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Vaheguru ji ka khalsa Vaheguru ji ki fateh This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Maalee Gauraa on Pannaa 986 maalee gourraa mehalaa 5 || aiso sehaaee har ko naam || saadhhasa(n)gath bhaj pooran kaam ||1|| rehaao || booddath ko jaisae baerree milath || boojhath dheepak milath thilath || jalath aganee milath neer || jaisae baarik mukhehi kheer ||1|| jaisae ran mehi sakhaa bhraath || jaisae bhookhae bhojan maath || jaisae kirakhehi baras maegh || jaisae paalan saran sae(n)agh ||2|| garurr mukh nehee sarap thraas || sooaa pi(n)jar nehee khaae bilaas || jaiso aaa(n)ddo hiradhae maahi || jaiso dhaano chakee dharaahi ||3|| bahuth oupamaa thhor kehee || …
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Vaar Sri Bhagauti Ji Ki (gurmukhi) Chandi Di Vaar (w/ english translations) http://www.gursikhi.org/gurbani.htm
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gauVI bYrwgix iqpdy ] gourree bairaagan thipadhae || Gauree Bairaagan, Ti-Padas: aultq pvn ck® Ktu Bydy suriq suMn AnrwgI ] oulattath pavan chakr khatt bhaedhae surath su(n)n anaraagee || I turned my breath inwards, and pierced through the six chakras of the body, and my awareness was centered on the Primal Void of the Absolute Lord. AwvY n jwie mrY n jIvY qwsu Koju bYrwgI ]1] aavai n jaae marai n jeevai thaas khoj bairaagee ||1|| Search for the One who does not come or go, who does not die and is not born, O renunciate. ||1|| myry mn mn hI aulit smwnw ] maerae man man hee oulatt samaanaa || My mind has turned away from the world, and is absorbed in the Mind of…
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fKxy mÚ 5 ] ddakhanae ma 5 || Dakhanay, Fifth Mehl: jy qU vqih AM|xy hB Driq suhwvI hoie ] jae thoo vathehi a(n)n(g)anae habh dhharath suhaavee hoe || If You come into my courtyard, all the earth becomes beautiful. ihksu kMqY bwhrI mYfI vwq n puCY koie ]1] hikas ka(n)thai baaharee maiddee vaath n pushhai koe ||1|| Other than the One Lord, my Husband, no one else cares for me. ||1|| vaheguru je\ <_< :wub: :wub: bhula chuka maf
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isrIrwgu ] sireeraag || Sree Raag: qohI mohI mohI qohI AMqru kYsw ] thohee mohee mohee thohee a(n)thar kaisaa || You are me, and I am You-what is the difference between us? knk kitk jl qrMg jYsw ]1] kanak kattik jal thara(n)g jaisaa ||1|| We are like gold and the bracelet, or water and the waves. ||1|| jau pY hm n pwp krMqw Ahy Anµqw ] jo pai ham n paap kara(n)thaa ahae ana(n)thaa || If I did not commit any sins, O Infinite Lord, piqq pwvn nwmu kYsy huMqw ]1] rhwau ] pathith paavan naam kaisae hu(n)thaa ||1|| rehaao || how would You have acquired the name, 'Redeemer of sinners'? ||1||Pause|| qum@ ju nwiek AwChu AMqrjwmI ] thumh j naaeik aashhahu a(n)tharaj…
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I was abit confused of when vasakhi is some say Wednesday and others say Thursday. So which is it <_< @
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I was never much of a believer of GOD and spent my teens learning what i could of every religion(christianity,islam,judaism,etc..) i could find but still found SIKHISM to be the most sensible,straight-forward of them all. But what saddens me is that men or 'sants' have added their own two cents into the religion. I have unshorn hair but i do not see why we are making sikhism just like any other religion. When i read the damdami taksal rehit maryada, i was appalled at the tasks and instructions written by these men or 'sants' . Granted they may be wise men but i personally beleive that many are extreme Guru Gobind gave us the 5ks in times of war and each served its purpose…
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One day, as Guru Tegh Bahadur was in the top storey of his prison, the emperor aurangzeb thought he saw him looking towards the south in the direction of the Imperial zenana. He was sent for the next day, and charged with his grave breach of Oriental etiquette and propriety. The Guru replied, 'Emperor Aurangzeb, I was on the top storey of my prison, but I was not looking at thy private apartments or at thy queens. I was looking in the direction of the Europeans who are coming from beyond the seas to tear down thy parades and destroy thy empire.' =========== Guru Tegh Bahadur prophesized the coming of the europeans, the british who later took over India.
