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its your profile pic lol

2 short booklets regarding egoistic consciousness and it's role in our lives: http://brahmbungadodra.org/bookdata/bookpdf/1491988964009-Haumai-Part-1.pdf http://brahmbungadodra.org/bookdata/bookpdf/Lekh_10_Haumai_Part_2_SSJK.pdf Highly recommend as it addresses your points made above

The problem is that the majority of ppl follow the western way of voting where everyone has an equal say. The best leaders in the panth were chosen by a hukamnama and the panj piare

Wow... I'm not one for these types of theories, but it is actually very likely. Haven't heard this from anywhere else but if it happens, there will be a lot of chaos

Maybe the 5 piare are being compared to 5 bhagats as a comparison to the level of spirituality? Similar to this shabad: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਵਾਹ ਵਾਹ! ਹੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ! ਹੇ ਗੁਰੂ! ਸਦਕੇ! Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Jee-o. ਕਵਲ ਨੈਨ ਮਧੁਰ ਬੈਨ ਕੋਟਿ ਸੈਨ ਸੰਗ ਸੋਭ ਕਹਤ ਮਾ ਜਸੋਦ ਜਿਸਹਿ ਦਹੀ ਭਾਤੁ ਖਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਤੇਰੇ ਕਮਲ ਵਰਗੇ ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਹਨ, (ਮੇਰੇ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਤਾਂ ਤੂੰ ਹੀ ਹੈਂ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ) ਮਾਂ ਜਸੋਧਾ ਆਖਦੀ ਸੀ—‘ਹੇ ਲਾਲ (ਆ), ਦਹੀਂ ਚਾਉਲ ਖਾ ।’ You are lotus-eyed, with sweet speech, exalted and embellished with millions of companions. Mother Yashoda invited You as Krishna to eat the sweet rice. ਦੇਖਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਅਤਿ ਅਨੂਪੁ ਮੋਹ ਮਹਾ ਮਗ ਭਈ ਕਿੰਕਨੀ ਸਬਦ ਝਨਤਕਾਰ ਖੇਲੁ ਪਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਜਦੋਂ ਤੂੰ ਖੇਡ ਮਚਾਉਂਦਾ ਸੈਂ, ਤੇਰੀ ਤੜਾਗੀ ਦੀ ਛਣਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਪੈਂਦੀ ਸੀ, ਤੇਰੇ ਅੱਤ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਮੁਖੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ (ਮਾਂ ਜਸੋਧਾ) ਤੇਰੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਵਿਚ ਮਗਨ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਸੀ । Gazing upon Your supremely beautiful form, and hearing the musical sounds of Your silver bells tinkling, she was intoxicated with delight. ਕਾਲ ਕਲਮ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹਾਥਿ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਉਨੁ ਮੇਟਿ ਸਕੈ ਈਸੁ ਬੰਮ੍ਯੁ ਗ੍ਯਾਨੁ ਧ੍ਯਾਨੁ ਧਰਤ ਹੀਐ ਚਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਕਾਲ ਦੀ ਕਲਮ ਤੇ ਹੁਕਮ (ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਹੀ) ਹੱਥ ਵਿਚ ਹਨ । ਦੱਸੋ, ਕਉਣ (ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮ ਨੂੰ) ਮਿਟਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ? ਸ਼ਿਵ ਤੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ (ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੇ ਹੋਏ) ਗਿਆਨ ਤੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਹਿਰਦੇ ਵਿਚ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ । Death's pen and command are in Your hands. Tell me, who can erase it? Shiva and Brahma yearn to enshrine Your spiritual wisdom in their hearts. ਸਤਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸਦਾ ਤੁਹੀ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥੬॥ ਹੇ ਗੁਰੂ! ਤੂੰ ਅਚਰਜ ਹੈਂ, ਤੂੰ ਸਤਿ-ਸਰੂਪ ਹੈਂ, ਤੂੰ ਅਟੱਲ ਹੈਂ, ਤੂੰ ਹੀ ਲੱਛਮੀ ਟਿਕਾਣਾ ਹੈਂ, ਤੂੰ ਹੀ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹੈਂ ਤੇ ਸਦਾ-ਥਿਰ ਹੈਂ ।੬। You are forever True, the Home of Excellence, the Primal Supreme Being. Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Jee-o. ||1||6|| Bhatt Gayandh in Svaiyay Mehl 5 - Ang 1402 Just like we don't say that Guru was an avtar of Vishnu or Krishna, it can be percieved as an comparison

Not entirely sure...

Anyone has thoughts on kalki avatar?

What about the Rehitnamas and (possibly? I dont know for sure) gurbani mentioning kalki avtar... I dunno what to make of it...

Cool, also it is quite likely that many of these biblical figures had turbans as well ?

Yh it is the same meaning. In Jap Ji Sahib, it is eat (ਖਾਹੁ). In Bhai Gurdaas Vaaran it is ਜੇਹਾ ਬੀਉ ਤੇਹਾ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ As someone sows, so shall he reap

How would one access the shastrs in the kesh?

Solar power is really reliable. There is a lot of science behind it. Here is a documentary i watched a couple months ago on it

Yea, it shouldn't ruin the landscape, maybe it will be a little distance away

Cause maya causes us to become lazy and not put in the kamai. When we get want to do naam jap, we often get swayed by other stuff we have to do. To get over this, Bhai Vir Singh said to start with a small amount of Simran (5 minutes a day) and build up to longer amounts of time. Bhul Chuk Maaf ?

If I could play devil's advocate for a moment: Why only males in the panj piare, if it was predestined? Could it not have been women as well if it was not Sikhs that already had extreme love of Guru Sahib Ji (enough to give their lives) Did the bhagats know what was going to happen since they all had gian? Does that mean that there was no other Sikh who in 1 life, had enough pyar of Guru Sahib Ji (enough to give their lives) For me, the reason that "the panj piare always have to be males, because the first 5 piare were" was not really sufficient. Here's another explanation that I really like: When one takes amrit, it is a spiritual rebirth. Guru Gobind Singh Ji becomes your spiritual father and Mata Sahib Kaur becomes the spiritual mother. Since females give the physical birth, males give the spiritual birth. Bhul Chuk Maaf ?

Wow...she's the head of SGPC right?

Thoughts? - https://www.sikhnet.com/news/golden-temple-complex-install-solar-panels

Besides kirtan, kavishris are also nice. also this tigerstyle video is nice Kavishiris

Yes when wrestling just do ardas b4 you take it off

Thank you both for your input, will have to do some more research on this! ?

Correct me if i'm wrong, but in the Guru's time, there were no gatras. To hold the shastars, there was a camarkas tied around the waist. Think gatre came possibly with the British

They trick the gullible people who are just being introduced with many different miracles like these. Funny vid showing how she can trick gullible ppl by saying a bunch of stuff that means nothing (warning - he curses once) Nonetheless, we shouldn't be focused on these occult powers or give any importance to them...

? You talking about this guy? Trust me, he does not have any powers lol

Don't worry about it, naam surpasses any of this

With the repititions of mantars and meditation, one was able to gain supernatural powers. A notable example of one who spent much of his life gaining these powers is Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. Until he met Guru Gobind Singh Ji, he acted as a Guru and taught his followers how to gain these jantar tantars The western world is just scratching the surface of spiritual knowledge (gian). If you want to learn about all of this, immerse yourself with Gurbani primarily and Vedic philosophy to an extent