Harjinder

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THE FOLLOWING; Do not let the FIRE in your belly consume you, read this with an OPEN mind and make your own valued judgement. All of this can be verified by reading transcripts of the koran or visiting the Hizb-ut-tahrir and Khalifa websites (can be found using search) engines. Furthermore remember that we as Sikh people have been under attack from the Muslims since the Arabs rose to power in 713AD (source Punjab.com), constant attack to assimilate us has been carried out since. The mogul emperors the shahs the British and the Hindus have all seen us as an underclass, and they have treated us accordingly. However, we have not succumb and do not intend to, knowledge is your wealth and power my friends and I’m giving you a 24 carat insight. THE TRUTH ABOUT CONVERSIONS 10 SECRETS THE MUSLIMS DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW 1. Islam is a totally MISSIONARY religion committed to making EVERYONE Muslim, according to the Koran the world is divided up into 2 parts, Dar-as-Islam (House of Faith) a title which applies to all Islamic countries and Dar-al-Harb (Household of War), land not yet surrendered to Allah, which is the rest of the world. It is the duty of every Muslim to wage Jihad (Holy War) against Kafirs, infidels and unbelievers what the Koran calls non-Muslims and make them submit to Islam. Violence against Kafirs is encouraged in the Koran, if gentle persuasion doesn’t work. 2. Conversions of Sikh and Hindu men and women is becoming an increasing problem, hundreds of reported and verified conversions in the last few years. Dozens of cases were reported in October 1995 alone, when the new academic year started also converted. Universities in London, Bradford and Luton are particular problem areas. 3. At the Hizb-ut-Tahrir ( HUT ) conference at the Wembley arena in August 1994, a Sikh was converted on stage in front of 8000 cheering and clapping Muslims. The Sikh girl then proceeded to attack Sikhism making particularly offensive statements against the Sikh Gurus. The audience laughed and continued to cheer. Some of this speech was televised on satellite T.V and on the HUTs pirate radio station. Muslim leaders at the conference called for an intensification of the campaign to bring Sikh and Hindu women to Islam. The same thing happened at HUTs Rally for Islam conference in Trafalgar Square, August 1995. This time 2 Hindu women were converted on stage in front of 2000 cheering Muslims. Again Muslim leaders demanded that Muslims boys try harder to convert Sikh and Hindu girls. 4. The self appointed Muslim parliament of Britain passed a resolution demanding that the British government make it illegal for Muslim women to marry non-Muslim. It also called for the banning of conversions of Muslims to other faiths. Any Muslim who did convert was to be stoned to death according Islamic tradition. Thankfully, the British government did not take their demand seriously, but the event showed the Muslims double standards and hypocrisy. 5. HUT leaders issued a directive in January 1995 to specially selected male members telling them to place Ads in personal columns of national newspapers inviting relationships from Asian women, they were told to write the religion and nationality of the girl were unimportant and be ambiguous about their own backgrounds by for example only describing themselves as Asian. They were further told to form intimate relationships with only Sikh and Hindu girls who replied with the aim of conversion. The expense of the Ads and any dates were to be paid by the HUT. 6. Certain Muslims have taken to wearing Karas (Sikh steel bracelet) at Bhangra gigs with the aim of specifically seeking to meet Hindu and Sikh girls. When meeting the Girls, these people identify themselves in such a way that the girl does not realise that they are Muslim, for example by shortening the name Mohammed to Mohan. They form relationships with the girl and begin the slow path to conversion. 7. A Muslim converting somebody, will never tell the person the whole story. For example when converting men they always leave out the part about having to be circumcised to become Muslim. After all what man would want half of his genitals cut off. Likewise girl converts are tricked into believing that men and women are equal to Islam. They are not told that rape victims according to the Koran have produce 4 Male witnesses of good character to say that they were raped or they will be charged with adultery and stoned according to Islamic tradition (hundreds of cases where this has occurred are on file with Amnesty International, contact them for further information). Also according to the Koran, all man has to do to divorce his wife is say Talaq 3 times. For women of course getting a divorce is much harder. Besides which what woman wants to share her husband with three other women. The new method that they are employing is to change their names by deed poll to Mohan Singh and Balraj Singh , they add surnames on to Gill and Hayer are two of there favorites. Please check the person you are going to marry and there credentials through your parents or close relatives NAMES MEAN NOTHING THERE ARE BEING CHANGED BY DEED POLL IT ONLY COSTS THEM A COUPLE OF HUNDRED POUNDS , SUPPLIED BY THEY’RE FANATICAL ELDERS!!!! 8. HUT leadership has instructed its members to specifically target problem groups of conversion. These include young teenage girls, people with social problems, the recently bereaved and victims of abuse as children. These people are considered to be weak willed and easily manipulated once identified the Muslim will try to convince their target that Islam will magically solve all their problems. Incidentally in 1992 the hut produced an article telling Muslim men to particularly target non-Muslim girls with plain or unattractive physical, facial or body features. These girls the article said would not be accustomed to this attention and would do anything to maintain a relationship. It went on to say that the discomfort you may feel in such relationships, especially if intimate is only temporary however the rewards you will receive in Heaven will last for eternity. 9. The HUT has instructed Muslims to work in groups when converting, with one person forming a very close friendship with their target. The group then works to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the person involved and then will work accordingly. If for example, the person loves sport and is very athletic, they go on about how Islam actively encourages sport and how all the world’s best sportsmen such as Muhammad Ali, Tyson and Imran Khan are Muslims. If the person has a strongly anti-white attitude, then they will stir up racial hatred against whites even more by talking about past white injustices against them. This policy has been used effectively with Afro-Caribbean’s, with whom they talk about the slave trade and give Malcolm X as role model (Muslim groups leafleted black cinema audiences watching Malcolm X when it was released ). Similarly, the hard up have been offered well-paid jobs with Muslim businesses providing they convert. 10. Forced conversions do occur. There have been many documented cases at least one in Southall) when Sikh and Hindu girls have been taken to Pakistan by their Muslim boyfriends and forcibly converted. Those resisting are passed on to other Muslim men who keep the girl under lock and key, in some remote village without telephones. All the girls money and her passport are taken away. Other cases have occurred when Sikh and Hindu girls are photographed naked by their Muslim boyfriends, and are told to convert or else the photos will be published in magazines and sent to the girls family and friends. These are not tragically scare stories but facts.  CONVERSIONS INTO ISLAM almost always occur out of a persons IGNORANCE or MISUNDERSTANDING of their own religion. Take time to understand your religion and educate others. The process of conversion is usually very SUBTLE and GRADUAL.  It always occurs progressively UNDERMINING YOUR CULTURE and RELIGION through misquoting religious texts and falsifying historical events. Be on guard and stop them from speaking lies about your religion be you Sikh or Hindu. The HUT and other Muslim groups have said that they aim to make FRANCE, an ISLAMIC REPUBLIC by the year 2015 and Britain by 2025 through CONVERSIONS, IMMIGRATION and high MUSLIM BIRTH RATES.  