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and if u watch devotional or religious movies like Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai (1969), Nanak Dukhiya Sab Sansar (1970), Sawa Lakh Se Ek Ladaun (1976), Guru Manio Granth (1979), Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974) etc Is it still bad?

When i watched all those movies i remembered WAHEGURU but by this i got knowledge about Sikhism. I enjoyed but still learned things. So i don't think it always bad.

Watching stuff is not bad as long as you are able to get the right message from it and the same message helps you elevate your jeevan.

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It depends what you watch on TV. If you watch movies, series that will be of no use and is only for pleasure, then you should realise that this is just an illusion of Maya which is only bitter in the end. You cannot love Maya and God. It all drains you out afterwards and you wouldn’t have the energy to Jap naam or do any other religious activity. Instead you would be searching for more worldly pleasures to satisfy the demon within. Guru Ji said to live dead whilst yet alive. Also, Guru Ji would never watch TV and it is Guru Ji’s footsteps we are supposed to be following. Movies or other similar programs has an negative effect on us which is why we should jap a lot of naam before watching anything that does not involve sikhi. Remember that television is the connection we have with people who commit sins which can influence us into wrong doings. Maya may look sweet but she leaves no happiness in the end. We should make Naam our only enjoyment.

nwim rMg nwim coj qmwsy nwau nwnk kIny Bogw jIau ]4]10]17]

The Name is my delight, the Name is my play and entertainment. O Nanak, I have made the Name my enjoyment. ||4||10||17||

God does not come to our mind when entertaining ourselves.

kauqk kof qmwisAw iciq n Awvsu nwau ]

In the midst of millions of games and entertainments, the Lord's Name does not come to their minds.

By attaching ourselves to the world, we cannot progress in our spirituality.

And ibnod coj qmwsy quDu BwvY so hoxw jIau ]2]

Bliss, joyful celebrations, wondrous plays and entertainment-whatever pleases You, comes to pass. ||2||

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^^^ so much for

khY nwnku gur prswdI ijnw ilv lwgI iqnI ivcy mwieAw pwieAw ]29]

kehai naanak gur parasaadhee jinaa liv laagee thinee vichae maaeiaa paaeiaa ||29||

Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, those who enshrine love for the Lord find Him, in the midst of Maya. ||29||

no one can run away from maya in this world bibi, with guru's kirpa we can become spiritually so strong that this maya becomes our sewak and starts obeying us. it would still be with us at all times.

kbIr AweI muJih pih Aink kry kir Bys ]

kabeer aaee mujhehi pehi anik karae kar bhaes ||

Kabeer, she [maya] came to me in various forms and disguises.

hm rwKy gur Awpny auin kIno Awdysu ]8]

ham raakhae gur aapanae oun keeno aadhaes ||8||

My Guru saved me, and now she bows humbly to me. ||8||

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^^^ so much for

khY nwnku gur prswdI ijnw ilv lwgI iqnI ivcy mwieAw pwieAw ]29]

kehai naanak gur parasaadhee jinaa liv laagee thinee vichae maaeiaa paaeiaa ||29||

Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, those who enshrine love for the Lord find Him, in the midst of Maya. ||29||

no one can run away from maya in this world bibi, with guru's kirpa we can become spiritually so strong that this maya becomes our sewak and starts obeying us. it would still be with us at all times.

kbIr AweI muJih pih Aink kry kir Bys ]

kabeer aaee mujhehi pehi anik karae kar bhaes ||

Kabeer, she [maya] came to me in various forms and disguises.

hm rwKy gur Awpny auin kIno Awdysu ]8]

ham raakhae gur aapanae oun keeno aadhaes ||8||

My Guru saved me, and now she bows humbly to me. ||8||

As long as you're japping naam 24/7 and as long as you have a solid amritvela and can focus clearly when japping naam then Maya has not enticed you. If when watching TV you feel bored when japping naam, mind wanders off too too much, crave for more pleasures, then Maya has bewitched you.