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why do we have prashaad? <_< @ and it is still a good idea? the global rise in obesity and decrease in activity does not honour sikhi, in my opinion, because it means we are not honouring our bodies. a bit of prashaad once a day is fine and im sure was fine back in the day........ but prashaad nowadays as one of many daily indulgences with choclate, cakes etc does not seem good...we should not let ourselves get so unhelathy that prashaad provision should be questioned because so long as we lead healthy lives, prashaad can be seen in the light of a blessing and perhaps 'treat' guru angad dev ji established the need for sikhs to honour their bodies by taking ca…
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pauVI ] pourree || Pauree: scY qKqu rcwieAw bYsx kau jWeI ] sachai thakhath rachaaeiaa baisan ko jaa(n)ee || The True Lord created His throne, upon which He sits. sBu ikCu Awpy Awip hY gur sbid suxweI ] sabh kishh aapae aap hai gur sabadh sunaaee || He Himself is everything; this is what the Word of the Guru's Shabad says. Awpy kudriq swjIAnu kir mhl srweI ] aapae kudharath saajeean kar mehal saraaee || Through His almighty creative power, He created and fashioned the mansions and hotels. cMdu sUrju duie cwnxy pUrI bxq bxweI ] cha(n)dh sooraj dhue chaananae pooree banath banaaee || He made the two lamps, the sun and the moon; He formed the perfect form. Awp…
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Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh ! "The army went into Darbar Sahib not to eliminate a political figure or apolitical movement but to suppress the culture of a people, to attack their heart, to strike a blow at their spirit and self-confidence." Joyce Pettigrew: The Sikhs of Punjab
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http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=3260 goNf ] go(n)add || Gond: kUtnu soie ju mn kau kUtY ] koottan soe j man ko koottai || He alone is a pimp, who pounds down his mind. mn kUtY qau jm qy CUtY ] man koottai tho jam thae shhoottai || Pounding down his mind, he escapes from the Messenger of Death. kuit kuit mnu ksvtI lwvY ] kutt kutt man kasavattee laavai || Pounding and beating his mind, he puts it to the test; so kUtnu mukiq bhu pwvY ]1] so koottan mukath bahu paavai ||1|| such a pimp attains total liberation. ||1|| kUtnu iksY khhu sMswr ] koottan kisai kehahu sa(n)saar || Who is called a pimp in this world? sgl boln ky mwih bIcwr ]1] rhwau…
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WJKK WJKF one quick question..... i guess Guru Hargobind Ji instructed the sikhs to wear swords and practice martial arts(not the kungfu one ) thats y we see guru Harrai ji with swords ...but i never saw a pic where guru Harkrishan ji and Guru Tegh Bahadur ji carrying swords or kirpaan (though i have heard in kathaas that the 9th guru used the tegh(sword)while in one of the battles of 6th guru) so, did 6th guru really instructed the sikhs to be armed ????????
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From the authors of Warrior Saints, introducing a fascinating new reconstruction of Sikh History through eyewitness accounts: "Sicques, Tigers or Thieves" : Eyewitness Accounts of the Sikhs (1606-1809), Amandeep Singh Madra and Parmjit Singh. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2004 see www.sicques.com for more information In 1810, Sir John Malcolm published the ground-breaking Sketch of the Sikhs. Contrary to popular belief, Malcolm was not the first European to write an account of the Sikhs. In the previous two centuries, soldiers, travellers, administrators, scholars, missionaries and empire-builders had witnessed the development of the Sikhs. The letters, diaries, newspa…
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Recently, I was alarmed to hear from one of my friends that one of his relatives who's retired, from time to time comes home intoxicated with alcohol then a few days or so later gives prashad out to the sangat at their local Gurdwara (during the week). Whats your opinions regarding this?
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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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