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Every Sunday 6-7 PM, Basics of Sikhi do katha in English at Park Avenue Gurdwara. Its really good and there's a lot of youth in the Sangat. Currently their doing Katha of Rehras Sahib Ji, and on Chapuai Sahib Ji.

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Does anyone have any further suggestions to best,simple Katha in English?

Bascis of Sikhi have good basic Japji Sahib Katha

One of my favourites

Do you sell black Patka/ramals ?

Try and get santhiya lessons

yup. I'll add that while it is no sin to make mistakes, it is a completely different story when you aware of the mistake and still do it. My advice is to seek out a student of the Damdami takhsal. Forget about the "controversy" that some sikh spread about them, their very knowledgeable on proper pronunciation and recitation if Gurbani. In my opinion if any Sikh gets a chance to learrn Santhiya they should seize that opportunity like there is no tomorrow

I don't know how to read Gurmukhi, isn't that helpful for when learning Santhiya.

I regret not learning Santhiya before, but now I'm going in my final year at uni and don't think I will have enough free time.

Do u read out aloud with the audio? Try reading urself as the audio is playing but as if u are talking to God urself and they are sitting in front of you. You are concentrating too much on how to pronounce rather than doing it with relaxed loving flow. Not that you aren't doing with love, but u are aware of the pronounciation more. You are trying to perfect it so much that it's stressing you out and you probably go back and repeat the lines that you feel u have not pronounced properly.

If you read the written romanised version along with the audio it should help.

Sehje sehje don't worry about how long you have been doing it for, just understand the translation and it the pronounciation will come naturally.

Also listen to others reciting Gurbani in Gurmukhi such as YouTube videos and read along with them if not out aloud then semi out aloud.

Have you tried these?

Don't feel bad about the pronounciation, God knows you are doing from your soul. So what is more important you do with love? Or just pronounce it properly without the love for God?

Pronounciation alone is not going to spiritually absorb the Gurbani by your soul.

Read the words you struggle on pronouncing slowly, pause in between the letters. And do this way then slowly you will get used to the sound of them and automatically be able to pronounce with ease.

I used to read out aloud but think that annoyed my family, it was much easier when reading out aloud.

I just started watching the Katha by Basics of Sikhi.

Thanks for replying

Excellent point.

A 'Sikh' is a student, and a student is always going to make some mistakes.

I listen to most of my nitnem on audio too brother gsingh ji, so I can be sure how the Bani is supposed to be pronounced. You don't have to read it from a Gutka Sahib, so long as you are receiving the words in some format and contemplating them, the effect is the same. If you are to beware of anything, beware of reciting the Bani like a mindless automaton: never actually considering and putting some thought into what Guru Sahib is saying.

Thanks Veerji for replying, when I listen to banis my mind wonders a lot and I feel like if nothing went in.

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I'm having trouble reading all banis now, I'm worried whether my pronunciation is good enough, after hearing stories about how important pronunciation of Gurbani is I'm doubting myself a lot. After reading Japji Sahib my mind feels fried and I find no peace when reciting any bani.

I mainly read my banis with the audio as it would be quicker for me to do, but if I try to do Japji Sahib myself it takes me about 40 minutes. I've used online videos to do Santhiya but still my mind is worrying about the pronunciation, and it is making it so difficult to do even do mool mantar with peace. I feel like the way I'm going now is not good and sustainable as this is happening for over a year now.

I would really appreciate some advice.

Im sorry if I wasted you time.

Bul chuk maf

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Why blame the media ?

Just like they did in Southall the above article makes it clear that the journalists went through proper channels and consulted a leading local Sikh to fill them in on the situation. Just like what happened in Southall we discover that our 'learned elderly Amritdhari respected Sikh leaders' are nothing short of a hot steaming pile of tutti.

So, lets not blame the jounalists here. Lets look closely at what kind of man Dr Mohinder Singh is and what exactly does the massive Gurdwara on Soho Road actually stand for.

Then you have sub-questions such as why he is so in favour of mixed marriages in the Gurdwaras. Who are his children married to etc ?

