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1 minute ago, Kam1825 said:

Damn man I forgot how good the threads on this site used to be about ten years ago

I know, bring back the quality bro. Sikhawareness is everyone's shared baby :P

This one is really good- satnam vahiguru simran(truth remembrance) devotional voice with calming music at the back:

Amazing quote by Dilgo Khyenste Rinpoche talking about Guru Yoga:

“The literal meaning of Guru Yoga is ‘union with the teacher’s nature’. To blend your mind with the teacher’s mind is the most profound of all practices, and the shortest path of realization. It is the life force of the path and the one practice that includes all others.

It was through relying on a spiritual teacher that all the Bodhisattvas of the past generated the mind of enlightenment and reached perfection.”

~ H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Namo Ratna Trayāya, (homage to the triple gem)

Namah Aryā Jñāna Sāgara, (homage to the ocean of noble wisdom)

Vairocana, (the illuminator)
Vyuharajāya (to the king of the host [also the name of a bodhisattva])

Tathagatāya, (to the tathagata)

Arhate, (to the arhat)

Samyak sambuddhāya, (to the perfectly awakened one)

Nama Sarva TathagatebhyaH (homage to all tathagatas)

ArhatebhyaH, (to the arhats)

Samyak SambuddhebhyaH, (to the fully and perfectly awakened ones)

Nama Aryā Avalokiteshvarāya (homage to noble Avalokitesvara)

Bodhisattvāya, (to the bodhisattva)

Maha Sattvāya, (to the great being)

Maha Karunikāya, (to the greatly compassionate one)

Tadyatha (thus):
Om Dhāra Dhāra, (bearing)

Dhīri Dhīri, (firm)

Dhuru Dhuru (bearing a burden)

Itte Vatte, (??)

Cale Cale, (moving, trembling, shaking)

Pracale Pracale, (moving, trembling, shaking)

Kusume (in flower)

Kusume 
Vare, (in the circumference)

Hili Mili (??)

Citi Jvālam, (blazing understanding)

Apanaye Svāhā. (leading away) hail!

Same mantra, this one is even better:

1 hour ago, Guest said:

A lot of what sufi  islam is a mix of bhudist and vedanta it's clearly obvious the chakra all come from Hinduism and the Muslims or sufi ppl have just renamed them blatant plagarism the quran doesn't talk about chakra or energy centres it's all bloody lies. 

Ermm or It could be that all paths  leads to the same truth or aspects of truth where there are more similarities than differences. 

On facebook.

A taste of inner peace-

Absolutely  beautiful vocal powerful invocation by ani choying drolma from nepal. I dont know i feel like i am in lap of mother earth - shakti (jag mata) putting me back to peace, deep resting when i listen to her clip and voice. So pure and divine. !!

very innocent compassion gesture from innocent child - spirit to spirit no bs just pure compassion. !!! :

Please take a look at this topic which was researched - 

~~Thread Dedicated To Sikh Woman Parcharikhs/sants ~~

Reporting feature can be utilized by registered members only...Yes guest posting are allowed to start both new threads and posting, will look into your suggestion on limiting guest posting to start a new thread only but the problem arise afterwards, what if guest -op have to reply back to the thread?

1 hour ago, paapiman said:

Some more personalities who were celibates include:

- Srimaan Bhai saab Bhai Gurdas jee Maharaaj

- Srimaan Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh jee Maharaaj

- Srimaan Shaheed Baba Deep Singh jee Maharaaj

- Srimaan Shaheed Baba Taru Singh jee Maharaaj

and many more Gursikhs.

I heard about that as well, Can you please cite a source for this so that it shows it isnt black and white as people make out to be.

28 minutes ago, Guest guest said:

i have seen alot of guests posting really vile comments.  you mean to tell me your mods have been approving them all this time? 

Some of the posts were probably fell through the cracks, you and other members can help us  by registering- use the report feature in case we miss anything. Lets together make this place pleasant learning experience.

8 hours ago, Guest said:

Actually man is not the creator. Sperm does not create. The woman's body is the active force in creation while mans is passive. Mans body only nurtures the egg with instructions ( like a mother does while teaching the child once born). The mothers body literally builds the baby from scratch. She is not passive nurturing in this sense but is literally creating a whole new human from her own body. In creation of life process men are the passive and nurturing force while women are the creative active force.  But yes both are required not only in making a baby both parents should care for their child. That also means diaper changes for you men. When you care for someone you automatically bond more with them. Many dads want more of a bond with their infant children and that's the way to do it. Chip in with feelings (bottle of course) diaper changes and bathing and dressing. Not just once in awhile to play gaga with them and teach them to say dada. 

But anyway stopping women from seva because of periods is hogwash. Most women these days you'd never be able to tell and seriously who will check them anyway? Any volunteers to double check any women who will do seva to make sure they are not bleeding??? 

Please use your real id, any further post from you without your real id signature at the bottom will be deleted / not approved from here on onwards. We can match the ip here. 

