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wahegurujee ka khalsa wahegurujee ki fathe sadh sangat jeo if think so a gursikh is doing simran and his nitnem is for an hour everyday but after some days he cannot sit for simran more than half an hour beacuse he gets (i cant use a appropriate word i can say irrritated)and but that gursikh still sits down for nitnem for an hour (zabardasti)should he stop the simran in half an hour or should he go on. i mean to say ke jidar tak us gursikh da man tekda he udhar tak kare ke poora nitnem karna he karna he sangat jee what u all say
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Night visions Lulled by sleep and dreams I slumber through dawn I stretch my arms and blink and then I yawn Giving into the pillow I succumb I cannot awaken I’m overcome Help me enjoy a most wondrous gift Please be Thee my companion and uplift Me from the content of complacency To lose not this blessed opportunity And allow feelings once more to arise Found in ecstasy reaching to dark skies Silent showers of golden light surround WAHEGURU drowning every other sound Glowing love pouring on our upturned face Sister-lovers tremble in HIS embrace Waheguru Ji.
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The founder of Sikhism, Guroo Naanak Dev Jee (1469-1539) was born in village Talwandi (now Nankaanaa Saaheb, Pakistan). Guroo Naanak Dev Jee challenged the fanaticism and intolerance of the Muslims, of his time. He also exposed the meaningless rituals and caste prejudices prevalent among the Hindus. Guroo Naanak Dev Jee propagated the equality of man and treated Hindus and Muslims alike. He opposed the distinctions of caste and called himself a member of the lowest caste. Guroo Naanak Dev Jee and the nine Guroo's who succeed him set a wonderful example of living spirituality, while taking an active and secular part in the world. The Tenth and the last Naanak(Guroo), G…
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Sikh Philosphy The Sikh religion is strictly monotheistic, believing in One Supreme God. Absolute yet All-pervading, the Eternal, the Creator, the Cause of Causes, without enmity, without hate, both Immanent in His creation and beyond it. It is no longer the God of one nation, but the GOD OF GRACE. That being so, He creates man not to punish him for his sins, but for the realisation of his true purpose in the cosmos and to merge in from where he issued forth. 'O my mind, thou art the embodiment of Light; know thy Essence' 'O my mind, the Lord is ever with thee; through the Guru's Word enjoy His Love.' 'Knowing thy essence thou knowest thy Lord; and knowest…
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One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it. - French Proverb Thinking of You INSPIRATION COMES FROM WAHEGURU NAAM COMES FROM GURU SEVA COMES FROM GURU GURMAT COMES FROM GURU, A SIKH OBEYS HIS OR HER GURU.. GURU OPENS HIS HEART FOR HIS GURSIKH....... HE GIVES INSPIRATION TO MEDITATE ON GURU...AND A SIKH CHANTS WAHEGURU WAHEGURU WAHEGURU WAHEGURU WAHEGURU WAHEGURU WAHEGURU WAHEGURU WAHEGURU SOON SIKH BECOMES ATTACHED WITH GURU INSPIRATION COMES FROM GURU....... GURU LIVES IN ALL EITHER ONE BELIEVES HIM OR NOT.... HE IS THERE...SUB ME'A VSSAI NIRANGKARI.... BE KIND WITHIN YOURSELF AND WITH OTHERS TOO... BE A SIKH........ …
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Remembered joys are never past. - James Montgomery The One on the Bus....... Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru I was a child, seven, when I saw you then From a bus you would gracefully descend Liquid eyes of doe, blazing of light Bearded and turbaned, a resplendant sight. So enthralled and thrilled was my heart I thought that it would never again start Who was this prince, from where did he hail? This King of Kings, in form displayed. Many years like pages had flipped ahead You were still in my heart though not yet in my head. You came to me again, to me so seemingly late Yet, Oh how blessed was to be my fate. You blessed me with you…
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One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin. - William Shakespeare Just Because GurMukh Peeyario....... HOLY NECTAR OR AMRIT It takes only one drop to change someone's life.... One touch of nature makes the whole world kin..... One sip of Amrit or holy nectar changes one's innerself forever.... It takes one sweet word, to say I love you...GURU ji.... And Guru ji says in return I love you too...... IT TAKES ONLY ONE DROP TO CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE...... It takes only one smile to win someone's heart...... It takes only one word to forgive someone...... THERE IS ONLY ONE in all and everywhere......... Be one, invards and outwards...And One will be w…
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Man did not weave the web of life - he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. - Chief Seattle There is One Father for the Whole Universe...... Deen duniya sabh teyree tek In this world and the next I have your support......... Sabh meh raviya Sahib Eyk.... Amongst all is contained the One Lord............ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib jee page # 1147) He is worshipped in all faiths in a myriad of ways But His essence is whole and One for all of us. The heavenly Father is the creator of the universe...... Its existence and continued survival depends on His will Also known as a ‘Hukam’ or ‘order’. There is One Guru and t…
