True Panthik Ekta & Naam

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True Panthik Ekta & Naam

An extract from an article by Bhai Jagjit Singh jee posted on the Tapoban Forum

We often talk about Panthik Ekta. It is something we all long for, if we have "Khalsa Spirit" or "Panthik dard". However sometimes we all work together and achieve a lot and others we have things like above. It is a shame, but these things happen.

I have come to the conclusion, where there is Naam you will always find Panthik Ekta. You see the thing about Ekta is that it is unnatural for human beings. Lust, anger, greed, attachment and especially ego get in its way. Naam is the only cure.

To achieve Ekta on any level, we must first find Ekta in ourselves. If our mind wanders in keertan or paath, then we have not yet found Ekta in ourselves. If our conscious speaks to us, then our minds are still not living the truth. Only when our conscious is made redundant have we found balance. When we have found our Guru inside, only then we have done Ekta with him. So first we must do Ekta with ourselves and our Guru. If we cannot do that, then how can we honestly expect Ekta with others? A person who cannot do Ekta with his Guru, will always let down his Gursikhs.

We as youth are fortunate that we were not born a generation before, and live in the West. Otherwise we may well have lived at the times of genocide of Panjab in its killing fields. To hear and witness the deeds of Gursikhs of that time, it makes us realise how far we are. If we were tortured like Bhai Anokh Singh, would we be able to handle it? Very few would, and most of us would fail. In these circumstances, upholding Truth, Guru, Panth is very hard. Without Naam, we would all fail. It is them who attained Shaheedi in such a manner who really understand the true meaning of Truth, Guru and Panth.

True Panthik Ekta will come, but it will only come with Naam. Youth should disregard anyones comments that attempt to mock or discourage Naam. Naam is the most essential ingredient of a Gursikh. Guru ji states "saaDh sangat kaisee janiea, jithe eiko naam vakaaNeeai" ("How do you recognise the correct Sangat? Is is where you witness Naam"). Many people will come and go, but only those who Jaap Naam will fulfil their destiny as Abyaasee Gursikhs.

Read any shabad in Gurbani and its mentions Naam. In life, whatever you do as youth, Never Compromise with Naam. That is the only wealth of any value. We should spend these precious days of our lives collecting this wealth and not allowing others to distract us from this path. Let those who think they are funny, be funny to themselves. You collect Naam, and in yourself be Pure and Truthful to the Khalsa Panth.

Others will do according to their karams that is not in our hands. But we should do everything that we can for the Panth, regardless of others. We should not decide how Panthik we are according to the actions of others towards us. We should be dedicated to the Panth regardless of others, and that dedication should be just as complete as our dedication is to Gurbani. This is because this Panth belongs to the Guru, and that is what counts.

One God: Waheguru

One Guru : Sahib Siri Guru Granth sahib Ji.

One Group : Guru Khalsa Panth!

This should be the Motto of Our Generation

[BhForce]

Very true. If all of us have unity with God and Guru, we will automatically have ekta with each other, because the God is the same in all of us.

The problem is we have ekta with our haumai, which is different in all of us, and that's the basis of our clashes.

[Mehtab Singh]

Who paid attention to the following panktees in today's Hukamnama (Jan 1st 2010) from Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar.

iekw bwxI ieku guru ieko sbdu vIcwir ]

eikaa baanee eik gur eiko sabadh veechaar ||

There is One Bani; there is One Guru; there is one Shabad to contemplate.

Thats Gurujee's order right there for Sikhs to unite!

[MokhamSingh]

WAHEGURUJIKAKHALSAWAHEGURUJIKEFATEH.

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਭਲੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥

निंदा भली किसै की नाही मनमुख मुगध करंनि ॥

Ninḏā bẖalī kisai kī nāhī manmukẖ mugaḏẖ karann.

It is not good to slander anyone, but the foolish, self-willed manmukhs still do it.

ਮੁਹ ਕਾਲੇ ਤਿਨ ਨਿੰਦਕਾ ਨਰਕੇ ਘੋਰਿ ਪਵੰਨਿ ॥੬॥

मुह काले तिन निंदका नरके घोरि पवंनि ॥६॥

Muh kāle ṯin ninḏkā narke gẖor pavann. ||6||

The faces of the slanderers turn black, and they fall into the most horrible hell. ||6||

(SGGS Page755)

I have heard in Katha on many occasions that Guru Ji teaches us to refrain from ninda(slander). There are about one hundred and thirty odd references to ninda in SGGS,some relating to ninda of Guru Sahiban, some realating to ninda of Sants,and some regarding ninda in general.

When a Gursikh engages in nitnayam (daily reading of gurbani/Naam Simran) ,they receive a very big Phall (spiritual strength). This phall can wipe out the paap (sins) and thus give a beautiful inner peace and strength.

The unfortunate scenario is that when a Gursikh crosses the bounadary of Gurmat and engages in ninda , the Gursikh passes the phall onto the person being slandered,thus:

ਪੰਨਾ 339, ਸਤਰ 2

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਖਰੀ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥

निंदा जन कउ खरी पिआरी ॥

Ninḏā jan ka▫o kẖarī pi▫ārī.

Slander is pleasing to the Lord's humble servant.

ਭਗਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ

ਪੰਨਾ 339, ਸਤਰ 2

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਬਾਪੁ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਮਹਤਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

निंदा बापु निंदा महतारी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥

Ninḏā bāp ninḏā mėhṯārī. ||1|| rahā▫o.

Slander is my father, slander is my mother. ||1||Pause||

ਭਗਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ

ਪੰਨਾ 339, ਸਤਰ 5

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਹਮਰਾ ਕਰੈ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥

निंदा हमरा करै उधारु ॥

Ninḏā hamrā karai uḏẖār.

Slander is my salvation.

ਭਗਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ

ਪੰਨਾ 372, ਸਤਰ 16

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਠਾਏ ॥

निंदा करहि सिरि भारु उठाए ॥

Ninḏā karahi sir bẖār uṯẖā▫e.

They slander others and carry loads of sin upon their heads.

Guru Ji say that ninda is akin to eating the slandered persons faeces. In some cases the nindak also has to take the karam (deeds) of the slandered.

Let us all engage in nitnayam even more but can we really afford to lose our phall? Ninda is the demise of our chardi kala.