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Didn't you read it?
 
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A Tidbit from Amir Bhandar teeka:
 

 
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@dalsingh101 - What about Hindu women? Do these grooming gangs go a lot after them too?
 
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Did you feel a very sharp pain in your throat (especially when you would swallow) when you had Covid? Like as if there was a thorn in your throat?
 
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@dalsingh101 - What about Hindu women? Do these grooming gangs go a lot after them too?
 
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Most likely, there is no conflict between Gurbanis, but if there is, then Sri Aad Gurbani will take precedence.
 
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So you would say that devout Sikhs are more "American" than Christian or Atheist Americans?
 
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Is there a particular Pauri in Sri Japjee saab which you like a lot? Why don't you try to do Sidhi of a Pauri in Sri Japjee Saab first?
 
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I really struggle with that bro. I appreciate it. 
With Aikido for example either people really aren't worthy of getting the full teachings. But I could see charging them. Or they are, but then how can I charge them? And a lot of people who deserve it the most, can afford it the least. That's why I was hoping to train with Sikhs bro. So I just don't have to worry about that. 
I can't remember where in Gurbani it was but it was saying how we're all prostituting Dharam, prostituing God and that really got me. Like how can I charge for a priceless treasure I don't own? That is here for Righteousness sake?
But as I've meditated on it I realize too there is a sterilized public face of Aikido. That is more karmically safe to teach whoevers. I mean that's not really the full throttle way I like to train.
But I think by maybe having feeder programs, and a public professional side to it, with a more dedicated core is a way to go. And in fact the more I compare it to the origins of Aikido I think I'm reinventing the wheel in that regard. 
So I'd like really to have one foot in the professional Aikido world with feeder programs into the deeper Doka program and also have a similar program offered in Gurudwaras for verified Sikhs that wouldn't cost. Once people reached Doka status a lot of things wouldn't cost them either in my Japanese side of things. 
And I'd like to have Aikido clubs at various places that could get a lot of attention digitally and also within the Sangat same case. Have a mass media training platform for each group and perhaps a way to bring the feeds together. 
But it wouldn't take long to have students in a variety of locations training at their level with visits and digital help. 
If I were to do Parchar it would be to everyone but especially melanin bearing communities, their cultural organizations, even the peripheries of their gangs, and I'd recruit before the gangs could, and I'd make a Jatha from that demographic primarily. Select verified pale skins included. And it would be a humble Paanthic Jatha not an appropriated bs organization. And until we were worthy we'd have Shastar instead of Saroop. I mean that is if there were any trouble just plugging them into the existing Gurudwara and Bunga. But I'd like to get Bungas of Sikhs who like Aikido and farming and Bungas of Aikidoka who like Sikhs and farming and put them close together. 
I have a lot of bar, restaurant, nightclub and security experience. I've been playing with the idea of throwing events for cash and also using those as a recruiting ground. 
I've already identified a number of Native and Black groups, activists, and community leaders worth associating with as well as which Sikh groups would make the best friends. 
Seems like I'm always beseiged by life, family, work and work and work though. I try not to pray for anything but Naam, acceptance of Hukam and the health to endure but I could really use the hand of Sat Guru in my family and economic life, and I'd really like to be interfacing with this world in a way deeper than laboring alone, and study a few things. At least Bhagti claims that time. 
These covid changes may force my hand though to do something different. I'm not getting taxed 3600 dollars a year on an already stretched thin income to pay for weekly covid tests because Byethen had osha circumnavigate all our representatives. 
it's wildly innapropriate. Treasonous. A terrifying precedent. 

Neither one existed as is at that time, and in fact at that time their roles were flipped. 
Bill of rights is the heaftier part for righteousness. 

So...
1. Mainly intact. Mildly under attack by athiests and legislation against the tax status of churches. Also we get arrested for filming in public, filming government buildings, filming the police and our protests get assaulted by the cops instead of protected. But I can run my mouth still is about as effective it is. 
2. Mainly intact, but under constant threat of legislation and already legislated unconstitutionally. Still. Protected. 
3. No longer pertinent 
The rest of these have been set aside for black people the whole time and don't really apply to anyone else now either. 
And if you look at most of the tension we have in this country it's due to a double, or no standard of these rights being applied.
The rest of the constitution is being side stepped by politicians. Aka bidens osha mandate being an osha mandate instead of legislation. 
Both the republican and democrat party are republican really. Both worthless. Both selling out this country. 
 I already had zero respect for republicans and but like a tiny smidge for democrats and seeing the way that they're acting in office this time I've lost that too. I'm only ever going to vote for Independent people, who I can actually stand behind, I don't care if they win, the rest this country can get exactly who they deserve by voting for this one party system.

