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and this "belittling others" is important. That's how we set values. If we say everything is okay, our culture will soon become like the whites, which is no culture.

DUDE, HE"S A FAKE. He doesn't even write his own lyrics first of all. Secondly, all he does his tie a tedi pagg, sing okay, and dance around like a "fakir" and people think he's woke, lol. He's a low person, watch interview of his songwriter.

I am not sure about the inner workings of the gov or this bill, but on paper it sounds great. Farmers can freely sell their crops to whoever. They are no longer bound. I don't understand what's the problem with this.

And everybody knows what needs to be done with enemies.

Yes. Also, what I am trying to get across is that we have to recognize and see that these people as enemies of the panth. Before we had enemies outside, now we have them inside.

There is a very high amount of weakness growing in the panth which is most concerning. Sometimes our lack of complete spiritual understanding, or incomplete understanding makes us very weak and keeps us from speaking truth boldly, and fighting against adharama. For example, misunderstanding what Ninda is, and saying never to criticize anyone, or accept the world as it is, or just be happy and surrender and let go; these types of spiritual ideas are false and makes us impotent. This is not what Guru Ji wants from his Singhs. Guru sahib says, "Dhan Jiyo teh ko jag mein, mukh te har, chit mein judh bichare, dehe anit na nit rahe, jas nav chare, bhav sagar tare. Dhiraj dham banaiye ehe tan, budh so deepak jo ujiare, gayane ki badni man ho hath lai, kutarta kutvar buhare". (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1bew1aU3kk 0:31). We have to make ourselves strong again and create that spark for Dharama Yudh. Look around in the world, there is great injustice, greed, false lies, people lost in illusion of maya, roaming around like devils. Science has advanced but spirituality is at a all time low. Men are without valor and honor, women are without respect and modesty. This is the Iron age. Sikhi and Khalsa is the light in this world, but we ourselves are lost. Those who speak against Guru, or Bani, or the Panth, and spread false ideas and openly disrespect Bani, must be severely condemned, and if they don't understand with words, must be crushed with power. This is not a simple matter. At the type of weakness that I see growing in the panth, soon gurudwara will be doing laavas of two guys. Homosexuality is already being accepted by the new generation. Dasam Bani is being rejected and openly mocked. Look at the title of this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIff87kYaLw If you think this is not a grave manner, then something is wrong with you. This should make your blood boil. In due time if these types of people don't understand with words they will with sword. When some hindus during the 1984 time were disrespecting bani, singhs killed them without caring for their lives, that's the message that Sant Jairnail Singh ji gave. Now these donkeys in the clothes of a lion, are doing the same, and we are quiet. We first have to makes ourselves strong on an individual level, with gurbani, dasam bani, Lifting Iron, Kachera (celibacy), Chardikala (state of mind), and cut away from attachments that hold us back. Then when the time comes we will shut down these parchars, or in the name of Dharama bring justice to these maha fuddus. Quality over quantity. It doesn't matter if we loose 1 million people, we will clearly define what Sikhi is and what Sikhi is not, what is accepted and what is not. All this is because we have not set clear boundaries as a panth and not enforced them, and this is the definition of weakness.

lol, this guy is a landu. You srsly can't be so gullible and fall for his saintly image.

Before you do anything else, I would suggest you do a ardass on your own, from you heart. Wake up early before sunrise, take a full shower, and do path if you want. Then do the ardass/confession and ask for forgiveness from Guru. You can do it at home. I had something similar last year, where I was feeling really guilty and wanted to take amrit again. I asked people around, nothing really helped, but then I just did ardass at home from my heart, let it all out, and that immediately changed everything.

1) Protect your Veerya. 2) Nurture your Hair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o-1btEcnZw - Watch form 6:24. In the video it says, after Kali maa came out of Druga ma forehead, they still weren't able to fight the Blood demon Sanwatbeej, and they had to run away to a rishi. However, I actually read Chandi di Vaar, and Durga had no trouble wiping out the demons. She was on relentless offense throughout both wars. The only small sign of defense from Durga devi is in the 40th paure, when all the demon warriors, that rose from the blood of Sanwatbeej attacked Devi at once. And Guru sahib says, Durga sab bachiya dhal sambhal ke - Durga saved herself from all, holding her shield carefully. And then in next pauri, Kali mata comes out and it's just attack again. So am I missing something? Or is the video wrong. Thanks.

