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A village near my house in Ludhiana has a significant Muslim population. The granthi Singh of the Gurdwara Sahib in the village is a jeevan vala Singh and my friend too. A Muslim family in the village were going through huge financial and health problems. The Muslim bibi in the house started suffering from depression and started having suicidal thoughts. She regularly read Quran but nuthing changed. She told her mental agony to the Granthi Singh. He told the bibi that if u want to be near to Allah do paath of Jaap Sahib and if u want to be protected by Allah do paath of Chaupai Sahib. He also gave her santhiya of these 2 baanis. She started doing these 2 baanis and started to feel better. Health sickness of her son started getting better. She started doing 5 Jaap Sahib and 20 Chaupai Sahib daily and all the financial problems of her family got solved in 3-4 months. Now the entire Muslimfamily which includes the Muslim bibi,her children,husband and parents in law do nitnem of Jaap Sahib and Chaupai Sahib daily.

Have to say, there is no excuse for what certain apnay in Africa did. I condemn it, and the people involved should be ashamed and punished to deter others (if I had my way). Also on that note, certain pendu Juts need to acknowledge and admit their own role in creating a caste based apartheid system in the villages of Panjab, that has led to hordes of people from previously Sikh backgrounds to convert to other faiths. Bravo...... They should be punished too.

You clearly have never been to places like Bradford where Sikh families have been destroyed after losing their girls to Muslim machinations. This is not a Hindu / Delhi / Subcontinent issue. I won't ignore Muzzie devilish games in order to give Hindus a black eye. They're both scum in my eyes.

I've been making my own rhoti, and dhal, but all the recipes I find on the internet are gori recipes by vegans and stuff. Any authentic tips on making rhoti, dhal and other traditional dishes? Maybe some tips on pakora and sauces? Salad dressings?

