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Marijuana is an intoxicant. For a GurSikh, the fear of Waheguru is what intoxicates us. Clearly Guru Nanak Dev Ji says that instead of getting intoxicated on marijuana, Sikhs get immersed/intoxicated in Waheguru. This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Tilang on Pannaa 721 iqlµg mhlw 1 Gru 2 <> siqgur pRswid ] Bau qyrw BWg KlVI myrw cIqu ] mY dyvwnw BieAw AqIqu ] kr kwsw drsn kI BUK ] mY dir mwgau nIqw nIq ]1] qau drsn kI krau smwie ] mY dir mwgqu BIiKAw pwie ]1] rhwau ] kysir kusm imrgmY hrxw srb srIrI cV@xw ] cMdn Bgqw joiq ienyhI srby prmlu krxw ]2] iGA pt BWfw khY n koie ] AYsw Bgqu vrn mih hoie ] qyrY nwim invy rhy ilv lwie ] nwnk iqn dir BIiKAw pwie ]3]1]2] Tilang, First Mehla, Second House: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: The Fear of You, O Lord God, is my marijuana; my consciousness is the pouch which holds it. I have become an intoxicated hermit. My hands are my begging bowl; I am so hungry for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I beg at Your Door, day after day. ||1|| I long for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I am a beggar at Your Door - please bless me with Your charity. ||1||Pause|| Saffron, flowers, musk oil and gold embellish the bodies of all. The Lord's devotees are like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to everyone. ||2|| No one says that ghee or silk are polluted. Such is the Lord's devotee, no matter what his social status is. Those who bow in reverence to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, remain absorbed in Your Love. Nanak begs for charity at their door. ||3||1||2|| kbIr BWg mwCulI surw pwin jo jo pRwnI KWih ] qIrQ brq nym kIey qy sBY rswqil jWih ]233] Kabeer, those mortals who consume marijuana, fish and wine - no matter what pilgrimages, fasts and rituals they follow, they will all go to hell. ||233|| Who's a reformist? Someone who doesn't follow Guru Nanak Dev Ji's words or Bhagat Kabeer Ji's words??

No conspiracy veerji. Many innovations and deviations have crept into the Nihangs. Some amrit sanchaars of the Nihangs, they would administer a different Amrit to the so called lower castes. If this isn't an innovation what is? Same way their ritual Bhang and meat consumption is a part of this innovation and deviation. Just look at their Dastars. If one were to look at Nihang Dumallas a 100 years ago they were different and if you go back 100 year even before that they were even more different. So to say Nihangs of today are unchanged for the last 300 years is simply not true, sad fact is changes do happen. Changes happen in all groups. Even look at the Singh Sabha. The original Singh Sabha believed in Dasam Granth, believed in Sikh mysticism, amritvela, naam simran and even Bibek (not eating from non Amritdharis). But the modern Singh Sabhiyas are pure atheists and have deviated greatly from the original Singh Sabha of Prof Gurmukh Singh, Giani Ditt Singh, Bhai Veer Singh. My point is, many groups go through an evolution without even realizing it. Nihangs of today are a far cry from the original Nihangs. I wish the Nihangs of today were like the original Nihangs.

