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Guru HarGobind was hailed as Bandi Chhor - the Deliverer of Prisoners - the person who would cut the fetters off the prisoners' feet and set them free. The 52 kings were treated like dirt and were released only because they grasped the hem of Guru Maharaj's robe:

Try this shabad:

http://sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=3009

We should treat Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj in the same way as He will free us from this prison we are in. Good values to instill in the youngsters! Otherwise you could take it down the Diwali angle:

http://sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=5967

and explain differences between Bandhi Chhor & Diwali

keep up the good work

Veerji if you're 100% sure about motorcycle in the rainy UK then ride carefully ok :lol:

i dont know which face guards are suitable safety-wise but here's some google brought up:

http://www.x-guns.com/airsoft-shop/details...tikelnr=931-002

http://www.sell.com/2ZC6H

http://www.modells.com/category/index.jsp?...6&cp=712507

hope it helps

hope this helps:

http://www.info-sikh.com/PageBaaj.html

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?s=&amp...st&p=287702

http://www.info-sikh.com/PageHorse1.html

This was the topic of discussion when Bhai Mallu Saahi Ji spoke to Guru Angad Dev Ji Maharaj. Maharaj told Bhai Mallu Saahi Ji that, “The body will only perish when the following three things happen:

Firstly, when all the breaths allocated to that soul by Akaal Purakh have been used up.

Secondly, when that body which is meant to perish reaches the place Akaal Purakh set aside for it to die.

Thirdly, when the weapon which is meant to kill the body strikes.

The saint soldier cannot die until all of these three things occur. ‘Kaal’ itself shall defend the warrior.

A saint soldier should not worry. He should not be afraid of death. He surely will die, when his time comes. No one will be able to save him then. And no one will be able to kill him if his time to go has not come."

http://ikonkaar.blogspot.com/2007/01/meeri-peeri.html

everything about the jeevan of Baba Deep Singh Ji was a miracle

let's not hate on anybody and try to think before we post otherwise dont bother posting.

i've not heard of images of Shiva having a beard or seen a statue in that way - that image is the first. however, it's not just the trident of some relevance here but also the chand in Shiva's hair. here are some images:

any thoughts?

Also please read this:

http://sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID...p;ShabadID=2639

The universe is created, sustained and destroyed. For us, devte are manifestations of God's Divine Power. But the moment this manifestation of God's Power occurs, God limits it by design and hence the devte are conditioned by the Creator. We call upon God in our prayers to manifest Himself to help us in countless different ways every single day.

vaajai poun thai aap vajaaeae ||

You Yourself vibrate the beat of the breath.

siv sakathee dhaehee mehi paaeae ||

Shiva and Shakti, energy and matter - You have placed them into the body.

(Ang 1056, Guru Maharaj)

kott mehaes oupaae samaaeae ||

He created and destroyed millions of Shivas.

kott brehamae jag saajan laaeae ||1||

He employed millions of Brahmas to create the worlds. ||1||

aiso dhhanee guvindh hamaaraa ||

Such is my Lord and Master, the Lord of the Universe.

baran n saako gun bisathhaaraa ||1|| rehaao ||

I cannot even describe His Many Virtues. ||1||Pause||

(Ang 1156 Guru Maharaj)

Paaio na jaae jih pair paar|| Doonaan dokh dahitaa udaar||11||241||

His limits cannot be known. He, the Generous Lord, burns the blemishes of the lowly.

Kaee kot Indra jih paanihaar|| Kaee kot Ruddra jugooaa duaar||

Millions of Indras are at His service. Millions of the Yogi Rudras (Shivas stand at His Gate)

(Panna 86 Dasam Guru Durbar)

it's important to state here that the focus remains on the one infinite Lord for it is with Him that we wish to merge:

http://sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID...p;ShabadID=2151

http://sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?SourceID...p;ShabadID=3291

oh my gosh

the way i do it is:

1. find the shabad e.g. use www.sikhitothemax.com or http://searchgurbani.com/main.php?book=amr...tion=alphaindex or
   http://www.rajkaregakhalsa.net/Gurbani/Amr.../gurbaanee.html
   or if you want keertan audio as well then:
   http://www.rajkaregakhalsa.net/audio/index...amp;f=%2FKirtan
   
2. get the Ang number of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj and look it up on: http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.g...age&Param=1
   

Waheguru

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Ang 320 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj:

mÚ 5 ]

ma 5 ||

Fifth Mehla:

isKhu sbdu ipAwirho jnm mrn kI tyk ]

sikhahu sabadh piaariho janam maran kee ttaek ||

O Sikhs, love the Word of the Shabad; in life and death, it is our only support.

muK aUjl sdw suKI nwnk ismrq eyk ]2]

mukh oojal sadhaa sukhee naanak simarath eaek ||2||

Your face shall be radiant, and you shall find a lasting peace, O Nanak, remembering the One Lord in meditation. ||2||

as you guys asked with so much pyaar you left me no choice but to add another album to:

http://www.rajkaregakhalsa.net/audio/index...y+Vaalia+Bibia

will try to upload more of their media asap :lol:

topic has gone from asking whether one of the largest GuruGhar in europe could temporarily offer one chair for one bazurug with a zimmerframe to talking about permanent rows of reclining seats

Guru ji's satkaar should come first and it is inspiring to know that many undergo hardships without asking for chairs. obviously an ideal situation would be no chairs. suggestions:

• AK-47 veerji mentioned Health. for example a lot of elderly trek across the midlands daily to get to GNNSJ GuruGhar to do sewa and they have a lot of good community activities specifically aimed at them so this helps keep them fit. we should all take more care of our fitness (he says eating his parohta lol)
  
• fit railings around Sri Darbar Sahib and where you matha tek as well as assign 2 sewadars of each gender duty to assist those who need it in getting up and down.
  