https://scroll.in/global/989066/please-remove-your-hat-sikh-truck-drivers-in-the-us-face-discriminatory-drug-testing-practices ‘Please remove your hat’: Sikh truck drivers in the US face discriminatory drug testing practices ‘You should know the options, rather than being backed into a corner where you have to decide between practicing your faith and having a job.’ Anisha Sircar Mar 12, 2021 · 06:30 pm Barinder Singh Gill at California-based trucking company Jumbo Logistics SCROLL GLOBAL ‘Please remove your hat’: Sikh truck drivers in the US face discriminatory drug testing practices ‘You should know the options, rather than being backed into a corner where you have to decide between practicing your faith and having a job.’ Anisha Sircar Mar 12, 2021 · 06:30 pm Barinder Singh Gill at California-based trucking company Jumbo Logistics Paramjit Singh Sandhu, a 45-year-old truck driver, drove up to a medical facility in Sachse, Texas in December 2020 for what should have been a routine drug test. A resident of Texas, Sandhu has worked in the trucking industry for more than two decades. Under federal law, truck drivers are mandated to undergo a drug test. But this time, when Sandhu arrived at a MedPost Urgent Care facility, a nurse refused to administer one unless he removed his “hat” – referring to his dastaar, or turban. ADVERTISEMENT Sandhu told Scroll.in he had taken a drug test just six months before this incident and another test at the very same facility in mid-2019, and did not have to remove his turban. He tried explaining to the nurse that wearing his turban at all times is an article of his faith, but she insisted that removing his headgear was mandated under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. According to these rules, drivers are requested to “check their belongings and remove any unnecessary outer garments, including purses, briefcases, and bulky outerwear.” Even after speaking to a supervisor, the healthcare centre did not accommodate him. The sizable Sikh trucking population in the US routinely faces religious violations during drug testing. According to experts and truck drivers, by not completing drug tests, drivers could lose their licenses and risk their careers. However, a number of them are now taking legal action. ADVERTISEMENT “Even though religious freedom regulations exist, Sikhs continue to be disproportionately targeted because they wear turbans and an appearance in accordance with their faith,” said Aasees Kaur, the legal client and community services manager of the Sikh Coalition, who took the lead on on Sandhu’s case. “People should know religious exemptions can be made, and legal help is available,” Kaur said. Sikh truckers While the first wave of Indian Sikhs moved to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s – the first American gurudwara was founded in 1912 in Stockton, California – from the 1980s and 1990s onwards, there was a significant spike in migration. Some of this was provoked by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the troubles that followed in Punjab. A significant section of this immigrant population went into trucking, with Sikh drivers described as “transforming” the industry in the US. “Trucking is in our blood,” said Ramanpreet Singh, who is Chief Financial Officer and on the board of directors at the North American Punjabi Trucking Association, and runs his own trucking company, Jumbo Logistics. “In India, we are known for being farmers, but in Africa, Europe, America, Canada – almost everywhere you go – trucking is something we like to do.” ADVERTISEMENT It is estimated that there are between 150,000 and 200,000 Sikhs in the trucking business, out of the roughly 500,000 Sikhs who live in the US. Sikhs make up around 18% of the drivers in the industry, and in California, they make up 40%, according to experts that spoke to Scroll.in. That prominence, however, has also made the community more visible to the wider American public – and as a result, vulnerable to discrimination. Factors such as wearing a turban, skin colour, clothing, and, most importantly, language, play a big role. “If you look different, and also have a language bar and are not understanding someone, they may deal with you very differently,” said Singh. Raman Singh Dhillon, CEO of the North American Punjabi Trucking Association, and president of Punjabi Trucking Magazine – a North American bilingual magazine published in English and Punjabi six times a year – said his association hopes to track and address this problem. ADVERTISEMENT “We keep on monitoring cases of discrimination, but there’s a lack of reporting from our community. There’s also a language problem that deters people from reporting such cases. We’ve been working on this, trying to bring about awareness.” A history of hate The Sikh community in America has a long history of facing racism, discrimination, and hate crimes. As far back as 1907, a large number of Sikhs in Bellingham, Washington, then labelled as Hindus by the American media, was violently attacked by a unit of the Asiatic Exclusion League, an anti-immigration hate group. Sikhs employed in lumber mills were attacked by a mob of 500 white men, and within hours the entire community fled the city, frantically piling onto trains and boats. More recently, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, there was a significant rise in hate crimes against Sikhs, particularly incidents of hate speech likening them to “Osama”. ADVERTISEMENT The Sikh Coalition, which was formed in the wake of 9/11 to respond to anti-Sikh violence in the US, gets more than 200 requests for help every year, related to employment discrimination, hate crimes, and school bullying. Drug testing has been an enduring issue that the Sikh Coalition tackles, said Kaur of the Sikh Coalition. “All of this matters because even though federal law prohibits religious discrimination in the workplace, sometimes people ignore or intentionally violate these rules,” she said. Kaur explained that between 2008 and 2013, the coalition fought cases for four Sikh truck drivers who were discriminated against by JB Hunt, one of the US’s biggest trucking companies. As part of the hiring process, the company had asked three of them to cut their hair for drug testing. This is viewed as a humiliating violation of the Sikh practice of growing hair naturally, which, among other things, is upheld as a sign of respect for God’s creation. ADVERTISEMENT The fourth, like Sandhu, was asked to remove his turban while providing a urine sample. This is despite the fact that alternative forms of drug testing were available, including nail sampling, Kaur said. In all four cases, the drivers refused to violate their religious beliefs and, despite being qualified, were denied employment. After the intervention of the Sikh Coalition, JB Hunt agreed to comply with anti-discrimination laws and settle the case. “You should know the options rather than being backed into a corner where you have to decide between practicing your faith and having a job,” Kaur said. “It takes courage to speak out, but the outcome sets a positive precedent,” she added. Drug testing is a common legal issue for truckers, but on the question of hair testing in general, the key part is that employers can waive the hair testing requirements, or request an alternative sample, Kaur said. “We hope that people know help exists, and we provide these professional services completely free of cost, and that they would turn to us.” ADVERTISEMENT In 2015, the Walt Disney Corporation relegated a Sikh person to delivering mail in their corporate offices on a single route, which concealed him from areas where Disney guests congregate – because his appearance did not match the organisation’s ‘look policy.’ Gurdit Singh’s colleagues, on the other hand, were allowed to rotate their routes every three weeks and deliver mail in full view of Disney’s customers. Gurdit was held back from advancing in his career and even faced animosity from his co-workers during his seven-year stint at the company. Eventually, Disney agreed to desegregate Singh and allow him to rotate his delivery route after the Sikh Coalition and the American Civil Liberties Union intervened. Freedom of religion In its letter to the healthcare facility that Sandhu visited in December, the Sikh Coalition said that the turban was a mandatory article of the Sikh faith. “Forced removal of the turban is perceived as one of the most humiliating and hurtful physical injuries that can be inflicted upon a Sikh and amounts to a denial of the freedom of religion,” it said. “The turban is a mandatory article of the Sikh faith. Sikh turbans are not merely headwear, but rather carry significant religious meaning. Unlike a hat, a turban must always cover an observant Sikh’s head. It reminds a Sikh of his or her duty to maintain and uphold the core beliefs of the Sikh faith, which include working hard and honestly, sharing with the needy, and promoting the equality of all humankind. When a Sikh ties a turban, the turban ceases to be just a piece of cloth and becomes one and the same with the individual’s body. In the 18th century, Sikhs in South Asia were persecuted and forced to convert from their religion; the method of forcing conversions was removing a Sikh’s turban and cutting off his hair. Since then, forcibly removing a Sikh’s turban and cutting his hair has symbolised denying that person the right to belong to the Sikh faith. As a result, forced removal of the turban is perceived as one of the most humiliating and hurtful physical injuries that can be inflicted upon a Sikh and amounts to a denial of the freedom of religion.” — 'Drug Testing Religious Accommodation Required for Paramjit Singh Sandhu', a letter from the Sikh Coalition to CareSpot Family Brands After the letter was sent, the MedPost supervisor called Sandhu and asked him to return for the test. He finished his drug test with a religious accommodation in January 2021. Kaur said that fighting cases like Sandhu’s would ensure that other Sikhs walking through the doors of a MedPost facility would be accommodated and not face such violations. She added: “There’s never been a drug test that he didn’t pass. [Paramjit] just felt in his own heart that if he had agreed to remove his turban, it could set a bad precedent for any other Sikh that would have walked in the door.” Support our journalism by subscribing to Scroll+. We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in.