Jathedar Baba Hanuman Singh Ji Shaheed Fresco of Baba Hanuman Singh Ji at Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar Akaali Baba Hanuman Singh Ji, The 7th leader of the Budha Dal, was born to Baba Garja Singh Ji and Mata Harnam Kaur Ji in November 1755. Baba Ji fought in many great battles under the leadership of Akaali Baba Naina Singh Ji and Akaali Baba Phula Singh Ji (the 5th and 6th Jathedars of Budha Dal). After the Shaheedi of Akaali Phula Singh Ji at Naushera in 1823, Baba Hanuman Singh Ji became the leader of the Akaali Nihangs, as well as the Jathedar of Akaal Takht Sahib at the age of 68 years old. Akaali Baba Hanuman Singh Ji’s tenure as Jathedar of the Sikh nation came as the Panth was experiencing a very critical time. The Maharaja of the Punjab, Ranjit Singh died from stroke complications, his successors were murdered, the treacherous Dogra’s sold out the Lahore Darbar to the British, and the British were planning on annexing the Punjab. Trusted Sikh general Sardar Sham Singh Attari came to the city of Amritsar and approached Jathedar Hanuman Singh for assistance against the British. Meeting at the Akaal Takht, Sham Singh said to Baba Hanuman Singh “Baba Ji, I wish to fight against the British, but have no army. I have no more then myself and my sons.” Baba Ji replied “Oh Singh Ji, who does this Akaali fauj belong to, if not to the Sikh nation.” During the battle of Sabroan, Sardar Sham Singh Ji and many Sikh warriors received martyrdom fighting the British soldiers, inflicting huge losses to the invaders. Baba Hanuman Singh Ji and the remaining Singhs went to camp out in the Sikh Princely state of Patiala. The King of Patiala, Maharaja Karam Singh upon receiving word that the knights of the Guru were camped out in his state, out of fear of retribution for his support to the British, Karam Singh informed the British of the whereabouts of the Jathedar and Sikh army. Baba Ji and the Sikh soldiers were surrounded by the British and their Sikh cohorts, the Princes’ of Patiala, Jind, Faridkot and other traitors. The British army and their Sikh stooges opened up cannon fire on the Sikhs. 15,000 Sikhs attained martyrdom at the spot where Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran now stands in the district of Patiala. Budha Dal oral tradition states that 32,000 Singhs became shaheed during this battle. Leader of the Sikh army, Jathedar Baba Hanuman Singh Ji and around 500 Nihang warriors survived this attack, and continued to fight the heavy cannon fire of the British, with swords, bows and arrows, axes and matchlock fire. Finally after running out of gun powder and watching thousands of Sikh warriors achieve shaheedi, the brave Jathedar of the Guru’s beloved Khalsa, Akaali Baba Hanuman Singh Ji died fighting for the freedom of the people of Punjab at the age of 90. After the martyrdom of Baba Hanuman Singh, Akaali Baba Prehlada Singh Ji became the 8th leader of the Akaali Nihang Singh Khalsa. The British implemented a shoot to kill order on the Nihang Singhs, and Baba Prehlada Singh left for the holy Takht Sahib at Nander to regroup the Akaali army. The few remaining Nihang Singhs, left with Baba Ji towards Hazoor Sahib, or moved camp to the jungles of Punjab and Rajputana to preserve the heritage of the Guru’s army. Gurdwara Sohana Sahib Ji located in the Mohali district of Punjab, was built on the shaheedi asthan (place of martrydom) of Baba Hanuman Singh Ji, in memory of a brave leader of the Sikh nation. Baba Ji lived the life of a true Khalsa, and embodied the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. In the immortal words of Bhagat Kabir Ji: ਗਗਨ ਦਮਾਮਾ ਬਾਜਿਓ ਪਰਿਓ ਨੀਸਾਨੈ ਘਾਉ ॥ The battle-drum beats in the sky of the mind; aim is taken, and the wound is inflicted. ਖੇਤੁ ਜੁ ਮਾਂਡਿਓ ਸੂਰਮਾ ਅਬ ਜੂਝਨ ਕੋ ਦਾਉ ॥੧॥ The spiritual warriors enter the field of battle; now is the time to fight! ਸੂਰਾ ਸੋ ਪਹਿਚਾਨੀਐ ਜੁ ਲਰੈ ਦੀਨ ਕੇ ਹੇਤ ॥ He alone is known as a spiritual hero, who fights in defense of religion. ਪੁਰਜਾ ਪੁਰਜਾ ਕਟਿ ਮਰੈ ਕਬਹੂ ਨ ਛਾਡੈ ਖੇਤੁ ॥੨॥੨॥ He may be cut apart, piece by piece, but he never leaves the field of battle.

It's not a matter of whether the story is propogated by the UK n.angs or the Nihangs in India. It is about whether the story has an basis in reality. Maharaja Ranjit Singh had clipped the power of the Nihangs after Akali Phula Singh. so much so that the majority had shifted to Anandpur Sahib from Amritsar. Hence the possibilty that there are two mountains in the picture of Hanuman Singh implying that he would have spent most of his in the hills or that his base was there. We need to understand that an armed force of 15,000 or if we go by Nihang oral tradition 32,000 is a large number for that time. This was a time when a minor skirmish of even a few hundred men would have been seen as a great battle. I doubt there was even 1/10 of that number of Nihangs in the whole of Punjab at that time. Wheneve Nihangs were mentioned by travellers at that time they were always mentioned as being small bands. Taken together these bands would probably have constituted a few thousand men in total. Also the event was after the major battles had taken place between the Khalsa army and the British, The Nihang numbers would have been depleted further due to the deaths in battle. I am not saying that a minor skirmish might have taken place between the Patiala Maharaja and the Nihangs but the number quoted are clearly a fantasy. As for the assassination attempt on Maharja Ranjit Singh, a British traveller, I forget who mentions at attempt while he was in the Maharaja's camp. In the attempt the Nihang had stuck the guard with a sword and cut off his nose. The Maharaja, I think then order the Nihang's nose to be cut as well as his ears.

People do come up with fantasy stories especially when it concerns Nihangs. The reasons given for the murderous assault on Maharja Ranjit Singh was due to his allowing the British representatives to enter Punjab. If the Nihangs were so far sighted then why did they not assassinate the Dogras? It was the Lahore army which killed Hira Singh Dogra. The story about Sham Singh Attariwala appears to be an attempt to brush some of the glory of Sham Singh onto Hanuman Singh. Sham Singh had been a great general of the Khalsa army, he was a Jagirdar who would have paid for and supplied a jagirdari contingent to the Khalsa army so he was not exactly without an army as the account claims. The deaths of 15,000 Nihangs at Patiala might have a basis in a minor skirmish between Nihangs and the Patiala Maharaja but really, 15,000 deaths are more than the number that the Khalsa army lost at Sabraon. If Nihang accounts claim that the number was 30,000 then this just shows how fantasy stories are created and then lose even the minor relationship thay they might have had with reality. As for the shoot on sight order against Nihangs this appear to be another fantasy. The British were not exactly shy of committing atrocities but there is no record of a shoot on sight order or even records of atrocities committed against Nihangs. Only a decade later the British committed many atrocities against the mutineers even destroying entire villages where British civilians had been murdered and those records are there for all to see.

O heart, since you have become aware of the Mystery Divine, Let us go and dwell in the heart of that precious Secret.

Marijuana is an intoxicant like any other drug. Only legitimate thing for using marijuana or any other drug is for medicinal properties strictly.

