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Good in what sense? Please be specific.
If by good you mean he's pointing out hypocrisies,superstitious beliefs and misguided practices then yes, what he says does have truth in it as they are happening in India and worldwide as people seem to be getting absorbed in maya and are not interested in true bhagti and prefer to do rituals for earthly pleasures. Even then his tactics of mocking people and shaming them does no benefit as it does not rehabilitate anyone and only creates more defiance and stubbornness. Just focusing on the negatives in the Panth and mocking it on stage does not make someone a Parcharak as no Gurbani Gyan is being transmitted.
If by good you mean he's promoting Naam Simran, Gurbani, Sikh Itihaas, Katha and Unity of the Panth then No, what he 'preaches' totally contradicts Sikhi and causes rifts in an already fragile Panth. In my very basic reading of SGGS translations online,again and again the emphasis is put on Naam Simran. Any system or movement that denies Naam Simran,mocks those who practice it and distorts the meaning of Gurbani is doing no favours to Sikhi no matter how noble their intentions may be. 
I suggest you head to the Meditation/Simran/Bhakti section and look up the stickied threads especially the Meditation thread.Read it with an open mind and try Simran for a couple of months.After that you decide if any dhunda or phunda is good or not.
Studies have shown that humans daydream up o 47% of our waking time. So why not spend at least 15 minutes (1%) of the day on Simran. You don't lose anything anyways.

Veer ji avoid this guy like the plague at all costs. He is a missionary preacher who are against sri dasam granth sahib ji bani and promote meat eating.

SSA Guest Jee,
Apart from one's parents and Guru Jee, nobody is worthy to fall at their feet.
This is your virtue of true humility, which is also liked by Him, it will help you to reach higher levels within also. So keep it up.
If possible,  just send me blessings, much appreciated.
Thank you for being such a  noble nd a beautiful person/human being.
The creation needs many many like you.
Stay blessed.

Learning a lesson from  a rabbit  🐰
 
A  Rabbit entered in a shop and asked: "Do you have carrots?".
They said, "no we don't have."
The following day the rabbit came to the shop and asked again, "Do you have carrots?"
They replied angrily, " We said we don't have carrots, if you come back again asking, we gonna screw a nail in your head with a hammer!"
The third day the rabbit came yet again and asked, "Do you have a hammer?
They replied, "NO."
He said, "What about nails?"
They said, "NO."
Then he calmly asked, "Do you have carrots?" 🤣😅
Don't let the devil scare you, he doesn't have anything.
Just pursue your dreams.
Have a fabulous smiling moment

Brother, what you so call evil is something very relative, and it is something which comes in our way for our growth as better spiritual beings.
First of all, everything that exists, has come out of Him.
And as the Bani says: Sabh Gobind hae. And as we all know, Waheguru is the source of all goodness and wisdom, so naturally nothing bad can come from Him. Apart from Him, everything is transitory, thus perishable, including heavens, astral or causal paradises such as Swarg or Baikunth.
The Bani says: EKAS BIN SABH DANDH HAE.
Only Waheguru and His abode Sach Khand are true and eternal. And that is where we belong to, our true home. It is our ignorance, if we say earth could be heaven if evil did not exist. 
When parents send their children to the Uni, it is only to grow intellectually and get a degree by mastering several subjects, with hard work and honesty, which means we are mature,  and well prepared to face life with bravery and courage. But if the student does not pay attention to the education and gets lost into wrong company,  that student can be thrown out of the school or uni.
In a similar way, we souls, are sent into the creation to learn and become mature spiritual wise, if we succeed in that purpose, we go back home sooner by His apaar kirpa.
But if we mess with bad company and loose our goal out of our sight, we get failed.
But unlike the school or uni, we are not sacked out, because by His  infinite grace, we are given opportunity after opportunity with the law of karmas and the wheel of 84, to grow to that desired high level of consciousness, get passed, thus ready to return back home. 
So you see, in our ignorance,  instead to grow spiritual/consciousness wise, and return back to our true home, where our Father is awaiting us, we want to make a permanent residence in an alien land which will one day vanish, thus be a cause to increase our pain and agony.
Our  only solution is Gurbani, if we pay attention to the teachings of Guru Sahiban and Bhagat Jan, and implement them in our daily lives, we shall definietely fulfill the purpose of becoming mature and pure enough, to return back to our true home, of our proud true Father, Waheguru Akal Purukh.
In short, the underline message of the Bani to be paid attention is:
Ik Oankar, Satgur parsad, jap.
This is the indescribable greatness of Guru and Bani.
Stay blessed.
SSA.
 