So, to recap: The journalists keep behaving responsibly and consulting our elderly Sikh leaders for guidance. Our 'Sikh leaders' keep selling us out. But instead of bringing these Sikh institutions to book we blame the journalists. Thus, given our stupidity, we are getting the kind of press we deserve.

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Bhai_Mohinder_Singh

But the title calling protestors, militants in my opinion is unnecessary.

Also they were given a list of contacts to inform by Sikh PA but most of it was ignored.

There was a programme on Sikh Channel, Sikh Council UK update on Anand Karaj protocol this evening. I recorded it but can't upload on here.

Should be on their YouTube channel soon.

Only thing we can do is complain

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/about-us/10831533/Editorial-complaints.html

SSA to Sikh sangat ji.can somebody tell me about SEHAJ Path experience ji and the way to do it ji?thanx to all for always giving your precious time to guide me ji.how to get up early morning sometime I wake up but sometime I wake up late plZ can some one suggest ji .I wana get up early ji how early should one get up to do WAHEGURU jaap in Amrit Wela ji?PlZ help ji .WJKK.WJKF

Check this link out for Sehaj Path

I get up late as well and waking up at Amrit Vela is hard, but just keep doing Ardaas to Guru Ji to wake you up. Sleep early, eat well during the day, drinking water before you sleep might help and don't eat late.

Check out these links:

7 tips to get up at Amrit Vela

Help my Amirt Vela is failing

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Waheguru ji,

Sangat, I would want to share my own story. I'm glad we already have a topic and I don't have to create one to ask for guidance.

I'm 28 yr old Singh whose dating a Caucasian girl (Christian). We have been in a relationship for over a year and want to take it to the next step. I have spoken to her about Sikhi but haven't asked her about conversion however I did mention the fact that if we do get married I want to raise my kids as Sikhs. She is a kind hearted and the most generous woman that I have met, but doesn't believe that the religion is the only way to god. She doesn't go to church but believes in the connection with the God. I on the other hand is in a garb of a Sikh but doesn't follow the Guru to the core. We talk about Sikhi all the time but I think I have no power to ask someone to convert if I myself has uncountable flaws.

Now being said that.. what do I do in this situation, find some place else to marry?

Getting married without the Guru would be a nightmare for me.

Sangat I know I'm a paapi but how can I be without my Guru on the most imp day of my life.

Bhai Jagraj Singh Ji from Basics covered a similar situation in the video below at 17:23

You guys could do a path and ardaas at the Gurdwara, but complete agree with you we shouldn't force anyone.

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These videos are good.

Don't know if this video is relevant but might help.

And what did he mean by that?

Could it simply be that 'A relationship with the opposite gender does not equate to kam but rather is part of Sikhi'?

It could be read other ways as well. But look at his other work and it would be difficult to read it in a negative manner. Does this mean he's perfect. I'm quite certain he'd be the first person to tell you he's far from. But we should ensure feedback is intelligent and thought out as he's way ahead of most when it comes to insight.

Nice video above. I'd forgotten about that. The words and thoughts make an anthem worthy of study and contemplation.

I never actually looked at it that way.

Apparently the picture is three years old as well, according to the comment on daily sikh updates.

Can confirm this is old and was posted on this same site couple of years ago, he also gave a reply

This humble poet guy ?

Veerji heres are some companies that ship to india

They don't seem to ship 60kg though.

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Thanks for getting back.

You need to stop people controlling you, when anyone says anything to bring you down don't react just smile and carry on. The sooner you get used to this the better.

To overcome your fear just keep faith in Waheguru Ji and Guru Ji. You are a son/daughter of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, just remember he is always with you. Just keep jaaping naam, do sewa, read and implement Gurbani in your life.

Any questions about Waheguru/Guru Ji openly ask on this forum.

Remember that this is all a test, and the teacher is always silent.

Please forgive me if i said anything wrong or offensive

I watch Sangat TV on internet occasionally. Have not watched it for a few days. But, today, when I tried to watch it , seems it is off air and some other domain comes up.

Can someone tell what the problem is?

They haven't renewed their domain name, maybe they forgot.

