Play Your Part, Pray For The Panth

[Sarbat da Pala]

wjkk wjkf khalsa ji,

yesterday we went to another grdw to give them a poster for chaupai sahib. And we said please do allowsment to the sangat on the sunday diwan. They said we have so many problems in the grdw we can't do that. I put the Poster on the Blackboard and went out. Uff these ppl are rubish. Just fighting in the grdw.

In our Gurdwara Sangat is doing chaupai sahib. We are doing as much as we can together. Today after langar, we did 5 Chaupai Sahib with the sangat in Kirtan form.

Sangat is supporting this program and even the children want to do it.

I will put some new fotos of programs of Chaupai Sahib online. A few i put on the slide show

www.Gurdwara-Hamburg.de

[khalistan_zindabaad]

The wall chart is an excellent idea and will certainly help in recording the paats, please print this off and use as appropriate.

From a email i received:

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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,

Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh.

This something we put together, and feel everyone should have something similar which is given to all your friends and family.

Please print off the template and distribute to local sangat.

We also encourage, if not already in place, a local programme where sangat or even just friends/family come together to do Chaupai Sahib Paat.

Regards

Mr A Singh

Sikh Youth Project

[khalistan_zindabaad]

Its really nice to see the photos and that sangat from germany are also supporting this events, just try to contact other gurdvara sahibs that will support it. Send in audio if you can to the site aswell

wjkk wjkf khalsa ji,

yesterday we went to another grdw to give them a poster for chaupai sahib. And we said please do allowsment to the sangat on the sunday diwan. They said we have so many problems in the grdw we can't do that. I put the Poster on the Blackboard and went out. Uff these ppl are rubish. Just fighting in the grdw.

In our Gurdwara Sangat is doing chaupai sahib. We are doing as much as we can together. Today after langar, we did 5 Chaupai Sahib with the sangat in Kirtan form.

Sangat is supporting this program and even the children want to do it.

I will put some new fotos of programs of Chaupai Sahib online. A few i put on the slide show

www.Gurdwara-Hamburg.de

[khalistan_zindabaad]

**Several Updates on the Website **

New event added and audio updates from leicester and santhia updates . . .More to come shortly with new katha and new santhia updates again.

Slough

Sunday 4-6

Singh Sabha

sheehy way

Saturday

8am-9.30am

Gravesend

Guru Nanak Darbaar

Thursday 6 -8pm

West Brom:

Fridays 7-9pm

Khalsa house

Edward Street,

West Bromwich,

West Midlands

B70 8NP

Guru Nanak Gurdwara South Birmingham

Monday 6am-6pm

Wednesday 6am-5pm

0121 771 0092

Coventry

Ramgharia gurdvara

Sundays 5 - 6.15pm

Add your programs, and correct if any of the above are wrong

[khalistan_zindabaad]

The Miracle that saved the panth

For those of us who've been to Sree Darbaar Sahib Amritsar, we may have noticed a sign outside on the Darshani Deori that reads,

"It is for the knowledge of all tha tin Harimandir Sahib on April 30, 1877 at 4.30 in the morning, a strange thing happened. There were about four hundred devotees enjoying spiritual peace of celestial music in Harimandir Sahib when suddently a flash of lighting was seen which in the form of a big resplendence entered throught the door on the moutain-side and exploded exactly like a ball in front of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and illuminating everything went out, becoming a streak of light through the southern door--though at the time of its exploding there was a dreadful and forceful sound, no harm of any kind occured to any devotee sitting inside and no harm to the building or anything else in the precinct. All the people described this supernatural scene as the wondrful doing of Sri Guru Ram Das himself" (translation based on one in Strange but True in Sikhism by SS Kohli p.11)

This miracle transformed the Panth and brought it back from the brink of oblivion.

After the fall of the Sikh Kingdom in 1849, the Sikhs were in very serious trouble. The Gurdvaras were in control of Mahants who had installed Hindu Idols and barred "low castes" from entering. British observers wrote that Amrit Sinchaars almost never took place. Sikh women lost their distinct appearance and no longer followed rehit or took amrit. The British even began to photograph Sikhs as they believed this "fading sect" ought to be recorded in history and one day shown in museums as a part of India's history.