Finally we both agree on something.

Thank you for everyones input, very much appreciated

A good diet consists of green vegetables, vegetables and daal. Brown rice with vegetables is the usual top and favoured by many athletes. Light steamed green vegetables as accompanying food to any dish. Light heated lentils, urid or chickpea is another. Added nuts n seed will give it a boost. Baajri or makhi roti over kank is more nutritional but hard to make. For breakfast the right porridge or oats is highly beneficial or natural grown cereal (weetabix, Shreddies) usually whole wheat. What did I mean by right porridge? One that has no sugar and shows a high content of vitamins and minerals. In UK Ready Brek is a great example. Asda own brand, Ready Oats, is much tastier and low price. Have this sort of meal three times a week where daal and sabjia are light steamed, no tadka then the body and mind will feel boosted, happy and energetic.

Well this is what rural Panjabis typically ate over a hundred years ago. Little seems to have changed up until after my parents time:

I didn't downvote you but it's probably your "outlawed in Khalistan" part imo.

It does make you wonder about the vision of our straight forward thinkers back in Punjab when they try to prune off every branch and stem of Sikhi, when in reality the masses are after the mystical spiritual escapes for their worldly troubles, for which, ironically, Sikhi presents a mix of spiritual and real world solution to. The Christians get it. They have revved up their game in this sphere; they’re offering miracles at your local pind church, which in some cases our short-sighted goodhearted fools have helped build, or at least refrained from objecting, not realizing this real-estate business is only going to grow and spread. Not hard to buy land and prop up a church or mosque if the locals aren’t objecting. There's no big requirement like langar, palki, and the whole works, just an empty square room will do. While hordes of poor sections of society head towards peers and the like for miracles, our guys are busy bringing down the spiritual authority of the Guru. Coming to our Hindutva elder brothers, they’ve mastered their craft with previous trials and successes. There was a wonderful article on the Caravan news site that touches on this. It’s interesting to read how the founders of modern Hindutva like Sarvakar viewed us, and what drives their strategy for the Sikh Solution (it’s my own term btw, not in the article). https://caravanmagazine.in/religion/rss-threat-sikh-assertion-farmer-protests-savarkar-golwalkar The strategy is multipronged. Two aspects I’ve picked up on: Repeat unsubstantiated fabricated stories that at the very least will create a lingering suspicion in impressionable minds ( they love doing this especially with Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, and Banda Singh Bahadur). Retell slightly tilted versions of our well understand history to create trust in our ranks while simultaneously steering the narrative.

It really is best if the whole family can be in the same boat, but each case is unique. Some non-amrithdari women can be for all intents and purposes be leading a very pious lifestyle on par with amritdahris but just have a lack of self confidence in keeping the amrit vows. Others can be hell bent on never going near religion. With the former, you will have smooth sailing even if she doesn't accompany you. For Nitnem, it's admirable the more time and focus you can give it. But don't fall into the mindset that it'd either 2am or not worth it. Life has it's challenges, especially with children, just find your balance. For me, it's half at home, and half in commute. I love it.

