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What is the significance of Shardh's and Navratri's? Why are they done? with what purpose?

There are what I think are superstitions in my house as well. For example, my mom throws a fit if I wash my hair on Tuesday or Thursday. I'm told even animals don't put water on their heads on these two days, and if I do, it's bad for my brother :wacko:

^ Well said :D

And it's defnetly not easy to do 84 Japji Sahibs.

That's an understatement of the decade, if not the century. I say it's next to impossible...Try doing just 10 Japji Sahib paath in a day, then you will realize how tough it is to do 84.

How lovely, another thread bashing someone without making any efforts to contact the person in question...keep washing.

our hair has a really important function - which includes protection (kesh on the head) and insulation (on the body)

Maybe you should do some research before posting such claims...

Son, you have too much hate and anger for a 13 year old

I know full well what the word akhand means, but thank you for your concern. If you put things in context, you may be able to see where I am coming from. Anyways, don't want to ruin the thread, you guys have fun.

^ Perhaps you should re-read the title - "Weekly Akhand Keertan Darbar"

and indira was the biggest monster (look at the properties of a monster).

:lol: Must be a 12 yr old kid

It would do you a lot of good if you thought out of the box for a change :D

id call my dog GHANDI...............

The best names are:

INDIRA.

GANDHI

OR

HINDUSTANI BOSS H.B FOR SHORT

Typical :rolleyes:

"Door To Hell"

^ Then the folks who associate themselves with the AKJ won't laugh when someone comes there with a dilruba? I have seen that happen before...quite disheartening

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immortalshaheed, please don't ruin the thread with your bickering, use the PM feature.

just a thought for those ppl who question puratan maryada, do you think when Guru Gobind singh created the khalsa in 1699, when he summoned every1 to be at anandpur sahib, he said to every1 'oh bring your wifes along', nobody knew what he was guna do, they didnt bring there wifes. it was estimated over 20,000 ppl took amrit, and no1 can ever say it was 10k men, and 10k women. men took it and became singhs, they went bak home to there wife and children, and when there wifes were ready, then received kirpan da amrit. women were women, they had children, and experienced things men dont.

Good point, although it wouldn't be so far fetched to think that at least some men might have brought their wives along to get darshan of Guru Sahib.

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aasaa ||

Aasaa:

jb lgu qylu dIvy muiK bwqI qb sUJY sBu koeI ]

jab lag thael dheevae mukh baathee thab soojhai sabh koee ||

As long as the oil and the wick are in the lamp, everything is illuminated.

qyl jly bwqI ThrwnI sUMnw mMdru hoeI ]1]

thael jalae baathee t(h)eharaanee soo(n)naa ma(n)dhar hoee ||1||

But when the oil is burnt, the wick goes out, and the mansion becomes desolate. ||1||

ry baury quih GrI n rwKY koeI ]

rae bourae thuhi gharee n raakhai koee ||

O mad-man, no one will keep you, for even a moment.

qUM rwm nwmu jip soeI ]1] rhwau ]

thoo raam naam jap soee ||1|| rehaao ||

Meditate on the Name of that Lord. ||1||Pause||

kw kI mwq ipqw khu kw ko kvn purK kI joeI ]

kaa kee maath pithaa kahu kaa ko kavan purakh kee joee ||

Tell me, whose mother is that, whose father is that, and which man has a wife?

Gt PUty koaU bwq n pUCY kwFhu kwFhu hoeI ]2]

ghatt foottae kooo baath n pooshhai kaadtahu kaadtahu hoee ||2||

When the pitcher of the body breaks, no one cares for you at all. Everyone says, ""Take him away, take him away!""||2||

dyhurI bYTI mwqw rovY KtIAw ly gey BweI ]

dhaehuree bait(h)ee maathaa rovai khatteeaa lae geae bhaaee ||

Sitting on the threshold, his mother cries, and his brothers take away the coffin.

lt iCtkwey iqrIAw rovY hMsu iekylw jweI ]3]

latt shhittakaaeae thireeaa rovai ha(n)s eikaelaa jaaee ||3||

Taking down her hair, his wife cries out in sorrow, and the swan-soul departs all alone. ||3||

khq kbIr sunhu ry sMqhu BY swgr kY qweI ]

kehath kabeer sunahu rae sa(n)thahu bhai saagar kai thaaee ||

Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints, about the terrifying world-ocean.

iesu bMdy isir julmu hoq hY jmu nhI htY gusweI ]4]9]

eis ba(n)dhae sir julam hoth hai jam nehee hattai gusaaee ||4||9||

This human suffers torture and the Messenger of Death will not leave him alone, O Lord of the World. ||4||9||

Am I the only one who thinks that this seems like a "fake" thread, only made to get a rise out of people?

You don't "wash" your hair everyday, you only put water in them everyday, wash every few days. How can you wash without soap? (shampoo in this case)

I realize that this guide is for Sikhs but even then more light needs to shed on the Uni's academic record. Things such as how they the Uni is ranked in the Country (World?), which departments/faculties are well known, what king of past/present/future projects are being done, maybe a bit about the professor's who teach there, etc...

When I went to uni here, the Sikh Society was not any help at all, especially academically. Because I started off bad, had to put in an extra semester to finish off my degree.

