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http://www.sloughobs...ce-missing-man/ POLICE are appealing for help to trace a missing man from Slough. Gurdip Kang, 49, of Shaggy Calf Lane, was reported missing yesterday morning (Saturday) after he left his home address without informing any of his family about where he was going. Gurdip is described as wearing a black turban, a navy fleece jacket, with a white polo shirt and black trousers. Det Insp Stuart Bosley said: "Gurdip's family are concerned for his welfare as it is out of character for him to leave the house without informing anyone where he is going. "I would urge Gurdip, or anyone who knows of his whereabouts to come forward and speak to us immediately." Anyone with information should contact Thames Valley Police via the 24-hour Thames Valley Police Enquiry Line on 101, quoting URN 626 (5/5).

akhandeurope is obviously not actually akj but a troublemaker wanting to give the wrong impression of sangat associated with akhand keertani jatha. Way to ruin the topic. The original post speaks for itself. ਤੂੰ ਵਲਵੰਚ ਲੂਕਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਸਭ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਾਣੀ ਰਾਮ ॥ Ŧūʼn valvancẖ lūk karahi sabẖ jāṇai jāṇī rām. You are practicing deception secretly, but the Lord, the Knower, knows all ਲੇਖਾ ਧਰਮ ਭਇਆ ਤਿਲ ਪੀੜੇ ਘਾਣੀ ਰਾਮ ॥ Lekẖā ḏẖaram bẖa▫i▫ā ṯil pīṛe gẖāṇī rām When the Righteous Judge of Dharma reads your account, you shall be squeezed like a sesame seed in the oil-press ਕਿਰਤ ਕਮਾਣੇ ਦੁਖ ਸਹੁ ਪਰਾਣੀ ਅਨਿਕ ਜੋਨਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਾਇਆ ॥ Kiraṯ kamāṇe ḏukẖ saho parāṇī anik jon bẖarmā▫i▫ā. For the actions you committed, you shall suffer the penalty; you shall be consigned to countless reincarnations He is trying to say someone from damdami taksal made a page againt Bhai Randhir Singh because of praise of Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji - somehow I dont think anyone would make it that obvious. I wouldnt be surprised if the guy behind the akhandeurope account is the guy who made the anti akj page and hes (or whoever did make the page) is trying to make it look like someone from the taksal made it to create hatred between akj and taksal. Not gonna work you sad loser! LOL

yeah sounds similar but does anybody know about the thing about carrying on old traits and hatred? i think it was something like even though born into sikh families they would be saRhing (burning/in turmoil) inside.

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English Gurmat Class- Bhai Tarsem Singh Classes in English starting tomorrow (11th May 2012) and every Friday thereafter from 7.30pm. Bhai Tarsem Singh Ji is a British Born Sikh. Cross Road Gurdwara 47-49 Cross Rd Coventry, CV6 5GR Coventry, United Kingdom Facebook: http://www.facebook....35740946530420/

I seem to remember once hearing from someone, that either Guru Ji or a great Mahapurash said that those who fought against Sikhs in battles and were killed in those battles, would be reborn in to Sikh homes, but they would have their old horrible traits, even enemity towards other Sikhs. I don't know how factually correct this is, but I sure can think of some 'Sikhs' today full of nothing but venom who I could imagine being these souls! I truly fail to understand the hatred some people have for other Gursikhs, this is possibly something that could serve as an explanation (for some at least)? Anyone heard anything like this?

