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however, the point is modern day "sants" seem to make it look like that you need to be unmarried to be a Sant. There are not enough role models of so-called sants which live a grihast jeevan. To me it just feels like these personalities are forcing a celibate thinking onto sikhs as some kind of spiritual benefit.

Pictures are probably fake. Just pasted his face on to some random guy. Look at a tutorial online it is easy.

I was hearing katha and it said that if you think marriage is mandatory for an amritdhari how come none of the Panj Pyare got married and had kids. We should think before saying Sikhs must be married and have kids.

?? Sangatji what's everyones views on taking Maharaj to and from the Gurdwara to a paath at someones house? And what's the correct Marayada? I've always understood Maharaj needs to be accompanied by 5 Amritdhari Singhs at all times with and Ardas before leaving and then again when returning at the Gurdwara and same for arriving and leaving the destination. However, sadly, it seems some ppl have become relaxed about this and I've heard ppl mention they have seen instances of only 3 or 4 singhs, or even just only 2 taking Maharaj. If anyone can share the correct protocol/marayada that would be great aswell. Seems like awareness is needed around this issue.

That is truly amazing ??????

Thanks so much for this explanation ??

Das had the good fortune to do some seva in a sanpat paath a few years back. I was just on the japji raul and we had to do aukhi ghari shabad. I have to say it was amazing in the sense my mind was fully into it as you have to be fully engaged. My mind was fully focused for those 2 hours and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it (obv still a long way to go). Its a great way to get your dhyaan in check, both reciting the japji pauri, then the shabad and remembering your place is etc leaves no room for the mind to wander. Whereas normal my mind would wonder reciting japji as I knw the paath. It was a Nanaksar Gurdwara and the satkar they gave to Guru Sahib was really something else. But I know some ppl frown on this possibly due to it being different from an Akhnad Paath. And obv some have exploited things with extra cost for ppl to have a paath done, but thats the same for the traditional Akhand paaths too. I think the more bani read the better. It isnt to replace a normal Akhand Paath, everything has its place. The method of using shabads in this way is actually a puratan technique which was used in taksaals or amongst Gursikhs for abhiyaas. Ie for mool mantar one can recite: Vaheguru x 4 (or x 8 ) Ik Onkar Vaheguru x 4 SatNam Vaheguru x 4 And so on for the whole mool mantar paath. It doesn't mean the bani is being changed but simply ways to get ikagar man , focussed mind.

Sounds like your mind wishes for all the worldly things but you are expecting 'sikhi' to give it to you. Bro it's a change of mindset that's needed. How do you feel cutting your hair will get you all these things. It is simply our karam. Through reading of gurbani and doing seva and ardas we can change our karam. Sikhi is a dharm where heads were given for the truth. It isnt for pursuit of any perfect lifestyles and worldly comfort. So we must reflect on what we pursue. We have to realise our time here is limited. The journey through this body is about connecting with the divine within? Yes, you need work, and marriage and family. But acceptance that Vaheguru is fully in control and will bestow upon you what is best for you will give you true contentment. Otherwise our actions take us through the 8.4m life forms. It's not easy, we are worldly beings trying to get on the path, our Guru tells us through seva and simran we are blessed with understanding and all our affairs are resolved. The farmer protest is a great blessing, it has united so many for a great cause. It has awakened so many and for years to come we will see the people of punjab strive for positive change. Uncertainty does create an anxiety and yes there is a worry for things going wrong. But as Sikhs we have the immense power of Guru Sahib with us. Reflect and assess whether it is perhaps depression that you may be experiencing. Seek satsangat and make your time safal. Speak to your family and they will find someone. Dont demand anything (dowary) of the girls family and seek a rishta in line with Gurmat.

Depending where you are go to your local Gurdwara. Or make a plan to visit a few. Some are open and you will find somewhere to stay in an emergency. Some are strict and closed during covid but others are open so you might have to try a few. Dw Guruji will show you the way. Dont worry about being homeless, I've been there and whilst it's tough and really when you hit rock bottom it's quite an experience and shape us . It's a sad reality tho that sometimes we hav to go through it. Its humbling and sometimes we have to bite ego and take help from family or people we havent been in touch with.

No need to apologise sis, i didnt mean you personally just talking generally and perhaps to myself! ??

I definitely am a paapi because I know I have done mistakes and I'm not perfect either. While writing this, I did not have the ego to boast about how gyaani I am but i just wanted to express my disappointment because while walking on the path of sikhi, I wanted many other youths too to be walking too. Anyways, speaking to the sangat, I always get to learn something new and I will definitely not repeat any mistakes that I commit. I'm so sorry if there is any misunderstanding or if there was too much of ego in me. I'm not a mahapurkh to have myself fully control over all vices.

wjkk wjkf ji people don't realise that the purpose of going to gurughar or Sikh camps for learning and to make our root strong with sikhi. they have plenty of time to find their partner (wife or husband) after their Uni degree. age 15 is way too young to get into it. I probably had no clue what boyfriend or girlfriend meant at the age of 15. so keep doing what you doing. stay with Guru ji and you will have a successful career as well as a family life.

i dont beleive init, in sat yug, they were not apes, they were extremely advanced, even more advanced than us.

tha says nothing bout evolution veer je it says big n=bang there different things and by forms it means chorasi lakh da gera i can get thuks fromt he same vaar that wud prove evoltuon false in a second if u want veer je its all in the vaars bhula chuka maf

how si that shaheed ? bhai gurdas je talks about satjug, dating back millions of years, and jugs which have been here for way before the cave times and bhai sahib we built great monuments int hesr times look at how old some mandirs in india are nasa has discovered the pathway raam built to sri lanka from india out of rock now sunk in water which was mad long before, how did he do that? scicn changes allt he time its mostly all guesses like the atomic theory how many times has that theory changed?? no one even knows how old the hindu dharm really is, cause as we know it comes from all the way to satjug, although the dharm has changed and even though raam was hankaari sometimes, vaheguru sent him in the ages of satjug, well, that was bal raja no it dont agree , i dont think, from wat ive read it wudnt be possible kaljug isnt 200 years olf like people think, it last around 4 million, i have the dates somewhere, forgot them also the age of man has been DECREASING we used to live as long as we want, then 100 000, then slowly downt o 100, scicne says that man has been able to live longer as time goes by tha might be cause science is looking at maybe last 100 years, or at most maybe 1000 years they cant factor in satjug, etc. scicne is changing constantly look at all of its theory always changing as they learn more dont belive everything u learn at skool bhula chuka maf