Three Young Gursikhs Pass Away In Lake District Tragedy

[London Singh]

Waheguru

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5406800.stm

[Nihang Singhni]

the kirtan today was just amazing

[Kaur_kiran]

i agree. it was amazing..cant help but to feel sad and upset. i know its the will of mahraj and we should except it but like bhai harvinder isngh ji said today..its very easy to say it but very hard to actually except the will.

the first shabad smashed it

"the one you sent, has now recalled you, returning home with peace. "

people die and are talked about and then forgotten, but our brotehrs will be talked about and learnt from, that makes them different, their legacy will live on!

[midlandsanon]

Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ji ke fathe.

I wish to offer my deepest condolensces to the family and friends of Harvinder Singh (15 yrs), Satvir Singh (17yrs)and Tajinder Singh (21 yrs). I did not know either of these young Gursikhs, but hearing that they have so tragically lost their lives has touched myself and many people around me very very deeply.

It seems they have offered people around them very much in their short lives and have been an asset to the Sikh faith and community. May they rest in peace.

May God also give their families and friends the strength they need to cope with their loss and also celebrate the lives of these three charismatic young men.

God bless you.

Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ji ke fathe.

[dust of ur sweet charan]

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Today was affecting on so many differnt levels.

Turn out of sangat was next level.

Kirtan was thought-provoking, tear-evoking, simply breath-takingly beautiful.

Maharaj Ji have mercy on us all.

Pls bless us with Bani, Bana, Sewa and Simran.

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Mohi rain n vihaavai needh n aavai bin dhaekhae gur dharabaarae jeeo.

I cannot endure the night, and sleep does not come, without The Sight of The Beloved Guru's Court.

[chandanjit kaur]

vaheguru vaheguru vaheguru...god bless their souls....vaheguru

[Dhan Baba Nanak]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji ke Fateh.

I would like to pay my respects to the 3 Sikh warriors. I have been touched by the amazing life of the 3 Guru Sikh Brothers.

Amazing is the mothers of the 3 who gave their lives for each other - they have not lost a son but have gained all guru sikh brothers as their sons.

They will see their sons whenever they see Guru Ji's Bana.

We have lost 3 True Guru Sikhs but i hope we can gain 3 lakh Guru Sikhs from this. I wish and do ardass before Guru Mahraaj that we manmooks can take a look at ourselves and try to replicate the 3 brothers.

Guru keh Charna vich hei yeh jindha.

Sat Sri Akal

[anjaan]

vaheguru

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/default.stm

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"funeral held for drowned trio"

[MandipSingh]

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA

WAHEGURU JI KE FAETH

DEAR SANGAT JI, THER WILL BE AN AKHAND PAATH TAKING PLACING TOMMOROW AT 9AM AT SIRI GURU SINGH SABHA SOUTHALL, PARK AVENUE IN REMEBERANCE OF OUR YOUNG GURSIKH BROTHERS THAT PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK.

BENTI TO ALL SANGAT TO PLEASE COME ALONG WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

THE BHOG WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY 9AM.

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KE FATEH

[sikhlionz]

SikhSangat News:

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_1408.shtml

Mourners from all over the world descended on the Black Country and two secondary schools were closed for the antam sanskaar (funeral ceremony) of three young gursikh friends who passed away in the Lake District. Coachloads of people poured into Wolverhampton from across the whole country while many more flew in from as far away as India as police, community support officers and stewards were deployed to deal with crowds.

The bodies of 15-year-old Harvinder Singh, Satvir Singh, aged 17, and 21-year-old Tajinder Singh were taken to the Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sikh Temple in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton.

The two schools attended by Harvinder and Satvir, Highfields Science Specialist School and Colton Hills Community School, were closed as a mark of respect and pupils turned out in their hundreds to pay their last respects.

Cars lined the streets of Blakenhall and among the thousands gathering at the temple, there was a silent and sombre mood.

Prayers were led by a representative of the temple and a single line was formed by mourners.

They slowly and quietly filed past the coffins of the three young men, which in keeping with Sikh traditions had been opened so that their bodies could be viewed for the last time and then passed on through to enter the Gurdwara and listen to sehaj path and kirtan.

After the service, the bodies of Harvinder and Satvir were taken to Bushbury Crematorium. Tajinder’s body is being flown back to India. The friends were on a weekend trip to Ullswater on September 23 when tragedy struck.

Gurdial Singh Dhaliwal, general secretary of the temple, paid tribute to the three.

He said: “The whole community is in a state of deep shock. Our prayers are with their families,” he said.

Talking about the three friends Satvinder Singh, a spokesman for the temple, said: "The best way to describe them is as Gursikh role models.

"People say all the time we have a lack of them but these three were role models for the community. And not just for the Sikh community but for everyone out there."

For those who were unable to attend the service, the many speakers from a diverse cross-section of the community spoke of their sympathies with the families and stressed the need to learn from the lives of these Gursikhs of how to live a life in acceptance with the Lord's Will and achieve the spiritual aim of the human life.

This Shabad by Guru Arjan Dev Ji on Ang 677 of Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj sums it up:

DnwsrI mhlw 5

dhhanaasaree mehalaa 5

Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

siqgur pRswid ]

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||

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

Gir bwhir qyrw Brvwsw qU jn kY hY sMig ]

ghar baahar thaeraa bharavaasaa thoo jan kai hai sa(n)g ||

At home, and outside, I place my trust in You; You are always with Your humble servant.

kir ikrpw pRIqm pRB Apuny nwmu jpau hir rMig ]1]

kar kirapaa preetham prabh apunae naam japo har ra(n)g ||1||

Bestow Your Mercy, O my Beloved God, that I may chant the Lord's Name with love. ||1||

jn kau pRB Apny kw qwxu ]

jan ko prabh apanae kaa thaan ||

God is the strength of His humble servants.

jo qU krih krwvih suAwmI sw msliq prvwxu ] rhwau ]

jo thoo karehi karaavehi suaamee saa masalath paravaan || rehaao ||

Whatever You do, or cause to be done, O Lord and Master, that outcome is acceptable to me. ||Pause||

piq prmysru giq nwrwiexu Dnu gupwl gux swKI ]

path paramaesar gath naaraaein dhhan gupaal gun saakhee ||

The Transcendent Lord is my honor; the Lord is my emancipation; the glorious sermon of the Lord is my wealth.

crn srn nwnk dws hir hir sMqI ieh ibiD jwqI ]2]1]25]

charan saran naanak dhaas har har sa(n)thee eih bidhh jaathee ||2||1||25||

Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's feet; from the Saints, he has learned this way of life. ||2||1||25||