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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahuru Ji Ki Fateh Sangat Ji I have a few questions. 1. I was wondering if anyone knew of any Websites from where I can download Katha so then I could listen to it in my car? 2. Has there been any Katha done about Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji? 3. Are there any good Sikh Scholars that I should be paying attention to/listening to? 4. Are there any good lectures that I could listen to (once again for i-pod or cd)? 5. And also are there any good website from where I could download Kirtan? I have tried to search for some but for some reason they all have spam and cause my computer to stop working. Thanks Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Ok well everyone has their views and opinions. But thanks for the clarification Veerjee.

Aarti is a prayer that is recited by most if not all groups of Sikhs. Here is a link by Bhai Jarnail Singh of Damdami Taksal reciting aarti. Aarti is usually recited after at the Bhog of an Akhand Paat. Nihung, Nirmala, Taksal, Nanaksar, Hazuri Sikhs, Sikhs at Patna Sahib and other groups include deevay [candles] and dhoop [incense] in their Aarti as per Darbar (court) Marayda. Yes I knew what the Aarti was Veerjee but thanks for the reply. But my question was about the deevay and dhoop. I've never really seen that before and I thought it was idol worshipping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6SQ_XLfVes Here is a video from an old movie but immediatly after seeing this I thought this was against principles. But I guess not since some Sikh Groups do it.

Yes Pjs veerjee I did use the search function and I did find a some threads. But one of my questions still remains, why the aarti in the picture? And yeah I agree the Article was very well written. Thanks.

Oh but I'm still confused. We consider Guru Granth Sahib Ji as our Guru. Im not against the Dasam Granth because I have not read it but why are they given the same importance even after it is said that Sabh Sikho Ko Hukam Hai Guru Maneyo Granth? Just out of curiousity. And are we allowed to put the word "Guru" next to the Dasam Granth?

Why are they doing Aarti in the pic? Isn't that against Sikhism? And why is the Dasam Granth and Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji placed side by side?

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Here is a series of videos showing RSS influence. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQGqHnykwY

"Ram Raheem Puran Quran Anekh Kahe Mat Ek Na Maneo Simrat Sastra Ved Sabhe Boh Bhed Kahe Hum Ek Na Janeo" Why believe in such prophecies when everything is in Waheguru Ji's hand? And also there is doubt of the authencity of this sakhi. No means of disrespect but wouldn't Guru Ji have included all of this in the Dasam Granth or somewhere in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib? If not all of the prophecy but maybe just a clue? Not sure but this is what I think.

I would want you to explain further? Because I have never heard of this. From my knowledge I know that Guru Gobind Singh Ji only had one wife Mata Sundri Ji also known as Mata Jito Ji. (which caused the confusion of 3 wives) Mata Sahib Kaur Ji is the mother of the Khalsa. And no one is saying anything bad about anyone else's religion. Islam is not bad and we shouldn't try to prove it wrong. Instead we are just trying to defend our own religion. Bhul Chuk Maf Karni Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Waheguru This is an amazing poem. Sometimes we fail to realise what Waheguru has given us and instead we ask for more and more. We should be happy with what we have because Waheguru Ji knows our capacity and has granted us whatever we have according to what we deserve.

Same question. Our Granthi here is an Amritdhari Sikh but his wife always has her eyebrows plucked and makeup on so she's not an Amritdhari Sikh.

aren't you the same person who is going to open up a school to have punjabi/sikh history classes etc. Well, you definitely need people who know punjabi for your punjabi classes then. Be an assistant teacher for punjabi class, you can learn and monitor/assist kids at the same time. Actually I am a 16 year old girl and me and some other people including adults are working on the school project. And so yes they are going to teach Punjabi and thats how I plan on learning Punjabi in the summer.

I have the same question. Also I cannot read/write Punjabi. I am going to learn this summer during break when school is over so is it ok if I read it in English?

Suniai saara gunah ke gah, Suniai sekh pir patshah, Suniai andhe pavahi rahu, Suniai hath hovai asgahu, Nanak bhagta sada vigas, Suniai dook paap ka naas,

Yes hopefully that is the case. We really need Sant Ji back right now. But I heard that his son denies the fact that his father is alive? Infact doesnt he say that his father was captured alive and tortured by Punjab Police?

No means of disrespect but then how did Sant Jee survive the attack if he's alive?? And why did he survive when most Singhs died?

Islamic methods of suppression, and conversion are not right. They want to achieve the highest number of Muslims they can by throwing Mud at other religions. I have a lot of strict Muslim friends. Once I was listening to a song which had the word "Khuda" in it. My friend started listening to it and said, why are you listening to a song which has the word Khuda in it? Khuda is only for Muslims, Allah is only for Muslims. So I in response asked, well what happens to all of the other non-muslim people in the world. And she responded, they will go to Hell for not accepting the correct way of Allah. I was Shocked at this response. I had heard of Muslims saying this but I only thought that only the strict Mullahs say this but hearing this from my own "best" friend made me upset. It is very sad to see racisim against one another due to religion. A question that is commonly asked is why do Sikhs "worship" the Shri Guru Granth Sahib? Answer: For the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib Ji is our Guru. There is a lot of knowledge in the Guru Granth Sahib which any person on the Planet would not possess at this time and age. So we treat the Guru Ji not as a book, but as a guide. We bow down not because we idolize it but because we value and respect the teachings of the Guru Sahib Ji. It is not a form of Idol worshipping but a form of respect. For example, many people touch the feet of the elders to recieve "Ashirwad" or blessings as a form of respect, it is the same way we bow down to the Guru Granth Sahib Ji, its a way of saying that you are greater than us, you possess more knowledge than us. Many people alo accuse the area where we put money into, usually most Gurdwara's have a Golak. It is not a necessity to do so but the only reason we do that is because we have been told by Guru Gobind Singh Ji that we are to donate "Daswand" or 10% of our income. So no one is forced to put anything inside the Golak but it is required to by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. These are most common questions people ask me about Sikhism.