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The Story of Pandit Maan Singh Shastree By Bhai Sahib Randheer Singh jee in Gurmat Gauravtaa Translated by Admin www.tapoban.org Once, at my home in Narangvaal, Sree Guru Granth Saahib was parkaash and I was sitting before Guru jee at amrit vela doing naam abhyaas, when at dawn a Jatha of 25-30 Singhs came before me. Upon arriving, they bowed before Sree Guru Granth Sahib jee and sat down. One amongst them was a very Khalsa-looking Singh with an open beard. Upon seeing this Jatha, I stood up and respectfully offered my Fateh to all. I said "it is by your grace that at amrit vela I have seen all you Singhs and have been gratified. You have removed all sign of …
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The sweetness of my Guru Jee's feet, the power of his darshan...moving shabad... TODEE, FIFTH MEHL: O mother, the Guru’s feet are so sweet. By great good fortune, the Transcendent Lord has blessed me with them. Millions of rewards come from the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan. || Pause || Singing the Glorious Praises of the imperishable, indestructible Lord, sexual desire, anger and stubborn pride vanish. Those who are imbued with the Love of the True Lord become permanent and eternal; birth and death do not grind them down any more. || 1 || Without the Lord’s meditation, all joys and pleasures are totally false and worthless; by the Kind Mercy of the …
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post from http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/list.ppa?f=1 Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru ji Ki fateh Khalsa ji This pakhandi saadh have been playing with our sentiments for long time. Now is time to rise up against him and let him know there is no such place for cults in sikhi, especially in the civilized country like Canada. He made the wife of one of followers as his 2nd wife claiming that she was his wife in the past 42nd life. He also claims that he did this because Akalpurkh told him to do so. . Even his 2nd wife's (as claimed by Narinder) husband agrees to it. This week he said in front of "his sangat" that he gave his wife to Narinder (as if she is his property…
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The Story of Baba Atal ji Baba Atal was a son of Guru Har Gobind. He was very smart, active and sportive. He was deeply religious. When playing with the children of the city, he used to tell them many wise things.Whatever he said,'even in jest, has some deep meaning. All his playmates loved and obeyed him. Guru hargobind was specially kind to him. he used to take him in his lap, fondle him and say 'God has given you much power,Don't make a show of it. If you have to use it. use it with catuion nd wisdom. don't waste it away on little things. Baba Atal used to say in reply, 'O true king, all power i posses, i have obtained it from you. Your store-house can never get empty…
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Video on the tale, gurdwara, and manuscript: link As the story goes, during the Vadda Ghallughara genocide against the Sikhs perpetrated by the Afghan Durrani Empire on 5–6 February 1762, not only were Sikh lives lost, but our original Damdami Sahib Bir recension was also lost in that carnage. However, over the years I have spent researching our history, many claimed it was taken back to Afghanistan by Ahmad Shah Abdali's troops as loot whilst others said it was secretly hidden somewhere by the Singhs for safe-keeping. As of today, it remains untraceable and I presume it is gone for good. However, I came across a couple of articles stating that there were actually around five master-copies of the original Damdami Bir, with one of these copies being safeguarded by the jatha of Bhai Sudha Singh of the Shaheedan Misl. "It is said that the tenth Sikh master Guru Gobind Singh had got five birs written at Damdama Sahib. The bani (writings) of the ninth Sikh master Guru Tegh Bahadur were incorporated in these birs. These five birs were given to different jathas (groups) of Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh to be safely installed. One bir was being taken by Sudha Singh who was leading a jatha of 19 Sikhs, when Abdali'[s] forces stormed Kup-Rohira and killed thousands of Sikhs. Though all 19 Sikhs were massacred by Abdali, Sudha Singh somehow brought the bir to Kuthala. Since then it has been kept at village gurdwara." (Times of India, 2012) The gurdwara today [Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Sudha Singh Ji in Kuthala] has a certain historical manuscript that they claim is one of the five master-copies of the Damdama recension. You can see close-up shots of the bir in the video posted. I will also share close-up images of its folios in the comment section. I will also provide a faithful English translation of the video's narration so non-Punjabi speakers may benefit from this post. I will leave the question on whether this bir is authentic or not to your judgement but I will provide my own analysis below. English translation of the video's narration: The Guru-form Guru Khalsa Holy Congregation (Sadh Sangat) Ji, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. The Gurdwara Sahib that the congregation is currently beholding is situated in Village Kuthala, near Malerkotla, in the Sangrur district of Punjab. A very great treasure is preserved within this Gurdwara