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Birthhee kadhae na hoveyee jan kee ardaas || The prayer of the Lord's humble servant is never offered in vain. Please read the whole shabad: http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=3083

Anyone have Bhai Harpreet Singh's "Toon Prabh Daata Daan Mat Poora" or the same shabad in a different tune starting from the line "Ghat Ghat Rav Rehea Banvaari"? It may have been done during a past Vancouver Smagam.

Cocoa and carob powder are not the same, but can be substituted for one another. You can use carob powder in place of cocoa powder in any recipe. I usually add slightly more carob powder in place of the cocoa powder, but slightly less sugar in the recipe then.

Ask around for contact info of Professor Parshotam Singh who resides in Waterloo, right near the UW campus. He is well known for teaching keertan and tabla. He can likely get you a really good set of tablas and might even have some on hand for you.

You could also look into Shaheeds who were in the prime of their youth when they gave their lives to the panth. Check Tapoban.org for stories and pictures. A few I have off hand are the following who were in their mid-20's or so. http://tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&amp...204&t=27204 http://tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&amp...978&t=40978

Please see HERE and HERE for info/pics on 8-year-old Bibi Satnaam Kaur and 6-year-old Bibi Waheguru Kaur.

The answer is no. To have no emotion would not be a good thing...it would mean no daya or empathy for others, no ability to feel for others. There are stories of great Gursikhs and their relationships with their wives, as well as closeness to other gursikhs and sangat. These relationships were surely not without emotion. Bairaag is another example of a very intense emotion Gursikhs of high spiritual states experience. These emotions are based on Gurmat and aimed towards Gursikhs and Guru Sahib, as opposed to being directed towards maya, as stated earlier.

Maybe she eats in your dishes so she'll have fewer to wash. And maybe she eats last because she's still making rotis by the time everyone else is finished eating. Maybe you could try switching up the roles...you cook and wash dishes and maybe she'll feel more at liberty to eat before you and use her own dishes

To me, a patka is not really a significant symbol of anything in Sikhi. It is not a keski or a dastaar, nor a kirpan or anything else of that nature that comes along with "responsibility" and the idea of honour and representing an image. It has no significant history or tradition behind it. A patka is more like a chunni...just something with which to cover the head. Just as many women wear a chunni without any preconditions, to me, a girl in a patka is pretty much the same thing. Many girls go from wearing a chunni to wearing a patka before eventually progressing to donning a keski and dastaar, so this girl may just be on her way from one point to another whereby she's trying to progress but hasn't been able to stop cutting her hair yet. The issue isn't really "she isn't worthy enough to wear a patka" because to me, a patka doesn't really mean much more than a chunni. The issue is simply that maybe you could help her stop doing beadbi of her hair.

I'd suggest Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Jee's "Jail Chittiyaan/Autobiography". It is a really good read and has inspired many people to find and follow Gurmat.

Here's an excerpt from a story posted on the Tapoban forum. Read the full story here. This incident occurred around 1939, when daas (the writer) was working as the DSP (Deputy Superintendent of Police) of Moga city in Punjab. I had not been given permanent status yet and was working as a temp. My wife who is a very religious person, decided to do 125,000 recitations of shabad “Thir Ghar Baiso Harjan Pyaaray”, in order to get me permanent position as the DSP of Moga. She did paath with utmost faith and enthusiasm. On the day of Bhog (on the 40th day), I myself performed the ardaas for the completion of 125,000 recitations of this shabad and asked for the fulfilment of our ardaas. When I reached my office on the 40th day, I found a telegram on my desk, informing me that I had been appointed as the DSP of Moga on permanent basis. I was astonished to see the power of Ardaas and Gurbani.

We don't really see that term used much in Canada, but I see now. Thanks for the clarification. Could Sikh Awareness Society, or anyone else who knows, please give more info on the seminar planned for the 24th?

Maybe check www.tapoban.org as they have lots of great files on shaheeds. For Gurdeep Singh Deepa, I found this: "gurdip singh deepa heran was killed in a encounter with a police party led by sho kamaljit singh near phillaur town at the end of year 1992" There's a picture of Bhai Hardev Singh Bapu about half-way down this page.

This is about as true as saying that some will grow up to be murderers or will prey on other children themselves. It's not really fair to make such comments, especially about things as "taboo" as homosexuality. Although it is a common myth, spreading these types of misconceptions only further victimizes and traumatizes those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. The prevalence of these types of misconceptions makes it increasingly more difficult for victims of abuse to come forward, for fear of what it means about themselves (ie. "If I tell people I was abused, will they think I'm gay now?").

