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very interesting article on nindra and tandra here:
gurmatbibek.com/forum/read.php?3,8911,8911

and also this interesting story:

http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=2541&t=2541
The following is a short story translated from "Gurmukh Darshan"
Author : Giani Kirpal Singh Jee


This took place ~1927, when Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh jee Khalsa was ~25years old.

"In those days there werern't many sevadaars that could recite GurbaNee in Sri Akhand Paath Sahib correctly; these sevaadaars were rare. Due to this reason, our village's Nihung Singh Bhai Taara Singh jee, Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh Jee and myself would be asked to fulfill the seva of Sri Akhand Paath sahib. Also worth noting, Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh jee were always found to be in a tranquil and worriless state of mood. Furthermore, Sant Baba Gurbachan Singh jee would never accept any monetary donations for fulfilling his duties as an Akhand Paath sevadaar.

One time in Doaba, there was a Sri Akhand Paath sahib that had already commenced, Baba jee had completed the duty of Sri Akhand Paath seva at 4am and went to a nearby room and started reciting his Nitnem dee banee, while reading he fell asleep. From a nearby room, we heard a voice reciting Gurbanee out loud, out of curiosity myself and other singh's went to the voice. We found it was Baba Jee reciting Gurbanee in his sleep. We went and sat around him and we had listened to him do paath for a half hour in which time we noticed that he had started reading Gurbanee from Sri Akhand Paath sahib. He had left his sevaa for Sri Akhand Paath Sahib at "sorath raag" that is exactly where he had continued reciting from in his sleep. The other sevaadaars that were sitting there listening to him noticed that he had not made a single error in his recitation, we were all left amazed."

No problem, bro. 

Glad to share veer ji !!

Thank you Soulfinder for the links

Veer ji here is a list of links i have found with the steek/ teeka and full bir pdfs of Sri Sarbolh Granth Sahib
http://sikhbookclub.com/Book/Complete-Sri-Sarbloh-Granth-Sahib-Ji-Steek
 
http://khalsaforce.in/handwritten-puratan-saroop-sarbloh-granth-pdf
http://sarblohgranth.moonfruit.com
 
https://www.scribd.com/document/28563324/Complete-Sri-Sarbloh-Granth-Sahib-Ji-Steek
 
http://www.sikhee.com/downloads/index.php?q=f&f=%2FGurbani%2FEntire+Sri+SarbLoh+Granth+Sahib+Ji

Couldn't really find suraj kavach astotar but found this, 
http://khalsaforce.in/puratan_saroop/Puratan.Sarbloh.Granth.Saroop.(wWw.KhalsaForce.in).pdf 
puratan saroop of sri sarbloh granth in pdf format, hand written. 
...Still searching, bro. 

This is a very good one, well punctuated and clear sharp print.

There are two different versions. One is Buddha Dal and the one you want is the Hazoori version.
You can find in here: http://www.rajkaregakhalsa.net/downloads/Gurbani/Das-Granthi-Pothi.pdf
 
 

Yea, this is what I was looking for. Thank you Guru Pyareo. 

Thank you @tva prasad Let me know if you get Suraj Kavach Astotar.

@Soulfinder

https://www.manglacharan.com/home/the-three-kavach-s-armor
It has sarbloh kavach but not suraj astotar kavach. None the less, still relevant to people hunting for the 3 kavachs.

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ki Fateh Guru Pyaareo.
Does anyone have Suraj Kavach Astotar in PDF? or Someone can post it here?

Everywhe you look there is life...

On each and every vegetable, there is bacteria, which can be considered meat.  Insects who lay eggs... as Paapiman had called them menstrual waste of insects.  Washing won't remove all of this.  Life exists everywhere and you can not avoid it.  Eat a head of lettuce and you unknowingly ate several bugs along with it! 

Guru Nanak Dev Ji spoke of the hypocrisy of such thinking...
First Mehl:
The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about meditation and spiritual wisdom.
What is called meat, and what is called green vegetables? What leads to sin?
It was the habit of the gods to kill the rhinoceros, and make a feast of the burnt offering.
Those who renounce meat, and hold their noses when sitting near it, devour men at night.
They practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not understand anything about meditation or spiritual wisdom.
O Nanak, what can be said to the blind people? They cannot answer, or even understand what is said.
They alone are blind, who act blindly. They have no eyes in their hearts.
They are produced from the blood of their mothers and fathers, but they do not eat fish or meat.
Panj Pyaras during Amrit Sanchar explained this hypocrisy and that meat is not forbidden but it must be jhatka and not kutha.  The reasoning is causing an animal unnecessary suffering and sacrifcing something to God which also has the same divine light within (essentially what good does it do, to sacrifice part of God to God, of which we are also part of).  It's clear when you read Gurbani that it's the hypocrisy (false show) which is being spoken against and not the act of eating meat itself. 

