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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! One man cannot claim to know the exact meaning of a religion. Words are prone to misinterpretation. I have many friends that are Muslims, and believe in the sanctity and preservation of all religions. We cannot blame the religion or those devout to it. We can blame human nature and the inherent evil in the manipulative mind of an individual. Words are perfect and pristine on their own. Our interpretations are what contort meaning all together. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! This is the sad fact when a group representing Islam fails to interpret their religion for what it is, guidelines to live a peacful life, as is with every religion. That is why sects of this religion exist in the greatest frequency. No one can completely understand the original meaning of the arabic within the Qur'an. We should dismiss this group as an order that has taken some meaning out of Islam that is not representative of the whole of that religion. Let's not say all Muslims believe what Al-Muhajiroun believe. There are good and bad things taken from any religion. Obviously this group makes uneducated claims about our beliefs and makes theirs more superior. That is the worst discrimination. As Sikhs we never claim that we are better or worse than any religion, those who follow Sikhi know that it is a path to Truth. And in it lies an acceptance of all paths that search for Waheguru. The fact that we sit here and nitpick each other's religions is beside the point that nitpicking in itself is what leads to conflict. I promote going out and protesting what they are doing in public, because it is severly discriminatory, but I'd rather we as Sikhs show our diligence to Gurujis teachings and basically ignore how the ignorant address ours or any other religions. For us to succumb to such jeering and fingerpointing is not what Gurujis would consider learning and moving closer to the truth. Even in Islam, truths lie that we see are simply expressions of our Waheguru. Guru Nanak Dev Ji never bowed to the Hindu God or the Muslim God, but He saw in both an element of Wah eguru. 'Waheguru' in Sikh thinking is the ineffable wondrous awe-inspiring wisdom and knowledge of God. Waheguru underlies, like the sweet fragrance of a flower, all of creation. It is considered as the universal divine law, which harmonizes all creation to the will of God. This is the true mystical essence at the core of all great world faiths, and philosophies, such as, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism. That essence is what teaches an individual to rise above his/her individualistic narrow-minded sectarian values, and see the one truth in all and every place. Something as a disciple a Sikh hopes to find. A truth that is termed or referred to by mankind in variety of ways - Allah in Islam, God in Christianity, Raam in Hinduism, Waheguru Guru in Sikhism etc. One attempting to express this truth, is like a mute, who eats sugar and then tries to speak of its taste. This ineffable sublime universal reality/truth, the 'Tat Nachor' (meaning ‘true essence’), is very subtle and fine. In ancient Sikh ideology, the majority of people in the world do not have the deeds/destiny to appreciate it. Even so-called intellectuals, scholars and religious leaders the world over cannot smell the sweet fragrance of this wondrous flower - the universal true world, spiritual path and the true Divine Dharma that harmonizes man internally and externally in the world. As sikhs this is ultimately the path that we are on. Dharma brings peace of mind and contentment in life to all. However, the majority of so-called intellectuals, self-proclaimed religious and spiritual leaders, and followers of a particular faith fall into egotistic arguments. Each person claiming his/her own particular system of belief/way of life/religion/philosophy, etc is the only true one and the ‘best’ one, hence all others are false or limited in one way or another. As was in the time of our Gurujis so it is today, we will rise above such idiosyncrats and their melange of egotistical debauc hery. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! The Akali Nihang Singhs are the traditional Sikh warriors. Though they trace their historical origins to the 17th century, they also acknowledge (quoting from Chandi Dee Vaar - a composition from Dasam Guru Durbar of Akali Nihang Guru Gobind Singh) that the Nihangs existed in Sat Yuga (the first division of time according to classical Indian thinking), as the warriors of the goddess Chandi (Durga). Such is the case, I believe as there are many pictures depicting Nihang and Akali Nihang Singhs with an 'Aad chand' (half moon cresent signifying Shiv-Swaroop (ie, the very form of Shiva). Please correct me if I am wrong. From the descriptions given of the old Singhs, it is clear I think, that the original Khalsa was the Akali Nihang Singh Khalsa. All of the greatest military leaders of the Sikhs up to the Misl period (e.g. Baba Bidhi Chand, Baba Piraga, Baba Mathura, Baba Jaita, Baba Binodh Singh, Baba Deep Singh, Baba Natha Singh, Baba Bagelh Singh, etc.) were titled and recognised as Akalis or Akali Nihangs, the soldiers of the Akal Takht. So too were the Sikh warrior Gurus, Akali Guru Hargobind and Akali Nihang Guru Gobind Singh. If present day Sikhs observe modern day paintings of the warrior Gurus and their warriors (e.g. Baba Deep Singh) which are based on early images, they will notice a farla dangling from the top of their turbans, the symbol of an Akali. Is this true? Was the first Khalsa the Akali Nihang Singh Khalsa? Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! I'm not very new, but my quote is still invigorating. To me this quote is a calling to each and every person on this planet, who Waheguru views as Sikh of the Guru at heart. Calling them to meditate on HIS name, and find the truth together as one. It to me represents seva on one's part to introduce the principles of Waheguru to others, because it exists in every aspect of everyones lives. Those who seek the truth will find Waheguru and we will join at that point of absolution regardless of what paths we come from. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! Truth is not so much a destination as it is a realization. And absolution is the purest form of that realization. Just as a well represents the presence of water, so are our minds, the indication of some point of absolution of truth. With each interpretation each of us makes through the great words of the Tenth and Supreme Guru Granth Sahib ji, and from the 9 Gurujis that preceded, we can extract some truth from each interpretation and slowly one day, we will converge to some point. Waheguru is truth, Waheguru is the realization of absolution. Seek truth not only in the words of the Gurbani, some Sanata Sikhs have taught that the virtue of absolution can be found in every place, even those most admonished by the holy. A filament of truth lies in each person, just as the essence of Waheguru. In one of the Hukamnamas it is written "The mountains a part of the creation, Nanak sees the creator in a blade of grass." Incredible, isn't it? Something we all take for granted so quickly as a mere blade of grass has the will and force of Waheguru acting through it all times. And something as seemingly insignificant as a drop of water in an ocean contains the sheer will of our great Creator and the unified power to Create such an incredible universe. Veerjio and Bhanjio I entreat you, let us look as far as Waheguru is willing to see the truths in the ink that runs through our beloved Gurbani, and the resulting humanity that flows through in the blood that run through our veins. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!! I'm glad to see this kind of discussion on the philosophy of Sikhi. There was a time when some were criticized for interpreting Gurbani, but isn't that what makes it so dynamic? Something that applies to every person at every point in their lives? A picture is not a thousand words, as a word is a thousand pictures. Gurbani has taught me this, and I see now that Waheguru is the cause and exists as a result of the cause of all things on this planet. Let us continue to search for meanings behind such an extrordinary Immortal Guruji. Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa! Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!