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I have a shocking news for ALL you fellow Singhs and Kaurs out there!!!!! Guess what!!!!! We're gonna be in big trouble, and its all because of Guru Sahib!!!!!! He chose 6 random people in a random place like Wisconsin to become martyrs so that this country would wake up realizing who Sikhs are. Then He chose a random bhenji in Ohio to wake them up regarding what is the Rehit of a Sikh, he/she never dishonors any hair on his/her body. Now guess what!!!!!! You never know if you're gonna be the next random Singh/Kaur chosen by Guru Sahib for some unknown seva in some random part of the world. So...BE PREPARED!!!!! His kirpa is raining bigtime on the Khalsa Panth!!!!! Be prepared!!!!! He will pick and choose ANY one of you to teach the world about Gurmat, and in ANY way He sees perfect, so BE PREPARED pyaareyo!!!! BE PREPARED!!!!!

Sir, Satguru never questioned. If Satguru questioned everything, then that means he didn't know the answer to the questions he was asking. If this took place, then Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj is not Satguru. Since Gurbani never lies as Gurbani tells us Satguru Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji Maharaj is Satguru, then your theory on Satguru questioning everything is false. Satguru taught the Brahmins the janeu was nothing more than a thread. Satguru taught many in a way where he would know the answer already to the question he was asking. This is not called questioning, but a teaching technique that is very effective. The question was only asked to help the lost soul recognize the divine and move past rituals. People like you and I ask questions to learn, but not Satguru as he is the teacher. You are not the only person who makes this mistake of saying Satguru questioned everything. Many Sikhs do this when they have their backs against the wall and want to prove their point. But you sir, are not asking questions. Your questions are phrased in a way that makes you a bully. Its like when a bully says to a guy who has his glasses straight on his face.............why are your glasses broken.........why are they on the ground and not on your face..........Your behaviour reminds me of Richard Dawkins..........every religion is false...........he hasn't even gone indepth into all religions, but here he is claiming all religions are false. A piece of advice...........get a teacher that doesn't ask questions himself to find the subjective truth..........hes not even at the objective truth........... Enjoy your day

This is my message to all those who posted inappropriate comments under all those news articles on all those news websites which glorified bhenji... The news about Balpreet Kaur bhenji has made all Sikhs worldwide very proud. Nonetheless, some of the hateful, cheap and disgusting comments I came across under the news articles glorifying her compassionate response to an ignorant creature's unlawful act exposes the existence of a demented segment of society we live among. I even saw a Youtube video where a supposed atheist and an agnostic on one hand respect the maturity of her response, and simultaneously poke fun at the concept of religion. I begin to wonder what academic credentials such people possess before they start typing online or before opening their mouth in front of the camera. Agreed, you're not accustomed to walk past a girl with excessive facial hair. Rather than trying to figure out why would someone do that in this modern day and age, and then why would she be proud of it, you choose to expose your slave mentality by engaging in the most retarded degree of communication which would even put animals to shame. I call it slave mentality because all those sewage worms out there who made those dirty comments, who came on the camera and talked about religion without having any sort of allegiance to any, they are all slaves. The worst part is that they don't even realize that they are slaves. They are slaves to a norm created by the media, a norm that defines what is beauty. They are slaves to a norm created by society, a norm that defines what is good looking. They are slaves to a norm created by their generation, a norm that defines what looks cool. Well guess what you worms, your norms are not going to survive forever. Your norms were created to change and die, because what is beautiful today will be boring tomorrow, what is good looking today will be out of fashion tomorrow, and what is cool today will be primitive tomorrow. However, the legacy of Balpreet Kaur bhenji will stay on forever. For times to come, you and your forthcoming generations will read about her, and how she gracefully and compassionately reacted and responded to a low life who was insensitive enough to take her picture without her permission and post it online. You and your forthcoming generations will see how the norms created by media, society and the future generations change with the passage of time. And someday, when that media, that society and the generation of that time defines beauty the same was as Balpreet Kaur bhenji did, every single worm among all of you who made those negative remarks will see your own progeny look exactly like Balpreet Kaur bhenji. That particular moment, no matter what month and year it is, that day and date you dirty and disgusting worms, will be when all those filthy words you typed and said in September of 2012 will come back to you and haunt your memories till the day your corpse is buried in your graves. Mark my words, nature takes its own course. Today you are using the Internet and hiding behind fake names. A day will come when you won't find any possible way to hide, and will be faced with the truth. The truth will be the fashion of that age, and it will be the same face which you dirt bags mocked in September of 2012. You will be responded to and with full interest. Just wait and watch as its just a matter of time. Balpreet Kaur bhenji was nice enough to let you guys know about the philosophy of her religion. I am being blunt here and foreseeing your own future. Live your rotten lives the way you want to, but you will be getting what you deserve, as its coming your way. I adore her for being respectful towards a loser who invaded her privacy, but I guess there are stinking termites out there who need to be put in place, hence the strong-worded message. Please don't take any of this personally people, its specifically for those who put up inappropriate comments under those news websites. Can't be bothered to post on the same page where a sister was mocked at, so putting it up here, hoping atleast one of them reads me and cringes.