And I know I am notoriously bad at posting in random threads but if you want to know how to disarm beadbi attackers I can show you. 
That's either if you want to take them down to the ground and disarm them, and hand them over, or you want to hand them off into the next life, I can show you how to make sure that your body language is congruent not only for the encounter, and for the person you're dealing with,  but for the camera. 
Then we can look amazing on camera and avoid the particularly troublesome nature of the resolution of this event which was messing around in the middle and I don't judge anybody who is involved I'm just saying we'd have been better off disarming the dude and questioning them and doing no harm or letting his head roll right off his shoulders while he kept his little grip on the sword he picked up. 
Shoot we have been better off if once he disappeared he just stayed disappeared but beating the guy in the back room and having to hand him over just like sucks for us.
But I get it and I have a feeling they were asking him some questions. 

100 percent of the youth in our care should be accounted for at all times. And adults should always be paired. Nobody and a child should ever be alone. Cameras are cheap. 
That doesn't have anything to do with any other faith. 
That aspect seems to come to bear when it comes to grooming gangs, which is a whole nother thing to protect against, which is external. 
As far as abuse in the home, only a non judgemental, supportive, prepared culture can thwart that. 

Thoughts ? Potentially dangerous ? I think they need to look at 'prevention' in the 'interfaith' issues rather than saying "mis-leading narratives about Sikh women and girls being disproportionately targeted by Muslim grooming gangs. "
The second one seems to imply it's okay for these things to happen
https://www.sikhwomensaid.org.uk/
 
https://www.sikhwomensaid.org.uk/about-us/our-team
Sukhi is passionate about raising awareness of child sexual exploitation and sexual abuse within the Sikh and wider BAME community. She has seen a sharp rise in faith based sexual abuse in places of worship & faith settings and has worked tirelessly to shine a spotlight on this issue.
Sukhi is also a founding member of a Sikh/Muslim interfaith group “Same Difference” that is looking to tackle contentious issues between the two groups including mis-leading narratives about Sikh women and girls being disproportionately targeted by Muslim grooming gangs. The group has gone from strength to strength and hosts monthly gatherings to discuss community cohesion and all matters that can bring these two groups together.
Sukhvinder also takes a keen interest in politics and has stood as a local councillor candidate in the Birmingham Elections in 2019.
Regarding the formation of Sikh Women’s Aid, Sukhvinder said, “I am humbled and honoured to be a founding member and trustee of Sikh Women’s Aid. Faith is very important to me, and guides all that I do. Our rich history pays homage to the strength, valour and courage of Sikh Women, from Bebe Nanaki, the sister of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, to Mai Bhago, the formidable Warrior Woman who was as fierce as her male counterparts on the battlefield during the times of the Tenth Master Guru Gobind Singh Ji. I have witnessed for too long, the diminishing spirit of many Sikh women due to decades of oppressive practices that use culture and shame to suppress them. This type of toxic behaviour is not in line with the Sikh Faith nor should it ever been accepted as such.
So, it is in that spirit that our team plants the seed of Sikh Women’s Aid.
"Sikh Women’s Aid is the foundation of a powerful movement by Sikh women for the community. We will now proactively engage with communities and the wider Violence Against Women and Girl’s (VAWG) sector to become a voice for thousands of victims who have been forced to suffer in silence. The work and partnerships that Sikh Women’s Aid will engage in, aim to shatter the oppressive silence around every abusive and violent act that harms women, girls and vulnerable members of the community."     Mandeep Kaur Sungu, or “Minu” as she is affectionately known as by those close to her, is a British born Panjabi Sikh businesswoman who currently resides with her family in the heart of the West Midlands.   Minu spoke about the formation of Sikh Women’s Aid: “My most prized and cherished role in life is that of a mother to my four children, three of whom are daughters. I am passionate about women knowing that if things are bad, there is help available out there. I want our daughters to grow up knowing that our community is doing more listening to and less talking down to women about their needs.
I want our daughters to feel safe and when things do not go to plan, they are able to seek support and justice without shame, fear, or prejudice. Sikh Women’s Aid will be a champion for women and I am honoured to have set this up alongside a group of professional, trained and competent women”.
 

