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The maryada i was given by Sant Nicholas Lapland (Finlandwale) was that its okay to keep a Christmas tree so long as i have shashtar hanging from the tree.

None are stronger than each other. It all depends on a person and how high or low their jeevan is. For some Mool Mantar helps them see Vaheguru clearly and for some its Vaheguru simran. Each one has its own purpose, but gets a person to the same destination. One is not faster than the other either. If you are more concsious of yourself, then at times.....depending on what Bani you read, you will want to do one over the other. But then another time you will want to do the other one. And sometimes Maharaj does so much kirpa you want to do both with all the energy in ur body not stop for countless hours. Giani Thakur Singh ji said, instead of talking about Sikhi, just start practicing it and you'll find out the answers. Satguru also said this in Gurbani, by saying truth is high, but higher is truthful living. Practice, contemplate, experience, and then become one.

Be careful of blind accusations especially if this is not in the public domain. What is your definition of a kaam magazine? You have not shown any proof and you have given a hazy description - this is just chugliya.

Today I watched my kids putting the tree up, whilst trying to fill their heads that this is a pagan northern European tradition to do with Winter, Santa is a Sikh name, what is in it for Sikhs to do this etc etc..... Then I wondered - rather than a star on top of the tree which is a representation of the sign of Isa's birth, why don't we replace this with a Khanda? Is that ok to do - any thoughts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub7Wan0b5uk

Religious reasons aside it's too much hassle putting the thing up, decorating it, and then taking it down again. Life's too short, lol. I've not had a tree up since 1990 I think! I was only a wee lad back then. :biggrin2:

Great photo by Freed paaji!

Two Day Gurbani Gutka and Pothi Repair Workshop. In this workshop you will learn the basics of how to repair and rebind damaged or birad gutka sahibs and pothi sahibs. The first day will cover basic rebinding using traditional and adapted techniques. The second day will cover basic paper repair. Dates: 27-28 Dec 2012 Times: 9am-5pm both days (Thurs and Fri) Location: Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Southall Park Avenue Basic tools will be provided to share but please try to bring as many of the following items as possible: Pencil, Craft knife, Stanley Knife, wood/mdf off-cuts, scalpel, metal ruler, wooden mallet, cutting mat, large sewing needles, clean painting brushes, scrap cardboard or a chopping board and also a hazuria cloth. If you are interested in signing up please send your name via email to: pothirepair@gmail.com Or call 07757082680 The workshop will have a maximum capacity of 15-20 students. Please only apply if you are able to attend both days as a minimum of two days is needed to learn the basic skills. Why is the workshop being held? The topic of Gurbani Pothi Sahibs and their repair may seem distant and unimportant to many. Yet it is of central importance if the Sikh community is to better itself and become closer to the ideals enshrined by our Guru-Sahibaan. The reasons why can be covered in a book or an essay. However, they can also be summed up in the THREE bullet points shown below.Gurbani and Gurmat granths themselves extol the virtues of doing seva of Gurbani’s Sargun Pothi Sahib Sarup.e.g. “Pothi Parmesar Ka Thaan” “Dhan su kagad kalam dhan…” The workshop will be a chance for Sikhs to understand the virtues of doing seva of Maharaj’s sargun sarup. The community is currently treating gurbani in a 'use and dispose' way. Every month hundreds Gurbani Pothis and Maharaj Sarups are cremated in asthaans across Panjab and India. Hundreds of Maharaj Sarups are being printed on a monthly basis. This is leading to a “use and dispose” cycle whereby people would rather cremate a Maharaj Sarup than go to the effort of getting it repaired. Moreover, it has now become impossible to account for the hundreds and thousands of Maharaj sarups being printed. This has made it easier for non-Gurmat Dera groups to use Maharaj Sarups to legitimize themselves enough to attract Sikhs and benefit financially.Repairing damaged Pothi Sahibs and Maharaj Sarups on a large scale will mean that the need to print masses of Gurbani and Maharaj Sarups will diminish. The workshop intends to be one step towards reaching this destination. Many Historical Pothi Sahibs and Maharaj Sarups in India and abroad are in a state of disrepair or misrepair due to limited funds and attention. Training Sikhs in manuscript repair and restoration will help change this situation without the need to rely on paying non-Sikh manuscript restorers. The workshop will allow shardhavaan Sikhs to gain some basic repair skills which can then be developed in later workshops.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Guru Roop Sangat Jeo, Daas has been able to scan "Mukat Marg Granth", its basically a collection of sermons believed to be said by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, explaining the importance of various paths and the fals one can obtain by certain number of repititions. Hope its helpful! Download/read here Bhull Chukk Maaf Jeo

