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Only slightly. Why can't he post in the correct section (POLITICS | MEDIA | FEEDBACK | LIFESTYLE)? Why have different sections for this forum if no-one is using it properly?

Get ? Or did you mean 'don't get?' The Catalonians could become an ally for Sikhs, so let's make the best of this situation, or if not, get out of there altogether

I think your best bet would be natural laxatives like certain juices. It would certainly be much more natural, and safer. If you have a healthy diet already, I doubt you need it

Is the lack of posts on this thread a good sign that the Gurdwaras are being run well? Or a sign of sangat too embarrassed/ashamed to speak out ?

A red flag sign for the Sikh community there. This is part of the reason why I don't support those who want to increase the Sikh population in the UK. It will all kick off in future, and when the goray have vented against Muslims, we will not be far behind.

I like your bluntness. Society needs to be more blunt, and people should have thicker skins when the truth hurts and address problems/situations in which they are not at the best standards.

https://layoga.com/entertainment/music/belinda-carlisle-wilder-shores/ Mixed feelings about the below, as our Sikh mantras are being called 'Kundalini mantras' . For those that know more about white Sikhs than me, how close is the relationship between Sikhi and yoga for them? "On a recent Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles, Belinda Carlisle bounced around the stage singing the classics, shaking her tambourine, and seducing a crowd of thousands. As she sauntered off the stage, the audience asked for more. This demand echoed from the front-of-house to backstage, down the corridor, past the line of fans waving objects for autographs and into her dressing room. Underneath the backstage buzz, the faint sounds of Kundalini Mantras could be heard. In a flash, Belinda was whisked back out into the excitement to appease the audience with an encore. Her performance as powerful now as when her presence first lit up the Sunset Strip some 40 years ago. About Belinda Carlisle Belinda Carlisle moved to Hollywood to join the late 70s punk scene. “It was 50 kids at most,” she recalls. “We formed [the band] the Germs, we came from the garage, I was the drummer…it was really amazing to be part of something like that, in the very, very beginning.” It is from this pack of teens that punk revolutionaries X, The Alleycats, and many others emerged. They emulated The Ramones and read music rags from London, learning of The Clash, the Buzzcocks, and other British bands. Belinda reflects on this, “It was funny because at that time when I would see the Sikhs around in LA, I would say ‘they are so punk rock.’ They were amazing looking, not mainstream at all, and it was really wild to see a Sikh all in white back then.” In 1978, Belinda Carlisle and some friends decided to form a girl-band. Low on technical ability but high on moxie, the ladies debuted at LA’s Masque Club. The attendees were not impressed with their musical acumen, but they couldn’t deny that the girls had the “It” factor. “Adi Shakti” some call it, the the primal creative, the feminine power. The Go-Go’s Get Their Start This group dubbed themselves, The Go-Go’s, and in 1979 they opened for the ska act Madness on a UK Tour. The Go-Go’s returned from Europe covered in skinhead spit, carrying with them their first recorded single, “We Got the Beat.” They were signed by I.R.S. records, who arranged for them to open up for The Police on an international stadium tour. Within six months, The Go-Go’s debut album Beauty and the Beat reached #1 in the US, selling seven million copies and garnering a Grammy Nomination. The break-out single, “Our Lips Are Sealed,” solidified their standing in songwriting history, as the The Go-Go’s are the first female band to write, perform, and receive their level of commercial success for their songs. Sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, royalties, finances, and fighting overtook the band. Interpersonal dynamics were amplified under the microscope of stardom. Belinda remembers, “It was painful, but I knew that what I was doing, that was not an option. It wasn’t working.” The band broke up, and Belinda was unsure of what came next. “I think it’s really uncomfortable, being in that place where you don’t know what is going to happen,” Carlisle confesses. “It’s not a very pleasant feeling, but sometimes we just have to just get on with it, and sorta head in the direction we need to go, and hope for the best.” Belinda Carlisle’s Solo Career The songstress stood in the uncertainty of a solo career, and with album offers approaching, Belinda remembers bravely, “I had no idea how it was going to go, and at that point I had spent all of my money, being stupid, so I just had to have faith that it would work out. That’s all I had was faith. I wasn’t sure that it was going to work out. I