Scroll down for before and after picture! In the video Singh Ji explains why he became a Sikh, what caused the transformation. The rest of the videos on the same youtube channel are also very inspirational and informative. Photo taken from Cross Rd Gurdwara facebook page http://www.facebook....rdwara.coventry (add for lots of sikhi info and inspiration)

I think I have found the facebook profiles of many of those tagged in the photo, but not 'jack twomey' who put the photo up. My guess is out of those tagged in the photo, the one wearing the Nishan Sahib is, 'Mitchell Ramandeep Teale': http://www.facebook....p?id=1640180730 . OR he could just be the guy in the middle and not the nishaan sahib one. I think he has put ramandeep in his name as a mockery of Sikhs, in his photos he has put up photos of sikhs in a mocking way I think.On his wall he has written 'sorry for that pic everyone' which further points to it being him being the one in the picture doing the beadbi. These seem to be the fb profiles of two others tagged in the pic: Jamie Gourey: http://www.facebook....100003298352557 Eiron Casey: http://www.facebook....100000064840969 I think we should tell the police.

I don't think this was intentional, I think they just wanted to use the Punjabi university logo, but in doing so this has put Gurbani on a t-shirt.... http://sectorthirteen.myshopify.com/collections/mens/products/punjabi-university

n30 singh, just suppose what are saying is true that these sants did wear jewellery, well did they ever talk about the fact they were wearing it, why etc? if these are simply the conlcusions you have drawn from just seeing them wearing jewellery, then they are simply that, your own conclusions. Unless you have any quotes from the sants you have mentioned we have no reason to believe that they agree with your reasoning, simply because some pictures show them wearing something. By the same token there are some sikhs who it would seem would call Guru Sahib kattar, superior fanatic for giving any hukam which does not fit in their hippy happy world! You see the problem with this approach is that it assumes that one actually knows something or has the ability to 'work towards passing the exams'. The fact is none of us know anything, we have no giaan and we have no way to even try to comprehend what Gurmat is. All we can do is in very childlike form attempt to follow everything our master tells us to do (even this we can't do). Anything else, any thoughts any reasoning any philosophical (fokat) analysis of our guru is as a matter of fact our ego. Lets have a look at a sakhi demonstrating the fruit of childlike innocence. Bear this in mind, no one ever has and ever will reach Vaheguru through any action of their own. Union will happen when Guru Sahib gets pleased with us. This can only be achieved through earnestly attempting to do everything he tells us to do. And when we do this there will be nothing left out as his hukam is perfect and all encompassing. Bhai Bela Ji was a Gursikh during the times of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. He came to Guru Ji and asked if he could stay at Anandpur Sahib. Guru Ji consented so long as Bhai Bela agreed to partake in Seva. He was asked what form of Seva he wished to partake in, such as, langar seva, recite Bani or join the Guru’s army and fight in the battlefield. Bhai Bela replied that he could not cook, read Gurbani or knew how to use shashtars. Thus Guru Ji assigned Bhai Bela Ji the duty of looking after the horses and their stables. At the same time Bhai Bela Ji would be taught Gurbani by Guru Ji. Guru Ji started by teaching Bhai Bela Ji one line of the JapJi Sahib per day. Bhai Bela Ji would spend his whole day, whilst fulfilling his daily chores, repeating that same line. The following morning he would recite it back to Guru Ji to make sure that he had memorised it correctly, and thus he could progress and go on to learn the next line. One day, Bhai Bela Ji came to Guru Ji ready for his next lesson. However Guru Ji was busy and was preparing to go out. Just as Guru Ji was about to leave, Bhai Bela Ji got in the way saying, “Guru Ji, I am ready for my next lesson. I want to learn the next line of JapJi Sahib.” Guru Gobind Singh Ji replied, “Bhai Bela, na vakhat veecharai naa veyla” meaning, “Bhai Bela, you are not considering the circumstances I am in; I am busy and must go out.” Yet Bhai Bela Ji was so innocent and obedient, that he understood Guru Ji’s comment to be the next line of the JapJi Sahib and spent his whole day practising the phrase. When the other Sevadaars heard Bhai Bela Ji, they started laughing and began mocking him. But Bhai Bela Ji ignored them and continued reciting the phrase, eager to learn it well so that he could please Guru Ji the next morning by reciting it correctly. The following morning when Bhai Bela Ji went to meet Guru Ji, the rest of the Sevadaars had gathered there as well. They wanted to see Guru Ji get angry with Bhai Bela Ji for incorrectly reciting the JapJi Sahib. However, when Bhai Bela Ji recited the line “Bhai Bela, na vakhat veecharai naa veyla,” Guru Ji instead got up and embraced Bhai Bela Ji. Guru Ji said, “this is what a true Sikh is. He does not allow his own intelligence to get in the way of his Guru’s words. He believes his Guru’s Bachan to be 100% true and does not consider his own intellect to be above that of his Guru’s.” Too often we judge ourselves to be cleverer and more knowledgeable than our Guru. Bhai Bela Ji sacrificed himself entirely to the Guru’s words. He was so innocent, subservient and obedient that he placed his faith entirely in the Guru’s Bachan, forsaking his own mind and intellect. May Guru Ji bless us with such pyaar, sharda and faith to forever live according to His Hukam, which is conveyed to us through His Shabad. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh www.ikonkaar.blogspot.com

