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tea promotes relaxation, maybe they used a kind of non-caffeinated tea?

you could try going to a meditation retreat. i've heard of this one zen retreat where you live there for a month. if you move from your asan- you get hit with a stick, if you wake up late- you get hit with a stick, if you talk out of turn - stick, if you chew less than the prescribed number of times before swallowing your food - stick, if you try to eat more than allowed - stick.... now that's how you build a jeevan!!

if you knew the history of that source, you would know that it's clearly false. The website of a group of self-serving revisionist historians with a track record of changing their website to sell their story better!

chanting out Gurmantr long and loud helps with concentration I find. If first one half of group chants one 'waheguru', then teh second half could chant the other 'waheguru'. This way you could keep it going.

Alright, take care man. Thanks for letting us know. Hope all is well...

if leadership of taksal did not go to Sant Kartar Singh ji, one wonders why almost all of the old singhs went with him to mehta??

if you're in or near uk, many mahapurkhs come to visit. you should try asking one of them.

giani thakur singh ji once mentioned in his katha that (sometimes) when God wants to bring someone near, they often suffer dukh, and when someone is janam is going to go to waste, when they are going to remain faar from God, they often have great sukh!

my understanding is doing simran cuts down the karam that causes the problem in the first place. but if the paap karam is huge, it would take a lot longer to fix, and so people lose faith b/c they lose patience.

As for keeping them alive longer, daya for the person's family and their wishes is also required. As for stopping treatment, I see nothing wrong with that as they would die anyways and it is a relief from their pain. But when it comes to the large dose of morphine, it is done intentionally to kill the person. If it is done to terminate their life, then I feel it is clearly against Sikhi as you would be taking things into your own hands that should be left up to the creator. Of course, that's just my opinion and you may want to ask a sadhu about that. You need to listen to your conscience, the best course may be to meditate for a while and let the answer come to you. We all have our own karams and some people are meant to suffer before death. The truth is that when a person dies it looks like it's in our hands in that situation, but it is just a bawana. We have X number of swas in our lives, and no matter what doctors or nurses do, we cannot gain more.

he didn't organise the killings of the nirankaris, just called for the death of their false prophet for his actions agaisnt the Guru and sangat. you look at sikhs with a different standard than you use for muslims. with sikhs, you believe negative rumours wihtout proper investigation. with muslims, you ignore negative evidence, without investigation.

i know a very dharmic minded singh who keeps his beard half prakash for work. it goes down about a foot and he has it tied in a knot to prevent beadbi at work (pizza store). otherwise, he keeps it prakash. seems a lot easier than tying it in one of those nets.

spirituality devoid of the structure of organised religion lacks discernment. feel good visualisation techniques are being passed off as methods to gain enlightenment. people with no avastha (and therefore no ability to accurately judge) pick and choose spiritual techniques to become enlightened. unfortunately, how nice something makes us feel is not an accurate indicator of its spiritual usefulness. this lack of knowledge is made clear through the popularity of fluff like 'the secret'. these kinds of reasons (plus the chance to get Amrit) are why i moved on from non-religious spirituality to Sikhi.

what is irfan?

keeping kakaars is easy. i sleep and shower wearing mine, as well as work in the law firm where i practice. i was the only singh in my law school, worked out fine for me. i know another singh who was president of the student body in his law school, and he lived in an almost all white province. it's all about the attitude that you bring to it. as for reasons, a lot of sikhi is simply being humble and accepting bana. jau tu prem khelan ka chau, sir dhar tali gali meri aau ... there are benefits to the kakaars so deep that they would make some people's heads spin. but that doesn't mean that those benefits are the reason we were given them. we can't fathom the depths of Maharaj's genius. punctuation would make your posts easier to read.

