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where our sikhi stand on issues like Nature, Global warning, Pollution etc..

Did our guru sahibs jee ever said or mentioned like "keep the balance in nature, like don't cut down trees and so on"..

I would like to get more info on these issues .. any input will be great !

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where our sikhi stand on issues like Nature, Global warning, Pollution etc..

Did our guru sahibs jee ever said or mentioned like "keep the balance in nature, like don't cut down trees and so on"..

I would like to get more info on these issues .. any input will be great !

well Earth sustains life and stuff.. i would imagine Sikhi telling us to respect the environment (can someone confirm/refute this).. but remember back then issues such as global warming and pollution did not exist.

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where our sikhi stand on issues like Nature, Global warning, Pollution etc..

Did our guru sahibs jee ever said or mentioned like "keep the balance in nature, like don't cut down trees and so on"..

I would like to get more info on these issues .. any input will be great !

Waheguru jio!

Here is the translation the line that rochaak veerji mentioned.

pvxu gurU pwxI ipqw mwqw Driq mhqu ]

pavan guroo paanee pithaa maathaa dhharath mehath ||

Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.

bul chuk maph!

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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

I think Gurubani always teaching us the way to live a balanced life and on which issues we need to focus in our life. As we read in Japji Sahib Guru Nanaks SayS

KUDARAT (NATURE) KAVAN KAAHA VICHAR, VARRIYAA NAA JAVAAA EK VAAR"

Also like we keep unshorn hair which is also a natural thing so Sikhi is no way against the nature.

So the approch towards nature is positive as per gurmat, so we should not cut trees unnecessarily and do vat ever we can do to improve our environment.

bhul chuk dee maufi

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

I think Gurubani always teaching us the way to live a balanced life and on which issues we need to focus in our life. As we read in Japji Sahib Guru Nanaks SayS

KUDARAT (NATURE) KAVAN KAAHA VICHAR, VARRIYAA NAA JAVAAA EK VAAR"

Also like we keep unshorn hair which is also a natural thing so Sikhi is no way against the nature.

So the approch towards nature is positive as per gurmat, so we should not cut trees unnecessarily and do vat ever we can do to improve our environment.

bhul chuk dee maufi

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

agreed veerji .... ^_^

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vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

The Guru teaches us that God also lives in the forest, in the trees and in nature.

The earth is our great mother.

If Guru jee has called "maathaa dharath mahath" as the earth,

how would the Guru expect you to treat your mother?

Just like your human mother,

I'm sure Guru jee would want you to have respect for the earth, to honour the earth, to take care of teh earth, to thank God that the earth takes care of you

but at the same time to not be attached to the earth, and instead to be attached to God.

Anyway,

If you want your answers

Here is Gurbani

audr sMjogI DrqI mwqw ]

The womb of the great mother earth gives birth to all.

VAAHO VAAHO BAANEE SACH HAI

read this,

it is worth it.

THIS IS GURU JI'S BANI - ALL PRAISE GOES TO GURU JEE - PRAISE GURU PRAISE GURU PRAISE GURU

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Awpy Bwr ATwrh bxspiq Awpy hI Pl lwey ]

He Himself is the vast variety of Nature, and He Himself makes it bear fruit.

Awpy mwlI Awip sBu isMcY Awpy hI muih pwey ]

He Himself is the Gardener, He Himself irrigates all th

e plants, and He Himself puts them in His mouth.

Awpy krqw Awpy Bugqw Awpy dyie idvwey ]

He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer; He Himself gives, and causes others to give.

Awpy swihbu Awpy hY rwKw Awpy rihAw smwey ]

He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the Protector; He Himself is permeating and pervading everywhere.

jnu nwnk vifAweI AwKY hir krqy kI ijs no iqlu n qmwey ]15]

Servant Nanak speaks of the greatness of the Lord, the Creator, who has no greed at all. ||15||

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isrIrwgu mhlw 1 Gru 4 ]

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Fourth House:

kIqw khw kry min mwnu ]

Why should the created beings feel pride in their minds?

dyvxhwry kY hiQ dwnu ]

The Gift is in the Hands of the Great Giver.

BwvY dyie n dyeI soie ]

As it pleases Him, He may give, or not give.

kIqy kY kihAY ikAw hoie ]1]

What can be done by the order of the created beings? ||1||

Awpy scu BwvY iqsu scu ]

He Himself is True; Truth is pleasing to His Will.

AMDw kcw kcu inkcu ]1] rhwau ]

The spiritually blind are unripe and imperfect, inferior and worthless. ||1||Pause||

jw ky ruK ibrK Awrwau ]

The One who owns the trees of the forest and the plants of the garden

jyhI Dwqu qyhw iqn nwau ] -according to their nature, He gives them all their names.

Pulu Bwau Plu iliKAw pwie ]

The Flower and the Fruit of the Lord`s Love are obtained by pre-ordained destiny.

