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ਕਹਾਂ ਹੋਤੁ ਅਬ ਕੇ ਪਛੁਤਾਏ ਤਨ ਧਨ ਜੋਬਨ ਖੀਨ ਭਏ ॥
What good is it to repent now? All my money and youth has been depleted.
ਮਾਯਾ ਕੇ ਮਦ ਔਧਿ ਬਿਹਾਨੀ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਸੰਗ ਗਲਤ ਭਏ ॥
I spent my life drunk in the love of the Illusion [māyā], rotting away with desire and anger.
ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹ ਮਮਤਾ ਰਸ ਉਰਝਯੋ ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ਪਏ ॥
The flavours of greed, attachment and arrogance have entangled me, and the noose of Ego has come around my neck.
ਫਾਸਨ ਕੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਸਭ ਹੀ ਕੀਨੀ ਛੂਟਨ ਕੋ ਨਹਿ ਨਾਮ ਲਏ ॥
The placing of the noose was all my own doing - I did not take the Name of the one who could remove it.
 
Sarbloh Granth, Volume 1, page 164
 
This line from Guru Gobind Singh mimics a line from his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur on in Rāg Mārū:
 
ਕਹਾ ਹੋਤ ਅਬ ਕੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਏ ਛੂਟਤ ਨਾਹਿਨ ਭਾਗਿਓ ॥੧॥
What good will it be to repent now? I cannot escape [Death] by running away.
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[1] - What good is it to repent now? Sarbloh Guru Granth & Adi Guru Granth (manglacharan.com)
 
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America spear headed reefer madness. The war on drugs is enslaving the planet and putting money in all the wrong hands. 
This started after prohibition, for two reasons. Chemical textile companies that have killed the planet and us with their fake fibers wanted to make money. And recently unemployed prohibition cops needed a new racket and only black folk were using reefer in America, so guess what winds up illegal?
Everybody wins. White supremacy, the drug dealers aka the government, the greedy corporations. Everybody wins but you. Who dies from the teflon or the pharma. Content with the wasp sin mentality you've been sold. 

I messaged main Gravesend Gurudwara via Instagram but still waiting for reply. 
From previous experience, I know other big local Gurudwara in Rochester don't deal with it either, 
I would try to call them today.  

Yes bro, near gravesend 

It literally means "The 10th day". It's the 10th day from New Moon Night (Maseya) and Full Moon Night (Pooranmashi). 
It is celebrated at some Nanaksar Gurudwaras.
http://gurdwarananaksar.org/english/events_e.html
 
Bhul chuk maaf
 

Could anyone guide me how to do sanskaar of old Gutka Sahib, Sikhism books and synthetic Wall calenders please? I could use suchhi big karahi (kitchen pan/utensil) for this purpose.  I know I have to do Ardaas. 
Many Thanks

Can you say what he is saying in English (My Punjabi is bad) Sorry for any inconvenience

Dhan-Baazi refers to horses.
Therefore, that verse probably means to increase your love for horses or give horses to poor Singhs.
 
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You mean, what does it say in the Mahabharat text?
 
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Hasn't Afeem been around in India since ancient times?
 
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Source?
Thanks
 
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Just out of interest, if you can be bothered. You sound like you grew up back home. I've never seen the above melas, what did you see in them? How were people acting when 'high and crazy'. 

Sukhnidhaan has Sukha in it, in addition to Almonds, Black pepper, Poppy seeds, Melon seeds, Milk (maybe optional), Cardamom, etc.
When you just use the word "Shardai", that has no Nasha in it.
 
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In the following video, Sant Waryam Singh Ji explains that after Naam gets parpak in swaas swaas, there comes the stage of focusing/concentrating the mind/chit. The best vidhi according to Sant Waryam Singh Ji is focusing on moorat of Guru.
Sant Isher Singh Ji Rara Sahib also recommended doing dhyan of Guru Ki Moorat in his diary.
Listen to the whole video.
So now we have Baba Nand Singh Ji/Baba Ishar Singh Ji Kaleran, Sant Ishar Singh Ji rara sahib and Sant Waryam Singh ji recommending dhyana of Gur Ki Moorat. 
 

 

I might be wrong but I think afeem use was a later development compared to using sukha.  

Anand Chamatkar. Read it a long time ago, don’t remember the exact page number. 

When I talked to one wheel chair bound women who takes it in cake, she told me that (as well as alleviating pain in her hands and allowing movement) the high also made her laugh and less depressed about her situation, so even that can have a positive effect in some cases.
It's really good for palliative care too by some accounts. It can help people dying, spend what little time they have in a more positive state of mind with their loved ones, instead of lying in bed feeling despondent and awaiting death.  
 
It's just like shastars/ashtars actually, they can be used for good and bad. 

Absolutely. I think this is unavoidable to some extent though. Just because some people are going to abuse something, doesn't mean we should not use it for a greater good for many. 
Yes, we should have effective educational campaigns and support apparatus for addicts too. 
Like I said, prohibition has not prevented mass addiction and just made very evil people mega rich. Just the availability of substances doesn't mean people will automatically take it. My grandparents were around it and never took it.   

If you use Sukha as a medicine, in controlled form, to help someone get rid of their afeem, alcohol or some other addiction, that’s fair. Just don’t develop dependency on Sukha afterwards. Dependency on external means is not Gurmat imo.
Methadone is used to help with heroin addiction and eventually come off it. Benzodiazepines are used to help with delirium tremens when people suddenly come off alcohol. But if someone develops dependency on methadone and bzds, thats defeating the original purpose.
Our brain has cannaboid receptors. If you use external cannabis, you will develop tolerance and ultimate fry them out. The way to activate many unknown pleasure receptors in our brain is through Naam Rassa via Japa techniques. The effect will be everlasting without any side effects. 

I full on see where you're coming from with the above, but let me add another dimension. I know of a few people who have multiple sclerosis, and they use it. Their condition is serious, and it not only helps alleviates the symptoms, but they say it also helps them to mentally deal with being stuck in a wheelchair.  I know people who have psychotic violent tendencies who use it to make themselves less violent. I know people with nerve damage who use it to alleviate symptoms of that. I know people who struggle to eat, who use it to ramp up their hunger, and who looked like concentration camp survivors beforehand. 
How would you explain umpteen references including (if Sri Gursobha is what it is purported to be), an account contemporary to dasmesh pita explicitly describing mounted Singhs carrying afeem? How do you explain the variance in the old extant rahits on the topic?
BTW are you trying to say that when a thing is used in one way, it becomes a 'nasha' but the same thing used in another way, isn't nasha?   

I have witnessed the maryada at Hazur Sahib. They give sukhnidhan prashad near the bunga downstairs.  

 When we were near the godavri, we came across a hazuri singh. He definitely seemed high, red eyes etc. Not sure if it was nasha of sukha or naam khumari.
Shardai when prepared properly is very nutritious and soothing for brain, and as I said no more than 5 leaves for maryada. But when there is no almonds, pepper, poppy seeds, rose, etc and just pure sukha. Thats Nasha . Like they have bhang on shivratri melas and people going high and crazy.

Source?
Thanks
 
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When your kids hit teenage years and your reefer madness has put everything in the same category it will have disasterous effects. 
The Guru Sahiban made no mistakes, and including use of Sukha is no mistake. 
So if you're reefer mad, every time you see any alcohol or drug use in your community, you can thank yourself for doing the imperial machines work for them. 

7 Principles of Distraction
I use the analogy of the Native American Coyote - the Trickster to teach this philosophy and drive home the understanding. The coyote is really a teacher who teaches us about our foibles and weakness's in a way in which we can accept and then take action.

Most of us have a deep instinctual knowing of the purpose of our existences. We are continually battling the dark side of spirituality or the forces that conspire to drive us from knowing our desired purpose in life! What distracts from that knowing I call the Seven Coyote's of distraction!
 
Those being:
1. Know 'APISTOHTOKI' (Creator).
2. Learn as much truth as we are capable
of accepting.
3. Teach these truths to others.
4. Find and experience lasting peace.
5. Find and experience boundless joy.
6. Find and experience limitless love.
7. Find a purpose beyond ourselves.
Sometime during our lifetime, we begin to feel a yearning for something else. Something we do not quite understand, but we know this yearning has little to do with the mundane experience's we have lived until this point. If we were to try to put this feeling into words we might describe it as a deep need to get home, and yet we do not quite know where home is or how to get there. So we begin a search that is honorable and sincere.

Some of us have learned much in our lifetimes and realize what it is we need to progress up the evolutionary ladder of enlightenment. For those the path is easier and we know how not to fight the direction. For the majority of us, however we only find the PATH after much difficulty and disillusionment. This usually is not all our doing but rather the responsibility of the cultures into which we are born. Our perceptions are clouded by what we perceive from our experiences and teachings, unfortunately we are being taught by unenlightened beings that are on the path of selfish, self-serving greed. Some of those beings are aware of what they are doing, but the majorities have no idea as they think it is normal and OK to use others to get what they want. Those beings use what I call the Coyote's of Distractions to teach us as a society how to act.

We as potential enlightened beings have to be constantly aware of our perceptions and how they can be easily corrupted by society. We must be aware on a daily, even hourly basis lest we are drawn into those perceptions.
The Coyote's of Distractions can be categorized as follows:
The Quest for Power
Native American Coyote One
Perception:
The power of money because that is what society respects and worships. People look to money for all sorts of reasons; rationalizing that with money we can gain the power we need to do the things we think need to be done.
Reality:
Money is not power, it is one of the false Gods of the flesh. It is simply a means of exchange. People do not respect money at the level of the heart therefore money becomes useless for spiritual things. Neither Christ nor Buddha or any enlightened being had money or placed any value on it. There is nothing wrong with the intent of money, what is wrong is the intent of greed filled individuals who distort and destroy through the use of it.
Native American Coyote Two
Perception:
The power to teach via title or position. People think having a title or position gains them respect and attention.
Reality:
The power of position or title have no bearing on the teachings of the heart. These things may reach those of us who live in the flesh but not those who live in the heart and spirit. To live in a truly spiritual manner is to live in humble service to others.
Native American Coyote Three
Perception:
The power of strong body and the strength of mind. People admire these attributes and are impressed with their message.
Reality:
Body and mind are outward appearances and have nothing to do with the grander things of life. Those who have wisdom and truly wish to listen will not listen to an over educated mind or an over developed body.
What is needed is sincerity and love and it makes no difference how it comes. When the spiritual mind and body is strong all else will follow. People need to learn to listen to their inner truths and not those who profess to know more than another. We all have the same access to these truth's, we just need to be taught how the access the information.
Native American Coyote Four
Perception:
The power of fear is great and through fear the masses will follow. If I can threaten you with a Devil I can control you.
Reality:
You can never force acceptance through fear. You can never force understanding through fear. Fear may imprison the logical mind and body but never the spiritual mind or body.
Native American Coyote Five
Perception:
The power of deception will lead the masses to acceptance. Then you can control through the use of more deception.
Reality:
Nothing can deceive the spiritual heart or mind as the heart will always know of the deception. The trick is not allowing the deception to deceive the logical mind.
Native American Coyote Six
Perception:
The power of religion. If one rises to the top of the masses through religion then they can control through the use of religion and thus bring Creator closer.
Reality:
If one flourishes through religion then there needs to be no control and there needs to be no power. Only Creator can give true power but it is power for true purpose. No church, temple, nor religious cult can give true power.
Native American Coyote Seven
Perception:
There is power in healing. Society looks to a healer as all powerful so they will follow.
Reality:
There are no healers; they are only bridges for the spirit to heal through. A person who says he is a healer is only filling his own ego which diminishes his power.
 
These are the things that distract us from our true path, they are things of the head and not of the heart. They have little to do with finding one's truth and Creators' real power. The only true power is that of unconditional love. Change cannot be forced for very long, as there will be rebellion as well it should be. The only true change is through the heart and free choice. One must be discerning when choosing their teacher. We can learn from all that we come in contact with but we must be capable of separating good teachings from bad and then maintain the true power of discernment which lays in acceptance and non-judgmental loving of all things.
Live in a simple, unobstructed manner. Do not attempt to control your life by controlling others; all you will accomplish is creating pain for yourself and those others. Learn to pray many times during the day and you will be at ease. Place your true faith in yourself and your Creator and your path will be much straighter and relatively clear of obstacles.
Two Feathers