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Waheguru ji.....I have DVD's, but there are some deewans on Gurmat veechar.....there are many videos on youtube........even of Sant Balwant Singh ji urmur tandewale......which someone can convert into mp3 and post online...... There are some on the following link...... http://derabababalwantsinghji.com/kirtani_jatha.htm

waheguru ji I just found out that gurbani, keertan can be listened live, audio only from Millwoods Gurdwara Edmonton.......http://amritbani.streamon.fm/

Root out the problems Beware of quick-fix solutions that end up being worse than the problems they are intended to solve. There’s nothing to be gained from a cure that is worse than the disease. And there’s certainly nothing to be gained from a solution that merely masks or delays the problem without addressing the underlying cause. When there’s a problem in your life, get to work rooting out the core of that problem. Facing a challenge requires effort, and yet that effort is necessary only for a relatively short time. Running from the challenge requires ever-increasing effort that has no end. The sooner you start working through a problem, the more quickly you’ll have that problem behind you. The earlier you deal with the root cause of the problem, the more effective your efforts will be. Truly eliminating the cause of the problem does indeed take more work than quickly fixing the symptoms. Yet once the difficult work is done to remove the problem, it’s gone for good. Do the work to root out each problem at its core. And your efforts will bring lasting rewards. — Ralph Marston Read more: http://greatday.com/motivate/090120.html#ixzz1z0tDGOkW [/left]

waheguru ji,,,,, maybe someone can shred more light on this.....Bhagat Kabeer ji has also mentioned somewhere in Bani that Garlic has bad properties........

waheguru ji Baba ji had left Calgary and are now in Edmonton. Deewan timing 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Unfortunately no live broadcast. For more info, Edmonton Millwoods Gurudwara can be reached at 780-450-0322 There'll be a live telecast from Malton Gurudwara, timing to be announced.

Waheguru ji Ka Khalsa waheguru ji ki Feteh ji Baba ji's deewans are starting from today in Edmonton, Ramgarhia Gurrudwara Millwoods. Baba ji will be back in Toronto, deewans to be held in Malton Gurudrwara from the 2nd of July - 11th, other deewans in Gurudwara Dashmesh Darbar and Rexdale Gurdwara to be followed. Waheguru ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh

waheguru ji......realization is the solution........start now.........it;s in your hands to turns things the way you need them...... read this interesting self help book.......answers all of your questions....I know in my personal acquaintances, it has changed many peoples life, some thinking of suicide are ahead of us today........in every path of life, job, house, family, spirituality, you name it and they have it,,,,in very short time........ The-Power-of-Your-Subconscious-Mind-by-Joseph-Murphy-SMSE-2010.pdf

waheguru ji .... great sewa...please do post more...... waheguru tuhanu chardikala bakhshan....

dhanwaad waheguru ji......very nice sewa.........but how come Faridkot appears twice, just thought of mentioning.....

Just want to share an incident where a Hindi movie changed a person's life......a very close relative of mine used to drink a lot in his 30-40s,,,,once he was watching some movie, where Pran was getting drunk, and there was another person getting drunk beside him, all of sudden a guy came and indulge in fighting with the man besides Pran, and Pran asked the bar-tender why are they fighting, he replied that these are father and son, one of them will come early here and the other one will start fighting,,this was their everyday thing....Pran threw the bottle and thought his son will do the same and quit drinking....... this was the scene when this relative was taken in and he quit the drinking forever and today he's very polite amritdhari nitnemi Singh.........

Waheguru ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh ji, I thought of sharing this valubale knowledge, the importance of this shabad, as at the end of this shabad, Guru sahib has mentioned - eh shabad aad ant parhna. Why did Guru sahib wrote this? Sant Harnam Singh Rampurkherha had this question in mind and he asked this to Guru Sahib and he got the following answer- The meaning of this particular pankti is that this shabad should be recited at the begining and at the end of Nitnem and Guru Granth Sahib JI's path. The sequence goes like this. 1. "Gurdev Mata Gurdev Pita" shabad 2. Mool Manter - upto "Nanak Hosi Bhi Sach" 3. Nitnem or Guru sahib ji's path or any other kind of path (e.g. Sukhmani sahib etc) 4. Ardas 5. "Gurdev Mata Gurdev Pita" shabad Source : Sant Harnam Singh ji Rampurkhera "Se Kineheya" Baba Gurdev Singh ji Nanaksar wale (Sant Isher Singh ji Kalerawalean to varsoye hoye - http://www.gurdwarananaksar.com/english/history_e.html ) also mentioned that "mool manter" should be recited in the beginning of every kind of path one does. Waheguru ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh jio

