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SRI HARKRISHAN DHYAIYYE JIS DITHHAY SAB DUKH JAAYE

DHANN SRI GURU HARKRISHAN SAHIB JEE MAHARAJ SACHHAY PATSHAH

HAPPY GURPURAB EVERYONE

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Maybe this can be used to show our fellow Muslims how much acceptance and tolerance is there in Sikhi.

http://www.info-sikh.com/MassPage1.html

Guru Ki Maseet

When Hargobind Sahib Ji was anointed the sixth guru of the Sikhs he asked Baba Buddha Ji, an eminent Sikh to bring forth two swords. These Guru Sahib Ji put on as symbols of spiritual (miri) and temporal (piri) authority. Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji is known as ‘miri piri thay malik’, Lord of miri piri.

Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji built the Akal Takhat, the throne of the Almighty, opposite the Harmindar Sahib (Golden temple), again this was a sign of bringing together spiritual and temporal powers.

In December, 1634 Guru Hargobind Sahib fought a fierce battle against Mughal forces near the river Beas, although heavily outnumbered Guru Ji was victorious. Guru Sahib Ji decided to stay for a while, and soon a settlement grew up. The settlement expanded into a town which became known as Sri Hargobindpur (-pur, being a suffix for place of). As the conflict with the Mughals was intensifying the towns defences were fortified. In fact, these fortifications were so solid that the original city walls and many buildings within are still visible today throughout Sri Hargobindpur

Residents of all faiths flocked to the Guru and perceived themselves as heirs to the sixth Guru’s desire to found a secure and secular home on the banks of the Beas. The Sikhs built themselves a Gurdwara (Sikh temple) but the local Muslims did not have the capacity to build themselves a place of worship. They came to the Guru and asked him for help. The All Knowing Guru was equally comfortable with Muslim faqirs and Hindu sadhus and saw all people with one benevolent gaze. Guru Sahib Ji ordered his Sikhs to start construction of a maseet (mosque). The maseet was duly completed and handed over to the Muslims.

With the turmoil of the partitioning of India in 1947, the mosque fell into a state of neglect and disrepair. In time the care of the masset fell into the hands of a group a Nihang Singhs who installed the Sikh scriptures Guru Granth Sahib. For many years, the mosque was maintained by the Nihangs.

In February 8th, 2003 a “Memorandum of Understanding†(MoU) was signed by Baba Kirtan Singh the chief of the Nihangs, the Sikh caretakers of the mosque, and the Punjab Waqf Board. It was Baba Kirtan Singhs desire that Muslims perform their prayers at the mosque which was gifted to them. As per the wishes of Baba Kirtan Singh, five saplings were planted in the names of the Sikh Gurus. Dr Mohammad Rizwanul Haque, Punjab Waqf Board Administrator, described the MoU as an international event which would pave the way for strengthening communal harmony in the country.

The mosque was in a state of disrepair and work began on its restoration by a group of Sikhs and Muslims in a unique manifestation of India's multi-religious society. Sikhs offered their labour, Muslim masons repaired the walls and an all-woman team of restorers led by Ms Gurmeet Kaur Rai lent its expertise. The entire village, and even those from the surrounding areas, answered Rai's call for clearing the earth around the shrine. Hundreds of school children and Nihangs did the spadework. Today the mosque stands elevated. "We will now try and remove all later additions, like cement, plaster and white-wash from the brick structure, and then apply lime paste plaster, which will allow the building to breathe," said Rai. The work was finally completed on March 23rd, 2004.

''The performance of Muslim religious prayers in the mosque after 55 years would be recorded in history as an event when Sikhs showed so much magnanimity towards Muslims,'' said Dr Mohammed Rizwanul Haque.

In a similar event a year ago Sikhs of Chahar Mazra village in Ropar District built a mosque for their Muslim neighbours. Sant Varyam Singh, who heads Vishwa Gurumat spiritual mission in the adjacent Ratwara Sahib village, built the mosque for the Muslims of the area. The first prayers were offered in March last year. After the prayers there were heart-warning scenes of celebrations and Muslims embracing their Sikh brethren. Sikhs look on as Muslim brethren pray at the maseet.

The Guru’s civic plan reflected this understanding of the concept of God having multiple names but being one entity as the town includes gurdwaras, temples and a mosque. Even today, the people of Sri Hargobindpur visit all these places frequently and freely, regardless of their religious affiliations.

