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Vaaheguroo Jee Kaa Khaalsaa Vaaheguroo Jee Kee Fateh

I'm an avid reader of my phenjee's blog (Amrit Kaur Khalsa) who writes many brilliant poems, blogs and articles etc. about Sikhi which are not only full of pyaar, knowledge and wisdom; but are also very inspiritational!

I thought (if i may - and here's hoping she doesn't mind) share with you a recent post she published on what it is to be a 'Sikh' and helps to remind me of the reasoning and consequences of my actions and actually how far I have to progress on this beautiful spritiual path I have been blessed to not only know of but also step on. I personally found it to be a huge wake up call!

'How many more times...

How many more times will you fake your belief. Hide behind your appearance. Pretend you are an angel. Perfect in your bana, rehit, in your discipline and desire. Straight backed, white-chola straight-jacket, smile upon the face. How many times will you enjoy the heavy shifting weight of your turban while you sway your head and talk about things you don't even know. How many times will you play humble, your ego hidden under cloths of flower-talk. How many times will you bow your head in sangat, wondering who's watching and who's there in the dark hall. How many times are you going to parade before everyone, like some kind of enlightened saint, or some kind of thirsty, or some kind of gursikh "to the T".

Who are you? Rather - Who do you think you are??

How many more times are you going to repeat the same old actions, rituals and regulations. Do this, don't do that. How many times you gonna say "waheguru waheguru" like a zombie-drone without it meaning anything to you, expecting to get enlightenment? How many times are you going to repeat your nitnem paath, and feel "ahhh nice" guilt-free, done it for the day. Not a single word ever staying between those deaf ears. How many times you gonna slander the non-believers, the manmukhs and the monay, and the different denominations and faiths. Do you gain any sick pleasure from all that babble?

What are you doing?!

How many more times are you going to eat at yourself - alive? Trying to be something you are not. Trying to make a good impression, you compress yourself into an image and projection - to please others - to free yourself from the shame of worldliness? To puff up your chest, ego ample wide?

So you know the jargon. You know the history. You know all the dance steps. You got the name. The appearance. The projection. The looks. You walk the walk, and talk the talk. Found your way around the ropes - puppet strings. How nice - Impressive. God bless you.

What is all this?!

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Sikhism, or any other religion - is not something you can "put on" and wear like some costume and voila. It's not something you do 2 hours a day and you're done. It's not something once a week at the place-of-worship. It's not even in the recitation of some language you don't understand. It's not about self-mortification and self-denial, and fake humility. Nor is it about "I'm good, he's bad", or even the notion of the dualistic idea of good and bad. It's not in reading, or learning or crushing yourself and playing it out.

It's about being True and honest. Being Human. And becoming the embodiment of love. Love to everything, love to everyone - regardless. Love to all Words, Love to all styles of dress, and languages, and cultures and religions. Love to all paths. Love to all - because you really connect - because you recognize in the most basic-primal human sense that they are you and you are them. Now - THAT - makes you humble, that makes you human, and that makes you divine. Regardless what you wear, what you say, what you do. Without being honest about who you are, and without true Unconditional Love for All (including yourself), you are just another one swirling around in the ocean of Maya - playing a role on the world stage.

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So... How many more times are you going to fake it?

How much longer are you going to do it, aren't you already fed up of the game?

I know I am.'

Take Care ;)

Vaaheguroo Jee Kaa Khaalsaa Vaaheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!

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