Reach The path between wanting and having is doing. To stop just wanting, and begin having, then start doing. The greatest, most well-conceived plans are worthless if they’re not acted upon. If it’s going to happen, someone must make it happen. All sorts of outstanding opportunities are open to the person who is willing to take action. Be that person, take that action, with commitment and persistence, and reap the valuable rewards of fulfilling those opportunities. You don’t have to be a world-renowned genius to be smart enough to take action. You don’t need anyone’s permission to act on your dream. You must simply do it. Figure out what has to happen and take complete responsibility for making it happen. Anything you truly desire is within your reach. Simply stand up, lift up your commitment, lift up your spirit, lift up your arms and do precisely that -- reach. — Ralph Marston Read more: http://greatday.com/motivate/100616.html#ixzz1yQji2NR9 [/left]

waheguru ji.....read the post again........where did I say "person having a period is not ""sucham" enough to go to the gurudwara" and "the love for Waheguru diminishes when the person has a period," ?????????? You have misunderstood the post.........Let me clear it.......it's every person's own will......nobody can force her to go or the other way..........everyone has a connection with God or Guru Sahib at their own individual level, and it depends on her connection, love and shardha how she wants to deal with it........it's only and only her own choice........External things have nothing to do with the inside thing........ I'll share a sakhi, from "Sukhmani Sahib diyan Visheshtayiaan" by Bhai GurIqbal Singh ji Kaulsarwale,,,I'll make it short.... There was a Hindu Seth who used to do Sukhmani sahib ji's path with "nem". He had a servant who got sick, do all his external stuff on the bed........One dat when Seth before doing path, asked the servant if he need anything as he has to do path. Servant said no and seth started doing path. While doing path, he realized that the servant has passed away. After doing the rituals, one thought kept bothering him that this man had died in such miserable condition, how would he get mukti, isda bhala kiwein hou.......then one night in his dreams servant came and said to him that he should not worry about him and he (the servant) has got place in Sachkhand because he was listening to the path during his last breath. This relieved the burden from Seths mind and he was happy. Hope this makes my point clear. No further arguments or debates.

very funny waheguru ji.....

waheguru ji......it depends on every individual..........if you feel like going you can, if you don't feel comfortable at your own level, then don't go............it's all about love......... how much conscious you are about "sucham" depends on your love and aatmik awastha.........

waheguru ji,,,,,this pankti means only with true, selfless, humble, egoless love, you can attain HIM.....because HE HIMSELF is like this.............. .........so for us to merge with HIM, we have to become like HIM, HE won't become like us.....

waheguru ji...do you mean this literally ??? If so, how can it be ??????

waheguru ji.....do ardas to Guru sahib to make you strong to face all this.......do 5-10 minutes meditation and then do ardas from your inside.....you'll see it'll be answered.........

Begin to climb When you must get over the mountain, you’ve got to begin to climb. Much effort will be required, and the sooner you start to climb the sooner you’ll reach the other side. Just because the task is difficult is no reason to avoid it. Just because the odds are stacked against you is no reason to back away. While you’re complaining that things are too unfair, complicated or overwhelming, they generally become even more so. Better then to simply start to work on them right away. Just because you’ve fallen short in the past is no reason to avoid acting in the present with new energy and resolve. With each mistake and every experience, you’ve learned and refined your skills. You’re more experienced and more capable now than ever before. Put your past disappointments to positive use by transforming them into present opportunities. Get going, get busy, and you’ll put even the most daunting challenges successfully behind you. — Ralph Marston Read more: http://greatday.com/...l#ixzz1y0cPlbi4

http://www.2012.com....ml#anchor285651 One gurmukh pyara (very highly spiritual) had made a hint that the amount of simran, path, sewa we do these days, will give multiple times more "fal". I am not writing this to start any debate or so, just want to share information so we can concentrate on doing more simran and sewa. This is the time(by the end of December), when we can achieve more in less time. The above link summarizes the same thing. People seeking spirituality, can achive the higher self in less time. Mehnat ghat, fal zada. Those who can not make any sense out of this, please ignore this and no arguements please. Waheguru ji ka Khalsa waheguru ji ki Fateh