THE DIFFERENT WAYS THE HUT ARE ATTACKING US Fanatics are now vandalising books on Sikhism and religious texts such as the Guru Granth Sahib in Council, School, and college libraries.  About 30% of the time this vandalism involves the writing of false propaganda and messages to the readers of the book. These messages usually attempts to UNDERMINE your faith by MISQUOTING religious texts and distorting reality. Check your local library especially if you live in an area with a history of trouble.  Recent events have shown that groups have become increasingly envious of our prosperity in this country. They are now systematically trying their best to damage us financially. In some Mosques speakers have told worshippers to boycott Sikh and Hindu shops. However, the most obvious example of this economic sabotage would be that of the Bradford riots. These were not as the media have us believe merely a case of Asian youths uprising and fighting white fascist police brutality, but more a situation where gangs went on rampage, burning and looting non-Muslim property. The Economist Magazine (June 17th 1995 edition ) reported that No Hindu nor Sikh youths took part, only Muslim males. Indian owned business were attacked. In fact other reports state that older, masked Muslims ( thought to be HUT ) went down the streets ahead of everyone else, and specifically marked out Sikh and Hindu shops with spray paint, for destruction by rioters following them. Don’t be fooled by the Muslim media, Sikhs and Hindus were the victims of the Muslim riots in Bradford. The HUT produced and circulated articles in universities, stating that Jewish, Sikh and Hindu students were dogs and must be removed from higher education. (As reported in the Guardian, 31st October 1995 edition). The Muslims have realised that the power, respect, money and knowledge and influence brings makes us more powerful enemies. The exact strategy for preventing us from obtaining higher education has not yet been leaked, but the harassment and bullying Hindu and Sikh students at schools and colleges (by such acts as the storming of West Thames college in Jan 1995) is bound to be a part of it. After all how can anyone work in places of such stress. Our youths must strive to get highly educated as they possibly can. University students should act as role models and encourage younger members of the community to get an education. This will greatly benefit not only you and your family, but help your community. Youths have been instructed to infiltrate any and every organisation and position of authority they can. They have also been told to keep their Islamic fundamentalist secret and subtly remove our community from a position within these organisations. For example, they have been directed to join Student Union bodies, the Media, anti-racist groups community groups, councils and political parties. Muslims even use black magic to try and convert people. So don’t take anything object, food, gift from a muslim! PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS, AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO AS MANY FELLOW INDIANS AS YOU CAN. THIS IS NOT A HATE LITERATURE BUT ONE OF AWARENESS MOST IMPORTANTLY: YOUR RELIGION HAS A LOT MORE TO OFFER, IF FOLLOWED PROPERLY IGNORANCE IS THE WORST EXCUSE. Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope. To be without hope is to be without purpose. Do not run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step of the way......(author: Waheguru Pramatma) Raaj Karega Khalsa Harjinder S Kukreja

Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh Ji A renowned Freedom Fighter, Scholar of Arabic, English and Persian, a worthy Saint-Soldier, a man with stout religious principles and whose real name was Basant Singh. This Son of the Guru is Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh Ji, the pride of his people. He was the man who revived the faith of Bhagat Singh, the man who ought to be the father of the nation. Bhai Randhir Singh visited Bhagat Singh in Lahore Central Jail and made him realise the vitality of the Sikh identity. Bhai Sahib, an immensely learned man is not as recognized as Gandhi or Nehru, despite the fact that he laid down immutable sacrifices and contributed extensively in the National Movement because alongside patriotism he kept his religious principles alive. During his long captivity, he went on hunger strike for securing the status of political prisoners and respect of all religious needs of Sikh prisoners. He contributed marvellously for the liberation of his motherland. He devoted his life in the service of the Sikh Panth and Gurbani. He organised an Akhand Kirtani Jatha . Bhai Sahib authored innumerable books. Some of his contributions to the world of Literature are Amrit Ki Hai, Umar Kaida da, etc. This soul has left an immemorable remark on the mind of the Sikh faith !! This pious Saint-Soldier left this world for Sach Khand on 16th April, 1961. Guru Ang Sang ! Facts brought from CHITIHIAN JAIL

This is about the life of a Sikh Girl which was ruined. Her life was ruined whed she was allured by the love of a muslim boy who pretended to love her so that he can convert her.The Muslim boy, Farooq succeeded and shattered is the Sikh Girl.May Baba Ji Bless her and be with her. Lets hear from her what her life is like and what message does she want to convey to our Sikh Sisters !! Regrets.... I Have Many Life in leafy Edgbaston was cosy, routine and without much bother, Mummy and daddy where professional middle class, I was at college study for my A levels, I was shy and obedient but I wasn't content, I longed for excitement, I wanted to live the world, I wanted to be as bold as brass and that was my intent. At college one day, a lad approached me, as he towards me, I could see from afar around his neck, he wore the moon and stars around his neck. He was very persistent and sweet, Told me I was beautiful from my head down to my feet. In my innocence by this tender words I was fooled, This Muslim boy loved me. And the love for my own family cooled. My stupidity lead me to follow western trends, I allowed him to become my boyfriend, He had me under his hypnotic spell, What I was going to do next nobody could tell, I moved from Edgbaston to Sparkbrook. I longed to be with my one and only Farooq. My life was to change completely, Long gone where the afternoon tea parties with the ladies, Long gone where my Mummy's BMW and Daddy's Mercedes, I was soon getting on and off buses and trams, As I struggled with a variety of prams, I was his sweetheart no more, Instead I had become his common whore. From Edgbaston to Sparkbrook and then to living hell That is Pakistan, A distant memory now, but please believe me, I had once stood shoulder to shoulder with my dear dad and demanded khalistan. Oh God What have I done? What has happened to me? What have I become? As I lay awake at night There is nobody to even hear me cry, My thoughts are unanswered, questions are my only escape, Somebody, anybody! Please tell me? Will I ever stand in the warmth of my kitchen again? Will I ever feel the hug of dear Daddy's strong arms? Will my brothers ever fight and play and argue with me again? Will I be there when my Mummy and Daddy grow old? When my brother gets married will I be there to put the kalgi on his pagh? Will I ever again experience the sweet nectar that is Gurbani? Will I ever share langar again? Now there are no answers, only questions. I have sown the seed of my own despair, My life is in ruins, which nobody can repair, My innocence, foolishness, kismet on me all have cheated, I desperately want my previous boring life, But I fear I am living in false hope, In my heart of hearts I know that can never be repeated. As I write these word in the unforgiving Pakistani heat, Streams of sweat and tears run down my face, I realise for me it is now too late, Life has dealt me a cruel fate, My living hell on my own I have to endure, But I plead with my Sikh sisters that you make sure Don't be fooled by his looks and false allure. Stay in the warmth of Sikh religion, Maintain your family values, Enjoy its rich culture, but unlike me don't abuse its social freedom, Ignore my advice at your peril, But I beg you to take, a good long hard look at me, A pitiful shambles I'm sure you will agree, Happiness or even hope, I haven't any, But regrets............. I have many Harjyot kaur (Rawalpindi, Pakistan)

