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Just now, Redoptics said:

So Waheguru is judgmental,  it just depends on what your actions are. 

So saying Waheguru is non-judgmental,  is a false statement. 

Sorry if i have said anything wrong.

I wouldn't say judgemental as in oh this person looks like this so I don't like him or whatever.

Waheguru judges to the truth, it's because of our falsehood why we get judged. If we have Paaps in us would we be able to get Sachkhand because their your getting Darshan of Waheguru ji? And Waheguru is pure and pavitar, he has no sins. When have and do no sins then we don't need to get judged, our Lekha has been removed and Dharam Raj can't judge us. 

20 minutes ago, Redoptics said:

This is where i confused , you say God is non-judgmental,  however if I do wrong things in this life or if I think about women on my death bed,  I will be reincarnated as a pig. So there has to be some form of judgement. 

Waheguru is without fear and without hate, he loves his children. But if we're going to go against his wishes then we're creating bad karma which is going to be judged and bring us back to this world. But if we remember Waheguru and follow the Guru's way then we won't need to be judged.

19 hours ago, puzzled said:

And then we have the pathetic new concept of interfaith anand karaj LMAO created by a bunch of snowflakes, what an absolute pathetic embarrassment 

Their shaping Sikhi into their own liking and not actually following the hukam of Guru Sahib.

ਹੇਨਿਮਾਣਿਆਦੇਮਾਣਨਿਤਾਣਿਆਦੇਤਾਣਨਿਓਟਿਆਂਦੀਓਟਸਚੇਪਿਤਾਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਆਪਜੀਦੇ......ਅਰਦਾਸਹੈਜੀ॥

O' true father of all lord, Waheguru here is a prayer: ...

During this part of the Ardas you can ask Maharaaj for help.

13 hours ago, Not2Cool2Argue said:

The second meditation, is where u dont try to quiet ur mind. The job of mind is to think like hearts is to pump. So instead u make the mind think of something. And use a primordial sound like mantar. And this is faster than mindfulness to get bliss and easier. This is the simran in sikhi. With the mantar waheguru.

U should check her out. She explains how mefitation is better than mindfulness.

Its sad tho that we others r learning from our heritage though we r not.

No meditation or mindfulness is anything compared to Waheguru Simran and Bani. Guru Sahib gives proper Anand whereas these mediation techniques may just clear your mind for a while and that's it.

ਆਨੰਦੁਆਨੰਦੁਸਭੁਕੋਕਹੈਆਨੰਦੁਗੁਰੂਤੇਜਾਣਿਆ॥
Bliss, bliss - everyone talks of bliss; bliss is known only through the Guru.

ਜਾਣਿਆਆਨੰਦੁਸਦਾਗੁਰਤੇਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਕਰੇਪਿਆਰਿਆ॥
Eternal bliss in known only through the Guru, when the Beloved Lord grants His Grace.

ਕਰਿਕਿਰਪਾਕਿਲਵਿਖਕਟੇਗਿਆਨਅੰਜਨੁਸਾਰਿਆ॥
Granting His Grace, He cuts away our sins; He blesses us with the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom.

ਅੰਦਰਹੁਜਿਨਕਾਮੋਹੁਤੁਟਾਤਿਨਕਾਸਬਦੁਸਚੈਸਵਾਰਿਆ॥
Those who eradicate attachment from within themselves, are adorned with the Shabad, the Word of the True Lord.

ਕਹੈਨਾਨਕੁਏਹੁਅਨੰਦੁਹੈਆਨੰਦੁਗੁਰਤੇਜਾਣਿਆ॥੭॥
Says Nanak, this alone is bliss - bliss which is known through the Guru. ||7||

 Only through Guru Sahib can we get actual Anand.

4 hours ago, Not2Cool2Argue said:

And this is faster than mindfulness to get bliss and easier. This is the simran in sikhi. With the mantar waheguru.

Waheguru and Sikhi gives more Anand than any other meditation or mindfulness.