I recently bought laptop for my mom and i want to install a good anti-virus. I don't want to get free programs as her laptop usually ends up corrupted after a while. Is there any cheap (under 40$) anti-virus program that you can recommend?

Back in the 80's or 90's there was a Singh in Birmingham UK who had a khanda put on his mercedes, replacing the mercedes sign. When the Police saw it they told him to take it off LOL

haha the Dalai Lama is great

Everyone's a warrior shastar vidiya master until their life is on the line lol

I fear we have a lot more nonsense to look forward to. Our faith is relatively young. Lord knows what'll be going on in a few generations time. EDIT: I guess the Singhs of olden days probably said the above about us. :biggrin2:

I'm going to go get artificial tree that has been in the garage for years and set it up just because this thread inspired me to. Dhan dhan sant baba Jesus Nazareth wale

Hardly surprising, SGPC is controlled by Indian government their objective is to slowly erase any evidence of the 84 attacks from the minds of Sikhs. Theyve already partially succesfully brainwashed or turned most of punjab into druggies...most of the young generations in India dont know anything about the 1984 movenment .. I belive theres more awareness and knowledge in the UK than there is in India.. I dont really hold a lot of respect for the indian Sikhs, theyre "paper sikhs" the first thing a Keshdhari from India does if he comes to the UK is get his hair cut and remove his dastaar...they have no ethics or principles...Obviously not all of them...but large numbers..

هوای بندگی آوُ رد در وجوُد مرا havāye bandagī āvord dar vujūd marā A yearning for celestial adoration engendered my existence ਭਜਨ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਨੇ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਹੋਂਦ ਵਿਚ ਲਿਆਂਦਾ, وگرنه ذَوقِ چنینِ آمدن نبوُد مرا vagarna zouq-e chunīn āmadan nabūd marā Otherwise, I fancied not the tangibility. ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਤਰਾਂ ਆਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਸ਼ੌਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ ॥ (੧) - Bhai Nand Lal Ji :l: ਕਰਿ ਬੰਦੇ ਤੂ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਘਟ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਹੁ ॥੩॥ Kar banḏe ṯū banḏagī jicẖar gẖat mėh sāhu. ||3|| O human being, meditate on the Lord, as long as there is breath in your body. ||3|| (Sri Ang 728, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj) :l:

Have you been fortunate enough to do their darshan? Sadly I haven't. I guess I've not been a good boy.

How can we be asking what mantar is better ??? This is a question that is insulting to sikhism. - It's like asking who is/was the better guru out of the ten !!!! ..........This is ridiculous............

Dead on! The moderates will make up lies about Bikramjit Singh ji, but he is stepping down because of personal Sikhi jeevan. Everyone wants Bikramjit Singh ji to be the president again, but everyone respects his decision. If anyone hears any other stupid reason, then it is all lies. Just ignorant, arrogant, lies coming from old men and women that are hell bent on taking Gurdwara donated funds into their own hands and using them for personal use. If you are worried about who will win, then do Chaupai Sahib the paath and do Ardas to Maharaj. :biggrin2: This election has nothing to do with table and chairs, although the moderate slate wants to make it out this way. Doesn't matter if the Gurdwara has tables or no tables. The goal of every individuals (Sikh Youth) is to get Gurdwaras back into teaching Sikhi to those who needed it the most and implement a platform where the message can be communicated to the targeted sangat. So if you see a Gurdwara that is abusing funds and it has no tables or chairs, then that does not mean nothing should be done about it. Actions should be put in place so the Gurdwara does not abuse funds, or does not abuse the sangat or stop it from any other misconduct it is committing.