OVATION TO GURU NANAK I went to see a friend in Cleaveland, Ohio, USA who was to speak on the Sikh faith at an inter-faith gathering. More than half a dozen speakers from different faiths were in attendance. After each one had spoken about the good points of his faith, a simple looking person asked a very embarrassing question, “What do the speakers have to say about other faiths? Will they be saved or not ?” It was very difficult for the speakers to say that the people of only their faith will be saved while the followers of other faiths will not be permitted entry into heaven. Every speaker, therefore, just kept beating about the bush; their difficulty of giving a straight answer was obvious to the listeners. For the Sikh answer, the author, who was the last person to speak, replied as follows : (1) Friends I very much appreciate this interesting and challenging question. However it is not applicable to the Sikh faith. We believe there is one God, on humanity and hence one faith. Of course, we address God, our common father, by many Names according to our language. Many names of the Father should not be taken to mean that there are many faiths. One day Guru Nanak , the founder of the Sikh Faith, did not return from the river when he went there for his regular morning bath. On the third day, when he was seen coming to the village, people gathered around him. In great surprise they asked the Guru, “Where were you ? We thought you had drowned in the river.” The Guru replied, “I have brought a message from God for you. Do not divide people into Hindus and Muslims, we are all his children and hence equal.” (2) The holy Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, tells us to love God and remember him by any Name- Allah, Ram , Gobind , God , Guru…the way we love our father by addressing him by any name- dad, daddy, papa. Our father values sincerity of love and does not care which language we use to address Him. All languages and names belong to Him (to support my above observations, I quoted some hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib, which address the Lord by the above Names). God being our father, each of us has a right to meet Him without any intercession from other persons. None can claim a franchise on Him to have exclusive rights. Anyone who loves Him can realize Him; in His court one is judged by His deeds alone, the Name adopted by a devotee to address him has little value there. (3) The Sikh scripture contains the hymns of six Gurus and more than two dozen other holy persons including Hindu, Muslims and so-called low caste people. A person of any religion, race or caste, rich or poor can love the Lord and realize Him without the intercession of any third person or a prophet. The response to this reply was enthusiastic applause from the entire audience. I was elated and reminded of the folk lore – Nanak Shah fakir, Hindu Ka Guru Musalman Ka pir- Guru Nanak was accepted as a guide by both Hindus and Moslems. On that day the people of all major faiths participating in the inter-faith group also accepted Guru Nanak to be a pir. But the climax was yet to come While everyone was enjoying the answer, the smart person was thinking of another question. When the clapping stopped, he stood up and asked, “Well, what you mean is that anybody, whatever his faith, who believes in God will be saved. Everybody here has happily accepted it but tell us what do you say about those persons who do not believe in God?” I replied that the answer to that question could be given by my personal example. I have a son who was unable to meet me or talk to me since I came to USA in 1984. If my son says that he has no father I cannot say that he is wrong. He truthfully says what he has experienced. Also, I have a daughter in USA with whom I stay. She knows that I have a son in India who believes that he has no father. However, she prays every day, “God bless my brother.” Similarly, Sikhs know that all people including even those who do not believe in the Common Father, God, are their brothers and sisters. Therefore, we pray twice a day for the welfare of the people all over the globe, believers or non-believers , our supporters or opponents. A Sikh prayer always concludes with a request, “ Father ! In thy Name bless the whole humanity.” Hearing this everyone in the hall stood up and started clapping loudly. This standing Ovation to Guru Nanak by the people of all faiths , comes to my mind quite often even a decade after it occurred. Guru Ang Sang !! Extracted from "Teaching Sikh Heritage" which is authored by renowned Sikh scholar, Gurbakhsh Singh.

http://www.sgpc.net/news/kirpan.asp BUREAU OF CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY (MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA A WING, JANPATH BHAWAN, JANPATH, NEW DELHI -11001 No. CAS-7(8)84-DIV-1 Dated: 31.10.2002 CIRCULAR NO. 34 / 2002 It has been brought to notice of this Bureau that instrucions pertaining to carriage of Kirpan by Sikh passangers of domestic flights are not properly implemented resulting in inconvenicence to the Sikh passengers. In view of the above it is further clarified that as per instructions in force issued vide Circular No. 9/56/74-IR dated 7.10.1983 (annexure-I) which were reiterated vide Circular no.8/99 dated 28.4.99 (annexure-II) Sikh passengers are allowed to carry Kirpan with them on board domestic flights. The total length of the ‘Kirpan’ should not exceed 22.86 CMs (9 inches) and the length of the blade should not exceed 15.24 CMs. (6 inches). It is being reiterated that these instructions should be fully implemented by concerned security personnel so that religious sentiments of the Sikh passengers are not hurt. (R.K. Singh) Addl. Commissioner of Secuity (CA) Distribution as per list attached. Distribution as per list attached. N.O.O. copy for information to :- 1. MCA (Smt. Sarada Ali Khan, Dy. Secretary), RG Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. Shri Tarlochan Singh, Vice Chairman, National Commission for Minorities, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi, w.r.t. his DO No. VC/2(6)2002 NCM dated 21.10.2002. Guru Ang Sang !!

Guru's Voice to Hear -- Harjinder Singh When all the world is looming dark and things seem not so clear, When shadows seem to hover 'round, May I have Guru's voice to hear. When it seems everything's been tried And there's no way to go, Just let me keep remembering, "Sometimes the journey's slow." I may just need to stop and rest ; A time to understand , The path set by the Gurus is the best. As I gain new strength to procede, Without a doubt or fear And the greatest bliss The Guru's voice to hear. I love my Guru, Harjinder S Kukreja

Q. Describe our Ardas (supplication) and its meanings. A. The word 'Ardas' is derived from the Persian word, Arz-I-Dasht, which means petition. The meaning of Ardas is much broader and higher than 'prayer'. Our Ardas is our whole history encapsulated in a microcapsule of five minutes from which space and time have been removed. In Ardas there is no mention, by name, of any specific person (except the ten Gurus and Guru Granth Sahib), no matter how great he/she might have been, nor is any grand period named. The words used in Ardas are as follows: Those who recited the Naam, or those who wielded their swords valiantly, or those who got their bodies cut piece by piece. Even those who, at the present time, dedicating their bodies, minds and wealth, for the success of Dharma and are steadfast in their faith and are keeping the sanctity of their hair are mentioned in the daily Ardas. The first five and one half lines of the Ardas, which the tenth Master himself composed cannot and should not be changed. The unique and noteworthy point in these lines is that the word 'Guru' is used only for Guru Nanak Dev and no other Master. Even when in the second line, the word 'Gur' appears (phir Angad Gur te Amar Das), it comes after the name 'Angad'. This signifies that Guru Nanak is also Guru Angad. Thus there is only one Guru, not ten. Second: The five beloved ones (piaray) and the four Sahibzadas (the sons of Guru Gobind Singh) are not to be described by their names in the Ardas. Third: Only "Sri Amritsar Ji de Ishnaan", bath in the pool of Amritsar (Golden Temple) is to be narrated. Bathing at a pool of any other Gurdwara is not to be mentioned. The bath of Amritsar indicates that we are one nation and we have the desire to live together. The words uttered in the Ardas are our common valuable heritage. Fourth: When