The OP isn't going to read this probably and I am not writing for her but for others who will be reading this. First of all, the OP is right in many ways. The husband told the woman to keep trimming and not let the family know, so he doesn't have the right to tell her she's going back on her words. Also the OP is right that she shouldn't be forced to keep hair. I am a guy, I was forced to keep hair without knowing why, I hated it, and cut it at 14. Then I learned more at 20 and 21, and I wanted to keep hair. I stopped cutting my hair and beard and I wear a Dastaar now. I am not doing it because I am forced to or I should, simply because I want to. Same with Gurbani. So it's wrong for the family to force her to keep hair and be judging her. Very wrong. Either just say no to her and reject the marriage, or let her make her own choice and maybe try to educate and encourage her rather than straight up judge her. So imo the girl is the victim because the husband and his family was weak in taking a firm stance before the marriage. God forgive me, if I made any mistakes or came off as egotistical. Waheguru.

It's worrisome that so many Sikhs either don't think about hell or don't believe in hell. When the mention of hell comes in Gurbani, they may think it's figurative, and there is no actual physical place called Hell. But as many of you know, hell is real. It doesn't matter what you think or whether we believe in it or not, reality is one, and it doesn't change to your thought. In Asa di Vaar, and Shalok Sheikh Freed Ke, and throughout gurbani, hell is made quite apparent. They say, you can hear people screaming in hell. If you google whether sikhi believes in heaven or hell, this is what comes up, "Sikhs do not believe in heaven or hell. Heaven can be experienced by being in tune with God while still alive. Conversely, the suffering and pain caused by ego is seen as hell on earth." And there are many articles that spread this type of thought, saying hell is just a "state of mind." I would like to hear your guys thoughts. In my opinion, this (hell is just a mind state) is a very dangerous belief to have, and it's very worrisome.

In my opinion. For a complete new foreign learner (who is primarily learning for Sikhi), they should not start by learning the Punjabi language and grammar itself, but jump right into Gurbani. They should first learn to read and write the Gurmukhi letter, and the primary sounds, which is easy. Then they can just start listening to shabads they like or gurbani online, and read alongside. After they improve and they will fast, they can start speaking alongside as well. After they can read, listen, and speak relatively well, learning what the words means is easy and the knowledge of grammar comes on its own primarily. This is a very intuitive method. All you need is consistency. Compare this to learning Punjabi and the grammar and the language first is quite hard, and personally I wouldn't recommend it.

for some people like me who can't balance in between and naturally lean towards extremes, celibacy/brahmachariya for life is the way to go. Before, I would be doing NoFap or trying to (i am 21), but after a week or two in I would start thinking about future relationship, wife, marriage, children, and then again fall. The second I decided Brahmachariya/Celibacy for life (in thought and action), I got immense peace and I feel complete now.

There are many non Sikhs (non Indian background) who are interested in Sikhi, but don't know where to get started. They want to learn Gurmukhi / punjabi but I would imagine that's really challenging without Sharda and deep love. The motivation needs to be high. So I think they can start by listening to Bani with English translation, although translation doesn't really do justice, but something they can grasp, maybe sing along to some shabads and kirtan and learn the main themes and the message, and hopefully Guru sahib will do Kirpa from there. So which bani or kirtan or shabad would you recommend. If possible give video link (with English subtitles of course) so I can pass this along.

Dass Ji. I wanted to ask you a question. When I was in India at around 9 or 10 years of age, I took amrit. I broke it couple of years later slowly after coming to USA, took my kirpan off, stopped wearing kachera, and at 14 cut my hair. Should I be preparing myself to take amrit again? are there consequences of breaking amrit? please give me your insight.

wow thank you for noting the time down. I love Giani Thakur Singh, he's so direct and funny, and very practical. I heard that katha just 2 days ago. I will watch the other ones. I first heard heard this shabad when I was little in India. We had a sant at our house, I don't remember who, but I think after that we started doing this shabad every now and then. I feel off sikhi slowly and gradually after I moved to america, I was 10 then. I cut my hair at around 14 age. Now I am 20, about to be 21. Over the past couple years with god's grace I had kirpa, and I feel like the path I did when I was little "came through" lol, and got me through some tough time and very organically pulled me back towards my guru. I feel blessed. Keeping my kesh now obviously and just reading more and more bani and doing this jap.

yes if you have time that would be helpful

most definitely. This shabad saved me 3 times. But now I am doing jap of this shabad I will add the title and rahaoo as it only takes a sec extra. thanks.

thanks. This morning I did jap with reading the title and it made a difference. I was more focused after every recitation. Everytime I read the title it pulled my focus back. I will start saying rahao as well.

Do I have to read "Gaure Mehla 5" and "rahao" that comes in the shabad, every time, or can I skip it? I have been doing this shabad without reading them. But someone in another sikh forum website said, " So once an innocent man was in prison, the saint told him to do sava lakh of Gauree M5 Thir kar baiso har jan pyaare and you will get out of jail...... but he didnt read the Gauri M5, he just started from the shabad. The saint came to visit him in prison said you must read the heading aswell, today that man is alive he got out of jail at the first hearing." THanks..