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vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh ਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਨਾ ਦੂਬਲਾ ਇਹੁ ਹਰੀਆਰਾ ਤਾਲੁ ॥ kabeer harnaa dooblaa ih haree-aaraa taal. Kabeer, the deer is weak, and the pool is lush with green vegetation. ਲਾਖ ਅਹੇਰੀ ਏਕੁ ਜੀਉ ਕੇਤਾ ਬੰਚਉ ਕਾਲੁ ॥੫੩॥ laakh ahayree ayk jee-o kaytaa bancha-o kaal. Thousands of hunters are chasing after the soul; how long can it escape death? ਹਰਨਾ = deer; ਦੂਬਲਾ = corrupted, weak; ਹਰੀਆਰਾ = green grass; ਤਾਲੁ = pool of water; ਲਾਖ = hundreds of thousands; ਅਹੇਰੀ = hunter; ਜੀਉ = soul; ਕੇਤਾ = how long; ਬੰਚਉ = escape; ਕਾਲੁ = death. Bhagat Kabeer is telling us to recognise Akaal Purakh’s eternal power, placing all our faith in Him. Bhagat Ji compares us to a d…
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Zafarnama, precious record dumped in bundles Written by Lalit Mohan, The Tribune Tuesday, 13 March 2007 The archaeological record containing vital information on the history of Punjab, Sikh religion and Mughal rule in India is threatened due to poor upkeep. The premises housing the state archives department was handed over by the previous government to a private company for the construction of a heritage hotel. The displaced department and historical documents, manuscripts and paintings are yet to be rehabilitated. Among the articles under threat due to the lack of proper place to house include a copy of Zafarnama written by Guru Gobind Singh to then M…
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vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh ਕਬੀਰ ਗੰਗਾ ਤੀਰ ਜੁ ਘਰੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੀਵਹਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨੀਰੁ ॥ kabeer gangaa teer jo ghar karahi peeveh nirmal neer Kabeer, some make their homes on the banks of the Ganges, and drink pure water. ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਇਉ ਕਹਿ ਰਮੇ ਕਬੀਰ ॥੫੪॥ bin har bhagat na mukat ho-ay i-o kahi ramay kabeer Without devotional worship of the Lord, they are not liberated. Kabeer proclaims this. ਗੰਗਾ = Ganges; ਤੀਰ = arrow; ਘਰੁ = house; ਪੀਵਹਿ = drink; ਨਿਰਮਲ = pure; ਨੀਰੁ = water; ਬਿਨੁ = without; ਹਰਿ = Lord; ਭਗਤਿ = worship; ਮੁਕਤਿ = liberation; ਇਉ = this; ਕਹਿ = says. Bhagat Kabeer Ji highlights the hypocrisy which unfortunately still exists in society today. …
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ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਭਗਤ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਕੀ Dhanaasree Bhagat Ravidaas Jee Kee Dhanaasaree, Bhagat Ravi Daas Jee: ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad. One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: ਹਮ ਸਰਿ ਦੀਨੁ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਨ ਤੁਮ ਸਰਿ ਅਬ ਪਤੀਆਰੁ ਕਿਆ ਕੀਜੈ ॥ ham sar deen da-i-aal na tum sar ab patee-aar ki-aa keejai. There is none as forlorn as I am, and none as Compassionate as You; what need is there to test us now? ਬਚਨੀ ਤੋਰ ਮੋਰ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨੈ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਪੂਰਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੧॥ bachnee tor mor man maanai jan ka-o pooran deejai. ||1|| May my mind surrender to Your Word; please, bless Your humble servant with this perfection. ||1|| ਹਉ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ਰਮਈਆ ਕਾਰਨੇ ॥ ha-o bal bal jaa-o …
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from Baavan Akhree Of Bhagat Kabeer Jee: http://sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=1359 ਹਾਹਾ ਹੋਤ ਹੋਇ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨਾ ॥ haahaa hot ho-ay nahee jaanaa. HAHA: He exists, but He is not known to exist. ਜਬ ਹੀ ਹੋਇ ਤਬਹਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਾ ॥ jab hee ho-ay tabeh man maanaa. When He is known to exist, then the mind is pleased and appeased. ਹੈ ਤਉ ਸਹੀ ਲਖੈ ਜਉ ਕੋਈ ॥ hai ta-o sahee lakhai ja-o ko-ee. Of course the Lord exists, if one could only understand Him. ਤਬ ਓਹੀ ਉਹੁ ਏਹੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੪੨॥ tab ohee uho ayhu na ho-ee. ||42|| Then, He alone exists, and not this mortal being. ||42||