*TAMING THE WILD*
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One day a person climbed up a mountain where a hermit woman was meditating. The person asked, 
“What are you doing here alone in such a solitude place ?”
To which she replied,
“I have lots of work !”
“And how can you have so much work ? I don't see anything around you here...?” He asked.
“I have to train two Hawks and two Eagles,  assure two Rabbits, discipline one Snake , motivate a Donkey and tame a Lion ...!"
“And, where have they gone that I don't see any one of them ?”
“I have them all inside here within me...!!"
✓ " The Hawks stare on everything that is presented to me, good or bad, I have to work on them to see only good things. They are my Eyes." 
✓ " The two Eagles with their claws hurt and destroy, I have to train them not to hurt. They are my hands."
✓ " Rabbits want to go where they want, at the same time they do not want to face difficult situations, I have to teach them to be calm even if there is suffering or stumbling.  They are my feet." 
✓ " The Donkey is always tired, stubborn and does not want to carry the load each time I walk. That is my body !"
✓ " The most difficult to tame is the 'Snake'. Although it is locked in a strong cage with 32 bars, it is always ready to sting, bite and poison anyone nearby. I have to discipline it. That's my tongue."
 " And yes, I also have One Lion. Oh how proud, vain, he thinks that "he is the king." I have to tame him. And that's my EGO." 
" So you see, my friend, I have  lots of work, taming the wild .....! “

Devotees of God
Naamdev Ji and the Hindu Priests
 
Naamdev was a true devotee of God. For all of his life, Naamdev had worshipped God and had faith in Him for each and every moment. He did not worship anyone else but the one immortal God.
He says, "The performance of countless millions of other devotions is not even equal to one devotion to the Name of God" (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1163).
The materialistic things would not deter Naamdev’s spiritual path to meet God. He considered iron and gold alike.
Once while sewing he wrote, "I perform devotional worship and sing glorious praises of God. Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on God.
I have found a needle of gold (Naam / God's Name), and a silver thread (pure mind). (Through Naam), Naamdev?s mind has been woven with God" (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 485).
Naamdev cared neither for gold nor for silver, he was in love with God. A result of his true worship he had became a highly spiritual person but he was still completely devoid of pride.
Naamdev knew that God does care for the person who recites His name and remember Him all the time.

Once, Naamdev Ji went to Avandanagnath Temple situated in Maharashtra, India. The Hindu priests of that temple believed in the caste system.
After reaching the temple, Naamdev sat and started meditating on God but the Hindu priests grabbed his arm and drove him out of the temple. The priests said that Naamdev couldn’t visit the temple because he belonged to a low class.
Naamdev was deeply hurt. He went to the back of the temple and started worshipping God. In his prayer he said, "Joyfully, I came to Your Temple, O Lord.
While Naamdev was worshipping, he was driven out.
I am of a low social class, O Lord; Why was I born into a family of fabric dyers? I picked up my blanket and started walking. I sat at the back side of the temple" (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1164).
Naamdev further prayed, "Please do not forget me; do not forget me, please do not forget me, O Lord. The temple priests consider themselves of high caste, and everyone is furious with me.
Calling me low-caste and untouchable, they beat me and drove me out; what should I do now, O Beloved Father Lord? If You give me salvation after I die, no one will know that I attained salvation.
These Pandits, these religious scholars, call me low-born; when they say this, they tarnish Your honor as well.
You are called kind and compassionate; the power of Your Arm is absolutely unrivalled" (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1292).
“As Naamdev uttered the glorious praises of the Lord, the temple turned around to face the Lord's humble devotee” (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1164).
“The Lord turned the temple around to face Naamdev and its back to the priests” (Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 1292).
That temple is still rotated.
This is the symbol of the true love of God towards His true devotee.

