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  1. Dear fellow Sikhs, Hello the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar has launched a new book titled "ARDAS" with the translation of Ardas in English and Punjabi to help people/Sikhs understand it better. It is a great source because it comes from an official Sikh body, MOD EDIT. There are great illustrations to as well. The SGPC president said of this book " In the series of illustrated books, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is taking pleasure to publish "ARDAS". I am confident that "ARDAS" will go a long way to help readers understand its meaning & nuance." So it seems like it's worth ones time... Punjabi and English version both available here's the link: http://www.sgpc.net/ardas/index.asp We often critisize the SGPC but when I looked at their website I really found that they are doing a good job to preserve and share Sikhism in its original form The SGPC website quotes "Sikhism 1) Sikhism is a practical religion. It does not consist in a certain set of beliefs or mere words. Religion does not imply wandering to shrines and tombs, or following austerities of Yogis. Sikhism is a way of life, something to be lived according to a pattern. Its main virtue is simplicity. There is no supernaturalism or mythology on which it rests. It does not believe in devils or angels or heavenly spirits. ." (http://www.sgpc.net/sikhism/index.asp) I really though these are some good principles that everyone should know. Thanks and Sincerely, Sunny Anyone else with some good authentic Sikh information can post here, or with any comments.
  2. This is from the Guru Granth Sahib In the Love of God, one crosses over this terrible world-ocean. In the Love of God, one does not fear death. In the Love of God, all are saved. The Love of God shall go along with you. || 3 page 391 Anyone can be saved and go to God. Some religons may help people better, if both men and women are respected for example. But God can bring anyone to him and make them pure.
  3. i was just saying that media is doing anti sikh propaganda by relating all of these events to each other nothing else.if some is uncap able of understanding the topic perhaps they should not reply to it Dear extremists, The fact that a lot of different types of media can be misleading. But when Sikhs are meant to keep a comb in their turban for cleanliness. The virtue taught is not just cleanliness. It is more than that. Guru is in a way teaching us the benifets of a have a positive outlook. Of projecting ourselves as good people. When your username is extremist what will people think of you? You have every right to have that name, but why then be a neat and clean Sikh, if we do not want to be seen as good people in society. Because of terrorists there may be more discrimination at job interviews for all Sikhs. Thanks,
  4. Kundalini Yoga’s Relationship with Sikhism First, Kundalini yoga is a great practice for someone to become physically flexible and healthy. But it should not be linked to or preached as part of Sikhism. The following quote from the Guru Granth Sahib page 1043 explains this point very very well. Some people are even converting to Sikhism after they go to Kundalini Yoga class, a class which is not the way we as Sikhs should want people to convert to our religion. "ਨਿਉਲੀ ਕਰਮ ਭੁਇਅੰਗਮ ਭਾਠੀ ॥ निउली करम भुइअंगम भाठी ॥ Ni▫ulī karam bẖu▫i▫angam bẖāṯẖī. Inner cleansing techniques, channeling the energy to raise the Kundalini to the Tenth Gate, ਰੇਚਕ ਕੁੰਭਕ ਪੂਰਕ ਮਨ ਹਾਠੀ ॥ रेचक कु्मभक पूरक मन हाठी ॥ Recẖak kumbẖak pūrak man hāṯẖī. inhaling, exhaling and holding the breath by the force of the mind - ਪਾਖੰਡ ਧਰਮੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਸਉ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧੪॥ पाखंड धरमु प्रीति नही हरि सउ गुर सबद महा रसु पाइआ ॥१४॥ Pakẖand ḏẖaram parīṯ nahī har sa▫o gur sabaḏ mahā ras pā▫i▫ā. ||14|| by empty hypocritical practices, Dharmic love for the Lord is not produced. Only through the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sublime, supreme essence obtained. ||14|| " - Guru Amar Das, Solahe (Sixteen Stanzaed Hymns), pg. 1043 to 1069
  5. Thank you Admin at Sikhsangat.com for letting us discuss this issue freely. Sikhsangat rules
  6. Anyone who has any opinions on this topic or any experience with this group is welcomed to comment. So that more people can learn about this issue. If anyone is out there is interested in trying to restore the original form of Sikhism or in learning more about 3HO. There are some websites which may interest you: http://www.theinternetyogi.com/ http://www.3ho.org/ http://www.kundaliniyoga.org/ - blocked by Parental Controls in Windows Vista http://www.satsantokh.com/teachTrain.html www.rootlight.com Also Rick Ross New Jersey Institute www.rickross.com Thanks and Sincerely, Kusco
