Mr Sardar

Mithra Other spellings: Mitra, Mithras God of Indo-Iranian religion. He was the god of light and wisdom, and appears also to have been the god of oath and mutual obligation. The cult of Mithra originated from the Mesopotamian kingdom of Mitanni in the 2nd millennium BCE. Some theories reconstruct his origin to India, mentioned first time around 1400 BCE. Mithra would become perhaps the most important religious export item throughout the next 1500 years, being passed on to every major civilization of the eastern Mediterranean Sea and deep into Europe, reaching as far as the British Isles. He was important in Zoroastrianism, with the Greeks and had his own dedicated cult within the Roman Empire. Many see Mithra as one of the models for Christianity's Jesus. In its Babylonian and Assyrian versions in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE, Mithra was nothing less than the god of the sun. The dominating myth relating to Mithra was where he slain a divine bull, from which all good plants and animals came. This myth would follow him through all later developments. Mithra had an annual celebration, relating to his birth. This occurred around winter solstice, and would at some time in history be fixed to December 25, linking him to the construction of the Christian festival of Christmas. Mithra is mentioned in the Zoroastrian writings, although not by Zarathustra himself, as the chief yazata, which is a benevolent spirit. Zoroastrianism placed Mithra as a lesser deity than Ahura Mazda, but would in a later theological stage define him as Ahura Mazda's earthly representation. His function was to protect the souls and see them safe on their journey to Paradise. Around 400 BCE the Zoroastrians provided for Mithra a mother, Anahita. In a temple from 200 BCE she was referred to as "The Immaculate Virgin Mother of Lord Mithra". The Zoroastrian version of Mithra survived the longest in Armenia, which also became the first country to embrace Christianity as state religion. The Greeks came from the 4th century to identify Mithra with the Greek sun god Helios. For the Greeks, the slaying of the bull was a central motive. In its Roman shape, Mithra was named Mithras. From the 3nd century CE he became identified with the god Sol Invictus, which also incorporated the popular cult of Apollo. In 274, the cult of Sol Invictus was made official. The Roman mythology of Mithras can only be reconstructed from surviving imagery and indirect accounts. Mithras is represented as closely associated with the creation of the cosmos. What is most possibly a depiction of Mithras, we see him being born from an egg while 12 signs of the zodiac surround him. In total, Mithraic iconography relates closely to heavenly objects. Followers of Mithras were subject to strict regulations in their battle for the victory of light and truth. In other accounts Mithras dies, is buried in a cave and then resurrected. The cave plays another important role as being the place where Mithras slain the sacred bull. The cave would in Roman Mithraism become the hall of congregation for members of the cult. http://looklex.com/e.o/mithra.htm http://www.memo.fr/en/article.aspx?ID=THE_REL_025 http://www.crystalinks.com/mithraism.html Bear in mind zorostrains coined the word "khuda" for God.

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In the video below we see apostle paul converted people in the UK to christianity from there belief of a pagan God called mithra. What is intresting is Mithra was a diety from Zorostrainsm which in Iran and throughout arabia was more commonly known as fireworshipers in India we call them parsis- it is intresting to see how far spread zorostraism was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithra which was brought to the UK by the Romans who got alot of there dieities from the greek. The greek shared beliefs with India such as krishna=hercules. we find elements of this in India as well: http://www.iranica.com/articles/mithra-i

Where does yoga originally come from, how did it come about, what are the different schools of yoga. How does yoga apply to sikhi, there seems to be some aspect of yoga in every religion hence being the underlining principle of religion and spirtuality, Is this heresy for sikhi: ?? Does yoga inherit polytheism is it something we understand differently? is yoga present in shastarvidya? yoga is the control of the senses to attain the ultimate state: Yoga (Upnishads definition)

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That is more of a jatt vs khatri thing- Khatris in ancient times were rulers rich powerful educated so forth. Jatts worked on farms however became rich powerful educated so forth. The issue is a cultural behavioural difference and more so sophistication. Plus I would imagine them marrying there daughters to a giani would be like them marrying them off to a cleaner (chumar)- gianis are supposed to be the best of our people. We all don't live up to the sikhi gurusahib gave. I know alot of people who hate gianis. It has to do with the gianis who end up being pedophiles so sterotyping. Plus all the issues we as sikhs have we blame the giani for it. Gianis try hard aswell they doing there job and they need the sangats support. We really need proper scholar gianis aswell that lack here and there. The image of a pop-belly giani who drinks secretly eats meat and checks out the women in the sangat, brushes his hand all over little girls comes to mind for alot of people. Compared to an extreme giani who has a shotgun to shot you for dropping some prasad accidenctly.

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Amardeep what is the name of the book you told me to get? Rumi is a different time period. Janamsakhis talk about eons of meditation before Guru Nanak came to us and gave bani. Rumi had divine revelation- but it seems I think rumi may have just preserved the past religions that babur tried to destroy in those texts he wrote as riddles and poems had anyone known that then they would have been killed and those books burnt. Rumi has preserved buddhism and zorostrainism (those two got nearly wiped out) - he kept christianity and hinduism (they are still alive). And made it easier for those religions to convert. Maybe someone can pay that sheikh a visit get an interview I think they are confused themselves about what Rumi gave them while someone like bulleh shah understood rumi better. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafi_(raga)

Talks about even muslim baba (sheikhs/pir/fakirs) who bless women by having sexual intercourse with them sounds just like our baba in punjab as well. Talks about even the sufi sheikh saying he will interceed on day of judgement with angel of death. Sheykh Abdul Kerim al-Kibrisi who is a descendent of rumi. http://www.yursil.com/blog/2010/06/pictures-sheykh-abdul-kerim-effendi-visits-jacksonville-fl-to-open-new-sheikh-nazim-osmanli-naksibendi-hakkani-dergah/ He looks like gurmustak singh from sikhnet.com

Sort of does. You know he had more of a satan kind of look

It has gone to another level because I have seen more and more friends who are girls targetted converted and so on. I am finding sikhs slacking in there own religious beliefs and seen that we lacked in converting them during sikh raj and are too tolerant to the most intelorant people. The point of this was to go into the companions the caliphas being traitors who went and created empires converted people forcefully and kept on doing it until they got to persia, the persians attacked us indians by the sword and converted us. Islam calls men believers to sleep around with non-muslims and to go after them and convert them as they did in gurus time before and even now. We were forbidden from this as khalsa maryada does not allow it. It has driven me crazy all of this stuff of so much injustice for centuries and the world has just taken it and numbers have grown of people who are being tricked into doing more of the same. Guy talking about Muslims integrating and teaching proper islam Sheikh Feiz - Imitating the disbelievers (Part 2) Sheikh Feiz says it as it is he abit nutz though.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO59bR9bi0o&feature=related Promise to David to take over the world from his house hold.

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Is he wearing ear rings why do old pictures have that further can we wear ear rings?

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All I will say is the biggest issues in modern society have is with kakkars mainly kesh and kirpan kakkar as well as dastar. With kirpan kakkar even sikhs will say you are carrying a knife with the special problems with knife crime. The issue is other people abusing that law. We can argue that builders carry tools or chefs have knifes or people have other weapon like object it is not the object itself but the intention of it and legally it is never to be used as an offensive weapon. With turbans alot of media does not potray that fashion.