THIS IS A BOMB

I HAVE HARDLY EVER READ ANYTHING CLOSE TO THIS

MUCH MUCH RESPECT TO YOU VEERJEE

NO WORDS LEFT

http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1...107&t=15107

Adorning weapons, chakars [quoits] and knifes they wore many [in their dumallas – high conical turbans]. Forty kilos of weapons and armour they adorned. Dressed alike were young and old women. They were strong, powerful and of great charity. Some wore dress of women. Five dressed like men [i.e. in full warrior dress]. Getting Singh and Singhnias ready thus. Sending one Sirdar with them, the Singhnia set off towards the royal palace. The powerful Singhs stood outside. All the royal women came out to see them. They [singhs] had great moustache and beards. Their eyes were full of rage and eyebrows greater. Wearing many weapons. Seeing their great form and beauty, they were as if incarnations of the warrior spirit. The Begams were astonished. Begams sent them [singhs] gifts. Saluting the Singhs, they sent them away. Then they looked at the Singhnia. They took them into their palace. They [singhnia] said, “Sat Siri Akalâ€. They replied “Salaam†and sat them down. Seeing their form and strong bodies. Dressed in armour and weapons. Listening to their conversation of plundering and war. And how to kill a hunt. And how to aim with bows and muskets. Hearing them, they were astonished. Under their ‘Salwars’ [trouser like garments], were ‘Kashehras’ [breeches]. Seeing their great clothes. Listening to their manly words. The Begams were astounded. The four Singhnia had a special female dress. They wore silver ornaments twenty pounds in weight. Seeing this they were awe struck. Their Salwars were twenty yard long. They wore heavy lower garments. Their top knots stood span and half high. Their Shmeezes were of special design. Their physiques were large and heavy. Seeing them the Begams were astounded because they stood unarmed and weak of body. Fearing the Singhnia they cowered to half their size. Then began discussion on religion. Singhnia dismissed all other religions. The traditions of Muslims [Turks] they called false. The way of Mohammed they said was full of faults. The Singhnia described all the atrocities of the Turks. Hearing them the Begams shuddered. Shocked they covered their mouths with their hands. Hearing of the chastity, sincerity and morals of the Singhs. The Begams spoke nodding their heads. “Singhnia you are of great fate. You move about with you husbands. We are pathetic and suffer greatly. Our life is like life imprisonment. One king has sixty wives. By marrying we are as if trapped in a trapâ€.’

(‘Naveen Panth Prakash’, Giani Gian Singh Nirmala, 1877, Bhasha Vibhag Publication, Pa.1151-1153)

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

so SGGS does't say to keep hair is interpreted as we shudn't keep hair...hmmm...

question 1 : SGGS does not say to keep hair, so why should we keep hair? fair enuff...

question 2 : SGGS does not say to cut hair either, so why should we cut it? hmmm ?

bhul chuk maaf

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

sorry if my dum thoughts offended anyone...again these were just questions to myself, and can be far from right (well maybe they are)...

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

i have thought about this as well...here is what i think...and lemme mention in advance that this is just my way of thinking which can very well be wrong and is open to corrections...also, i apologize before hand if this is offensive...

shahadah : There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger...now break it up and see how it looks like...

There is no God -->> atheism ?

But Allah -->> fanaticism ? as only Allah is the name of God and all others are fake names?

and Muhammad is His messenger -->> thats like claiming God as a property of those who follow Muhammad Sahib...

Now the moolmantar

ikkoangkaar : There is only one God ->> a true fact

satnaam : True is His Name -->> another true fact

karta purkh, nirbhau, nirvair, akaal moorat, ajooni saibhan(g) : the qualities of God, namely creator, fearless, hateless, timeless/deathless, unborn/self-existent

gurprasad : realized thru the Guru

( and for those who follow the complete version, here is more )

aad sach jugaad sach : was true in the beginning and has been true always

hai bhi sach : is true even now

nanak hosi bhi sach : will be true eternally in future as well

dunno if i made sense, but u can make ur mind as to which one actually tells u more about God...

bhul chuk maaf

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

I have heard so many reasons people have come up with about keeping kesh. Many are rather ridiculous and I have yet to see any scientific studies done.

For myself, the simple fact that the 10th Nanak said to keep the kesh is good enough for me. He obviously had reason to do so or he wouldn't have done it. This gift makes me feel whole, this gift makes me feel empowered. I don't have a need to find some practical reasons. My reason is that my guruji said so.

Here is a good article about the 5k's. It's a little long, but very good. It gave me goose bumps when I read it.

http://khalsapride.com/ChickenSoup/8.htm

akalbir

The sign of a true GurSikh! Gurujee said it and thats it! Proud of you veeray!

http://forums.waheguroo.com/index.php?act=...;t=4831&hl=

Spiritual Power in Hair

When he touched my hair and blessed me, how could I bear my hair being shorn? The Sikh is the dedicated. I nestle the fragrance of his touch in my tresses, they, of the modern era have bobbed the bride but the Sacred Braids of Christ still remain the most beautiful adornment of man’s or woman’s head. I love the Guru’s superstition. The lightning spark is concealed in the wool of the wandering cloud in the sky and the life spark of guru is hidden in this sheaf of hair. They say it is troublesome to carry it. But more troublesome is a life of no inspiration. The body itself is not less troublesome. And when one drops and shingles is in no way less troublesome. And when one is reconciled to such a thing as the human body, to such a thing as this impossible life, it is emptiness of soul, it is bankruptcy of love for god and for the guru to think of the riddance of hair, the spiritual crown of humanity. The modern woman, as I have said elsewhere, has lost most of her soul by shingling her hair and putting an odorous reed in her rose-bud-like lips.

Coming to us from our personal god, dearer to us than our mother, father, sister, or sweetheart, it comes to us as His Gift, as His Blessing. Fie on our manners that we argue over and over about it. He touched my hair, and I keep it ; when I toss my arm up in the air and the iron ring shines, I am reminded of His wrist that wore it --one exactly like this. Is this arm, by some stray gleam of the iron ring on my wrist, His? Other religions live in an elaborated symbolism ; I the Sikh have no religion. He loved me, He made me his own.

http://forums.waheguroo.com/index.php?act=...;t=4369&hl=

Kesh (hair):

The keeping of uncut hair is given a great deal of

importance in Sikhism. But what is so special about

hair?

Historical significance:

Well the history of hair goes back to the Bible. The

Bible talks of a man called Sampson who obtained

supernatural powers through his long hair. His hair

was later cut and consequently he lost his powers. It

is also a fact that most of the world’s prophets and

saints including Jesus, the Sikh Gurus and Hindu

prophets kept uncut hair.

Meaning:

G. A. Gaskell writes, ‘Hair of the head is a symbol of

faith, intuition of truth, or the highest qualities of

the mind.’ - Dictionary of all Scriptures

Sikhs believe God to be a perfect creator. It

therefore follows that whatever He creates is perfect.

The keeping of uncut hair is therefore, recognition of

God’s perfection and the submission of a Sikh to the

Will of God.

Function:

Most Sikhs regard hair as a gift from God. But what

does this gift actually do for us? Well the functions

of hair can be divided into 5 sub categories. These

include an ornamental function, physical function,

psychological function, Sikh specific function and a

spiritual function.

Ornamental function:

Nature has decorated a man with a beard and a

moustache to differentiate between a male and a

female. A good example from the animal kingdom is a

lion with its majestic mane.

Physical function:

Just like the skin, the hair helps to synthesize

vitamin D from sunlight. It also helps to supply the

piturary gland (located in the head) with phosphorous.

Phosphorous is an element which is used in meditation

by the aforesaid gland.

The hair on our body regulates body temperature and

our eye lashes, nostril hairs and ear hairs help to

keep out dust particles.

Psychological function:

This is by far, one of the most important functions of

hair. People cut their hair to look good for other

people, and although everyone wants to look sexy and

cool, a Sikh is encouraged to impress God and not

bother so much about the opinions of everyone else.

Keeping hair therefore encourages us to become less

vain and more God orientated.

Sikh specific function:

Uncut hair is a mark of Sikh identity. The 10th Sikh

Guru instructed all his Sikhs to come before him with

long hair and weapons. Long hair also represents

sacrifice, because there have been many Sikhs like

Bhai Taru Singh, who preferred to have their scalp

removed instead of their hair cut.

Spiritual function:

Hair enhances the ability of a human being to

experience God. This can be explained by understanding

the workings of electromagnets. An electromagnet

consists of an iron rod with a coil of wire wrapped

around it. The strength of an electromagnet can be

increased by increasing the number of coils. Now in a

human being, there are nine visible inlets/outlets (2

nostrils, 2 ear holes, 1 mouth, 2 eyes, 2 below the

waistline). And the 10th inlet is located in the head

and is invisible. It is called the Dasam Dawar. This

is where we experience the reality of God and we can

consider this to be the iron rod. Hairs are like coils

of wire which amplify spiritual energy at the 10th

inlet. A greater quantity of head hair will lead to

more coils in the (Joora) knot and therefore a higher

concentration of spiritual energy. Of course, it is

possible to experience God without any head hair like

Buddhists. However anything that helps us to

experience God more easily should be welcomed. Hair is

essentially a spiritual technology that makes it

easier to connect with God.

Conclusion to wearing all the 5 K's:

(Kesh (unshorn hair), Kanga (wooden comb), Kachhera

(shorts), Kara (Iron bangle) & Kirpaan (sword))

Wearing 5K’s does not automatically make a good Sikh

and in addition to this, wearing the 5 K’s without

understanding their purpose is silly. The 5 K’s are

not meaningless symbols, but instead are items which

aid us in living a life revolving around God and

submission to His Will.

http://forums.waheguroo.com/index.php?act=...;t=4226&hl=

THE LONGING FOR KES

by Manvir Singh Khalsa

4 years ago I stopped cutting my hair and kept my Kes.

