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I am sorry Veer Ji but I am gonna choose to disagree with both of your statements. I am also sorry for anything wrong I have written which you didn't like. sorry

Veer Ji, I understand what you are saying about creating a false scenario. The only reason I added that in there is because we can't really control or change how people think, act or behave outside but we should try to keep it outside of the Gurudwara Sahib at least. If the parents aren't setting a good example, the least we can do is show the children that caste is not accepted in Sikhi. The reason I mentioned how the women of the Granthie families typically don't follow Sikhi conduct was to highlight a issue. I would understand if they were few or far inbetween but this is a very common problem. I don't think we can compare this problem to Prithi Chand because Guru Ji never stood for his behaviour. He was passed up for Gurgaddi and not given much importance by the Sikhs. I wouldn't mind if the case of family members not following Sikhi was far and inbetween but it is very common. Being a Granthi has become a job and majority of people are doing the very minmium to get the job. I will also try to think deeper into the issue.

Punjabi Vs. Sikh Picking Sides Sikhism is one religion where you can't have both culture and religion; to maintain either you have to take one out of the equation. Punjabi culture is all about drinking, dancing, and sex discrimination. Sikhi is abstaining from all negative stuff that harms our body (like drinking); exercising instead of dancing and against all forms of discrimination. That is why Gurudwara Sahibs most refrain from promoting Punjabi Culture events, encouraging the caste system and allowing discrimination. Majority of Sikhs are Punjabis but majority of Punjabis are not Sikhs, yet Gurudwara Sahibs still promote Punjabi culture events aimed at non-Sikhs. Sikh is one that follows the teachings of Sikh Gurus and is amritdhari or working towards taking amrit. A Sikh does not drink alcohol, wear flashy clothes, eat meat or partake in non-gurmat events. Majority of culture events that take place and are promoted by Gurudwara Sahibs allow drinking, encourage flashy clothes, eating meat and forgetting Waheguru. Events are typically held outside of the Gurudwara Premises or without the presence of Guru Granth Sahib Ji because these events are anti-gurmat and not related to Sikhi. We forget that removing Guru JI from the room or going to separate venue does not hide our deeds from Guru Ji. Waheguru Ji is present everywhere and watching over us at all times. So next time we use the Gurudwara banner to promote Teeyan, Rakhsa Bandan, Karva Chutha, Diwali and etc. for political and financial reasons or even to get more people to enter the Gurudwara Sahib, let's take a moment to think if the event can be held in Guru Ji's presence. Respect all religions and cultures but not at the price of Sikhi. Sikhi promotes respecting all regardless of caste, yet we announce castes as if they are badge of honor. Many members of the Sikh community still use the caste system when picking life partners and judging others but Gurudwara Sahibs should not encourage it. Gurudwara Sahibs must keep caste out of any matrimonial services offered and refuse to acknowledge or announce any last names other than Singh, Kaur or Khalsa (with expectation of other religion visitors). Every time during ardass or announcements we mention last names, the elder members of the community immediately figure out the person's caste. There might be an excuse to using different last name outside of the Gurudwara Sahib but under no circumstances should it be allowed inside. Please ask everyone to check there are caste/last names at the door, when enter the Gurudwara Sahib. We are all equal in the eyes of Waheguru Ji and that is what the Gurudwara Sahib should promote. For true equality we must not only get rid of the caste system but also get rid of gender discrimination. Punjabis and Indian in general are well-known for their preference of males over females. There is a high rate of Female abortion in Punjab and we should work in keeping that problem out of our communities in the west. The west has always set an example for doing bad stuff for the people back home, let us set a better example for them this time. Gurudwara Sahibs must encourage more women to learn kirtan do it for sangat to inspire more. We must not hire Granthies whose wives/daughters do not live a Gursikh life style. The people that couldn't teach their own families, what will they teach our children? Being a Granthi is not a job but a tool to inspire more Gursikhs (men and women). We have to encourage more females to get involved in Seva in all of the Gurudwara Sahib, not just the langar hall. They should be encouraged to seva where other females can see them and get inspired. Gurudwara Sahib must promote equality of the genders and help preserve Sikhi for the next generation. Gurudwara Sahibs are the keepers of Sikhi, the home of Guru Ji, and they must not sell out and become the keepers of Punjabi culture. Sikhs must protect Sikhi and keep Punjabi culture out of Gurudwara Sahibs. And Punjabis must respect Sikhi and check Punjabi culture at the door. Gurudwara Sahib have to pick Sikhi today or tomorrow there won't be a Sikhi left to pick in most Gurudwara Sahibs. Authors Note: The intention was not to hurt feelings, just telling the truth as I see it. Any questions or comments or advice please email at fromthese5tothose5@hotmail.com

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Manni Maarag thaak na paa-ay mannai pat si-o pargat jaa-ay Mannai mag na chalai panth Mannai Dharam saytee san-bandh aissa naam niranjan ho-ay jay ko man jaanai man ko-ay ||14|

Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji ki Fateh! Thats a nice seva, thank you. I will keep an eye out for it

