Baana Over Baani

[Guest G.Kaur]

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>Vaheguroo ji ka Khalsa, Vaheguroo ji kee Fateh

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>The amount of people opting to wear baana currently seems to be at

>an all time high,with Guru Ji,s kirpa more and more youth seem to be

>wanting to wear baana, including Singhnia which is really positive

>to see.

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>However we seem to be forgetting that baana is not just about

>changing our dress code but our actions too. It seems that we are

>forgetting the responsibility that comes with the baana. By wearing

>baana we are not just representing sikhi but something bigger… the

>Khalsa. By wearing the baana Guru Ji dressed his Panj Piyare in we

>should be aiming to be more like them.

>Baana is nothing without the right actions and baani.

>Someone said in a sikhi discussion that people who do choose to wear

>baana should do an extra nitnem on top of their everyday one. This I

>believe to be true, as if we are putting on Guru Jis baana we need

>the kamai to go with it. If not an extra nitnem I still believe the

>amount of baani done should be increased slightly at least.

>I believe People wearing baana should atleast be waking at

>amritvela,as a minimum.

>When people look at people dressed in baana automatically they have

>high expectations in thinking what the baana should represent and

>the type of personality that person would have as is said to be

>“ck”.

>Baana is not about looking “cool”.

>I’m sad to say to me it seems baana is becoming more of a trend then

>anything else. More youth are wearing hazooriya, without knowing the

>significance as to why people used to wear them or why they

>themselves are wearing them.

>With baana should come more baani, more seva, and more humility

>through seva. If we’re going to wear baana we need to adapt more to

>the ways of Khalsa.

>Which means even basic stuff we should know not to do as Sikhs such

>as swearing, whilst wearing Guru Ji;s baana as speaking such

>disgusting words in my eye’s is blatant disrespect of baana and Guru

>Ji’s roop.

>Baana should be so so highly respected as is the uniform of the

>Khalsa, some people do have this respect and do not let their baana

>be disrespected in anyway, by not wearing it or going where people

>smoke or are committing other anti- gurmat actions. Some people

>won’t even wear baana when going o the toilet as see this as showing

>disrespect to the baana, as taking baana into such an unclean area.

>By just wearing the baana and not working on our actions, in trying

>to improve our own and others jeevans we are leading other people to

>believe that we are something which we are actually not. This could

>be seen as pakhand or as being fake and untrue to ourselves and

>other deceiving other people, however this also doesn’t mean we

>should pretend to be “ck” just to go with the baana. Without the

>love of Guru Ji baana is pointless.

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>man piaariaa jee mithraa har bin jhoot(h) pasaarae ||

>O dear beloved mind, my friend, without the Lord, all outward show

>is false.

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>man piaariaa jeeo mithraa bikh saagar sa(n)saarae ||

>O dear beloved mind, my friend, the world is an ocean of poison.

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>charan kamal kar bohithh karathae sehasaa dhookh n biaapai ||

>Let the Lord's Lotus Feet be your Boat, so that pain and skepticism

>shall not touch you.

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>gur pooraa bhaettai vaddabhaagee aat(h) pehar prabh jaapai ||

>Meeting with the Perfect Guru, by great good fortune, meditate on

>God twenty-four hours a day.

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>aadh jugaadhee saevak suaamee bhagathaa naam adhhaarae ||

>From the very beginning, and throughout the ages, He is the Lord and

>Master of His servants. His

>Name is the Support of His devotees.

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>naanak sikh dhaee man preetham bin har jhoot(h) pasaarae ||2||

>Nanak gives this advice: O beloved mind, without the Lord, all

>outward show is false. ||2||

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>Guru Ji knows everything as in anterjaami. And if we’re wearing

>baana for the wrong reasons then he knows too.

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>This email is not about discouraging people from wearing baana but

>to get people to think bout what responsibilities come with the

>baana.

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>pooran joth jagai ghatt mai thab khaalas thaahi nakhaalas jaanai ||

>Such a man, in whose heart shines the full Divinely Radiant Light is

>a true a pure Khalsa.

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>jaagith joth japai nis baasur eaek binaa man naik n aanai ||

>He the Khalsa meditates on the Ever-radiant Light, day and night,

>and rejects all else but the one Lord from the mind.

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>pooran praem pratheeth sajai brath gor marrhee matt bhool n maanai

>||

>He decorates himself with perfect love and faith, and believed not

>in fasts, tombs, crematoriums and hermit cells, even by mistake.

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>theerathh dhaan dhayaa thap sa(n)jam eaek binaa nehi eaek pashhaanai

>||

>He knows none except the one Lord in the performance of acts of

>pilgrimage, charities, compassion, austerities and self-control.