What made me keep my hair?

What made me feel the yearning to accept my Guru’s image?

What made me want to become close with my Guru?

As a child I was encouraged to read stories and sing shabads at the Gurdwara.

As a child I was introduced to sewa and was made to distribute langar and parshaad with my brothers.

As a child I was made to sit in the Sadh Sangat and listen to Keertan and Katha despite not always understanding.

Going back home from the Gurdwara, my parents or family members would ask “what did you learn today?â€

We would discuss what Giani ji talked about

We would discuss the meaning of the shabad sung.

We would discuss the meaning of things we do in Sikhi.

Telling the stories of one's ancestors make the children good children. (Ang 951, SGGS)

I would look around the Gurdwara and Nagar Keertans at all the Singhs and Singhnīān.

I would look at the beautiful dastaars (turbans) of my Sikh brothers and sisters.

I would look around and see little children with Kes.

They looked like Guru Gobind Singh Ji & Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.

They reminded me of the Singhs and Singhnīān of the past, in the stories I was told about.

They looked like true princes and princesses who were crowned with their royal turbans.

Why don’t I look like my Father – Guru Gobind Singh Ji?

Why don’t I look like my Brothers – the Four Sahibzaade (Princes)?

Why don’t I look the Saint-Soldiers which I read about?

At school my English friends would ask:

“What religion are you?â€

‘I am a ‘Sikh!’’ I would reply.

‘But where is your hair and turban’ they would say.

Should I say that only our Granthis keep Kes?

Should I say that only really religious Sikhs keep Kes?

Should I say that only backward Sikhs keep Kes?

I felt ashamed.

I would feel proud of being a Sikh!

But the pride did not go beyond the boundaries of my heart!

Muslim classmates would ask ‘are you a Hindu?’

‘No! I am a Sikh!’ I would say.

‘But Sikhs all drink’, ‘All Sikhsl cut their hair’

And ‘unlike us Muslims, Sikhs are not true to their religion!’

What reply should I give?

Why don’t they see the Saint-Soldier in a Sikh?

Why don’t they see the love of Guru Nanak Ji and the royalty of Guru Gobind Singh Jee when they look at Sikhs?

Why don’t they see the compassion, humility and righteous character of a Sikh?

I planned to go to Panjab in the summer holidays in 2000.

I wanted to keep my Kes, so I didn’t have a hair cut for a long time.

Before I went on holiday I was told, ‘have a hair cut, you look scruffy!’

But I didn’t want to, because I wanted to fulfil my dream of accepting my true identity.

In Panjab I was asked:

“Do you want to get a haircut from the village Barber?â€

“No!†I replied,

“Not on the land where Guru Gobind Singh Jee sacrificed his four sons, and family for us!...

Not on the land where Bhai Taru Singh refused to have his hair cut and instead accepted his scalp to be scraped off!...

Not on the land where Singhs and Singhnīān who gave their heads but not their Sikhi!â€

How could I cut my hair on that ground which was stained with blood of the Gurus and Shaheeds (martyrs) who died for our Sikhi?

I thought what would my family would think of my keeping Kes.

I thought what would the relatives, who have a negative image of Singhs think of me keeping Kes.

I thought what would people at my school say or do if I kept Kes.

I decided not to cut my hair and started to tie a turban in the Christmas holidays during Year 11.

My dad told me that by becoming a Singh I would face numerous problems and that am I willing to face those challenges.

“Singh’s find it difficult to get married!â€

“Singh’s struggle to get good jobs because of racism!â€

“In a town where there aren’t any turbaned Sikh children, you will be face with racism!â€

I replied, “The Guru’s whose path I have chosen will look after meâ€.

I would find good and beautiful wife with the Guru’s grace.

I would rather work in a factory and be proud son of a Father, rather than work in a high flying job but with no self-respect.

I would rather people swear at me than turn my back on my Beloved Guru.

“Take one step to the Guru, and the Guru will take millions of steps forward to welcome you.†(Bhai Gurdas Ji)

My Kes is the wires of electricity which link me to my Dear Father – Guru Gobind Singh Ji!

My Kes is my Nishaan Saahib, my flag and the stamp of my Sikhi!

My Turban is my crown; my Turban is my honour; my Turban is the image of my Beloved Father – Guru Gobind Singh Ji!

With God’s grace, I received support from my family, respect from my school and love of my Guru.

‘Khalsa is my Special Form; In the Khalsa, I reside.’ (Nanak X)

Be inspired and inspire others! May God bless you!

http://forums.waheguroo.com/index.php?act=...;t=3279&hl=

Why folks are cutting their hair and what should we do to bring them back to

Sikhi?