I think you meant “You can’t change historical accounts” A “fact” is by definition the truth. Not all historical accounts are true nor indeed accurate. You can find many accounts written in very recent history which state the earth is flat. Many delusional individuals today still believe the earth is flat! These individuals continue to write literature stating the earth is flat. These people are just like you. They believe what they want to believe and call it ‘fact’. Bhai chaupa singh rehatmaryada states women are not to be baptised from panj pyare. Does this make it true? Is it not possible that the account was altered or corrupted? There are many such examples, which is why there is so much conflict in the Panth. Our warrior ancestors did not alcohol or other drugs to cope with fear. Such a statement is insulting to all the brave shaheeds. Any coward can take drugs and perform ‘acts of bravery’ but it’s anything but brave, it’s cowardice. Being brave is about facing your fear not drowning it in alcohol (liquid courage) or other intoxicants. In fact gurbani states a true warrior in this age is one who is coloured in the love of god. Those who meditate on the fearless one (nirbhou) become fearless themselves. It’s a disgrace to suggest such gurmukh shaheeds who were intoxicated with god required other intoxicants / opioids to function in battle.

from what I know,Muslims living in punjab villages feel very protected and hv very cordial relations with the Sikhs.

Some sound advice on this thread.

Can someone knock some sense into shastar singh if u wanna take drugs go ahead, we tried to persuade you not 2. Stop trynna convince yourself that it is ok to when ur a sikh. There is alcohol and nasha free things of almost everything, there is anaestheics for operations(we dont need opium, look what happened to the chinese when they took opium), medicine and tablets for everything. If u wanna become a bhang grower just take ur pag off and put a lal tilak on ur matha, become some pakhandi bhangi baba, double stonks sell bhang and open up ur dera, u can probably trick some gorre as well... saw an article on a bhangi hindu baba in USA or some <banned word filter activated> a while ago... he seemed to be living the life which u want to justify inside sikhi, somewere where it does not belong. Sorry for the bashing but its become quite annoying now, stop justifying nashe!!!

Sorry veerji...don't have that in the US I have Halls Cough drops instead These are the ingredients: Active Ingredients: Each drop contains Menthol 10 mg. Inactive Ingredients: MENTHO-LYPTUS: carrageenan, flavors, glucose syrup, glycerin, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, pectin, soy lecithin, sucrose. CHERRY: blue 2, carrageenan, flavors, glucose syrup, glycerin, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, pectin, red 40, soy lecithin, sucrose. HONEY-LEMON: beta carotene, carrageenan, flavors, glucose syrup, glycerin, honey, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, pectin, soy lecithin, sucrose. https://www.drugs.com/drp/halls-plus-cough-drops.html

Veer ji...I am not disagreeing that tobacco is bad Your view: If alcohol is used in medicine, it is ok to ingest it... If tobacco is used in medicine, it is not ok to ingest... My view: If any intoxicant is in medicine, it is best to avoid it... Whether it is a bajjar kurehit or not in rehit maryada, why compromise on it? Also #37 of the 52 hukams by Guru Gobind Singh Ji says to not drink or provide alcoholic drinks. - http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikhism/52_hukams_of_guru_gobind_singh.html

Brother...I treat alcohol like tobacco and any other intoxicant, but it doesn't change the fact that they are both intoxicants and can be used medicinally.

What if tobacco is used medicinally? Why is it less of a kurehit to get intoxicated by 1 substance and lose your senses compared to another intoxicant? Why to live in Miri does one have to have alcohol? If you can avoid it....avoid it!

http://sttm.co/s/2126/24387 ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥ Shalok, Third Mehla: ਮਾਣਸੁ ਭਰਿਆ ਆਣਿਆ ਮਾਣਸੁ ਭਰਿਆ ਆਇ ॥ One person brings a full bottle, and another fills his cup. ਜਿਤੁ ਪੀਤੈ ਮਤਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਬਰਲੁ ਪਵੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਇ ॥ Drinking the wine, his intelligence departs, and madness enters his mind; ਆਪਣਾ ਪਰਾਇਆ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਈ ਖਸਮਹੁ ਧਕੇ ਖਾਇ ॥ he cannot distinguish between his own and others, and he is struck down by his Lord and Master. ਜਿਤੁ ਪੀਤੈ ਖਸਮੁ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥ Drinking it, he forgets his Lord and Master, and he is punished in the Court of the Lord. ਝੂਠਾ ਮਦੁ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਪੀਚਈ ਜੇ ਕਾ ਪਾਰਿ ਵਸਾਇ ॥ Do not drink the false wine at all, if it is in your power. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਸਚੁ ਮਦੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਇ ॥ O Nanak, the True Guru comes and meets the mortal; by His Grace, one obtains the True Wine. ਸਦਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਹੈ ਮਹਲੀ ਪਾਵੈ ਥਾਉ ॥੧॥ He shall dwell forever in the Love of the Lord Master, and obtain a seat in the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||

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This is VERY prevalent in California, your home state??? especially in the bay area (Santa Clara, Hayward etc). As for Canada, it's quite true in Toronto area. Not as much in BC & Alberta. The Punjabis in BC are very active in their underworld, more so than any other diasporic community.

