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What To Look For In A Granthi Singh?


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Given all the recent controversies, I suggest the best granthi to employ is one without a mobile phone.

Seriously though, I would also like to see granthis who play the rabab rather than the harmonium. Slowly but surely we should be going back to our roots and ditching the modern invention of the harmonium in the gurdwaras, because that instrument really doesn't belong there. Therefore, I think all granthis in training in India (or anywhere else) should master the rabab and forget about the harmonium.

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In My Opinion,

The Harmonium Should Be Burnt in The Darkest Pits of Hell!!

Granthis Can Be Either Singh or Kaur!

Granthis Should Obviously Be Fluent in Gurmat Instruments (At Least One).

Granthis Should be Fluent in Gurmat Raags!

Granthis Should be Fluent in Lareevaar Saroop Sri GuruGranth Sahib Ji.

Granthis Should Love Dasam Patshah Bani and Sing Bir Ras Shabads!!

Granthis Should Be Able to Expand on Bhai Gurdas Ji, Bhai Nand Lal Singh, Bhai Gurdas Singh Bani.

Granthis Should Teach Santhya, Gurmukhi, etc..

Granthis Should be Content in Their Gristh!! Not look at others at how much money they have, and what cars they have, and look at others with jealousy (they show this by 'kissing up' to rich people etc. its' a sign of their jealousy.)

Granthis Should NEVER give Saropaas etc. to Patits!!!!

Granthis Should NEVER give-in to Corrupt and Patit Members Who Come to Gurudwara.

Granthis Should Be Khalsa! Granthees Should be Head of Committee!!

Granthis Should be Loving as Well as Full of Bir Ras!!

Granthis Should be Fluent in the Language of Population (especially the language of the youth!)

Granthis Should ALWAYS keep the Marayada of The Darbaar At All Cost!

Granthis Should Speak up Against and Correct Mistakes of Marayada Being Broken in Darbaar Sahib, Degh, Langar, etc!

Granthis Should ALWAYS wake up Amrit-Vela (even when not 'working'! The Aura is Obvious!)

Granthis Sole Motivation should be to Propagate Guru Gobind Singh Jis' Maarag (Way of Life).

Granthis (Should be Niskhaam) and Should be either Well Off and/or Content from Their Prior or On Going Dharam Di Kirt, or Be Content in the Earnings from their Current Kirt (There can be more than one Khalsa Granthees taking turns! There does not only have to be One!)

Granthis Should be Citizens of the Country they are Doing Seva!

Granthis Should be in Contact with Women Shelters, Abuse Shelters, Etc. to whom they can speak with and consult to help those in need in Sangat!

Granthis Should be DEDICATED!!!! DAY AND NIGHT DEDICATED!!!!

Granthis SHOULD BE 100% NISHKHAAAAAAM!!!

Just a Few Thoughts that Came to Mind.

We Need To Bring Nishkhaam Khalsa SevaDaars Into Guru Sahibs' Darbaar Who Are In Maha Love with Guru Gobind Singh Ji and in Maha Chardi Kala!!! Are You Possibly One of The Next NishKhaam Granthis'? Chardi Kala!!!

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

What qualities should a Granthi / Gyani have before a Gurudwara employs them? What kind of Granthis would you like to see at your Gurdwara?

Thanks!

One who practices what he preaches.

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Let's pass the buck of our lack of commitment onto them Granthis. Let's be lazy, but expect the Granthi to be committed. Lets pay someone else to do sewa so that we can moan about them and then kick their behinds for not meeting our job spec....Let's sleep in during amritvela but expect the Granthi to be up doing the sewa of Maharaj..Heck, lets be dhilay and expect someone else to be pukka!

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Granthis Can Be Either Singh or Kaur!

Granthis Should Obviously Be Fluent in Gurmat Instruments (At Least One).

Granthis Should be Fluent in Gurmat Raags!

Granthis Should be Fluent in Lareevaar Saroop Sri GuruGranth Sahib Ji.

Granthis Should Love Dasam Patshah Bani and Sing Bir Ras Shabads!!

Granthis Should Be Able to Expand on Bhai Gurdas Ji, Bhai Nand Lal Singh, Bhai Gurdas Singh Bani.

Granthis Should Teach Santhya, Gurmukhi, etc..

Granthis Should be Content in Their Gristh!! Not look at others at how much money they have, and what cars they have, and look at others with jealousy (they show this by 'kissing up' to rich people etc. – its' a sign of their jealousy.)

Granthis Should NEVER give Saropaas etc. to Patits!!!!

Granthis Should NEVER give-in to Corrupt and Patit Members Who Come to Gurudwara.

Granthis Should Be Khalsa! Granthees Should be Head of Committee!!

Granthis Should be Loving as Well as Full of Bir Ras!!

Granthis Should be Fluent in the Language of Population (especially the language of the youth!)

Granthis Should ALWAYS keep the Marayada of The Darbaar At All Cost!

Granthis Should Speak up Against and Correct Mistakes of Marayada Being Broken in Darbaar Sahib, Degh, Langar, etc!

Granthis Should ALWAYS wake up Amrit-Vela (even when not 'working'! The Aura is Obvious!)

Granthis Sole Motivation should be to Propagate Guru Gobind Singh Jis' Maarag (Way of Life).

Granthis (Should be Niskhaam) and Should be either Well Off and/or Content from Their Prior or On Going Dharam Di Kirt, or Be Content in the Earnings from their Current Kirt (There can be more than one Khalsa Granthees taking turns! There does not only have to be One!)

Granthis Should be Citizens of the Country they are Doing Seva!

Granthis Should be in Contact with Women Shelters, Abuse Shelters, Etc. to whom they can speak with and consult to help those in need in Sangat!

Granthis Should be DEDICATED!!!! DAY AND NIGHT DEDICATED!!!!

Granthis SHOULD BE 100% NISHKHAAAAAAM!!!

Very good post!

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speak the languague of the contry they are in i.e English if in England.

Or we can make an effort to learn that Punjabi language our ancestors spoke.

A Universal Religion reaches out to all types of people, and doesn’t restrict itself to people of one language.

If you want to understand a subject such as Science you have to study and read it in the language you understand best.

The same with understanding and studying a religion.

Some of your ancestors probley practiced Indian rituals, are you going to make an effort to learn those to?

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