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You can see some pictures of her here:
 

Awe. She's gorgeous bro. 

My friend's rescue cat

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/preet-chandi-british-sikh-army-officer-first-woman-colour-solo-trek-antarctica-1381463
 
The army officer and physiotherapist, who adopted the nickname “Polar Preet” for her blog, spent two and a half years preparing for the grueling expedition.
It included crevasse training in the French Alps, trekking Iceland’s Langjökull Glacier and 27 days on the ice cap in Greenland.
  Ms Chandi named her sled after her nine-year-old niece, Simran, and her skis after her baby nephew, Karanveer, to inspire them.
She said: “When I decided I wanted to go to Antarctica, I didn’t know I would be the first woman of colour to do a solo expedition on the continent and people have said to me ‘You don’t look like a polar explorer’.”
Congratulating her on the expedition, the Chief of the General Staff of the British Army said she was an “inspirational example of the grit and determination”.
Ms Chandi admitted that she “didn’t know much about the continent” when the idea first came about, but was determined to prove that she could achieve anything.
“The expedition was always about so much more than me,” she wrote upon completion.
“I want to encourage people to push their boundaries and to believe in themselves, and I want you to be able to do it without being labeled a rebel.”
Half of the funds raised from the extraordinary feat will go towards an adventure grant for women attempting unique challenges, which she plans to launch next year.
  The rest will go to Khalsa Aid, “who’s message is to recognise the whole human race as one,” she said.
“Hopefully doing something that pushes me so far out of my comfort zone will inspire others to believe in themselves and push their boundaries,” she said.

@Arsh1469veer ji its really good you have taken this step and dedication towards Gurbani, you have a lot of kirpa. 
 
Dass would recommend you to first build up step by step every day as jumping to 40 Jap Ji Sahib paath is a lot to do in one day. From experience its best to 5 paaths a week then 10 week afterwards.
 
Please don't take in a wrong way as dass knows from experience that headache/migraine can develop if you jump to a large number of paaths for a beginner is a lot.

That's awesome bro. In all ways. 

As of now I do a couple of Japji Sahibs and 1 Sukhmani Sahib. I am working to memories Japji so I can do 40. My goal is to do 40 Japji Sahibs for 7 days. After that I think I'll do 10.

That's huge bro. Great job on the Nitnem. 
Not to discourage you, but there's that Sakhi about the Nitnemi Gursikh who recited Japji 21 times a day. The one who said the bricks would stay kachi. I think it might take you all day to do forty Jajpji Sahib and 2 Sukhmani Sahib. Which would be epic but that's big focus Veer Ji. 

I do ardas to be able to do 40 jaoji sahib a day and 2 sukhmani sahib. I can barely manage to get up for nitnem so I guess I'll keep dreaming.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cultural-winter-drinks-1.6307480
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Teas and fermented drinks to give British Columbians comfort this snowy season
  Baneet Braich · CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2022 9:00 AM PT | Last Updated: January 8   Getting through another snowy winter can mean finding the perfect drink to sip and savour.
In British Columbia,  different cultures have diverse drinks to keep warm or feel fresh in the winter, among them Indigenous Labrador Tea, Indian Cha or Chai, Chinese Pu'erh Tea, and Russian Kvass.
  North America: Indigenous Labrador tea
T'uy't'tanat-Cease Wyss is an Indigenous ethnobotanist who has fond memories of searching for and drinking Labrador tea, also known as swamp tea. 
"It's very soothing, calming, very good for the respiratory system … it's the things you want most in winter, said Wyss.
Labrador tea leaves are found all over North America which Indigenous people refer to as Turtle Island. 
  Labrador tea plants are commonly found in bogs across North America. (CBC News ) The plant commonly grows in bogs and is most fragrant in the winter explains Wyss. 
While Labrador tea can be made in a variety of ways, Wyss and her daughter Senaqwila boil water and add five to seven leaves. After boiling for about 15 minutes, the tea is ready to be served. 
COVID-19 concerns, closures have families and communities heading out on the land "Working with plants is like bringing your ancestors to the table, says Senaqwila. 
"You can close your eyes and picture … loving words, a warm hug, words of encouragement keeping you warm during the long winter months. "
The pair reflect on how the tea binds Indigenous people all across the continent. 
"When we drink this tea we are thinking about all the stories that are shared," said Wyss. 
India: Cha or Chai 
Baljit Singh Brar prepares chai every day starting at 6 a.m. at the Gurdwara Baba Banda Singh Bahadar Sikh Society in Abbotsford 
Chai has a black tea base with milk and spices. The drink is enjoyed widely across India year-round but its aroma, warmth, and spices make it perfect for the winter, Brar explains. 
  Chai has a black tea base with milk and spices, such as cardamom, cloves, and fennel. (Baneet Braich) Brar adds black tea bags, fennel, cardamom, cloves, carom seed, ginger, and waits for it to simmer in a pot of boiling water. 
The cloves and cardamom add a pleasant fragrance, while the carom seed and ginger can help with digestion, Brar says.  
Next, he adds milk, brings the mix to a boil and adds sugar. 
  Baljit Singh Brar prepares Indian chai, also known as cha, daily at his gurdwara in Abbotsford. (Baneet Braich) "Cha is what energizes us in the morning. The whole family gets together and makes tea ... it makes our bodies feel fresh," said Brar in Punjabi. 
Unique drinks to warm up the coldest of days: Andrew Coppolino China: Pu-erh Tea 
Daniel Lui pours boiling water in a small clay teapot filled with Pu'erh Tea, an ancient tea sourced from the Yunnan province in China. 
The black tea is fermented, aged and packaged in a cake-like shape, explains Lui who is the owner of the Chinese Tea Shop in Vancouver. . 
"Very dark and earthy, very good for calming, warming, relaxing," says Lui. 
Lui uses a special tea knife to pry open the cake shape of the Pu-erh tea. Then, he cuts it into small pieces, adds it into a teapot and pours hot water in and on top of the clay teapot to help expand the tea leaves. 
  Chinese Pu-erh tea is a fermented black tea popular for its soothing and calming properties. (CBC News ) He rinses out the tea, pours it on top of the teapot again to keep it hot and refills the teapot with hot water for the first official infusion of tea, then waits 18 seconds and pours out the new batch into small teacups.
"Good for digestion, for bowel movement, tea is fully fermented and very low in caffeine."
'Tea is art': Chinese newcomer connects with others over the perfect brew The packaged tea is considered a family treasure that is often aged for a lifetime and passed on to the next generation, Lui says.
"I was so lucky to be able have some Pu-erh tea from 1960s or 50s and also taste Pu-Erh tea over 100 years old."
  Chinese Pu-erh tea is aged and passed along through generations of families, says Daniel Lui, owner of the Chinese Tea Shop in Vancouver. (CBC News) Lui's grandfather left him Pu'erh tea from the 1970s as well. 
Russia: Kvass
For Natalia Mitrofanova, a go-to drink for the winter is Kvass, a fermented non-alcoholic or low alcoholic staple in Russia that tastes similar to beer. 
Kvass is especially popular in summer but can also be enjoyed year-long, says Mitrofanova, the owner of the Russian Spoon Bakery in Vancouver. 
  Kvass is a staple fermented drink in Russia with key ingredients like rye bread, raisins, and sugar. (CBC News) "Russian people like it because they drink it all the time," she said.
Mitrofanova makes Kvass with rye bread, raisins, sugar and water. Honey or other dried fruit like cranberries and blueberries can also be added, she says.
Bread crumbs from a previous batch of Kvazz are also used to speed up the fermentation process, Mitrofanova says. 
She ferments the drink over three days in a bucket, stirring it occasionally. 
  Mitrofanova says Kvass is a healthier alternative to sodas, and its fermented properties can help with hangovers, especially over the holidays in winter and helps boost the immune system. 
"It also reminds one ... of Russia. People really like it."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  Baneet Braich CBC Donaldson Scholar
Baneet Braich is a Joan Donaldson Scholar for CBC News. Connect with her at baneet.braich@cbc.ca or on Twitter at @Baneet_Braich

@Sajjan_Thug well done!  Keep it up!
Make target of sitting longer and longer. Some people do it in one sitting, just in couple of hours like 6 hours.  
I completed second set of 125,000 today, would start third set again tomorrow. I think i  would struggle only until surti start to focus,  then it would be just anand. 
 

Waheguru Ji
How long did it take to do 125,000 Waheguru Simran Jaap?  Waheguru Waheguru Ji