You are not my Guru, Guru Sahib is my Guru, no one needs you to tell us what Guru Sahib is saying.

How strange to make a post just to superficially create an issue where there isn't one, as if we haven't got enough things to veechaar (read as argue lol) about. The OP doesn't even wear jewellery himself. baad vivaad na banao jee, jo panja neh kehia oh he maano. Vaah jee vaah, saade te vi kirpa kardeo baba ji. On a serious note, is it not everyone's goal to have our surti aligned to bairaag and tyaag?

http://www.sikhanswers.com/category/sikh-articles-of-faith-identity/

http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/guru-sakhis/the-tobacco-fields

He needs a slap, for a multitude of reasons.

And what is next after the Saroop Sahib has been restored? I take it that Maharaj will be parkash or sukhasan in an appropriate sachkhand? Also why as a community accepting that our GURU is being treated like a book in so many museums? We should not rest until all saroops are with the panth.

I've been following this debate very carefully, alot of it is much too much for my limited understanding so I can't really say what I think is right or wrong. However, 'Consciousness', I think that was bang out of order to say Kaal was being angry, over reacting, or even saying hes showing his true colours. I don't think Kaal has been any of these things and these been some interesting stuff in his posts, and yours too. Please lets not make assumptions about people.

http://www.sikhanswe...-view-on-aarti/ Sanaatan (Hindu) practices infiltrating Sikhi In the mid-18th century when the Khalsa had to live in the jungles because they had a price on their head, Nirmala and Udaasi Mahants (caretakers) took care of the Gurdwaras. During this period the Nirmala and Udaasis came under the influence of Hinduism and introduced Hindu practices to Sikh institutions. Over time the Mahants became more powerful and although the Sikh Gurdwaras were freed from the clutches of the corrupt Mahands in the turn of the 20th century through the Singh Sabha and Gurdwara Reform Movements. Although the Gurdwaras were freed and Sikh Maryada (Code of Conduct) was re-introduced to Sikh institutions, some Sikh institutions in India that were outside of the Panjab or in the hands of certain Nihangs or Sants continued practising some Hindu rituals. One of the rituals is “performing” Aarti. Singing the Keertan of Aarti is a Sikh practise, however performing Aarti by waving a platter with oil lamps and flowers whilst ringing bells is a Hindu practise. Aarti and Sikh Maryada The Panthic Sikh Rehit Maryada, the official Sikh Code of Conduct, states: ਸ) ਉਪਰ ਦੱਸੇ ਸਾਮਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਧੂਪ ਜਾਂ ਦੀਵੇ ਮਚਾ ਕੇ ਆਰਤੀ ਕਰਨੀ, ਭੋਗ ਲਾਉਣਾ, ਜੋਤਾਂ ਜਗਾਉਣੀਆਂ, ਟੱਲ ਖੜਕਾਉਣੇ ਆਦਿ ਕਰਮ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ[ ਹਾਂ, ਸਥਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਗੰਧਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਫੁੱਲ, ਧੂਪ ਆਦਿ ਸੁਗੰਧੀਆਂ ਵਰਤਣੀਆਂ ਵਿਵਰਜਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ[ ਕਮਰੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ ਲਈ ਤੇਲ,ਘੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਮਬੱਤੀ, ਬਿਜਲੀ, ਲੈਂਪ ਆਦਿ ਜਗਾ ਲੈਣੇ ਚਾਹੀਦੇ ਹਨ[ d. Anything except the afore-mentioned reverential ceremonies, for instance, such practices as the Aarti (waving of a platter with burning lamps and incense set in it in vertical circular motion) with burning incense and lamps, offerings of eatables to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, burning of lights, beating of gongs, etc., is contrary to Gurmat (the Guru’s way). However, for the perfuming of the place, the use of flowers, incense and scent is not barred. For light inside the room, oil or butter-oil lamps, candles, electric lamps, kerosene oil lamps, etc., may he lighted. In the same spirit, Sant Gurbachan Singh Bhindranwale, a Gurbani scholar and saint, clearly explains what Aarti means in the Sikh religion in ‘Gurbaani Paath Darpan’. In chapter of Akhand Paath maryada, page 168, Sant Ji writes: ਆਰਤੀ ੳਚਾਰਨੀ, ਦੀਵੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਾਲਣੇ,ਕੇਵਲ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪੜਨੇ ਅਤੇ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਕਰਨਾ, ਫਿਰ ਕੜਾਹ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਦ ਵੰਡਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਖੁੱਲਾ ਲੰਗਰ ਕਰਨਾ। “Do Aarti, don’t light lamps, only read Shabads of Aarti and Do Kirtan, then distribute Karah Parshad and have open Langar.” On page 135, Sant Ji writes: ਹਰ ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਭੋਗ ਪੈਣ ਤੇ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਤੇ ਆਰਤੀ ੳਚਾਰੇ( ਬਿਨਾਂ ਮ੍ਰਿਤਕ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਦਾ) (ਨੋਟ- ਆਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੀ ੳਚਾਰਨੇ, ਦੀਵੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਾਲਣੇ) “At bhog of every Paath, do Kirtan and sing Aarti (except first path of an individual’s death” (Note- Only Sing Shabads of Aarti, don’t light lamps) Under title of Aarti, Santji wrote complete Maryada of Aarti and in the end he writes- ਆਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਬੈਠ ਕੇ ਪੜਨੇ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੀ ਯੋਗ ਹੈ।ਥਾਲ ਵਿਚ ਦੀਵੇ ਬਾਲ ਕੇ ਆਰਤੀ ਦਾ ਖੰਡਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਾਂ ਨੇ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। “It is best to sit and sing Shabads of Aarti. Doing Aarti with lighted lamps in plates has been rejected by Satguru Ji.” So going by Gurmat and Gurbani, only the sitting and singing of Aarti in Keertan form without lighting lamps is permissible, as lighting of lamps like the Hindus did at Mandir in Jagannath is contrary to teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

I think the best solution to this is for akal takht to summon them.