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>A bentee for everyone wearing baana or considering to wear baana, is

>that please don’t forget what and who you’re representing, your

>actions aren’t just affecting peoples perception of you, but also

>Guru Ji’s Sikhs and Guru ji aswell.

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>Please forward this message to other people who can work on making a

>difference to the future of sikhi. Thank you.

>

>Bhul chuk maaf

>Vaheguroo ji ka Khalsa, Vaheguroo ji kee Fateh.

-Anonymous

[Fool]

nice post but if youth want to wear baana let them.. it atleast shows that they have some sort of attachment to sikhi even if it is just to the apperance long as they dnt disrespect it .. with mahrajs kirpa bani will come 2

[RupZ]

>Baana should be so so highly respected as is the uniform of the

>Khalsa, some people do have this respect and do not let their baana

>be disrespected in anyway, by not wearing it or going where people

>smoke or are committing other anti- gurmat actions. Some people

>won’t even wear baana when going o the toilet as see this as showing

>disrespect to the baana, as taking baana into such an unclean area.

>By just wearing the baana and not working on our actions, in trying

>to improve our own and others jeevans we are leading other people to

>believe that we are something which we are actually not.

Some of the pieces in this email are good, but didnt Singhs go to War with the baanay, didnt their baanay become unclean with blood, sweat? Dont take it personally just questioning the source.

[Gupt_moorakh]

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh,

I agree completely with the article on baana....

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[Khalsa_Girl_1]

>Baana should be so so highly respected as is the uniform of the

>Khalsa, some people do have this respect and do not let their baana

>be disrespected in anyway, by not wearing it or going where people

>smoke or are committing other anti- gurmat actions. Some people

>won’t even wear baana when going o the toilet as see this as showing

>disrespect to the baana, as taking baana into such an unclean area.

>By just wearing the baana and not working on our actions, in trying

>to improve our own and others jeevans we are leading other people to

>believe that we are something which we are actually not.

Some of the pieces in this email are good, but didnt Singhs go to War with the baanay, didnt their baanay become unclean with blood, sweat? Dont take it personally just questioning the source.

GurFateh jio.

great article

but like..the toilet thing? :|

i think we can wear bana 24/7...

or am i wrong?

peace...

GurFateh.

[jassa]

banni banna are like brother and sister ... jithe banna othe banni appe auugi and vice versa

jai koi banda 40 din sawere uthe ke nitname kar lennda

41 we din ohda maan kahega chall amrit shak lai guru walla bann ja ... ohnu gutka sahib hathch sharam ayyegi ... eh soch ke ki oh kessan di beadbi karda hai ...

te jai ohnu koi farak nahi pey reha jhoot we boll reha sharab we pe reha kess we katal karwa reha ... te nall path we kar reha ... oh sirf dhoka de reha appne app nu rab nu ...

jai koi sirf banne walla jadd we oh sheesh dekhuga .... ohnu yaad auga main bani parni nitname karna ...

maffi

akal gurbur akal

[One Man Army]

theres a thing called i think jang bana which is worn underneath bana,u take off bana wen goin toilet and go in jang bana, singhs if wearing bana, should keep it as clean as possible, should always be ready to do mahraajs seva,if bin toilet mahraajs seva shouldnt be done until had a full kesi and body ishanan and new clothes put on.

[S.S.F]

waheguru jee ka khalsa waheguru jee kee fateh

nice post

cn anyone get any historical references to the bana/chola please

thak you in advance

bhul chuk maaf

waheguru jee ka khalsa waheguru jee kee fateh

[Guest PRITAM SINGH KHALSA]

some of the stuff was plain wierd. Some Sikhs have some wierd ways.

The toilet thing? If you drink alot of water in a day then youll end up showering or changing clothes 5-10 times a day or more.

they have bathrooms at the Gurdwara, I dont see people changing their clothes in order to go.

the smoking part? We live in a society were people smoke, and we would be walking around like theres vampires if we did that. Obviously dont go to like smoke bars, bars, cigar festivals etc but there is a point were you can only go so far.

[One Man Army]

its rehat to eat less, therefore you will need to go toilet less. the body needs to be trained to go toilet before you have ishanaan, i wouldnt call ways you dont agree with weird. its peoples own satkar levels. bana is such a great thing so in my eyes it should be treated exactly how said in the first post. n the thing with smoking, jus keep away from people when smoking, this duznt make you a vampire. i know alot of people who aint singhs who will move away from smokers due to the smell.

sory if offended n e1