^ My last reply was aimed at OP

you know its so strange i was a huge Heroes fan at one time and then for some random reason I started watching 24 and never had to turn back to Heroes.... I really like 24 better.... go Jack Bauer...!!

I seen 24, got bored of it. Heroes is more dramatic, with the super human power stuff :D

I suppose you follow every single rehat...

what I have researched , tells me that Six Pack is made in the kitchen and not in the GYM, because Cardio will only be effective only when the access or reserve calories/fat burns up, and that is only possible If i Stop adding more fat to the body.

You are absolutely spot on with the fact that a good body is built in the kitchen. But it should be "Exercise will only be effective..." (not cardio). Oh and fat does not make you fat, carbohydrate, specifically excess carbohydrate makes you fat. That's the new consesus of scientific community; 20 years ago it was "fat makes you fat"; now it's "carbs make you fat"; I'm sure this will change in another 10 years. In fact, there are good fats that your body needs to survive and be healthy. Polysaturated and monosaturated fats are good for you, while saturated and trans fat are bad for you. So, don't avoid all fats.

I wish to clarify if I should mix Weight training with Cardio while the focus is simply on loosing weight . If So should the weight training be intensive , or more of circuit types.

Circuit training type workouts will be extremely beneficial for you in fat loss. One could argue that this type of training is better at loosing weight than just cardio. Circuits will keep your heart rate elevated, which gives you the benefit of cardio. Additionally, since you are hitting every muscle in the body during circuits, you will burn more calories than doing just cardio. If you set up your circuit training properly, you only need to workout 3 days/week and with proper nutrition, you will loose weight.

In any case can u suggest anything that will be more specific for torso? I cant stop cardio as it helps build me stamina which i have struggled with, for years.

As it has been pointed out twice already, you can not spot reduce fat. Your focus should be decreasing fat (but preserving all the muscle you can) and your body will decide which parts become lean first and which last. Focus on creating a calorie deficit by increasing your activity level. Initially, this deficit should not be too big, about 200-300 calorie deficit per day is a good start.

P.S. I never advised you to stop doing cardio.

EDIT:

I dont want to, rather I cant , spare more than 90 minutes of total gym time ( including Cardion weight and Cool off period)

90 minutes per session!!! :o :o :o That is way too long to spending in the gym. When I was aiming to loose weight, I never spent more than 50 minutes (including warmup) in the gym; I was loosing ~ 2lbs per week. If you exercise for 90 minutes every day with a restricted fat loss diet, it's only a matter of time that you hurt yourself. I would highly advise against the long sessions. Don't spend more than 60 minutes in there (including warm up and cool down).

Gurbar Akaal has already given good advice. I would like to add that even if your goal is to loose fat only, you will still highly benefit with weight training. Fat is "dead" tissue, it just sits there. Muscle, on the other hand is metabolically active tissue, which basically means that your body needs to spend energy just to keep the muscle you have. Translation, more muscle = more energy used to keep that muscle. Of course, energy is produced by burning calories. In the game of fat loss, it's all about creating a calorie deficit; # of calories in must be less than # of calories out; that's all there is to it. Research has shown it is better to increase activity rather than cutting calories. After reading that don't think that you can just starve yourself to loose fat, that will not work.

Since you are new to the gym, you can loose fat and gain muscle at the same time! So take advantage of this and do both cardio and weight training. In fact, if you structure your weight training properly, there is no need for cardio It's a myth that you need cardio to loose fat, you don't. Yes cardio is very good for your heart and lungs so it should be done. But don't think for a second that you can't loose fat without doing cardio.

and the key mass areas being belly, hips and thighs. Any specific excercises to lose fat around these areas more quicker would also be appreciated.

As Gurbar Akaal said, you can't spot reduce fat. For example, if you want to loose fat from your stomach, you can't do crunches and expect to see results. You can only loose fat, your genetics decide which parts you loose fat from first and which last. Generally speaking, men tend to gain fat first and loose last from their bellies.

If you have more questions, post here and we will be happy to lend a helping hand

music is something that youll have to really get someone who knows raag

Yep, although Gurmat Sangeet tradition is being lost today, in favour of simpler music (not prescribed by Guru Sahib) so that everyone can do kirtan. How sad, what's next, we will say let's "simplify" gurbani so everyone can do paath?! :o As Bhai Avtaar Singh Jee pointed out, I am paraphrasing, "If it was up to people they would remove Siri raag (i.e. all raags) from Gurbani today. We have removed raag from our thinking already, but we couldn't remove it from Guru Granth Sahib"

Unfortunately, there aren't that many teachers available who teach Gurmat Sangeet. There are lots who teach Indian Classical Music, but there is a difference between that and Gurmat Sangeet. I have also noticed that most people don't realize the level of commitment needed to learn Gurmat Sangeet. When I taught Tabla for a while, I used to always mention to people that they need to do 1hr practice everyday. Upon hearing this, a lot of them gave me very surprised looks as if I was joking with them! 1hr everyday is the bare minimum, maybe more.

I only know of 2 places where Gurmat Sangeet is being taught today, both places are in India. There is Jawaddi Taksaal in Ludhiana and Punjabi University in Patiala. I can personally vouch for the principal of Jawaddi Taksaal, such a loving character. I had the pleasure of meeting him for only 2 days a few years ago and to this day I remember it very clearly.