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im just wonderin, wat if the sikh empire hadn't collapsed...wat if we had won the second anglo sikh war? do u guyz think it wud still have been existing till the world wars? im just wondering wat u think lol WJKK WJKF!

A man was exploring caves by the Seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left. Then it struck him. He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of thousands, but he had just thrown it away! It's like that with us too... We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling... so we discount it. We see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy....But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person. There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask Waheguru to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth. May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as Waheguru sees them. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥Sirīrāg mėhlā 1. Siree Raag, First Mehl: ਨਾਨਕ ਬੇੜੀ ਸਚ ਕੀ ਤਰੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ Nānak beṛī sacẖ kī ṯarī▫ai gur vīcẖār. O Nanak, the Boat of Truth will ferry you across; contemplate the Guru. ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਵਹੀ ਪੂਰਿ ਭਰੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ ॥ Ik āvahi ik jāvhī pūr bẖare ahaʼnkār. Some come, and some go; they are totally filled with egotism. ਮਨਹਠਿ ਮਤੀ ਬੂਡੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਸੁ ਤਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ Manhaṯẖ maṯī būdī▫ai gurmukẖ sacẖ so ṯār. ||1|| Through stubborn-mindedness, the intellect is drowned; one who becomes Gurmukh and truthful is saved. ||1|| ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਉ ਤਰੀਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ Gur bin ki▫o ṯarī▫ai sukẖ ho▫e. Without the Guru, how can anyone swim across to find peace? ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖੁ ਤੂ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Ji▫o bẖāvai ṯi▫o rākẖ ṯū mai avar na ḏūjā ko▫e. ||1|| rahā▫o. As it pleases You, Lord, You save me. There is no other for me at all. ||1||Pause|| ਆਗੈ ਦੇਖਉ ਡਉ ਜਲੈ ਪਾਛੈ ਹਰਿਓ ਅੰਗੂਰੁ ॥ Āgai ḏekẖ▫a▫u da▫o jalai pācẖẖai hari▫o angūr. In front of me, I see the jungle burning; behind me, I see green plants sprouting. ਜਿਸ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਤਿਸ ਤੇ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸਚੁ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥ Jis ṯe upjai ṯis ṯe binsai gẖat gẖat sacẖ bẖarpūr. We shall merge into the One from whom we came. The True One is pervading each and every heart. ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਹੀ ਸਾਚੈ ਮਹਲਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥੨॥ Āpe mel milāvahī sācẖai mahal haḏūr. ||2|| He Himself unites us in Union with Himself; the True Mansion of His Presence is close at hand. ||2|| ਸਾਹਿ ਸਾਹਿ ਤੁਝੁ ਸੰਮਲਾ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਵਿਸਾਰੇਉ ॥ Sāhi sāhi ṯujẖ sammlā kaḏe na vesāra▫o. With each and every breath, I dwell upon You; I shall never forget You. ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਸਾਹਬੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੇਉ ॥ Ji▫o ji▫o sāhab man vasai gurmukẖ amriṯ pe▫o. The more the Lord and Master dwells within the mind, the more the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar. ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤੂ ਧਣੀ ਗਰਬੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਸਮੇਉ ॥੩॥ Man ṯan ṯerā ṯū ḏẖaṇī garab nivār same▫o. ||3|| Mind and body are Yours; You are my Master. Please rid me of my pride, and let me merge with You. ||3|| ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥ Jin ehu jagaṯ upā▫i▫ā ṯaribẖavaṇ kar ākār. The One who formed this universe created the creation of the three worlds. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ॥ Gurmukẖ cẖānaṇ jāṇī▫ai manmukẖ mugaḏẖ gubār. The Gurmukh knows the Divine Light, while the foolish self-willed manmukh gropes around in the darkness. ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਤਰੀ ਬੂਝੈ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੪॥ Gẖat gẖat joṯ niranṯrī būjẖai gurmaṯ sār. ||4|| One who sees that Light within each and every heart understands the Essence of the Guru's Teachings. ||4|| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਕੀਚੈ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥ Gurmukẖ jinī jāṇi▫ā ṯin kīcẖai sābās. Those who understand are Gurmukh; recognize and applaud them. ਸਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਲਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਸਚੇ ਗੁਣ ਪਰਗਾਸਿ ॥ Sacẖe seṯī ral mile sacẖe guṇ pargās. They meet and merge with the True One. They become the Radiant Manifestation of the Excellence of the True One. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੫॥੧੬॥ Nānak nām sanṯokẖī▫ā jī▫o pind parabẖ pās. ||5||16|| O Nanak, they are contented with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. They offer their bodies and souls to God. ||5||16||

Bhenji that was a really beautiful post, bless you<3 It reminded me of this shabad from Asa-di-//: ਮਃ ੧ ॥ ਅੰਦਰਹੁ ਝੂਠੇ ਪੈਜ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਫੈਲੁ ॥ Those who are false within, and honorable on the outside, are very common in this world. ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਜੇ ਨਾਵਹਿ ਉਤਰੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਮੈਲੁ ॥ Even though they may bathe at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, still, their filth does not depart. ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਪਟੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਗੁਦੜੁ ਤੇ ਭਲੇ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥ Those who have silk on the inside and rags on the outside, are the good ones in this world. ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਨੇਹੁ ਲਗਾ ਰਬ ਸੇਤੀ ਦੇਖਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੇ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ They embrace love for the Lord, and contemplate beholding Him. ਰੰਗਿ ਹਸਹਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਚੁਪ ਭੀ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥ In the Lord's Love, they laugh, and in the Lord's Love, they weep, and also keep silent. ਪਰਵਾਹ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੇਰੀ ਬਾਝੁ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਹ ॥ They do not care for anything else, except their True Husband Lord. ਦਰਿ ਵਾਟ ਉਪਰਿ ਖਰਚੁ ਮੰਗਾ ਜਬੈ ਦੇਇ ਤ ਖਾਹਿ ॥ Sitting, waiting at the Lord's Door, they beg for food, and when He gives to them, they eat. ਦੀਬਾਨੁ ਏਕੋ ਕਲਮ ਏਕਾ ਹਮਾ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਮੇਲੁ ॥ There is only One Court of the Lord, and He has only one pen; there, you and I shall meet. ਦਰਿ ਲਏ ਲੇਖਾ ਪੀੜਿ ਛੁਟੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਉ ਤੇਲੁ ॥੨॥ In the Court of the Lord, the accounts are examined; O Nanak, the sinners are crushed, like oil seeds in the press. ||2||

I think my 2 lines have served the porpose , when I read further discussion , I request all to read some comments & history written on the same blog and then post comments , it makes the discussion more lively and meaningful

Some of the hate and ignorance displayed in this thread is quite disturbing and disappointing. It is not the Sikh way.

I dont doubt your intentions Bhai Jvala Singh Ji, but you have to realise that readers will surely get confused unless you explicitly make it clear to the reader what exactly Sri Guruji is referring to with the use of word 'devi'. A brief explanation along with the line by line translation would be helpful. just my advice.

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