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh some real crap on here about our struggle,i cant stand and see our history been changed and making roda and dhumma into batman and robin. the ppl supporting bad boy dhumma and roda the coward, look at the facts not a single general of the movement supported them, even ppl like General Avtar Singh Bhrama walked away from these rodas General Labh Singh under the leadership of the KCF gave out a statement condemning roda as a agent of the goi. fact may 1988 he betrayed the quam with his cowards stand of puran azadi when the panth had declared Khalistan, so playing the hand of the goi the singhs in Darbar Sahib wanted to kill roda so he got them killed in operation black thunder what has he done for the quam since 1988??? we can go one and one about these sell outs its not worth it, these ppl have been in the qaum since day one. my dad says the karkoo used to call the roda crew jaspat and lakpat rai lol Baba Thakur Singh ji never held roda in any high regards he kept him away from metha. Babaji never gave dhuma the jathadari or ramu, these ppl were hungery for leadership, the rodas are taking dharam su around the uk collecting money for the socalled memorial, this dharam su has swindled the taksaal since the 1980s, he took babaji to court so he can have the tracey Gurdwara Sahib as his personal property and he lost what disgusting thing to do take a Bahram gyani to court and he invited kp gill to metha the HQ of Santji to show them that they had wiped out the memory of Santji. Ask any reputable Taksaali singh about roda and dhumma and not one wud say a good word about them apart from the ones who had no balls to fight the battle Santji started ie mokam etc. these ppl have been living of the blood of the karkoos and their little band of merry men sing their praises day and nite. At least with Bhai Amrik Singh u see a Gusikh fighting like the old singhs of Taksaal, dhumma cant say anything to him because he speaks the truth. dhumma a usa citizen go back their becus u r a waste of time. Would u ever see Santji kissing a politicians <banned word filter activated> like dhumma, even the bibia around panjab cuss dhumma. sangat ji dont fall for ppl on here trying to rewrite the khalistan struggle, Hear Shaheed Singh Sahib Baba Gurbhachan Singh Ji Manochahals Speaches about puran azadi and roda, Babaji was a true Jathadar unlike roda In the history books roda dhumma will go down as the dogras of the panth, the truth is out their, talk to any KCF solider of the times and members of the panthic commiittee not one favoured roda. i got angery reading the bull about roda a panthic person, what a joke. history is our witness and ppl like Shaheed Labh Singh ji and Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal is our inspiration not sum roda fool as for Bhai Amrik Singh he might not be the greatest person but he is giving everything to figth for sikhi, he only joined the taksaal in the 1990s so he is learning and may Maharaaj bless him to lead the Panth even more. may the war started by Santji continue in the form Santji wants it not some drama queen dhumma sucking up to badals <banned word filter activated> Sant Gyani Jarnail Singh ji Khalsa Bhindranwale Zindabad

The Mongols often won before hand to hand fighting began because they would kill most of the opponent's army from a distance with their arrows. It's not the drug that wins the battle. It was superior battle tactics and professionalism introduced by Chingiz Khan that made the Mongols invincible. One needs to look no further than than India and see the example set by the Rajputs. The Rajput warriors were a very brave fighting army but before battle they would get drunk with Bhang. When facing the alert Pathans or Turks, the great Rajputs would often lose despite having superior numbers because Bhang would make them very reckless in the battle field. The alert Pathans would end up massacring the often drunk Rajputs and take possession of their widowed women. The only Hindu power to have successfully fought the Muslims were the Marathas and they were as alert as the Muslims i.e. free from Bhang. If one were to take war the way it was fought during the olden times, still getting drunk would be a liability. When the British came to India, it was alert opponents that gave them the most trouble i.e. the Sikhs, Afghans, Tipu Sultan, Gurkhas. Where were the bhang drinking Rajputs? I have much respect for the Nihangs, but during the anglo Sikh wars the Nihangs could not cause a dent in the British army. It was the regular Sikh soldiers of the Lahore Darbar who gave the British most trouble. It seems innovations and deviations had crept into the Nihangs soon after Akali Phula Singh Jee. Even G.C. Smyth who participated in the Anglo Sikh wars against the Sikhs writes how the Nihangs after Akali Phula Singh Jee's Shaheedi had greatly degraded and were no longer the efficient fighting force they once were.

Drinking Bhang is a deviation on the part of the Nihangs. Drinking Bhang is not a Guru created tradition. But over time this deviancy crept into the Sikh ranks. I suspect it must have originally been used after the battle to give to injured Sikh soldiers as a pain killer. But some may have gotten addicted to this and slowly Bhang turned into a permanent (yet deviant) tradition amongst the Nihangs. This is seen with many religious traditions through out the world where deviations and innovations creep into old religious orders and over time these very same deviations and innovations turn into fixed religious traditions. Bhang drinking amongst Nihangs is a classic example of this. Gurbani is the touchstone by which everything is measured. If something is against Gurmat it is safe to say it is not a Guru created tradition but an innovation or deviation. During battle one needs to be alert not high on a drug. Just look at the best armies in the world today, soldiers are allowed to drink during their free time, but certainly not during battle because a drunk soldier would be a liability and a very clumsy shot.

Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguur ji ki fateh hello everyone I am really worried. I am 16 years old, Amrithdaari, and i do Gym a lot. I have been taking this protein shake and i checked the label/ingredients carefully looking out for egg and what not. IT SAID IT HAS NOT EGG WHAT SO EVER ON THE LABEL.........BUT 3 weeks later i looked at my protein shake on the web to show my friends and THE INGREDIENTS SAID it HAS EGG WHITES in it. So i looked at another website and its said it DIDN'T but then again i checked another website and it said it did... I don't know what to believe so i just kept with the label and kept taking it. i just went with what the label ingredients said on the protein shake cover and saw it as the truth which said NO EGG.... BUT KNOW I AM REALLY WORRIED IDK IF I AM DOING SOMETHING REALLY WRONG... SHOULD I KEEP TAKING IT AND TRUST THE LABEL????..... AND IF I DID DO WRONG WHAT DO I DO ?? :( PLZ HELP ... WHAT SHOULD I BELIEVE ????

First we had the white women now this, she dont deserve to live in England, watch the video http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191075/Racist-rant-London-bus-Police-investigate-outburst-passenger-posted-YouTube.html

For some reason, when I saw this picture, and since it comes 2 weeks after Muslims performed Namaz outside our local Gurdwara Sahib, it made me feel as though Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj was smiling upon this planet right now, and whispering to Himself "This is how I really wanted things to be!". Another newspiece - Yesterday Muslims were having a Namaz session in Uttarakhand Gurudwara (northern India). Due to heavy rains 800 people could not do prayers in open area, so the Sikh community opened the Gurudwara gates for them to perform Namaz. Too bad the haters on here will need to first learn to read Hindi, the language of another clan you hate with a passion, LOL! :D And before anyone posts hateful comments, I am sure you've noticed some troublemakers haven't been posting for a while. Wondering why?