Haha, yeah. I'm surprised they didn't make a bollywood version. Bhoot Busters? Maybe it would go something like.... Girl hears noises in the attic. She goes to investigate, and discovers a dancing ghost. They fall in love, but can't be together because he is a ghost and she is still alive. Her mother forbids it. In fact, her mother calls Bhoot Busters to dispose of the romeo ghost. Watching her beloved getting sucked into a ghost vacuum cleaner, she pushes a random button on the vacuum to turn it off and save her beau. Instead, she presses the eject button and releases all of the ghosts that were being stored in the vacuum. The released ghosts then wreak havoc on the city by doing choreographed dances everywhere. Only true love can save the day.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/27/photo-of-woman-with-facial-hair-leads-to-conversation-understanding/?hpt=hp_c2 respect this bibi

Our buddy Cenk, from Young Turks, shared his thoughts on this Bibi and our religion. He probably thought he was being brutally honest, but he came off as ignorant. Sikhs don't keep their hair because they think God will be angry and won't let them into heaven otherwise. We keep it because this is our human form. He gave birds feathers, He gave fish scales, and He gave us long hair. Cenk is looking at us from an Abrahamic religious point of view. This is a common mistake. You guys believe in an angry guy in the sky. That's not what we believe in. You guys run after the latest fashion trends, and pay money to get your haircuts in the latest hair styles. Who decides these trends? Is there a fashion headquarters that decides one day that a certain look is cool or uncool? Then you guys run out like slaves and style yourselves into these cookie-cutter barbie and ken dolls. Then your kids look at pics of you from 20 years ago and say "OMG Mom and Dad, what were you guys wearing?? You guys look like dorks!" This used to be cool

Why are you asking who'd marry one of us? I think we all know the answer so stop shoving it in our faces. We bibiya are completely aware of the hypocrisy of Singhs, but we place our trust in Maharaj- if He wants to find a high avastha Singh for me to marry, then He will. It's as simple as that. OP. The bhagti suggestion is quite insulting. Hirsutism is not a disease as you make it sound, and bhagti doesnt just cause internal changes unless Vaheguru so wills. You make things sound so simple. I have PCOS. I eat healthy, I'm skinny and I exercise. Still I have excess testosterone levels which have caused facial hair; PCOS is unpredictable and your hormone levels can fluctuate throughout your life for unknown reasons. I may take medicine for it, BUT the medicines DO NOT "treat the cause" as you said- you're oversimplifying everything. They will in most cases suppress the symptoms of pcos only. Ultimately, if a bibi is happy without such medication then that's FINE, its her choice. We do not need to be treated like some diseased beings who need the whole panth's help, or even their opinions.

