When Guru Ji Changed My Life Forever.......

[Guest G.Kaur]

Gurfateh!

8 and a half years ago I was totally unaware of Sikhi. I had cut hair and

used to eat meat, it was the norm for me and my family as a whole. I knew we

went to a place called a Gurdwara, and that there was something special

about the Gurdwara, that separated it from my house or any other building.

But I knew nothing about our Guru Sahibaans or of the rich history of Sikhi.

Then when I was about seven years old, I went along with my family to

Panjaab because it was my Mama Ji's wedding. The wedding took place as

normal, I carried on living life unsuspecting the big change that would take

place within me in a few weeks time. Anyway a few weeks later it was New

Years Eve, so my family decided to welcome in the New Year at Siri

Harimandar Sahib.

So we arrived payed our respects and then night began to fall. We drove

everywhere in Amritsar in the vain hope that we could find somewhere to stay

the night. There were no vaccancies anywhere. So we decided to put down our

blankets in the Parikarma of Siri Harimandar Sahib.

Everyone started getting ready for bed, and soon everyone was asleep, but

not me. I was mesmerised by the beautiful Siri Harimandar Sahib. I saw at

that moment, what Guru Arjan Sahib Ji meant when he wrote,

"I have seen all places, but none can compare to You. The Primal Lord, the

Architect of Destiny, has established You; thus You are adorned and

embellished. Ramdaspur is prosperous and thickly populated, and incomparably

beautiful. O Lord! B

athing in the Sacred Pool of Raam Daas, the sins are

washed away, O Nanak. "

I kept gazing longingly at Siri Harimandar Sahib, I couldn't turn away. My

family kept telling me to go to sleep but all I could hear was the eternal

Shabad "Waheguru, Waheguru," in my ears. It looked to me as if the sun and

moon were moving round the Siri Harimandar Sahib, as if the whole world was

doing a natural Aarti of Siri Harimandar Sahib. It was as Guru Nanak Sahib

Ji wrote,

"Upon that cosmic plate of the sky, the sun and the moon are the lamps. The

stars and their orbs are the studded pearls. The fragrance of sandalwood in

the air is the temple incense, and the wind is the fan. All the plants of

the world are the altar flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord. ||1||

What a beautiful Aartee, lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of

Fear, this is Your Ceremony of Light. The Unstruck Sound-current of the

Shabad is the vibration of the temple drums. ||1||Pause||"

I was intoxicated by the most beautiful and magnificent Darshan of Siri

Harimandar Sahib, the more I looked the more my spiritual hunger increased.

The whole night had passed by, but still I couldn't take my gaze away from

Siri Harimandar Sahib. Then I heard the loud prayers of the Sevadaars

getting ready for the Parkash of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, "Satnaam

Waheguru!" My family started to wake up, they were astonished to see that I

had remained awake for the whole night.

I could see a multitude of people gathering near where Guru Sahib had gone

at the time of Sukh Aasan. Then I saw Guru Sahib ji being carried in the

Magnificent Golden Paalki towards Siri Harimandar Sahib. My Nana Ji took me

close to the Paalki and as i glimpsed Guru Sahib in all their splendour I

was intoxicated with love for Guru Ji, and when I actually got a chance to

touch the Paalki it was as if a bolt of li

ghtening ran through my veins. All

I could hear was the Guru's eternal Shabad "Waheguru!" It was as if Guru Ji

had touched my heart and pierced it with an arrow of his love. As Guru Arjan

Sahib Ji wrote,

"My mind is pierced through by the arrow of the Lord's Love. "

I kept going up to the Paalki again and again the more I connected with the

Paalki the more of this new overwhelming energy started to flow through me.

It was overwhelming to say the least. After that experience I collapsed and

didn't come round for 10 to 20 minutes. Guru Ji had hit me with his arrow of

love. At that moment there and then I vowed never to cut my hair or eat meat

again. As we walked out of the holy complex of Siri Harimandar Sahib, I

rushed over to the nearest book stall and bought 4 books about the Ten

Guru's which I used to read everyday as if they were Paath themsleves.

Just over eight years have past between that experience and now. A lot of

changes have taken place. I'm now nearly 16 and Amritdhari and have been so

for about 7 and a half years. I can now do kirtan and read the Gurbani, but

this is not due to myself, it is due to Guru Ji's guiding hand. Guru Ji has

looked after me and helped me every step of the way. Guru Ji even took a

Paapi like me into his protection, think what Guru Sahib can do for you.

Just have faith and never forget that your father, Guru Gobind Singh, is

always looking after you.

Gurfateh

The humble dust of your feet...

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Phatehi paave

Nihaal ho jaave

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Shaheedo singho chitho gupto

Sarbat guru khalse singh sahib ji ko

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Bakiyaa fouja de malko

rakhni bird bane di laaaajuh!

sodi sache paatsaah jio

tera khalsa jape akaaal hi akaaaaluh

Kushiyaan da jaikaara gajaave

phatehi paave

nanak guru gobind singh jee de man nu paaaaave

nihal nihaal nihaaal ho jaaaave

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