I need help m suffering from so many years m helpless lonely I can't explain my sufferings but then wen I tried help from everywhere n dnt get satisfied I pray to Sri guru Granth Sahib ji they bless me to be with god n then I pray to God many times problem get sort out but when it doesnt then I want to be with god Waheguru ji give me strength but then after sometime I again feel that depression worries anxieties some time I feel in chardikala n time passes without the feeling of sufferings I feel god is with me suddenly I feel I need someone m alone m passing thru a terrible time from last so many like 8 yeas in a jail I feel suffocation I want to come out of dat place I want to be in freedom but m bound to dat place I have to remain in dat particular area no relative no friend m with my family but I can't explain u my helplessness but may be it's my bad karma m sufferings no progress m burden on my parents I want to go n find job but m helpless I can't help my parents I m alone I dnt wana discuss with my parents much uz they hav already suffered so much cuz of my problem even I created more problems for them cuz of my problem I wad so much patienceless bu now as m helpless I hav to surrender it's not in my hand but Waheguru ji is always there to help me I wana know how we feel God is with me I often talk to God with trust He is listening to me n I hav Faith GOd is Great He Is with us plZ encourage me these days m very much in depression cuz of dat problem....WaHeguru ji help me....

Veer ji/ benji, I couldn't really understand your problem what's causing you depression ?

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sat sri akal g.....,.

my question is it ok to wear a paag like a chuni when praying? my paath takes hours and when if id wear it like a paag then my head hurts a lot and i just end up taking it off anyways after i am done praying.

my second question is there a site where it has nitnem in romanised version? i know of rajkaregakhalsa and sikhnet but both have really obvious spelling mistakes/missing words in the roman version.

Check out these links, all of them are linked to the bani page:

• Sikh Roots
• Nitnem Gutka in English
• Sikhee.com
• sikhvibes.com

Hope these help

I disagree with some of the points made in this video. The issues "killing" Sikhi are far deeper and serious than these "problems".

Sikh names.

What is a Sikh name? Is Ishar, Gobind, Ram, Krishan, Kiran, Deep, Inder, along with many other formulaic names, Sikh names? Our Gurus had names from other traditions, Ram (the sovereign), Gobind (master of the Universe), Arjun (pure) all these names have roots in Sanskrit, Hindu traditions.

Guru Gobind Singh Ji's sons, two had Punjabi names Ajit (victorious, unbeaten) and Jujhar (warrior). While the other Sahibzade had Persian names Zorawar (mighty, brave) and Fateh (victory). Are these "Sikh" names? How about Iqbal Singh? There are SIkh Iqbals, but you'll find more Muslim Iqbals. The "Sikh" names Jarnail and Karnail, they come from French words for general and colonel. They came with French soldiers who came to Punjab to fight in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. Are these valid "Sikh" names?

Obviously there are some names which have a Sikh root. Any name with "Gur" can be said to be name inspired by Sikhi. There is a subset of authentic "Sikh" names, meaning Punjabi names that popped up in the genesis of Sikhi that relate to concepts in Sikhi. For example, any name with the prefix “Gur” (Gurbaksh, Gurpreet) relates to Guru. Obviously, for the vast majority of Sikhs, not everyone used these names. One notable Sikh that had such a name didn’t even go by it; Gurbaksh Singh being colloquially known as “Banda Singh Bahadur”. Some Muslims chose to change their names when they took Amrit like Ajmer Singh, but that was optional and done out of their own will.

There are two "Sikh" names that every Sikh should use. Singh and Kaur are the only names mandated by our Guru, as long as a Sikh uses these names, what does it matter what their first name is?

You can have an Arabic name like Kabir (great One) and be called Kabir Singh. You can have a Sanskrit name like Simran (rememberance) and be called Simran Kaur.

Never heard anyone say the story of Chotte Sahibzade is scary. Why was the Chotte Sahibzade movie so successful? Many children went to watch the movie. Also, we don't mourn deaths. We celebrate death, we celebrate shaheedi. The shaheedis are celebrated in Punjab with fun fairs. It is not a sad thing that these brave souls did such inspiring things.