1 hour ago, puzzled said:

Sikh photos from the 19th century. These are some of the earliest photos of Sikhs and Gurdwareh

Harmandir Sahib 1857-1858    At the back you can see the lost palace with the tall arches, which is believed to be Maharaja Ranjit Singhs palace. It was later demolished by the British and was replaced by the Gothic clock tower!

 

1859

 

1862

 

the british gothic tower under construction

 

1870s

 

1870s

 

1880s,  you can see all the bungas on the parikarma, most of these belonged to the sikh misls and the sardars of maharaja ranjit singhs darbar

 

1850s

 

1850s

 

1850s

 

Sikh priests 1850s

1860s

 

1860s

 

Anandpur sahib city,  1850s-1870s     it actually looked like a fort! 

 

1879

 

1880

 

1860s

 

1860s

 

nihungs at baba atal rai

 

1870s

 

Maharaja Ranjit Singhs tomb 1863

 

Maharaja Ranjit Singhs tomb, lahore 1880

 

Sikh woman with daughter and granddaughters 1890s

 

Sikh bride 1890,   looks very different to modern punjabi brides! 

 

Sikh health worker in Karachi 1897

 

Maharaja Ranjit Singh granddaughter, Princes Sophia  

 

maharaja ranjit singhs tomb 1880s

1870s

 

1860s

 

sikhs, Gujranwala, 1960s

 

Sikhs, Lahore, 1860s

 

Sikh police, Hong Kong, 1870s

 

Sikh mill workers, Canada, 1895

 

1850s

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ

Thank Puzzled Bhaji for the beautiful pictures

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

The Christians say that after the tribulation (the war that will kill a lot of  the population) the antichrist will then rise and the say that he is God. If you read the article on the link above it talks about how Kalki Avtar will become quite Hankaari and tell the world that he is God. 

Not sure where the blue turban comes into it 

57 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

I wonder if we're on the wrong side...

Nah we can't be. We have some similar thoughts about the end times and Maharaj is showing us the way to Akaal Purakh so we must be right.

15 minutes ago, puzzled said:

Bhai jagraj singh ❤

My journey into sikhi began with him,  like many other people's 

Same

3 hours ago, puzzled said:

Sikhs were so talented and creative,  what happened ?  

I love Gurbani Calligraphy it looks so beautiful. I want to learn to write some Gurbani (a Pothi Sahib/Gutka  Sahib) one day too.

The longer version of Rehras Sahib have these 2 Shabads about writing Gurbani

ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
Shalok, First Mehla:

ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਲਮ ਧੰਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਭਾਂਡਾ ਧਨੁ ਮਸੁ ॥
Blessed is the paper, blessed is the pen, blessed is the inkwell, and blessed is the ink.

ਧਨੁ ਲੇਖਾਰੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਿਖਾਇਆ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥
Blessed is the writer, O Nanak, who writes the True Name. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥
First Mehla:

ਆਪੇ ਪਟੀ ਕਲਮ ਆਪਿ ਉਪਰਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਭਿ ਤੂੰ ॥
You Yourself are the writing tablet, and You Yourself are the pen. You are also what is written on it.

ਏਕੋ ਕਹੀਐ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਾਹੇ ਕੂ ॥੨॥
Speak of the One Lord, O Nanak; how could there be any other? ||2||

This Shabad by Bhagat Trilochan ji tells us what we think of before we pass away means a lot. As Gursikhs we should remember Akaal Purakh as much as we can:

ਗੂਜਰੀ ॥
Goojaree:

ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਜੋ ਲਛਮੀ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਐਸੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਜੇ ਮਰੈ ॥
At the very last moment, one who thinks of wealth, and dies in such thoughts,

ਸਰਪ ਜੋਨਿ ਵਲਿ ਵਲਿ ਅਉਤਰੈ ॥੧॥
shall be reincarnated over and over again, in the form of serpents. ||1||

ਅਰੀ ਬਾਈ ਗੋਬਿਦ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਤਿ ਬੀਸਰੈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
O sister, do not forget the Name of the Lord of the Universe. ||Pause||

ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਜੋ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਐਸੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਜੇ ਮਰੈ ॥
At the very last moment, he who thinks of women, and dies in such thoughts,

ਬੇਸਵਾ ਜੋਨਿ ਵਲਿ ਵਲਿ ਅਉਤਰੈ ॥੨॥
shall be reincarnated over and over again as a prostitute. ||2||

ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਜੋ ਲੜਿਕੇ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਐਸੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਜੇ ਮਰੈ ॥
At the very last moment, one who thinks of his children, and dies in such thoughts,

ਸੂਕਰ ਜੋਨਿ ਵਲਿ ਵਲਿ ਅਉਤਰੈ ॥੩॥
shall be reincarnated over and over again as a pig. ||3||

ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਜੋ ਮੰਦਰ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਐਸੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਜੇ ਮਰੈ ॥
At the very last moment, one who thinks of mansions, and dies in such thoughts,

ਪ੍ਰੇਤ ਜੋਨਿ ਵਲਿ ਵਲਿ ਅਉਤਰੈ ॥੪॥
shall be reincarnated over and over again as a goblin. ||4||

ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਐਸੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਜੇ ਮਰੈ ॥
At the very last moment, one who thinks of the Lord, and dies in such thoughts,

ਬਦਤਿ ਤਿਲੋਚਨੁ ਤੇ ਨਰ ਮੁਕਤਾ ਪੀਤੰਬਰੁ ਵਾ ਕੇ ਰਿਦੈ ਬਸੈ ॥੫॥੨॥
says Trilochan, that man shall be liberated; the Lord shall abide in his heart. ||5||2||

8 hours ago, scali said:

Our current life is based on our previous  karams and our current life Karam will dictate our future life events.

if we don’t like what’s showing up in our life nowto change or alter them I will say what I read in biography of Baba Nand Singh 

If you take refuge in the True Guru and do Simran it will alter your karams Guru Sooli the Sool bana ke karam badle da hai.

You have free will to all karams but these are the seeds you sow and reap later. As Gurbani says “Ape beej ape he khaau”

 

 

 

We should all learn how Karams work and what Gurbani says about them. I never knew about the 3 types of karam.

6 hours ago, Guest kaur said:

are Sikhs allowed laser hair removal

 

 

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

No Bhenji, hair removal is the same as cutting hair. Still a Bajjar Kurhet and Maharaaj wouldn't allow it.

On 11/17/2006 at 4:06 PM, Guest _Gupt_ said:

Are sikhs allowed to use hair dye. I know singhs/singhnea who do. They say they get grey hairs in old age and thats why they use dye.

so i was just wondering is this allowed in sikhism? what does it say in sri guru granth sahib ji?

Thanks

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

Sikhs are not allowed to dye their hair. It's disrespectful and counts as a Bajjar Kurhet (on the Sikh Rehat Maryada).

18 minutes ago, BhForce said:

That's not what he asked. He asked if just sitting there listening to your breath counts as "meditation". 

Sorry lol, I thought he was talking about Gurbani being Naam.

On 2/15/2019 at 5:37 AM, 1Anonymous1 said:

After amritvela baniyan I like to just straight my back, close my eyes and just focus on my breathing. It’s no calming and peaceful. However if I don’t jap ‘vaheguru’ will it not count as meditation if so is it pointless to do it?

Gurbani is naam, 

Vaho Vaho Bani Nirankar Hai

Bani Guru Guru Hai Bani Vich Bani Amrit Sare

Bani is still Naam and will help you to swim across but we should also do Simran as well.

On 2/13/2019 at 10:40 AM, dallysingh101 said:

I'm sure I've heard that term as a child but I don't think it has Sikh provenance. The concept of Waheguru being all pervasive or omnipresent seems to exclude this. Then this makes me think about Sachkhand as mentioned in Japji Sahib. Sachkhand can't be an actual physical place where Waheguru resides (because of the omnipresence thing) - it must mean something else.  

Actually Waheguru is in Sach Khand and it is a physical place (not material) but physical in the sense that we are able to reside there if we follow Guru Sahib and imbue ourselves with Naam and Bani.

Watch this video and also read Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh ji's book called Sach Khand Darshan, he explains in detail that the Khands are physical realms.

On 2/13/2019 at 10:40 AM, dallysingh101 said:

because of the omnipresence thing

Just like how the sun's rays hit Earth even though it is 93 million miles away, Waheguru ji's light pervades and permeates all creation. That's how he is every present (there's more in the video near the end but watch all of it).

Forgive me for any mistakes

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

36 minutes ago, puzzled said:

i didn't know he set it on fire. 

I think that's what I heard when I was younger it might be wrong, sorry if it is. Another Gursikh should correct me if I'm wrong.

32 minutes ago, Redoptics said:

Can we vape?

No, we can't vape. It's still smoking and like saying to Guru Sahib I'd rather have this harmful addictive substance than your permanent addictive Naam.

45 minutes ago, puzzled said:

Even Guru gobind singh jis horse refused to step into a feild of tobacco, that's how much you should avoid that stuff 

And after that, Maharaaj set fire to the tabacco field. No Sikh should ever smoke, even go near it. 

Just a thing to note, Maharaaj told us not to go near tabacco when people were saying it is so good. Now look science progressed and it turns Maharaj is right (of course he is and we shouldn't doubt him) since it causes so much damage to the lungs.

Play Sukhmani Sahib Veerji, it will remove the toxins from your body.

20 minutes ago, puzzled said:

i have phases where i will only listen to kirtan and then i have phases where i listen to other music,  right now I'v been listening to other music for about 3 weeks, need to get back into kirtan mode lol 

cardi b won a grammy yesterday lol 

When I was getting into Sikhi, I started losing the taste for that type of music and now just listen to Kirtan from my phone.

1 hour ago, singh598 said:

Humility is the protection fence that guards your spiritual wealth.

None of the 5 special virtues should be limited.

Look at Sri Chand he is the son of Dhan Dhan Guru Nanak Dev Ji himself.

Now 5th Guru of Sri Chands fathers religious institutions meets Sri Chand, but gets his long beard and cleans Sri Chands feet.

If someone tries to exploit your humbleness then you should be aware and have caution.

THE FAULT ISNT IN HUMILITY IF YOU CHOOSE TO BE PUSHED AROUND 

Wasn't it Sri Guru Raam Daas ji Maharaaj Who did said I have long beard to clean the feet of saints like you?

Sri Chand replied, after hearing Guru Sahib's humility, this is why you are where you are - the Takhat of Guru Nanak Dev ji Maharaaj. 

Another beautiful Sakhi is when Guru Amar Das ji Maharaaj became the Guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji Maharaaj's son went up to Guru Sahib and said something like you don't deserve to have this throne. And then he kicked Guru Sahib. Guru Sahib in his utmost humility, said how blessed I am to be touching the feet of my Guru's son. Then he starting rubbing the feet of the son and said I must have hurt you, my bones are old.

2 minutes ago, proactive said:

I think the story of Guru Hargobind building a mosque for Muslims is pretty dubious. I doubt there is any evidence for this. Before Guru Hargobind founded Sri Hargobindpur, the previous Guru had founded other cities and yet in none of these did they built mosques. Kartarpur Sahib, Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Kiratpur Sahib and then Anandpur Sahib by the Gurus after Guru Hargobind. If there is any truth to the story then it relates to some particular context because if it was something that Sikhs needed to do then the other Gurus would have done the same thing. There is no doubt there are mosques in all the cities founded by the Gurus but these are there because Muslims settled in these cities and built these mosques. Its probably the same with the mosque at Sri Hargobindpur. 

I think there is evidence and it is called Guru Ki Maseet. Maharaaj is Daya De Ghar and I wouldn't doubt that he did. He didn't care what religion you were. Just follow Waheguru ji with all your heart.