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_how-sikhism-fits-into-jk-rowling-s-new-book_1746281 How Sikhism fits into JK Rowling's new book Published: Friday, Sep 28, 2012, 9:03 IST Place: London | Agency: PTI JK Rowling Getty Images Celebrated author JK Rowling, whose latest book has a Sikh family at the heart of a fictional village in south-west England called Pagford, says she did a "vast amount of research" on Sikhism – and it shows in the book titled The Casual Vacancy. Answering questions from journalists and others at a book-reading event at the Southbank Centre here last night, Rowling, 47, said that when she was in her mid-twenties she knew a Sikh woman who sparked her interest in Sikhism. It remained with her all along, so the only non-white family in the book "had to be Sikhs", she said. Rowling said she was particularly struck by the egalitarian principles of the religion, and wove in a Sikh family as one of the central features of the book published by Little, Brown Book Group (RPT Little, Brown Book Group). "I wanted the Sikh family at the heart of Pagford, and I wanted them to be second generation Britons. So they are insiders and outsiders simultaneously. In the book, it is Sikhism that provides religious morality, not the Church of England, which is represented by an empty church," Rowling said. Early Indian-origin readers of the book released yesterday morning said they were impressed by the way the Sikh family and Sikhism had been treated in the book. The book devotes considerable attention to Guru Nanak, Guru Granth Sahib, khalsa, and the "night-time prayer, kirtan sohila." London-based media consultant Mimmy Jain, who grew up in Punjab, told PTI: "I was happily surprised to find that JK Rowling had done her research pretty well. There are no Hindu-Muslim or North-South name mismatches of the kind that make me shudder in the work of most Western authors who want to add a bit of curry to their books." She added: "I liked her treatment of Sukhwinder, the only one in a high achieving family who is stuck because she is dyslexic. Of course, it's the parts about the kids -- all of them -- that really stand out in the book." The book has received mixed early reviews, while the jury is out whether Rowling has succeeded in switching from the literary genre of children books to a novel explicitly marketed as one for adults. She said she welcomed legitimate criticism, but it all "depends on who is writing the reviews." The book contains several expletives that Rowling read out at the second reading at the packed Southbank event. She described the book as a tragic comedy.

Boy, are we desperate for some positive media coverage or what!

This Kaur is amazing and beautiful. There isn't a news site (well maybe Fox) that hasn't covered this. One of the articles has around 200,000 likes on Facebook. Wow. A great article: http://shine.yahoo.c...-203500244.html Guru Gobind Singh Ji takes care of his Sikh if that Sikh has pakka vishwaas and walks on the path that has been laid out. Waheguru

Khalistani Gun Man, so Panth Parkash which all Nihangs in India beleive in is lying when it shows how brave Sikh warriors were? I suggest you read some history from the original sources like Panth Parkash of Bhangoo or the works of Giani Gian Singh are also recommended. The Nang propaganda of Niddar has no historical base, even though he falsely uses the Nihang title every time he flaunts his anti Sikh theories. Even the Nihangs in India laugh at his antics.

There's definitely a change in the air. Something leading up to a crescendo of sorts is in the works, but nothing like the standard "2012 End of The World" nonsense that people are expecting. Possibly an opening of minds? Who knows.

When a person reads Gurbani with pyare, there is a constant awareness that builds up in a person and to increase the divine experience a person needs to do simran. Simran inside a person starts when Gurbani is sung for long hours or over many days with an intense desire to keep going. There are thousands of shabads that tell us to do simran. If you don't listen to, read Gurbani with pyare, then simran will not start in you. You can surely keep repeating Vaheguru, but there will be no deep growth to experience the divine.

The pankti in Akal Ustat does not condemn Naam jaap of Gurmantar. Gurbani again and again stresses on obtaining Naam and practicing it. It cannot be rejected by Guru Sahib. Gurbani, however, rejects physical external rituals that are empty from within or devoid of any spirituality. Jaap in the pankti refers to uttering mantras of vedas which Hindus recite to attain some type of reward. Certain mantras in the Vedas (especially Rig Veda) are recited for particular purpose and to a particular deity. Indra is the main deity in the Rig Veda but other deities are also invoked by some mantras. These are purely ritualistic. Further, there is no personal God assumed in the Vedas who should be worshipped. No union is sought with God. Hence, Guru Sahib rejected repetition of such mantras because they are devoid of God’s love or prema bhagti. Anytime in Gurbani or Dasam Granth, repetition of mantras is rejected; it refers to Vedas and Hindu mantras. If you read the rest of the shabad, you will realize that it rejects all external rituals like taap (making the body suffer) and sati (immolation) etc. Repetition of Gurmantar is recommended for many reasons. It is obtained from Satguru. It is Naam. It refers to worshipping One Supreme Reality. It makes the devotee God-oriented and purifies the inner-self. Gurmantar is revealed whereas mantras of Vedas are not revelatory. Practicing Gurmantar is the highest of all deeds and it washes away our filth. Those who do not obtain it from Satguru but still recite it will also obtain bliss and experience peace and tranquility. But they will have to practice more and the benefits will be less. They also will not get salvation or union with Waheguru. Guru Rakha

Waheguru... Veerji take it easy. The panj pyare have ample experience of all this. Take your time and explain, get it all off your chest. 2ndly, hope you do lots and lots of naam simran. The medicine that works!