• whether or not to temporarily offer chair(s) at the moment has to be decided locally otherwise Akal Takht should be approached for a final decison on whether or not to temporarily offer chair(s).
  

given past experience this would be problemmatic but complete clarity is needed. it's only just dawned on me i'm not knowledgeable enough on sikhi to comment on this topic :lol:

Guru Nanak Blind Missionary Society was founded in 1988 by four blind friends, Avtar Singh Mann, Gian Singh Surjit, Rajinder Singh and Sital Singh Sitara, who had a dream to set up, in Punjab, India, a residential music academy and training school for blind children.

:WW: we're lucky to be gifted with sight yet i doubt i'll do a fraction of the sewa they have done for the community. accepting this, even if we can't do that much sewa or inspire anyone then we can still show our support for these causes so please donate and encourage family and friends. also there is a sikhgiving appeal currently as well so these are worthy causes.

The victims are a 75-year-old from Springfield, Va., and a 77-year-old from Burtonsville.

Police say the two were walking in the woods when they came across the group of 6 or seven boys, believed to be about 14 or 15. They say 2 of the teenagers punched the men in the face, causing them to fall to the ground.

Waheguru

i remeber the smethwick indcident. . .was rather halrious. . .the comittee wanted us to throw flowers on him or summit. . .lol. ohh god. . . . it was even funnier when it seemed like he was about to take out his sri sahib a he cudnt asnwer the querstions. . .only if we still had jathedars like shaheed jathedar gurdev singh je kaunke.

:WW: :WW: :WW: :WW: :WW:

any updates? lol

Over the next few years we are going to have more and more people asking for chairs to be placed in the Divan halls, just like what happened in the langar halls.

Now when non Sikhs are coming to Gurudwara for wedding etc, they are too requesting chairs.

Khalsa jis,

i can see your reasoning behind making sangat aware as non-Sikhs at weddings do strangely get treated like royalty - people act as if they have never seen a non-Sikh before lol also the population is ageing, in the UK at least so more people may want chairs in future.

however, if that did start taking place then there will also be people who will get together and counter it. dont forget at the same time you youngsters will be more involved in GuruGhar sewa and will have more of a say in these things :lol:

yaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwn

oh please - you mean that little old bibi sitting in the chair? next to the zimmerframe?

are you her physician? did you bother talking to her about it? is the rest of Sangat blissfully unaware of her physical abilities? or did you see her sitting in the presence of Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj and felt SO outraged that like a true saint soldier you stood there and took her picture and posted it on the forum?

who knows maybe the bibia at your GuruGhar have more himmat than the naujawans. maybe this precious moment of your time could have been better spent focusing your energy in the direction of Guru Ji instead of at this old lady. i dunno.

yes at the age of 60 Guru Amar Das Ji showed respect by walking backwards whilst fetching water for Guru Angad Dev Ji to never turn his back, yes we should show maximum respect as possible for Guru Maharaj but the duty is left on each of our own heads anyway!

why cant we just focus on ourselves? a member of my family is a bazurug in a wheelchair and is prevented from seeing Guru Maharaj because the truth is these days we got no love.

smart site & very good articles tackling the misrepresentation of the true sikh contribution to modern day india without showing bias.

keep up the good work

kbIr jI Gru 1

kabeer jee ghar 1

Kabeer Jee, First House:

<> siqgur pRswid ]

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

sMqu imlY ikCu sunIAY khIAY ]

sa(n)th milai kishh suneeai keheeai ||

When you meet a Saint, talk to him and listen.

imlY AsMqu msit kir rhIAY ]1]

milai asa(n)th masatt kar reheeai ||1||

Meeting with an unsaintly person, just remain silent. ||1||

bwbw bolnw ikAw khIAY ]

baabaa bolanaa kiaa keheeai ||

O father, if I speak, what words should I utter?

jYsy rwm nwm riv rhIAY ]1] rhwau ]

jaisae raam naam rav reheeai ||1|| rehaao ||

Speak such words, by which you may remain absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

sMqn isau boly aupkwrI ]

sa(n)than sio bolae oupakaaree ||

Speaking with the Saints, one becomes generous.

mUrK isau boly JK mwrI ]2]

moorakh sio bolae jhakh maaree ||2||

To speak with a fool is to babble uselessly. ||2||

bolq bolq bFih ibkwrw ]

bolath bolath badtehi bikaaraa ||

By speaking and only speaking, corruption only increases.