So its your choice to eat meat or not.  Its your choice to eat eggs or not (which are not even considered to be meat but instead a product of an animal the same as dairy) Its your choice to eat dairy or not.  Again if one refrains from eating eggs and is staunch on that stance, but they drink milk, then they too are a hypocrite!  There have been studies also whcih have shown that plants do have a consciousness (rudimentary) and can react to pain by way of electrical signals... similar to a nervous system, which is actually measurable by scientific instruments. Life is everywhere... the divine light is everywhere.  Again, Gurbani focuses on our intent, our actions towards others (including plants and animals) and not so much on what we eat to sustain ourselves in this world.  Another example of this hypocrisy would be someone who refuses meat on the basis of spiritual reasons, but then goes and cuts down a forest to use the wood from the trees leaving destruction in their wake.  Certain tribal cultures in contrast, have existed in harmony with the environment, eating meat, but never leaving a trace they had even been to a location, because they take only very little from their surroundings, and replace what has been taken by replanting etc.  Who is more worthy of spiritual progression? The hypocrite who refuses all meat but destroys a forest, or the tribal person who lives in absolute harmony with their environment, while eating meat (providing the animal is killed quickly to minimize pain)???
Myself I am vegetarian not for spiritual reasons.  I prefer not to kill animals. I do eat eggs, and dairy.  I prefer not to eat vegetables where the plant itself is the meal (ie the plant dies). I try to eat vegetables where the part you eat is the seed pod, or flower etc. which falls of leaving the original plant to still live and provide more food. But if I do eat some plant which died to provide me food, I try to stick to organic, buy from farmers which continually contribute to regrowth etc. and don't just exploit the environment.
This is perfectly in harmony with SRM. Nihangs eat jhatka meat... they are also perfectly in harmony with Rehet Maryada.
I am trying to not be the hypocrite Guru Nanak Dev Ji warned us about.



 
 

Ang 1249, Guru Amar Das Ji

In hope, there is very great pain; the self-willed manmukh focuses his consciousness on it.
aasaa vich at dukh ghanaa manmukh chit laa-i-aa.

The Gurmukhs become desireless, and attain supreme peace.
gurmukh bha-ay niraas param sukh paa-i-aa.

In the midst of their household, they remain detached; they are lovingly attuned to the Detached Lord.
vichay girah udaas alipat liv laa-i-aa.

Sorrow and separation do not cling to them at all. They are pleased with the Lord`s Will.
onaa sog vijog na vi-aapa-ee har bhaanaa bhaa-i-aa.

O Nanak, they remain forever immersed in the Primal Lord, who blends them with Himself.
naanak har saytee sadaa rav rahay Dhur la-ay milaa-i-aa.

This topic has been on my mind for the past few days. How does one effectively strike the right balance between family and detachment? A gristi still has responsibilities and duties towards a family. How should one live in but still live above moh? Both my mother and wife are extremely attached to me to the stage I'm actually finding them pulling me back down into the pit that I'm trying so hard to climb out off. The mother is feeling separation from her son and longs for that company she once had. Try telling your partner that the love you have for her is slowly changing and being directed towards Waheguru.See what reaction you get... lol, I'm finding it difficult to deal with two pulling at me and in a couple of months a little one on the way will also be requiring love and attention. My wife is very much noticing that I'm becoming more and more distant day by day. I'm not at all filled with excitement or emotion about the immanent arrival of the latest addition to our family. She is getting annoyed that I'm always reading or doing simran. She is moaning I'm being pulled in too deep. I don't want to participate in idle useless conversation and be drawn into gossip etc. I have tried adopting the vision of thought to see the light of waheguru in all and not think of them as body, but it is very difficult when the other party doesn't think in that way. You can try and restrain yourself, to say I will not argue with waheguru, I will not say anything nasty to waheguru, I will not hurt waheguru's feelings but it has to be two way otherwise you get walked all over. Now I'm slowly beginning to understand why mahapursh leave all behind and live in isolation for a while...

I've read and heard the pangtis that state no one is truly related to you and no one will go with you when you die. These have struck a cord deep within my inner mind and I now I see others (even my own family) differently with some indescribable sense of detachment. At times I just have to put on a fake show like I am playing a character but it is not really me...

Sat Sri Akal Das Bhaji,

Your contribution is most welcome and much appreciated. I will have a read of the links. Many thanks. I'm not really sure how to describe or convey how I'm feeling. Don't anyone get me wrong, I'm not saying leave one's family or anything like that. I can seriously feel my mind becoming more still at times to extent I just want to close my eyes and just sit in this silent state of peace and not be disturbed with worldly activities. Finding this 'me' time is the difficult part when one has so many other commitments to others. The biraag has also increased and jaap/calling to Waheguru within seems to be pushing deeper than before.

I had this problem in my late childhood and early teenager years. I use to get all kinds of nightmares, but it was good. Because i would keep repeating waheguru waheguru in my sleep. After doing this for some mintues everything would gfo blank. The sleep after that is awsome, you will only know once you wake up.
The point is take advantge of these things because they can make you open the inner most parts of your being