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  1. On 7/26/2018 at 6:35 AM, amardeep said:

    Two hukamname from Guru Hargobind to the Benares Sangat forbid fish.  

    Dear All it is quite interesting that Guru ji referred to the Benares sangat. At same time Bhagat Kabir was from Benares or connection with that place. My opinion  is the reason Bhagat Kabir "banned" fish as food cause He had probably seen those fishes eating human waste/ feces. People build their toilets on the river and may had ease their bowels directly into the Ganges.By consuming these fishes one will directly consumed the human feces (as muslim forbid eating or touching swines/dogs as muslim believes that pig/dog  eat its own waste). Kabir ji may had some islamic influence on cleanliness as it is believe that his family was a muslim. Thus fishes from benares were not clean.

  2. According to muslim calendar converter, 1676 is 1087hijrah and 29th Muharam is April 13. Thus the incident happen 5 months after Guru ji martyrdom ie 13 April 1676.  About 153 days from Guruji martydom (11.11.1675 to 13.4.1676). An interesting analogy with Indira Gandhi's attacked on Harmandhar Sahib (1.6.1984) and her demise (31.10.1984) equal to 153 days.

  3. On 9/19/2017 at 4:54 AM, Guest SikhKhoj said:

    The brick (some say two) was thrown near the Jama Masjid of Agra. It happened in 1776 but the Sikhs name is not recorded in Mughal records. Strangely this event is not even mentioned in Sikh granths.

    According to wikipedia, Aurangzed died 3.3.1707. Therefore the said  incident cannot be in 1776.

  4. On 10/31/2015, 1:40:15, Guest Guest 001 said:

     

    Do power of positive thinking , one must have mentally belief that he has cured  without having any slight whatsoever doubt. Mind over matter or NLP. When approaching the bed you must not think about it at all eg do naam simran until sleep off ( for 21 days) .Otherwise if all the above methods recommended fails then according to an ancient rites for you to stop such act which is beyond your control then I recommended something extreme ... like wearing a red underwear before going to sleep.

     

  5. Yeah, but when you look at bani - it repeatedly mentions sants specifically (read Sukhmani Sahib for example), so it isn't an entirely new concept.  

    I agree with you here that the word "sant are mentions in Gurbani  but I am making a reference to a person. Thus i doubt it that any Sikhs during the Gurudom period had refer to oneself as a Sant/saint. Otherwise that person have been mention in our Sikh history ('Sikhtory"). I agree with Guest here that in Gurbani,  sant refer to one higher Self that have become SANT/ Shaant mind ( In my humble opinion). That Sant is currently is dormant within one self.

     

    After Gurgaddi went to Guru Granth Sahib, the term "Guru" was still in use. The latest references to Sikhs being addressed as Guru, was to my knowledge up to the era of the end of the Lahore Kingdom. Both Bhai Maharaj Singh and Baba Bir Singh Naurangabad were addressed as "Guru" by the Sikhs. This didn't mean they were THE Guru, but Guru as in teacher.

    The demise of this title for Sikhs came with the SIngh Sabha Lehar, when focus of Guruship was focused more on Guru Granth Sahib, and the term for human began to be discarded. Since then the term Sant came into vogue and has remained since. The word Sant offering no "rivalry" to the status of Guru.

    Here the difference is our Sikhs' Guruji are referred always as "SRI GURU" and as you mention both Bhai Maharaj Singh and Baba Bir Singh Naurangabad and others highly spirited person were addressed as "Guru". At any one time there shall always be one Sri Guru ji. 

    thanks.

     

     

  6. During the reigns of Sikh Gurus for nearly 230 years ( the"Gurudom era") what I have came across that a person of highly religious person is referred to as Gurus, Sri Guru, Babas (eg Baba Buddha Sahib) and Bhais (from Bhai Mani Singh, the Punj Piaras etc) but never came across anybody being referred to as Sant/saint. A highly respected baba Buddha Sahib ji only be refered to as Babaji. Thus when did the word Sant/Saint started to creep into Sikhism? it look like it is 19-20century creation that was never a part of early Sikh history. In another word there were no sant during the Gurudom era. Am I right?

