3 hours ago, Premi5 said:

Well, we know Karma is not simple and God works in mysterious ways, but I think some people would say this was 'karma'...

 

 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/afghanistan-earthquake-61-magnitude-people-killed-2761796

At least 280 people killed in earthquake that struck eastern Paktika province in Afghanistan

Map showing the 6. 1 magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, Jun 22, 2022. (Image: USGS)

22 Jun 2022 02:18PM(Updated: 22 Jun 2022 02:56PM)

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KABUL: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 280 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday (Jun 22), officials said, adding that hundreds of people were injured and the toll was likely to rise as information trickled in from remote mountain villages.

The quake struck about 44 km from the city of Khost, near the Pakistani border, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.

 

Very difficult to say this is a result of Afghani Karma.

Afghanistan is a mountainous country and sits on a tectonic fault line. Earthquakes are a natural occurance 

A few years ago, Japan suffered a 3-in-1 disaster, they had an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear plant meltdown. I don't know how this is a fault of their karma though.

10 hours ago, dharamyudh said:

100%. Bani dives and explores all the vices that confine us. For some reason, most likely deliberately, these mlecchas think that topics about Kaam are off limits. 

They want to keep us dumb and ignorant. 

No more.

10 hours ago, ChardikalaUK said:

It's like these refugees who are already in Greece or Italy but still want to come to Britain for more money. 

They are looking for a better deal.

16 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

I miss the time when identifying and discussing these uncomfortable facts didn't result in being labelled bigoted or traitorous. The "victim" industry doesn't like nuance. It wants people to fit into neatly delineated categories and roles even at the expense of reality.

As for Afghani Sikhs they are a mercantile breed. Read history and you'll realise their "type" have a particular mentality that is unique to their role and purpose. It's very interesting. An Afghani Sikh sees an Afghani Muslim to be closer to their heart than a non-Afghani Sikh. Top kek.

The Afghan Sikhs have been living in a war zone for over 40 years.

They are perfectly aware of what has been going on.

The community back in the late 70's was about 250K. Where did they disappear to?

They have enough of a diaspora to fund their biradari out of Afghanistan but they choose not to.

Someone mentioned about arming them.

Afghanistan is awash with weaponry for decades and being traders I am sure they could easily access those guns to protect themselves if they so choose to.

If Afghan Sikhs like some posters have mentioned are involved in the drug trade, I am sure the arms trade would be in their reach.

They must have networks in Pakistan to at least get into the tribal Pashtun areas in Pakistan and make their way into Nankana Sahib or Panjha Sahib or Kartarpur or Lahore. But they do not.

There are questions that need to be answered but we won't get that 

2 hours ago, MisterrSingh said:

Ironically, if we go by various exalted rehatnamas and similar such writings produced post-The Gurus Period, an influential class of ex-Brahmins who'd converted to Sikhi (supposedly) had maneuvered themselves into the decision-making apparatus of the religion, who, subsequently -- surprise-surprise -- were producing apparently divinely inspired writings that legitimised and prioritised individuals of their own background in terms of special status and power within the Panth itself.

So we basically went full circle from complaining about social injustice under Brahmins prior to 1469, to a Brahmin overseer class infiltrating Sikhi as one of us in order to continue holding onto the reins of whatever spiritual and temporal power was present in the Panth at the time. And apparently this latter period is the golden age we need to return to. We're being played by chalakhoos in the Panth.

It does not matter what religion it is, the framework seems to be ever present. 

This framework has it's own semblance of order which is an anomaly in a sea of chaos. 

13 hours ago, MisterrSingh said:

A rather spicy hot-take but one with merit.

The British inculcated structure and organisation; some would suggest to the detriment of groups they considered non-essential to their plans to rule. 

The lines between what passed as Sikhi and Punjabi Hinduism prior to the British may as well not even have existed. There was a hell of a lot of crossover to the point where the ground reality was a laissez-faire adherence to Sikhi if I'm being generous. Those who lament a puritan Sikhi do so not because of a genuine dardh for a lost civilisation or way of life, but because what emerged under the British -- and the later Singh Sabha efforts to reform -- sidelined their own particular tribe while elevating others. A return to the "good old" days prior to the SS and the British actually signals a closer adherence to Hinduism. Is that what Sikhs desire?

The Brits particularly of the Victorian age compartmentalise everything.

Structure and routine with clear instructions is very important. 

