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Chardi Kala it can help one win battles or endure suffering This story was told by an African-American pastor at school during mass yes, i go to catholic school There once was boy who did a naughty deed. In punishment, his parents decided that he would eat dinner alone, after everyone else ate, all by himself. So after the family had dinner, they left to go spend family time and have some fun, like they did every other day. The mother set the table for her son, who was to eat alone, and joined the rest of the family Being the good Christian that he was, he always prayed before eating any meal "Thank you lord, for blessing me with this meal today, even in th…
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http://www.akj.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=...&highlight= A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move. "Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his…
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This article was posted on many Sikh forums and mailing lists a few years ago, and is making the rounds once again. Its worth a re-read. http://www.sikhnet.com/Sikhnet/news.nsf/Ne...33;OpenDocument http://www.realsikhism.com/testimonies/atheism.html http://www.sikhsangat.org/news/publish/ame...eists3452.shtml Dear Ali, please help us. We were very impressed with your website and agreed that religion in general is no longer needed, we can all be humanistic and live in peace and harmony. We are in the process of making a website which will hopefully help to destroy the religious doctrines which divide humanity. We were doing great with knocking out Christianity, Judaism…
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WJKK WJKF I'm frequently doing parshaad di sewa @ the gurdwara, and sometimes get asked to do ardaas for the langar they bring in the darbar sahib, and they'll ask, "can you do ardaas", i'm saying no! The truth is i do ardaas all the time, i always say thankyou in my own crummy way, but i don't know how to do it @ the gurdwara for a happy b-day, or someone's birth, or any other occassion. Could somene help me out with some proper lines to say, so i can revise them, many many thanks! WJKK WJKF
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I knwop the brown rudrakasha mala is a no no for sikhs.. however i was told by a amritdhari kuri that i should not wear the larger mala like that.. and only used for naam jap.. any comments? I'm referring to the large sarbloh mala around my shoulder/chest. I'm just trying to be tyaar par tyaar,
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wjkkwjkf i hv got this R.E. topic GCSE in which i hv 2 write bwt sum prisoner of conscience in 20th or 21st century. the question says: "You have to study a prisoner of conscience who has been imprisoned for their religious belief. The prisoner can be from the 20th or 21st centuries." pls dus nyone know anything bwt this.....lyk is thr any prisoner of conscience in our sikh religion????? i know thr r loads ....lyk bhai sahib bhai randhir singh n bhagat singh.....but i duno what to say bwt them...coz the exam ques says, "explain y prisoner of conscience was arrested?" i even read the part of jail chithiyan of arrest and all...but i cudnt figre out why bhai sahib we…
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http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=130679 The importance of Kaur Jayati Chakraborty, 01 March 2008, Saturday Have you ever thought why Guru Ji, Guru Gobind Singh, gave the Kaur surname to Sikh women? Why did he not accept the status quo and keep the tradition of the woman's surname being determined by her family's name? WHAT WAS Guru Ji trying to achieve by calling the Sikh woman 'a princess' (literal meaning of Kaur)? To try to understand the possible reasons behind Guru Ji's decision, we need to look at the situation at the time in different cultures. In Indian society, the brides first and last name was often changed after her marriage. This still happe…
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"They call me "a teacher, a fomenter of violence." I would say point blank, "That is a lie. I'm not for wanton violence, I'm for justice." I feel that if white people were attacked by Negroes — if the forces of law prove unable, or inadequate, or reluctant to protect those whites from those Negroes — then those white people should protect and defend themselves from those Negroes, using arms if necessary. And I feel that when the law fails to protect Negroes from whites' attacks, then those Negroes should use arms if necessary to defend themselves. "Malcolm X advocates armed Negroes!" What was wrong with that? I'll tell you what's wrong. I was a black man talking about phy…
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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh One time Bahadhur Shah had invited Dhan Dhan Satguru Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj to join him in a hunting expedition. Maharaj along with a few of his beloved Singhs agreed to join Bahadhur Shah for this expedition. Guru Ji and Bahadhur Shah both rode on their horses and were followed by their entourages, hounds and hunters. Maharaj was merciful and gave mukhi to many souls that day with his beautiful silver arrows of love which never ever fail to hit their targets. As Bahadhur Shah and Guru Sahib made their way into the heart of the jungle a tiger jumped out and one Buland Khan advanced to kill it. Buland Khan had a …
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wjkkwjkf dus any1 hv this as a downloading audio version???? >>> "ram naam ki loot ha loot sake to loot antkaal pachtaega........." thnkuu wjkkwjkf
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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Some people have been questioning facts about 1984, State sponsored Sikh killings, etc. This book is a must read if you want the knowledge to answer them. I especially recommend it for those of us who quote figures without knowing where they came from, and to the premi who has been sending me PMs (and most of Sikhsangat apparently) - please read this before sending me anything else. You can download it free from here: http://www.ensaaf.org/docs/reducedtoashes.php Wikipedia review here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_to_Ashes_Book
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BAVANJA KAVI BAVANJA KAVI, lit. fiftytwo poets, is how the galaxy of poets and scholars who attended on GURU Gobind SINGH (16661708) is popularly designated. Guru Gobind Singh, NANAK X, prophet and soldier, was an accomplished poet and also a great patron of letters. According to Sarup Das Bhalla, Mahima Prakash, he sent out SIKHS to different parts of the country to invite and bring to him scholars of repute. His instruction was: "Let them bring with them works pertaining to the fields they specialize in." When they came, "the True Guru bestowed great respect and honour upon them and provided for them without discrimination." Although traditionally mentioned to be 52…
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Waheyguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheyguru Ji Key Fateh ji I am looking for Sukhmani Sahib jies Audio done in Sangat...you know..one person reads one pan-ka-tea and sangat reads the next pan-ka-tea together... Thank you very Mooo-ch . Waheyguru Ji Ka Khalsa waheyguru Ji Key Fateh
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Shalok: The Divine Guru is our mother, the Divine Guru is our father; the Divine Guru is our Lord and Master, the Transcendent Lord. The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and brother. The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never fails. The Divine Guru is the image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone - touching it, one is transformed. The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine nectar; bathing in the Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite. The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroy…
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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Does anyone know where the following commonly quoted lines are from? 1)Aageaa Bhaee Akaal Ki, Tabi Chalaayo Panth....... 2)Jab Lag Khalsa Rahey Niaara....... Thanks!
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Seriously?? The Dhadi is trying to be cute. For those who didn't get it, he said: "Some say Maharaj killed bakras (goats). Some say he cut the heads of the Panj Piyaras. The truth is that they weren't goats. It was she-goats (ਬਕਰੀਆਂ). He jhatka'd she-goats. Not he-goats." Wow. This is possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard in relation to Sikhi.
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