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Being Born Female Is Karmic Punishment?
No, it is not and it can never be a punishment.  
 
As long as spirituality is concerned in the eyes of Guru Jee, it is purity and love for Waheguru alone which counts.
Let us see what does Guru Jee tells us in this respect:
 
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਇਨਿ ਸਚੁ ॥
Naanak Sach Dhhiaaein Sach ||
O Nanak, true are those who meditate on the True One.
 
ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੇ ਸੁ ਕਚੁ ਨਿਕਚੁ ॥੧॥
Jo Mar Janmae S Kach Nikach ||1||
Those who are subject to birth and death are totally false. 
 
Guru Jee does not make distinctions on the containers/shapes, sizes nor colors, for it is the contents( soul purity) that counts in His eyes.
 
SSA.

Brother Guru ka Daas, 
who says Waheguru has not warned us and also given us the method or technique to get out of this mayavee painful creation.
Our current situation is like someone caught drowning  in the mud, and when a passerby sees him, extends his arm to pull him out, then the one drowning asks questions such as : how am I here? Or who are you, and why do you want to take me out? We may laugh at these questions, but that is our reality. 
Our priority now is to get ourselves saved and not waste the time foolishly, we can get the answers once outside.
The fact is also, that we do not learn even from the mistakes in our present life, so what guarantee is there that we will not continue making those same and more mistakes in past lives for which we are trapped here. 
Also, it is not only the awareness of our mistakes which will prevent us from incurring in them, it is more to it, we have to hold on the strong hand of Guru Jee to be pulled out, rest assured that we have not done so in our past lives that is why we are still in the wheel of 84 or endless cycles of births and deaths.
In the following 2 verses, Guru Jee in clear and simple words, tells us in short how to get ourselves saved and return back to our Nijh Ghar in Sach Khand, in the lap of Sachay Patshah Waheguru Akal Purukh.
 (865-6)
ramat raam janam maran nivaarai.
Uttering the Lord's Name, birth and death are finished.
(865-6)
uchrat raam bhai paar utaarai.
Repeating the Lord's Name, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.
Stay blessed.
SSA

Well brother curious man jee,
from what I understand, is that, the all powerfull Waheguru Akal Purukh, will continoussly keep satisfying all our desires which keep on arising without any stop, for He is as great as only He is.
Eventually, we may get tired of asking, but He Sachay Patshah, never ever gets tired nor short,  even if the whole of the "kaenaat"  gets together and keeps asking countless times ....
Denda de : The bountless Giver, nonstop keeps on giving whatsoever is asked from Him
lenda thak paahe: to the extent that in the end, the receiver gets tired of asking and receiving.
SSA.
 

Can Naam Simran Help In Curing Diseases/problems?
 
Well, so to say to an extent Nam simran does cure diseases....
Having said that, what is the biggest disesase that one has?
It is being born from a mother´s womb.
So in a way, Nam simran does cure us from this disease for once and ever. The birth is the mother of all other troubles and problems, and having cured this mother disease, all others simply never have a chance to arise.
This the great and supreme importance of Nam simran, it attaches our surtee to that ultimate and highest Truth, namely Satnam which is by itself ajoonee. 
Thus we to become ajoonee and deathless, for we merge into Him, who is far beyond and above births, deaths, and any trace of Maya.
We should not forget, that uniting with him is the only purpose of Nam simran, it also purifies us to the extent that we do not incurr in any significant karmas which may pull us back into the mayavee creation, and at the same time give us the enough strength to face bravely the karmas in our destiny store, and also with the water of His apaar kirpa, wash away our limitless stock of karmas which we have been collecting since we stepped into the mayavee creation, with the agravant of addding more and more karmas in each birth without having cleared even 1% of the already previous karmas.
The law of karmas works in this way:
We do come in each birth with X amount of karmas, yet we may add  Y amount of karmas in that birth, or settle the karmas in that human birth, and with the kirpa of Nam simran, as said above minimize incurring in siginificant karmas, thus cut off for once and ever our karmic ties in this alien mayavee land, and go back to our Nijh Ghar in Sach Khand.
Stay blessed.
SSA

Can Naam Simran Help In Curing Diseases/problems?
 