Children of Faith Submission Not having children can make any parent question Waheguru Ji and beg Him for children. We beg, we plead, we threaten to stop believing, we question but how often do we submit to His will. Submission is when you can go up Waheguru Ji and say that you are happy to live in His will and really mean it. Not just say it but don't really believe it inside. Today I want to look at four ladies; one who submitted to Waheguru Ji, two whom handed themselves over to Waheguru Ji and one who just refused to have full faith. There was once a lady who had 5 daughters and was constantly taunted by the people around her for it. Since her first pregnancy she would pray to Waheguru Ji to bless her with a son. Each time she would have a daughter and the worldly people would taunt her and make her upset. After having her five daughters it donned on her that doing ardass for a son is not going to give her a son and she should learn to be happy with what Waheguru Ji blessed her with. She went to the Gurudwara Sahib to do ardass to Waheguru Ji one more time. This time she didn't ask for a son, she thanked Waheguru Ji for her daughters and asked Him to take care of her daughters and give them all the happiness in the world. That day when she finally submitted to Waheguru Ji she was visited by Guru Ji who told her to buy a coconut and drink the water inside it and do path, the next child born will be a son. She did as she was told and she was blessed with a son for submitting to Waheguru Ji's will. The next two women were sister-in-laws who had been married for years but even after medical help were unable to conceive. One day they were told to get parsad of missi roti and onion from Gurdwara Beed Baba Budda Sahib and they would be blessed by Baba Budda Ji with a son. First the eldest requested her brother-in-law to bring her back parsad. She accepted the parsad with full faith that Waheguru Ji would bless her. She ate the parsad and would daily to path for Waheguru Ji to bless her and then for Him to protect her child. A year later she had her child without any medical assistance. Years later after she had could not have child, the other sister-in-law also requested for the brother-in-law to bring parsad for her also. But when the parsad reached back to the states it had begun to mold. She decided to have faith in Waheguru Ji and cleaned off the mold and ate the parsad. She too did path for a whole year and had a beautiful baby boy. They put all their faith on Waheguru Ji and He blessed them. These ladies had full faith on Waheguru Ji and submitted to His will and were blessed but not all can submit. There is one such lady whom I have met that runs to anywhere that offers her even the slightest to having a child. She goes to any doctor, any place of worship, just about anywhere were she has heard of someone being blessed. She heard of prasad from Gurdwara Beed Baba Budda Sahib and requested for it to be brought for her also. Prasad is for everyone, so it was brought for her also but when it reached the American airport the onions were not allowed past security, which was something that hadn't happened to the earlier ladies. She ate the missi roti with doubt and did path half-heartedly, thinking of the onion that didn't make it. Just like everything else she had tried to have a baby she didn't do it with full faith and follow through, this was done half-heartedly also. Till this day she is running after a child and because she won't submit to Waheguru Ji, she is facing disappointment after disappointment. Submission to Waheguru Ji is an important part to being blessed. Blessing does not always mean you will receive a child or whatever you wished for from Waheguru Ji or have to wander dejectedly. Blessing is when you are able to find happiness in whatever His will is and not question it. Blessing is a peace of mind which can only come from submission. And submission comes from admitting we are nothing and Waheguru Ji is the creater and the doer. So be humble, submit and let Waheguru Ji bless you. Authors Note: These stories were taken either from first hand experience or from a life of a close friend. Please forgive me for any mistakes. You can contact me at fromthese5tothose5@hotmail.com

Facebook Addiction of 21st century It seems if a person has access to internet then they have to have a Facebook page, it’s like a requirement. Even I have one, which I have deleted and reopened countless times. The creators of Facebook must know how addicting it is that is why they don’t make it so simple to quit. First you have to really search to even find the quit option and even then if you access it at all in the next two weeks, the quit option is cancelled. Every once in a while someone will link to my blog from Facebook and I get tempted to check and I cancel my Facebook cancellation by logging in. Having reopened my account and cancelled it many times, I turn to Waheguru Ji to help me understand this addiction as Sanmukh. It is a game of Maya (illusion), moh (attachment) and haankar (ego). Sometimes if feels that facebook is a bigger illusion then the real world itself. At least this world you can reach out and touch stuff but that’s not possible on facebook. There is every kind of fake games available that are created to look realistic. They look so realistic that the people spend hours on end farming, playing poker and doing all the stuff they would never do in real life. When people aren’t playing games they are chatting with people they otherwise would never have guts to talk to. It’s this fake illusion of this fake world that we create on facebook. We think we can control it because it’s online and we can turn the computer off at any time but we forget about attachment. Attachment is so strong that it brings our fake world on facebook into our real world. All day we wonder whether someone messaged us or commented on our picture and we run from our real life to the fake world of Facebook. This attachment grows so big soon if we are away from our computer we are on Facebook on our phones. We fall in love with the people that we met on Facebook and begin to sideline the people that are in our real life. It seems to be some sort of achievement to have the most people on your friends list, regardless of the fact if you even know them or talk to them. This attachment is the main reason we can’t get away from Facebook, until it is too late. Attachment makes way for ego to come into play and break this illusion of a perfect online world. When a person’s ego is hurt over being slighted on by someone in this fake world the damage caused is unimaginable. People have been known for committing suicide when there online world turns on them. Some have made the biggest of their lives when they meet people from their online world only to find out they person they had fallen in love with online, was nothing like that in real life. There are some people how upon being slighted go found that person in real life and caused them harm. They have thrown acid, raped, beaten and god knows what. Ego is what brings fake world of Facebook into the real world. This fake world of Facebook is full of illusion, attachment and ego that make it hard to give up even though we know how bad it is for us. As sanmukh I want nothing to do with the 5evils and for me facebook is home to the 5 evils. Yes, it is possible to find some good sangat and connect with people on Facebook but it is hard and a person is more likely to stray. If one wants good sangat they should head to Sikhi related websites and Gurudwara Sahib, where antiSikhi things aren’t promoted at every step. May Waheguru Ji bless me to stay away from the 5 evils and Facebook.

waheguru thank you so much

thank you, waiting for next part

I can send you a picture of pigs flying....will I get my free sample then?

sorry I am not fimilar with british humor.

are you kidding me? free samples? wow. do you realize how unpracticle that is. If you have doubts about the taste, don't order. simple