As Sikhs we are very fortunate we have been given an identity and code of

conduct that is so perfectly clear and defined that there is no question that

who we are or what we stand for. Sikhs today, particularly Sikhs that come to

the west where there is little or no knowledge or respect for who we are, come

under tremendous pressure to blend in and adopt the identity and practices of

the social environment at hand. Too many Sikhs when faced with this sometimes

extreme social pressure are not secure enough in their own spiritual identity

and personal strength, and they become intimidated, and give in. As a community

we need to create a positive social identity for Sikhs that is accepted in the

west, so that eventually the pressure to give up these important spiritual

symbols will not be as great. Those of us, who have successfully overcome these

social obstacles while maintaining our spiritual identity, need to stand as

examples show others how possible it is, and inspire others not to sacrifice

their deeper spiritual value for the sake of social convenience or what they may

perceive to be material gain. It may on occasion be easier, but is never

necessary to abandon our identity to be successful in the west. Most of all we

need to measure our own values, and to really listen to the words of our

Guru's when they tell us the value of spiritual commitment and service over

obsession with material or social gain.

http://forums.waheguroo.com/index.php?act=...;t=1737&hl=

Signigicance of Our HAIR

"All your sins can be pardoned if you become a

Muslim and cut and give me those long hair of yours "

said by Muslim governer to Bhai Taru Singh.

Bhai Taru Singh said, "I shall keep my faith with

these hair and you shall be controlled by my shoes and

with these you will die." The Governor was

beside himself with rage on hearing this. He got Bhai

Taru Singh mounted on rotating wheels of torture and

then from a cobbler got his scalp removed so that hair

may not grow again. After that he got him thrown in a

ditch.

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Then Sikhs also got the five symbols from Guru Gobind

singh ji, Bhai Nand lal wrote:

"These five letters of K are emblems of Sikhism.

These five are most incumbent, Steel Bangle,

big knife, shorts and a comb; without unshorn

hair the other four are of no significance"

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Sardar Sukkha Singh Kalsi (d.1752):

Great Sikh warrior "His parents, apprehensive of the government's

wrath, one day cut off his hair as he lay asleep. Sukkha

Singh on waking up felt so disturbed at this sacrilege

that he decided to put an end to his life, andiumped

into a well. He resisted the people's effort to pull

him out, until a Sikh who was passing by advised him

that it was sheer cowardice and a sin for a Sikh to

take his own life. Sukkha Singh allowed himself to be

helped out, regrew his kesa and joined the jatha or band

of Sardar Shiam Singh."

****************************************

Zakariya Khan continued to carry out his policy of

repression with redoubled zeal. A Pitiless campaign for a

manhunt was started. Sikhs heads sold for money and

Mughals offered a prize for each head brought to them.

According to Ratan Singh Bhangu, "He who informed where a

Sikh was received 10 rupees, he who killed one

received 50." But Sikhs never cuts their hair, not even

when Muslim put price on their heads.

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Prior to his release from prison in Lahore, the

well-known Shaheed Bhagat Singh, who was waiting execution

in the same prison, expressed a desire to have Bhai

Sahib's darshan before his death. On being approached,

Bhai Sahib refused to see him saying "...he has

violated the basic tenets of Sikhism by shaving off his

hair and hence I do not want to see him." Bhagat Singh

was quick to express his repentance and also

confessed that he, in fact, was an atheist at heart. He

further told Bhai Sahib that even then, perhaps, he would

have kept the Sikh appearance, but if he had done that

he would have lost the friendship and sympathy of

his Hindu comrades and would not have received so

much publicity in the press. After a two hour meeting

with Bhai Sahib, he became a true Sikh at heart and

later went to the gallows as a true believer in

Sikhism.

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Zakraya Khan, who made head-hunting a profitable business

by offering a graded scale of rewards: a blanket for

cutting off a Sikh's hair, ten rupees for information of

the whereabouts of a Sikh, fifty rupees for a Sikh

scalp. Sikhs or withholding information of their

movements was made a capital offence. Zakraya's police

scoured the countryside and brought back hundreds of

Sikhs in chains. They were publicly beheaded at the

nakhas, the horsemarket of Lahore, since then renamed

Sahidganj (place of martyrdom), in memory of the dead.

(After these acts, Turban Sikhs still survive)

By the way, tomorrow is Bhai Taru Singh Jee's shaheedi diwas. A great GurSikh whose scalp was taken off, but his hair couldn't be cut off!

sukhi, silence kaur bhenji said "If someone lost their hair through disease"...so i said its natural...coz mostly diseases are natural...i guess

The point Im making is that its not necessary to have a certain amount of hair, or hair in some areas and not in the others to do any Bhagti

thats true...u are to stay natural as God made u...its only when u tamper with what nature put on u that u realize, or may realize what u've lost...