Awip bIij Awpy hI Kwie ]2]

As we plant, so we harvest and eat. ||2||

kcI kMD kcw ivic rwju ]

The wall of the body is temporary, as is the soul-mason within it.

miq AlUxI iPkw swdu ]

The flavor of the intellect is bland and insipid without the Salt.

nwnk Awxy AwvY rwis ]

O Nanak, as He wills, He makes things right.

ivxu nwvY nwhI swbwis ]3]32]

Without the Name, n

o one is approved. ||3||32||

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Awju myrY min pRgtu BieAw hY pyKIAly DrmrwE ]

Today, it became clear to my mind that the Righteous Judge of Dharma is watching us.

qh kr dl krin mhwblI iqn AwglVY mY rhxu n jwie ]4]

His messengers, with their awesome power, crush people between their hands; I cannot stand against them. ||4||

jy ko mUM aupdysu krqu hY qw vix iqRix rqVw nwrwiexw ]

If someone is going to teach me something, let it be that the Lord is pervading the forests and fields.

AY jI qUM Awpy sB ikCu jwxdw bdiq iqRlocnu rwmeIAw ]5]2]

O Dear Lord, You Yourself know everything; so prays Trilochan, Lord. ||5||2||

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Clearly we are to see God everywhere, and enjoy God at all places.

However, for those that argue that living away from home and in the forest is the key:

bnih bsy ikau pweIAY jau lau mnhu n qjih ibkwr ]

Living in the forest, how will you find Him? Not until you remove corruption from your mind.

ijh Gru bnu smsir kIAw qy pUry sMswr ]1]

Those who look alike upon home and forest, are the most perfect people in the world. ||1||

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swr suKu pweIAY rwmw ] [/font][/font]

You shall find real peace in the Lord,

rMig rvhu AwqmY rwm ]1] rhwau ]

if you lovingly dwell on the Lord within your being. ||1||Pause||

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sloku mÚ 1 ]

Shalok, First Mehl:

sIhw bwjw crgw kuhIAw eynw Kvwly Gwh ]

Tigers, hawks, falcons and eagles-the Lord could make them eat grass.

Gwhu Kwin iqnw mwsu Kvwly eyih clwey rwh ]

And those animals which eat grass-He could make them eat meat. He could make them follow this way of life.

ndIAw ivic itby dyKwly QlI kry Asgwh ] He could raise dry land from the rivers, and turn the deserts into bottomless oceans.

kIVw Qwip dyie pwiqswhI lskr kry suAwh ]

He could appoint a worm as king, and reduce an army to ashes.

jyqy jIA jIvih lY swhw jIvwly qw ik Aswh ]

All beings and creatures live by breathing, but He could keep us alive, even without the breath.

nwnk ijau ijau scy BwvY iqau iqau dyie igrwh ]1]

O Nanak, as it pleases

the True Lord, He gives us sustenance. ||1||

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iqlµg mhlw 5 Gru 1

Tilang, Fifth Mehl, First House:

<> siqgur pRswid ]

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

Kwk nUr krdM Awlm dunIAwie ]

The Lord infused His Light into the dust, and created the world, the universe.

Asmwn ijmI drKq Awb pYdwieis Kudwie ]1]

The sky, the earth, the trees, and the water - all are the Creation of the Lord. ||1||

bMdy csm dIdM Pnwie ]

O human being, whatever you can see with your eyes, shall perish.

dunéØIAw murdwr KurdnI gwPl hvwie ] rhwau ]

The world eats dead carcasses, living by neglect and greed. ||Pause||

gYbwn hYvwn hrwm kusqnI murdwr bKorwie ]

Like a goblin, or a beast, they kill and eat the forbidden carcasses of meat.

idl kbj kbjw kwdro dojk sjwie ]2]

So control your urges, or else you will be seized by the Lord, and thrown into the tortures of hell. ||2||

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Your benefactors, presents, companions, courts, lands and homes

jb AjrweIlu bsqnI qb ic kwry ibdwie ]3] [/font]- when Azraa-eel, the Messenger of Death seizes you, what good will these be to you then? ||3||

hvwl mwlUmu krdM pwk Alwh ]

The Pure Lord God knows your condition.

bugo nwnk Ardwis pyis drvys bMdwh ]4]1]

O Nanak, recite your prayer to the holy people. ||4||1||

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rwmklI mhlw 1 ]

Raamkalee, First Mehl:

suriq sbdu swKI myrI isM|I bwjY loku suxy ]

Awareness of the Shabad and the Teachings is my horn; the people hear the sound of its vibrations.

pqu JolI mMgx kY qweI BIiKAw nwmu pVy ]1]

Honor is my begging-bowl, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the charity I receive. ||1||

bwbw gorKu jwgY ]

O Baba, Gorakh is the Lord of the Universe; He is always awake and aware.

gorKu so ijin goie auTwlI krqy bwr n lwgY ]1] rhw

au ]