That make sense..thanks reminds me of discussion bijla veer and i had on nirgun and sargun- http://www.sikhsangat.com/Index.php?/topic/66285-sargun-nirgun-nirankar/

Fist ongkar was recited and that resosance created world - Yes but prior to the resonance waheguru was in nirgun form, which is beyond time but when ong resonance was recited the world came. In the resonance shiva, vishnu and brahma came to form hence the world. But since form comes from the timeless God (nirgun) form itself has no originating point in time and space hence it is also infinite. Remember Nirgun can remain without form (resonance) but sargun cannot be without nirgun. So the tuk is talking about how sargun aspect of creation arose - it's BEGINNING point of creation. Not God's beginning (Nirgun) N.B Some words are impossible to describe as words by themselves are dependent on time so please ignore any discrepancies when I describe nirgun and also sargun. How can you define Nirgun and talk about how sargun arose from something timeless - arose itself implies a past tense!! All words get lost.. One gets mute.

Salam Bibi Ji, is there any reason you actually reveal the name of your sikh boyfreind on the forum while hiding yours ? I am curious to know.

Your situation isn't as simple as it looks. Let me be honest, the kind of relationship you guys have is not at all approved of in either Sikhi or Islam, so you both are walking on a really sharp blade. He is an unmarried Sikh having an intimate relationship with you, a Muslim Bibi who has kids. If he is so serious about Sikhi, he would know that what he is committing is among the 4 cardinal sins that are taboo for Sikhs. Any sort of physical relationship with the opposite gender out of the wedlock is an act of transgression according to the Sikh code of conduct. So please, do not consider him the best example of a Sikh. You never said if you were married/widowed/divorced. I am just guessing so forgive me, but possibly he got closer to you when you lost your husband and were emotionally devastated and in need of a shoulder? The positive influence you both have had on each other is that you both have become comparatively a lot more attached to your respective faiths. However, the root cause is not a comfortable one, because it seems like it was just out of physical relationship. Anyways, him not agreeing to marry you implies one of two things. Either he doesn't want to embrace Islam (obviously), or he (like any other random guy in today's day and age, so please don't blame the entire Sikh nation here) is with you only to satisfy his physical needs, if you know what I mean. I'd say you need to confront him and confront him firmly, asking him what is the real reason behind his refusal. Maybe he doesn't want to live being a step-dad to your kids? Who knows? Only he can tell you, I doubt anyone on here would know what goes on in his mind. Forget the Sikh/Muslim factor for a second. Do you think you would be comfortable living with a guy who can dare to be intimate with a woman who has kids but is not ready to marry her? What kind of love is this? What is this friendship? You say you compliment each other, help each other, and that he protects you guys, I am sorry but I sort of don't buy that. Why is he with you at all to begin with? What does he want from you besides intimacy? These are questions you need to take up with him and he needs to address them.

Maybe cuz you guys are different religions... Idk for sure what's going on in his head. People on here are only going to speculate. Maybe you should ask him this question.

amazing video..!! totally agree if it goes viral it be amazing..!!!!!!

Mods can delete the post as much as you like, your hypocrisy can never be deleted

i noticed this too, Sikhi is coming thru on bigscale now, and it feels sooo good, but a shame its coming out the wrong way, from the killings and lives going...I think Sikhi is going to be recognised more now, and people will start looking towards sikhi ways and wanting to become like that, as how long can technology, fashion, being cool, money, paisaa paisaaa, go on for? People will get bored and fed up that they will want to come into Sikhi or learn more about it...and go back to the old days ways of living.