Well, so to say to an extent Nam simran does cure diseases....
Having said that, what is the biggest disesase that one has?
It is being born from a mother´s womb.
So in a way, Nam simran does cure us from this disease for once and ever. The birth is the mother of all other troubles and problems, and having cured this mother disease, all others simply never have a chance to arise.
This the great and supreme importance of Nam simran, it attaches our surtee to that ultimate and highest Truth, namely Satnam which is by itself ajoonee. 
Thus we to become ajoonee and deathless, for we merge into Him, who is far beyond and above births, deaths, and any trace of Maya.
We should not forget, that uniting with him is the only purpose of Nam simran, it also purifies us to the extent that we do not incurr in any significant karmas which may pull us back into the mayavee creation, and at the same time give us the enough strength to face bravely the karmas in our destiny store, and also with the water of His apaar kirpa, wash away our limitless stock of karmas which we have been collecting since we stepped into the mayavee creation, with the agravant of addding more and more karmas in each birth without having cleared even 1% of the already previous karmas.
The law of karmas works in this way:
We do come in each birth with X amount of karmas, yet we may add  Y amount of karmas in that birth, or settle the karmas in that human birth, and with the kirpa of Nam simran, as said above minimize incurring in siginificant karmas, thus cut off for once and ever our karmic ties in this alien mayavee land, and go back to our Nijh Ghar in Sach Khand.
Stay blessed.
SSA

Just fantastic the Shabad.

Just fantastic the Shabad.

Bhai Gurcharan Singh Ji - Sabte Vadda Satguru Nanak - Jis Simrat Sukh Hoye
 

Here is the full shabad which dass took screenshots of
 

Brother PCSJZ,
just sharing my own views towards your queries, and please do not feel sorry for asking any questions there is absolutely  nothing wrong in them, as I said they are normal to an extent, as we are all seekers, struggling souls in finding our way towards Him.
1) I follow what you say, but please bear in mind, that from our actual position/level, we are only seeing the present condition of the people, which is very much limited, we know nothing of the past of these jeevas/souls.
Maybe, that person which is not worthy in our eyes now, but has come in contact with a Gurmukh, has a lesser amount of karmas to be cleared  off in this very birth, but, it is up to us, if we colaborate with the Gurmukh and make his task easy, so that he can gently hold us by the hand and take us back with him, or, we can be nuaghty and pay no attention, thus he may have to pull us from the ear, which we may dislike, but it is up to us how attentive and starightforward we are, because in any case as said in my post above, by all means that gurmukh will take that particular jeeva with him in the jahaaz of Nam, for it has been so ordered by Him.
So to say fair or unfair,  that is a very relative and a limited perspective of ours, for  if we could arise within ourselves and see how the law of karama is working throughout the creation we would never say this or that, but of course we have to reach that avastha, and for the time being, trying to assimilate that whatever happens, is according to the perfect law of action and reaction, and also His grace.
 
2) Please do not be disheartened at all.
All and everyone can meet Waheguru, if only the right devotion is performed as per Gurbani, which is none other than Nam bhakti.
The gurmukh is not something limited to the physical, he is very much spiritual of the highest avastha, and aware of whatever is going around here and anywhere with everyone and all,  yet he very much respects the laws of Nature by  not interfereing and modifying them, for he stays in His Bhaana at all times,  and then also he has his own ways in calling and cleaning any jeeva under his responsibilty to be brought back Home.
Having said that, one thing I can assure you is that, if that person who is worthy or good according to you, but is not in conatact with the gurmukh, yet he is a good human being and has love and longing for Waheguru, and keeps the company of the gurmukh by listening to his discourses here and there, and also having his purifying darshans, all that is added to the  credit of the sikh/seeker, thus in the coming births, will surely bear its fruits,  of being under the shelter of a gurmukh of that time.... so nothing, or no effort of wanting and going towards Waheguru ever goes in waste.
We must have faith and love at the lotus feet of Waheguru, that is important, rest He will take care of. 
It is more to Waheguru, who pulls us from within towards Himself, than we moorakhs and manmukhs wanting to go back to Him.
 
Stay blessed.
SSA.
 

What a contradiction in the mesage above,  of the messengers/prophets of all those dharmas; where it somehow says to  respect and treat others as you would want others to behave with you.
But the reality in the world is : eliminate anyone who does not believe or think like you.... 
Shame on mankind....stupidity has no limits, then too they foolishly say: we are religious ...
What a bad  joke.