had faith that it would.” Belinda Carlisle’s self-titled solo album, Belinda, went certified gold in the United States, but it was her sophomore effort that she is perhaps most remembered by— Heaven on Earth. It contains the massive hits, “I Get Weak,” “Circle in the Sand,” and the legendary “Heaven Is a Place on Earth.” The album was a Grammy-nominated chart-topper, which propelled a sold-out stadium tour. International audiences would sing Belinda’s lyrics back to her, “Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth? / Ooh heaven is a place on earth /They say in heaven, love comes first / We’ll make heaven a place on earth /Ooh heaven is a place on earth.” Belinda Today Thirty years later they still do. The remastered anniversary edition of Heaven on Earth, and her new album, Wilder Shores have already hit #1 on Amazon’s pre-order in both the US and the UK. Through Wilder Shores, Belinda Carlisle’s fans of 40 years and newcomers alike are learning about a new side of the pop icon. One whose voice resonates with several decades of introspection, partnership, parenthood, and spiritual practice. Belinda Dives in to Kundalini Belinda Carlisle first met Golden Bridge Yoga’s founder, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, during a difficult pregnancy 26 years ago. She appreciated the teachings but didn’t quite get it. “I thought Gurmukh was really pretty in her white everything, but I didn’t understand the yoga, I would dip in and dip out.” Then thirteen years ago, “I got sober,” Belinda opens up, “I needed all of the help I could get.” She began to learn the Kundalini kriyas (actions) and mantras (sounds) and she would chant up to four hours a day. Gaining reverence and respect for the potency of the practice, she read Kundalini Yoga – The Flow of Eternal Power by Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa, and purchased devotional albums by Snatam Kaur. Belinda attended a yatra (pilgrimage) to India with Gurmukh (11 years ago, in 2006), where she had a life-altering experience. Belinda Carlisle’s Trip to India During a rebirthing class in Rishikesh, India, Belinda remembers, “I began to get angrier and angrier and I couldn’t figure out where it was coming from because it didn’t make sense to me. I ran back to the ashram where we were staying, crawled under my covers, and cried in the fetal position and couldn’t talk to anyone. I just pretended I was asleep for like three days.” Needing to be alone, she checked into a nearby hotel, there the anger spread throughout her body, into her mind, reaching a peak manic state. It took two weeks to stabilize from the experience and return to Gurmukh for guidance. Belinda thought Gurmukh would offer “this big profound thing.” However, the wise teacher just responded, “Too late now, you can only move forward.” Pondering this response, Carlisle admits that her life has never been the same. She says, “I was kind of in limbo between the world I came from, the world I was used to, and having a spiritual practice.” “I was kind of in limbo between the world I came from, the world I was used to, and having a spiritual practice.” Belinda’s Kundalini Practice Over time, Belinda Carlisle has attended two Kundalini Yoga teacher trainings and continually practices and studies. In her own practice, she self-prescribes 40-day morning and evening meditations, reaching into the richness of a mantra, absorbing its therapeutic, subtle but significant shifts. Belinda begins her day listening to Snatam Kaur’s “Mul Mantra” (a foundational mantra of the Kundalini tradition), and has resonated deeply with mantras such as “Adi Shakti” (Embodiment of Creativity), “Rakhe Rakhan Har” (mantra of protection), “Har Gobinday” (The Magnificent Mantra), “Hum Bruhm Hum” (mantra for the heart chakra, to bless yourself), “Aad Guray Nameh” (Meditation for Projection and Protection from the Heart), “Ek Ong Kar” (the mantra that connects you to your creator) in conjunction with her beloved being the miracle mudra (gesture). In Los Angeles When in Los Angeles, Belinda Carlisle studies with her primary teacher, Tej Kaur Khalsa. Appreciating Tej’s humor and wisdom, she says,” [Tej] has taken me to levels where I was then able to really absorb Guru Singh’s teachings.” Belinda regularly listens to audio, and watches old footage of Yogi Bhajan, the first Sikh to walk around West Hollywood in white in the 1960s and 70s. He’s the energy responsible for bringing these practices from India into North America (and beyond). Belinda says of this technology, “It’s scientific. It works.” The most obvious evidence of the practice’s efficacy was on The Go-Go’s recent reunion and farewell tour. Belinda explains, “With familial relations, you know it’s very intense, so in that situation I really wanted to look at myself. I’ve been through the [Narcotics Anonymous] twelve-step process; there’s the fourth step, where you do a personal inventory. Well, kirtan kriya is like a personal inventory times 10. It will take you down into yourself. For me, it’s like an ego recalibration.” Kirtan Kriya The kirtan kriya involves repeating the mantra “Sa Ta Na Ma” silently and aloud, while moving through a series of accompanying mudra (hand gestures) for a minimum of twelve minutes a day for 40 days. Belinda reflects, “I got to really observe the dynamics I have with the girls that I’ve had sssooo much history with, and there’s really complicated dynamics. I was like, ‘I don’t know if I want to do this anymore, because I don’t know if I want to take a look at myself like this.’ [she laughs] It’s kind of horrifying, but I stuck with it, came out the other side, and I got to understand my role in very complicated relationships at a much deeper level.” About six years ago, Belinda Carlisle started feeling the urge to record a mantra album. While she spent some time in the studio, that particular project didn’t come together. She said to herself, “It’s not just singing, it’s an energy transference of the naad [voice of the soul’s purpose]… maybe this is not the right time, I just have to put it away, I’ll know when the right time will be.” Four years later, the idea persisted, and she thought, “Why not do a chant album, but as pop songs, construct it as a verse, bridge, chorus maybe middle eight, so that’s what I did.” As the album auspiciously evolved, Belinda committed to a daily community Kundalini class with Tej in Los Angeles. “I would always, always, go to class before going into the studio. I would open to what was coming through….I think that Yogi Bhajan was there every step of the way, saying, ‘Yea, no,’ and giving me a lot of guidance.” Album Development Belinda cites an experience that affirms this guidance. It’s something she still has trouble believing. She says, “The weirdest, weirdest one, is, I was coming from Tej’s class and I wrote the music to “Light Of My Soul” in two minutes, into my iPhone as I was coming off the freeway, onto Burbank Boulevard.” She continues, “Now that’s never, ever, ever, ever happened to me, and that was almost like [Yogi Bhajan] whispered in my ear. I felt like every step of the way was being guided. In 40 years, I’ve never made an album where that just happened.” Friends like recording artist Simrit Kaur and Kundalini Yoga teacher Normandie Keith would join her in the studio, offering their advice and support, while her songwriting partner Gabe Lopez would build tracks around the iPhone audio recordings she made from the freeway off-ramp. Allowing the energy of the album to dictate its own course, Belinda received astral plane advice from another angel, her husband’s late godmother, Lesley Blanch. Blanch, a well-known novelist in Britain, editor of Vogue in the 1930s and 40s, would answer the door wearing turbans and kaftans, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in her large library, and listen to stories of solo travel to Afghanistan, where she visited her boyfriend in the 1920s. According to Belinda, Lesley had “done everything, been everywhere, and was a light in my life.” Blanch left the body with a sharp mind at the age of 103. She had helped Belinda acclimate to the life after the intense experience on her first yatra to Rishikesh, giving her advice on forging ahead on a more spiritual path. Naming the Album When Belinda Carlisle began to contemplate the album’s completion she thought of the title of Lesley’s most famous novel, Wilder Shores of Love. She says, “That’s the perfect name for the album and it sums up transitioning from my life before yoga, to this new life of having a daily practice where my perspective on a most things is totally different. So, I thought I made it from one shore to another. Which is much more exciting, much more kinda crazy, actually than the one before…” As a final confirmation, just before the album went to press, Belinda and her husband were moving out of their house of 24 years and they found a handwritten letter from Lesley. The note began, “Dear Belinda, + a brilliant new career hovering round the corner.” Belinda says, “The whole experience was weird, because I’ve never had this kind of experience before, it was like a download and YB [Yogi Bhajan] was there every step of the way. He really was, and he still is…” The way she describes her experience is reminiscent of some of of Belinda’s most famous lyrics. Ones the crowd couldn’t get enough of that recent summer Saturday night in Los Angeles. “When I’m lost at sea I hear your voice / And it carries me / In this world we’re just beginning /To understand the miracle of living / Baby I was afraid before /But I’m not afraid anymore/ Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth? / Ooh heaven is a place on earth.” Wilder Shores Debut Wilder Shores debuted at #1 on the UK and US Amazon charts. It is currently available as an import in the US and will be released in the US by Spirit Voyage on September 29. For more information about Belinda Carlisle, visit Belinda Carlisle’s Official FaceBook Page."