THE STORY OF THE SOUL 
 
One day the Lord asked to see his favourite child. He told him that the time had come for the child to witness the world below in its fullness, and to experience the power of Supreme Grace. 
The child was curious for he had known nothing besides the light and love that filled his Father's home. 
As he imagined travelling the journey with his Father, the child became excited. 
Filled with anticipation, he asked, "When do we leave?"
The Father smiled, "My child, you will need to make this journey without me; only then you will understand the Truth. 
Everything changed that instant for the child. What if he gets lost? When will he return? Who will look after him? 
With tears, he begged the Father not to send him away for he could not imagine a world without Him. 
The Father took him in his arms and lovingly explained, "Fear not. Nothing can ever separate us. Even if you forget me, I will not forget you. This journey is for your own spiritual progress and will be filled with many valuable lessons. 
I promise that my guiding hand will always be upon you throughout the journey. 
And when the time is right, I will send you a guide who will lead you back home to me; then, your happiness will have no bounds. 
The Ultimate Gift will be awaiting you."
The obedient child looked into his Father's eyes and promised, "I will remember you with every step,"  
And with those words, the child was born into the world. 
This may be just one of many imaginary stories illustrating our descent into this creation. 
It reflects the underlying message of all the saints that we were once residents of the Eternal Home in Sat Purush, and were sent down into this creation countless lifetimes ago. 
It serves to remind us of our relationship with the Lord and our separation from Him. 
But the true story of our soul is much more complex. Being born in this creation, rather than using the mind as an instrument of cognition, we became a slave of the mind and senses. 
Instead of learning the Truth (SATNAM) - our life's purpose - we became absorbed in the world, imprisoned by our desires and attachments. 
Life after life, with every action we accumulate a heavy load of karmas that bound us to this material world. 
Without doubt, the most regrettable and tragic part of our journey in this creation was forgetting the Eternal Promise to our Father  :  That we would remember Him at every stage of our journey.
The Lord has fulfilled his promise.
It is out of the Lord's boundless love for us that He puts us in touch with  highly pure beings, like Guru Sahiban, Gurmukhs, Bhagat Jan, Mahaprukhs,  Brahmgyani,  Sant Jan, to take us back to our true home .
And so the story of our soul continues. ...... If we listen to their words with attention, and earnestly put into practice the Nam bhakti as per  the teachings troughout the Bani, not only will the journey be shorter, but we will be safe and secure in this turbulent ocean of existence.
Our duty is to go forward unwaveringly and untiringly, so that we can invoke the Gift of Grace from the One who calls us unceasingly to return home. 
With practice, perseverance, faith, and above all, with Guru Jee´s loving grace, this journey, which is a blessed opportunity, will be completed one day.
 
SSA.
 
 

Brother,
Sadh janaa kee sewa, as per my understanding, is the sewa or sadhna to perfom as advised  by those who were the perfect embodiment of the virtue of "saadhkee", just our Guru Sahiban at our human level, or the Bhagat Jan.
The advised devotion by them was the one of Nam bhakti as highest.
That is why the Bani tells us: awar kaaj (practices, rituals, bhakti, worship of any kind ) teray kittay na kaam, mil Sadh sangat, bhaj "kewal" Nam.
I don't think Bani could be more clear in this respect.
SSA.