the lines, "Sikhan da mann neewan, matt uchi, matt da rakha aap Waheguru" (may the Sikhs have humble mind and high intellect, and may Waheguru Himself be the protector of their intellect) are uttered, the word 'Patt' (honor) should not be added with 'Matt'. Fifth: During Ardas, it is imperative that every one stands with folded hands and pays attention to each and every word. Sixth: It has been observed that when the person leading the Ardas says, "Karhah parsad di deg hazar hai, dar parvaan hovay" (the Karhah parsad or blessed sweet pudding has been brought, may it be accepted by You O Waheguru), then some person lacking the knowledge of Sikh traditions, immediately introduces Kirpan (sword) in it. This should never be done. A directive (Hukam Nama) to this effect has been issued several times from Akal Takhat. The Kirpan has to touch the Karhah Parsad only after the 'Vaak' (reading from Guru Granth Sahib) is concluded. Seventh: In the last sentence of the Ardas (Nanak Naam Charhdi Kala-----------) "Blessed by Nanak, may our spirits be ever on ascendance. O God, may the whole world be blessed in Your will". To this never add the name of Guru Gobind Singh with the name of Guru Nanak. The word "Nanak" is the seal as in most hymns of the Gurus, e.g., Nanak Naam milay ta jeevaan. Eighth: At the end of Ardas a couplet is recited by the entire congregation, which is, "Agya Bhei Akal ki tabhi chalayo Panth------------------------------------- khwaar hoi sabh milain ge, bachay sharan jo hoi". Some times additional couplets like "Waheguru Naam Jahaaj hai -------------------------- Gur paar utaran haar", or "Khanda ja ke haath mein kalghi sohay sees -------------------------- Kalghi Dhar Jagdish", are also recited. These should not be recited. Only the first couplet, "Agya Bhei Akal ki ----------", should be recited and after this the "Jaikara", Bolay so nihal, Sat Sri Akal, makes the service complete. The English version of Ardas is: Having first involved the dynamic power of God, call on Guru Nanak. Then on Angad Guru, Amar Das and Ram Das, may they ever protect us. Then call on Arjan, and Har Gobind, holy Hari Rai and on Hari Krishan, whose sight dispels all sorrows. Then remember Tegh Bahadur by whose remembrance the nine treasures come hurrying to ones home. Be ever with us O Masters. May the tenth king, Guru Gobind Singh be ever on our side. Let us now turn our thoughts to the teachings of Guru Granth Sahib, the visible embodiment of the ten Gurus and utter, O Khalsa Ji, Waheguru (glory be to God). The five beloved ones, the four sahibzadas (sons of the tenth Master), the forty emancipated ones, the martyrs, the true disciples, the contemplators of God, and those who remained steadfast on the path of Dharma, remember their glorious deeds and utter O Khalsa Ji, Waheguru. Those who dwelled on God's Name, shared their honest earnings with others, wielded sword in battlefield, distributed food in companionship, offered their heads at the altar of Dharma, were cut up limb by limb, skinned alive, boiled or sawn alive, but did not utter a sigh nor faltered in their faith, kept the sanctity of their hair until their last breath, sacrificed their lives for the sanctity of Gurdwaras; remember their glorious deeds and utter O Khalsa Ji, Waheguru. Turn your thoughts to the five Takhats (seats of Sikh authority) and all the Gurdwaras and utter O Khalsa, Waheguru. First, there is supplication for all the Khalsa Panth. May the Lord bestow upon His Khalsa the gift of His remembrance, Waheguru, Waheguru,Waheguru, and may the merit of this remembrance be happiness of all kinds. O God, wherever are the members of Khalsa, extend Your protection and mercy on them; let the Panth be ever victorious, let the sword be ever our protector. May the order of the Khalsa achieve ever-expanding progress and supremacy. Utter O Khalsa, Waheguru. May God grant to the Sikhs, the gift of faith, the gift of uncut hair, the Keshas, the gift of discipline, the gift of spiritual discrimination, the gift of mutual trust, the gift of self confidence and the supreme gift of all the gifts, the communion with God, the Name and the gift of dip in the holy lake of Amritsar. May the administrative centers, banners, the cantonments of Khalsa ever remain inviolate. May the cause of truth and justice prevail everywhere at all times, utter O Khalsa, Waheguru. God Almighty! Our helper and protector ever, restore to us the right and privilege of unhindered and free service and access to Nanakana Sahib and other centers of Sikh religion from which we have been separated. God, the helper of the helpless, the Strength of the weak, the Supporter of the fallen, the true father of all, (here the specific purpose and the occasion for the supplication is stated by the person leading in the supplication and the blessings and aid of God are beseeched) Forgive us O Lord, all our faults, extend Your helping hand to everyone. Grant us the company of those who may help keep Your Name fresh in our hearts. May Your Name, the religion preached by Nanak, prevail and prosper forever and ever more. The Khalsa belongs to God and to Him the victory, always and forever. (Now the whole congregation bow to Guru Granth Sahib by touching the ground with their foreheads and then the congregation stands and chant in unison the couplet: "Agya bhei Akal ki ----------------- khwar hoi sabh milain ge, bachay sharan ji hoi". The leader then loudly chants: "Bolay so Nihal" and the congregation then shout "Sat Sri Akal".

Related links: http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/discussion....37?OpenDocument http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/discussion....91?OpenDocument http://www.sikhnet.com/Sikhnet/discussion....9B?OpenDocument ______________________________________________________________________________ A Gurdwara Revered by Tibetians too !! Nestled deep in the Himalayas, about 25 km from the town of Leh, is the Gurdwara, Pathar Sahib. The Gurdwara was built in 1517 to commemorate the visit of Guru Nanak Dev. It is believed that Guru Nanak Dev reached Leh via Sikkim, Nepal, Tibet and Yarkhand. The place is revered by both the local lamas and Sikh sangat. Currently the Army is looking after the gurdwara. As per a legend, there lived a wicked demon who terrorised the people in the area where the gurdwara is situated. The people prayed to the Almighty for help. It is said that Guru Nanak heard their woes and came to their aid. He settled down on the bank of the river below the hill where the wicked demon lived. The Guru blessed the people with sermons and became popular in the area. The locals called him Nanak Lama. The demon got into rage and decided to kill Guru Nanak Dev. One morning when the Guru was sitting in meditation, the demon rolled down a large pathar (boulder) from the hilltop, with the intention of killing the Guru. The boulder came rolling down and when it touched the Guru’s body, it melted like wax. The Guru kept on meditating unhurt and undisturbed. Thinking that the Guru had been killed, the demon came down and was taken aback to see the Guru deep in meditation. In a fit of anger, he tried to push the boulder with his right foot, but as the pathar had already melted like wax, his foot got embedded in it. On seeing this, demon realised his own powerlessness as compared with the spiritual powers of the great Guru. He fell at the feet of Guru Nanak Dev and begged for forgiveness. Guru Sahib advised him to get rid of his wicked ways and asked him to lead a life of a noble person. This changed the life of the demon, who gave up evil deeds and started serving the people. Guru Nanak Dev thereafter continued his holy journey towards Srinagar via Kargil. The pathar pushed down by the demon, with the imprint of the body of Guru Nanak Dev as also the foot imprint of the demon, is at present lying in Gurdwara Pathar Sahib. It is said that since the visit of Guru Sahib (in 1517) to 1965, the local lamas held pathar sacred and offered prayers to it. To visit the gurdwara, one can take, a flight to Leh from New Delhi and stay in a hotel at Leh. As Leh is located at a high altitude, one can have breathing problems due to the paucity of oxygen. Visitors are advised to consult their doctors before embarking on this journey. The 25-km road from Leh to the Gurdwara Pathar Sahib is in good condition. Visitors can go by bus or taxi. The Gurdwara Sahib is located next to the road. Guru Rakha, Harjinder Singh.