ibnu boly ikAw krih bIcwrw ]3]

bin bolae kiaa karehi beechaaraa ||3||

If I do not speak, what can the poor wretch do? ||3||

khu kbIr CUCw Gtu bolY ]

kahu kabeer shhooshhaa ghatt bolai ||

Says Kabeer, the empty pitcher makes noise,

BirAw hoie su kbhu n folY ]4]1]

bhariaa hoe s kabahu n ddolai ||4||1||

but that which is full makes no sound. ||4||1||

(Bhagat Kabeer, Ang 870 Guru Mahraj)

i wish i recited Gurbani, absorbed it and then practised it as i could then stop wasting my life away arguing with people lol where has it got me?

agree with your point - we're not capable of fathoming Mahraj, same as we can't understand or comprehend God, all we are capable of is grasping at His hem and holding on for dear life.

beautiful - keep up the great work :lol:

oh my goody goody gosh !! :lol:

The Film Festival has produced lots of good films - this one in particular by Raj Singh is very inspirational - clearly he put a lot of effort into it !!

Parnaam Shaheedan Nu

Hope all the sewadars keep up the good work and go from strength to strength

thanks penji

any chance you can find baavan akhri, dakhni oankar, bareh maha tukhari?

if they're in there then cool:

http://www.rajkaregakhalsa.net/audio/index...mp;f=%2FPrayers

otherwise we will try & get some more :nihungsmile:

Waheguru

deeply sad loss for the Panth - Mahraj apne charanaa vich rakhe

these GurSikhs have a limited time here and if you want to know what their sewa is - it's us being here, living on, following the Path and if we want to honour their memory then we should learn from their example and take steps closer to our Guru.

gur crn sryvih gurisK qor ]

gur charan saraevehi gurasikh thor ||

Your GurSikhs serve at the Guru's Feet.

gur syv qry qij myr qor ]

gur saev tharae thaj maer thor ||

Serving the Guru, they are carried across; they have abandoned any distinction between 'mine' and 'yours'.

agree with previous posters - the punishment should have been as severe as the crime.

this is one example of what happens when you allow national jurisdictions to apply primarily over preserving Gurmat in GuruGhar.

On August 21, 2007, Charanjit Singh Ghai's trip from San Francisco to London became a nightmare. Charanjit was accompanying his daughter, a political science student at University of California Berkeley, to London for her semester abroad.

At the airport, Charanjit was able to successfully walk through a metal detector without sounding an alarm. Once he had cleared security and was waiting for his bags, a TSA screener tapped his shoulder and told him that his turban would nevertheless need to be patted down. He was surprised by the screener's demand, especially since his mini-turban was more akin to a simple patka (a square cloth tied tightly over the head) than a turban. He asked the screener and her supervisor that his turban instead be checked with a hand-held wand. The supervisor replied that wanding was not possible for turbans and that a turban pat down was "mandatory."

The supervisor threatened Charanjit: "If you don't do it, I'll have you escorted out."

Under pressure, confused and distressed by the idea of having his turban touched by anyone else, Charanjit offered to remove his turban quickly to show he was not hiding anything. After he removed his turban, the supervisor insisted that he also be able to pat down Charanjit's hair. Charanjit was shamefully forced to untie his hair in public view.

Again the supervisor threatened him, "If you don't do it, I'll have you escorted out."

Standing with his head naked, Charanjit stood and waited as the supervisor humiliated him by placing his small cloth turban in a bin and through an x-ray machine. Charanjit's shirt or pants, which both consisted of more cloth than his turban, were spared the X-ray machine.

"This exercise was all done to demean me," Charanjit told the Sikh Coalition's team of staff attorneys. "It was unbearable."

An Ineffective Policy

The disgraceful public undressing of Charanjit Singh is a disturbing example of extreme but permissible conduct under the TSA's new headdress policy. What happened to this proud Sikh man was not only hurtful to the whole Sikh community, but also diverted America's resources away from genuine security threats.

While the Sikh Coalition is grateful that TSA's top leadership is willing to find a "workable solution" to Sikh concerns about the policy, the Coalition remains troubled that the new headwear screening policy still remains in effect.

The Sikh Coalition is hopeful that its engagement with the TSA, along with other Sikh and non-Sikh organizations, will lead to a solution similar to the screening procedures put in place soon after the 9/11 attacks. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Sikh community groups worked closely with Department of Transportation officials to devise an airport screening protocol that would meet national security requirements, while safeguarding religious pluralism.

The Coalition will keep the community updated as our engagement with the TSA deepens. In the meantime, we continue to ask everyone to sign the community petition to Secretary Chertoff as a means of demonstrating grassroots concern with the new screening procedures, and to document your experience with the new screening procedures.

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/TSASenateLetter.htm

http://www.sikhcoalition.org/advisories/TS...utofControl.htm

Just as easily could have been ssomeone's Dastaar. Something has to be done.

Please contact your US Senators and support the Sikh organisations which are trying to bring about change.