i would say this applies to other social media as well http://www.lockergno...aking-us-crazy/ Social Media & Technology Is Facebook Making Us Crazy? Posted by Kelly Clay on Apr 12, 2011 | 2 Comments It has been almost exactly nine years since I graduated high school. A few months ago, I curled up on the couch and watched Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, a little bit for the laugh, and a little bit so I could have a good cry about what was then and what is now. Romy and Michele’s anticipation of their reunion is a little foreign, though, as I have spent the last ten or so years connected – at the last, from a far distance – to my high school classmates. Whether my peers remained friends or “frenemies” there remains a constant attention to what we are doing, who we are seeing (and now, marrying) and what success we have each (or have not) achieved. At the least, Facebook has now allowed each and every one of us – and our new friends, too – to keep up with the pace of each other’s lives. And to compare accordingly. In an article published this past weekend in the New York Times, Jenna Wortham says that the overwhelming use of social media has created a fear amongst this generation of missing out. This “FOMO” ultimately creates a constant “fear we’ve made the wrong decision about how to spend our time,” according to Dan Ariely, a author of “Predictably Irrational” and a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. The use of social media both as consumers and users allows for this generation to constantly share every detail of their lives – and compete with their peers accordingly. The use of things like Instagram and FourSquare provide intrinsic rewards to our peers for doing even more cool, fun things, which further drives not only this competitive spirit, but might trigger that FOMO if you are not out and about at any given time. Technology has made these differences in lifestyle – whether by choice or otherwise – particularly harder to swallow for this generation. Being “always on” means we’re constantly bombarded with stories, pictures and videos on Facebook with titles like “Addicted to FUN!” – and no matter how much fun your own life is, it is still hard to wonder what else you are missing out on. And it’s not just a fleeting moment of jealousy on a Surday night – Wortham points the FOMO does not just apply to envy of friends with a fun nightlife but also to entirely different lifestyles. Which makes me wonder – if I am normally happy and secure with my successful life, how is a simple photo on a Friday night on Facebook the cause of such stress? Is Facebook really making us crazy? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/business/10ping.html?_r=2 Feel Like a Wallflower? Maybe It’s Your Facebook Wall ONE recent rainy night, I curled up on my couch with popcorn and Netflix Instant, ready to spend a quiet night at home. The peace was sweet — while it lasted. Soon, my iPhone began flashing with notifications from a handful of social networking sites, each a beacon of information about what my friends were doing. As the alerts came in, my mind began to race. Three friends, I learned, had arrived at a music venue near my apartment. But why? What was happening there? Then I saw pictures of other friends enjoying fancy milkshakes at a trendy restaurant. Suddenly, my simple domestic pleasures paled in comparison with the things I could be doing. The flurry of possibilities set off a rush of restlessness and indecision. I was torn between nesting in my cozy roost or rallying for an impromptu rendezvous, and I just didn’t know what to do. My problem is emblematic of the digital era. It’s known as FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” and refers to the blend of anxiety, inadequacy and irritation that can flare up while skimming social media like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Instagram. Billions of Twitter messages, status updates and photographs provide thrilling glimpses of the daily lives and activities of friends, “frenemies,” co-workers and peers. The upside is immeasurable. Viewing postings from my friends scattered around the country often makes me feel more connected to them, not less. News and photographs of the bike rides, concerts, dinner parties and nights on the town