The British also started a heavy mission of conversion amongst the Sikhs. Many notable Sikhs left the faith at this time. Raja Ranjit Singh's general, Jowand Sikh Mokhal's family embraced Islam, Beharwala Sardar Isher Singh became Muslim under the influence of a prostitute, Harnam Singh of the Kapurthala Royal family became Christian, Dayal Singh Majithia became a Brahmo Samajist and gave over the Daily Tribune, Dayal Singh College and a Library to the sect.

Big Sikh landlords Mangal Singh Virk and ChRat Singh of Barhar became Muslims for Muslim women as well. In 1873 4 Sikh boys Aya Singh, Attar Singh, Sadhu Singh and Satnokh Singh announced they were converting ot Christianity and prepared to cut their hair. Later they were convinced not to do this.

Sree Harmandir Sahib was under the control of the British Government and they had appointed a Sikh manager, Mangal Singh to look after the site for them. The British had nefarious designs for the Sikhs. They intended to make Sree Darbaar Sahib the main Diocese for the Christian Church and convert the complex into a giant church. Crucifixes were even put near the entrance of Sree Darbaar Sahib near the foot-wash area.

Sardar Mangal Singh heard these rumours and despite being pro-British, felt very upset. He met with PUnjab's Lt. Governor to ask about this issue and he did not give any reassurance but asked him to speak with the Viceroy.

The Viceroy was at this time in Gobind Garh fort in Amritsar. Sardar Mangal Singh went to meet him and was told that the British were lawfully entitled to own, manage and dispose of all property owned earlier by the Sikh regime. They could do as they wish in the future.

The Sikhs came out very dejected and sat in a Gurdvara trying to understand what to do. They decided to hold and Akhand Path Sahib in Darbaar Sahib and do Ardaas that the most precious place of the Sikhs would be saved.

The next day, the sangat gathered at Harmandir Sahib and Asa Dee Vaar began. An intelligence officer sent by the Viceroy was also present to watch over the gathering. At 4.30AM, the ball of light entered and stopped in front of Guru Granth Sahib jee and then did as was described above. The Sangat began to repeat "Dhan Guru Ram Das!".

News of this event went all over Punjab. The hundreds of witnesses all gave their names as proof of this great miracle. The intelligence officer too was stunned and advised the British Government that any attempt to take over Sree Darbaar Sahib would be wrong.

This incident was Guru Ram Das himself blessing the Sikhs. It showed the Sikhs that Guru was not far, but always watching over his Panth. At a time where amritdhari Singhs were almost extinct and Hindu ritual had taken hold in the Gurdvaras and Sikhs were converting away en masse, Guru Ram Das enacted this miracle and revived and awakened the Sikhs. The Gurdvara Reform Movement gathered steam, Singh Sabha Movement threw out the Hindu influences and again the Panth began to emerge and grow. The entire Panth rose up to save Sikhi. The Sikhs were saved from the brink of extinction.

In today's age, when again Sikhi is threatened by governments and Sikh youth are confused and misguided, it is time for a Sikh Revival. It is up to us to save our Panth. And if we take the iniative, we should rest assured Satguru jee is watching us and will certainly give us victory.

by guest in gursikhi gems section

[AK-47]

Good response by the sangat so far, we now have around 90,000 paaths done.

But we need to work harder! We need to let more people know about what we are trying to do. We all have hundreds of people in our friend networks, please can we contact ALL of them about this panthic seva. By not asking them, in one way we are making the assumption that they would not want to/ may not be able to do something for the panth. Lets at least give people the option of doing something.

[Traveller]

There are 850,000 hits on the website so far...there are supposedly over 20million sikhs in the world... if there are any society/committee members out there who havent already ciruclated the word about this cause then please doooooooo!!

Also try and arrange meetings where as a society you can all go through and do chaupai sahib together!!

[AK-47]

The first of the international Chaupai Sahib Smagams is now being live broadcasted on

http://www.justin.tv/saintsoldiersounds/popout

[Surinderjit]

The first of the international Chaupai Sahib Smagams is now being live broadcasted on

http://www.justin.tv/saintsoldiersounds/popout

thanks bhai :D

[AK-47]

Hitchen starting their 24 hour jaap of chaupai sahib tomorrow followed by kirtan by the acapella bibi jatha and bhau sukhjinder singh ji as well. Giani ranjeet singh and bhai harjinder singh will b doing katha in punjabi and english respectively.

should be a great program!