If someone lost their hair through disease, and some do from every part of their bodies (ie cancer), their Bhagti doesnt become less right?

Bhenji, that would be natural right? So howcome the loss of bhagti as losing hair or cancer was also hukam in the first place?

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

rom rom mehi basehi muraar ||

and on each and every hair, the Lord abides.

Bhagat Kabeer Ji

Raag Gauree

344

gur kae charan kaes sa(n)g jhaarae ||1||

with my hair, I dust the feet of the Guru. ||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Raag Aasaa

387

romae rom rom romae mai guramukh raam dhhiaaeae raam ||

With each and every hair, with each and every hair, as Gurmukh, I meditate on the Lord.

Guru Raam Daas Ji

Raag Aasaa

443

kaes sa(n)g dhaas pag jhaaro eihai manorathh mor ||1||

With my hair, I wash the feet of Your slave; this is my life's purpose. ||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Raag Gujri

500

kaesaa kaa kar beejanaa sa(n)th chour dtulaavo ||

I make my hair into a fan, and wave it over the Saint.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Raag Soohee

745

kaesaa kaa kar chavar dtulaavaa charan dhhoorr mukh laaee ||1|| rehaao ||

I make my hair into a fan, and wave it over them; I apply the dust of their feet to my face. ||1||Pause||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Raag Soohee

749

ttehal karo thaerae dhaas kee pag jhaaro baal ||

I perform service for Your slave, O Lord, and wipe his feet with my hair.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Raag Bilaaval

810

guramukh rom rom har dhhiaavai ||

The Gurmukh meditates on the Lord with every hair of his body.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Raag Raamkalee

941

naanak raviaa habh thhaae van thrin thribhavan rom ||2||

O Nanak, He is pervading and permeating all places, the forests and the meadows, the three worlds, and every hair. ||2||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Raag Raamkalee

966

dhivas rain thaerae paao paloso kaes chavar kar faeree ||1||

Day and night, I wash Your feet, Lord; I wave my hair as the chauree, to brush away the flies. ||1||

Bhagat Kabeer Ji

Raag Raamkalee

969

rom rom raviaa har naam ||

The Lord's Name permeates each and every hair of mine.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Raag Bhairao

1144

nainahu sa(n)g sa(n)than kee saevaa charan jhaaree kaesaaeiou ||

With my eyes I see the Saints, and dedicate myself to serving them; I wash their feet with my hair.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Raag Saarang

1217

rom rom har oucharai khin khin har soee ||

With each and every hair, they chant the Lord's Name, each and every instant, the Lord.

Guru Amar Daas Ji

Raag Saarang

1247

Therefore each pore of your being meditates on Waheguru. Taking it off would be one's own spiritual loss. I heard a similar theory in a katha by Gyani Sant Singh Jee Maskeen @ proudtobesikh.com, under Gurbani Viakhia Sahit, entitled Kakaar.

hope that helped

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

many many happy returns of the day purkha

stay in chardi kala

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waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

one thing i heard is that he was in the indian intelligence, and he says that shaheed satwant singh and shaheed beant singh shot dead indra gandhi coz they found out she was planning a massacre of Sikhs in amritsar by waging a war on pakistan and blaming Sikhs to be "traitors" and helpers of pakistan...this was called operation shanti...they found this and shot her dead before she could order any such attack...dunno the details though...

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

Since Sikhi teaches equality, i don't think a Sikh should bad-mouth any religion. We have the greatest of the greatest example of Guru Tegh Bahadur Jee who sacrificed His life for religious freedom of Hindus, gave His life to protect the janeu (tilak janju rakha prabh ta ka) which Sikhi is totally against (janeu symbolizes caste superiority). So why talk ill of any religion at all? Remember there are good and bad people in all communities, and so bad-mouthing an entire community coz of a few bad apples is a very immature and irrational generalization and foolish stereotyping.