Elisabeth Meru’s Open Letter To the SGPC http://www.amritworld.com/main/?p=1051

A few steps ahead The easiest way to solve a problem is to start working on it early. The longer you wait, the more costly and difficult it becomes to deal with the situation. Procrastination always seems at the time to be the easy way out. And yet it never is. With things that are out of your control, be patient. With things that are under your control, take action. The sooner you take action, the more effectively that action will bring results. To make the most efficient use of your time, deal with the small problems before they become big ones, and deal with the big problems before they become overwhelming. Having to play catch up can waste a great deal of your time and effort. So choose not to put yourself in that position. Instead, get a few steps ahead of what must be done. And you’ll find you’re able to do much more. — Ralph Marston Read more: http://greatday.com/motivate/060818.html#ixzz1xm3vtyu2 [/left]

waheguru ji... i don't know anything about him........what I know is this souls inspirational words, in simple english, that our gurbani teaches us as well.....you are welcome to go ahead and do a google search for him......

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/elisabeth-meru-journey-home Elisabeth Meru - The Journey Home June 13, 2012 by Guruka Singh - Elisabeth Meru Elisabeth Meru is a very unique individual. She was born in Hamburg, Germany and now lives in Munich. She has written short stories, journalistic pieces and poetry for radio stations and several newspapers and journals. The Guru's miracle manifested in her life after 24 years spent searching for God when she visited the Gurdwara in Munich, Germany for the first time and first heard Gurbani Kirtan. In this moment she knew: "I'm coming home." Years of listening and seva followed. She converted to Sikhism (after 7 years) and in collaboration with other Sikhs, wrote her first book about this religion. Elisabeth Meru taught herself Gurmukhi. She also has a knowledge of writing, reading and talking Hindi. The book "From the Heart of Sikhism - Guru Nanak Dev Ji - In your quiet rose garden" was written by Elisabeth Meru for Guru Nanak Dev Ji's 540th birthday. This book contains legends about the ten Gurus, their wisdom and teachings as well her own poems, fables and a fairytale in German style. For her book "Sikhs und Sikhismus, Religion, Riten und der Goldene Tempel" ("Sikhs and Sikhism. Religion, rites and the Golden Temple", 2006) she worked together with other Sikhs living in Germany. On November 13, 2009, the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, in Amritsar, Punjab, India, bestowed the Siropa on Elisabeth Meru in recognition of her work and her service to Sikhism. In her own words.... The Rainbow Road During my long search (24 years) for GOD I found Sikhism by myself, just as I adopted the Salvar Kamiz, my favourite clothes even when I am in Germany, without anyone influencing me. When I became a vegetarian more than twenty years ago, Indian cuisine was the logical thing to turn to. Among my favourite dishes are Mattar Caval, Makkhan Parantha and Alu Parantha. As I absolutely love sweet foods, my favourites, apart from German chocolate, are Jalebi, Kheer, Kulfi and a sort of small yellowish globules, whose name I keep forgetting. Once I turned to Sikhism, I regularly went to the Gurdwara. There I met a Sikh and we married. I taught him German and built a new life for him. Without either of us being aware of it, his immense knowledge made him my teacher in all things related to Sikhism, and I introduced much of what I learned from him into my first book, "Sikhs and Sikhism, Religion, Rites and the Golden Temple." But before I could write this book, almost seven years passed also with Seva. While I was still working on the book together with other Sikhs, my husband left me. Fortune will run its course, but I kept part of my Sikh-family in the Punjab and still have a home there. After I had finished my book, I parted ways with the Sikhs. I was on my own after that, but my heart kept crying steadily for Guru Nanak Dev Ji – maybe this was the reason that I was allowed to write the book "From the Heart of Sikhism – Guru Nanak Dev Ji – In your quiet rose garden." While looking for suitable illustrations I asked some Sikhs from the Sangat for help, without much success. After a long time I finally found all the pictures I wanted in the fantastic libraries of our Munich University. My book contains over thirty pages with full-colour illustrations, among them Wood and ivory mosaics in the Golden Temple, and Front Elevation of the Carved Door in Amritsar, Gates from the Punjab (17th century), flowers and birds. The oldest picture dates from 1749. Also included were many smaller illustrations. There is no market in Germany for books on Sikhism, and there is hardly a publisher that will invest in Sikhism. Therefore my mother, a good friend and her mother bore the expenses for my small team of collaborators, for the graphic design, the printing (the German version was printed in offset) and everything else related to my