  7. I want basically everyone who reads this to give a reply so that we can see what people think about this rarely discussed issue which is slowly changing our religon and confusing our youth. Somehow when Sikhs where never told to wear white clothing it is never mentioned in the Guru Granth Sahib children are starting the think that wearing all white is the true way of practing Sikhism. So regardless of you opionion hopefully it is positive please leave a reply if you read this post and if you want to. I hope I educated at least some people on this topic. Thank You
  8. A lot of people I know would say that Khalistan is not actually possible. Not to offend anyone. It's my opinion too that is would not work. :D
  9. There are always many political solutions to problems a small scenario cannot end the world. There are so many countries that can help other countries and so many sanctions that can be put in place and ways to solve political problems. I really think Khalistan is not possible for Sikhism or who knows it may be. But it is a great way to have faith in your religion. But then again the Gurus teachings do not say that we need to have our own country and own countries. I hope slowly Sikhs move into futuristic ideas People can also be proud to be a Sikh without hari and I think they should be allowed in every Punjabi school or gurdwara that I want to attend and we all know that there are some cases where I wouldn't be. I think they will spiritually progress and progress more in the eyes of Guru Ji by being themselves the way they like to be without doing something that makes them feel out of place or that doesn't suit them. If our religion wants to pick up ground we should stop our intolerance towards each other as no one is second grade. It is said Guru Nanak worse the clothes of those places where he was visiting. And some of Guru Gobind Singhs best followers where Muslim so how does having a turban improve me in any way or make someone a better Sikh. If one thinks God likes them as who they are then they will progress more than changing to something that one does not want to change to. Thanks and Sincerely, Sat Sri Akal :D
  10. Sat Nam is the greeting Harbhajan Singh taught his students to use and Sikhs that followed him. I guess it is their way of trying to be different but it is not the original Sikh way of greeting. I know this from a lecture by Harbhajna Singh on www.mrsikhnet.com. :D
  11. What is happening with 3ho sikhs may be confusing youth and 3ho sikh beliefs deviate from Sikhism 110% Guru Nanak preached unity but he never preached yoga as prt of Sikhism so theses people in a way are disrupting Sikhism. Just go on the website www.mrSikhnet.com for sure and I think www.Sikhnet.com as well under the audio selection and the Yogi Bhajan lectures and see what Yogi Bhajan said about Guru Gobind Singh under the lecture describing guru gobind singh. Just check out the book titled Sikh Identity by Opinderjit Kaur Takhar it descirbes how 3HO Sikhs on page 172 deviate from the Sikh lifestyle with their affinity to Guru Ram Das, seeing vegetarianism as a teaching of the Guru Granth Sahib and by seeing the true Sikh lifestyle as wearing all white clothes all of the time and doing yoga mostly Kundalini Yoga as part of a usually described as compulsory routine in the early morning hours instead of reciting Japji Sahib or doing Nam Simran with your family or by yourself. I know a person and others who have been almost brainwashed by this when cds claiming to give their heart to Guru Ram Das enter our Sikh homes for example the popular Snatam Kaur and others like Guru Ganesha Singh. The Sikh guru is the Guru Granth Sahib when the Chardi Kalaa Jatha said once in a lecture on www.Sikhnet.com that Harbhajan Singh told some youth that their Guru was Guru Ram Das and other that theirs was Guru Gobind Singh at their academy in Harimandhir Sahib called Miri Piri Academy when pictures of Harbhajan Singh the size of a whole wall take up their gymnasium. And talks about unity in the Khalsa Panth give me a break. I hope I feel good that at least some portion of Sikhs are saying that this is not how originial Sikhism is Kundalini Yoga was just made up and never even came from the Himalayas it was made for business. I've asked so many people from india who never heard of a thing of Kundalini Yoga and when you research Kundalini Yoga you find that it was basically unheard in India it was just invented during the Yoga craze like so many other types of Yoga especially in the 90s. But going back to my first post the Yogi Bhajan describes Guru Gobind Singh as if he knew him personally saying he was 5'4 and he describes his exact diet