bhul chuk maaf

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

eka naari jati howe, par naari dhee bhain vakhaani

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

HAPPY GURPURAB EVERYONE

One Day a good woman said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted immediately and would have done anything to take back those thoughtless words. Close as she and her friend were, she hadn't considered the effects of her hasty action. What the woman said hurt her friend so much that she herself felt the pain she had caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to a village elder for advice. The older woman listened patiently to determine just how sincere she was, then asked "What are you willing to do to repair the damage done?" The answer was heartfelt: "Anything!" There are two things you need to do to make amends. The first is extremely difficult. Tonight, open a small hold in each of your best feather pillows. Then take out the feathers, Before the sun rises, you must place one feather on the doorstep of each house in the town. When you are through, I'll thee you the second task." The good woman hurried home to prepare for the chore, even though the pillows were very expensive and dear to her. All night long, she worked alone in the cold, going from door to door and placing a feather on each doorstep, taking care not to miss a single house. Her finger were frozen, and the wind was sharp it caused her eyes to water. But she trudged through the streets, thankful there was something she could so to set things right again. Finally, as the sky was getting bright, she placed the last feather on the doorstep of the last door. Just the sun rose, she returned to the village. She was exhausted., but relieved that her efforts would soon be rewarded. My pillows are empty, I placed a feather on the doorstep of each house." "Now", said the wise women, "go back and refill your pillows, Then everything will be as it was before." The young woman was stunned, That's impossible ! The wind blew away the feather as soon fast as I placed them on the doorstep! You didn't say I had to get them back. If this is the second task, then things can never be the same again."That's true," said the wise old woman. Never forget, Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless of how heartfelt or sincere, can never get them back into your mouth again. So choose your words well and guard them, especially in the presence of those you love."

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

Every society has two types of people and its up to us whom we choose to follow. There was Sant Harchand Singh longowal and there was Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale.

And your choice is...?

bhul chuk maaf

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

if u dont find it lemme know

waheguru

waheguru

waheguru

ok now 1 question...what if one cannot do all of it in one day? what if u finish it in a few days? coz i heard thats what many people do...so juz wondering

and thanks for sharing

http://www.sikhawareness.com/sikhawareness...opic.php?t=2811

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

I was wondering why is it said that Chandi ki vaar has to be completed before sunrise, and if thats not done then one has to do it till sunset ? ? ?

Thanks

Stubborn mindedness

This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 65

Siree Raag, Third Mehl:

Those who go around acting in egotism are struck down by the Messenger of Death with his club.

Those who serve the True Guru are uplifted and saved, in love with the Lord. ||1||

O mind, become Gurmukh, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

Those who are so pre-destined by the Creator are absorbed into the Naam, through the Guru's Teachings. ||1||Pause||

Without the True Guru, faith does not come, and love for the Naam is not embraced.

Even in dreams, they find no peace; they sleep immersed in pain. ||2||

Even if you chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with great longing, your past actions are still not erased.

The Lord's devotees surrender to His Will; those devotees are accepted at His Door. ||3||

The Guru has lovingly implanted the Word of His Shabad within me. Without His Grace, it cannot be attained.

Even if the poisonous plant is watered with ambrosial nectar a hundred times, it will still bear poisonous fruit. ||4||

Those humble beings who are in love with the True Guru are pure and true.

They act in harmony with the Will of the True Guru; they shed the poison of ego and corruption. ||5||

Acting in stubborn-mindedness, no one is saved; go and study the Simritees and the Shaastras.

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and practicing the Shabads of the Guru, you shall be saved. ||6||

The Name of the Lord is the Treasure, which has no end or limitation.

The Gurmukhs are beauteous; the Creator has blessed them with His Mercy. ||7||

O Nanak, the One Lord alone is the Giver; there is no other at all.

By Guru's Grace, He is obtained. By His Mercy, He is found. ||8||2||19||

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 251

Shalok:

By all sorts of religious robes, knowledge, meditation and stubborn-mindedness, no one has ever met God.

Says Nanak, those upon whom God showers His Mercy, are devotees of spiritual wisdom. ||1||

This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 356

Aasaa, First Mehl:

He Himself does everything, the True, Invisible, Infinite Lord.

I am a sinner, You are the Forgiver. ||1||

By Your Will, everything come to pass.

One who acts in stubborn-mindedness is ruined in the end. ||1||Pause||

The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is engrossed in falsehood.

Without the meditative remembrance of the Lord, it suffers in sin. ||2||

Renounce evil-mindedness, and you shall reap the rewards.

Whoever is born, comes through the Unknowable and Mysterious Lord. ||3||

Such is my Friend and Companion;

meeting with the Guru, the Lord, devotion was implanted within me. ||4||

In all other transactions, one suffers loss.

The Name of the Lord is pleasing to Nanak's mind. ||5||24||

This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 469

Pauree:

If an educated person is a sinner, then the illiterate holy man is not to be punished.

As are the deeds done, so is the reputation one acquires.

So do not play such a game, which will bring you to ruin at the Court of the Lord.

The accounts of the educated and the illiterate shall be judged in the world hereafter.

One who stubbornly follows his own mind shall suffer in the world hereafter. ||12||

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gujri on Pannaa 496

Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:

He decides to go to the west, but the Lord leads him away to the east.

In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes; He holds all matters in His hands. ||1||

Cleverness is of no use at all.

Whatever my Lord and Master deems to be right - that alone comes to pass. ||1||Pause||

In his desire to acquire land and accumulate wealth, one's breath escapes him.