Priceless, Divine Diamonds - XII Sriman Sant Isher Singh Ji Maharaj Rara Sahib Wale 66. Fifteen ways of strengthening Faith There are fifteen proven ways of strenghtening Faith and improving understanding of the true Self, as told by Sri Shankrachārya Jī. They are expounded upon as follows: Yam (ਯਮ) — Everything is Brahm - A constant awareness of this eternal truth brings one's organs of action and senses under control. This is called Yam. Nem (ਨੇਮ) — Nem is the never-ending realisation that the whole universe and everything in it is nothing but the Absolute, that there is no duality anywhere. Tyāg (ਤਿਆਗ) — Renunciation of worldly perceptions and profound contemplation (abhyās) on the Absolute is true renunciation. Maun (ਮੌਨ) — Self (Atmā) is, by its very nature, without any modifications. This realisation is called true Maun. Ekānt (ਇਕਾਂਤ) — Self is devoid of objective world, It simply is. This is true solitude. ShubKāl (ਸ਼ੁਭਕਾਲ) — The Absolute is inseparable from its creation. This is known as ShubKāl. Ãsan (ਆਸਨ) — The self is present inside, outside and in the centre of everything. This is true Ãsan. Mūlbhandha (ਮੂਲਬੰਧ) — The primal cause behind creation of this world is the Self. This realisation is called Mūlbhandha. Samāntā (ਸਮਾਨਤਾ) — To consider profound contemplation as representation of the Absolute and to merge it in the Supreme Spirit is true Samānta. Drishtī (ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ) — To see everything in this universe as the Absolute is true Drishtī. Prāṇāyāma (ਪ੍ਰਾਣਾਯਾਮ) — Any modification of the mind is nothing but another form of the Absolute - This fixity is Prāṇāyāma. Prati'āhāra (ਪ੍ਰਤਿਆਹਾਰ) — Even the five vices of the sense organs are forms of Absolute. This is Prati'āhāra. Dhārna (ਧਾਰਨਾ) — Anything that mind see, thinks and contemplates is nothing else but the Absolute. This is called Dhārna. Dhayān (ਧਿਆਨ) — Everything is All-complete Supreme Spirit. This is called Dhayān. Samādhī (ਸਮਾਧੀ) — When the worldly perception drops, vision of the Absolute take its position. This is true Samādhī. Profound contemplation (Abhayās) of above points rapidly brings about fixity on the Supreme Spirit. Hence, it is necessary to drop all family attachments, respect, fame, and laxity in order to achieve liberation while being in physical body, and ultimate merge in the infinite ocean of Supreme Bliss. 67. Untitled Question: Why is that even those who have realised the Self still appear to undergo physical suffering? Answer: The illusory appearence of objective world is because of ignorance (Avidya). For instance, in darkness a piece of rope appears to be snake. The instant darkness disappears, the mistake is realised and true nature of the rope becomes apparent. Similarly, when the veil of ignorance is lifted, a profound realisation takes place and the only reality that exists then is the Absolute, and nothing else. Ignorance is of two types: Mūl Avidya, and Lesha (or Tula) Avidya. Mūl Avidya is the primal ignorance that causes repetitive cycle of birth and death. It is destroyed the instant one comes under the sanctuary of Sri Guruji, and with it ends the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. What is left behind is the physical body, which will undergo changes in accordance with one's prarbadha (the set of past actions that have to be dispensed with in this lifetime). This is because of Lesha Avidya; it is what makes wise ones do acts of compassion. Deep down in their mind, however, they are fully aware of the fact that this duality is only confined to the physical body, and that the Self (Atma) is completely untouched by all this, and remains established in Itself. 68. Jnāni (the Liberated one) ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ Sorath 9th Guru. ਜੋ ਨਰੁ ਦੁਖ ਮੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਨਹੀ ਮਾਨੈ ॥ ਸੁਖ ਸਨੇਹੁ ਅਰੁ ਭੈ ਨਹੀ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਕੰਚਨ ਮਾਟੀ ਮਾਨੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ The man, who in pain, feels not pain, who is affected not by pleasure, love and fear and deems gold as dust. Pause. ਨਹ ਨਿੰਦਿਆ ਨਹ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਲੋਭੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨਾ ॥ ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਤੇ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਆਰਉ ਨਾਹਿ ਮਾਨ ਅਪਮਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ He who is swayed not by slander or, praise and who suffers not from greed, worldly love or pride, and who remains unaffected by joy or sorrow and who cares not about honour or dishonour; ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਸਗਲ ਤਿਆਗੈ ਜਗ ਤੇ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ॥ ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਜਿਹ ਪਰਸੈ ਨਾਹਨਿ ਤਿਹ ਘਟਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ॥੨॥ and he who renounces all hope and yearning, remains desire-free in the world, and whom lust and wrath touch not, within his mind abides the Lord. ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਜਿਹ ਨਰ ਕਉ ਕੀਨੀ ਤਿਹ ਇਹ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਪਛਾਨੀ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਲੀਨ ਭਇਓ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਪਾਨੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਪਾਨੀ ॥੩॥੧੧॥ The man, who is blessed with the grace of the Guru, understands, he, the way to this. He, O Nanak, blends with the World-Lord, as water mingles with water. (Sri Ang 633, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj) Liberated is one for whom three physical states - Waking (Jagrati), Dreaming (svapan), and Deep sleep (Sushuptī) are the same. Waves of ocean originate, last for some time, and then disappear. These states are nothing but different forms of the same ocean. Similarly, the Self takes on the form of the mind, and waking and dreaming states are its two amusements. Everything that happens during these two states is only omnipresent Supreme Self's play. Therefore, waking, dreaming, and deep sleep states are nothing but the Non-Dualistic, formless Self that is beyond any modifications. 69. State of the world The perception of objective world is because of ignorance. Ignorance is what creates and sustains our world. When ignorance ends, the idea of space, time, objects and mind, all disappear and there is total absence of all perception. Ignorance, Ishwar's play, māyā and lack of knowledge have more or less the same meaning. This play of Ishwar possesses immense power. In an instant, it creates illusion in the form of space, time, objects and sense organs, and in the next instant, all these disappear, only to be replaced by some totally different perception. This happens in the physical states of waking and dreaming, and this play is famously known as the "world". ਨਟੂਐ ਸਾਂਗੁ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਬਾਜੀ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥ ਖਿਨੁ ਪਲੁ ਬਾਜੀ ਦੇਖੀਐ ਉਝਰਤ ਨਹੀ ਬਾਰਾ ॥੪॥ This world play is fashioned like the mimicry of a buffoon. For a moment and trice one sees the show but it takes no time in disappearing. (Sri Ang 422, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj) ਬਾਜੀਗਰ ਡੰਕ ਬਜਾਈ ॥ ਸਭ ਖਲਕ ਤਮਾਸੇ ਆਈ ॥ When the magician beats his tembourine, the whole public turn up to see the play. ਬਾਜੀਗਰ ਸ੍ਵਾਂਗੁ ਸਕੇਲਾ ॥ ਅਪਨੇ ਰੰਗ ਰਵੈ ਅਕੇਲਾ ॥੨॥ When the magician winds up his play, then all alone he enjoys his revelments. (Sri Ang 655, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj) ਐਥੈ ਗੋਇਲੜਾ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰੇ ॥ ਖੇਲੁ ਤਮਾਸਾ ਧੁੰਧੂਕਾਰੇ ॥ ਬਾਜੀ ਖੇਲਿ ਗਏ ਬਾਜੀਗਰ ਜਿਉ ਨਿਸਿ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਭਖਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੯॥ Man only stays four days (short time) in this pasture-land, and he revels and sports in utter darkness. Like mumbling in the night's dream, the jugglers have left the world, after staging their play. (Sri Ang 1023, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj) 70. Essence of Gurbani and Vedānta The essence of (Advait) Vedānta is that the Absolute only was, is and will be. Nothing else has the potential of existing outside of the Absolute. Gurbani also stresses on the same thing - ਸਭੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਹੈ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ॥ Everything is the Lord everything is the Lord. There is nothing but God, the world -sustainer. (Sri Ang 485, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj) If there is anything that appears separate from Gobind, it is mind, duality, ignorance, maya, or lack of knowledge. Because of ignorance, world appears like a mirage in the sky. When mind disappears, only one limitless sky-like Absolute will be realised. What is mind? It is thought. And thought is like sky, and sky is void and empty. Only nothingness then pervades. For instance, a ruby shines in different hues of the colour red. A darker hue hides the redness of the ruby and the objects visible through it. However, a bright red hue accentuates the redness and its translucency appears restored. Similarly, the Supreme Self has infinite powers - when the power of ignorance comes forth, neither the Self nor the Its infinite capacities are visible. Conversely, when the light of Knowledge arrives, the Self becomes profoundly evident, and the objective world and everything that happens in it appears nothing more than It's magical play. All Is God God Is All … to be continued … Link to Part I - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part I Link to Part II - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part II Link to Part III - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part III Link to Part IV - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part IV Link to Part V - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part V Link to Part VI - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part VI Link to Part VII - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part VII Link to Part VIII - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part VIII Link to Part IX - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part IX Link to Part X - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part X Link to Part XI - Priceless, Divine Diamonds - Part XI Here is a direct link to the pdf file of the above entries - Entries 66-70 Gurprasad.pdf Guru Roop Sangat Jeo, please forgive this moorakh for all the mistakes made in the post Dhanvaad! Gurfateh! :happy2:

Did anyone else see the first episode of the two part drama series of Silent Witness about Pakistani Paedophile gangs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01g987f/Silent_Witness_Series_15_And_Then_I_Fell_in_Love_Part_1/ This is the programme that was cancelled in May this year because the Rochdale trail was going on at the time. The second part of the drama is on this evening at 9pm. The drama was filmed around Southall although for some reason the only place mentioned by name by one of the characters is Hounslow! They showed the Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Havelock Rd quite prominently twice as the police visit the mother of one of the abuse victims at a house in Hammond Rd. This road is to the side of the Gurdwara. The fools at the BBC probably think that the Gurdwara backdrop would give the programme an ethnic feel! They also filmed in the car park at Iceland and Quality Foods in South Road. Sanjeev Bhaskar the comedian played some Pakistani married to a gori whose step daughter was one of the abuse victims. He is a good comedian but his acting was rubbish. They also had some Pakistani police woman investigating the abuse case and she contantly kept referring to the gang as 'Asian'! The last episode of the two parter is on tonight at 9pm.

Veers can you seriously explain the meaning of the following so I can understand it in Sikhi terms. I understand the first two line but I don't understand the rest about Goddesses Bhavani + Laxmi properly. Thanks First Passage of Sarbloh Granth ੴ One (advait - non-dual) Lord who is the light of all creation ਸ੍ਰੀ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਹ ॥ Victory to Sri Vahiguru ਸ੍ਰੀ ਭਵਾਨੀ ਜੀ ਸਹਾਇ ॥ May Bhavani be helpful ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮਾਯਾ ਲਛਮੀ ਜੀ ਸਹਾਇ ॥ May Maya Laxmi be helpful ਉਸਤਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮਾਯਾ ਲਛਮੀ ਜੀ ਕੀ ॥ The Praise of Sri Maya Laxmi ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮੁਖਿਵਾਕਯ ਪਾਤਿਸ਼ਾਹੀ ੧੦ ॥ From the blessed mouth of the Tenth King

British sources could be biased as for the reasons for the attack. I would imagine they would be arrogant and try to paint the Nihang Singhs in as much of a demonic way possible. I agree with you on the rest, figures have probably been exaggerated. Any specific books you all would recommend to read about Sikh history from 1700s-Sikh Raj-Fall of Sikh Empire??

I'd like to point out just because modern nihangs are making up things about Akalis of old, it doesnt take away from Akalis like Baba Hanuman Singh and Baba Phoola Singh. As for the assassination would it not be right to say it was an accumulation of decisions made by MRS? Not sure though. Where do you usually read your history pertaining to this subject ?

it is the Manglacharan from Sri Sarbloh Granth.

Is there anything at Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib to commemorate this? Thats alsmost as manySikhs that died in Wadda Ghallughara. If the Buddha Dal account is more accurate, then thats thats even more Sikhs dying than the Wadda Ghallughara. KGM, Do you have any dates or months for this battle, at least we could commemorate this event in the calendar month?

They were Hindu advisors that the Akalis loathed because they knew their colors. They brain washed MRS into doing a lot of bad things and making horrible decisions that contributed to the fall of the Sikh empire. There are medical reports of after MRS's death many honest GurSikhs of the court were assassinated at night time. The Nihangs actually tried to assassinate MRS once because they saw what was happening as they were very intelligent and had pure jeevans. A few of the first things these traitors did after the close fall of the empire was steal from the Khalsa treasury and buy land in Kashmir.

true but heart of sikhi will always be punjab..we have too much history there...

who were the ' the treacherous Dogra’s' and are they still around ?

Agreed, I know for sure chatanga veerg doesn't have bad intentions and has just as much sharda than us and I know he has more than me and is more knowledgeable about Sikhi than me. A simple difference in approach or whatever doesn't mean we got to make these things personal.

Dal panth was seperated into two groups...Tarnal Dal and Bhudda dal...bhudda dal was essentially the governing body and all dals/battalions accepted their authority... Baba Hanuman Singh ji was jathedar of the Bhudda Dal...he was jathedar of the whole panth at one time...following the jathedari of akaali phoola singh...its a shame the average sikh doesnt even know who he was ... All misls were Tarna Dal and Tarna dal fell under Bhudda Dal's control...Misl Shaheedan was the dal of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji who was a jathedar within Tarna Dal... Modern day Taksalis are basically an offshoot of Tarna Dal Misl Shaheedan..at one time they were one and the same... Apologies for any mistakes

Isn't it right to say he was the caretaker or leader of Misl Shaheedan, not Budha Dal. I don't think it was called Budha Dal then although Budha Dal came from Misl Shaheedan, just like Damdami Taksal wasn't called that then either. Oh man, what I'd give to travel back in time.