Sahib. The history of this Gurdwara Sahib is very closely related to the Vada Ghalughara (The Great Holocaust) that took place in February 1762. Baba Sudha Singh Ji, the third head of the Shaheedi Misl, arrived at this location considering it a safe place. He brought with him that sacred holy scripture (Saroop) which the Tenth Father, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, had personally dictated to Bhai Mani Singh Ji on the holy land of Damdama Sahib. Upon arriving, he personally performed the last rites (cremation) of 19 martyred Sikhs at this site. As he prepared to leave to take command of the Jatha (the Sikh contingent), the sacred holy scripture he had brought was enshrined at this very location. At that time, this place was known as Dera Jaga Sidh, but nowadays, a very beautiful building stands here in the name of Gurdwara Sahib Shaheedi. The sacred holy scriptures that were enshrined at that time are today ceremoniously displayed (Prakashwan) with great respect every Channi Dashmi (the tenth day of the bright lunar fortnight) for the congregation to behold. Devotees from within the country and abroad arrive to catch a glimpse of these sacred scriptures and receive the Guru's blessings. Every year, an annual Gurmat Samagam (religious congregation) is held for five consecutive days in memory of the martyrs of the Great Holocaust, concluding on Magh Sudi Dashmi. Furthermore, a book containing the full detailed history—titled after Shaheed Baba Sudha Singh Ji and the Hand-written Holy Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji—was released in February 2013 by the managing volunteers based on historical research. It was released by the 14th head of the Shaheedi Misl, Singh Sahib Baba Makhan Singh Ji (the current head of Baba Bakala Sahib), the Meet Jathedar Singh Ji, and Sant Gurdev Singh Ji of Anandpur Sahib (the current head). The congregation can obtain spiritual benefit by reading it. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. My analysis: In my humble opinion (which may be incorrect), this bir is not a master-copy of the Damdami Bir. It more closely resembles the highly-decorated birs of the Kashmiri-style that were created during the reign of the Sikh Empire in the first half of the 19th century. We can see this bir has highly illuminated and illustrated angs (folios), which took the great skill of a master artisan to make, which required resources to pay and patronize. Usually, the manuscripts during the Sikh Empire were the most elaborately decorated, as this was when the Sikhs were at a high-point, masters of the land, possessing vast amounts of resources that they could use to fund such endeavors. Therefore, whilst the story may be true and a master-copy of the Damdami Bir recension may have once been at this location, I am not convinced that this particular manuscript is it. I may be mistaken and I am open to constructive criticism. 1633648456_GurdwaraHistory.mp4 -
All Sikhs must recite Rehras Sahib daily but Chaupai Sahib and the short Anand Sahib were only added to it by SGPC and other jathebandis in the 1900s. In Guru Granth Sahib Ji's saroop, "Sodar Rehras" appears from "So dar tera keha" to "Saran pare ki rakho sarma", which is basically the first half of "Rehras" in all standard Gutka Sahibaan. So why do we recite these? Obviously doing more Baani can never be bad, but most Amritdharis recite Benti Chaupai and Anand Sahib in their morning Nitnem so why should we recite these two Baania again instead of a new one? That time could be used to read Shastar Naam Mala, Shabad Hazaare etc. And why do these two Baanis get more importance than the others? Surely if we recite Chaupai Sahib and (part of) Anand Sahib twice in a day then we should also recite Japji Sahib, Jaap Sahib and Tav Prasad Savaiya twice as well? Note: Pls correct me if I'm wrong about SGPC. My theory is that they added these into Rehras Sahib cos they removed them from the morning Baania but still had to include them in the daily Nitnem somehow, but this doesn't explain why older Samparde like Budha Dal also have this version of Rehras Sahib in their Gutkeh - someone enlighten Daas pls Bhul Chuk Maaf -
There's no debate that all Sikhs must recite Rehras Sahib daily but Chaupai Sahib and the short Anand Sahib were only added to "Rehras Sahib" by SGPC and other jathebandis in the 1900s. In Guru Granth Sahib Ji's saroop, "Sodar Rehras" appears from "So dar tera keha" to "Saran pare ki rakho sarma", which is basically the first half of "Rehras" in all standard Gutka Sahibaan. So why do we recite these? I agree doing more Baani can never be bad, but most Amritdharis recite Benti Chaupai and Anand Sahib in their morning Nitnem so why should we recite these two Baania again instead of a new one? That time could be used to read Shastar Naam Mala, Shabad Hazaare etc. And why do these two Baanis get more importance than the others? Surely if we recite Chaupai Sahib and (part of) Anand Sahib twice in a day then we should also recite Japji Sahib, Jaap Sahib and Tav Prasad Savaiya twice as well? Note: Pls correct me if I'm wrong about SGPC. My theory is that they added these into Rehras Sahib as they removed them from the morning Baania but still had to include them in the daily Nitnem somehow, but this doesn't explain why older Samparde like Budha Dal also have this version of Rehras Sahib in their Gutkeh - someone enlighten Daas pls Bhul Chuk Maaf
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