Why is this user posting a load of stuff no one is interested in? Why are moderators allowing this? Thanks

You haven't named the Gurdwara

I never said he is homosexual. It is just quite unusual for a Sikh to be unmarried in their late 30's. He seems a good guy

His wiki page says he is unmarried. Chances he is a repressed homosexual? Would being unmarried damage his political chances in Canada?

He seems more trustworthy to my eyes than Tanmanjeet Dhesi Also, I hope he ha good security around him

Personally, I feel we as Sikhs are a lot like Hindus in terms of core religious beliefs. The main differences (as I understand it) are an emphasis on Naam vs rituals, and the Khalsa rehit. Of course, there is more to it than that.

This post sums it up well. No way your potential marriage would be happy and last long if there are already such divisions. And you will feel a lot better if you give up meat - you should see some videos online about how meat is manufactured/produced

You want this to be the next land where Sikhs are a minority to Pakistani Muslims ? I mean, we already are, but the number of Muslims is getting very big, and is likely to lead to even more issues

Is it possible they were misled by someone working for GOI who knew and told them where Brar would be, and therefore planned for them to be caught and be arrested?? Has anyone written to these prisoners yet?

Always two sides to a story. I'm sure she was offered water. If not, why not put her hand up and ask for it ? Maybe she should have told them *politely* rather than *angrily* (easier said than done) Anyone think maybe, she is trying to create attention for herself?

https://www.sikh24.com/2017/09/28/attack-on-uk-sikh-political-activist-and-tv-presenter/#.Wc4-uWhSzIU BIRMINGHAM, UK—A Sikh activist, Avtar Singh Khanda, was attacked yesterday, by two men in Birmingham. One man got away whilst the other was caught at the scene by Police, who arrived soon after incident. It is unclear what the motive behind the attack may have been. However, many people are stipulating that the motives are suspicious and an attack to silence Mr Khanda. Avtar Singh Khanda has been vocally critical of the Indian state for genocidal crimes and human rights abuses against Sikhs and other minorities. He is an advocate of an independent Sikh sovereign state and was last year smeared by the Indian media as a terrorist, without any proof to back their bold claims. Family and friends have expressed their grief online as news of the attack spread. Khanda presents a show on Punjab and Sikh politics on the satellite channel KTV (Khalsa TV). He is known to be a kind and caring man to many. Ravi Singh of Khalsa Aid also commented on social networks. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact West Midlands police at the earliest. Investigations by the police are ongoing.