Yes, we should remember our shaheeds. At Christmas, remind the children of the Sahibzade, give them a gift (if you give gifts for Christmas) but remind them of our Guru's sacrifice.

The fact that some people don't remember our shaheeds points to a much bigger problem than "they will be scared".

Sikhs don't know their own history. Many don't know how the sahibzade were Shaheed, many don't know why they were shaheed. Many don't even know HOW they were able to do the things they did.

Lack of parchar among Sikhs, how many times is Kirtan just sung in our Gurdwaras without translations or a katha on the words? How much discussion happens in our Gurdwaras?

Veer ji I think she is talking about the pronunciation of names. I've gone through most of my life with people not pronouncing my name right, I was worried my white friends would laugh at me. But its only been recently that I realised my name was given from Guru Ji and tell new people I meet the proper pronunciation.

But I do agree this issue is not whats "killing" Sikhi.

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The bellow is a post from a Kaur on another forum, and I would really appreciate if the Sangat on here especially Kaurs could help her.

Link to orginal

All posts on here will be copied and pasted. Thanks in advance

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I’m a sikh girl currently in my teen years attending high school and have been facing so many issues with my family and have become fed up with it. I come from a family of 4 daughters and my parents have always wanted a son as long as i can remember. They always remind me of how i’m a girl and shouldn’t being doing certain things. I was okay with it because I understood how if i did certain things, it would affect my family’s image in society but now it’s becoming too much.

They are just accusing me for the most random things like how they think I’m on drugs when I’m actually just tired after long day of first going to school and then going to work and then I also have to complete my homework. Now that its the summer, my life revolves around my job and doing the household chores. I get taunted for everything I do on a daily basis. If i touch my phone to text my manager about my schedule they will automatically think that I’m texting my friends or that I have a boyfriend. If I go upstairs to my room and sit at my desk sorting old school work, they will yell at me and again accuse me of being a “bad” girl and force me to come sit downstairs on the sofa.

Whenever they pick me up from work they start talking to me about how arranged marriages are better and that if i ever get a boyfriend they would kick me out of the house or even kill me, or about how they don’t want me going to university in another city because they think I’m going to become a “bad” girl and how its going to affect my dad’s image in society.

I have developed a fear against them now and am scared of even going biking outside with my cousin as I feel like they are going to accuse me of something when i get back. My dad has a really bad temper and I have been through a lot of physical abuse growing up and to make myself feel a little better I would pick up my Gutka sahib and start doing prayers, hoping that maybe waheguru has something better for me in the future and that it will be ok, but now I’m becoming doubtful.

I have no one to share my feelings with because my parents will just think i’m faking it and my sisters just don’t get what i try to tell them. I’m losing my friends because I am not allowed to go to their birthday parties or just go out with them in general, so they get mad at me. From when I was younger, my mother constantly tells me about the duties of a girl and if she lost her temper with me she would tell me how it would have been better if she had aborted me at birth. I’ve cried myself to sleep so many days of my life.

my dad has pulled my hair,made me stand outside in the cold,and spilled milk that I was drinking all over my face when he got mad at me for doing things like not passing the Tv remote to him or being in school group project with both boys and girls. I have attempted suicide so many times but don’t actually do it because I felt that if i managed to survive they would taunt me for the rest of my life.

Now that I’ve got a job my mom always wants me to pay for things when we go out or she wants a certain amount from my paycheque. A couple of days ago my younger sisters spilled paint all over the driveway and I had just come back from work so i had no idea about it but my dad started yelling at me and my older sister about how he thinks we are just so useless and what will the neighbours think. He told my younger sisters that he had beat me and my older sister up when we were younger and how we still remember and will do the same to my younger sisters if they do anything wrong.

I don’t know what to do and who to go to about this.

I feel so helpless and am tired of the taunting,yelling,emotional and physical abuse my parents are making me go through. Please tell me what I should do. I pray to waheguru but don’t know why he’s not listening to me. i want to move out at 18 but i know that they won't let me because I'm a girl and blah blah blah. What should i do?

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