I saw this too, and I looked at her eyes, she the most beautiful girl I have seen. And this is coming from someone who used to be paranoid about my face and how it looks... She has definetely given me a lot of confidence on facial hair...i dont really care now if anybody can see my sideboards or my upperlip...she's an inspiration..., Also saw the comments people of non-Sikh origin left her, they were supporting her sooo much...and saying we should be happy with how God has made us, instead of looking like barbie dolls.

no but you can do it in different ways, as 5th Guru showed us by peacefully accepting shaheedi, whereas 6th Guru showed us by taking the sword. Repeated for 9th and 10th Guru. Equal yes, but not all by the same method. I am not splitting anyone out, nevermind our Gurus.

@Singh1234567 ji veerji 2-3 scenes of Akali phoola singh ji !!

In all seriousness veer ji, next time you hear the noise, just go and see what it is. I doubt it is a ghost. This will save you a lot of time, and put your mind at rest. Don't be afraid.

Sure! To the caste of mankind

I see, it must be very hard to do. People like me can only imagine and wish to up take the task you are doing right now. I too want to do something like this, but you're taking the initiative and we should support you fully. I can't support financially, but if there's any other help, don't feel free to ask here. A humble suggestion is to have a game plan if you don't make your goal as for your first movie, maybe you won't. I know this may seem like something a Sikh shouldn't do, but go Badal and Captain and see if they will come together and support you in this film as well. I dislike Badal, but maybe he would be willing to invest in this movie if you can professionally lay out your business plan and present it directly to him. He might do it to get votes from Sikhs.

Whilst agreeing with general sentiment that shaheed word just as sant word is loosely used these days but in case of Wisconsin shooting those victims are shaheeds in its own right as satguru ji called them to create chain reaction positive effect bringing huge awareness of sikhs world wide.. i feel the pain of 6 innocent human/sikhs being slaughtered by hate crime on human level but looking at grand scheme of things- it's maharaj's lella to create awareness of khalsa panth..!!!..it was bit of blessing in disguise..!! I also realize if these were my mother/father/sister/brother i may not would have felt the same way or see things in this clarity i can only hope maharaj continue to bless me strength to understand maharaj's lella in clarity.!! Each blood which is spill either our's or whole human race its part of great maharaj's lella..!!!!!!!!

dont do that unless you know how to do it properly.

And how do you know for sure that its not all fake? Ask the dude to register an FIR, or is it the same "Police in India doesn't do anything?" rant, so you go online and complain to those who don't care and can't do anything anyways? Just because some Sikh guys bullied this person doesn't mean they were abiding by Sikhi when doing so. Geez man how naive could one get!