book. When my book "From the Heart of Sikhism – Guru Nanak Dev Ji – In your quiet rose garden" was published I got a wonderful flyer from my graphic designer. After that, I wrote my book "Sikhism – Wellspring of Love." This book also was paid for by German friends and with the help of an unexpected amount of money, but when I turned to the Sikh Sangat with my wonderful flyer, I received a surprising amount of help. In the end, two Sikhs sponsored illustrations. Then something incredible happened: A Sikh living in Germany had read my last two books and contacted me to offer me financial support for writing a new book on Sikhism. This book should be addressed to the young Sikh generation living in Germany who are cut off from their roots as a growing number of them speak only little Panjabi, cannot read Gurmukhi and can hardly speak enough English to be able to read good books on Sikhism. Thus I could write the book "Guru Granth Sahib Ji Essence and Sikh Terminology from A to Z", which I had already been working on but lacked the money to publish. My Sikh sponsor, who prefers to remain nameless, is not rich, and I asked him for money only for my small team and for costs related to the book, but not for myself. What could I have taken for work that lasted months? This book as well I regard as Seva. But the positive things kept coming: As I turned for help to the Sikh Sangat, the resonance was huge and a Canadian Sikh Institute translated about 600 names and religious terms from Sikhism into Gurmukhi script, as I wanted to give all these terms correctly. This was a huge amount of work. I then prepared everything for my friend, an Indologist who is fluent in Punjabi / Gurmukhi, but cannot check her translations. I should also mention my team, among whom are another Indologist, a translator with a Ph.D. in English Literature, a linguist, a musician and some students of Indology. But let me get back to the Sikh Sangat. I found the cover picture for "Guru Granth Sahib Ji Essence and Sikh Terminology from A to Z" via a Sikh Heritage. The important thing about this picture was that it did not pander to clichés, but I left the final decision to my Sikh sponsor. The next thing I want to work on is a book on Sikh martyrs, whose structure is already clear to me. Some of the chapters from this book have appeared here on SikhNet. ED NOTE: Here are Elisabeth's beautiful writings that have appeared on SikhNet to date: Bhai Mati Das ~ The Victory of Love Sahibzada Ajeet Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh ~ UNFORGOTTEN The young Sikh martyr – Tender as a rose I am poor and live on welfare. That is not pretty, but I could never have immersed myself so deeply into Sikhism, my religion, if I had spent my working life in financial accounting. I spend my time reading and writing and pass on my knowledge by occasionally giving German lessons to students from abroad and proofreading term papers, master's theses and Ph.D. theses. In what I have written above, many years of my life are summarised. I had to face many difficulties and received many injuries, from Germans as well as from Sikhs. But that is what usually happens when something new wants to be born and looks for a firm foundation to grow on. At the present time, I am looking forward to the future and hope that I may contribute something for my religion, Sikhism, with pen, ink and paper, in never-ending love and humility for VAHIGURU JI. I can only continue my work if generous Sikhs support me financially. Because my pockets are empty while my heart and my spirit are overflowing with words and sentences that belong, at the moment, to the Sikh Martyrs. I hope that Sikhs will come towards me on my journey, for without them the road of the rainbow cannot exist. “Don't you know? No-one can walk over the rainbow!“ “Yes, no-one can, but...“ I close my eyes and surrender. Elisabeth Meru You may reach me at emeru@t-online.de If you feel inspired to support my writing, you may contribute to the expenses of the project via my bank: Elisabeth Meru DE 4970190000000 Account number 4202279 GENODEF1MO1 or via Western Union Bank to Elisabeth Meru, München, Germany

Make life happen You don’t have to wish or hope for things to happen. Because you can make things happen. You don’t have to wonder whether something will work or not. Because you can gather the resources, make the effort and find out for yourself. There’s no need to live in fear of what life might bring. You can make your life unfold in the way you’d like to see it unfold. There’s no reason to worry about lack or limitation. You can act to work your way through whatever obstacles and challenges are present. Of all the abilities you have, the most powerful ability is the ability to utilize your abilities in a meaningful way. Not only can you make things happen, you can make things happen with purpose and intention and in the service of your highest values. Don’t worry or wonder or beg or steal or wish or regret or envy or wait. Use all that energy to make life happen, in the way you know is best, right now. — Ralph Marston Read more: http://greatday.com/motivate/110302.html#ixzz1xgyZECUi [/left]