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from Baavan Akhree Of Bhagat Kabeer Jee: http://sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=1359 ਚਚਾ ਰਚਿਤ ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਹੈ ਭਾਰੀ ॥ chachaa rachit chitar hai bhaaree. CHACHA: He painted the great picture of the world. ਤਜਿ ਚਿਤ੍ਰੈ ਚੇਤਹੁ ਚਿਤਕਾਰੀ ॥ taj chitrai chaytahu chitkaaree. Forget this picture, and remember the Painter. ਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਬਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਇਹੈ ਅਵਝੇਰਾ ॥ chitar bachitar ihai avjhayraa. This wondrous painting is now the problem. ਤਜਿ ਚਿਤ੍ਰੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਰਾਖਿ ਚਿਤੇਰਾ ॥੧੨॥ taj chitrai chit raakh chitayraa. ||12|| Forget this picture and focus your consciousness on the Painter. ||12||
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vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh ਕਬੀਰ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਭਇਆ ਜੈਸਾ ਗੰਗਾ ਨੀਰੁ ॥ kabeer man nirmal bha-i-aa jaisaa gangaa neer Kabeer, my mind has become immaculate, like the waters of the Ganges. ਪਾਛੈ ਲਾਗੋ ਹਰਿ ਫਿਰੈ ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਕਬੀਰ ॥੫੫॥ paachhai laago har firai kahat kabeer kabeer The Lord follows after me, calling, "Kabeer! Kabeer!" ਨਿਰਮਲੁ = pure; ਗੰਗਾ = Ganges; ਨੀਰੁ = water; ਪਾਛੈ = behind; ਹਰਿ = God; ਫਿਰੈ = follows; ਕਹਤ = calling. Because so many consider the water of the Ganges river to be pure, Bhagat Kabeer Ji uses it as an example to make them understand the point. Many believe that being 'religious' simply involves going on pilgrimages once in a lifetime, o…
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ਜੈਤਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ jaitsaree mehlaa 4 ghar 1 cha-upday Jaitsree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas: ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad. One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: ਮੇਰੈ ਹੀਅਰੈ ਰਤਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਬਸਿਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਹਾਥੁ ਧਰਿਓ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਾਥਾ ॥ mayrai hee-arai ratan naam har basi-aa gur haath Dhari-o mayrai maathaa. The Jewel of the Lord's Name abides within my heart; the Guru has placed His hand on my forehead. ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਦੁਖ ਉਤਰੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਓ ਰਿਨੁ ਲਾਥਾ ॥੧॥ janam janam kay kilbikh dukh utray gur naam dee-o rin laathaa. ||1|| The sins and pains of countless incarnations have been cast out. The Guru has blessed me with…
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http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1...80&t=115680 Author: Balpreet Singh Date: 04-13-07 19:25 Sri Guru Dashmesh Patshah’s Khanda Philosophy By Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh in “Gurmat Vichaar” The fearless state of “parupkaar” or beneficence is the pinnacle of naam maha-ras kamaiee. Only after reaching this state can someone be a par-upkaari (person dedicated to help others). Those whose spiritual state, through the power of meditation and baani, becomes such that it is beyond the body; those who make their jeevan rise above the self with spiritual power; those who are intoxicated with naam ras and have transcended their body and whose personal bhagti kamaie…
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http://www.4shared.com/file/14041923/80cd6fea http://www.4shared.com/file/13963060/40183476/aarti.html ਆਰਤੀ Aarthee ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਆਰਤੀ Ḏẖanāsrī mehlā 1 ārṯī Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Aartee: ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Ikoaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ. One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: ਗਗਨ ਮੈ ਥਾਲੁ ਰਵਿ ਚੰਦੁ ਦੀਪਕ ਬਨੇ ਤਾਰਿਕਾ ਮੰਡਲ ਜਨਕ ਮੋਤੀ ॥ Gagan mai thāl rav cẖanḏ ḏīpak banė ṯārikā mandal janak moṯī. In the bowl of the sky, the sun and moon are the lamps; the stars in the constellations are the pearls. ਧੂਪੁ ਮਲਆਨਲੋ ਪਵਣੁ ਚਵਰੋ ਕਰੇ ਸਗਲ ਬਨਰਾਇ ਫੂਲੰਤ ਜੋਤੀ ॥੧॥ Ḏẖūp malānlo pavaṇ cẖavro karė sagal banrāė fūlanṯ joṯī. ||1|| The fragrance of sandalwoo…