Off course God / Maharaj will save every one sinner in a universal sense give them chance etc I don't think it's Sikh eccentric rule rather than universal rule wider aspect in hakum which includes bit about Maharaj saving keshadhari.

21 minutes ago, paapiman said:

You are right brother. Sikhi does not guarantee automatic entry into Sachkhand, but after taking Khanday da amrit, there are certain blessings

• Maharaaj will save Amritdharies from all types of Hells (as described in Garuda Purana). 
• If a Sikh is not able to attain salvation, but maintains Rehat till his end, he will be born again in a Sikh family. There are many chances, which Maharaaj will give, until he reaches Sachkhand.

 

Bhul chuk maaf

 

Does not work quite like that, one have to be quite receptive, open, drawn and have bhavna on vak mentioned in puratan text in order to be saved otherwise relative realities mentioned above does not come in person consciousness(surat) when they die so above vak will not come true for them . This mahavak below from gurbani can provide further guidance:

~ Instead of trying to be consumed into eternal truth awareness/knowledge-satnaam let satnam - eternal truth awareness/knowledge consume you!! ~

I wont write much on this topic, but this line above has to be deeply contemplated and felt in quite mind and meditation. There is so much truth in above that will turn your life of efforts, striving striving, maintaining certain stage upside down in a good way and bring transformation, depending how much you allow it, it can penetrate deeper and bring out radical shift in identity in your life. All i can say be receptive and open, be in spontaneous quiet meditation without any effort or agenda. Any extra effort which is made has some backing of ego, has some imprints of ego, this subtlety can be understood in deep meditation where one feels current to the point ones effort seem like small speck or dust in inherent infinite eternal ocean of awareness happening now, eternally present.

We started a pilot project about a year ago to enable guest posting to allow guest members to be more engaged in discussions. We tried our very best to approve the messages on time and continue to approve messages on timely basis ...we will keep it open for now for new guests, but like to get feedback from regular guest posters if you guys will consider making a actual free account on here to post, its easier for you guys as  posts/topics will be available right away and it be lot easier for the volunteer sevadars as well to go through messages and approve them manually.

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Here is another take by gurbani on creation -

ਖੰਡਾ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੈ ਸਾਜ ਕੈ ਜਿਨ ਸਭ ਸੈਸਾਰੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥
खंडा प्रिथमै साज कै जिन सभ सैसारु उपाइआ ॥
At first the Lord created the double-edged sword and then He created the whole world.

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸ ਸਾਜਿ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਦਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇ ਬਣਾਇਆ ॥
ब्रहमा बिसनु महेस साजि कुदरति दा खेलु रचाइ बणाइआ ॥
He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and then created the play of Nature. 

Both aspects(shabad/shakti) are correct in their right as realities of creations are perceived differently by different school of thoughts/aspects within gurbani, where gurbani says from shabad whole creation came -there gurbani is talking from shabad (ong sound vibration) aspect of akaal purkh and where gurbani says from khanda(double edge sword) - whole creation came, there gurbani is talking from aad shakti aspect of akaal purkh. Both aspects are of akaal purkh himself..Hence, both are correct..we must see these in different aspects context then only we should be able to reconcile shabads together.

On 3/10/2016 at 0:59 PM, MakhannaS said:

Do we need a spiritual teacher/Master to progress on spiritual journey?  

Both yes and no. Lets break it down a bit, external spiritual teacher point towards internal divine teacher(shabad gyan or shabad dhun)- universal non dual jot of all, if sadhak-student becomes introverted towards universal internal- satguru -eternal knowledge/awareness teacher then external teacher with form is not needed, his/her job is done. Sometimes depending on the karma of an individual as all of us are sitting at the different stages in spirituality, sometimes external spiritual teacher is not needed at all, sometimes internal satguru via divine insight or ephiphany will draw the seeker by making the  mind inwards/introvert and merge the seeker in its source. Make no mistake - Satguru/teacher is needed and must what we are discussing here is if satguru with form is needed or not. So its not black and white, external teacher is needed for most part as pointer but at times- internal teacher directly draw and inspire the seeker.

Dal bro, easy with insults. As they say take it to southall. lol

Can someone take Amrit without their partner

In this katha by Giani Sant Singh Maskeen explains if an individual can take Amrit without their partner:

http://kam1825.podbean.com/e/can-someone-take-amrit-without-their-partner/

38 minutes ago, akalpurkh said:

Yes, Going forward, the stages dharam khand, gyan khand, saram khand, karam khand and sachkhand are elaborated in Guru Granth Sahib but nowhere it says or promotes COUNTING.

Bro, why are you not understanding, the whole story started on COUNTING & when I showed you shabads from Guru Granth Sahib Ji that totally rejects the concept of Counting, you are just creating whole new stories. Why don't you just accept what's written in Guru Granth Sahib?

Counting is just an aid tool out of many tools in naam simran to do encouragement comes in form of bhagti intial stages by product of intial stages in nine different types of bhagti fall under dharam khand. It's a stage not a maryada. I grew out of it as i used to do it.