why prashad?

[curious_man]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

i live in hostel....in canada...and my roommate is a muslim....

we generally chat abt religion......now on Sunday i wanna go to gurudwara...so my other roommate who is a hindu..said to bring the prashad for him...i said ok..he likes the prashad thats all...

anywys...then he told to my muslim friend..that u go to mosque too...bring some prashad from there too... he said that there's no serving for prashad in mosque...... so he was questioned that y is it not so.... he told that "we go to mosque ...with ibaadat..to pray and remember Allah...nothing else...y shld there be food serving?"

i was listening all this.....like a dumb i was unable to discuss or answer.....?

hulp me saadh sangat ji..

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[DhadiMania]

2 us, prasahd is kirpa, blessed by guru ji himself. its a reminder of bani 2 us (sum1 sed 2 me), that if u think about it, prashad is sweet, jus like bani is. its a metaphor basically. 2 a gursikh bani is sweet, but 2 moorakhs like me n u, hu hav no idea about bani prashad is there 2 say b a gursikh n this is wot bani will b like 2 u, sweet.

y muslims dont hav prashad, they prob think it wud distract them frm prayin cuz there sole purpose is 2 pray, but y they dont hav reminders like us. dunno.

bhole chukke muaff if i hav offended ny1.

[DhadiMania]

"we go to mosque ...with ibaadat..to pray and remember Allah...nothing else...y shld there be food serving?"

well hes the musla, ask him y shudnt there b food serving in the mosque? then com bak n tell us

[Balait_da_Sher]

he told that "we go to mosque ...with ibaadat..to pray and remember Allah...nothing else...y shld there be food serving?"

Guru Nanak dev ji started the practise of Parsad, Its symobolises that every one is equal and should be served the same way, wether in Guru's house or outside.

It also symbolises simplicity of food, that we should eat simple, live simple , dress simple and Remember waheguru always.

Parsad also makes our stomach stop rumbling in the gurdwara and distracting us from what we are there for, to be with the Guru and learn from SGGS.

Also i agree with Kandola veer that the naam ras gets into the parsad thats why any food prepared in the Gurudwara tastes better than home cooked meal.

Another reason for parsad is that it symbolises sharing.

[Guest mehtab]

chalo parshaad khaan de bahanne koi gurdwaare taan aauga

[DhadiMania]

chalo parshaad khaan de bahanne koi gurdwaare taan aauga 

man rochak u can really lighten up a discussion. ure funny. no wonder y ppl like u.

[Akaali]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

i live in hostel....in canada...and my roommate is a muslim....

we generally chat abt religion......now on Sunday i wanna go to gurudwara...so my other roommate who is a hindu..said to bring the prashad for him...i said ok..he likes the prashad thats all...

anywys...then he told to my muslim friend..that u go to mosque too...bring some prashad from there too... he said that there's no serving for prashad in mosque...... so he was questioned that y is it not so.... he told that "we go to mosque ...with ibaadat..to pray and remember Allah...nothing else...y shld there be food serving?"

i was listening all this.....like a dumb i was unable to discuss or answer.....?

hulp me saadh sangat ji..

Typical muslim answer!

Ask em this, when they goto the mosque how do they learn to pray, who's their teacher, or are they lead with no spiritual direction? IF they say the QURAN, then who wrote the Quran, NOT THEIR PROPHET! So how can they possibly learn from something 'someone' wrote, and do 'ibabat' from that, what if they have questions, do they ask their elders, who've also studied from this 'someone'? lol, to me its

just misleading.

Guru Granth Sahib ji maharaj, is a revealed, directed word of our Gurus, who give us guidance, strength, motivation, and spiritual direction. The atmosphere at the Gurdwara is being active, and focusing/concentrating your mind to your Guru, to sewa, sangat. Whereas sitting there, one cannot control his/her thoughts, sure its the same thing where you praise Vaheguroo, but no ordinary "book" won't lead you to HIM. Only the word of the Guru will.

Now, to the karah parshad, as I said above, you must be active, in serving along with praying, which bring into control your thoughts, once you can control your thoughts, by focusing your attention on your Guru or murshad, you will learn more, and you will get higher on the spiritual ladder. Parshad is a blessing, you take something home with you, its food for the hungry, food for thought, and food for the soul, what good is going to a mosque where you can't take home anything, and leave empty handed?

Bhul chuk muaf!

[SaadhRayn Kaur]

the previous answer was right on the dot.

personally speaking parshad feels like a physical fulfillment to help me have the sugar and strength for my brain to work and digest what i learned in the gurdwara

you can't really do bhagtee on an empty stomach unless you are a brahmgyani

so langar / parshad helps you this way too but i think the ABOVE post was best

[Simran9]

i will ask my dad about why we have parshad, he told me before long time ago but i forgot it . His answer had something to do with the ingredients don't get wasted or something, its all used...will get back to you on this.

forgot what else i was gonna say

[DhadiMania]

o yea, sant naranjan singhs book DMROG (www.sikhnation.com will giv it u 4 free if u want it). sant ji sez prashad mus b taken "kinka" (little) cuz its kirpa, n that helps u. if its taken in loadsa quantities then it remains karah prashad. well no wonder y u c loadsa fat singhs round these days.