True Name(Sat Naam) is an indispensible segment of a Sikh's life.To enlighten the people of all faiths about The True Name, Dr. Kartar Singh Duggal has translated these Quotations from Guru Granth Sahib Jee and put them together so that one and all can benefit.It is available on : http://allaboutsikhs.com/quotations/name.htm 1. O God, I am a sacrifice to all the names Thou hast. . (Basant, M. 1) 2. Thy ancient name, O God, is the "God of Truth". (Maru, M. 5) 3. O True Guru, we the meek ones, have sought Thy Refuge: be Merciful and illumine my within with Thy Name. 4. Everyone utters the Name of God, but through mere utterance, one merges not in God. It is when, by the Guru's Grace, God abides in the mind that one gathers the fruit. (Gauri, M. 3) 5. Contemplating the Lord's Name, thee is an illumination within of a myriad suns. (Jaitsiri, M. 5) 6. If God Blesses three with His Name even for an instant, thy body and mind become cool. (Sri Rag M. 5) 7. This is the essence of the Shastras, this is the only good omen: repeat thou the Lord's Name. (Sri Rag, M. 5) 8. Pure is the body wherein abides the True Name of God. (Sri Rag, M. 1) 9. Haring the Lord's Name, one knows oneself. (Sarang, M. 4) 10. Without the Lord's Name, thy woes burn thee down. (Sri Rag, M. 1) 11. Dwell thou on the Lord's Name whose Writ is over all. Dwell thou on the Lord's Name which saves thee in the end. Dwell thou on the Lord's Name which drives out all thy mind's craving and passions. By the Guru's Grace, the fortunate ones dwell on the Lord's Name which brings all their vile traducers to their refuge. (Sri Rag, Var Pauri M. 4) 12. Above all meditations and austerities and 'virtuous' conduct and (customary) charities is the contemplation of the Lord's Name. (Asa, M. 5) 13. Than (pseudo-) meditations and contemplation, than austerities, than mere knowledge, than reading and discoursing on the six Shastras and Smiritis, than practices of the yoga, than the way of works, than renunciation and wandering through the woods, than generous (customary) charities and "virtuous" conduct, that rituals of a myriad kinds, than offerings to the sacrificial fire and getting oneself sawn alive, greater by far is the contemplation of the Lord's Name. (Gaur Sukhmani, M. 5) 14. If a person lives long and roams through all the nine divisions of the earth, and becomes a great detached ascetic and offers his body to the sacrificial fire and gifts away gold, horses, elephants and lands, and practices a myriad yogic postures and inly cleanings and observes various austere disciplines of a Jaina, and gets himself cut up, bit by bit, the soil of his ego is cleansed not. For nothing equals the Lord's Name, and it is through contemplation of the Name, by the Guru's Grace, that one is Emancipated. (Ibid) 15. The Smritis, the Vedas, the Puranas and like books call out to Thee. But, vain and shallow is all thy prattle without the Lord's Name. (Suhi, M. 5) 16. Standing or sitting or in sleep, the God-conscious being is involved only with the Lord's Name. (Gauri, M. 5) 17. Here and Hereafter, behind and in front, I lean only on the Lord's Name. (Shloka, M. 9) 18. Lives forever only the Lord's Name and the Saint and the Guru-God. (Shloka, M. 9) 19. Everything is under the sway of the Lord's Name but he alone is blest with it whom the God Blesses. It is revealed through the Guru's Wisdom if one's destiny be perfect. (Asa, M. 3) 20. God Himself created Himself, Himself He assumed the Name. (Asa, M. 1) 21. As much is the creation that much is Thy Name, For without thee, Thy Name there is nothing, O nothing. (Japji, 1) 22. Sublime is the God's Name, the Creator of all. (Sri Rag, M. 4) 23. Everything comes through the Lord's Name: forsaking it, one dies. (Sorath M. 3) 24. The Lord's Name pervades and is the Support of, all creatures, all universes and spheres, the skies and the underworlds and all forms. (Gauri Sukhmani, M. 5) 25. All universes and spheres centre on a single point. This is the mystery that the Guru has revealed, tearing off the veil (of Doubt). It is the bliss-giving Name of God, the nine treasures of Good, within. Then, why shall we wander without and afar. (Gauri, M. 5) 26. "That which is uttered with the heart and without the tongue", how rare is the one who knows what kind is that Name? (Malhar, M. 1) 27. If the yogi goes out to ask for alms in the city of his Self, only then does he receive the Name. (Ramkali, M. 3) 28. The Lord's Name is an ecstasy that keeps me intoxicated night and day. (M. 1) 29. When the night is dewy and the stars illumine the sky, the devotees are then awake in the love f God.(Asa, Chhant M. 5) 30. With a soiled mind, one can worship not, nor attain unto the Lord's Name. (Sri Rag M. 3) 31. So long as this mind is caught in the whirlpool (of Desige) and lives in Ego,one loves not the Word nor is attuned to the Lord's Name. (Asa, Chhant M. 5) 32. Unseen, beyond comprehension of the senses, is the Lord's utterly sweet and loved Name. (Maru, M. 1) 33. In the Kali-age, the Lord's Name is unmanifest, (though) the Lord fills all hearts. The Jewel of the Name becomes manifest to those who surrender to the refuge of the Guru. (Prabhati, M. 3) 34. He whose mind is pleased with the Lord's Name knows the detached God. (Gauri, M. 5) 35. In the Kali-age, only the Lord's Praise is of any avail. (Maru, M. 5) 36. I've assembled in my heart the capital of the Lord's Name. O God, whomsoever Thou blessest it with, he's Emancipated. This treasure is neither burnt nor stolen, nor drowned nor punished. (Maru, M. 1) 37. Inexhaustible is the Treasure of the Lord's Name: it is by the Guru's Grace that it abides in the mind. (Suhi, M. 5) 38. Truth is never old; the Lord's Name is never soiled. (Sarang M. 3, Var) 39. The Lord's Name is the cure of all maladies, the harbinger of deliverance and bliss. (Gauri, M. 5) 40. Hearing (the Lord's Name) all one's sorrows and sins are dispelled. (Japji, 1) 41. Believing (in the Lord's Name), one's intellect and intuition are awakened, and one knows the mysteries of all spheres, and one suffers never, nor lives in the regionof death. Indeed, one is emancipated and emancipates he others too. (Japji, 1) 42. Hearing (the Lord's Name), one gathers extra-psychic powers, and all the nine treasures of the earth and all one's mind's wishes are fulfilled. And, one is ever content and in a state of equipoise, his heart illumined, knowing himself, rid of his sins & lo, he attains unto the Immaculate Truth. (Sarang, Var M. 4) 43. When by the Guru's Grace, I am attuned to the Lord's Name, I am awake after the slumber of ages. (Gauri, M. 5) 44. Through the Lord's Name, I've become fearless and my comings and goings have ceased. (God, M. 5) 45. The fortress of the body is the temple of God. Read thou the Lord's Name shining within thee like rubies and pearls. (Ramkali, Var M. 3) 46. I know of no other contemplation nor wisdom, nor wear any garbs, nor force my will, for the Lod's Name that abides the eternal Truth, I've seized upon. (Bilawal, M. 1) 47. I am attuned to the Lord's Name