They are both stronger and as Jagga veer pointed out there is no difference between Gurmantar and Mool Mantar. I never understood why we as sikhs have so many doubts and sansas regarding mantras within gurbani.. coming back to the topic both gurmantar and mool mantar have nirgun/sargun gyan and both are extremely deep penetrating mantras and both mantras are agam agad bodh and yes both are capable to take who recites with full pyar/sharda/dedication/vidhi to sachkhand. Gurbani is agam agad bodh its complete shabad guru and complete manifestation of Vahiguroo nirankar himself. I think question should not be which mantar within gurbani is stronger but rather question should be put fwd to those who is meditating on mantra or gurbani- how far one is willing to dive into gurbani (Agam agad bodh) and get lost in it? Just to give everyone who may have doubts on mool mantar or gurmantar which one is stronger, just to reiterate its not the mantra within gurbani but again how far you willing to dive in it. I have a mona freind who is being meditating on mool mantar for 6 years now with full dedication, he is feeling vibration of mool mantra, he can hear the shabad resonance/dhuni inside when he sits in meditation. So if him being a mona can hear shabad(mool mantra) inside running then any gursikh can and should able to with mool mantar...so wake up guys, don't waste on dilemma which mantar(gurmantar/mool mantar) i should jap, just jump right in..times running out, there is no certainty in life - we don't know if our breath went out coming back in or not..remember death each and every breath you won't forget jaap.!!

Ring these numbers Jathedar, Sri Akal Takht Sahib 0183-2540820 (O) President, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee 0183-2553950 (O) president@sgpc.net P.A. (President) Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee 0183-2553950 (O) 9814728666 (M) Secretary, SGPC 0183-2553951-56 (O) Dharam Parchar Committee 0183-2553952 (O) Manager, Sri Darbar Sahib, Sri Amritsar. 0183-2553953 (O) Information Officer, Sri Darbar Sahib, Sri Amritsar. 0183-2553954 (O)

Ask your doctor first. Without seeing the baby, I can only guess, but it sounds like in that age group it could either be infected eczema or folliculitis. In my practice I have never advised hair removal for any scalp infection of my own patients (whatever the type of infection) and never known this to be a problem, whether using topical or oral agents.

There are two slates running, the Sikh Youth Slate (http://votesikhyouth.ca/) and the Moderate Slate (http://bcmss.org/Home.html). The Sikh youth first won the election in 2008 but the Moderates led by Balwant Gill didn't want to lose power so they took the youth to court over some errors in paperwork. So another election was called in 2009, which a new Sikh Youth Slate (but still supported by the old one) won by 2/3 of the votes. There was overwhelming support for the Sikh Youth. The day of the elections in 2009 many kids with huge signs reading: Vote for our Future, Vote For Sikh Youth stood outside in the rain all day long. Many Kattar(strict) moderates called into the radio after and during the election and said that these kids have melted our hearts, when we had left home we had planned to vote for the Moderates but when we saw the kids standing in the rain and cold weather asking us to look at their future it hit our hearts. We were acting out of ego voting for the moderates just because of some petty issues like tables and chairs, we realized that Youth were the future and we need to protect our future so we voted for the Sikh Youth. This years election: It is a different Sikh Youth slate but it has the support of the old slate and there are 3 members from the old slate on the new slate. The president on the new slate was the Treasurer on the previous slate. The Sikh Youth have done a lot to improve the Gurdwara Sahib and the community. They have had many Smagams, seminars, camps, weekend programs etc. There have been many many amrit sanchars. When the moderates were in power for 13 years there was not even ONE AMRIT SANCHAR!! For a list of what the Sikh youth have done go to: http://www.gurunanakgurdwara.ca/cat_1/2010-2012-gnsg-program-recap I can go on and on about what the good the youth have done and what the moderates did (basically nothing) while they were in power. But that will be pointless. The moderates run on the platform of putting tables and chairs back in the langar hall, and putting thapars for those wanting to eat on the ground. The youth took away the tables and chairs but left some on the sides for the elderly and those that have physical problems. They also have some other points, most of which are good things, like making a gym, cleaning the gurdwara, following Akal Takhat Maryada etc. But the Youth is already doing all of these. The Youth already follow Akal Takhat Maryada. The youth is already doing construction and a gym is part of the plan. The Sikh Youth have done so much in the past 3 years. It can't all be counted. I'll give my personal experience. I helped out with the Sikh Youth since the beginning From the first elections till now. Politics will always happen, but these guys are truly dedicated to doing parchar of Sikhi and Gurmat. Three main camps are held every year for kids. I've been lucky enough to do seva in every single one of them. Hundreds of kids come to these camps, they learn about Gurmat, they meet other Gursikh kids their age and they get to eat nice food and play games. How else do we keep kids away from gangs and drugs? Join them to the the religion and community. When they have good sangat they won't go to drugs and gangs. One of the biggest accomplishments of the Sikh Youth is the Sunday Youth Darbar. This is one of the best programs ever to run in a Gurdwara. Both parents and the children come into the darbar and a little bit keertan,simran and katha in english is done. The darbar gets so packed that there isnt a place to sit when these darbars happen. I can speak from personal experience here again, my neighbors who are not into Sikhi at all and are the kind of family you wouldnt expect at the gurdwara go to these programs every week. My other neighbours who are radhasoamis also started going to these programs. Its not just the kids the parents come as well, and they learn as well. There can be no mehma done of the Sikh Youth. They've brought the entire community together. This is a BIG Gurdwara and it has lots of media attention. Whenever something big happens in the world the media looks towards this Gurdwara for a statement, for a program. When tragedy in Haiti happened the entire community got together with the Gurdwara and raised money and sent sevadaars to Haiti. When the shooting at the Gurdwara in wisconsin happened the Gurdwara Sahib did collective simran and an Ardas for the victims, and raised money. The media all came to the Gurdwara that day. This Gurdwara is the centre of the Community. There are other Gurdwarai in the Surrey area, but this is the oldest and biggest and the one everyone looks to whenever something happens. If the Sikh Youth lose this election the Gurdwara will fall from the Panths hands. So everyone in the Surrey area that is a member of the Gurdwara Sahib, don't be lazy, don't be worried about the cold and rain (and snow as it just started snowing here but who knows how long that will last) and go out VOTE FOR THE SIKH YOUTH!!