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to me the following from a film script runs true to sikhism history of sikhism. "sikhism." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences of cast anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the 14th of April, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... from tyranny, from oppression, and persecution... but most from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And we will win the day, the Fourteen of April will no longer be known as an ordinary holiday, but as the day the sikh around the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the ni…
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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Ikoaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ. One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: ਆਸਾ ਕਾਫੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੮ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ॥ Āsā kāfī mehlā 1 gẖar 8 asatpaḏīā. Aasaa, Kaafee, First Mehl, Eighth House, Ashtapadees: ਜੈਸੇ ਗੋਇਲਿ ਗੋਇਲੀ ਤੈਸੇ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥ Jaisė goil goilī ṯaisė sansārā. As the shepherd is in the field for only a short time, so is one in the world. ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਆਦਮੀ ਬਾਂਧਹਿ ਘਰ ਬਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ Kūṛ kamāveh āḏmī bāʼnḏẖeh gẖar bārā. ||1|| Practicing falsehood, they build their homes. ||1|| ਜਾਗਹੁ ਜਾਗਹੁ ਸੂਤਿਹੋ ਚਲਿਆ ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Jāgahu jāgahu sūṯiho cẖaliā vaṇjārā. ||1|| rahāo. Wake up! Wake up! O sleepers, see that the travelling mercha…
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The Fruit Of Happiness
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AMimRq vyly auT ky jwie AMdr drXwie nHvMdy] a(n)mrith vaelae out(h) kae jaae a(n)dhar dharayaae nhava(n)dhae|| Getting up at the ambrosial hour of morning the Sikhs bathe in the river. shj smwD AgwD ivc iek mn ho gur jwp jpMdy] sehaj samaadhh agaadhh vich eik man ho gur jaap japa(n)dhae|| By putting their mind in the unfathomable God through deep concentration, they remember Guru, the God by reciting Japu (Ji). mQy itky lwl lwie swD sMgq cl jwie bhMdy] mathhae ttikae laal laae saadhh sa(n)gath chal jaae beha(n)dhae|| Getting fully activated then they go to join the holy congregation of the saints. Sbd suriq ilvlIn hoie siqgur bwxI gwv sunµdy] shabadh surath liva…
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I Live yet do not Live in Me I live yet do not live in me, am waiting as my life goes by, and die because I do not die. No longer do I live in me, and without God I cannot live; to him or me I cannot give my self, so what can living be? A thousand deaths my agony waiting as my life goes by, dying because I do not die. This life I live alone I view as robbery of life, and so it is a constant death -- with no way out until I live with you. God, hear me, what I say is true: I do not want this life of mine, and die because I do not die. Being so removed from you I say what kind of life can I have here but death so ugly and severe and worse than any form o…
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Believe In The Name To Win The Game
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rwgu Awsw mhlw 1 CMq Gru 2 raag aasaa mehalaa 1 shha(n)th ghar 2 Raag Aasaa, First Mehla, Chhant, Second House: <> siqgur pRswid ] ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh || One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: qUM sBnI QweI ijQY hau jweI swcw isrjxhwru jIau ] thoo(n) sabhanee thhaaee jithhai ho jaaee saachaa sirajanehaar jeeo || You are everywhere, wherever I go, O True Creator Lord. sBnw kw dwqw krm ibDwqw dUK ibswrxhwru jIau ] sabhanaa kaa dhaathaa karam bidhhaathaa dhookh bisaaranehaar jeeo || You are the Giver of all, the Architect of Destiny, the Dispeller of distress. dUK ibswrxhwru suAwmI kIqw jw kw hovY ] dhookh bisaaranehaar suaame…