True but your getting the main point I'm making. Which is buying up huge farm land (ie control of food supply in coming near future and the rise of genetically modified foods). Control the food and financial money supply you basically control the people. If that control is within the hands of a very few rich corrupt criminal class of people then its basically enslavement of humanity on a global scale.

The sources which support your desire to use drugs and eat meat are corrupted. Throughout the years people have wanted to corrupt, twist and change sikhi for various reasons. Some are motivated by the wish to create division in the sikh panth or to bring Sikhism under the umbrella of Hinduism. Others are motivated by the need to justify personal desires such as use of meat and drugs. Such sources are clouded by doubt. There is one source however which as sikhs we must not doubt....our guru...Siri Guru Granth Sahib who says - ਕਬੀਰ ਭਾਂਗ ਮਾਛੁਲੀ ਸੁਰਾ ਪਾਨਿ ਜੋ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਖਾਂਹਿ ॥ Kabeer, those mortals who consume marijuana, fish and wine. ਤੀਰਥ ਬਰਤ ਨੇਮ ਕੀਏ ਤੇ ਸਭੈ ਰਸਾਤਲਿ ਜਾਂਹਿ ॥੨੩੩॥ - no matter what pilgrimages, fasts and rituals they follow, they will all go to hell. ||233|| SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI - 1377  SALOK KABEER JEE BHAGAT KABEER JI

To, The President of India, Rashtrpati Bhavan, Delhi. Subject: Return of the award of Padam Shree against the in-human army action at Sri Darbar Sahib Sri Amritsar. Shriman ji, Sending the armed forces into Sri Darbar Sahib for military action has already produced countless painful results. As a result of this army action the Sikh world has been deeply hurt. You have seen how painful has been the effect of this army action on the Darshani Deodhi and the building of Sri Akal Takht. Army has perpetrated acts, which you could not have known. Up to September 9, 1984, I have been investigating what I have heard from the people. I have exercised much restraint and have not rushed to conclusions. I will relate some of the happenings (that I have investigated). 1. Army-men arrested a scripture reader of Sri Darbar Sahib along with his family. The entire family was not given either food or water for the whole day. Rifle butts were administered on the scripture reader’s hands the whole day. Another scripture reader of the shrine was given the same treatment until his hands were swollen. 2. The sangat in Darbar Sahib complex consisting of women, men and children has been fired upon (and killed) as the mosquitoes are wiped out with poisonous spray. 3. The pilgrims who had been arrested in Sri Darbar Sahib and Teja Singh Samundari Hall around 12 noon on Tuesday were given water by the Sikh army-men after thirty hours on Wednesday. The children’s eyes were popping out with thirst and their mothers tried to moist their lips with sweat. When some women asked for water for the children the army-men told them that the children would grow up and kill the army-men so why should they be given water? On Tuesday the small quantity of water that was given to the children had cigarettes thrown into it. They were told that this is the prasad of their Guru. Army-men smoked cigarettes in Teja Singh Samundari Hall and kept on blowing the smoke at the Sikhs. The treatment meted out to the Sikhs in the name of army action has deeply hurt the feelings of the Sikh world. Hands of the young pilgrims, arrested from Darbar Sahib, were tied with their turbans, their hair were untied and used to cover their eyes with. They were forced to kneel down on the hot marble floor and to walk around on their knees. Hands of the boys were tied behind them and they were shot through their foreheads. On the first of June 1984 the CRPF had commenced firing on Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar. On the first of June before the arrival of the army, the CRPF had killed a scripture reader in attendance upon Guru Granth Sahib and the volume itself was shot at. After it was all over, the Sikh Reference Library and the Sikh Museum were set on fire out of enmity and in pursuance of predetermined action. On June 3, 1984, two Sikhs wearing yellow turbans and kirpans got off at Batala bus stand. They were asked by the army-men to take off their turbans. On their refusal to do so they were both shot dead. Another Nihang was shot at and killed near Gumtala jail because he had refused to surrender his kirpan. One Sikh in proper Sikh dress was standing on the roof of his house in an area of Amritsar called Kittas. Army-men killed him because he was wearing a yellow turban. On the third of July a black turbaned and kirpan-wearing young Sikh of about 25 years of age was walking past the Kitchlew traffic island. The army arrived, handcuffed and arrested him although nothing incriminating was found on his person. When army-men went to arrest the President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Sardar Gurcharan Singh Tohra from Teja Singh Samundari Hall, one of them was smoking a cigarette. When Sardar Tohra asked him not to smoke (in the holy precincts), his reply was, “shut up old-man or I will shoot you dead. Tohra said ‘I am the President of this place’ upon which the army-men became quiet. Temple servants of Sri Darbar Sahib Muktsar, were made to lie face downwards in the circumambulatory path around the sacred tank and beaten mercilessly. As a result of this one of them died. All those boys who had taken amrit were pulled out of their homes in the villages and were beaten severely. I am compelled to observe that the army has displayed bankruptcy of character and has acted with hearts full of enmity and in a manner indicating that it wanted to wipe out the Sikhs. Young-men from villages have been troubled much after the army action. Apart from the truth depicted above, I have received information about such shameful incidents, to mention which is to violate the cultural norms. After hearing of and seeing such happenings, I reject and return to you the award of Padam Shree conferred upon me. Puran Singh

