Rock

Listen at 1:45 

Watch from 2:57 onwards.
 

I do understand your point of debate. But my personal thinking is: Getting into debate doesn't bring any good for either party; even if both the parties debate's intention is to understand some real concept(s) but I guess we already have the required information and there is NO need to learn or teach more. The only information that anyone/everyone needs is: We're seperated and need meditation to return to Him. Period. Rest all really doesn't mean anything.
For the last one decade I've researched/learned so many different philosophies, health techniques, tantar-mantar, energy-techniques, you name it............but the outcome is nothing practical in terms of Spiritual terms. Yes, I can get praise/thumbs-up/blessings-for-the-cured with the knowledge that I've but eventually it will bring only 2 things: Some good karma (from blessings and intention) and great Ego. And both of these did NOT fulfill any of my Spiritual wishes. But yeah, I'm doing karma.
I remember the conversation of Suleman, where he was asked to sing some Kalam but he said that in his past life he sung so-many Kalam's but it didn't bring anything good. So, he doesn't feel like singing it again. Now here it doesn't mean that Kalam has nothing Spiritual, it was just the intention. Same way, I feel like all these debates, knowledge, skills are nothing. But you know, it's the theory that I try to live practically but sometimes I endup entering the debates out of my old habit of teaching/learning. So, this is the real reason to restraining myself.
But let me put in brief about what I don't agree with you in this debate: Once a power multiples itself, then we can no longer call it with the same name as the original power. e.g Mud/Mitti when shaped and cooked in fire become brick; with the collection of bricks becomes house.......we normally at physical level don't call house a Mitti............. Same way we call ourselves human but still we're made of 5 basic elements. So, once Waheguru multiples Itself into Maya or whatever and then have had sex with Maya, then at the physical level we cannot say it was Waheguru's combination with Maya because free-will was at work at that level. Rest all Kaal, Akaal, Maya or whatever is just a name/identity. But at deeper level, everything is Waheguru as HIS jyot is in everyone.

Prof Sahib gets stuff wrong all the time. Forget the larger belief system of the author, he gets even simple verses wrong.
Go with Farid Kote Teeka, that was an excellent team effort and it shows.

Brilliant point brother.
Dhan Dhan Srimaan Sant Baba Ishar Singh jee Maharaaj
 
Bhul chuk maaf

Women have better things to do than be a sant. They are busy creating and raising future generations!
That's a more important job than being a sant.
However there are and have been many women who have taken up that job.
That's not true. We bow down to anyone whom we respect. Parents, other elders, older siblings, Gurus, Sants, sacred relics and places.
North Indian saint -
South Indian saint -
 

And this is another reason why the Abhyas of Banis like Sri Jaap Sahib, Chaupai Sahib, Shastarnaam Mala,  Bhagauti Ustotar, Chandi Charitar Ustat, Brahm Kavach is done by Gursikhs.
In Bhagauti Ustotar, Maharaj Says that Rudra-Kali will bow down to that person who does Jaap of this Bani in morning.
Dasam Bani is a must to save us from Aadhi Viaadhi & Upaadhi .

I cannot begin to imagine how pleasant the scene would be when Guru Ji were singing Gurbani and Bhai Mardana Ji were playing rabab accompanied by sweet chatter of birds in dawn with fragrance of flowers in the morning breeze.

It sounds nice.  Although the above is not a rabab but on a side there is something magical about the sound of Rabab or 1or 2 stringed instruments.
The following video lifts your spirits up. Very Beautiful!
 

Nand Singh
Garja Singh etc
Deva Singh
Attar Singh
Karam Singh
Ram Singh
Kapur Singh
Gurbakhsh Singh
Chola Singh
Sajjan Singh

Bro, have you checked Amir Bhandar Teeka?
The above shabad was given as an updesh to a rich person, who was attached to his house and relatives.
Do you want more details?
 
Bhul chuk maaf

@Rock
There's no story.
Ravi Das ji is talking about what happens when you die that no one goes with you. And those who loved you and may even want to see you after you die. When you talk to them from a place which they have no conception of, their natural response is that of fear. They have no idea, they run away screaming "Ghost".
Regardless of whether they get scared or not... you are all alone. The world is no longer with you.
Can you remain attached them?
No. You have died. Your family will move on.
 
So what do you do?
You attach yourself to Ram Naam now, so that when you die you can be carried across in peace.
That you may "Rest in Peace".
Don't become attached to things that are transient, he says.

ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਲ ਰਸੋਈ ॥ ਏਕ ਘਰੀ ਫੁਨਿ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥
You may have lofty mansions, halls and kitchens. But you cannot stay in them, even for an instant, after death. ||1|| 
ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਐਸਾ ਜੈਸੇ ਘਾਸ ਕੀ ਟਾਟੀ ॥ ਜਲਿ ਗਇਓ ਘਾਸੁ ਰਲਿ ਗਇਓ ਮਾਟੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
This body is like a house of straw. When it is burnt, it mixes with dust. ||1||Pause||  
 ਭਾਈ ਬੰਧ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਸਹੇਰਾ ॥ ਓਇ ਭੀ ਲਾਗੇ ਕਾਢੁ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੨॥
Even relatives, family and friends, begin to say, "Take his body out, immediately!"||2||  

ਘਰ ਕੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਉਰਹਿ ਤਨ ਲਾਗੀ ॥ ਉਹ ਤਉ ਭੂਤੁ ਭੂਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਗੀ ॥੩॥
And the wife of his house, who was so attached to his body and heart, runs away, crying out, "Ghost! Ghost!"||3||  
ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਸਭੈ ਜਗੁ ਲੂਟਿਆ ॥ ਹਮ ਤਉ ਏਕ ਰਾਮੁ ਕਹਿ ਛੂਟਿਆ ॥੪॥੩॥
Ravi Das ji says - the whole world is being looted (by attachment), but I have been liberated, chanting the Name of the One Ram.

And this is another reason why the Abhyas of Banis like Sri Jaap Sahib, Chaupai Sahib, Shastarnaam Mala,  Bhagauti Ustotar, Chandi Charitar Ustat, Brahm Kavach is done by Gursikhs.
In Bhagauti Ustotar, Maharaj Says that Rudra-Kali will bow down to that person who does Jaap of this Bani in morning.
Dasam Bani is a must to save us from Aadhi Viaadhi & Upaadhi .

And this is another reason why the Abhyas of Banis like Sri Jaap Sahib, Chaupai Sahib, Shastarnaam Mala,  Bhagauti Ustotar, Chandi Charitar Ustat, Brahm Kavach is done by Gursikhs.
In Bhagauti Ustotar, Maharaj Says that Rudra-Kali will bow down to that person who does Jaap of this Bani in morning.
Dasam Bani is a must to save us from Aadhi Viaadhi & Upaadhi .

Eventually all the forces of the universe (good or bad) are within the realms of mind, everything is in mind and everything is the mind.....that's true.............but as we do experience this physical body, same way there do exist bhoots/ghosts etc. They are part of 84 lakh joonis. But problem is: If you never experienced anything like that, then it's hard to understand that with your mind.......
I'm saying this because I do have experienced this peronsally many times in my life. And my parents have experienced this much more.....but with the grace of Waheguru, we came out unscratched everytime.

Please watch and learn.
 

I cannot begin to imagine how pleasant the scene would be when Guru Ji were singing Gurbani and Bhai Mardana Ji were playing rabab accompanied by sweet chatter of birds in dawn with fragrance of flowers in the morning breeze.

It sounds nice.  Although the above is not a rabab but on a side there is something magical about the sound of Rabab or 1or 2 stringed instruments.
The following video lifts your spirits up. Very Beautiful!
 

@Lucky       It reminds me of the following pankti :  
ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੀ ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਕਉ ਮਲੁ ਲਾਗੀ ਕਾਲਾ ਹੋਆ ਸਿਆਹੁ ॥ Janam Janam Kee Eis Man Ko Mal Laagee Kaalaa Hoaa Siaahu || The filth of countless incarnations sticks to this mind; it has become pitch black.
Also, this one 
ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਸਭਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਨਾਸਹਿ ਪਿਤਰੀ ਹੋਇ ਉਧਾਰੋ ॥  "By remembering whom all the sins are obtained and the ancestors are saved".  Such is the power of Naam & Gurbani that even ancestors are saved. Waheguru!
 
 

@N30 S!NGH  It takes me back to audio of suleman. Many people did not believe it. I think there is a reason we come across such videos. Its a jolt to get back on our spirituality.

@N30 S!NGH  It takes me back to audio of suleman. Many people did not believe it. I think there is a reason we come across such videos. Its a jolt to get back on our spirituality.

@Rock
Funny you mentioned this topic, because what you said the other day about "being blinded by white aura" ,....well this is very true for the dark spirits!... and also the jamdoots because they get so scared when they come nearby to someone with a high avastha or someone who has got Naam.  So, when you mentioned the being blinded and being repelled from the higher aura, it reminded me of the jamdoots and also people dominated by dark negative forces that just want to run when they come into the presence of someone with naam or is vibrating at a higher frequency.
 
I personally understand much more about this paranormal stuff than I used to and all I can say is that you must raise your vibration and this can only happen with controlling mann through meditation and simran.
 
 

Interesting to hear. It makes you wonder whether the kirtan of Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana sounded more like what we today would call 'middle eastern'  tunes rather than the indic of today.

Hmm... This is not exactly what you imagined but I think it is similar.