He must leave all his armies, assistants and servants; rising up, he departs to the City of Death. ||2||

Believing himself to be unique, he clings to his stubborn mind, and shows himself off.

That food, which the blameless people have condemned and discarded, he eats again and again. ||3||

One, unto whom the Lord shows His natural mercy, has the noose of Death cut away from him.

Says Nanak, one who meets the Perfect Guru, is celebrated as a householder as well as a renunciate. ||4||4||5||

This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Vadhans on Pannaa 593

Shalok, Third Mehl:

No one has ever found the Lord through stubborn-mindedness. All have grown weary of performing such actions.

Through their stubborn-mindedness, and by wearing their disguises, they are deluded; they suffer in pain from the love of duality.

Riches and the supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhas are all emotional attachments; through them, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, does not come to dwell in the mind.

Serving the Guru, the mind becomes immaculately pure, and the darkness of spiritual ignorance is dispelled.

The jewel of the Naam is revealed in the home of one's own being; O Nanak, one merges in celestial bliss. ||1||

This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Sorath on Pannaa 644

Third Mehl:

The mind of the self-willed manmukh is so very stubborn; it is stuck in the love of duality.

He does not find peace, even in dreams; he passes his life in misery and suffering.

The Pandits have grown weary of going door to door, reading and reciting their scriptures; the Siddhas have gone into their trances of Samaadhi.

This mind cannot be controlled; they are tired of performing religious rituals.

The impersonators have grown weary of wearing false costumes, and bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines.

They do not know the state of their own minds; they are deluded by doubt and egotism.

By Guru's Grace, the Fear of God is obtained; by great good fortune, the Lord comes to abide in the mind.

When the Fear of God comes, the mind is restrained, and through the Word of the Shabad, the ego is burnt away.

Those who are imbued with Truth are immaculate; their light merges in the Light.

Meeting the True Guru, one obtains the Name; O Nanak, he is absorbed in peace. ||2||

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Soohee on Pannaa 738

Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Third House:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

His service is insignificant, but his demands are very great.

He does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, but he says that he has arrived there||1||

He competes with those who have been accepted by the Beloved Lord.

This is how stubborn the false fool is! ||1||Pause||

He wears religious robes, but he does not practice Truth.

He says that he has found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, but he cannot even get near it. ||2||

He says that he is unattached, but he is intoxicated with Maya.

There is no love in his mind, and yet he says that he is imbued with the Lord. ||3||

Says Nanak, hear my prayer, God:

I am silly, stubborn and filled with sexual desire - please, liberate me! ||4||

I gaze upon the glorious greatness of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

You are the Giver of Peace, the Loving Primal Being. ||1||Second Pause||1||7||

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Kaanraa on Pannaa 1308

Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:

The debaters debate and argue their arguments.

The Yogis and meditators, religious and spiritual teachers roam and ramble, wandering endlessly all over the earth. ||1||Pause||

They are egotistical, self-centered and conceited, foolish, stupid, idiotic and insane.

Wherever they go and wander, death is always with them, forever and ever and ever and ever. ||1||

Give up your pride and stubborn self-conceit; death, yes, death, is always close and near at hand.

Vibrate and meditate on the Lord, Har, Haray, Haray. Says Nanak, listen you fool: without vibrating, and meditating, and dwelling on Him, your life is uselessly wasting away. ||2||5||50||12||62||

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Salok Kabeer Jee on Pannaa 1366

Kabeer, do not struggle in stubborn pride; nothing happens just because you say so.

No one can erase the actions of the Merciful Lord. ||32||

This is how we spend our lives

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 267

The Lord, our Help and Support, is always with us, but the mortal does not remember Him.

He shows love to his enemies.

He lives in a castle of sand.

He enjoys the games of pleasure and the tastes of Maya.

He believes them to be permanent - this is the belief of his mind.

Death does not even come to mind for the fool.

Hate, conflict, sexual desire, anger, emotional attachment,

falsehood, corruption, immense greed and deceit:

So many lifetimes are wasted in these ways.

Nanak: uplift them, and redeem them, O Lord - show Your Mercy! ||7||

The true food and drink

This Shabad is by Bhai Mardana in Raag Bihaagraa on Pannaa 553

Shalok, Mardaanaa:

The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the vessel, filled with the wine of sexual desire; the mind is the drunkard.

Anger is the cup, filled with emotional attachment, and egotism is the server.

Drinking too much in the company of falsehood and greed, one is ruined.

So let good deeds be your distillery, and Truth your molasses; in this way, make the most excellent wine of Truth.

Make virtue your bread, good conduct the ghee, and modesty the meat to eat.

As Gurmukh, these are obtained, O Nanak; partaking of them, one's sins depart. ||1||