Brother PCSJZ,
just sharing my own views towards your queries, and please do not feel sorry for asking any questions there is absolutely  nothing wrong in them, as I said they are normal to an extent, as we are all seekers, struggling souls in finding our way towards Him.
1) I follow what you say, but please bear in mind, that from our actual position/level, we are only seeing the present condition of the people, which is very much limited, we know nothing of the past of these jeevas/souls.
Maybe, that person which is not worthy in our eyes now, but has come in contact with a Gurmukh, has a lesser amount of karmas to be cleared  off in this very birth, but, it is up to us, if we colaborate with the Gurmukh and make his task easy, so that he can gently hold us by the hand and take us back with him, or, we can be nuaghty and pay no attention, thus he may have to pull us from the ear, which we may dislike, but it is up to us how attentive and starightforward we are, because in any case as said in my post above, by all means that gurmukh will take that particular jeeva with him in the jahaaz of Nam, for it has been so ordered by Him.
So to say fair or unfair,  that is a very relative and a limited perspective of ours, for  if we could arise within ourselves and see how the law of karama is working throughout the creation we would never say this or that, but of course we have to reach that avastha, and for the time being, trying to assimilate that whatever happens, is according to the perfect law of action and reaction, and also His grace.
 
2) Please do not be disheartened at all.
All and everyone can meet Waheguru, if only the right devotion is performed as per Gurbani, which is none other than Nam bhakti.
The gurmukh is not something limited to the physical, he is very much spiritual of the highest avastha, and aware of whatever is going around here and anywhere with everyone and all,  yet he very much respects the laws of Nature by  not interfereing and modifying them, for he stays in His Bhaana at all times,  and then also he has his own ways in calling and cleaning any jeeva under his responsibilty to be brought back Home.
Having said that, one thing I can assure you is that, if that person who is worthy or good according to you, but is not in conatact with the gurmukh, yet he is a good human being and has love and longing for Waheguru, and keeps the company of the gurmukh by listening to his discourses here and there, and also having his purifying darshans, all that is added to the  credit of the sikh/seeker, thus in the coming births, will surely bear its fruits,  of being under the shelter of a gurmukh of that time.... so nothing, or no effort of wanting and going towards Waheguru ever goes in waste.
We must have faith and love at the lotus feet of Waheguru, that is important, rest He will take care of. 
It is more to Waheguru, who pulls us from within towards Himself, than we moorakhs and manmukhs wanting to go back to Him.
 
Stay blessed.
SSA.
 

Thank you paji for the response. What you have said all makes sense however I do have 1 question still.
Regarding the point about those with perfect destiny will unite with Waheguru. I dont and cant doubt Waheguru but maybe my small mind isnt understanding this correctly.
As in my example. The particular person has only now paid attention to what the gurmukh has been saying and has started doing sangat and abhiyas. So if we say he has the perfect destiny but only the gurmukh can see it hence the reason he has put so much time and effort in trying to convince this person to attend sangat.
on the other hand, you have the other person who may not have perfect destiny therefore not destined to meet Waheguru yet he tries his hardest to live life the correct way, does his abhiyas, does sangat, follows anything that a gurmukh may say straightaway and has a yearning to meet Waheguru but just because of past kamai and not having the perfect destiny he is not meant to meet Waheguru? 

Is this fair?
Someone that has no appreciation gets everything but the one that tries day and night doesnt even get a look in because hes not meant to?
Again maybe i have completely misunderstood, maybe because i have been more and more disheartened the last few weeks so im thinking more negative. However i have heard this concept of perfect destiny before and i admit i do not fully understand.
bhul chuk maaf.
Wjkk Wjkf

Whats greater than nirankar - None, thats what Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is pooran nirankar. Guru nanak dev ji gave mahavak to his sikhs- Tu Sada Salamat Nirankar for unity between atma and paratma. So imagine karta of Tu sada salamat Nirankar would be POORAN SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI NIRANKAR. 

SSA PCSJZ Jee,
do not worry for your queries, for as long as they are sincere as a seeker and have no malice in them, they are but just normal. 
Gurmukhs or Sant Janas, just do not randomly  pull those "particular souls" and put them on the right tracks  just like that, it is by His hukum that He comes for those souls.
Gurbani beautifully refers to those souls as wadbhagee jeevas.
 