Brother, what you so call evil is something very relative, and it is something which comes in our way for our growth as better spiritual beings.
First of all, everything that exists, has come out of Him.
And as the Bani says: Sabh Gobind hae. And as we all know, Waheguru is the source of all goodness and wisdom, so naturally nothing bad can come from Him. Apart from Him, everything is transitory, thus perishable, including heavens, astral or causal paradises such as Swarg or Baikunth.
The Bani says: EKAS BIN SABH DANDH HAE.
Only Waheguru and His abode Sach Khand are true and eternal. And that is where we belong to, our true home. It is our ignorance, if we say earth could be heaven if evil did not exist. 
When parents send their children to the Uni, it is only to grow intellectually and get a degree by mastering several subjects, with hard work and honesty, which means we are mature,  and well prepared to face life with bravery and courage. But if the student does not pay attention to the education and gets lost into wrong company,  that student can be thrown out of the school or uni.
In a similar way, we souls, are sent into the creation to learn and become mature spiritual wise, if we succeed in that purpose, we go back home sooner by His apaar kirpa.
But if we mess with bad company and loose our goal out of our sight, we get failed.
But unlike the school or uni, we are not sacked out, because by His  infinite grace, we are given opportunity after opportunity with the law of karmas and the wheel of 84, to grow to that desired high level of consciousness, get passed, thus ready to return back home. 
So you see, in our ignorance,  instead to grow spiritual/consciousness wise, and return back to our true home, where our Father is awaiting us, we want to make a permanent residence in an alien land which will one day vanish, thus be a cause to increase our pain and agony.
Our  only solution is Gurbani, if we pay attention to the teachings of Guru Sahiban and Bhagat Jan, and implement them in our daily lives, we shall definietely fulfill the purpose of becoming mature and pure enough, to return back to our true home, of our proud true Father, Waheguru Akal Purukh.
In short, the underline message of the Bani to be paid attention is:
Ik Oankar, Satgur parsad, jap.
This is the indescribable greatness of Guru and Bani.
Stay blessed.
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

Brother Guru ka Daas, 
please do not analyze yourself so much, mind tends to get us confused and negative.
Just be clear that absolutely nothing happens without a cause behind it, howsoever it may not be understandable to us, for just as every fruit we see, it is because there was surely a seed sown for it, otherwise it would be impossible.
Good people suffering or bad people apparently happy, has to do also with their past karam, not because of anything of their present life. Just as anything we see in a film or movie, it is because previously those acts have been recorded, not because current shots are being added in that film.
Current recordings will be seen in the next forthcoming chapters.
Just think, if things did not happen as per the law of karma, this creation would be in chaos, that is why also things do not always happen as per individual petty and limited wishes or desires, but according to some higher level of consciousness which is universal, accurate and impartial.
Our love and devotion for Waheguru, has to be solely for the sake of loving Him, not as an insurance policy to get something in exchange in case of any undesired events, that would be more like a commercial transaction, rather than love for Him.
If He is Dayal Purukh, how can He for example make someone make blind, deaf, lame, insane, sick, poor....etc.
That type of god, would not be worthy of our love and devotion.
Our love for Waheguru, has to be pure, desireles,  just as a mother loves her child, she loves the child not because of anything in return, but just for the sake of loving the child. Her love sprouts out naturally without any efforts from her side.
In a similar way, we should love Waheguru. If it is difficult for us to love Him because He is formless, we can imagine any of our Guru Sahiban as a support for our mind, and then with the grace of the mantra of His simran, enter the subtler spiritual realms, have the darshan of His formless Jot, and with the aid of Shabad Guru, reach our Nijh Ghar, Sach Khand.
Prabh ka simran mun kee mael jaae(all of our karmas, vikars, evil tendencies, which hold us as prisoners in the painful mayavee creation)
Then also, the Bani says: Prabh ka simran garb na baseh.
It is only by selfless love, that one can merge in Him, and that is exactly what Guru Sahiban and Bhagat Jan, teach us to do through Gurbani.
SSA.

A beautiful and a very meaningful question raised by Jathedar||Jathedarni.

Shabad Guru, means the Shabad is the Guru. Now let us see, what does the word Guru mean? The word guru is composed by 2 syllables. The first one gu, means darkness, and the second one ru, means light, so the word by itself means the one who takes us from darkness towards the light.

This guru, usually is meant for teachers, professors, who teach us and prepare us with the knowledge as sciences, arts and sports... In each and every field, we have to learn something from some "master" or "ustaad".

Now what is Shabad? Shabad in true sense, mentioned in the Bani, is as same as Wahiguru Akal Purukh, as Satnam, as Alakh Purukh, as Agam Purukh... as Anamee...different terms, but one supreme reality.

