719 AD period which is virtually a decade after Dasmesh Pita's passing. The translation is by the notorious W H McLeod from Sikhs of the Khalsa. I have made some notes in brackets (as well as a single footnot…
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Please share the bachans from mahapurkhs that you might have listened, read or heard somewhere, so others can benefit from them.
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Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh! Just wondering, how about if we start an online paath through voice chat in a chat-room?? This way we can all get laha of doing paath, and if anyone doesn't know how to read, they can also come and learn, from singhs/kaurs who can speak fluently. I'll set up a room, just want to know how many people will actually come, and join in? Bhul chuk maaf! Daljeet Singh Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh!
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Gurfateh-- i had an idea pop into my mind today.. We have story threads so why not a poem thread. I will start of with a four line verse and then someone continues and continues with how ever many lines ... a never ending poem.. This way you can express how you feel but in poem form!! Lets try and keep this going guys.. i'll start.. I shake myself vigorously My lips quiver The cold wind brushes by Nothing but my empathy on the line **Now someone write a few lines or a verse or even one line!! **
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Hello, Is there a trick to getting a chunni to stay on your head? The few times I've tried to wear one at home it just constantly falls off. I don't want that to happen in gurdwara. Thanks!
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Khalsa Ji, Does any1 know where to find a copy of the Nihang Rehat? Preferebly in english! Or if not, does anyone know anythin bout the Rehat? Thanx!
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jo hmrI ibiD hoqI myry siqgurw sw ibiD qum hir jwxhu Awpy ] jo hamaree bidhh hothee maerae sathiguraa saa bidhh thum har jaanahu aapae || My condition, O my True Guru - that condition, O Lord, is known only to You. hm rulqy iPrqy koeI bwq n pUCqw gur siqgur sMig kIry hm Qwpy ] ham rulathae firathae koee baath n pooshhathaa gur sathigur sa(n)g keerae ham thhaapae || I was rolling around in the dirt, and no one cared for me at all. In the Company of the Guru, the True Guru, I, the worm, have been raised up and exalted. DMnu DMnu gurU nwnk jn kyrw ijqu imilAY cUky siB sog sMqwpy ]4]5]11]49] dhha(n)n dhha(n)n guroo naanak jan kaeraa jith miliai chookae sabh sog sa(n)th…
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http://www.<banned>.com/?p=3818 These Missionary/Kala Afghana/Guru Granth Da Khalsa Panth people need to stop being so anti Hindu. They are so anti-hindu that they stretch things so far and bend over backwards so much that it's like a comedy show going on. They need to get a checkup on their mental health. Don't they know that milk represents many different things? Milk represents purity and cleanliness. Milk comes from cows, which are peaceful animals for the most part. Milk is viewed as a valuable product, especially in India where poverty is almost everywhere. Especially in the olden days, I'm pretty sure it wasn't available to everyone. Milk is a sig…
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I have always wonderes as to why have i never seen any woman granthies at Darbar Sahib . Then i came to know that they are simple not allowed to be . Given the great virtues of equality our Gurus gave bestowed upon us, i fail to understand why there is this discrimination at our most important Gurudwara . Why doesn't anyone do something about this?????????
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wjkk wjkf Just like the Chaupai Sahib, lets recite Japji Sahib Ji together. wjkk wjkf Ik or-ang-kaar Satnaam Kartar purkh Nirbau nirvair Akaal moorat Ajuni sahibhung Gurparsaad Jap
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Ok, first of all, don't take this thread too seriously.. I'm just wondering if Kaurs can wear skirts (i don't mean miniskirts but something of an appropriate length) or dresses. The only times i've seen sikh women wearing skirt (or lengha or whatever) is in some wedding pictures. Is there some unspoken rule that prohibits wearing skirts? And that we should only wear pants? Would wearing a skirt be seen as something un-sikh? Is there some history behind it? I was thinking that it might partly be because Kaurs are supposed to be warriors and it would be difficult to fight and ride a horse in a skirt. I've also heard at least sarees being clearly condemned because it's a…
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Leaving aside Guru ji, the general question of taking afeem (opium) in limited quantities for war/medical wounds is simply unproblematic. When you go to the hospital, they give you morphine. What do you think morphine is? It's an opiate. Even codeine (cough syrup) is an opiate! Ever had a cough? Granted, it is against Gurmat to take opium or other drugs for the fun of it. -
Yeah, that's one possibility. Another I initially thought is that it's a Muslim trying to gather info. But then, you might ask, how does he know about Sikh textual sources. Well, you'd be surprised at their resourcefulness. A final possibility is he's a weak Sikh who was asked a question by a non-Sikh and now he's suddenly feverishly wondering where it's "written" that you can't marry a young child. To the latter, I would say, you're looking in the wrong spot. Gurbani isn't a 1428 page rulebook, like Leviticus or the Vedas: ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਪੁੰਨ ਪਾਪ ਬੀਚਾਰਦੇ ਤਤੈ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ॥ ਤਤੈ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਤਤੈ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ॥ The Simritis and Shastras discriminate between charity and sin, but know not the essence of the Real Thing. Without the Guru, they know not the essence of the Reality, know not the essence of the Reality. Anand Sahib.
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back then was waaaay different. ppl didn’t attend higher education or have much to do after the age of like… 13, lol. you’d have 13 year olds boys and girls that know how to do kethi, cook entire meals, etc nowadays even 22 year olds are extremely immature and can be sheltered. the average person doesn’t know how to do anything except their 9-5 which they are probably half arsing as well.
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