Bhoolay marag jinaay bataaya, aisa Gur wadbhagee paaya.
Those astrayed, who are shown the correct path,  with great good fortune meet the Guru.
Or as seen at other place in words of Third Patshahee:
Dhanaasree mehlaa 3.
satgur bhaytay poorai bhaag.
But by perfect destiny, they meet the True Guru;
 
For example in the Bible also, Christ a saint of  high avasthaa says:
I have come to collect the marked sheep by my Father. At other palce he says: my sheep will hear my whistle and come to me. 
Christ was mystic, so in the above sentence we should not take the words literally as sheep or whistle, but see to what he really refers to 
 
In both the examples above, this is quite true, for as we all know, Fourth and Fifth Patshahees were Akal Purukh in human form, and were father and brother to the wicked  Prithi Chand, who lived under the same roof and had Their darshan as much as any sikh disciple would desire, yet, as he was not meant to come out of the net of Maya, he continued with his ignorance and wickedness and incuring in bad karam.
 
So you see, many a times we may have a gurmukh as our neighbour, in the same village or state or country, but if one is not meant for the time being, one will never believe in that gurmukh.
People do mistake Vishnu avatars as equal for Guru Sahiban, Gurmukhs, Bhagat Janas  or Sant Janas, as forms of Akal Purukh.
There is huge difference among them.
Vishnu avatars come to restore dharam on earth, and fight the tyranny, and through devotion take their devotees at most to the realm of Baikunth or Swarg.
While, Guru Sahiban or Bhagat Jan, come to set free from the mayavee creation for once and ever with the aid of Nam bhakti.
Vishnu avatars display miraculous powers and have their spouses,  weapons,  or animals with them... a lot of variety of everything around them, which impress the mortal beings and thus worship them, and keep them entagled in jap, tap, poojas, patahs, pilgrimages, idol worship...etc
On the other side, Guru Sahiban, come as ordinary human beings while they are the very essence Akal Purukh Himself, never ever display powers or claim to be something but call themselves as a sewadaar of everybody, such pure is their humility, and their main purpose is to only reunite the soul with Satnam, Waheguru, with the aid of Nam bhakti, and realize that Ultimate Truth nowhere outside, but within ourselves. 
If you pay attention to each verse in each Ang of the Bani, you will see only mahima of Nam the true creator, the Ultimate Truth.
Following are some more beauti ful verses from the Bani which are related  to your queries: 
Vin Naavai, Ko Mukath N Hoe
But without the Name, no one is liberated
Raag Gauri Guaarayree Guru Amar Das 
Kal Mehi Guramukh Outharas Paar
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, only the Gurmukhs cross over
Raag Gauri Guaarayree Guru Amar Das 
Gur Parasaadhee, Milai Har Soee
By Guru's Parsad of Nam, one meets the Lord.
Raag Gauri Guru Amar Das
har mandar sabday khojee-ai har naamo layho samaal. 
The Temple of the Lord is found through the Word of the Shabad; contemplate the Lord's Name.
har mandar ayhu sareer hai, gi-aan ratan pargat ho-ay.
This body is the Temple of the Lord, in which the jewel of spiritual wisdom is revealed
Raag Prabhaatee Guru Amar Das
SaaDhoo sang sikhaa-i-o naam.
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Naam is learned
Raag Aasaa, Guru Arjun Dev
Sant parsaad, japai har naa-o.
By the Parsad of Nam of the Saints, one chants the Lord's Name.
Raag Gwaarayaree, Guru Arjun Dev.
Sant parsaad taray bhavjal, poorab likhi-aa paa-i-aa.
By the Grace of the Saints, they cross over the terrifying world-ocean, and obtain their pre-ordained destiny
Raag Bihagraa Guru Arjun Dev
Naam a-ukhaDh, so-ee jan paavai.
He alone receives the panacea, the medicine of the Naam,
kar kirpaa jis aap divaavai.
unto whom the Lord, in His Grace, bestows it.
Raag Gauree Gwaarayree, Guru Arjun Dev
naanak parabh karee kirpaa, pooraa satgur paa-i-aa. 
Nanak, God has granted His Grace, and I have found the Perfect True Guru
Raag Ramkalee Guru Arjun Dev.
Nanak, Sadh, Prabh, bhed nahee bahee
Nanak proclaims, there is no difference between a Sadh, a Gurmukh and the one Lord Wahiguru.
Sukhmani Sahib, Guru Arjrun Dev
 
So you see, the teachings of Guru Sahiban, Gurmukhs and Bhagat Jan, are only relataed to our true spiritual nature as souls, and Waheguru, Nam or Shabad as our only origin in Sach Khand, there where only He one exists, no spouses, no children, no siblings, no cows, tigers, bulls, rats, lions or snakes, no roaming about in heavenly chariots etc ....  etc  .... etc ....
One thing we must bear in mind and that is, though all this variety of creations, celestial beings, trinities, people exist, it is because of His hukum, thus we should respect everything created by Him and not enter into controversies or disputes with them, for if such is His hukum who can go against it? Though we may never ever understand it.... We do not even know our tuchh mind/pettiness, how can we ever understand His beant wadeeayee...
 