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Why do some people seem so perplexed? I downloaded some basic of Sikhi leaflets printed them off and handed them out at a few london subway stations. Also had an altercation with a JW who seemed to be peeved off that I was doing this. Looks like some people would rather sit on their backside and complain for no reason. Rather then actually doing something positive for the panth.

Guru Nanak dev ji is waheguru himself. Waheguru ji came down to the earth in the form of guru Nanak dev ji. Waheguru responded to the cries and suffering of the people at the hands of the mughals and Brahmins and came down to earth.

Reason #9 to start a simran/meditation section on this forum 2. Do simran 8.5. All other deeds (without God realisation) will be no use to you., Gather together in the company of evolved souls and meditate only on the Naam.But we have become so engrossed in our personal work or commitments that we have become ignorant, careless or even knowingly ignore “repeat only the Naam” advice.If we ever attend a satsang, it is for obtaining the fulfillment of some personal worldly needs. 8.6 Out of millions, hardly anyone is a servant of God; all others are but traders 495If we have knowingly ignored or forgotten gurbani’s most vital advice it is this “SIMRAN”8.7 O saints, this world has gone astray in doubt.It has forsaken the meditation of the Lords Name & has sold itself to worldly attachments. 684This is the reason when inspite of reading, listening and preaching gurbani 8 our materialistic, mental, spiritual in other words the whole life, being entangled in the falsehood of attachment and materialism is degenerating.9.1 Being entangles and enmeshed in the love of false occupation, the whole world has perished. 133.9.2 Good many waves of desire arise in the mind. How can man be delivered at the Lord’s court?In contrast to this, the tale of the practice of simran by some blessed gurmukhs has been related as follows--A simple farmer was ploughing his fields.One sadhu, imbued in God’s Naam was passing by. He approached the farmer’s well and asked for water.The farmer, with full of faith and devotion milked his cow, made ‘lasee’ and served it to the sadhu. The sadhu was very pleased and said,’ You satiated my hunger and thirst.In return for this I’m going to give you from myself the most important thing..’ Saying this, he made the farmer sit before him and made him repeat Waheguru! Waheguru! Waheguru! and added, “Now carry on meditating like this and see what fruits it will bear.”Saying this the sadhu left him and the simple farmer started the practice of Waheguru Naam as he was told. Day and night through the practice of simran he achieved a state of bliss and miracluous powers. His fields, with minimum effort flourished more than the rest. His brother enticed his wife away from him. Instead of quarelling with his brother, he thanked the Lord for making his blood brother save him from from maya (worldly attachment).When he was asked what would happen if he stopped saying ‘Waheguru’ and his heart rendered reply was---“If I stop saying Waheguru , I will die.”In this way his life became a reflection of ‘When I say it (Waheguru) I’m alive If I lose it I die’ and he attained spiritual upliftment.The difference between our so called religious life and that of the simple landowner’s life expectation is this---1. In the farmers simple innocence was deep faith and devotion that is missing in us. Our faith and belief is usually superficial and easily disappears with the reflection of worldly miracles.92. The farmer accepted the sadhu’s advice as gospel truth and like the embrace of the blind’ he clutched the ‘Waheguru’ Name and earned it through practice. But we fall into the whirlpool of why? what? How? of simran and throw away our precious time.Without solid faith, we end up in discussions.2. The farmer, instead of dealing with household problems in his life, gave priority to the advice of the sadhu that is- to the practice of Waheguru Name. But we give priority to our worldly commitments. We has expanded our worldly commitments to such an extent that we has absolutely no time for simran..If we ever try to imitate the activity of simran that is -go into it half-heartedly, our mind becomes so restless.10.1 As the mind becomes totally involved in its daily commitments, It will not settle even in the kirtan together with the sadh sangat. (Kabet Bhai Gurdas 235)There are numerous places in gurbani where we are urged to give priority to simran.10.2 O man remember your protector, The Lord.Let go all other thoughts, O man. 91310.3 Contemplate on the One Lord in your mind and seek the shelter of the One Lord.. Establish love with the One Lord. Without Him there is no other place. 961.10.4 O my tongue, Sing your Lord’s praise.Abandon all other relishes.(tastes).The Lord’s Name is the best of all. 122010.5 All your other deeds will be of no value.Meet the society of evolved souls and meditate on the Name. 1210.6 Says Kabir, hear O man, shed your mental doubt.Contemplate only on the Name and seek the shelter of the One Lord.692.4. The farmer focused his mind and body on the simran of the one Word ‘Waheguru’ and reduced his involvement in other chores. But we on the other hand tend to increase our involvement in unnecessary chores.5. The farmer had internalized this advice -10 Why do those who realize that they have to depart, make ostentation 78710 But we are unnecessarily increasing our volume of wasteful activity just to obtain worldly praise or shabas thus wasting away or precious life. brahmbungadodra.org/gurbanivichar?lan=ENGLISH