Gurfateh. In this topic we will post a daily quote of the various persian banis of the Afghan court poet, Bhai Nand Lal. In love, there is no distinction between wisdom and madness. - Diwân-e-Goya To read more about Bhai Nand Lal, see http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Bhai_Nand_Lal To see more such daily quotes, see the facebook page that has been running for months with daily quotes. https://www.facebook.com/Bhainandlal

http://www.amritbani.com/default.aspx Also Amrit Bani TV http://www.amritbanitv.com/

Everyone please send me your emails and I will send you my account number where you can send me all your cash for the end of the world. Any valuables like cash or other precious goods that won't be of any use during the apocalypse can be donated to me. Thank you.

I nearly got slapped when I told her "I will break you" after she DID try to pull the parna from me, lol. :lol2: Only yesterday evening I walked up to her and said "When my dahl is ready, then you have permission to make my roti". She hasn't got a clue what I'm talking about!

If you thought it was a masterpiece then it is a masterpiece, no worries on my end! The bit at the end where Alfred nods at Bruce as he's sitting with Selina in the cafe is just wonderful. From a purely emotional perspective (minus any character bias from me) I thought that was class. Bruce seemed happy and content, although I do hope he married Selina and he's not just seeing her casually. The sanctity of marriage is vital! :biggrin2: My biggest complaint about TDKR is how everything felt a bit rushed. We needed TWO movies for the final part. Things just seemed to happen so quickly! EDIT: Since watching TDKR last week I've been walking around with a parna over my mouth and saying stuff like "You think the shadows are your ally?" and "...do you accept this mans resignation" etc.

I've also been a fan of batman since I was a kid. I thought they did a good job of portraying Bruce Wayne as being a selfless servent. Although he walked away in the end of TDKR, he left on a good note with some insurance. It was a bit annoying how they portrayed Rachel and his relationship with her, particularly in the second movie, but overall the rest of the movie didn't really make me think much of it. It was a great balance between pleasing the masses and the Batman die-hard fans. I still think it was a masterpiece. ~~ The only disaster that makes me mad that I can think of right now is the Transformers series. Don't feel like starting about that lol

We are doing SASKAAR of saroops which are not birdh. We do SASKAAR of shaheeds because they have left this world. Do you realise what maha paap it is to do SASKAAR of saroop that isn't birdh. This is the reason why we petitioned Akal Takhat to stop this beadbi.