As much as possible, our aim and attention should not be on what others are doing, but on ourselves, if we are living our lives as per the pure and paviter teachings of the Bani, for it is only by applying it practically in our daily lives, can we get His kirpa and thus cross  the mahabhavsagar, not otherwise.
 
About your question of Waheguru accepting you .... I would say, not only you but all of the infinte drops of jeev atmaas are very dear to Him. 
We see variety of people, or dharmas, of this and that, but He sees only His same Jot in all. It is only out of ignorance we get into controversies, but if we  live accordingly to the teachings we will never get into disputes or quarrels, for our main concern will be on focusing and saving ourselves, each jeev atma has chalked destiny to fulfill due to their own past karam.
Also, you can just pray to Him to  bless you with His kirpa and let you live and follow Gurabni as stated in it by our beloved Guru Sahiban and Bhagat Jan.
 
To end this post today, I would like to end it with a beautiful verse from the Gurbani of First Patshahee :
Eko Nam hukum hae Nanak   Satgur  dheea bujhaae  jeeo.
 
SSA. 

This makes perfect sense. Thank you so much for this. I know that ultimately our goal is to meet Waheguru and along that journey is guess we dont need to impress anyone except Waheguru. (If thats the right word). I guess in this case, the person in question is someone i know well. The Gurmukh has been calling on them to attend sangat for a few years now (they used to attend and then stopped). The Gurmukh seems to take extra time out for them when all i see is that person doesnt really seem to care and takes it for granted. They have now started sangat so maybe that is why the gurmukh tried so hard. In my own little mind at one point i was thinking if they really dont seem to care then why is this gurmukh trying so hard? There are so many others that are willing to listen and do whatever it takes yet they get no attention? 
 
Like i say though, thats just my own small mindedness and silly thinking i guess and I need to focus more on what im doing instead of what is happening around me. I get doubts though, that will Waheguru ever accept me? Gurbani says there is no difference between Waheguru and the mind of a gurmukh so if a gurmukh doesnt like me then what chance do i have with Waheguru?
sorry I know im rambling but i dont really talk to anyone about this and find i can do it here easier
Wjkk Wjkf

Off course he is pooran Nirankar himself. This thread might help 
 

Wjkk wjkf bhen ji its great as we are neighbours as dass lives in East Ham. Its great you hoping to become amritdhari one day as so am i hoping for that day as well. Its really good you have raised your kids as vegetarian as its really hard nowdays due to the modern day kalyug.

Veer ji here is a list that dass would recommend as these books which have helped me to gain more understanding of Gurmat as they are in English so i will make a list as they are very good reading material.
Divine Mystic Reflections on Gurmat Book 1 & 2  & The Miracle of Ardaas these books are amazing and they changed my life a lot.
Se Kinehiya By Baba Sewa Singh. This book is amazing journey of Baba Harnam Singh Ji a very good book full of pratical experinces.
 
In search of the true guru. by Bhai Rama Singh Ji i have read bits of online as i don't have a copy. This is a eye opener of one's journey to Sikhi from Hinduism searching for answers.
 
Bhai Sahib Raghbir Singh Bir Ji is another good choice as i want to buy their books.
 
Andhitee Duniya by Bhai Randhir Singh Ji (although i have not read all of it it has very distrubing truths of death and the soul ghosts etc according to gurmat and personal experinces)
 
Anhad Shabad Dasam duaar by Bhai Randhir Singh ji a detalied glimpse of the stages of simran. Although i have read bits not full.
 
Jail Chittiaan and Autobiogrphy of Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh. I don't have this book but i read online bits of it it is really good. I have heard how peoples life got changed by reading this book is amazing of how Bhai Randhir SIngh Ji was a Gursikh and his journey from college to jail is a masterpiece.
 
I hope this list helps anyone who is reading this post or topic.