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  1. MisterrSingh
    In the context of this awareness campaign, it's definitely Vaisakhi in the context of Sikhs, not Hindus. Now if some Sikhs don't like identifying with their religious identity in this particular context, that's entirely their choice.
  2. MisterrSingh
    I think it's fair to say the Vaisakhi being promoted in the posters is the one that has precedence in crop-gathering, end-of-winter, let's-have-a-drink-and-a-dance version of events. I seriously doubt any of the individuals who created this campaign of awareness wish to confidently explain the religious connotations of Vaisakhi. That's what happens when the followers of a faith gradually begin to eschew their religious beliefs in favour of a watered-down secular existence that makes their lives apparently that much less of a "hassle." Although the guy who's interviewed above is thankfully mentioning the religious aspects, so that's a good thing. Ultimately, any awareness is a good thing, but I'm not sure I'm pleased about the implied apologetic tone of the campaign. Are Americans really that thick and ignorant that they assume everyone with a beard and turban is out to get them?
  3. MisterrSingh
    No deportation?
  4. MisterrSingh
    I feel ashamed. I have no reason to, but i do. It's a strange sensation.
  5. MisterrSingh
    Oh man, what the hell is this? How did he get involved with this bakwaas?
  6. MisterrSingh
    What's that got to do with what i said, or this topic in general? I was highlighting the hypocrisy of the media. Stick to the points being made.
  7. MisterrSingh
    It's hilarious how the likes of the BBC, CNN, etc, were pushing "Trump is a Nazi / threat to peace / Satan incarnate" when he's conducting business that doesn't fit in with certain agendas, but as soon as he does something they agree with, then it's, "You go, Trump! Attack Assad based on the same strength of evidence we decimated Iraq for a decade ago." If the US takes down Syria, then it'll be Iran to follow. No doubt they'll manufacture another reason to give them justification for that excursion. If Iran falls, it's curtains, it really is.
  8. MisterrSingh
    The US? Yes, i agree. I do think things have spiralled out of control over there, especially during the handover between Obama and Trump.
  9. MisterrSingh
    At the risk of sounding like a Commie, the United States must go down in history as one of the most evil empires the world has ever seen. They hide their intentions behind a veil of propaganda and benevolence, but they are a heinous influence on this planet.
  10. MisterrSingh
    They say a guaranteed way for an American president to turn around a poor domestic reputation is to start a war with another country, lol. Seems Don has had enough of those negative headlines. I don't think he'll go for N. Korea yet. I think he's trying to untangle the mess that is Russia and Syria.
  11. MisterrSingh
    https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/visas-family-and-friends/getting-a-visa-for-your-spouse-or-partner-to-live-in-the-uk/ This is the entire process summed up. It's actually £18,600. Pretty straightforward. But it's the Indian side that tries to trip up the person on their end. Tonnes of girls refused their visa on the first interview, but they get through on appeal.
  12. MisterrSingh
    It use to be lower I think.
  13. MisterrSingh
    You need to be making 18,000 a year OR have 65,000 in savings. That's the first step. Get an experienced lawyer onboard who'll guide you through the process. I've known many guys who've tried to bungle the process through by themselves, only to overlook a minute detail that sets them back months at a time. Overall, keep the engagement period before marriage very short, and i hope you've done your research before committing.
  14. MisterrSingh
    So you agreed to marry the 20 year old little Punjabi girl?
  15. MisterrSingh
    What's happened is that we've, in the West, managed to combine the worst of our natural desi inclination towards shallow materialism and combine it with the respectable facade of being "educated" (which is just a codeword for the ability to accumulate at a greater rate with a semblance of so-called respectability), and we've become this strange hybrid of a people who have little patience for matters of faith aside from superficial posturing, whilst manufacturing a narrative of extreme tolerance, even if it works against our own long-term interests as a people, derived from a very loose and selective interpretation of our religion. I tell you, the current Sikh or Punjabi children of now will curse their parents and elders in the next 20 to 30 years when they realise how they were failed due to a total dereliction of duties in their elders' role as guardians and protectors. Nobody sees it now, or nobody wants to see it, because things are relatively chilled and fruitful. We've hitched our wagon to the mainstream in the mistaken hope that we'll be protected by others. We won't. This won't last. Not a chance. The gleeful headlong hurtle into hedonism that Western Sikhs are currently experiencing will lead to some very harsh consequences for us that will decimate entire families. The wails of regret will be deafening. Don't fall for the Left Vs Right narrative. It's a red herring. Completely false.
  16. MisterrSingh
    So these people that say Guru Sahib has returned as such-and-such a person, what exactly is it of Guru Sahib that is carried over? Conscious? Knowledge? Power? But then why are these attributes not at the same strength as they were in the original manifestation? Why does the current personality seem to override the apparently greater power of the Guru personality?
  17. MisterrSingh
    Because we're a pretty chilled group. We don't impose our ways on anybody, do we? As a minority in a place like Dubai, the suggestion that we're conducting a function that promotes tolerance and charity carries the implicit suggestion that we normally are strangers to such values.
  18. MisterrSingh
    It's starting to make sense. It's tough trying to break out of viewing these issues from the standard Abrahamic framework that's almost second nature. I'm assuming the distinction between birth Vs avtaar is the idea that Akaal Purakh exists simultaneously as one of His avtaars, whereas birth is somewhat limiting in that respect?
  19. MisterrSingh
    Sikhs are particularly incredibly foolish when it comes to creating contingencies for the future, or even imagining a host of scenarios that could play out based on what we know to be true in the here and now. We are a people that exist purely in the present, which is quite alarming considering the foresight and depth of our scriptures that repeatedly impress upon us about the need for considering what is yet to come. Some of it is based on naievity, whilst I'm certain the rest is a form of wilfull delusion steeped in a fear of making tough, unpopular calls.
  20. MisterrSingh
    Sikhs are one of the the last groups who should be exemplifying charity and religious tolerance, lol, especially in a place like Dubai.
  21. MisterrSingh
    I see. So manifestation doesn't necessarily mean "birth" as we define it (a soul in one body), but instead it's... a part of that one great soul?
  22. MisterrSingh
    Those labouring under certain illusions won't heed the message until they experience the fruits of their folly. The same goes for much of wider society. Sikhs, particularly those from the younger generations in the West, have been disarmed into believing a dangerous lie, and the alarming thing is Sikh teachings have been twisted to promote that lie. The truth as it pertains to the reality of Muslims and their beliefs is no secret. If some of our own choose to cling to the "Not All Muslims" narrative, or, "I knew some cool Muslims back in the day" method of dealing with the threat before their eyes by refusing to acknowledge such a threat exists, then all i can say is "good luck" because they'll need it; lots of it. I don't wish ill upon the average Muslim. I'm a compassionate and tolerant person by default. That doesn't mean I'm going to bury my hand into a nest of vipers and hope they don't bite.
  23. MisterrSingh
    The way most of you allow that lurking YoYo to talk to you is contemptible. He's obviously bristling with hostility towards Sikhs, and he comes on here throwing his weight around, whilst some of you are, "Brother, brother, brother." What the hell is wrong with you people?
  24. MisterrSingh
    I think the above settles it. There doesn't seem to be any room for misinterpretation or mixed signals. I was clearly wrong.
  25. MisterrSingh
    I think it comes from Sukhmani Sahib, the Brahmgyani ashtpadi. I'll have to listen to the katha of Sukhmani Sahib to learn what exactly is meant. From my own understanding i believe Guru Sahib gives us markers on how to recognise an individual who exhibits those qualities associated with God as a precursor to merging with Him. Only if a person possesses such indicators can we assume he or she is worthy of such a label. Unless it literally means that person is the Creator, in which case I'm talking nonsense, lol.
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