yep. many of the founding fathers of america beleived in deism. god with no organised religion

sorry about the delay ੩੨ : ਮੱਕੇ ਦੀ ਯਾਤ੍ਰਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਮਕੇ ਗਇਆ ਨੀਲ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਧਾਰੇ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ। Donning blue attire then Baba Nanak went to Mecca. 1 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੨ ਪੰ. ੧ ਆਸਾ ਹਥਿ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਕਛਿ ਕੂਜਾ ਬਾਂਗ ਮੁਸਲਾ ਧਾਰੀ। He held staff in his hand, pressed a book under his armpit, caught hold of a metal pot and mattress. 2 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੨ ਪੰ. ੨ ਬੈਠਾ ਜਾਇ ਮਸੀਤ ਵਿਚਿ ਜਿਥੈ ਹਾਜੀ ਹਜਿ ਗੁਜਾਰੀ। Now he sat in a mosque where the pilgrms (hajis) had gathered. 3 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੨ ਪੰ. ੩ ਜਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਸੁਤਾ ਰਾਤਿ ਨੋ ਵਲਿ ਮਹਰਾਬੇ ਪਾਇ ਪਸਾਰੀ। When Baba (Nanak) slept in the night spreading his legs towards the alcove of mosque at Kaba, 4 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੨ ਪੰ. ੪ ਜੀਵਣਿ ਮਾਰੀ ਲਤਿ ਦੀ ਕੇਹੜਾ ਸੁਤਾ ਕੁਫਰ ਕੁਫਾਰੀ? The qazi named Jivan kicked him and asked who was this infidel enacting blasphemy. 5 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੨ ਪੰ. ੫ ਲਤਾ ਵਲਿ ਖੁਦਾਇਦੇ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਪਇਆ ਹੋਇ ਬਜਿਗਾਰੀ। Why this sinner is sleeping his legs spread towards God, Khuda. 6 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੨ ਪੰ. ੬ ਟੰਗੋਂ ਪਕੜਿ ਘਸੀਟਿਆ ਫਿਰਿਆ ਮਕਾ ਕਲਾ ਦਿਖਾਰੀ। Catching hold of the legs he lynched (Baba Nanak) and lo and behold the miracle, the whole of Mecca seemed to be revolving. 7 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੨ ਪੰ. ੭ ਹੋਇ ਹੈਰਾਨੁ ਕਰੇਨਿ ਜੁਹਾਰੀ ॥੩੨॥ All got surprised and they all bowed. 8 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੨ ਪੰ. ੮ --- ੩੪ : ਮੱਕੇ ਦੀ ਦਿਗ ਬਿਜਯ ਧਰੀ ਨੀਸਾਣੀ ਕਉਸ ਦੀ ਮਕੇ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਈ। Wooden sandal (of Baba Nanak ) was kept as a memory and he was woshipped in Mecca. 1 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੪ ਪੰ. ੧ ਜਿਥੈ ਜਾਇ ਜਗਤਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਬਾਬੇ ਬਾਝੁ ਨ ਖਾਲੀ ਜਾਈ। Go anywhere in the world, you would not find a place bereft of the name of Baba Nanak. 2 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੪ ਪੰ. ੨ ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਬਾਬਾ ਪੂਜੀਐ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ਗੁਆਈ*। Without discrimination of Hindu or Muslim, in every house, the Baba is revered. 3 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੪ ਪੰ. ੩ ਛਪੇ ਨਾਹਿ ਛਪਾਇਆ ਚੜਿਆ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਜਗੁ ਰੁਸਨਾਈ। When the sun rises it cannot be covered and it lightens the whole world. 4 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੪ ਪੰ. ੪ ਬੁਕਿਆ ਸਿੰਘ ਉਜਾੜ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਭਿ ਮਿਰਗਾਵਲਿ ਭੰਨੀ ਜਾਈ। When the lion roared in the jungle the flocks of deer ran away. 5 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੪ ਪੰ. ੫ ਚੜਿਆ ਚੰਦੁ ਨ ਲੁਕਈ ਕਢਿ ਕੁਨਾਲੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਛਪਾਈ। If someone wants to conceal moon by putting before it a platter, it cannot be hide. 6 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੪ ਪੰ. ੬ ਉਗਵਣਿ ਤੇ ਆਥਵਣੋ ਨਉਖੰਡ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਸਭਾ ਝੁਕਾਈ। From rising to setting directions i.e from east to west, all the nine divisions of earth bowed before Baba Nanak. 7 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੪ ਪੰ. ੭ ਜਗ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਵਰਤਾਈ ॥੩੪॥ He diffused his power in whole of the world. 8 ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੪ ਪੰ. ੮ A Muslim friend of my brothers (who wasn't aware of this pauri) actually had darshan of the sandals when he went on pilgramage. ਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੩੬ ਪੰ. ੮