Reason #8 to start simran/meditation section on this forum "In the doubt and delusion of materialism, there is continuous repetition of 'I-mine' which has brought on the devil of ego into our heads. This go with its 'army' of passion (lust), anger, greed, love (attachment), pride etc., has chained and imprisoned us. With the support of this ego on 'I-mine', we subordinating ourselves to materialism, carry out deeds and suffer their effects.To be safe, from the chronic disease of false ego, Gurbani mentions the one and only method i..e. Simran." from brahmbungadodra.org/gurbanivichar?lan=ENGLISH

Already did. In one of those many posts you got ownt in and promptly ignored before licking your wounds for a few days, hitting up your fake accounts, then wading back into the fray all foamy mouthed, drunk on your own uhmazing intuhlect, while you look down on us fools too unaware and ignorant to realize we are basking in your glory. If you write some more fake news, hit me up, I'll click the heck out of it so you can continue to afford to save the world with your prius. Shine on you crazy diamond.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Gaya After Banaras Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji reached Gaya which is a famous hindu pilgrimage place situated at the river Phalgu (Sarju). It was the holy place where Lord Budha is said to have attained enlightenment. In those days, Gaya had become a strong hold of Hindhu worship. There existed forty-five points from where it was supposed that the forefathers could be supplied things... The common people people were assured that rice cakes given in the name of their forefathers would bring them satiety. And if, lighted lamps were given to the priests they could use them to illuminate their ancestors paths in heaven. The simple minded people made huge offerings and the priests fed the piters (ancestors) by offering rice balls, lighted up little lamps to illuminate their paths in the high heavens. When Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Bhai Mardana arrived, the priests considered them rich men and surrounded them. They asked Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Bhai Mardana to accept their services. Guru Nanak declined their services and said, 'First tell me where my ancestors are resident?'. The priests were bewildered to hear this and they could not answer. Then the Guruasked, 'Can you tell me about my parents? Are they alive or dead?' The Brahmins felt ashsamed and looked at each other. The hindu priests had declared that any offerings made at Gaya especially at the time of Baisakhi would secure salvation for seven generations of those who had departed from this world. The Guru started laughing which made the priests very angry. At that point the Guru explained that those who left their bodies on earth, did not need any food nor a glow of lamp to see. If this body could not go to the other world, obviously it was not possible for any material substance of this world to reach the other side. The Guru advised them; 'Rice cakes placed on plates made of leaf are useless. God's name alone is man's support here and in the next world You make the rolls for the departed souls but you eat those yourself. The light of tiny lampsdoes not illuminate the dark paths of your ancestors. You are sitting in the darkness of ignorance. First attain enlightenment yourself. For that purpose make the sole name of God your lamp, then pour in it oil of sufferings. This oil should be burnt by the light of realisation. Don't befool the ordinary people. You should make the praise of God as a holybath at the Ganga and Banaras. The true ablution is that when one is attuned foreever in the praise of God.' So the Guru enlightened the people and asked them to worship One God, the Formless. On hearing the Guru's words, the Brahmins were greatly impressed and they fell at the feet of the Guru. There also lived a Dev Gir, the chief priest of the Budha Gaya. He became an ardent devotee of Guru Nanak. The Guru honoured him as his representative and he led his congregation of disciples following the teachings of Guru Nanak.

