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This is a video of Principal Balbir Singh M.A. (USA) sharing his eyewitness accounts of holy bachans stated by Baba Nand Singh Ji and Baba Isher Singh Ji, both of Nanaksar-Kaleran. These bachans were heard from the late 1930's through to 1963
 
 

This is a video of Principal Balbir Singh M.A. (USA) sharing his eyewitness accounts of holy bachans stated by Baba Nand Singh Ji and Baba Isher Singh Ji, both of Nanaksar-Kaleran. These bachans were heard from the late 1930's through to 1963
 
 

It might be a good idea to compile our research of the first 50 charitars into a document so we can have all the good and relevant information in one place.

I want to see what the sangats opinion of this idea
We should do interview and documentary on Baba Jaswant Singh ji Daudhar Wale, who lives in Canada.
Baba ji has served taksal since 1961.  He is the one who recorded the entire katha of Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji Bindranwale.
I'm sure he is full of stories of Sants and incidents that we could learn from.  Baba ji joined taksal in 1961, think of all the puratan sants baba ji met and the stories he heard.  We would get a glimpse into the past and ask him questions of what the panth is going through and ask if any mahapursh told the answer to modern day problems.  It will be good to document baba jis  life for the future.  
The panth needs to document and interview the Sants who are in their 70s 80s.  Think about the videos we have of the diwans of Sant isher Singh ji, how one persons decision to record them have given us a window to the past, I hope we can do the same for future Sikhs.
 

Book written by Baba Jaswant Singh Ji Daudhar Wale.
http://www.gursevak.com/health
Our bestseller! This pothee includes methods in which to keep the mind and body healthy.  It uses Gurbanee to discuss how to avoid sickness and take care of one’s body.  It includes healthy living disciplines to go along with a healthy diet to ensure a fit life supported by Banee.  It talks about traditional medicine and discusses how to take care of current sickness. Audiobook is not available yet. Highlights of the book are:
Tea, coffee and other intoxicants are very harmful for the body and cause dryness, headache, stomach problems. Use organic cane sugar only, no white sugar. Mill wheat flour (ਆਟਾ) at home using organic wheat grains. Use grain mills like Nutrimill, Wonder Mill etc and keep the flour setting on thick. This floud digests very fast and will not cause drowsiness. It will remove constipation. The flour available in Punjabi stores is expired, milled at high speed which destorys all nutrients. Punjabi Tarka (ਤੜਕਾ) is bad for the body and leads to heart attack, ulcer, anger and bad thoughts. Fried food is prohibited by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. (ਭਾਂਤ ਭਾਂਤ ਭੱਛਤ ਪਕਵਾਨਾ|| ਉਪਜਤ ਰੋਗ ਦੇਹ ਤਿਨ ਨਾਨਾ||) Being concerned about how to make one's meal tastier prevents one from being blessed with Amrit ras from within.  Turmeric (ਹਲਦੀ), Lemon and Khattee Lassi (ਖੱਟੀ ਲੱਸੀ) prevent and cure cancer. Combination of cranberry juice, cinnamon (ਦਾਲ ਚੀਨੀ), carom seeds (ਅਜਵੈਣ), amla powder, turmeric (ਹਲਦੀ), fennel seeds (ਸੌਂਫ) is keeps cholestrol under control.

I want to see what the sangats opinion of this idea
We should do interview and documentary on Baba Jaswant Singh ji Daudhar Wale, who lives in Canada.
Baba ji has served taksal since 1961.  He is the one who recorded the entire katha of Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji Bindranwale.
I'm sure he is full of stories of Sants and incidents that we could learn from.  Baba ji joined taksal in 1961, think of all the puratan sants baba ji met and the stories he heard.  We would get a glimpse into the past and ask him questions of what the panth is going through and ask if any mahapursh told the answer to modern day problems.  It will be good to document baba jis  life for the future.  
The panth needs to document and interview the Sants who are in their 70s 80s.  Think about the videos we have of the diwans of Sant isher Singh ji, how one persons decision to record them have given us a window to the past, I hope we can do the same for future Sikhs.
 

Why have puratan sampradas abandoned these maryadas?
Gyani ji is reading from a granth, have any of the puratan samprada done complete analysis of these texts to see if they are authentic or not.  Also, all maryadas mentioned in Puratan granths should be compiled into a separate granth so we can have all the maryadas in one place.

What is the oldest recorded katha or keertan we have in audio or video?
It will be great if we can make a collection of these.

Does anyone know what these two words mean, came across them in Puratan texts.
They both are medical problems.  The spelling might be wrong.
Kunsee/kansee
Nazlaa
 

Does the pavan have to be balanced in order for the mind to be stilled or can the mind be stilled without balanced pavan.

Came across a YouTube channel that has great videos on deep subject of Simran
 

Came across a YouTube channel that has great videos on deep subject of Simran
 

Very interesting website that contains original documents translated into english having to do with Aurangzeb's rule. Most of them about demolishing temples. A great tool for researching this period.
http://www.aurangzeb.info/?m=1

Very interesting website that contains original documents translated into english having to do with Aurangzeb's rule. Most of them about demolishing temples. A great tool for researching this period.
http://www.aurangzeb.info/?m=1

A Buddhist monk gives the answer
 

Faridkot wala teeka
ਫਿਰਿ ਚੜੈ ਦਿਵਸੁ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਵੈ ਬਹਦਿਆ ਉਠਦਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥  
Then, at the rising of the sun, he is to sing Gurbani; whether sitting down or standing up, he is to meditate on the Lord's Name.  
ਫਿਰ ਦਿਨ ਚੜੇ ਗੁਰੋਂ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਪੜੇ ਵਾ ਸੁਰ ਤਾਲ ਮੈ ਗਾਯਨ ਕਰੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਲੇ ਜਾਪ ਕਰਨੇ ਕਾ ਭਾਵ ਏਹ ਤਿਸ ਕਾਲ ਮੈ ਇਕਾਗਰ ਮਨ ਹੋਤਾ ਹੈ ਬਾਣੀ ਕਾ ਪਾਠ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਇਕਾਗਰਤਾ ਔਰ ਬਿਉਹਾਰ ਕਰਤਿਆਂ ਭੀ ਹੋ ਜਾਤਾ ਹੈ ਪਰੰਤੂ ਧਿਆਨ ਜਾਪ ਬਿਉਹਾਰ ਕਾਲ ਮੈ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਤਾ॥ ❀ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ: ਜਬ ਬਾਣੀ ਕਾ ਪਾਠ ਕਰ ਚੁਕੇ ਤਬ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ? ॥ਉੱਤ੍ਰ॥ ਬੈਠਤਿਆਂ ਉਠਤਿਆਂ ਸੁਭਾਵਕ ਹੀ ਹਰੀ ਕਾ ਨਾਮ ਉਚਾਰਨ ਕਰਤਾ ਰਹੇ॥
 

http://www.gurukhoj.com/eBooks/SBNS eBook 06 Guide to SC.pdf
Quotations from the Book:
Ego is a big hindrance that does not allow our spiritual level to rise high. A person on the path of Spirituality falls when ‘I’ or ‘my’ comes into him. Guru Sahib Ji repeatedly cautions a Sikh to escape from this danger and also emphasises on the need to efface this ego. According to Bhai Gurdass Ji, a person only qualifies to be called a Gursikh if he lives his life above the pitfall of ego.
The mind has become like a wild boar which repeatedly goes to other people’s farmland. Even if you try to stop it , it still continues to wander. The mind has cultivated a similar habit; it does not stay at its center and wanders around aimlessly. Wise farmers solve the problem of the wild boar by tying a wooden restraint on its neck and because of this, the wild boar is unable to poke its mouth here and there. In this same way, Sadh Sangat teaches us to put the restraint of Guru Sahib Ji’s Shabad to the mind.
Bowing in reverence, offering of flowers, fruits etc - these are external gifts and presents and these are just the beginning rituals and practises. However, the real gift is to focus within ourselves. This understanding comes only after much spiritual practise. Real spiritual consciousness (and understanding) comes only when the mind starts to internally mark spiritual attendance in Guru Sahib Ji’s Court. It is only then that the veil of ego will be broken.
To embrace Guru Maharaj Ji’s Path of Salvation, it is not conditional that a person must be without sin from the time of birth. This Path gives equal opportunity to the sinner as well as to the virtuous. In fact, it is even possible that the realisation of his sins may make a sinner humble and thus achieve the Path of Salvation quickly. On the other hand, a person of good virtues may remain entrapped in his ego and thus remain deprived of Salvation.
 

http://www.gurukhoj.com/eBooks/SBNS eBook 06 Guide to SC.pdf
Quotations from the Book:
Ego is a big hindrance that does not allow our spiritual level to rise high. A person on the path of Spirituality falls when ‘I’ or ‘my’ comes into him. Guru Sahib Ji repeatedly cautions a Sikh to escape from this danger and also emphasises on the need to efface this ego. According to Bhai Gurdass Ji, a person only qualifies to be called a Gursikh if he lives his life above the pitfall of ego.
The mind has become like a wild boar which repeatedly goes to other people’s farmland. Even if you try to stop it , it still continues to wander. The mind has cultivated a similar habit; it does not stay at its center and wanders around aimlessly. Wise farmers solve the problem of the wild boar by tying a wooden restraint on its neck and because of this, the wild boar is unable to poke its mouth here and there. In this same way, Sadh Sangat teaches us to put the restraint of Guru Sahib Ji’s Shabad to the mind.
Bowing in reverence, offering of flowers, fruits etc - these are external gifts and presents and these are just the beginning rituals and practises. However, the real gift is to focus within ourselves. This understanding comes only after much spiritual practise. Real spiritual consciousness (and understanding) comes only when the mind starts to internally mark spiritual attendance in Guru Sahib Ji’s Court. It is only then that the veil of ego will be broken.
To embrace Guru Maharaj Ji’s Path of Salvation, it is not conditional that a person must be without sin from the time of birth. This Path gives equal opportunity to the sinner as well as to the virtuous. In fact, it is even possible that the realisation of his sins may make a sinner humble and thus achieve the Path of Salvation quickly. On the other hand, a person of good virtues may remain entrapped in his ego and thus remain deprived of Salvation.
 

Lahore’s historical gurdwara now a Muslim shrine
 
The well of blood
Gurdwara ‘Lal Khoohi’ (the well of blood) was built at the spot where Guru Arjan Dev was kept in confinement. The site housed the haveli (mansion) of Chandu Shah,the diwan of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, who had developed hatred for the Guru after he rejected the marriage proposal of the Emperor's daughter with the Guru’s son, Hargobind. The Guru is believed to havespent his last days here, drinking from the well. In1927, the SGPC took charge of the gurdwara.  
Vishav Bharti
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 13 
A historical gurdwara in Lahore has been turned into a Muslim shrine, according to a recent article by Islamabad-based anthropologist Haroon Khalid. Gurdwara ‘Lal Khoohi’ (well of blood), built at the spot where Guru Arjan Dev was kept in confinement, has now become ‘Haq Char Yaar’.
Khalid, known for documenting the historical and cultural heritage of Pakistan, said this was yet another instance of a place of worship belonging to a minority community being appropriated by the dominant Muslim population.
Khalid, who has written books on Pakistan’s minorities, said the fifth Sikh Guru was also tortured at this place. “The story goes that this site housed the haveli (mansion) of Chandu Shah, the diwan of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, who had developed hatred for the Guru after he rejected the marriage proposal of Chandu Shah’s daughter with the Guru’s son, Hargobind,” he said.
As per Khalid, “The Guru is believed to have spent his last days here, drinking from the well. That’s how it came to be called ‘Lal Khoohi’.”
Prof JS Grewal, a chronicler of Sikh history and former director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, confirmed that the reference to the fifth Guru’s confinement at Chandu Shah’s haveli was found in Sikh texts.
Lahore-based Majid Sheikh, a journalist and a writer who has extensively written on Lahore’s history and is now doing PhD on ‘Ancient history of Punjab’ at Cambridge University, said, “This place has nothing to do with Islam. There seems to be no limit to our ignorance.”
The gurdwara was initially very small, but Sikhs purchased the adjoining houses and built a bigger building. In 1927, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) took charge of it.
Talking to The Tribune, Haroon said most of the places of worship belonging to the minorities in Pakistan were in a bad condition. Most of them have been taken over by Partition refugees and transformed into houses. “Over the years, these buildings have lost their architectural heritage. However, there are a handful of gurdwaras and temples that the Pakistan Government looks after. These are the places which Sikh and Hindu pilgrims are allowed to visit,” he said.
 
http://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/punjab/lahore-s-historical-gurdwara-now-a-muslim-shrine/251494.html
 
 

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥
सवैया ॥
SWAYYA
ਜਾਗਤਿ ਜੋਤ ਜਪੈ ਨਿਸ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਏਕ ਬਿਨਾ ਮਨ ਨੈਕ ਨ ਆਨੈ ॥ ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤ ਸਜੈ ਬ੍ਰਤ ਗੋਰ ਮੜੀ ਮਟ ਭੂਲ ਨ ਮਾਨੈ ॥
जागति जोत जपै निस बासुर एक बिना मन नैक न आनै ॥ पूरन प्रेम प्रतीत सजै ब्रत गोर मड़ी मट भूल न मानै ॥

He is the true Khalsa (Sikh), who remembers the ever-awakened Light throughout night and day and does not bring anyone else in the mind; he practices his vow with whole heated affection and does not believe in even by oversight, the graves, monuments and monasteries;

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥
सवैया ॥
SWAYYA
ਜਾਗਤਿ ਜੋਤ ਜਪੈ ਨਿਸ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਏਕ ਬਿਨਾ ਮਨ ਨੈਕ ਨ ਆਨੈ ॥ ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤ ਸਜੈ ਬ੍ਰਤ ਗੋਰ ਮੜੀ ਮਟ ਭੂਲ ਨ ਮਾਨੈ ॥
जागति जोत जपै निस बासुर एक बिना मन नैक न आनै ॥ पूरन प्रेम प्रतीत सजै ब्रत गोर मड़ी मट भूल न मानै ॥

He is the true Khalsa (Sikh), who remembers the ever-awakened Light throughout night and day and does not bring anyone else in the mind; he practices his vow with whole heated affection and does not believe in even by oversight, the graves, monuments and monasteries;

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥
सवैया ॥
SWAYYA
ਜਾਗਤਿ ਜੋਤ ਜਪੈ ਨਿਸ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਏਕ ਬਿਨਾ ਮਨ ਨੈਕ ਨ ਆਨੈ ॥ ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤ ਸਜੈ ਬ੍ਰਤ ਗੋਰ ਮੜੀ ਮਟ ਭੂਲ ਨ ਮਾਨੈ ॥
जागति जोत जपै निस बासुर एक बिना मन नैक न आनै ॥ पूरन प्रेम प्रतीत सजै ब्रत गोर मड़ी मट भूल न मानै ॥

He is the true Khalsa (Sikh), who remembers the ever-awakened Light throughout night and day and does not bring anyone else in the mind; he practices his vow with whole heated affection and does not believe in even by oversight, the graves, monuments and monasteries;

ਸਵੈਯਾ ॥
सवैया ॥
SWAYYA
ਜਾਗਤਿ ਜੋਤ ਜਪੈ ਨਿਸ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਏਕ ਬਿਨਾ ਮਨ ਨੈਕ ਨ ਆਨੈ ॥ ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤ ਸਜੈ ਬ੍ਰਤ ਗੋਰ ਮੜੀ ਮਟ ਭੂਲ ਨ ਮਾਨੈ ॥
जागति जोत जपै निस बासुर एक बिना मन नैक न आनै ॥ पूरन प्रेम प्रतीत सजै ब्रत गोर मड़ी मट भूल न मानै ॥

He is the true Khalsa (Sikh), who remembers the ever-awakened Light throughout night and day and does not bring anyone else in the mind; he practices his vow with whole heated affection and does not believe in even by oversight, the graves, monuments and monasteries;

Check this youtube channel, they have a over 20 part series explaining 'Who is a Sant' from Gurbani in english.  It will answer all your questions.
 
https://m.youtube.com/user/mysimraninfo