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If these are the type of people they are helping, then yes. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4921426/Hindu-Rohingya-say-Muslim-majority-force-convert.html Hindu Rohingyas who have fled the violence in Myanmar are reportedly being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam by Muslims of the same ethnicity in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Some 480,000 Rohingya, mostly Muslim but also Hindu, have taken shelter in Bangladeshi refugee camps in the past month, leaving aid groups scrambling for provisions to help them. Several women are reporting that Muslim Rohingya are murdering Hindu men and taking the women as wives, forcing them to convert to Islam - or be killed. Kidnapped: Rica Dhar, 28, left, and Puja Mullick, right, say Muslim Rohingya killed their male family members and forced them to remove their Hindu marital bangles and begin praying to Allah, saying 'You will have to turn Muslim and marry us' 'I was told I would be allowed to live only if I changed my religion. I was made to wear burqa and stay with them to learn their traditions for almost three weeks. 'I was made to read Muslim prayer and I had to pray to Allah. My family started searching for me and came to know that I was living in a Muslim camp.' Speaking to Mail Today at the Hindu Rohingya camp in Kotupalong area of Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh, she says her red sari is the only item of clothing she owns, and that her three-year-old son has no clothes at all. Rica Dhar, 28, narrates a similar tragic tale as she feeds her young son. 'On Friday (August 25) they entered all the Hindu residences and attacked. First the mobile phones were taken away and then men were tied and beaten brutally. My husband worked as a goldsmith.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4922170/Driver-condemned-indescribable-selfishness.html Hit-and-run driver condemned for 'indescribable selfishness' after admitting mowing down cyclist, 24, and leaving her to die A hit-and-run driver today admitted mowing down a cyclist and leaving her to die in the middle of the road. Ajay Singh, 26, was condemned for his 'indescribable selfishness' after his Volkswagen Polo ploughed into Vicky Myres in Timperley, Greater Manchester. The 24-year-old was out cycling with her boyfriend's mother at 8am on a Sunday when she was knocked to the ground. Singh later sped off and left the young florist, from Flixton, dying at the roadside before she was pronounced dead after suffering fatal injuries. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/26/17/44BCF87300000578-4922170-image-m-2_1506443400402.jpg Vicky Myres (pictured) was riding her bike when she was hit by Ajay Singh when he was driving his Volkswagen Polo http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/26/17/44BCF82F00000578-4922170-image-a-3_1506443550634.jpg Singh was behind the wheel when he hit Miss Myres when she was out cycling with her boyfriend's mother http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/26/17/44BCF86300000578-4922170-image-m-12_1506443917542.jpg Miss Myres was a keen cyclist and had just completed the trip from Land's End to John O'Groats with her boyfriend James (pictured together) Following the tragedy it emerged she had just bought a house with her long-term partner James and the couple had recently completed the Land's End to John O'Groats bike ride. Singh was traced several hours after the crash and arrested. Experts are now currently studying blood or urine samples taken from him to establish whether he was over the drink and drug driving limit at the time of the impact. At Minshull Street Crown Curt, Manchester, Singh admitted causing death by dangerous driving and also failing to stop and report a road crash. He faces a maximum 14 years in prison when he appears again in court next month but the length of his stretch is expected to be discounted due to his guilty plea. In 2010, he had appeared before court aged 18 over an attack by a gang on a 17-year-old boy at a park in Rochdale which left the victim with bleeding on the brain. Miss Myers and her boyfriend would usually go on bike rides together and she was riding when she was knocked over The 24-year-old florist (pictured) was out cycling with her boyfriend's mother at 8am on a Sunday when she was knocked to the ground. Shortly after her death it was revealed that Miss Myers had just bought a home with her boyfriend Relatives of Miss Myres wept in the pubic gallery as prosecutor Rob Hall said: 'At the moment the Crown doesn't have the results of any blood toxicology in relation to samples taken. 'He may be entering a plea without knowing the nature of the aggravating features - but I do understand though that the defendant would like to get back some credit. If he pleads it will make it difficult for the crown to put in a new charge. 'Toxicology results are due back this week and we have to look at back calculations as well. The Crown would be able to serve everything of significance within 28 days. The defendant is likely to face a substantial term.' Remanding Singh in custody, Judge John Potter told him: 'You have pleaded guilty to the most indescribable selfishness which has caused significant harm to the rest of their lives to many, many people. 