And this Shabad, is Nirankar also, and morover the Bani tells us: Sach Khand vaseh Nirankar. This Shabad is also the Aad Guru by itself, since the very begining without any end, means, He is a perfect Guru by Himself, He did not have to learn anything from anybody, as He is the very first, without any second. The Bani in the mool mantra, very beautifully says:

Ik Onkar : there is only one Creator

Satnam: He is truth, means He exists forever, He is eternal, and His nature is Nam, or call it Shabad. So Satnam means, the Nam which is everlasting, throughout in the eternity. When the Gurmukhs use the term Truth, they refer it to something which is everlasting and is unchangeable. So, in this sense, that Nam, is Sat, means it is everlasting, is eternal.

Karta Purukh: He is the creator of all the creation, all the khands, brahmands, astral, causal and the pure spiritual realms or regions, with its rulers, up to Sach Khand, where He is resides, and that realm is also eternal and changeless like Him, that is why, the term Sach, is put before Khand, which means region.

Nirbhav, Nirvair: He is fearless and without any enemity with anybody, who is He to be afraid of? Who is above Him?

Akal Moorat: He is beyond the parameters of time and space, so He is eternal in terms of time.

Ajoonee: He does not die or is born like us, because He is birthless.

Seibhang: He exists by Himself, He is self sufficient, He depends on nobody, He is all by Himself.

My God, see how beautifully, and in a simplified manner, our Guru Sahibans have described the undescribable.

So that Shabad is an avastha, a highest level of consciousness, which is in simple words, is Sach-Chit-Anand, means everlasting truth, all consciousness, and all bliss. It is a life force existence by itself.

Now when we say, Shabad Guru, it means, that Shabad which is all pervading(sarva vyapak), all powerfull(sarva shakti shalee), all knowing(anteryamee), He irradiates light of wisdom, of kowledge, and love, anybody in the presence of this nam or Shabad, gets showered by its light(gyan, purity), knowledge(chetanta), and love(prem, bakshish).


Now, where, what for and why does He comes to manifest Himself. For these questions the Guru Granth Sahibs tells us:

Har Jee baseh sadh ke hirdey...Harjee baseh Sadh kee rasna... Har ka sevak, so Har jeha, bhed na jaano manush deha ... Nanak, Sadh, Prabh, bhed na bhaee... in summary, the bani says, He is to be found in His manifestations as Sadhs, as Gurmukhs. That is why, these Sadhs, these Gurmukhs, will always lay importance on one Wahiguru, and its real nature of Shabad, and the only method of Nam Simran, to realize Him and merge in Him. These Gurmukhs may come at any time or any place, time and place is no boundary for them, but their main teachings will always be of Nam and Shabad, as it is the only reality. They will not come to create any new dharma, or confuse and engage us with useless futile outer activities, neither they mix up into politics.... their only concern is Wahiguru and its bhakti through Nam Simran....they do not dress in any particular way, nor do they do anything(perform miracles) to attract masses, they earn their own living bread, and they will always say: you are the living temple, where Wahiguru resides, so worship Him there...the rest of the creation is "fanaah" perishable, is consciousless, or subhuman lower species, just as plants, insects, birds, fishes and animals, in which, He is not to be found. The human form, is the only privileged form, for this blessed realization, this form is also called "Nar Naryanee deh".


Gurmukhs can be at any times or palces, like our Guru Sahibans, or the rest of Gurmukhs, some mentioned in our Bani, like: Kabir Sahib, Guru Ravi Das... and others like Paltu Sahib, Dariya Sahib, Sant Tukaram . If we see the teachings of all these Gurmukhs, Nam or Shabad, is their main objective , through Nam Simran alone... these are the visible signs among them, so to say, to recognize them.

But to recognize them, is not in our hands at all. This type of Gurmukh maybe our very neighbour, oe even born in our house as a family member, but if we are not destined to recognize and accept Him, we shall never be able to do so.

