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Monks Report (2004) A history of abuse. http://www.aappb.org/monkreport.pdf

Keep trying.. it works for me. Maybe right-click it and choose 'save link as'.

Something my mate did: http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/3/1405069/lotus.mp3

LOL so it's Grewal again, is it? No wonder he values his anonymity.

I can't speak for Matheen but I find the anonymity of Dassan Dass and the reliance on donations calling it 'daswand' is suspicious enough. The site is hosted in Louisiana, which isn't altogether surprising (the registered owner might be in California, perhaps?)

I really wish I had an army of my own right now.

Whoever cooperates with a regime that abducts, tortures and murders non-violent Buddhist monks will have a tremendous burden of karma. Nobody can profit from such actions.

Unfortunately it seems to be in the interests of the major powers to turn a blind eye to the terrible atrocities being committed in Burma. It's very sad.

So why did they replace all the bilingual signs at Southall railway station then?

Old soldiers never die: they just fade away.

LOL. Good to know that the fat stomachs do have a practical use within Sikhism! Anyway, it was just a note so that those of us in the western countries can take care to avoid the risk of diabetes, heart attack and stroke associated with being overweight. The people in these images don't seem to have any excess fat at all, and the 20th century wasn't that long ago. Just being in condition seems to be the difference between having a shorter life expectancy than non-Asian populations in the west, and making history like these soldiers.

Note how there are no fat Singhs in these images.

Note how there are no fat Singhs in these images.

This expression really gives me some pause for thought.. "Giving' one's 'head' to another is normally a symbolic act, right? If you saw it in print other than in the context of the 1699 event, you would read it as a metaphorical expression. In Celtic mythology what happens between Sir Gawain and the [Jolly!] green giant (a classic tale of reciprocity perhaps mirrored in Guru taking amrit from the Punj)? I read it like this: Gawain is not only true to his oath and has balls enough to face the axe, but he also uses tactical deception on the giant, to avoid being killed. There is obviously more to this story than meets the eye. Guru knew about stuff which the majority of people are struggling with today.

It is indeed very interesting.. I wouldn't suggest for one moment that Guru couldn't have brought the dead back to life. I think on account of his considerable tapas energy alone, this would be a very minor feat for him. However, on the question of whether he exerted this particular power on that day, that much I think is still uncertain.

What I want to know is: how reliable is the account of who stood up and took khanda amrit from the Guru, on that day? Is it really likely that such diverse individuals would have come forward on their own initiative, in such a caste-stratified society? What I'm getting at is: perhaps to emphasise the supernatural takes away from the extraordinary leadership qualities of Guru Gobind Singh. (hint hint: a good general leaves nothing to chance) If the pataseh account is not reliable, then that throws into doubt others aspects for sure.

Officially, Sikhism comes under Anglican (Church of England), and SikhAwareness comes under 'being on message' with NuLab. Let him play.

Fascinating. This thread is SikhAwareness at its best. I never would have guessed that someone made up the story of 1699 Mata Sahib Kaur and the pataseh. Saudummer ehrlich

confusing

I am only jokin drawrof.. but history is always a political plaything (although I don't have any kind of political agenda - only amusement).

"in return wife of Dost Mohammad Khan gave him Kohinoor Diamond, the largest know diamond in world (now it is part of UK's Queen's treasury)." NB: no pressure was involved, it was a free gift LOL. "The maharaja established a secular state in which all the subjects, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs were treated alike." Yeah sikhraj LOL

"After prolonged efforts by Sikhs ... finally [the British East India Company] was able to consolidate the gains made by earlier sardars." NB: above is 'true' history version

When will Sikhs learn?? They're only allowed to join the British side when the Jatts do it first!! Not before the Jatts!! Damn traitors! Someone should do a YouTube 'best of' video on Dogra traitors and their sneaky Brahmin Fu Manchu friends. And tell the Prince Charlie and the PM to BAN Dogras from UK!!! LOL

Yeah great. We know the history on the website is 'true' because it says so at the top. "The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history, Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history." Books - who needs them eh?

What did you do, sign a petition?