  7. I am in total agreement. I have learned how to do meditation in sikhi way, introduced to Sant Sewa Singh book, se kehyanie by baba harnam singh, Veer manpreet kirtan, the meaning "I AM" meditation, health and turmeric power, how to cleansing blocked arteries by taking ginger juices etc,etc., It is very addictive, knowledgeable, informative and guidance for beginner (for my children). Thank you to all the sanggat of Sikhawareness who have directly and indirectly contribute to my gain.

  8. Man has made tremendous progress in science and technology. But, in the field of spirituality, he is still unable to rid himself of narrow cynicism, limited outlook, and the demonic hold of selfishness, pride, envy and other evil traits. When we examine the basic cause for this state of affairs, we discover that it is the consequence of egoism that has struck deep roots in the heart of man. It has reduced man to the status of a puppet. It pollutes his thoughts, words and deeds. It directs him to gather and hoard material riches. It does not allow the Atma (Self) to shine forth. When the veil of egoism is set aside, the Atma is revealed, Wisdom dawns and Bliss results.

    source: email from friend !

    Can the ego here be replace with "desire" which is more practical? It is due to one's desire to live or survival that cause the consequences thus become enslaved to or with it.

    N30 JEE , isn't your view above is in contradict with your message you post by Nisargadatta .When i look inside and see i m nothing (pure awareness without any content-empty), that is wisdom but when i look out and see i am everything (same non dual awareness in all) that's love and between two my life flows.- Nisargadatta

    Nisargadatta sole emphasis is on "I AM"/ "SO HUM" as a centre by placing more on atam/Self to shine forth. Thus the us here is "I am"which place in centre to bring us to our Self.

    anyway I stand to be corrected as i am new on Nisargadatta's "I am".

  9. That's genuinely crazy when you think about it and reflects a seriously subtle but insidious face of consumerist society.

    If we can't make bags of money off it; we'd rather sick people died...

    Without going into 'conspiracy theory' territory, it does force the question - how many cheap, natural cures/treatments are there that the big pharmaceutical companies know about? Do they keep quiet in order to preserve their lucrative monopoly?

    For cholesterol, alternative medicine ie Ayurvedic such as guggul is very much effective to bring down the level but it is not market extensively. My ex-cardio doctor in fact advice against taking it and recommended to use statins to reduce cholesterol. Despite my total cholesterol came down.

  10. Who knows its mysterious universal play of universal consciousness. From universal paratma- consciousness point of view, world - creation, preservation and destruction its just a game-leela like video game with no patterns- there is no certain logic, pattern, point of view, ideology fixation universal play of universal consciousness follows (if one gets hang up on or clings to certain logic, its hindrance/ dangerous precedence for a seeker), just read akaal ustat , maharaj is saying universal consciousness-God/Vahiguru expressing itself every where.

    Off course easier said than done, only way to intuitively understand universal play of universal consciousness is be de-attached from thoughts, stand totally apart from conditioned mind, things will automatically reveal to you.

    N30 jee, Have you done it. Please do tell how "stand totally apart from conditioned mind"? how does it reveal... like you think something and the answer appear or task is completed for you without any effort?? or would you like to answer in your Nisargadatta link?

    I have need some clarification or answer which are ink to your above statement.

  11. Interesting topic. Since N30ji's article on Nisargadatta, I have been reading the latter's books on "I am" .

    In this article, Al Hallaj's "Ana al Haqq" is similar to Nisargadatta's " I am that"( "So Hum") which similar to Moses's " I am that I am" ( ie I am God) to Sikhee's "So hung".( I am that).

    Conclusion: at the end of the day, we all return to Him/God=Oneness,Ek Ong kar that is within us.

    Stand to be corrected.

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