and have merged in it and lo, my heart is illumined. (Ramkali, M. 4) 48. It is by dying, through the Guru's Word, while yet alive that the Lord's Name abides in the mind. (Sri Rag, M. 3) 49. It is when one holds back the outgoing faculties and assembles them on a single point, and dies while yet alive, that one is able to utter the Lord's Name. (Sri Rag, M. 4, Var) 50. See thy God always near and discipline thy lust that thou hearest the Lord's Name. (Gauri, M. 5) 51. The Lord's Name is pure light, and nectar sweet. Drinking it, one becomes deathless and void of desire (Ramkali, M. 5) 52. They who praise the Lord's Name cherish it in the mind, and are attuned to it, hear the Unstruck Melody at (the Tenth) Door and at the Lord's True Gate, they are received with honor. (Sri Rag, M. 4) 53. The Lord's Name is Truth. (Maru M. 1) 54. When the mind is pierced through with the Lord's Name, one abandons all thought of the Other. (Sri Rag, M. 1) 55. In the contemplation of the Lord's name is contained the essence of all penances and meditations. (Dhanasri, M. 1) 56. In the Kali-age, the most sublime thing is the Lord's Name. (Dhanasri, M. 1) 57. The Immaculate Name washes off the dirt of Ego. (Dhanasri, M. 1) 58. Contemplate the Lod's Name, O mind, and be thou at peace. The Lod's praise is the most sublime deed indeed. This indeed is the Lord's service which Emancipates all. (Dhanasri, M. 1) 59. Says Nanak, "Sweet is the great essence of the Lord's Name: through the Name, one's craving is stilled." (Dhanasri, M. 4) 60. Without the Lord's Name, all is vanity and all that one practises is vain. (Dhanasri Chhant, M. 1, 3) 61. Thy Name, O God, is the earthern lamp and also the wick; Thy Name is the oil with which I fill the lamp (of the Self). The Light that burns is also of Thy Name; and lo, with it the three Worlds ae illumined. (Dhanasri of Bhagat Ravidasji 3) 62. The (Lord's) Name is the Jewel; So dwell thou on the Lord's Name. (Jaitsiri, M. 4) 63. Dwelling on His Name, a myriad suns blaze in the firmament of my mind and the darkness of Doubt is dispelled from within me. (Jaitsri, M. 5) 64. He who utters the God's Name with his tongue, lo, all his sins are washed off. (Jaitsri M. 5 Var 5) 65. Neither the wintry cold, nor the morning breeze, nor the chandan-paste makes one cool. One is I cool comfort only if one contemplates the Lord's Name. (Jaitsri, M. 5 Var 17) 66. The Master's Name gives sustenance to the mind. The Name is its life breath, and I repeat it eve. The Name is my caste, the Name my honour, the Name is my kindred. The Name is every my company, the Name is the emancipator of me. The pleasures of senses are many, but not one goes along with me. The pleasures of senses are many, but not one goes along with me. The choice-object of my worship is the Lord's Name, my mate; the Name also is my trasure. (Todi, M. 5) 67. All thy concentration, austerities, knowledge, meditations, the discourse on the six Shastras and the Smritis, the discipline ofyoga, the way of works, renunciation and wandering about in the woods and all kinds of efforts done, and deeds of charity and piety and oblations to the sacred fire, and cutting up of the body and offering each bit as sacrifice and keeping of fasts sna other deeds of merit, these, O all these equal not contemplation of the Lord's Name. (Gauri Sukhmani, M. 5) 68. Contemplate the Lord's Name in thy mind; for, the Name is the cure-all, it cures the bile (of wrath) and the wind (of ego). It cures all the 'three' ailments of thy body and mind, and slying thy sorrow, it blesses thee with the treasure of Bliss. (Todi, M. 5) 69. I contemplate the Name of the Immaculate Creator and the sins of my body and mind depart. (Todi, M. 5) 70. Whose sin, pray, is washed not off if he utters the Lord's Name? For, every sinner is purified by the mere utterance of the Name of my God. (Todi Bhagat Namdeva, 2) 71. Great is the Glory of the Lord's Name; it yields all peace. (Rag Dhanasri, M. 5) 72. The world's phenomenon is but for the present, the Now: O God, eternal Bliss is only in Thy Name. (Tilang, M. 5) 73. The Lord's Name is the love of the Lord: The Lord's Love, like madder's, is of fast color. The Guru, in his Mercy, dyes us in the Lord's color and then that color fades not. (Suhi, M. 4) 74. I utter the Lord's Name in the early morn, and so hve attained my refuge, both here and Hereafter. Let's contemplate ever the Lord's Name that our mind's desires are fulfilled. Sing ever the praises of thy eternal Lord, and in life as in the yond, you attain an eternal abode. (Suhi, M. 5) 75. Through the Lord's Name, one attains eternal life, and one's body and mind become pure, which is the true object (of life). (Suhi M. 5) 76. Fruitful is the life of one who dwells on the (Lord's) Name in the society of saints. (Suhi, M. 5) 77. Without the Lord's Name, one is strayed by Doubt; so is the false one beguiled. (Suhi, M. 1) 78. The Lord's Name is the creator of everything; but without the True Guru, one realizes not the Name. (Suhi, M. 3, Ashtapadis) 79. In the Lord's Name is contained the Guru's Wisdom; it is through the Name that one attains unto it. (Suhi M. 4, Ashtapadis) 80. In the Kali-age, the Lord's Name is the only emancipator. (Suhi Chhant, M. 3) 81. Nanak: Sweet is the great essence of the Lord's Name; so saturate withit the body and mind. (Suhi, M. 5) 82. Purifier f the sinners is the Lord's Name. (Suhi Chhant M. 5) 83. He who sings ever the Lord's Praise and dwells on the (Lord's) Name, suffers no sorrows, nor woes. (Suhi, M. 5) 84. Contemplating the Lord's Name, I have swum across the sea of coming- and-going. (Suhi, M. 5) 85. How is one to attain unto the Name of the Detached Unknowable God? It is ever within us and being all-pervading, fills all, and is revealed through the Guru who shows it to be within our heart. (Sarang, Var M. 4, Pauri M. 1) 86. Says Nanak: "The Immaculate Name of the Unknowable God resides in His Will." (Vadhans, M. 3) 87. The Lord's Name pervades and participates in all that is. It is attained through the perfect Guru who shows it to us within our heart. But it is through God's Grace that one meets with the Guru. (Sarang Var, M. 4) 88. Through the Guru's Word, let one search the cave ( of the mind) and attain unto the Immaculate Name abiding within it. (Majh, M. 3) 89. Let Truth, contentment and continence be thy companions. Thus, one cherishes the Lord's Name, by the Guru's Grace. (Ramkali M. 1, Sidha Goshti) 90. Imbued with the Lord's Name, one is rid of ego and one abides ever in Truth and practices true austerity. The essence of true living is to be imbued with the Lord's Name, for only then can one reflect truly on Wisdom and Virtue. (Ibid) 91. All that becomes manifest is through the (Lord's) Name, through the (Lord's) Name is all Wisdom. (Ibid) 92. It is through the True Guru that one attains the (Lord's) Name and the way of (true) yoga. (Ibid) 93. Neither precious is beauty, nor riches, nor kingship, nor paradise, nor delicacies, nor fine raiments, nor sons nor friends, nr kinsmen, nor indulgence in