Inspirational Singhnees For Those Who Wanna Follow

[Simran9]

http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=62183&t=62183

Author: singhnee

Date: 11-28-05 11:37

HOW I CAME INTO SIKHI

How I got into sikhi...

"Three years ago I got into sikhi, I have always been into sikhi like wanting to know more, but I had no sangat!!!... I was one of those PROUD TO BE SIKH people. I did used to go gurdwara, but tried to get out of it a lot.

I stayed in Birmingham with my cousins 3 years ago , they had just recently taken amrit , so I was inspired by them , they told me stories on sikhi daily and took me to a nagar kirtan my first 1 , and gurdwara a lot , from that point I realised I wanted to take amrit at some point in my life.

When I got home after 2 weeks, I went straight into my room and did mool mantar paat (as I had a gutka). Everybody in my family started thinking I was mad, that I got brainwashed by my cousins (always have to blame someone). As my parents are not religious nor are my family , my dads a Mona smokes etc , Mums religious as in goes gurdwara all the time does so much sewa, but doesn't really follow any rehit.

So slowly I started using the internet a lot... Researching about the gurus and sikhi and meeting good sangat online, using Sikh forums a lot. My parents began to wonder where I was learning all this sikhi stuff from, as nobody really in my family are religious.

I became a vegetarian, no egg or fish! (I didn't think about it just decided to in 1 min after talking to my cousin, after a conversation we had.) .. I was so determined to keep it up, and I did. Everybody was like I give you a week... it had been a year! I was learning more about sikhi... Through sangat and internet

Anyway…

3rd year this year... HARDESTT EVER!! ... Guru Ji has set huge tests for me.

This year I've been following rehit, kept all my kakkar, go gurdwara a lot, do my paat etc. But family were so against it I couldn't understand why my family were so against it... maybe because they wasn't used to seeing me religious, as nobody else in the family was, I used to eat meat , at weddings etc dance a lot dress up all that typical stuff etc.

But I've realised the true path now, I went to my first rehnsabhi, AMAZING! My dad didn't know about it as he would have said no , my mum did , as I stayed round my cousins and went with some of my singhnee friends . , From that day I changed!!! It only takes some sangat to change me ... I stopped listening to bhangra (I was a fanatic literally!!!) I stopped make-up, removing hair etc. All because of that rehnsabhi.

At this point people really thought I was mad , family would laugh at me , call me a Freak , blame people for bringing me into sikhi( but wouldn't you're family be supportive of you coming into sikhi? guess not).. It was the hardest I've ever faced.

Then at school I faced another test ... The school didn't allow me to wear my Kara in p.e I refused to remove it. This went on and on... I got some singhs to come down to school they sorted it out... Ok took time, like had to go to the board of governors but with maharajs kirpa it worked out (thanks to the singhs to, done great seva.).

I started to go to more rhensbahis, keertan darbars they CHANGED ME SOO MUCH! I loved it couldn't get enough; kirtan 24/7 for me now... loved it LOVED IT loved it!!

Family were so mean to me, but I knew I had guru ji by my side ( gur maerai sung sudhaa hai naalae -My Guru is always with me, near at hand.)

I stayed a weekend at my other cousin's house they are all amrtidhari (but they're like my dads cousins kids so a little far)... There was a rehnsabhi that night... OMG I WAS IN LOVE! I sang out loud... Was in deep meditation did seva chilled with the sangat... the next day got up early as there was a r4g mission to go to .. I went WOW!!! All I can say... That changed me for good... That was like my first step towards the route of amrit.

I went home wore all my 5 kakkar... Wore patka's, that evening some of the singhs were saying in about 2 weeks amrit sanchar anybody ready heres you're chance. I didn't really think about taking amrit like in the weeks to come. I just let it slip my mind. I spoke to the singhs again, and I started to realise “I'm ready for this” ... But I knew my parents would say NO! As in how are you going to get married? (Plenty of great sangat now)... job? (Maharajs kirpa)... How would you fit in...? It went on!!

The date got closer and closer... I did ardas to maharaj daily to show me the true path ... to give me a sign whether or not guru ji thinks I'm ready to take amrit..

I spoke and spoke to people about it... I knew at this point I was ready!! ... Well I thought ok I'm going to break it down to my parents, I thought my mum would be fine. Dad would most probably be like “no get out the house”...But No dad was fine, he goes I will ask you're mum if she says yeah, then you can take amrit!! I was like shock but sooo soo happy

I started to get ready for my amrit sanchar, then dad asked my mum, they wasn't to sure .. So they asked my Granddad he said NO!!