Haanji, I think its not so much so the damaged saroop of maharaj ji itself as damaged saroop gets sanaskar often but rather painful historical event/story behind it which makes this issue quite important. By doing sanaskar of saroop they are inadvertently or advertently erasing our history.

http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=249&g=1&h=0&r=1&t=0&p=0&fb=0&k=1

Morgan Freeman take on the shooting and media coverage:

Its difficult to do their darshan because they are so hard to find, they remain gupt. However they do come out of their bhora once a year on the night of 24th of December. In that case on this particular day make sure you put some karah prasad in some stockings and hang them up on a mantel piece by a chimney. If you havent got a chimney they wont give you darshan. That was a gupt secret they told me.

Get full voile - there are two kinds of full voile from what I know. Do not get rubia whatever you do. I have two or three rubia paghs and try not to tie them regularly. I use full voile for nok dastar and dumalla/gol dastaar. The nok dastar is over 7 meters and gol dastar i don't remember, but both are similar (not exactly the same) full voile. I suggest buying full voile from India (have a cousin who ties full voile to get you it).

Swami Ramakrishan Parmhans - The Film A very accurate portrayal of Shri Ramakrishna's life and that of his disciples. Kanu Banerji stars as Sri Ramakrishna in this old film of Sri Ramakrishna's life. English subtitles have been added as the soundtrack is in Bengali.

What do the doctors say? Is it merely cradle cap or something else?

Looks good bro now that you got physically imprinted dhan dhan dhan baba deep singh maharaj tatto on your body, lets all hope you can live up to his expectations-baba deep singh maharaj used to do 30 patts of japji sahib a day, used to do -sava lakh patt of mantra from jaap sahib- Gobinday Mukunday Udaaray Apaaray Haree-ang Karee-ang Nrinaamay Akaamay || along with countless seva in harsh environment, practice shastar vidya with his 20 kilo khanda...!!

this is really interesting - MARTIAL ARTS CULTS by Matt Thornton

has haripur and manipur been changed?

_Singhhster_, in order to do well in this world it is vital to cultivate your perception and observation skills. It is vital ti be able to understand what motive an individual or organisation may have for telling you something. Then, you will be in a position to be able to judge how much of what they say is actually the truth. Lets take that article from Sickchic for example. It tells you that those who oppose Dhundha are 'hoolgans' even though it was the dhunda supporters who were paid thugs. It tells you that the 'local sangat' supported Dhundha even though it was the local sangat who opposed him. You will do well to understand who is telling you what and why they are telling you it. They're smart for doing so. The rather silly and simple one would be you for falling for the trick. And btw....things are not "fractured along caste lines more in the UK". Its just that the UK diaspora is a far more varied group than in your neck of the woods. Here, a very many and varied background multitude of Sikh groupings exist in massive numbers. As such, there are a multitude of dialects, customs and even home-languages spoken by the UK Sikh community. This is not a 'fracture'. This is merely a much more heterogeneous society of Sikhs compared to your homogeneous one. You see, learning things is easy. The hard bit, and what is probably one of the hardest things in the world to accomplish, is being able to get a message opposing something written on sikhchic published on sikhchic. Achieving such a thing is indeed a great mystery. The greatest mystery of all however, is the identity of the man or woman that edits comments on sikhchic. A supposed master of the English language with the magical ability to change a comment to such an extent that the content not only becomes unrecognisable to the author it ceases to have the same meaning as originally intended. This great master - obviously the product of an elite private education in India - that doesn't seem to understand the western nuances of the English language and how it has evolved since the days of Dickens. Perhaps one day the identity of the said editor will be revealed. At the moment it is merely a mystery and we can only speculate. I personally think it is the ghost of either Mark Twain or Edgar Allen Poe. I would be shocked if it turns out to be a product of the 20th century.