He alone is Gorakh, who sustains the earth; He created it in an instant. ||1||Pause||

pwxI pRwx pvix bMiD rwKy cMdu sUrju muiK dIey ]

Binding together water and air, He infused the breath of life into the body, and made the lamps of the sun and the moon.

mrx jIvx kau DrqI dInI eyqy gux ivsry ]2]

To die and to live, He gave us the earth, but we have forgotten these blessings. ||2||

isD swiDk Aru jogI jMgm pIr purs bhuqyry ]

There are so many Siddhas, seekers, Yogis, wandering pilgrims, spiritual teachers and good people.

jy iqn imlw q kIriq AwKw qw mnu syv kry ]3]

If I meet them, I chant the Lord`s Praises, and then, my mind serves Him. ||3||

kwgdu lUxu rhY iGRq sMgy pwxI kmlu rhY ]

Paper and salt, protected by ghee, remain untouched by water, as the lotus remains unaffected in water.

AYsy Bgq imlih jn nwnk iqn jmu ikAw krY ]4]4]

Those who meet with such devotees, O servant Nanak - what can death do to them? ||4||4||

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slok mÚ 1 ]

Shalok, First Mehl:

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ivsmwdu nwd ivsmwdu vyd ] [/font][/font]

Wonderful is the sound current of the Naad, wonderful is the knowledge of the Vedas.

ivsmwdu jIA ivsmwdu Byd ]

Wonderful are the beings, wonderful are the species.

ivsmwdu rUp ivsmwdu rMg ]

Wonderful are the forms, wonderful are the colors.

ivsmwdu nwgy iPrih jMq ]

Wonderful are the beings who wander around naked.

ivsmwdu pauxu ivsmwdu pwxI ]

Wonderful is the wind, wonderful is the water.

ivsmwdu AgnI Kyfih ivfwxI ]

Wonderful is fire, which works wonders.

ivsmwdu DrqI ivsmwdu KwxI ]

Wonderful is the earth, wonderful the sources of creation.

ivsmwdu swid lgih prwxI ]

Wonderful are the tastes to which mortals are attached.

ivsmwdu sMjogu ivsmwdu ivjogu ]

Wonderful is union, and wonderful is separation.

ivsmwdu BuK ivsmwdu Bogu ]

Wonderful is hunger, wonderful is satisfaction.

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GurbaniWebThick]ivsmwdu isPiq ivsmwdu swlwh ] [/font][/font]

Wonderful is His Praise, wonderful is His adoration.

ivsmwdu auJV ivsmwdu rwh ] [/font]

Wonderful is the wilderness, wonderful is the path.

ivsmwdu nyVY ivsmwdu dUir ]

Wonderful is closeness, wonderful is distance.

ivsmwdu dyKY hwjrw hjUir ]

How wonderful to behold the Lord, ever-present here.

vyiK ivfwxu rihAw ivsmwdu ]

Beholding His wonders, I am wonder-struck.

nwnk buJxu pUrY Bwig ]1]

O Nanak, those who understand this are blessed with perfect destiny. ||1||

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And after we have reflected on this,

it all comes back down to Guru jee's kirpa.

We may worry about nature, but God is the sustainer.

This does not mean we can't do our part.

Still, the most important thing is Naam.

AwgY dyKau fau jlY pwCY hirE AMgUru ]

In front of me, I see the jungle burning; behind me, I see green plants sprouting.

ijs qy aupjY iqs qy ibnsY Git Git scu BrpUir ]

We shall merge into the One from whom we came. The True One is pervading each and ever

y heart.

Awpy myil imlwvhI swcY mhil hdUir ]2]

He Himself unites us in Union with Himself; the True Mansion of His Presence is close at hand. ||2||

swih swih quJu sMmlw kdy n ivswryau ]

With each and every breath, I dwell upon You; I shall never forget You.

ijau ijau swhbu min vsY gurmuiK AMimRqu pyau ]

The more the Lord and Master dwells within the mind, the more the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.

mnu qnu qyrw qU DxI grbu invwir smyau ]3]

Mind and body are Yours; You are my Master. Please rid me of my pride, and let me merge with You. ||3||[/size][/font]

please forgive me for any mistakes,

^_^

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

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Sadhrayn Kaur.. THANKS FOR THE QUOTES.. i really needed those :):@

and Bhup pajeee what does this tuk means.. "KUDARAT (NATURE) KAVAN KAAHA VICHAR, VARRIYAA NAA JAVAAA EK VAAR"

So.. nature is the work of our guru sahib too.. Just like hairs, we are not supposed to cut down trees and so on..

Cool replies guys :D

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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Very well said Sahajleen Kaur Bhanjee

Vicky Veera I do not know the exact meaning of ('KUDARAT...")as u know in how much water I am actually.

But dass feel guru nanak sahib there priasing the Lord Creation aka Kudarat (nature). Quoting Waheguru Jee your creations are amazing and superb and.

dovo haath jorh kai bhulla chukaa dee maufi

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

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