Stay strong in sikhi and don't waste most too much of your time because you will always regret when you're older. Lifes too short and precious to be wasted.

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according to the gurbani knowledge site: http://www.sikhitothemax.com/GGSIndex.asp, it says this in Gurbani:

horu kUVu pVxw kUVu bolxw mwieAw nwil ipAwru ]

hor koorr parranaa koorr bolanaa maaeiaa naal piaar ||

False is other reading, and false is other speaking, in the love of Maya.

Guru Amar Daas Ji

Siree Raag

84

drogu piV piV KusI hoie byKbr bwdu bkwih ]

dharog parr parr khusee hoe baekhabar baadh bakaahi ||

Reading and studying falsehood, people are happy; in their ignorance, they speak nonsense.

Bhagat Kabeer Ji

Raag Tilang

727

pV@IAY nwmu swlwh hoir buDNØI imiQAw ]

parrheeai naam saalaah hor budhha(n)aee mithhiaa ||

Read the Praise of the Lord's Name; other intellectual pursuits are false.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Raag Malaar

1289

I cant make sense out of it, does it mean fictional stories or what! grin.gif

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according to the gurbani knowledge site: http://www.sikhitothemax.com/GGSIndex.asp, it says this in Gurbani:

horu kUVu pVxw kUVu bolxw mwieAw nwil ipAwru ]

hor koorr parranaa koorr bolanaa maaeiaa naal piaar ||

False is other reading, and false is other speaking, in the love of Maya.

Guru Amar Daas Ji

Siree Raag

84

drogu piV piV KusI hoie byKbr bwdu bkwih ]

dharog parr parr khusee hoe baekhabar baadh bakaahi ||

Reading and studying falsehood, people are happy; in their ignorance, they speak nonsense.

Bhagat Kabeer Ji

Raag Tilang

727

pV@IAY nwmu swlwh hoir buDNØI imiQAw ]

parrheeai naam saalaah hor budhha(n)aee mithhiaa ||

Read the Praise of the Lord's Name; other intellectual pursuits are false.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Raag Malaar

1289

I cant make sense out of it, does it mean fictional stories or what! grin.gif

It's talking about how reading worldly things while forgetting Vaheguru leads nowhere.

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according to the gurbani knowledge site: http://www.sikhitothemax.com/GGSIndex.asp, it says this in Gurbani:

horu kUVu pVxw kUVu bolxw mwieAw nwil ipAwru ]

hor koorr parranaa koorr bolanaa maaeiaa naal piaar ||

False is other reading, and false is other speaking, in the love of Maya.

Guru Amar Daas Ji

Siree Raag

84

drogu piV piV KusI hoie byKbr bwdu bkwih ]

dharog parr parr khusee hoe baekhabar baadh bakaahi ||

Reading and studying falsehood, people are happy; in their ignorance, they speak nonsense.

Bhagat Kabeer Ji

Raag Tilang

727

pV@IAY nwmu swlwh hoir buDNØI imiQAw ]

parrheeai naam saalaah hor budhha(n)aee mithhiaa ||

Read the Praise of the Lord's Name; other intellectual pursuits are false.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Raag Malaar

1289

I cant make sense out of it, does it mean fictional stories or what! grin.gif

Try reading the whole shabad, emphasizing on the Rahau, instead of taking tuks out of context.

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REHAT

JUTI swKw kbhUM n BrIey ]

jhoot(h)ee saakhaa kabehoo(n) n bhareeeae ||

He never listens to false stories.

Rehatnama Bhai Desa Singh

Really by watching tv you're getting away from the world.

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Really by watching tv you're getting away from the world.

i should be watching a lot more tv then :devil:

I meant reality. Not live in the illusion of Maya.

Human life is the most beneficial life because we cannot differentiate from illusion and reality which makes the test harder and so we get more out of it. Although watching movies may seem fun and sweet, it is not really.

We have 2 duties in life; our worldly duty and sikhi duty. By adding another, you may either loose your worldly duty or sikhi. As long as you jap naam and it does not have an negative impact on you then its fine.

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