In memory of Sikh Warriors - Past and Present. http://www.facebook.com/ElusiveFighter

This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Tilang on Pannaa 721 iqlµg mhlw 1 Gru 3 <> siqgur pRswid ] iehu qnu mwieAw pwihAw ipAwry lIqVw lib rMgwey ] myrY kMq n BwvY colVw ipAwry ikau Dn syjY jwey ]1] hMau kurbwnY jwau imhrvwnw hMau kurbwnY jwau ] hMau kurbwnY jwau iqnw kY lYin jo qyrw nwau ] lYin jo qyrw nwau iqnw kY hMau sd kurbwnY jwau ]1] rhwau ] kwieAw rM|ix jy QIAY ipAwry pweIAY nwau mjIT ] rM|x vwlw jy rM|Y swihbu AYsw rMgu n fIT ]2] ijn ky coly rqVy ipAwry kMqu iqnw kY pwis ] DUiV iqnw kI jy imlY jI khu nwnk kI Ardwis ]3] Awpy swjy Awpy rMgy Awpy ndir kryie ] nwnk kwmix kMqY BwvY Awpy hI rwvyie ]4]1]3] thila(n)g mehalaa 1 ghar 3 ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh || eihu than maaeiaa paahiaa piaarae leetharraa lab ra(n)gaaeae || maerai ka(n)th n bhaavai cholarraa piaarae kio dhhan saejai jaaeae ||1|| ha(n)o kurabaanai jaao miharavaanaa ha(n)o kurabaanai jaao || ha(n)o kurabaanai jaao thinaa kai lain jo thaeraa naao || lain jo thaeraa naao thinaa kai ha(n)o sadh kurabaanai jaao ||1|| rehaao || kaaeiaa ra(n)n(g)an jae thheeai piaarae paaeeai naao majeet(h) || ra(n)n(g)an vaalaa jae ra(n)n(g)ai saahib aisaa ra(n)g n ddeet(h) ||2|| jin kae cholae ratharrae piaarae ka(n)th thinaa kai paas || dhhoorr thinaa kee jae milai jee kahu naanak kee aradhaas ||3|| aapae saajae aapae ra(n)gae aapae nadhar karaee || naanak kaaman ka(n)thai bhaavai aapae hee raavaee ||4||1||3|| Tilang, First Mehla, Third House: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: This body fabric is conditioned by Maya, O beloved; this cloth is dyed in greed. My Husband Lord is not pleased by these clothes, O Beloved; how can the soul-bride go to His bed? ||1|| I am a sacrifice, O Dear Merciful Lord; I am a sacrifice to You. I am a sacrifice to those who take to Your Name. Unto those who take to Your Name, I am forever a sacrifice. ||1||Pause|| If the body becomes the dyer's vat, O Beloved, and the Name is placed within it as the dye, and if the Dyer who dyes this cloth is the Lord Master - O, such a color has never been seen before! ||2|| Those whose shawls are so dyed, O Beloved, their Husband Lord is always with them. Bless me with the dust of those humble beings, O Dear Lord. Says Nanak, this is my prayer. ||3|| He Himself creates, and He Himself imbues us. He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace. O Nanak, if the soul-bride becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord, He Himself enjoys her. ||4||1||3||

My mum made alsi diyan pinniya. Problem is, can you still class them as healthy with all the sugar that goes in them?