http://sikhchic.com/...?cat=33&id=3705 Harpreet Singh Dhariwal By:T. SHER SINGH HARPREET SINGH DHARIWAL May 3, 1965 - September 25, 2012 It’s true. The good die young. They say it’s because the pure amongst us have but a few loose ends to work out in life. They’re done early, and then move on into the final lap of their journey, into the arms of the One. Certainly, it is so true of Harpreet Singh Dhariwal, who at a mere 47 years of age, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, after a bout of cancer. I first got to know Harpreet when he was a young lad in Toronto. I knew him then as the ‘baby brother’ of Jasjeet Kaur, my ‘baby sister’ Sartaj Kaur’s best friend. I saw him only sporadically then, as I left town to go to law school. But by the time I was back and settled as a full-fledged lawyer, he was a strapping young man, heading into University of Toronto - bright, charming, and a sportsman brimming with energy. I remember him from those days as an ardent fan of contemporary music and dance. His passion, though, was basketball. Not only as a player but as a coach. And it is his love for that sport that drew him into helping his peers as well as the children that followed, in getting them all active and involved. I remember the perennial gleam in his eye and his ever-present good-humour. Amidst all of it, he was a proud Sardar … which brought him to me, voluntarily, every time we had a project going, be it the annual Vaisakhi dinners under the aegis of The Centennial Foundation, or the Spinning Wheel Film Festival or the conferences or seminars we did from time to time, or the television shows and series I was involved in. Every now and then, my phone would ring and he would be asking me if I knew of this, or heard of that … and direct my attention to new and daring avenues. He would urge me to write about something, or take up a certain cause … always concerned, always wanting to initiate, to help, to support. Though he was an IT wiz -- his work in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Toronto was widely recognized and honoured -- his spare time was devoted to basketball. Which brought him into the fold of the Toronto Raptors basketball team. He assisted them in community outreach into the Sikh community. He called me one day saying that the Raptors wanted him to join an advisory board to assist them in figuring out how to inspire young kids further within the basketball and ice-hockey milieu. I congratulated him and rattled off a string of things he should do … when he interrupted me and stopped me in my tracks. I am a sportsman, he said, and not interested on being on any board. “It’s not my thing,” he said. He was emphatic … and convinced me to take on the job. I did, and with Harpreet’s help and guidance, we managed to get the Raptors to dedicate one game every year at spring time to the Sikh-Canadian community, and market it as the Vaisakhi Day Raptors Game! That was Harpreet at his best. He was a doer, but shunned the lime-light and had no interest in the glare of publicity. Nevertheless, I would draw him in from time to time when I needed, for example, someone on the TV show I then hosted on Faith and Religion to talk about Sikhi or Sikh issues. What drew me to Harpreet over and over again -- in addition to his intelligence and forthrightness -- was his sincerity and his utter humility. How he combined those two precious and elusive qualities with his ever-effervescent joie de vivre, I have never been able to understand. He was suddenly struck gravely ill a few months ago. When I went to see him the first time after I heard of it, he surprised me by telling me he had read my article on my confrontation with the Canadian External Affairs Minister Joe Clark at the Sikh Studies Conference at the University of Toronto in 1986. He had a naughty glint in his eye, despite his frailty; I could see he could barely contain himself as he handed me a stack of photographs! Lo and behold, Harpreet had been present in the auditorium that afternoon with his ubiquitous camera and had photographed the entire exchange! He was strong as he knew the end was nigh. Deeply spiritual, seeking and finding strength in his life-long love for Sikhi. We lost Harpreet to cancer yesterday morning, and since then I’ve received a stream of calls from across the continent, each reminding me of how he gave, always gave … to friends, to colleagues, to family, to the community. Selflessly, never seeking or accepting recognition, never lingering for even a pat on the back or an accolade. He was blessed with a loving wife, Ranjit Kaur, and both with three boys - perfect clones of Harpreet in their unbottled energy: Amrit (12), Sahib (10) and Teg (soon to be 9). Harpreet’s goodness lives on in them and in the wonderful family I have known for much of my life in Canada: his father, Sardar Sudarshan Singh, his sisters Gurpreet Kaur and Jasjeet Kaur, and their respective families. (His mother, Sardarni Jaspal Kaur, passed away in October, 2010.) FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS Glendale Memorial Gardens and Visitation Centre Visitation: Friday, September 28, 2012 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Funeral Service: Friday, September 28, 2012 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Glendale Visitation Centre - Chapel Glendale Memorial Gardens and Visitation Centre, 1810 Albion Road, Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario, Canada M9W 5T1. Ph: 416-675-9489. Web: www.Glendale-can.com http://blog.shindasingh.com/

Mystyfing are the wonders of Akaal Purakh ! .... how mystifying and beautiful that Akaal inspires a lotus in the midst of a swamp of this kalyug to encourage and motivate us towards our Sikhi path ! I cannot or ever fully understand the wonders of akaal with this miniscule human mind.... namastang akaale namastang akaale !! :respect:

^^^ True say!

She's an ideal role model for us all...kesan swasa sang nibhai!

All i want to say is.................the response she gave shows how much Bani she reads.......................calm, collected, at peace with the world, love for everyone, without fear, without hate, ready to face world's challenges with humility and contentment.............truly bowing before every ant and elephant. Not only is she carrying Khalsa form with grace, but her words are truly also representing Khalsa..............Akal Purakh works in such mysterious ways.........his play can't be understood. :respect:

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A wife isnt for pleasure or anythink like that its for gyaan, its so u and her can get out of this noose of death by going into the chaurasi lakh jooni again you are suppost to help each other to get closer to Vaheguru ji

She is the most beautiful among women; upon her forehead she wears the Jewel of the Lord's Love. Her glory and her wisdom are magnificent; her love for the Infinite Lord is True. Other than her Beloved Lord, she knows no man. She enshrines love for the True Guru. stop being selfish and love your wife, 2 bodies one soul.