Sikhi and veham bharam

[panthicunity]

sikhi and superstition
Asa di // ch asi roj parde han
Sabho sutak bharam hai Giaan utare dhoye

Matloab sab ton vada sootak (jera bamna de mutabik janam hai jera ghar noo apavitar kar denda hai) - par guru sahib ne Bharam yani ki andvishavas noo sootak desya hai , te is da ilaaj gurmat giaan hai.

Je tusi
* Pandita, babeya kol hath dekhan, pucha puchan vagaria lai jande ho
* Dhage taveet pande ho
* Shukan upshakun mande ho (sugan apsugan tis ko lage jis har cheet na aave)
*Pandata to din / tarikh moohrat kadvande ho
* Bill rasta kat gayi / nich mar ti / picho vaj mar ti / manji puthi khari kar di vagaira no badsagni mande ho
* Nilli shirt pa ke interview vadiya hoooga ja 7 mera lucky nubmer hai vagairaa

ena cho kuj vee karde ho ta tusi vahmi bharmi andvishvasi ho te jis gandgi cho guruan ne gyan rahi sanoo kadya see , us no upne sir te chooki firde ho.

[UKLondonSikh]

Paji Pardesi'ah vaasthay English vich vi translate kardiyo zaroor.

Totally right that Gurmat and Rehit guide us away from this nonsense and other weaknesses like a fondness for Gold

... or supposed pictures of our Guru Sahib who told us to exclusively focus on Shabad Guru as opposed to the physical.

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?/topic/70341-say-no-to-gurus-pictures/

(Re - Bowing down before Gurus' pictures)

panthicunity = This is a highly anti-Gurmat act and cant be passed off as love or shardha as we are disobeying and therefore disrespecting jugo jug atal gurbani -

ਪਾਥਰੁ ਲੇ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਮੁਗਧ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
paathar lay poojeh mugaDh gavaar.
The ignorant fools pick up stones and worship them.
ਓਹਿ ਜਾ ਆਪਿ ਡੁਬੇ ਤੁਮ ਕਹਾ ਤਰਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
ohi jaa aap dubay tum kahaa taranhaar. ||2||
But when those stones themselves sink, who will carry you across? ||2||

Some may argue that these panktis are against idol worship (made of stone) - but we need to understand guru's shabad in spirit not in letter - this applies to anything that is symbolic of god - in case of pictures - an idol made of ink and paper instead of clay.

If gurus wanted to have portraits made of themselves , they could have done that through artists - but they categorically ordained against it - as they knew that instead of following the message , people will start bowing to the pictures (which is unfortunately what the sikh panth of today is copiously doing)

For those who don't know - these pictures are not even correct depictions of gurus - they are in fact all imagination of one man - Sobha Singh , in fact no one knows what gurus looked like and thats not a problem since in gurmat we are advised to focus on immortal shabad and not on mortal personalities.

So remove guru's pictures from your homes and instead hang tuks from guru granth sahib such as "Fareeda bure ka kar bhala, gussa man na handaye" , "Haq paraya nanaka us sooar us gai " , "mithat neevi nanaka , gun changiyaiya tat" - which will positively influence our day to day behaviour and make us better humans and gursikhs.

Finally exercise your own wisdom rather than blindly following others -

ਦੇਖਾ ਦੇਖੀ ਸਭ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
daykhaa daykhee sabh karay manmukh boojh na paa-ay.
They follow others, but the self-willed manmukhs do not understand.

Bhul chook maaf !
WJKK WJKF

[gurdeepsinghjohal]

Finally exercise your own wisdom rather than blindly following others -

ਦੇਖਾ ਦੇਖੀ ਸਭ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥

daykhaa daykhee sabh karay manmukh boojh na paa-ay.

They follow others, but the self-willed manmukhs do not understand.

Bhul chook maaf !

WJKK WJKF

Paaji you nailed it.

Rest this Kavit explains by merely saying Guru Granth Sahib Guru it won't be your Guru.

You have to live according to Gurbani.

ਜੈਸੇ ਖਾਂਡ ਖਾਂਡ ਕਹੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਹੀ ਮੀਠਾ ਹੋਇ ਜਬ ਲਗ ਜੀਭ ਸ੍ਵਾਦ ਖਾਂਡੁ ਨਹੀਂ ਖਾਈਐ ।

Jaisay Khaand Khaand Kahai Moukhi Nahee Meetthaa Hoi , Jab Lag Jeebh Svaad Khaandu Naheen Khaaeeai ।

जैसे खांड खांड कहै मुखि नही मीठा होइ जब लग जीभ स्वाद खांडु नहीं खाईऐ ।

Just as by saying sugar, sugar, one cannot feel sweet taste of sugar in the mouth. Unless sugar is placed on the tongue, it cannot feel its taste.

ਜੈਸੇ ਰਾਤ ਅੰਧੇਰੀ ਮੈ ਦੀਪਕ ਦੀਪਕ ਕਹੈ ਤਿਮਰ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜਬ ਲਗ ਨ ਜਰਾਈਐ ।

Jaisay Raat Andhayree Mai Deepak Deepak Kahai , Timar N Jaaee Jab Lag N Jaraaeeai ।

जैसे रात अंधेरी मै दीपक दीपक कहै तिमर न जाई जब लग न जराईऐ ।

In a dark night, saying lamp, lamp does not dispel darkness unless lamp is lit.

ਜੈਸੇ ਗਿਆਨ ਗਿਆਨ ਕਹੈ ਗਿਆਨ ਹੂੰ ਨ ਹੋਤ ਕਛੁ ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ।

Jaisay Giaan Giaan Kahai Giaan Hoon N Hot Kachhu , Jab Lagu Gur Giaan Antari N Paaeeai ।

जैसे गिआन गिआन कहै गिआन हूं न होत कछु जब लगु गुर गिआन अंतरि न पाईऐ ।

Just by saying Gian (Knowledge) again and again, knowledge cannot be obtained. It can only be acquired by lodging His name in the heart.

ਤੈਸੇ ਗੁਰ ਧਿਆਨ ਕਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਧਿਆਨ ਹੂ ਨ ਪਾਵਤ ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸ ਜਾਇ ਨ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥੫੪੨॥

Taisay Gur Dhiaan Kahai Gur Dhiaan Hoo N Paavata , Jab Lagu Gur Daras Jaai N Samaaeeai ॥542॥

तैसे गुर धिआन कहै गुर धिआन हू न पावत जब लगु गुर दरस जाइ न समाईऐ ॥५४२॥

Similarly just repeatedly asking for a glimpse of True Guru, one cannot acquire contemplation of the True Guru. This is possible only when one engrosses oneself up to the soul in the ardent desire of a glimpse of the True Guru. (542)

[panthicunity]

Paji Pardesi'ah vaasthay English vich vi translate kardiyo zaroor.

Veerji Asi London to nahin han pinda de pare hoya han - angrezi ch hath thora tang hai - tusi eh seva kar dyo .

As usual amazing lines from our amazing guru by veer Gurdeep singh .