women, nor proficiency in knowledge, nor sharpness of mind: precious only is God's Name which one attains, by God's Grace, in the society of the Holy. (Shlokas Sahikriti, M. 5) 94. This is the essence of the Wisdom of four ages that the (Lord's) Name is the only True treasure in this age. If chastity and self-discipline and pilgrimages were the Dharmas of the past ages, in the Kali-age, the Lord's Praise, yea, the Lord's Name, is the only righteous deed. (Bilawal, M. 3) 95. The Lord's Name is the boat in the Kali-age, the Guru the Boatman; the Word the oars (Wherewith we cross the sea of material existence). (Bilawal, M. 4) 96. I've reflected on the Smritis, the Shastras and the Vedas, but I'll attain emancipation only by dwelling upon the (Lord's) Name. (Bilawal, M. 5) 97. I've searched through and through and found that without the (Lord's) Name, all else is false. (Bilawal, M. 5) 98. Says Nanak: "When one praises the (Lod's) Name, all one's adversaries are scared away out of fear (of the Lord's Power)." (Bilawal, M. 5) 99. He who dwells upon the Lord's Name is ever Awake. Him affect not either Tantra or Mantra; no evil eye is cast upon him. His lust and wrath and pride and love of the self are dispelled. (Bilawal, M. 5) 100. Blessed is the place, blessed the earth, where one sings ever the Lord's Name. (There), one's fear and doubts are dispelled and one is wholly fulfilled. (Bilawal, M. 5) 102. Uttering the Name of the Lord, I have become a par tof His Being. (Bilawal, M. 5) 103. Myriads of efforts avail not as does the (spontaneous) contemplation of the Lord's Name. If one sings the Lord's praise, the couriers of the Yama are scared away. (Bilawal, M. 5) 104. I utter the Lord's Name with my tongue, and the soil of my sins is burnt off. (Rag Bilawal M. 5, Ashtapadis) (Rag Bilawal M. 5, Ashtapadis) 105. The Nectar-Name of my loved God is to me like the stick to the blind. (Bilawal M. 5, Chhant) 106. The Immaculate Name of the Lord is like a Mantram which when the tongue utters, our sins are washed off. (Gond M. 5) 107. The Mantram of the Lord's Name is the devotee's coat-of-mail. The demons (of Desire) touch him not. (Gond M. 5) 108. If the house stays not without the beams, then, how can one be ferried across without the (Lord's) Name? (Gond M. 5) 109. In all the four ages, the (true) glory is through the (Lord's) Name, and he who dedicates himself to the (Lord's) Name is emancipated, (but) without the Guru, no one receives the Name. (Ramkali M. 3) 110. Save for the Name, all else is a vain show. (Ramkali, M. 5) 111. Without the (Lord's) Name, everyone quits the world, sad and woe begone. (Ramkali M. 5) 112. He in whose heart Abides the (Lord's) Name, even for an instant, by the Guru's Grace, within him abide intuition, godly wisdom and miraculous powers, and (fruits of) myriads of contemplation and austerities, and his are the enjoyment of (true) love, beauty and all excellences. (Ramkali M. 5) 113. If one washes one's body, one is cleansed not, for one is then afflicted by ego, and him duality overwhelms. But he who partakes of cure-all of the Lord's Name, he is rid of all ailments and woes. (Ramkali, M. 5) 114. The mountain of the sins was burnt off like straw, when I contemplated the (Lord's) Name and worshipped the Lord's Feet. (Ramkali, M. 5) 115. If man's heart cherishes, even for an eye-twinkle, the Lord's Name, dispelled is his fear of the Yama, and his human birth becomes sanctified. (Ramkali, M. 9) 116. Hark ho, the Name of God alon is eternally efficacious. This is the wise instruction of the Guru. (Ramkali M. 1, Dakhni Onkar, 11) 117. This mercurial mind is held and abides in Truth, its real home, when the Name is one's support. (Ramkali M. 1, Siddha Goshti) 118. Imbued with the Lord's Name, one is rid of ego, Imbued with the (Lord's) Name, one abides in Truth. Imbued with the (Lord's) Name one knows the way of (true) Yoga. Imbued with the Name, one is Emancipated, and one knows the Mystery of the three Worlds, and is ever in Bliss. (Ramkali M. 1, Siddha Goshti) 119. The (Lord's) Name is the Essence of all deeds, for, without the Name, one is afflicted by Pain and Death. (Ramkali M. 1, Siddha Goshti) 120. All things become manifest through the Name; through the Name is all Wisdom; without the Name, one may wear a myriad garbs, but one is strayed from the Path; such is the True Lord's Will. (Ramkali M. 1, Siddha Goshti) 121. Hearing Thy Name, even the couriers of Yama leave one off. Impassable and vast is the sea of existence, which one crosses through the Guru's Word. Yea, they who crave for Thee are Blest with Thy Nectar Name. (Var of Ramkali, M. 5) 122. They, who are in love with Thy Name, are blest with the essence of Poise and Peace. Nanak but Dwells on the one God, and seeks the Dust of the Saint's Feet. (Shloka M. 5, Var of Ramkali, M. 5) 123. Glorious is the Lord's True Name. I live by hearing it. For, the Name emancipates those that are unwise, animal-like and wild like goblins. (Var of Ramkali, M. 5) 124. Contemplate ever the Lord's Name, O my mind, and you will be rid of myriads of sins. So love thy God like a true servant, and dwell ever on Him, and all thy sins and ailments will be dispelled as water cleans the soil. (Rag Nat Narayan, M. 4) 125. He who, by the Guru's Grace, tastes the taste of God's Name, forsakes all other flavors. (Nat Ashtapadis M. 4) 126. The Lord's Name is the support of all. Yea, one is wholly fulfilled, contemplating it in the companionship of the holy. As the drowningone is saved if he boards a boat; as the dying lamp burns still and whole, if fed with oil; as the fire is quenched with water; as the child is satiated with milk; as the warrior on the battle-field is helped by his brothers-in-arms; as the hungry babe is satisfied when fed by his mother. As the thirsty farm is waiting ever to receive the rains in its folds; as in the refuge of the mighty, one is well cared for; as the poison of the snake affects not the one who knows the specific Mantram; as the parrot, in the cage, is eaten not by the cat, as (the swallow, though far), cherishes her offspring in the mind; as the grains are saved sticking to the central hollow (of the grinding mill); (so doth the Lord's Name save those who enshrine it in their heart). (Mali Gaura M. 5) (Gond M. 5) 127. The riches of the Name I treasure in my heart. O God, whomsoever thou blessest with these, he's wholly emancipated. 