enjoyed by people in my New York social circle are invaluable as an informal to-do list of local recommendation. But, occasionally, there is a darker side. When we scroll through pictures and status updates, the worry that tugs at the corners of our minds is set off by the fear of regret, according to Dan Ariely, author of “Predictably Irrational” and a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. He says we become afraid that we’ve made the wrong decision about how to spend our time. Streaming social media have an immediacy that is very different from, say, a conversation over lunch recounting the events of the previous weekend. When you see that your friends are sharing a bottle of wine without you — and at that very moment — “you can imagine how things could be different,” Professor Ariely said. It’s like a near miss in real life. “When would you be more upset?” he asked. “After missing your flight by two minutes or two hours? “Two minutes, of course,” he said. “You can imagine how things could have been different, and that really motivates us to behave in strange ways.” Fear of missing out does not apply only to those with a hyperactive nightlife. A friend who works in advertising told me that she felt fine about her life — until she opened Facebook. “Then I’m thinking, ‘I am 28, with three roommates, and oh, it looks like you have a precious baby and a mortgage,’ ” she said. “And then I wanna die.” On those occasions, she said, her knee-<banned word filter activated> reaction is often to post an account of a cool thing she has done, or to upload a particularly fun picture from her weekend. This may make her feel better — but it can generate FOMO in another unsuspecting person. Caterina Fake, co-founder of Flickr, the photo-sharing service, and of Hunch, a recommendation engine, said, “Social software is both the creator and the cure of FOMO,” adding, “It’s cyclical.” Some creators of social apps say they have constructed their services to make people keep coming back for more, but not for any insidious purpose. “No one likes to perform in a vacuum,” said Kevin Systrom, the chief executive of Instagram, a mobile photo-sharing application, which allows users to make comments about pictures. The more creative or striking a photograph, the more likely it is to attract favorable attention. The feedback, Mr. Systrom said, can be slightly addictive. People using Instagram “are rewarded when someone likes it and you keep coming back,” he said. Whatever angst people may feel when they see someone else having a good time, he said, is probably exaggerated by the overall effect of so many new social data streams pouring into browsers and mobile phones at once. “We aren’t used to seeing the world as it happens,” he said. “We as humans can only process so much data.” Of course, fear of missing out is hardly new. It has been induced throughout history by such triggers as newspaper society pages, party pictures and annual holiday letters — and e-mail — depicting people at their festive best. But now, Ms. Fake said, instead of receiving occasional polite updates, we get reminders around the clock, mainlined via the device of our choosing.   SHERRY TURKLE, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of “Alone Together,” says that as technology becomes ever more pervasive, our relationship to it becomes more intimate, granting it the power to influence decisions, moods and emotions. “In a way, there’s an immaturity to our relationship with technology,” she said. “It’s still evolving.” We are struggling with the always-on feeling of connection that the Internet can provide, she said, and we still need to figure out how to limit its influence on our lives. I asked Professor Turkle what people could do to deal with this stress-inducing quandary. She said she would tell herself to “get a grip and separate myself from my iPhone.” Easier said than done. I’ve tried, but turning off my phone is nearly impossible — I’m not yet ready for that step. That evening, though, I flipped the phone over to hide its screen. That helped me ignore what my friends were doing. I settled back to enjoy the evening, deciding not to venture out into the cold and misty night.   A version of this article appeared in print on April 10, 2011, on page BU3 of the New York edition.