And that's why Sikhi is so unique/cool..... why do what other ppl would do???

dear o dear...what can we expect when sikhs give up their faith in sikhi so easily

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Guru_ki_maseet guru hargobind ji built a mosque for muslims who lived at sri hargobindpur. after partition the mosque came into state of neglect. guru granth sahib and some nihang singhs moved in to guru ki maseet. the mosque was then handed over to some muslims after being fixed up. but would muslims do the same for us?

Japji sahib – obtaining bhramgyaan Jaap sahib – namaskaar to akaal purukh Tva prasad svayie – developing bairaag chaupai sahib – benti to akaal purukh Anand sahib – experiencing the anand of jeevan mukhti Rehraas sahib – obtaining sachkhand Kirtan sohila – eradicating bad dreams Sukhmani sahib – One average a human takes 24000 breaths each day and sukhmani sahib contains 24000 letters. Therefore reading sukhmani sahib makes the each breath fruitful and gives the mind peace. For further information, please read Khalsa Jeevan by Sant Kartar Singh Ji (page 221)

Sorry I never saw the original post, panther Ji. The cat gifs distracted me. Of course, singher23 Ji is correct.

Chatanga, Unlike you I don't need to name drop who I know or don't know. Unlike you I don't have associations with Taksal, SSF or any of the Akalis so I can take a detached view and do not have to tailors the facts to suit the party to whom I owe allegience. Your statement-; Just shows how naive you are and how ignorant you are of what the Durbar sahib under Khalistani control represented. When the Kharkoos took over the complex in 1986 that general feeling was that the miltants had taken their rightful place after the GOI had done it's worst to remove them in 1984. For the common government official/Police men the takeover also signified that the GOI had lost the battle and Khalistan was around the corner and what was the use in fighting it. Rode was used by the GOI to create dissensions in the movement as well as provide the GOI the opportunity to take back control and pass it to the SGPC. Read the link below http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/liberty.nsf/%28docid%29/0A1E2222519201ECE5256A1C003504E4 and you will realise what a role Rode played in 1988. Incidentally I was in India at the time and the common Sikhs were dismayed by his slogan of Pooran Azadi when he should have supported the concept of Khalistan. He also gave statements to the press which also muddied the waters. At a time when no Sikh in Punjab apart from the Barnala Akalis supported staying with India, Rode's statements impled that Sikhs could still stay in india provided they were given concessions. Such foolish and mischievous statements are hard to beat. The only other statement that could be compared to his was the one made by Bibi Rajinder Kaur Bulara of Akali Dal (Mann) which she made in Parliament in 1989 just after the Khalistan movement had ensured that she won the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat with a whopping majority. Her statement was that 'No Sikh had ever asked for Khalistan'! Joining the Kanjar and becoming his chumcha is a new strategy is it? What has be achieved since he has allied himself with Badal. Did he stop Badal appointing Saini as Police police chief? Has he ensured justice to Bhai Jaspal Singh and his family who are being harrassed by Akali MPs to drop their fight for justice. Has he advised Badal to drop the BJP? Ala Singh was never the head of a Misl. He was an opportunist out to create his own rule. There was no such thing as a Phulkian Misl, that is a later invention. The bulk of the Misls had always been united. It was after the Khalsa took over the Punjab that dissensions took place between the various Misls. If you sleep with dogs then don't be surprised if you get fleas! If anything those 30 members are more like to become just like the other corrupt members rather than change the SGPC back into what is was pre-Badal. Do you really want to claim a victory in the last SGPC elections? The Sant Samaj candidates just like the Badal candidates won through use of sharab and drugs. Did any of these candidate ever protest that monas, Bhaiyas and Muslims were voting openly in the elections?

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh I honestly sometimes feel that the only way to survive being a doctor is by having a good foundation in Sikhi. The pressure at medical school and during your job can only be overcome with Guru Ji's help. So many people look to drugs or alcohol as a way to de-stress. They are so unfortunate... It's a shame that your parents see your Amrit as being a hinderance when in actual fact you've been blessed with something which will help you through any situation in life. Time management is critical. Don't leave assignments or revision until the last minute. Don't believe your colleagues when they say they do that. Perhaps they do, but it's stupid. Much better to do a little bit everyday and then reward yourself with something nice like a Rensabai at the end of the week than leave it all to the end. You will start the year feeling really positive and then you will slip, and then you will realise that you should have revised much earlier, and then you will learn the hard way (by failing an exam) and then the next year you will ace everything because you learned your lesson! If you start your day well by doing your Simran and Nitnem your day will go so much easier and it will be a joy to study. You've chosen one of the best jobs in the world, doing seva for others for the rest of your life can only uplift you. Remind yourself of this whenever it gets tough. vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

This katha in english very good

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh To help with this question, go back to Guru Nanak Dev Ji's experience with Bhai Lalo. He ate with Bhai Lalo, not because Bhai Lalo was a 'Sikh' or a particular caste, but because he was an honest, humble person with a beautiful soul. To say that Sikhs should only eat from the hands of other Sikhs is the same as saying Brahmins can only eat from Brahmins. This completely erases the values of Gurbani. True Sikhs do not segregate people based on their religion or their caste or their nationality or any other thing. What we do is use our Bibek Buddhi (discriminatory intelligence) to keep the company of those people who reflect the values of the Guru i.e. honesty, integrity and humility. It is very naive to assume that all Amritdharis hold these values and therefore we must eat only from Amritdharis. There will be many non-Amritdharis and non-Sikhs who actually live a better 'Sikh' jeevan than Amritdharis do. Btw, the two quotations you have linked refer to immoral people and those who have dishonoured their Guru. This is not the same as good people or those who are attempting to follow their faith. Guru Nanak Dev Ji didn't eat with Malik Bhago because his food was a direct consequence of bad actions, not because he was not of the same religion/status as Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It's hard to understand how we have gotten to the stage where we think that Guru Nanak Dev Ji would have said 'I won't eat with you Bhai Lalo because you are not a Gursikh like me.' These are merely my opinions, on the basis of what Guru Ji has shown me through their ten jeevans and Gurbani. There will be many who disagree, but where I see Guru Ji's values being misrepresented, resulting in our youth being misled, it is necessary to speak. vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