of eating nuts, chapattis and to Harbhajan Singh's great fortune apparently Guru Gobind Singh was a strict vegetarian and could stare at your for hours and meditate for hours and swing his sword around him so fast that he was throw off arrows from a good archer. This is from Harbhajan Singh's lecture describing Guru Gobind Singh. But it is okay to wear white and do yoga as your lifestyle even as your religion but these things are not part of Sikhism and they have confused people like me. I just want other Sikhs to know what is Sikhism and how people are trying to change it and are being successful in confusing our youth and even adults. What is not Sikhism is having such an affintiy to Guru Ram Das calling him the Lord of Miracles as if they are suggesting they think he is the most powerful of Gurus. It is better that people like this call themselves a cult instead of saying their way is the true Sikhism which is just some new age new teachings made up from Harbhajan Singh which have nothing to do with India's history. No incase you are a youth and wondering Guru Ram Das was never in the Lord of Miracles and no he never practiced or knew of Kundalini Yoga.Yoga originates from Hinduism and there are four main Hindu books which describe the four main types of original yoga all these other kinds like Kundalini are just made up and the Gurus never said that yoga poses any spiritual benefits. Please lets solve this little problems in our religion with some leadership that we all can have I admit I swore not to speak my mind but out of emotion I am doing so and I hope no one is offended by it. This is only what I see as the truth and what I know many more voices agree with. Harbhajan Singh even admits in a lecture on www.Sikhnet.com that he had people offering pizzas to Guru Ram Das that are not Sikhism that is Worshiping and we only worship Waheguru. Also in the book mentioned above titled Sikh Identity the author describes how the SGPC president Tohra stated they did not make Harbhajan Singh a Sri Singh Sahib though for a large portion of his life he claimed and even convinced many people that he was a Sri Singh Sahib. So many people believe this because on websites owned by a Gora Sikh like Gurumutsuk Khalsa who would not post my comments on his blog calling them misconceptions though all my points are simple facts they have so many videos all about Harbhajan Singh all titled with such a long name for him Sri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh and so on. Well I am really looking forward to positive responses from people I hope everyone understands that I clearly see all people as equal and I am just trying to explain how some of the values Gora Sikhs have adopted deviate from Sikhism but I am just using that phrase for reference as all the time in conversations even on the news we have to refer to people as white votes or black votes and so on but not all Gora Sikhs may have adopted these teachings and declare them as Sikhism such as vegetarianism and Kundalini Yoga as a must practiced as a Sadhana in the early morning hours instead of Jap Ji Sahib and Nam Simran though the majority has. I could not attach the audio lecture by Yogi Bhajan describing Guru Gobind Singh as it was too large I would encourage people to listen to it one time so that they know what are the lies and falsehood that is being preached as no one has records of what GGS ate or how tall he was once again it if found under www.mrSikhnet.com audio/video section then click educational then Sri Singh Sahib then go down and click describing Guru Gobind Singh. Sat Sri Akal :lol: :D More Info which may interest you: There are some websites which may interest you: http://www.theinternetyogi.com/ http://www.3HO.org/ http://www.kundaliniyoga.org/ - blocked by Parental Controls in Windows Vista http://www.satsantokh.com/teachTrain.html www.rootlight.com Also Rick Ross New Jersey Institute www.rickross.com http://www.torontokundaliniyoga.com/ http://www.kundalinicanada.com/ http://www.kriteachings.org/ http://www.3ho.org/YogiBhajan.html?Open http://www.kundaliniyogane.com/ Yogi Bhajan's businesses are numerous: http://goldentemple.com/ Fact: 3HO Sikhs have many Sikh related services and products and some may be questioned by Sikhs. A lot of the 3HO/Sikh music can be found here: http://www.spiritvoyage.com/ "Guru" Ganesha : http://www.guruganesha.com/ http://www.a-healing.com/index.html If you strongly feel that this group is misinforming Sikhs then do not hesitate to speak out. If you know someone who has a Punjabi TV show please ask them to spend a few minuetes educating the community on how to practice Sikhi in its original form and not to submit ourselves to Yogi's or holy men.
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