Daas made a better readable of the above... 1.Do ardaas upon waking up in the mornings and ask for the boon of righteous actions 2. When adhering to the call of nature excercise hygene and cleanliness, and upon entering a city always procure water for such purposes 3. Cleanse your face with water (upon waking) 4. Bathe in cold water 5. When removing your kachera, your head and shoulders should be covered, and one leg should remain in the old pair as you transfer the opposite leg into the new pair 6.When tying your turban you must sit in the lotus posture (asan), your turban and kachera should never touch, and your turban should never be lifted off like a topi but should be properly untied 7.Upon waking in the morning recite Waheguru mantra and Mool Mantra while uniting surat and shabd through breath control 8. In the morning one must recite gurmantra, mool mantra and then recite or listen to the 5 banis, and Kirtan Sohila should be recited before going to sleep 9. When bathing the hair can be washed with yogurt 10. When drying the hair keep a small patka on 11. When drying the hair it must not be laid back, but should be combed to the sides with a blur keski 12. The dead hairs caught in your comb must not be thrown underfoot but should be cremated 13. Kachera should not be slung over the shoulder as it could come into contact with your beard and hair which is prohibited 14.The beard should not be dyed black 15. One should dress in blue 16. Worship the three Granths 17. Always depend on Akal and repeat his mantra 18. The Five Beloveds must give baptism to the Singhs 19. Do not abbreviate Singhs names into nicknames 20. Consider the five k's as your limbs 21. You must not take off the 5 k's when bathing 22. Always keep 2 combs and never use a broken comb 23. One cannot enter Guru Darbar without bathing instead he can only namaska from outside, nor can one enter with socks on 24. Stay away from the four kurehits 25. Keep on a blue keski at all times 26. Regard the sword as your isht and never be without it 27. Wear a dastaar and never a topi 28. Bathe daily 29. Always recite gurmantra and the 5 Banis 30. Always share with others, 31. Give 10% to the guru, 32. Do satsang and seva, 33. Do everything in accordance to gurmat 34. Always obey the hukam of SGGSji 35. Always speak the truth and attain virtuous qualities such as contentment, 36. Don't do nindaya 37. Never cut any hair, 38. Do not use drugs, 39. Do not do Halal custom 40. Never take the honor of a women or adulerate 41. ? (could not translate) 42.Do not steal or gamble 43. Restrain from intoxicants as much as possible 44. Don't go on Hindu pilgramiges or worship idols 45. Always be armed, 46.Any action should begin with ardaas to God, and Waheguru mantra is to be repeated with every breath whether, walking, standing, he is to always be thanked 47. After heeding the call of nature bathe five times 48.Gurbani should be kept in a ramalla, stored in a high place, 49. Never fight with Sikhs, always help the poor, 50. Don't take or use your sister's money 51. Don't eat with non-amritdharis 52. Always be truthful 53. Learn gurumukhi, remember gurbani and teach young people our history 54. One should not flatulate in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib 55. Do seva, bhakti,simran remain content and do righteous actions, 56.Never beg anything from anyone, 57.Never disgrace the Khalsa army 58. Always greet Singhs with Wahiguru ji ka Khalsa, Wahiguru ji ki Fateh 59.From birth until death keep gurmat in mind and act accordingly 60.Come to Budha Dal and register as a full-fledged member 61. Celebrate Holla Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib 62. Celebrate Sahibzadey's Memorial at Chamkaur Sahib 63. Celebrate Mata Gujri Anniversary at Fatehgarh Sahib 64. Celebrate fullmoon, Guru Nanak's Birthday pur Lodhi, Kapurthala 65. Magi, Sri Mukhtsar Sahib 66. Basant pachmi, Patiala 67. Do not get piercings

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tobacco is the worst thing on planet.It is bajjar kurehit. A sikh cannot even touch tobacco. plz don't compare tobacco with cannabis,opium or alcohol.

Nashe and sharab led leaders of last sikh raj away from sikhi. This is the reason we lost khalsa raj. Instead of doing sikhi parchar and history recording they were 2 husy with kaam ,nasha etc. Nasha should be outlawed in khalistan only for medicinal use or atleast in sikh holy cities. There is reports of nihang dals being bhangi/ shaheedi degh adicts. The only point of using it which is inline with sikhi is for medicine but there is much better medicines for that. No point of so called shaheedi degh in sikhi anymore. And sggs instructs against nasha.

I hv no problem if somebody calls alcohol bad but it is NOT a bajjar kurehit. bajjar kurehit is tobacco only.