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GuruFatehJi. Sucham comes from practice. If we live clean, eat clean and think clean, only then can we understand the difference between what is jootha and what is not. How can air be impure? It is the same air my Guru breathed. Wouldn't that make it pure if it can also be polluted by others? These are very feeble arguements, they do not make any sense to me. Why look for particular rules when we have enough to follow first? It is a good thing not to do anything in a ritualistic manner and for the sake of it, but it the duty of a Sikh to first follow in humility that which has been taught and instructed by our Gurus and great GurSikhs. Later, we can refine where we feel the need for, but that stage usually comes much much later in life, once we have lived by the Rehat Maryada and disciplines of a Sikh. Be blessed. GuruFatehJi. L*

GuruFatehJi. Princes and Kings used to wear earings as part of the jewellery they adorned. Only stately people in the past used to wear such jewellery to enhance their importance in society. It may be true that even the Sikh Gurus and the Khalsa Raj rulers also adorned themselves with earings (the paintings we see are artists' impressions and we cannot lay claim to any accuracies to the subjects). But I do not feel such princely adornments are valid anymore. And when it comes to men wearing earings in this day and age, it just sounds so ridiculous. I do not know what statement they make by wearing them. In the West, men even have pearcings on their bellies and tongues and it is nothing less than cultural decay and trash. A Sikh must be what the Gurus instructed them to be. The Bana is described by the 5Ks and if you have seen any great GurSikh since the fall of the Khalsa Raj sporting earings, I'd be interested to know who they are. You will not find any, sorry. That proves the point that the days of the princely adornments are long over gone and dead. It is now time for a Sikh to look simple and live simple. Why does everything have to be in the Bani? If one is so concerned about certain things to be mentioned in Gurbani, are the rest of the things said in it being done? We waste our lives questioning the wrong things. If we read Gurbani, we will realise how much we have to do to purify the self and steer the soul back to God. With only a lifetime, do we really have the time to discuss things that have no significance on our spiritual progress? Instead, such issues clog our minds and de-track us from what we really must be concentrating on. For one on a spiritual quest, there are more important things that the soul needs, but unfortunately, we try so hard to please the body first. In the end, we lose our lives and soul in this gamble. So my request to you would be to feed the soul, and not adorn the body with what it is of little or zero significance. If we just keep to the Bani and Bana, that is all a Sikh of the Guru must be adorned with. Blessings. L*

GuruFatehJi. This is what happens when you pay attention to trash. It distracts you and gets you discussing all sorts of junk. Ignore all such nonsense. Read only Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Discuss only Gurmat. Blessings.

thanks a bunch for the links, guys, but i've already been to those sites. the only thing is that theya er streaming media and i already do have some of the videos they have posted. i was wondering if i could get access to the videos stored on the hub as i cannot get access . . . would need a pc for that . . . as for the pictures, i also tried those sites but they have small images, not quite good enough for what i need them for . . . any other help on that? thanks for your time, guys. really appreciate it. asante sana!! lakhvir

GuruFatehJi. I have tried connecting to the hub but it seems like the software link does not work (I'm a Mac person), so I'm kind of stranded. Is there anyone who can help me with downloading Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's Videos without having to go to the hub? Any possibility of downloading them from a site? Please let me know asap. Your help will be highly appreciated. Also, anyone know where I could download hi quality picture of Santji? Lakhvir

the gurudwara is named 'Sikh Temple Makindu' but is fondly referred to as 'Gurudwara Makindu Sahib' by visitors from overseas. lakhvir

:shock: PLEASE help out my life on this forum. Lots of stuff on the hub but alas only for pc's!! anyone who can help out a mac user get access to the hub? lakhvir