Seeing this made me want to cry, the roop of Sahib Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj is being used for such paakhand. ਛੋਡੀਲੇ ਪਾਖੰਡਾ ॥ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਇਐ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਰੰਦਾ ॥੧॥ Shhoddeelae Paakhanddaa || ਨਾਮਿ ਲਇਐ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਰੰਦਾ ॥੧॥ Naam Laeiai Jaahi Tharandhaa ||1||

Just a thought, if leaders like akal takht jathedar, other jathedars etc.were physically at the forefront of the protests, would the police really start beating and shooting?

Here is another thought, IPL will definetly start trending on twitter, so we should use the SAME IPL tag as everyone else but write all about whats happening with Bhai Rajoana and Sikhs. This way someone searching for normal cricket tweets will start seeing our tweets about bhai rajoana etc. We've seen that is very hard to make our own tweets take off so it would defiently work if we used a tweet that is going to be trending anyway as it will used by the rest of the world. eg. Free Balwant Singh Rajoana, Stop Human rights abuses against Sikhs by India! #IPL we could also post links to youtube videos about bhai rajoana next to the #IPL hashtag.

The Indian Premier League (cricket) starts on the 4th april, I was just thinking that maybe Sikhs could sit in the audience with posters, banners and pictures of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana to raise awareness as the matches are screened all over the world. What do you guys think?

Recognised and respected Sikh charities, Khalsa Aid and Sikh Organisation for Prisoner Welfare (SOPW) have set up donation pages for the families of the singhs killed by the police during the Gurdaspur protests. Please donate generously: http://www.justgiving.com/BSR and http://www.justgivin...gurdspur-singhs Interview with family of 18 Year old shaheed Bhai Jaspal Singh Ji, the only son of the family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=3UVMSCcVHf8