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I'm sure that radio segment was a bomb.

I hope Soorma Singh reads my post, I think he is super awesome. I am 35 year old man from Canada and honestly feel he is an awesome dude, learning a completely new relgiion/language is the upmost respect from me. Love you man.

Actually Waheguru is in Sach Khand and it is a physical place (not material) but physical in the sense that we are able to reside there if we follow Guru Sahib and imbue ourselves with Naam and Bani. Watch this video and also read Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh ji's book called Sach Khand Darshan, he explains in detail that the Khands are physical realms. Just like how the sun's rays hit Earth even though it is 93 million miles away, Waheguru ji's light pervades and permeates all creation. That's how he is every present (there's more in the video near the end but watch all of it). Forgive me for any mistakes ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

Iv heard upar wala as well. rabb, parmatama, waheguru are the ones I hear the most in my family In India I hear baba ji a lot

The question was literally this: The answer is, I would have to say, "Yes". People do use the term Upar Wala. The next question is: Is there anything wrong with that word. It's quite difficult for me to condemn someone using the term Uppar Wala, because the term has Gurbani backing. Whether any specific parcharak may have every used the term, I don't know. But now that the question has been asked, I'm sure I will notice it when someone does. Most Punjabis use the word Rabb for God.

The words a certain person (you?) may have grown up with may be the same or different than the words used in Gurbani. There is nothing wrong in using Gurbani-approved metaphors or words, including Allah, Khuda, Gusain, Swami, Takhur, Parvadgaar, Beethal, mountain, and even the dreaded uppar-vala. The word "uppar-vala" literally means "the one who is above" which is what the line from Gurbani I quoted references. The Guru is above us.

Respectfully, I do not believe I am missing the point of the pangti. The line clearly states that Guru ji stands over (uppar) us. What is the problem if someone calls God uppar-vala? The fact that "most" of Gurbani states that Guru is ang-sang does not negate this particular metaphor. In fact your statement admits that "some" of Gurbani uses some other metaphor. Sikhs can call God or Guru ji uppar-vala (borrowing a metaphor from Gurbani). Or they can call him "sabh ton vadda" (greates of all). Or parbat (mountain). Or malik (lord). And so on.

No, Gurbani clearly states that the Guru stands uppar (over) us: ਸਿਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਠਾਢਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੂਰਾ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਕਾਰਜ ਪੂਰਾ ॥੭॥ The Brave and Powerful Guru stands over his head. O Nanak, his efforts are fulfilled. ||7||

Aloooooot.

bro the question was about in general talking on a day to day basis not necessarily the gurbani names of which there are so many . I have NEVER heard any parcharak, kathavachak using uparvala and they deal with ordinary folks as part of their work.

most of the time growing up Sikhs used Baba ji, Guru ji, Akal Purakh, Sahib, Parbraham , Param atma was most popular it's only in the last decade that people have switched to mainly using uparwala which is exactly the way media describes God... which is NOT exactly what we have been taught as far as our concept stands it is larger ,more all encompassing, deeper, multidimensional and non-judmental and non-humanising - it accepts Paramatma as an entity of mindblowing scope ..most of which is NOT the same as the abrahamic model or the Hinduism model being pushed nowadays.

most of Gurbani states Guru is ang sang , all around and through us , Sahib is not seperate from Us unlike the concept that the other faiths have of a particular realm in a physical location ABOVE us , so you are misusing the pangti which actually means the protection of Akal Purakh is upon the Gurmukh , as the Sir/head is the uppermost point on the person it is considered the most respected part of a person culturally also giving the status of Akal Purakh as being higher most in that person's conscience

not a saying but a severe sign of the dumbing down of sikhi's true concept of Akal Purakh to match the confused masses one...all because 'all religions are the same and Sikhi says so....yadda yadda yadda' ...so so thick yeah because Guru Nanak Gobind singh ji bowed down to the ideals of female treatment by the other faiths , because their concept of spirituality was predicated on racial/clan/ caste lines, because they introduced a priest class to hoodwink us ... This is exactly the pearls cast before swine scenario ...don't have any idea of sikhi but quote memes about our faith as my Mum would say 'dhur fitte muh!'

basically influence of bollywood dumb dialogues , Christians , muslims and the Hindu translations of their terms , nothing to do with sikhi philosophy because we don't think of Waheguru as Mr God