Our cultural background is very guchh - muchh. Everything is blurred and nothing is clear and everything is chaotic and intermingled. Our way is that even if our gurus told us explicitly not to do something, we nod and agree and then carry on doing the opposite. 

6 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

Not something that's Sikh centric per se, but features a visible Sikh character. Ennis is hit and miss for me, but I'm curious about this one.

He looks like my mama!

What do you replace a harmonium with?

A rabab?

It's replacing a keyboard with a stringed instrument. 

6 hours ago, MisterrSingh said:

I vaguely remember something about studies conducted where plants responded to classical music through better growth compared to other types of music.

I think that plants also have some kind of collective intelligence and respond to certain stimuli. 

46 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

Yes, it stems from ancient Vedic aatmic energy / vibrational frequencies philosophies, etc. Same with food / diet regulations, i.e. satvic, rajas, tamas, etc. Apne religious instructors don't explain it because they don't have the knowledge to go into the subject on a deep level AND because they didn't study the subject itself, so they rely on Islamic-Sharia style decrees to prohibit it, making Sikhi seem like a one-dimensional Islamic sect.

Yes, it is something that I have come to realise. More through self discovery and putting 2 and 2 together. 

If you hear something like hard rock/heavy thrash metal like Metallica or something of that nature, it has a particular intensity and it make bang your head up and down which is what you see those goreh banging their heads, crowd jumping and chunking themselves in mosh pits. Those electric guitars, lol

I had some spoilt kids in the back of my car once and I threatened them with classical music if they did not behave, lol. I switched on Classic FM (which I never listened to before) but it calmed them down. Very strange, lol and they liked it.

6 minutes ago, dallysingh101 said:

Okay, we're going into savagery now then. Waheguru. 

It looks like the fabric of Sikh society has been torn.  

It feels like the decks have to be cleared.

But I have no answers  

I prefer to stay away from all this toxicity. 

29 minutes ago, dallysingh101 said:

This whole thing stinks to high heaven - what normal, rational, sane person would want to jump into Panjabi politics now? It just looks like something psychos or sociopaths would flourish in (for a while anyway). 

Show business, casteism, murders, counter revenge killings, networks operating from prisons, political affiliations, withdrawn state protection, confessions on twitter!! Exotic weapons being used. What the hell.

Is this what we've come too?   Is this our 'culture' now as east Panjabis? Where is this heading? 

Power and greed is too tempting. 

It seems it has reached the point of no return.

12 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

Well, clearly he's innocent.

Sant Ji t-shirts could become like the Che Guevara t-shirts like in the west

37 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

She has a type.

And don't anyone deny there weren't moments in Fresh Prince where we thought, "Will Smith is acting a little sus here. Is he?..." When he did that campy effeminate voice and limp wrist, even as a kid I knew it was fruity, lmao. 

There is a section of tutti fruity Black African culture.

Madonna's vogue was based on Gay/Camp African American culture. 

There was a documentary on this once and it was quite an eye opener to see this side of Black America. 

2 hours ago, ChardikalaUK said:

Tupac was a ballerina who just acted like a thug. 

Here is his real literally limp wristed personality:

Even when he became a 'thug' he still had the ballerina personality. Watch the second video from 3:00 onwards. 

He was a middle class kid from Baltimore. 

His parents were in the Black Panther movement. 

This is the tutti fruity guy that Jada Pinkett Smith preferred over the other tutti fruity Will Smith

26 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

In my teens I would get triggered thinking of Pakistani and Afghan Sikhs, wondering, "Why don't they just move to another country?" Now I'm older I can appreciate how difficult it is to just get up and leave especially if it's not an immediate or direct life and death situation. Not many apne are capable of looking at a degrading society they call home, and extrapolating their existence 20 years into a dark and dangerous future. By all means, WE should be looking to leave the UK considering what's coming especially if you've kids and elders who can still move around a little bit. Americans in the major cities should've started leaving around 2 years ago. 

It is because you have to start from scratch when you move.

If it's a life and death situation then it is a different matter.

8 minutes ago, dallysingh101 said:

I heard you was the executive producer on that track. 

I thought it was you P. Dally

2 hours ago, dallysingh101 said:

But those two actually made some quality tunes.

Tunes such as:

 "I love it when you call me big Bapu! "

" Khalistani Love"

"Mo Moneh mo problems!"

I guess Punjab has it's 2pac or Biggie.