For example, Prithi Chand, had a father, and a brother as Gurmukhs , but inspite of being so near them, and having their darshan so much, he failed to recognize them, what a pity... But the thing is, no one can go against His will. On the other side you may be living seven seas away, but you will autmatically get pulled to a Gurmukh, because Wahiguru has so willed.

Now the following questions, of what for or why does He come? According, to the teachings our Gurus, He comes to awaken us from our deep sleep, for we have forgotten our origin, and have been once again fallen off from the track of real bhakti, and have entangled ourselves in squareminded religions, outer practices, like pilgrimamges, baths at so called holy places...and a large list of these practices.

As Wahiguru is the only reality, and if we have to reach the undescribable One, Nirankar; so naturally, only the resident of that Anamee Region, call it Sach Khand if you want, is the only capable and all powerfull one, to take back with Him, whom He wants so.Otherwise we are all wandering astray in the Chaurasee ka chakar...

So He comes and manifests Himself in the form of a Gurmukh, as seen according to the Guru Granth Sahib. But what for?
For our liberation from maya, and Kal Purukh, who have kept us prisoners here ...up to the region of Braham or Trikuti.

Naturaully only the one beyond from Braham, means Paarbraham Parmeshwar, which is the only power, superior,to defeat, these barriers in the way of the soul towards its destination, Sach Khand.

Now, this Shabad, works as Guru for the soul, towards the Sat, shows and guides him through the path of Nam, with its light and sound of Shabad.

This is when we say Shabad Guru, Dhun Chela...means the real form of the Gurmukh is Shabad, and the real form of a sikh, the disciple is the soul. Neither the Satguru is the body, neither the sikh is the body, beacuse both of them, shall have leave their physicall coverings(bodies) sooner or later, but the evolution and progress continues, through out all astral causal and spiritual stages, with the company of the Shabad Guru, who once got hold of that particular soul on the earth plane, by giving it the Gurparsad, the updesh, the bakshish.

And that is why also, the Bani says: Sant sang, Prabh anter deetha. Means, in the company now of Shabad, who once was a Gurmukh, a Sant , a Sadh while I was on the earth present like Him, and got His Gurparsad. That is why the bani says: Ik Onkar, Satgur parsad, means the only one Wahiguru Akal Purukh, can be realized by the Gurprasad got from a Gurmukh, because if there is no Gumukh, where can Gurparsad be got?

And so He can never be unjust to us His children, He knows, without Gurparsad we naver ever get true freedom...so naturally He has to continue come, time after time as a Sant, a Gurmukh... a Sadh.

The Bani says: Sant parsad, jaapiye Har Nao, means, the gurparsad a Gurmukh gives us as a blessing, through its jaap, its kamaee, its bandagee, is the valid method to reunite us with Akal Purukh.

I know many may object what I say, because we have different backgrounds and envoiremnets, where we have been brought up, but if given a deeper insight to the Bani, we shall see the logic side and its real meaning.

People along the history, have tried to hide the truths of the Bani, and have thus twisted its meaning, because themselves are agyanis, and have have done a big unjustice to the humanity, by hiding and twisting the truths of the Bani, but as long as Gurmukhs go on coming at our human level, the truths of the Bani, shall be presented to us, in a logic and rational manner, only then, can real unwavering faith be planted in us.


Wah wah, Sachay Badshah, Ooch Apaar Beabt Soami, kaun jaane guna Tere.

Bhaji I have one more question, why doesn’t Waheguru remind us of our past birth karma so that we can correct the specific situation in order to make our current life more smoother? Would that not make more sense? Maybe some second sensor in brain where we could turn on and check past karma from past birth and go there to correct it just a thought process 