I went to my highschool prom the year before I graduated, when I wasn't interested in Sikhi at all. It was complete manmat and even as a complete manmukh, I felt out of place and regretted going. It was like being in a club and clubbing isn't exactly an activity inline with Gurmat. The following year when it was my graduation, I decided against going to the prom and attended a Gurmat retreat instead, which totally changed my life. If I had gone to the prom that year, I wouldn't be a Sikh today. I completely agree with Simple Singhani who has bluntly laid out the truth of the matter. A Gursikh doesn't belong in a club-like atmosphere. Prom isn't a big deal and you won't be missing out on much. In fact, if you don't go, you won't be the only one who skips it. Lots of people don't go because it's "not their thing". Prom is most definately not a Gursikh's thing. Use your time wisely -- you never know what wasting a WHOLE night of your life will cost you in the long run...for me, it could have cost me the chance to ever come into Sikhi.

Contact name: Manjit Singh 707 Creekwood Rd Rogers, AR 72756-3112 Tel: (479) 631-1426

"racially motivated sexual abuse or grooming of Sikh women." What does that mean?

She was located by the RCMP at a local women's shelter.

From the Sikh Rehit Maryada: Article VI (a) Only a Sikh may perform kirtan in a congregation. (b) Kirtan means singing and scriptural compositions in traditional musical measures. © In the congregation, kirtan only of Gurbani (Guru Granth's or Guru Gobind Singh's hymns) and, for its elaboration, of the compositions of Bhai Gurdas and Bhai Nand Lal, may be performed. (d) It is improper, while singing hymns to rhythmic folk tunes or to traditional musical measures, or in team singing, to induct into them improvised and extraneous refrains. Only a line from the hymn should be a refrain

You don't have to be a "professional" preacher to spread the message of Sikhi. Sikhs who carry themselves as true Gursikhs do parchaar of the faith simply through their appearance, their words and their actions. There are lots of different ways to do parchaar as well, not necessarily going out on a conscious mission to tell people through words about Sikhism or knocking on doors to pass out literature.

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Kirpan is on the left.

> Event: Town hall meeting in Toronto with Indo-Canadian organizations and community members. Separate, smaller meetings between the federal lead and leaders in the Indo-Canadian community will also be held earlier the same day in Toronto. Parallel events will be held earlier in November in Vancouver. > Date: Friday, November 24, 2006 from 7:00 to 9:30 pm > Location: Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton > Federal lead: MP Jim Abbott, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage > Federal agency organizing the event: Department of Canadian Heritage > Purpose: To solicit the views of the Indo-Canadian community concerning the recognition of historical immigration experiences related to the imposition of the "continuous journey" clause of the Immigration Act and the 1914 Komagata Maru incident. Following the consultations, the Parliamentary Secretary will prepare a report proposing the government's response to be submitted to the Minister of Canadian Heritage. >Background: In 1908, a legislative measure was passed in Canada that prohibited the entrance of Asian migrants who had not sailed directly to Canada from their country of origin. Called the continuous journey clause, it was repealed in 1947. In 1914, a passenger ship, the Komagata Maru, arrived in Vancouver with 376 people (mostly Sikhs) from Calcutta, India via Hong Kong, Shanghai and Yokohama. Only 22 of the passengers were allowed to disembark because they had been previous residents of Canada. The other passengers were refused entry. While interned in Vancouver harbour for two months, conditions on the ship worsened significantly for the passengers. The vessel eventually returned to Calcutta where a riot erupted when British officials tried to transport the passengers to the Punjab region. Twenty people were killed in the riot. In February 2005, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $25 million over three years to acknowledge, commemorate and educate Canadians about the historical experiences of ethno-cultural communities impacted by wartime measures and immigration restrictions. Agreements-in-Principle (AIP) of $2.5 million were signed with organizations representing Ukranian-, Italian- and Chinese-Canadians. The Government was close to signing a similar AIP with the Indo-Canadian community. In a speech on August 6, 2006 to the Gadri Babiyan da Mela Festival in Bear Creek Park, British Columbia, the Prime Minister said, "I also want you to know that the Government of Canada acknowledges the Komagata Maru incident and we will soon undertake consultations with the Indo-Canadian community on how best to recognize this sad moment in our history."