We have a Gurdwara here and infact we are building an even bigger one. So we might just build a seperate building next to the new Gurdwara to make the school at. This way more kids would want to come there because it wouldnt be far from the Guru Ghar. We will look upon it. Thank you for the advice. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.

Waheguru Parnam Shaheedan Nu.

Sorry for my ignorance but he wasn't an athiest?

I think there is a few done by Sant Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwale. Here's the link http://www.gurmatveechar.com/audio/katha/katha.php?q=f&f=%2F01_Puratan_Katha%2FSant_Jarnail_Singh_%28Bhindran_wale%29.

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh I have a concern that I need advice on. I am from a small state and we have decided to make School for Sikh children. The problem is that this has been attempted twice but hasn't succeeded very well. This time we are considering buying a place to make it at. There are a lot of modern Sikhs here and we wish to educate them about our religion but it seems like something that is impossible. Does anyone have any advice on how we should attract the Sikh Youth to come and join? And any adivice on how the Sikh Schools/ Youth Groups in other cities have flourished? Hope to get some feedback soon. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh The post above was very inspiring. And Brother if you need more help, you can look at this website as well. Whyichosesikhism.com Hope it helps Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh I am very sad to hear that you are not able to find help. If you look at other worldly religions, they have saints, priests, popes, but how many of them are actually true? Just because you have observed a few corrupt Sikh leaders does not mean that there is no true Sikh. I believe that the true Sikhs do not boast about their knowledge but humbly spread the word of the Gurus. My friend was going through this same problem but now she's reassured that Sikhi is the right path for her. A reason is that Sikhi is one of the only rare religions in the world which contains no mythology. It is a religion which supports science opposed to some of the other religions. We Sikhs do not believe in the Devil as the Abrahamic religions do because how could there be a force opposing the Almighty? Also the 5 Khakhars are also very logical. The Importance of Kesh (Hair) Kesh (hair): The keeping of uncut hair is given a great deal of importance in Sikhism. But what is so special about hair? Historical significance: Well the history of hair goes back to the Bible. The Bible talks of a man called Sampson who obtained supernatural powers through his long hair. His hair was later cut and consequently he lost his powers. It is also a fact that most of the world's prophets and saints including Jesus, the Sikh Gurus and Hindu prophets kept uncut hair. Meaning: G. A. Gaskell writes, 'Hair of the head is a symbol of faith, intuition of truth, or the highest qualities of the mind.' - Dictionary of all Scriptures Sikhs believe God to be a perfect creator. It therefore follows that whatever He creates is perfect. The keeping of uncut hair is therefore, recognition of God's perfection and the submission of a Sikh to the Will of God. Function: Most Sikhs regard hair as a gift fromGod. But what does this gift actually do for us? Wellthe functions of hair can be divided into 5 sub categories. These include an ornamental function,physical function, psychological function, Sikhspecific function and a spiritual function. Ornamental function: Nature has decorated aman with a beard and a moustache to differentiate between a male and a female. A good example from the animal kingdom is a lion with its majestic mane. Physical function: Just like the skin, the hair helpsto synthesize vitamin D from sunlight. It also helpsto supply the piturary gland (located in the head) with phosphorous. Phosphorous is an elementwhich is used in meditation by the aforesaid gland. The hair on our body regulates body temperatureand our eye lashes, nostril hairs and ear hairs help to keep out dust particles. Psychological function: This is by far, one of themost important functions of hair. People cut their hair to look good for other people, and although everyone wants to look sexy and cool, a Sikh is encouraged to impress God and not bother so much about the opinions of everyone else. Keeping hair therefore encourages us to become less vain and more God orientated. Sikh specific function: Uncut hair is a mark of Sikh identity. The 10th Sikh Guru instructed all his Sikhs to come before him with long hair and weapons. Long hair also represents sacrifice, because there have been many Sikhs like Bhai Taru Singh, who preferred to have their scalp removed instead of their hair cut. Spiritual function: Hair enhances the ability of a human being to experience God. This can be explained by understanding the workings of electromagnets. An electromagnet consists of an iron rod with a coil of wire wrapped around it. The strength of an electromagnet can be increased by increasing the number of coils. Now in a human being, there are nine visible inlets/outlets (2 nostrils, 2 ear holes, 1 mouth, 2 eyes, 2 below the waistline). And the 10th inlet is located in the head and is invisible. It is called the Dasam Dawar. This is where we experience the reality of God and we can consider this to be the iron rod. Hairs are like coils of wire which amplify spiritual energy at the 10th inlet. A greater quantity of head hair will lead to more coils in the (Joora) knot and therefore a higher concentration of spiritual energy. Of course, it is possible to experience God without any head hair like Buddhists. However anything that helps us to experience God more easily should be welcomed. Hair is essentially a spiritual technology that makes it easier to connect with God. Conclusion: Wearing 5K's does not automatically make a good Sikh and in addition to this, wearing the 5 K's without understanding their purpose is silly. The 5 K's are not meaningless symbols, but instead are items which aid us in living a life revolving around God and submission to His Will. (http://sikhvibes.blo...-kesh-hair.html) Kara- reminds us of God and to do good deeds. Kachera- reminds us of self control. Kirpan- protect yourself and the helpless and stand up for justice Kanga- to comb all of the filth out of our head as we do with our hair. I really hope this helps. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh