tva prasad

Ingredients:
Get sick 
Fake tears.
Good acting. 
Method:
Go to mom and act like it's your last day on this planet. Hold your head like it's gonna explode. Demand anything and wish fulfilled.
Thats the best recipe out there, I wonder if that will work on my saas after marriage . I know it won't.  lol
i will post something useful later on lol
 

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Throughout May and June nearly 100 articles and stories describing the link between meditation and high functioning brains were released around the world by digital, print, and television media.
The articles described a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) study. The study confirmed that a 12-minute meditation named Kirtan Kriya incredibly enhances cognition and heals the physical and emotional conditions that precede Alzheimer's Disease and dementia. Kirtan Kriya utilizes the Panj Shabd (Sa Ta Na Ma - the root syllables of Sat Nam) from the Sikh tradition, and is an important practice in Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan. 
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if taken fresh the benefits are faster

Dangerous times -- Kaljug.
Only Satguru Sri Guru Nanak Rai Dev Bedi jee Maharaaj can save people in these times.
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Listen to their katha or read their teekas and one will clearly come to know the great depth of their knowledge.
 
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What is the rest of the Panth you are referring to? Please name the sampradas (blessed by Sri Satguru jee) who claim that the Taksali arths are wrong. 
People who interpret Gurbani solely based on grammar, doubt parts of Gurbani, change Gurbani, bark against Gurbani, fiddle with maryada, hide evidence, destroy religious artifacts, etc, will definitely have problems with the great Vidya Martands of the Panth.
 
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A lot of confusion would be cleared up if we sort of compared male and female to tall and short. If you are short.... there are certain activities which you can perform which a tall person may not be good at. Netball, long jump, high shelves just being some examples. However it does not mean that you are bad, of a lower caste, or evil because you are tall or short. 
In the same way - is the male and the female. They simply are able to perform different tasks differently because of their body structure. Each needs the other to complement and to achieve the continuation of the universe. None is superior or inferior. It is our wrongful thinking which makes it so. In sakhiya - both have been blessed with mukti by Waheguru. In Sikhi both genders have been involved in religious ceremonies - although in different ways. For instance after the Amrit was prepared and two birds partook of it - they fought each other to their deaths. That is when Mata Ji was requested to bring the patase and place them in the amrit. Love, tenderness, gentle understanding emanate from the female part of Gods creation. Both genders were involved in the preparation of the Amrit - however in different ways because they represent different functions. Guru Ji wanted his Sikhs to be fierce fighters but sweet amongst themselves too. (Ever seen how women bond together)
However we have to pick on the gifts which Guru Ji gave us - like Murakhs and demand an explanation as to why women were not in the punj peyare. We should be thankful for all the sacrifices which Guru Ji made in order to bless us with the Amrit which the whole world seeks to find. 
Sur nar mum jan Amrit khojdhe so Amrit Gur te paya. 
Here we have the Amrit which everyone is searching for and all we can think about is why women were not involved. Waheguru bless us with understanding and forgive us our ungratefulness. 
 

I second what the above poster mentioned about personal rahit being very different from panthic rahit. We can keep as much or little (to a point) of personal rahit as we like. Panthic rahit we don't have the right to alter.

The issues you have mentioned N3O are not exceptions to rahit. Having hair shaved during delivery is wrong and totally not required, this is the manmat of nigura doctors who have no respect who promote this.
As for removing kirpan during air travel - Guru ji never gave us a minimum kirpan length so it's ok to do ardass, wear a small kirpan around the neck for a brief period. Sant Jagjit Singh ji told me that Guru ji knew the panth would go through hard times and that this kind of thing is ok. Also, I believe the Akaal Takht also gave the ok for this.
Kirpan accidentally touching arse ?? - weird example, but no, beadbi like this is not allowed. If it happens it's not a big deal, just do ardass for maafi.
Mistakes happen, Guru ji is our father, we can just do ardass for maafi and it's ok. He'll forgive us. This doesn't mean that we can just leave maryada behind when it suits us.

These examples don't seem to stand up to scrutiny.

And one further point, Gyani Thakur Singh ji in katha said that Amrit Sanchar form punj with a Singhni in it is invalid.

We attended a wedding there on the 5th of November. The explanation of the lavaa was very deep. It was the first time I actually felt that I understood the meanings of lavaa. There was simran going on until I think about 10 or 11. 
I heard one lady exclaim that she did not understand a word of it. Therefore you need to be a seeker first. Read Gurbani as much as possible to understand what we are actually required to do and practice in real life. 
There was a sevadhaar who requested total silence as we need to respect the SGGS, in whose presence we were. No one talked in the hall and gave vadhaiya. We all walked our silently and talked outside. It was a magical experience. It just shows how much we have taken for granted in our Guradwaras. The moment the program is over, we forget where we are and start making all the noise without regard to the presence of our Guru Ji. 
Its a must visit Guradwara I would say, in order to get that divine experience. 

List of ways you can meditate-
Sitting in one posture Sitting in different postures Sitting in a bus Sitting in a car Sitting while driving a car Sitting while eating Sitting straight up Leaning back in a chair Leaning forward in a chair Standing still in one posture Standing still in different postures Walking around town Pacing back and forth Running around Lying down in bed Lying down in a couch SO MANY OPTIONS!

If sitting crossed legs is hard try sitting bir assan for more than 7 mins without pain. The panj pyare have to sit for more than 45 mins in bir assan position.

Following is a awesome and a inspiring comment of a sevak of Akal Purukh on the need to stay as much as possible in one posture during spiritual practices:

At the slightest discomfort caused by maintenance of the posture and withdrawl of the soul current, the mind urges the practitioner to give up abhyaas/ meditation.

Let us remeber the unfailing verdict: "No pain, no gain."

Only the most valiant of fighters, who are prepared to embrace death(closing the nine doors to worldly satisfactions), and storm the dark fortress of Kal and karmas, can achieve their purpose.

Listen to what lovers say: "O Farid!(in my effort to reach His Palace), my body is afire like an oven, and my bones are burning like fuel.

(Shall I tarry? No.)

When my legs are withered and move no more. I shall walk on my head, if I could have only a glimpse of Him.

Waheguru.

Here i found the nine types bairaag leading to 'Nirvakalp Samadhi".. thanks to drawrof veer.

Nine Types of Bairaags


1. Mand Bairaag.
2. Karan Bairaag
3. Vit Raik Bairaag
4. Jat Mann Bairaag
5. Vaisi Karan Bairaag
6. Indraie Bairaag
7. Tibar Bairaag
8. Tibar Tar Bairaag
9. Tibar Tam Bairaag

1. Mand Bairaag: Avgun da Trishna

2. Karan Bairaag: Kissi Chiz Liye Bairaag Karna

3. Vit Raik Bairaag: Dar Kar Vahiguroo daie Charan Auna.

4. Jat Mann Bairaag: Gun vaunda taie ghatuana liye.

5. Vaisi Karan Bairaag: Man Nuo Naavaie Rakhna, Man Naam & Bani Nauo La Dena.

6. Indraie Bairaag: Panj (5) Indriyan Nuo Daman (Destory) Karna.

7. Tibar Bairaag: Duniya Nuo Tyagiana (give up), Swarag Nuo Apnaun (accept).

8. Tibar Tar Bairaag: Sansar and Swarag Nuo Tyaagna and Bhramlok Di Icha Rakhni.

9. Tibar Tam Bairaag: Bhramlok bhog Da Vi Tyaag Karna and Sat-chitan, Atam saroop, Nirvakalap Smadh Avasta Ch Auna (Bhram vich leen ho Jana).

As seen in the above posts, it is true there maybe many types of bairag.
Bairag basically means dettachment from something. It also means awareness awakened.
But the thing is we sholud not get confused with the different types of bairags.
Our main concern is, to realize we are away/separated from Wahiguru, and trapped in this mayavee creation.
And then the next step is to take the benefit of that state as soon as possible, we do not know how long that state may remain in us, so while in that state, we must start doing something which can fill that void of being away from Him, and  as said before, doing something which may take us to the other side of the shore, means attachinh ourselves with His Nam.
No attachment can create any dettachment, it is only by dettachment that we can attach ourselves to something far better and eternal, like Wahiguru, and that is is His Naam alone.
As some beloved one of Wahiguru has said:
attachments gradually slacken, as one begins to enjoy mediation of His Naam. With the inner bliss that one experiences, all worldly pleasures and atachments begin to appear less attractive and important.
Sat Sree Akal.

Ignore it, it comes and goes.

This experience happened again today. Except I was just sitting down focusing on my breath. It started off with this feeling of intoxication and then it started...
I went deeper this time. Up to the point where I had no sense of what was happening physically anymore. I could not hear sounds on a physical level. 
But once again.. the fear kicked in and it ended. This is the farthest I've gotten. Any suggestions on how to keep going deeper without getting scared?

ANG 1360
ਕਰਪੂਰ ਪੁਹਪ ਸੁਗੰਧਾ ਪਰਸ ਮਾਨੁਖ੍ਯ੍ਯ ਦੇਹੰ ਮਲੀਣੰ ॥
Camphor, flowers and perfume become contaminated, by coming into contact with the human body.
ਮਜਾ ਰੁਧਿਰ ਦ੍ਰੁਗੰਧਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਅਥਿ ਗਰਬੇਣ ਅਗ੍ਯ੍ਯਾਨਣੋ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, the ignorant one is proud of his foul-smelling marrow, blood and bones. ||1||
 
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ANG 1364
ਕਬੀਰ ਗਰਬੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੀਐ ਦੇਹੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਸੁਰੰਗ ॥
Kabeer, do not be so proud, looking at your beautiful body.
ਆਜੁ ਕਾਲ੍ਹਿ ਤਜਿ ਜਾਹੁਗੇ ਜਿਉ ਕਾਂਚੁਰੀ ਭੁਯੰਗ ॥੪੦॥
Today or tomorrow, you will have to leave it behind, like the snake shedding its skin. ||40||
 
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hahahah so true man...I guess OP must have been in some sort of rush or hurry....

Most people today are the nalikna avatar.
or as I say naparhna nalikna basbolna avatar.

http://www.nihang.net/pgsikh_prophecy.htm

The Karni Namah and the Raj Namah are two significant chapters of the Sau Sakhi, the Sikh book of prophecy. The Raj Namah appears in, The History Of The Sikhs, by J D Cunningham on p. 340. Cunningham came across this document during the mid 19th century. He states that these ?compositions are of course fabulous as regards Nanak, and appear to be the compositions of the commencement or middle of the last century?.

The Karni Namah was told to Qazi Rukan Din, Pir Bahaoud Din, Ghous, Kuthab, Saalaar, Hajji, Sheikh and Mushaikh Aulviya, who sat with Guru Nanak at religious discussions. The Raj Namah was told to Kaarun, the Emperor of Rome, on Guru Nanak?s return from medina.

These prophecies were in the Old Janam Sakhi?s written by Bhai Bala, who accompanied Guru Nanak on his travels. However, the British removed them.

?Raaj Karega Khalsa Aaki Rahai Na Koe.

Khuaar Hoe Sab Milengai Bachai Sharan Jo Hoe?.

This is said by the Sikhs in their daily Ardas. As it can be seen, the Karni Nama is the only source of these words.


Karni Nama

While Guru Nanak was in Mecca and Medina, Qazi Rukan Din asked, ?True King, tell us your prophecy again. Tell us how you will unfold the future?.
Your name is Nanak Nirankari and you are from the Nation of the Lord. What are the instructions for the future?

Nanak replied Rukan Din, ?listen to the true answer?
Whosoever reads or listens to this shall be content. All doubts shall be removed.

In the tenth dress shall reside The Lord.

I shall fight many battles against Emperor Aurangzeb.

I shall then send a letter of victory (Zafarnamah) to Aurangzeb with my Singh (Bhai Daya Singh).

Upon seeing him, Power shall lessen and he shall forget his devious ways.

Emperor Aurangzeb will be overwhelmed by the sight of Daya Singh and will start to tremble.

?The Khalsa been resurrected! Good has not been done by Gobind Singh!?

I shall vanish (from sight) having given a kingdom; My name being Gobind

There will be a time when the Khalsa shall forget the teachings I have given them. Sikhi will only be left in name. Many Wars shall occur.

I will have to return again to resurrect the Khalsa. They shall reside in the Punjab.

I shall make people from all four corners into one.

They will be in Majjha; They will raid Lahore.

They will bring Potohaar to justice; They will take Peshawar.

They will set up a cantonment at Attock and then open the Khyber Pass.

They will establish a kingdom in Kabul and then take Ghazni.

After bringing Hazaara to justice they will march on to Kandahar.

After taking Balack and Buckaara, they will conquer Sindh and Baloch.

After gaining victory over these lands they shall govern all the people.

Mecca, Medina and Rome shall tremble.

They shall gain victory in battle over south and west India.

The Guru?s Army shall sit at the throne of Delhi.

Umbrellas of kingship shall sway over their heads. All shall be content.

From East to West all shall be conquered. None shall challenge the Khalsa. All humanity shall become one.

In the kingdom of the True King, Satjug shall be established.

The Khalsa Panth shall rule. The arrows of death shall not touch them.

The Army of the Timeless shall grow and spread like locusts.

All shall wear vestments of blue; no one else shall be seen.

Listen Qazi Rukan Din, ?The Singhs shall rule?.

The Unholy Sheikhs shall be destroyed. Pirs and Mureeds shall be no more.

All shall recite the one name of the Lord. Then he shall come himself.

The untrue shall not be able to see his glory.

All humanity shall unite and he will distribute provinces.

The Earth shall give food and the mountains shall give diamonds.

Fruits of many kinds there shall be, upon the sight of the timeless.

All shall recite VAHEGURU and achieve salvation.

Many Dharamsalas (places of discussion) shall exist. The Koran and the Mosques shall vanish.

The Lord shall manifest himself in body (as man).

He will make all utter VAHEGURU. All Singhs shall flock under his banner.

All shall know him as the True One. He will sit at the throne of Delhi.

He will establish a kingdom of peace and no enemies will remain.

Wherever the Khalsa turns his eye, the 14 realms shall tremble.

For 14,000 years, this kingdom shall remain.

Wealth will be collected and food shall be distributed.

The naked and the starving shall all receive; no one will go without.

Sayeth Nanak, ?Rukan Din, This is how it shall be?.

Whosoever reads the Karni Namah, his love with The Lord shall grow.

The Word of the Timeless shall prevail. Those uttering falsehood shall not remain.

After the effect of The Akaal, forests, mountains and the world shall see salvation.

The Khalsa shall Rule. There will be no-one left to oppose them.

All who are lost shall gain the safety of the Khalsa



Raj Nama

Spoken by the First Master

First, Nanak went to Mecca;

Medina he afterwards visited.

The lord of Mecca and Medina,

Kaarun, he made his disciple.

When Nanak was about to depart,

Kaarun, the fortunate, thus spoke:

Now thou art about to go,

But when wilt thou return?

Then the Guru thus answered:

When I put on my tenth dress

I shall be called Gobind Singh;

Then shall all Singhs wear their hair;

They shall accept the ?Pahal? of the two-edged Sword

Then shall the Khalsa be established;

Then shall men exclaim ?Vaheguru?

The four races shall become one and the same;

The five weapons shall be worn by all.

In Kalyug they shall array themselves in vestments of blue;

The name of the Khalsa shall be everywhere.

In the time of Aurangzeb

The wondrous Khalsa shall arise.

Then shall battles be waged,

Endless war shall ensue,

And fighting shall follow year after year.

They shall place the name of Gobind Singh in their hearts.

When many heads shall be rendered up,

The Empire of the Khalsa shall prevail.

First, they shall conquer Punjab;

Then other countries shall be theirs;

Hindustan and the North shall be possessed by them;

Then the west shall bow to them.

When they enter Khorasan,

Kabul and Kandahar shall lie low.

When Iran has been laid prostrate,

Arabia shall be conquered and they shall march on to Mecca.

Mecca shall be beheld,

And Medina shall be seized.

Mighty shall be the rejoicing,

And all shall exclaim ?Vaheguru?.

Unbelievers shall everywhere be destroyed;

The holy Khalsa shall be exalted.

Beasts and Birds shall tremble in the presence of the Lord.

Men and Women shall everywhere call on God.

The Earth, the Oceans and the Heavens shall call on God.

By calling on the Guru shall men be blessed.

Every faith shall become of the Khalsa;

No other religion will remain.

?Vaheguru? shall everywhere be repeated,

And pain and trouble shall depart.

In the Kalyug shall the Kingdom be established,

Which Nanak received from the Lord.

Worthless, I fall before God;

Nanak, the slave, cannot comprehend the ways of the Lord.

Thus replied Nanak to Kaarun?s question.


Questions:

The coming of Nanak was prophesised thousands of years before his arrival. These prophecies are explicitly detailed in the Vedas and the Puranas, which are amongst the oldest scriptures on Earth.

Whilst at Mecca and Medina, Guru Nanak unfolded futuristic events in the Karni Nama and the Raj Nama. He clearly states that he will have to return to ressurect the Khalsa.

Prophets of the world have all established their religions. Each religion was a requirement of its age, which the prophet was sent to fulfil. The way of the Khalsa is the requirement in the age of Kaljug. It is the tool necessary to defeat Kaljug and establish the kingdom of Satjug.

Presently, the Khalsa appears to be in a state of dormancy. What is required for the Great Guru to show himself? What conditions are required, i.e., how much more of a decline of humanity is required?

Is this decline necessary? What can we do, as Khalsa, to stop this decline from occurring?

What we are currently doing is OBVIOUSLY not working!!!

Lalleshwari, whether you like it or not, Manu Simrati, Srimad Bhagwatam, and Mahabharat are Sanatan scriptures. They speak out against animal consumption. But if it is Vedic texts as in the 4 vedas you want then you will be disappointed.

Please take a look at the following verses from the Vedas which speak for protection of animals and against meat consumption.

Protect both our species, two-legged and four-legged.
Both food and water for their needs supply.
May they with us increase in stature and strength.
Save us from hurt all our days, O Powers! Rig Veda Samhita 10.37.11. VE, 319

One who partakes of human flesh, the flesh of a horse or of another animal,
and deprives others of milk by slaughtering cows,
O King, if such a fiend does not desist by other means,
then you should not hesitate to cut off his head. Rig Veda Samhita, 10.87.16, FS 90

Those noble souls who practice meditation and other yogic ways,
who are ever careful about all beings, who protect all animals,
are the ones who are actually serious about spiritual practices. Atharva Veda Samhita 19.48.5. FS, 90

You must not use your God-given body for killing God's creatures,
whether they are human, animal or whatever. Yajur Veda Samhita 12.32. FS, 90

No pain should be caused to any created being or thing. Devikalottara agama, JAV 69-79. RM, 116

When SGPC started was when we had jathedars of Sri Akal Takht. They looked for the person with good leadership qualities who was respected throughout the SS and also a person of qurbani.
No such thing these days. Things going wrong with the Panth but the jathedars do not provide clear leadership or solutions or quite frankly, even admit there are problems.
 
But what if this "evidence" is not uniform? What about when you have 6 of one and half a dozen of the other, saying different things.
I don't beleive that the research gone into the Panthic maryada was even 10% of the research done in Gurmat, that is carried out in the Taksals and Samprdais. Even now you can tell the difference between your average Gyani and a Taksali. Also if you didn't know, most of the paathis who did sewa at Sri Darbar Sahib uto the 1980s were from taksal of Gyani Mohan Singh and Sant Kartar Singh.
Look at the Gurdwaras run by the Samprdiais and compare them with Gurdwaras run by the SGPC/SinghSabha and look at the difference, in terms of Gyan, Sangat, and attendance.
 

all u have to do I type in "gatka tutorials" on youtube/ google (videos). It shows u how to use all sorts of weapons (teer, talwar, neja, etc.)