'You have to understand as a consequence the court will impost custody of some length. Exactly how long will be determined by a colleague of mine on October 26. 'It can't be imposed today because there's more information the CPS need to provide before the court can give an appropriate sentence. 'On October 26 everything will be in place to receive as I say what will be a significant custodial sentence. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/26/17/44BCF86700000578-4922170-image-a-21_1506444142845.jpg Singh today admitted mowing down Miss Myers and leaving her to die in the middle of the road http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/26/17/44BCF86F00000578-4922170-image-a-22_1506444145129.jpg He will be sentenced at a later date and the judge condemned him for 'indescribable selfishness' 'I disqualify you immediately, the exact amount of the disqualification will be determined on October 26. There is only one outcome which is immediate custody. I will remand you until October 26.' At the time of Miss Myres' death, her family said: 'Our lovely daughter Vicky Myers has been taken from us at the age of only 24, leaving her mum and dad, sister Rachael, brother Andrew, Grandad and Grandma, Sarah and Martin and especially partner, James, devastated. 'She had everything to live for and, together with James, had brought a house last year and just completed Lands End to John O'Groats by bike - over 1,000 miles within 12 full days of cycling. 'Her life was perfect, she lived it to the full and, together with her devoted partner James, they were planning longer and more exotic trips'. 'She had been a vegetarian for a while and more recently had become a vegan and enjoyed working as a florist. 'It's easy to say your daughter is lovely but she was, both inside and out. It has left a void that we cannot see being filled, ever.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4923714/Gang-dubbed-Mug-Squad-jailed-30-years.html A drug gang known as the 'Mug Squad' has been jailed for more than 30 years after killing a terrified man who fell 30ft to his death while they stormed his flat. Anthony Wellington, 50, slipped as he tried to climb out of his second floor window after hearing the three thugs outside. The victim, a drug user, was targeted in a revenge attack after he robbed a dealer working for the gang on March 7 this year. He desperately tried to flee when the Birmingham-based group, who were hooded, turned up at his home later that evening. +4 +4 Mohammed Nadeem was jailed for more than 11 years (left) while another gang member Furhaad Mahmood was jailed for nine years and 11 months (right) Mohammed Nadeem, 34, was jailed for eleven-and-a-half years, Rizwan Yaqub, 32, was jailed for ten years and nine months and Furhaad Mahmood, 24, received a sentence of nine years and 11 months. Waqar Ahmed, 24, of Birmingham, who also took part in the attack but was not a gang member, was jailed for nine years and five months. All four men had previously admitted manslaughter. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Dog owner who let five untethered bulldogs run around park...Gay serial killer whose 'sadistic' torture and murder of a... SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share Mark Heywood, prosecuting, told Birmingham Crown Court: 'It is impossible to say whether Mr Wellington crawled out head first or whether he tried to go out feet first. 'Whichever way he did he must have lost his balance, falling head first on to the pavement. 'He suffered head injuries that were irrevocable. He was pronounced dead at the scene.' +4 +4 Furhaad Mahmood, 24, (left) received a sentence of nine years and 11 months. Waqar Ahmed, 24, (right) took part in the attack but was not a gang member Mr Heywood said the attackers broke down Mr Wellington's front door but the victim had already gone out of the window. He added: 'It is not clear how many went in. The extent of the damage inside the flat suggests that it was very likely two at least. 'He readily understood the degree of threat that he was being faced with. He must have feared the consequences of being caught in that room by those trying to get through the door would have been severe indeed.' Passing sentence, Judge Paul Farrer QC, said: 'Mr Wellington was plainly terrified and resorted to climbing out of a window. 'He fell to the ground approximately eight and a half metres below.' 'This was intended to be a punishment attack so as to reassert the gang's authority and deter others from targeting the gang in future.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4923714/Gang-dubbed-Mug-Squad-jailed-30-years.html#ixzz4trzdEEMx Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

And if you lived inPunjab you would support lots of people from foreign land and cultures taking over your town? I doubt it.

Funny and true. I would feel the same if I was white and working class living In an Pakistani-fied ghetto