I'll tell you some good 'superfoods' for your detox : Alsi (flaxseed) and Tulsi (holy basil) All too often we dismiss the recommendations of our elders as being ill-informed or without scientific merit but....they know what they're talking about when it comes to superfoods. Our grandparents have been telling us alsi seeds have hyper qualities for years. But we only started listening when Californian movie stars started saying the same thing and made alsi an official superfood. Same with holy basil. I remember when my wife first came over from Punjab. She was feeling quite unwell and asked me to get some tulsi (holy basil). I tried and I tried but I just couldn't get any anywhere. The Chinese and Thai shops had it in paste form but I needed the actual plant leaves. In the end she told me to go down the local Hindu temple. She said every Hindu temple in the world will have some tulsi. I thought it was a bit strange but off to the Hindu temple I went. Lo and behold, they had the holy basil in abundance. The geezer there informed me that all Hindu temples have a holy basil plant because it is considered a herb of the gods as it has so many super healing qualities. Anyway.....you'll be surprised how many times the tulsi plant has soothed various ailments in our household. Same with the alsi (flaxseed). In the old days, when the average height of a Sikh was well over 6'2" and they were built like brick s***houses, the alsi seed was a major part of the Sikh's diet, as it mad their bodies strong and healthy. In modern days, the farmers just give it to the cows to fatten them up. Our strength and health has deteriorated accordingly. But in our household we try and put alsi in alot of things. It has so many super qualities it cures so many ailments. Actually I seem to remember an interview I read with the marathon runner Fauja Singh. In the interview he says the secret for his longevity and good health is the alsi walian pinnia that he eats religiously every day. Seriously i've got so much respect for the knowledge of the old timers from Punjab. They know so much more than we think we do. Take my car for example. For months and months I was driving around with a seriously overheating radiator. Leaking like hell. RAC man couldn't get to the bottom of it. Garage wanted to charge me a small fortune. Then an ol uncle visiting our house just happened to overhear my problem. He told me to put some haldi (turmeric) in it and the problem would be solved. Bish bosh bish...haldi in and problem solved. Happy days. Moral of the story ? wanna get your body detoxed so all the rubbish comes out and the goodness stays in ? Talk to an old timer from Punjab and get their advice. Health conscience Hollywood stars are doing it. Cut out the middle man (Hollywood) and go straight to the horses mouth. Oh....start growing some wheatgrass and drink 2 glassed of the juice you squeeze out of it per day. It will help in getting rid of the 2kg's of filth we've got stuck on the inside lining of our intestine. Either that or get a colonic irragation. But if you do go for the colonic...be warned...buy some adult nappies to wear on the way home. Friend of mine had it done and he made an awful mess on the car seat of the fella driving him home after.

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ Aasaa Mehalaa 5 || Aasaa, Fifth Mehl: 15 ਪੰ. ੧੫ ਜਿਸੁ ਨੀਚ ਕਉ ਕੋਈ ਨ ਜਾਨੈ ॥ Jis Neech Ko Koee N Jaanai || That wretched being, whom no one knows 15 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੫ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਉਹੁ ਚਹੁ ਕੁੰਟ ਮਾਨੈ ॥੧॥ Naam Japath Ouhu Chahu Kuntt Maanai ||1|| - chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he is honored in the four directions. ||1|| 15 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੫ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਦਰਸਨੁ ਮਾਗਉ ਦੇਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥ Dharasan Maago Dhaehi Piaarae || I beg for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; please, give it to me, O Beloved! 16 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੬ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਤੁਮਰੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਉਨ ਕਉਨ ਨ ਤਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Thumaree Saevaa Koun Koun N Thaarae ||1|| Rehaao || Serving You, who, who has not been saved? ||1||Pause|| 16 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੬ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਜਾ ਕੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਕੋਈ ॥ Jaa Kai Nikatt N Aavai Koee || That person, whom no one wants to be near 17 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੭ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਸਗਲ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਆ ਕੇ ਚਰਨ ਮਲਿ ਧੋਈ ॥੨॥ Sagal Srisatt Ouaa Kae Charan Mal Dhhoee ||2|| - the whole world comes to wash the dirt of his feet. ||2|| 17 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੭ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਕਾਹੂ ਨ ਆਵਤ ਕਾਮ ॥ Jo Praanee Kaahoo N Aavath Kaam || That mortal, who is of no use to anyone at all 17 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੭ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਸੰਤ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਜਪੀਐ ਨਾਮ ॥੩॥ Santh Prasaadh Thaa Ko Japeeai Naam ||3|| - by the Grace of the Saints, he meditates on the Naam. ||3|| 18 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੮ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮਨ ਸੋਵਤ ਜਾਗੇ ॥ Saadhhasang Man Sovath Jaagae || In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the sleeping mind awakens. 18 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੮ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev ਤਬ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੀਠੇ ਲਾਗੇ ॥੪॥੧੨॥੬੩॥ Thab Prabh Naanak Meethae Laagae ||4||12||63|| Then, O Nanak, God seems sweet. ||4||12||63|| 18 ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੮੬ ਪੰ. ੧੮ Raag Asa Guru Arjan Dev Ang Sahib. 386 - 387 Source : http://searchgurbani...h_sahib/ang/386 http://youtu.be/UdXnyQCtWsw