Very well said thanks bhaji I have come to acceptance 

Brother Guru ka Daas, 
please do not analyze yourself so much, mind tends to get us confused and negative.
Just be clear that absolutely nothing happens without a cause behind it, howsoever it may not be understandable to us, for just as every fruit we see, it is because there was surely a seed sown for it, otherwise it would be impossible.
Good people suffering or bad people apparently happy, has to do also with their past karam, not because of anything of their present life. Just as anything we see in a film or movie, it is because previously those acts have been recorded, not because current shots are being added in that film.
Current recordings will be seen in the next forthcoming chapters.
Just think, if things did not happen as per the law of karma, this creation would be in chaos, that is why also things do not always happen as per individual petty and limited wishes or desires, but according to some higher level of consciousness which is universal, accurate and impartial.
Our love and devotion for Waheguru, has to be solely for the sake of loving Him, not as an insurance policy to get something in exchange in case of any undesired events, that would be more like a commercial transaction, rather than love for Him.
If He is Dayal Purukh, how can He for example make someone make blind, deaf, lame, insane, sick, poor....etc.
That type of god, would not be worthy of our love and devotion.
Our love for Waheguru, has to be pure, desireles,  just as a mother loves her child, she loves the child not because of anything in return, but just for the sake of loving the child. Her love sprouts out naturally without any efforts from her side.
In a similar way, we should love Waheguru. If it is difficult for us to love Him because He is formless, we can imagine any of our Guru Sahiban as a support for our mind, and then with the grace of the mantra of His simran, enter the subtler spiritual realms, have the darshan of His formless Jot, and with the aid of Shabad Guru, reach our Nijh Ghar, Sach Khand.
Prabh ka simran mun kee mael jaae(all of our karmas, vikars, evil tendencies, which hold us as prisoners in the painful mayavee creation)
Then also, the Bani says: Prabh ka simran garb na baseh.
It is only by selfless love, that one can merge in Him, and that is exactly what Guru Sahiban and Bhagat Jan, teach us to do through Gurbani.
SSA.

Char padarath, je ko mange
Sadh jana ki, seva lage ||

Char padarth are known as:

1. Dharam - Discipline. Understanding of his or her duties i.e virtues(Ethics)
2. Arath - Assets. he or she has no shortage of money, precious metals, pearls etc & has obtained the desired wealth.
3. Kaam - Desire. His or her all desired gets fulfilled from marriage to children.
4. Moksh - Liberation. He or she attains emancipation.

After reading the above pankti it just seems like marg of sadh jana ki seva is also parvan in Sikhi. Now main question comes down to, what is context of seva of sadh jana in this above pankiti? is it simply doing seva of singular sadh? or is it doing seva of everyone seeing jot of sadh/murshid in everyone? or above pankiti means seva of sadh sangat/sat sangat.

Please discuss..!

Spend more time with His bhagat jan.
Have more Gurbani in daily life.
Be aware and thankful at each and every step for His unbound grace.
Understand better His bhaana and remain in His hukum.

Spend more time with His bhagat jan.
Have more Gurbani in daily life.
Be aware and thankful at each and every step for His unbound grace.
Understand better His bhaana and remain in His hukum.

Spend more time with His bhagat jan.
Have more Gurbani in daily life.
Be aware and thankful at each and every step for His unbound grace.
Understand better His bhaana and remain in His hukum.

Excellent thread and posts my fellow veers @Jageera @Ragmaala  on here. I would do the following.
 
1). Used my time more wisely by learning my nitnem banis at a much younger age.
 
2). Did more malas simran jaap of waheguru simran and mool mantar. As i do wish i did a lot of simran bani jaap when i visted histrocial gurdwara sahib in india as a teenager looking back now.
 
3). Wish i had the knowledge and did the bir ras dasam banis when i was around 15/16 as that would have been cool.
 
4). Wish i had access to more books reading material especially the amount of books dass has now.
 
5). Looking back all i have to say is that it was all wahegurus hukam when guru sahib ji does kirpa on anyone to walk on this way of life.
 
 

For me it would be for my 15-20 years younger self
1. Start working out since grade 7/8. It would give you the confidence to go through college and uni comfortably.
2. Stay away from a 10 year toxic relation that ate away your spiritual wealth.
3. Never get too excited or too happy
4.  Follow your gurus hukum to the 100% especially control your eyes. 
 
 

Ps. And stick to Waheguru Gurmantra and do intense kamai, and stop jumping from one mantra to another.   

1) Don't get involved with intoxicants and make friends that are not involved in it too.
2)Put in much more effort in studies.
3)Start Naam Simran and stick to it no matter what happens.