We have become people who are desperate for acceptance and most of our kids are ONLY taught get along with everyone and no one is bad.... While i accept YES this is true ... BUT we need to start facing up to the truth and the truth is that PAKISTANI's mainly from Amirpur however there are others who are dirty and use these tactics of converting women and then dumping them ...... Didn't this STUPID WOMAN realise what she was heading for when she realised the RAT was already engaged !!!!!!!!!! SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST DUMB BEYOND BELIEF !!!!!!!!!! May Maharaj give them the bhudhi to understand !!!!!!!!

It's just jaljug tryna get to ya mate, u just have to be strong and wen u do ur sohila, or listen to sohila, do an ardaas after it and ask for Amritvela di daat

no need to do drama on it when the reality is there

I will NOT be watching this rubbish as it will only get me angry .... the longer these politicians and the media bury their heads in the sand by not rightly singling out Pakistani's, the worse the problem it going to get. Never rely on media, police or politicians to deliver justice as bhai Mohan Singh (SAS) says !! As Bhai Mohan Singh stated time and time again they presented the evidence for grooming to Jack Straw 10 years ago to which they never paid any attention to. Obviously now the filth is closer to their front doors so they want to make a big deal over it !!!!!!!!!

that cat is a boss. but seriously, would you kill a human if the human was suffering, just as the mouse is? i would kill the mouse in one quick blow with a knife or something then do an ardas. if there is a chance of it recovering, then you could take the mouse to a vet. to prevent the massacre of even more mice, teach your cat that killing mice is bad.

More P.C., anodyne nonsense from the BBC. Forever skirting around the real issues, too afraid to get their hands dirty and commit either way.

The Beloved and the heart have become one, For the heart is always at that door.

Should put it out of its misery as easily as you can. Could have used a shovel or something like that.

On a practical level...bhang was used on the battlefiled in puratan times to numb the pain from an injury and to ensure a speedy recovery due to it being high in anti-oxidants. It had a practical use and was only used in jang/war as a medicine. Today in the UK, people who will never see a battle in their life but "claim" to be maintaining jang-maee maryada...lol Bhang, in moderation was used as medicine on the battlefield in puratan times, like we have a painkillers today (paracetamol/neurofen) but today in UK you have people who drink bhang (Shaheedi Degh) regurlarly, with the sole person of getting high...but keep justifying it by saying they are maintiaing jaag maryada.

Perhaps if Mr Niddar Singh did not try to spread his Hindu agenda amongst the Sikhs, his martial art could have gained more wide acceptance amongst the Sikh community worldwide.

To sing your praise is delicious to the tongue. To talk of the beloved in his world, it is delicious!

Here is katha of Ten Avasthas of Naam Jap during Sant Attar Singh Mustaneywale Barsi by Sant Hari Singh Ji Randhawale..its pretty deep..must listen..i though i share.

This guys been rolling around got years! His dera is on Ghara Road, Jalandhar. One look at the architecture of his dera is all you need know about this fraud. Open shop for everyone and anyone. Hes got domes with the Jewish star of david, the cross, the moon and star and god knows what other symbols on his building. He's definitely on the government payroll and not much different to the Radha Swami outfit but not as large!

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh One afternoon Guru Nanak and his company were resting on the banks of the Ganges at Patna. Mardana was idly inspecting a stone he had picked up along the road, thinking of the vast throngs who had come to hear the Guru. "Master," said Mardana, "you teach a way for every person to find liberation. But many of those who listen still seem to spend much of their time in conflict, and in seeking out excitement and other idle pursuits. Why do they waste away their lives so?" "Most people don't recognize its value," replied the Guru, "although human life is the dearest treasure on this earth." "Surly everyone can see the value of life," said Mardana. "No," said Nanak. "Each man places his own value on things according to what he thinks. A different man with different knowledge will place a different value. That stone you found in the dirt will make a good example. Take it to the marketplace and see what you can get for it." Puzzled, Mardana took the stone to the marketplace and at a stall that sold sweets asked what the vendor would trade for it. The man laughed. "Go away, you're wasting my time." He next tried a produce seller. "I have paying customers to wait on," said the grocer. "I'll give you an onion for it just to get you out of here." Mardana tried several more shops with no better response. Finally he came to the shop of Salis Raj, the jeweler. Salis Raj's eyes opened wide when he saw the stone. "I'm sorry," he said, "I don't have enough money to buy your gem. But I will give you a hundred rupees if you will let me look at it a while longer." Mardana hurried back to the Guru to tell him what had happened. "See," said Guru Nanak, "how when we are ignorant we mistake a valuable gem for a worthless stone. If someone had told you its value before you knew what it was, you would have thought they were crazy. Such a jewel is human life, and whatever you've traded for it, that is what is yours." Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh