Singhstah

Surprisingly there aren't alot of pics of Bhai Sahib on the net, so I thought I'd scan some from Bhai Sahib's book (In search of the True Guru). Quality is not all that but its better than nothing.

Todays Hukamnama from Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar, Ang 621

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੩ ਚਉਪਦੇ

Soraṯẖ mėhlā 5 gẖar 3 cẖa▫upḏe

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Chau-Padas:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

Ik▫oaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਮਿਲਿ ਪੰਚਹੁ ਨਹੀ ਸਹਸਾ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥

Mil pancẖahu nahī sahsā cẖukā▫i▫ā.

Meeting with the council, my doubts were not dispelled.

ਸਿਕਦਾਰਹੁ ਨਹ ਪਤੀਆਇਆ ॥

Sikḏārahu nah paṯī▫ā▫i▫ā.

The chiefs did not give me satisfaction.

ਉਮਰਾਵਹੁ ਆਗੈ ਝੇਰਾ ॥

Umrāvahu āgai jẖerā.

I presented my dispute to the noblemen as well.

ਮਿਲਿ ਰਾਜਨ ਰਾਮ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ॥੧॥

Mil rājan rām niberā. ||1||

But it was only settled by meeting with the King, my Lord. ||1||

ਅਬ ਢੂਢਨ ਕਤਹੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

Ab dẖūdẖan kaṯahu na jā▫ī.

Now, I do not go searching anywhere else,

ਗੋਬਿਦ ਭੇਟੇ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਸਾਈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Gobiḏ bẖete gur gosā▫ī. Rahā▫o.

because I have met the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. ||Pause||

ਆਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਰਬਾਰਾ ॥

Ā▫i▫ā parabẖ ḏarbārā.

When I came to God's Darbaar, His Holy Court,

ਤਾ ਸਗਲੀ ਮਿਟੀ ਪੂਕਾਰਾ ॥

Ŧā saglī mitī pūkārā.

then all of my cries and complaints were settled.

ਲਬਧਿ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਾਈ ॥

Labaḏẖ āpṇī pā▫ī.

Now that I have attained what I had sought,

ਤਾ ਕਤ ਆਵੈ ਕਤ ਜਾਈ ॥੨॥

Ŧā kaṯ āvai kaṯ jā▫ī. ||2||

where should I come and where should I go? ||2||

ਤਹ ਸਾਚ ਨਿਆਇ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ॥

Ŧah sācẖ ni▫ā▫e niberā.

There, true justice is administered.

ਊਹਾ ਸਮ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸਮ ਚੇਰਾ ॥

Ūhā sam ṯẖākur sam cẖerā.

There, the Lord Master and His disciple are one and the same.

ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਜਾਨੈ ॥

Anṯarjāmī jānai.

The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows.

ਬਿਨੁ ਬੋਲਤ ਆਪਿ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੩॥

Bin bolaṯ āp pacẖẖānai. ||3||

Without our speaking, He understands. ||3||

ਸਰਬ ਥਾਨ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ॥

Sarab thān ko rājā.

He is the King of all places.

ਤਹ ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦ ਅਗਾਜਾ ॥

Ŧah anhaḏ sabaḏ agājā.

There, the unstruck melody of the Shabad resounds.

ਤਿਸੁ ਪਹਿ ਕਿਆ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥

Ŧis pėh ki▫ā cẖaṯurā▫ī.

Of what use is cleverness when dealing with Him?

ਮਿਲੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਈ ॥੪॥੧॥੫੧॥

Mil Nānak āp gavā▫ī. ||4||1||51||

Meeting with Him, O Nanak, one loses his self-conceit. ||4||1||51||

thanks again bro dhan hai gur shabad veechar.

Gurfateh jeeo

Thanks alot veerji, that really helped!

is the meaning of jaach (ਜਾਚ) method?

Was reading the arth of a tuk in Prof Sahib Singh teeka, can someone please kindly translate the arth of one line? I want to understand it clearly. I would really appreciate it.

The gurbani tuk is:

ਜਿਨਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਪੂਛਉ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਇ ॥ ਸੇ ਧਨਵੰਤ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥

and the arth given by Prof Sahib Singh Ji is:

ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਨੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਰਾਹ ਉਤੇ ਤੁਰ ਕੇ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਿਆ ਹੈ (ਜਦੋਂ) ਮੈਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਪਾਸੋਂ (ਸਿਮਰਨ ਦੀ ਜਾਚ) ਪੁੱਛਦਾ ਹਾਂ (ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਦੱਸਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ) ਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਦੱਸੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਾਲ (ਹੀ) ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਮਨ (ਪ੍ਰਭੂ-ਸਿਮਰਨ ਵਿਚ) ਪਤੀਜਦਾ ਹੈ। (ਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਸਰਨ ਪੈਣ ਵਾਲੇ) ਉਹ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ-ਧਨ ਖੱਟ ਕੇ ਧਨਾਢ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਅਕਲ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਸੋਂ ਹੀ ਮਿਲਦੀ ਹੈ।੧।

Also if possible can someone also please translate the freedkot teeka arth:

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੋਂ ਨੇ ਹਰੀ ਨਾਮ ਕੋ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਹੈ ਤਿਨ ਸੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ੍ਵਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਕਾ ਯਤਨ ਜਾਕਰ ਪੂਛੋ। ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਗੁਰੋਂ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੇ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਮਨ ਪਤੀ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ॥

ਜੋ ਪੁਰਸ ਹਰੀ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੋ ਧਿਆਵਤੇ ਹੈਂ ਪੁਨਾ ਗੁਰੋਂ ਦ੍ਵਾਰਾ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਵਤੇ ਹੈਂ ਸੋ ਆਤਮ ਧਨ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਹੈਂ॥੧॥

Thanks in advance.

Most certainly yes to AV

Special program tomorrow morning (Sunday)

10 am - 12 pm Seminar & presentation on life of Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh.

12pm - laying foundation stone of monument in memory of shaheeds

1pm - amrit sanchar

5pm - 5am - reainsabhai kirtan

Will be live on Sangat tv...

watching it on 847 right now, bhai jagdev singh ji france. vahegurooo.

VahegurooJiKaKhalsaVahegurooJiKiFateh

Guroo Maharaj says:

ਜਉ ਤਉ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਖੇਲਣ ਕਾ ਚਾਉ ॥

Ja▫o ṯa▫o parem kẖelaṇ kā cẖā▫o.

If you desire to play this game of love with Me,

ਸਿਰੁ ਧਰਿ ਤਲੀ ਗਲੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਆਉ ॥

Sir ḏẖar ṯalī galī merī ā▫o.

then step onto My Path with your head in hand.

ਇਤੁ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪੈਰੁ ਧਰੀਜੈ ॥

Iṯ mārag pair ḏẖarījai.

When you place your feet on this Path,

ਸਿਰੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਕਾਣਿ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੨੦॥

Sir ḏījai kāṇ na kījai. ||20||

give Me your head, and do not pay any attention to public opinion. ||20||

(ang 1412)

Do ardaas and take a hukamnama, get to good sangat, you can do ardaas for sat sangat as well.

Please read this sakhi:

http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=118001&t=11001

its not a silly question

no offence to the sister in the video, but that is not a gurmat dastar. a gurmat dastar should not be folded, knotted or twisted. all styles of dastar employ the same tying method regardless of if you are a singh or singhni

the following link is the correct way to tie a gol dastar,the only wrong thing is that the penji did not put a knot through her joora, only coiled it. the joora should always be knotted:

Gol dastaar: http://www.mrsikhnet.com/turbantying/flash/Gol%20Dastar.html

women's triangle dastar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XyL8yB9Mwg

how to tie a dumalla:

Welcome Akiva,

I'm not totally sure about who you could contact in Israel, however you may wish to try to contact, 'Bhai Sahib' Mohinder Singh Ji of the Nishkam Sevak Jatha, who may be able to point you in the right direction -

T : 0121 551 1125

F : 0121 551 0022

E : info@gnnsj.org

They went as part of a Sikh delegation to Israel in 2005, you can read about the very interesting trip here http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishFeatures/Article.aspx?id=8734

a cheque to all the admins and mods? :D

Name: A message for Vaisakhi and World Malaria Day

Category: General

Date Added: 16 April 2011 - 06:34 PM

Submitter: Singhstah

Short Description: None Provided

A message for Vaisakhi and World Malaria Day

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Today!

From an organiser of the event :

the Nanakshahi Calendar is used from an administrative and social perspective, and with that in mind Chet (mid-March) is indeed the beginning of the calendar year. However, as New Year also represents a new beginning, it is not incorrect to say that the Sikh New Year is celebrated on Vaisakhi. As all amritdharis will tell you (well this one anyway!) Vaisakhi represents my New Year, my birthday, my emancipation. How lucky are Sikhs?! We get two New Years! Oh the fun we are going to have with two new year celebrations...

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Exactly, Singhstah . Glad you see how thick it would be to criticise an old man just for passing the time by doing a bit of work as an extra here and there. Although I think you're being a bit harsh on some of your colleagues here for doing so. 'Thick' is too strong a word.

Sorry I'll be sure to spell out exactly what I mean in the simplest of terms in the future so as to avoid any misunderstanding. For anyone to assume they can with the roop of a saabat soorat Sikh appear in an alcohol advert without any backlash from the community is either naive or just plain stupid. Either that or they don't care.

There was a time when we chose death over compromising our principles, even with the offer of riches, titles, women etc.

Nowadays it seems a quick buck is worth spitting in the face of our Guru.

this might be something worth asking on gurmatbibek.com (for ideas of homemade stuff), the bibekis must have some solution lol.. many congrats btw!!!

Imagine this scenario : You're old. You're retired. Bills are getting higher. Pension's being cut. Health is getting worse sitting around the house. You sign up with an acting agency for bit walk-in parts as an extra. They phone you up to do an advert. Makes a nice day out. Keeps you busy and the money'll come in handy too.

Never in a million years would you think the fall out of it would be a bunch of youngsters criticising you on the internet for doing so.

Only if your pretty thick.

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