it does. here's the history http://www.jathashaheedan.com/history.php

ddt is actually from Missl Shaheedan, same with Bhai Bidhi Chand nihang dal.

A Muslim belief is that the secret door of the Qaba will open for the last prophet; it opened for Guru Nanak Sahib ji. This is written in Bhai Gurdass ji's vaars. Also written in the vaars is that the Guru saw all teh swargs and naraks, while the prophet could only see a very limited number of them. When one can see everything, rejecting the limited view of someone who cannot see everything is no paap.

no, all the sampradas and sants are unanimous about this. kesh is all hair on the body

Kesh means all the hair on the body, not just hair on the head. Keeping of kesh is clearly incorporated into Guru Granth Sahib ji through the unequivocal inclusion of rahit in the following tuk: ਕਹਤ ਮੁਕਤ ਸੁਨਤ ਮੁਕਤ ਰਹਤ ਜਨਮ ਰਹਤੇ ॥ Those who speak are liberated, and those who listen are liberated; those who keep the Rehit, the Code of Conduct, are not reincarnated again. http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=KeertanPage&K=1230&L=6&id=52907

Rahit has existed since the Guru's time, same with Amrit and the kakaars. There is plenty of evidence, oral and written, even that held by non-singh sabha sampradas, of this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12900460 wow... shocking examination of a person's decision to embrace radical Islam. There's also a video clip on the website. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was in a national newspaper that my step-brother Richard's transformation into an extreme Islamist called Salahuddin was revealed to me. The article was about "the most dangerous man in Britain", Anjem Choudary. He was the leader of the now banned Islam4UK, an extremist Islamist group intent on implementing Sharia law across the UK. A few paragraphs down was Richard's name and that of our hometown, Weymouth, in Dorset. Apparently he was Mr Choudary's newest protege. He had chosen his new name carefully, and its irony is chillingly revealing. Salahuddin was a 12th Century Muslim sultan who drove the crusading King Richard the Lionheart - a title Rich had embraced during his childhood - out of Jerusalem. Of course I could not quite believe it. Who could? Devastated family Our parents married in 1992 and we grew up together in Dorset. Richard moved to London five years ago and the family began to grow apart. But only in 2008 we spent two weeks sharing a room on a family holiday to Cyprus, playing volleyball on the beach. And now a year later he was in a national newspaper talking of his willingness to fight and die overseas for the Islamist cause. Salahuddin and Ben Rich/Salahuddin and Ben, 17, often hand out Islamist leaflets in east London Our family was devastated. No-one knew anything - it was a huge, ominous unknown. I decided there and then that I would make a documentary, as my way of tackling the situation. I suppose I remained in a state of disbelief, or denial, until the moment I met with him a few weeks later. I travelled up from Weymouth and met him outside an east London tube station. Rich was dressed in an Islamic robe and sported a surprisingly well-developed beard. Continue reading the main story Find out more * My Brother the Islamist is on BBC Three on 4 April at 2100 BST * Watch the programme "You see all this filth, all this munkar, it will all be gone when the Sharia comes in," he remarked, scanning disdainfully around him. By "munkar" he meant sin, evil. He was disgusted by what surrounded him. We walked back to his flat where for five hours he talked about Sharia law, hell-fire and how the majority of Muslims were misled. I left on the train home convinced he had been brainwashed. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote Allah does say in the Koran not to take disbelievers as your friends and helpers, because they seek to misguide you” End Quote Rich, now known as Salahuddin A question I repeatedly asked myself was how had it happened and why? It is a question I still find difficult to answer. Rich has never revealed to me a single moment when he decided to take a right turn, and we both had relatively normal childhoods. Like many people, Rich left his hometown in search of something more - a purpose and meaning to life, something he found in an extreme brand of religion. Many of these people are looking for transformations, which is precisely what Islamism demands and