.. My heart broke into pieces...

I cried and cried and cried...

I didn't talk to nobody...

At that point I realised how much i wanted amrit... How much I wanted to give my head!! .. I couldn't stand the fact my parents said no “how dare they stop a person on the path of god". I was determined to take amrit, whether it be I go by my self without telling anybody!! ... Hmm risky... The worst they could do is kick me out the house. I didn't care

I did ardas the next day. And asked my parents, I needed their blessings, I cried I pleaded, finally managed to persuade them they said YES! ... VAHEGUROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Vaheguru ji had done so much kirpa on me it was unbelievable ...

But... I didn't tell my parents id be wearing a dastar heheh!! Loll... took amrit WOW!! I came home with a dastar on... my dad was fine about it, mum was funny she still is but who cares... I GAVE MY HEAD! I WAS OVER THE MOON

I GAVE MY HEAD ON 13TH AUGUST 2005!! .. It felt amazing; I cannot describe in words how I felt how happy I was that this had happened to me.

I can't believe it, that I'd give my head, at the age of 15 anyway!! .. In shock seriously.

I took amrit in my summer holidays, went to school, everyone was fine... Ok 1 person said something but who cares! IM GURU GOBIND SINGH JI'S DAUGHTER! IVE GOT A CROWN ON MY HEAD! I'm more than determined to carry on.

I JUST THANK VAHEGUROO JI FOR GIVNG ME THIS OPPURTUNITY! FOR SHOWING ME THE TRUE PATH... I HOPE VAHEGUROO JI BLESSES OTHERS TO. "

By Arrandeep Kaur

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[Simran9]

I love this poem, its not about anyone specific, but its still hecka good so I'll post.

Author: a well known Singh who wishes to be anonymous :e:

Hail you! oh Kaur!

You were considered evil and impure

Endless and intolerable pains you had to endure

For your father and brother you were always a load

Painful obstacles forever blocked your life’s road

Religion after religion came on this earth

Yet cursed the one responsible for man’s birth

Then came the true divine master of creation

Made you a princess and blessed you with jubilation

Starting from Bibi Nanki, my Guru Nanak Dev Jee’s sister

All the way to the Khalsa mothers who suffered every blister

Sacrificed their husbands, brothers and sons

Some to cruel swords, others to fanatic guns

Not a single cry was ever heard from their mouth

Their glory is sung today from the north to the south

Not a wrinkle on their foreheads, not a drop in their eyes

Bowing before their feet one sees the seven skies

But today when I look around it pains my soul

Seeing Gurujee’s daughters forget their goal

Disowning their history, faith and culture

Running after lust, that wretched dark vulture

Disrespecting their body in many disgusting ways

Shying away from all of the Eternal Lord’s plays

Losing their purity and then peace of mind

Falling prey to worldly pleasures that later get unkind

I am no one who has any license to teach

Can’t be a preacher as I am myself a leech

But this much prayer I shall offer at your feet

Wishing that someday the Lord we all can meet

This much prayer I offer with folded hands

That your fame stretches across all possible lands

And the last few words that I have got to express

Are from my inner being and not just to impress

Blessed are you, oh Kaur! For you have prepared

Lions for the battle from whom tyrants are scared

Blessed are you, oh Kaur! For yours is the glory

Which strikes terror within the merciless and the gory

Blessed are you, oh Kaur! Unaware of what is pain

Earning for martyrdom, not once but again and again

Blessed are you, oh Kaur! With you is my Guru Gobind Singh

Your True Father, True Mother, and True Eternal King

Feel proud! You are Gurujee’s princesses! :lol:

[Manleen Kaur]

wahegurooooo wahegurooo waheguroooo

arrandeeeep bhenji, your truly blessed..... guruji is ur father, and always will be...

may u always stay in true chardiii kalaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

WAHEGUROOOOOO

[tegroop]

Congratulation Apardeep Kaur jee

Guru Maharaj did kirpa on you.

Wadhai Hoey

[kaur03]

Waheguru Waheguru Waheguru

[kawalk]

waheguru future vich vi tuhanu isse trah chardi kala vich rakhe

[japmans]

man i ain't no singhnee, but shooot... that was a GREAT story