provides - Rich to Salahuddin. The sense of disillusionment in Western society was widely apparent among Rich and his "brothers". Abdul Dean, another white man, who was once a drum and bass MC, became a Muslim after his sister died of a cocaine overdose aged 18, while Zacariah, once a musician and called Charles, could not relate to former US President George W Bush and the response to the 11 September attacks. Salahuddin Rich/Salahuddin protested in Barking at the return of British troops from Afghanistan He said: "Basically what spurred me into reading about Islam was George Bush, funnily enough. He said you're either with us or not. And I thought I'm not with him." When I first began making the documentary and set out on my journey, I expected suspicion, hostility and coldness from those within Rich's group. They were, after all, brainwashed, hate-filled, crazy people, as often portrayed in the media. But to my genuine surprise, many of these people were extremely likable, personable and even funny. It would never be long though before they would be planning another demonstration, where, under the spotlight of the media, these guys would scream: "Murderers" at returning soldiers or burn poppies on Remembrance Day. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote He was living in a world of perpetual fear, not fully knowing what he was permitted to do and say and what was forbidden in accordance with strict Islamist rulings” End Quote Robb Leech It was always a sobering reminder of actually just how far detached from normal society and just how insensitive they had become. Rich preached: "You foolish people risking your lives for these degenerate rulers, these people who conspire to misguide you into the hellfire." To begin with, when Rich had been a Muslim for just a few months, everything was new to him, as it was to me. He was living in a world of perpetual fear, not fully knowing what he was permitted to do and say and what was forbidden in accordance with strict Islamist rulings. The relationship with non-Muslims such as myself was one of these grey areas, and I found our relationship to be that of just a formality. Rich told me: "Allah does say in the Koran, not to take disbelievers as your friends and helpers, because they seek to misguide you." 'Shock and hurt' Gradually he became more relaxed and we have since enjoyed many moments of laughter together. But his extremist beliefs are always lurking just beneath the surface. There were moments of real shock and hurt, such as when Rich told me he wouldn't shake my hand because I was a "dirty kafir [unbeliever]", or when I watched as he and his "brothers" publicly burned the American flag on the anniversary of 9/11. But since the documentary, there have been moments of real hope too. I recently met Rich after he had been given the rare opportunity of a preview of my film. His feelings were mixed, but after we had finished talking and I had got back into my car, I noticed he was walking back towards me. I switched off the engine and got out. He shook my hand. "Sorry about the handshaking thing," he said. "I didn't mean to cause offence." I drove away with a smile on my face. It was comforting to know that things could change, even if only with a fleeting handshake. My Brother the Islamist is on BBC Three on 4 April at 2100 BST or catch up on BBC iPlayer.

Dosanjh goes out of his way to lie and blacken the Sikh community's name so that goray see him as ''tough on terror'' and so that they see him as the type who will say what needs to be said. these are all just cheap tactics to scare up votes and he has lied to make our community look bad before. Last time he won by 20 votes against a conservative candidate. Now that he has seriously ticked off the community he will(hopefully) lose. I've never seen anyone hate on his own community that much. If it was a white guy everyone would be screaming racism. To be honest, I think it is bigotry on this self hating coconut's part. He reminds me of a poodle, always yapping at nothing to compensate for insecurities, but oh so eager to lick his owner's hand. Sukh Dhaliwal is always a winner, always stands up for the right thing. NDP can't win in my riding, but I'll vote for them just b/c they'll get a few dollars from my vote. The liberals were really iffy about supporting sikhs on human rights issues b/c they wan't to cozy up to Indian money, but at least NDP will say what needs to be said.