128. The Yogi, who knows the Way of the Immaculate Name, even a particleof soil sticks not to him. (Maru M. 1) 129. My tongue is the beam; my heart the scales, and I weigh therewith the unweighable Name. (Maru M. 1) 130. The Lord's Nectar-Name is the Ocean of Peace. Thy seeker, O God,seeks it, in all humility, so Bless him Thou in Thy Mercy. (Maru, M. 4) 131. The nine holes (of the body) * pour out impurities, but when one utters the Lord's Name, all one's faculties are sanctified. (Maru M. 4) 132. O my mind, sow the seed of the Lord's (Name) when the time is ripe, and cultivate with thy whole mind; and in God's good time, you will reap the fruit thereof. (Maru M. 5) 133. Priceless is this Ruby, this Jewel, the (Lord's) Name. Unattainable is it and unweighable too. (Maru, M. 5) _________________ * Sense-organs 134. The Lord's Name has the merit of pilgrimage to the sixty eight holies. Through it, one is rid of all of one's sins. The blind, unwise man churns waters and seeks to find the Quintessence! But if one churns the curds, led by the Guru's Word, one attains the elixir of the Lord's Name. (Rag Maru Ashtapadis, M. 1) 135. True is one's society, True the abode, true the home, true is one's food and true is one's love, if one leans on the True Name. (Rag Maru Ashtapadis, M. 1) 136. Whosoever forsakes the (Lord's) Name hast his countenance blackened. And he, the false one, is wasted away at the Lord's Court. Lo, the false one when he quits the world, forsaking the Name, has dust thrown on his head, and so he comes and goes. He gets Refuge neither in the Yond, nor here in this world. (Maru, M. 1) 137. When one is imbued with the (Lord's) Name, one's body is sanctified. Without the Name, one is drowned without cause. (Maru, M. 3) 138. Without the Name, one earns immense woes in the world, and the more deeds one does, the more sinful one becomes; yea, if one contemplates not the Name, one attains not Peace, and earneth nothing but pain. (Maru, M. 3) 139. Everything comes out of the Name, everything is dissolved through the Name, and 'tis by the Guru's grace that one's body and mind are pleased with the Name. Yea, when the tongue utters the Name, 'tis 'wetted' with its flavor, and one is lost in the essence of the Name. (Maru, M. 3) 140. Forsaking the (Lord's) Name, one's body and mind are gripped by Pain, and one is afflicted with the maladies of Maya and Desire. Without the (Lord's) Name, one's body and mind are leprous, and one falls in hell. They, who're imbued with the (Lord's) Name, immaculate is their body, pure is their swan-soul and they are ever in Bliss, for, they love (God). Praising the (Lord's) Name, they attain gladness and bide in their Self. (Maru, M. 3) 141. Everyone that is created craves for the (Lord's) Name but he alone attains it who had toiled for it since the ages yore. Fortunate are they who attain unto the Name, (but) they attain unto it through the Guru's Word. (Maru, M. 3) 142. He who cherishes the Lord's Name, has the powers of a myriad arms. He who has with him the riches of the Lord's praise, Him the Lord, in His Mercy, Blesses with the sword of Wisdom, and he slays the Demons (within) with a flourish. (Maru Solhas, M. 5) 143. Without the Lord's Name, the world is poor. Without the Name, one is satiated not, and one is led astray by the sense of the Other, and in ego, one suffers sorrow. (Var of Maru, M. 3) 144. If one's mainstay is the True Name, then one is afflicted neither by age nor by grief. Says Nanak: "Gather, O man, the Treasure of the Lord's Name in thy mind." (Var of Maru M. 3) 145. Blind is the body and vacant and dark, without the Name of the Lord. Nanak: They alone are fulfilled in whose heart lives Lord the God. (Var of Maru, M. 3) 146. He, who Tastes the flavor of the Lord's. Name, him the Lord saves through the Name. And he becomes pure like gold, and, rid of his Doubt, he is ferried across the tumultuous sea (of material existence). (ag Maru, Kabirji, 7) 147. When the Yama seizes thee by the forelock, then thy only saviour would be the Lord's Name. (Rag Maru, Jabirji, 3) 148. Accursed is all that one hears without the Lord's Name. Of what avail is life that forsakes the Life of all life? (Kedara, M. 5) 149. One may perform a myriad rituals in the Kali-age, but they fruition not, for the season is not propitious. In this age, the only thing efficacious is the Lord's Name. If, by the Guru's Grace, one is Attuned to Truth, if one searches one's body and mind, one Attains to God within one's Self, and by the Guru's Grace, is Attuned to the Lord's Name. (Bhairo, M. 3) 150. Save for the Name, all else is a vain show. (Ramkali, M. 5) 151. How is one to dance without music? How is one to sing without voice? 151. How is one to dance without music? How is one to sing without voice? How is the rebeck to be played without the strings? How is one to be fulfilled without the Lord's Name? (Bhairo, M. 5) 152. The 'Name' is the inner-knower of all hearts. The Name avails us all over, in every task. I'm permeating through by the (Lord's) Name. Such is the Blessing of my True Guru on me. (Bhairo, M. 5) 153. The (Lord's) Name ofr me is the only ablution. The (Lord's) Name for me is the ony thing to give away in charity. Uttering the Name, every one is purified. He who contemplates the Lord's Name is my brother, my friend. The (Lord's) Name for me is the auspicious moment, the (holy) day, it is the Name alone that wholy satiates me. The (Lord's) Name for me is the only culture I need to imbibe. The (Lord's) Name for me is the only immaculate trade. (Bhairo, M. 5) 154. All is false, save for the Lord's Name. (Bhairo, M. 5) 155. He, who enshrines the Name in the heart, knows all the ways. He, who enshrines the Name in the heart, is blest with the Nine Treasures (of Bliss); Without the Name, one's mind wanders, afflicted by Doubt, and so one comes and goes. (Bhairo, M. 5, Ashtapadis) 156. Without the Lord's Name, the world is dry as dust, and burns ever in the fire of Desire. (asant, M. 3) 157. As when comes the rains, the peacocks dance; as the lotuses smile in joy seeing the moon; as the mother is joyed seeing her child, so does the man of God live only if he contemplates the Lord's Name. (Basant, M. 5) 158. This body is like a dead corpse, if the Lord's Name abides not within it, but when through the Guru, it sucks in the Lord's waters, it sap returns and it flowers. (Basant Hindil, M. 4) 159. Without the Lord's Name, life dances a wild dance: and no matter what one does, one is Bound and involved more and more. (Sarang, M. 5) 160. If one gives away gold in alms, or offers lands in charity, and purifies the mind in a myriad way, it equals not the Lord's Name. (Sarang, M. 5) 161. The Lord's Name is the tree, His Merits, the boughs; and picking its leaves and flowers I worship. The Soul is the only God to be worshipped, so, I dedicate myself to it with utter joy. (Kabirji) 162. Poison turns into Nectar, enemies into friends; pain turns into pleasure, and fear into fearlessness; the placeless find the place, through the Name, if on one be the Mercy of the Guru-God. (Shlokas Sahiskriti, M. 5) 163. As the leaves shaken off the body of the tree, (rot, and) stick not again to the branches, so does the man, bereft of the Lord's Name, suffer sorrow. Guru Ang Sang, Harjinder S Kukreja --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vaahguru Ji Ka Khalsa; Vaahguru Ji Ki Fateh. Being a Sikh means maintaining an identity that requires us to uphold a status of strength and stability. For a true Sikh, everyday is like being on a battlefield, where we are fired at with derogation and misconceptions that try to pull us away from our Guru's Hukum. Acknowledging those misconceptions and steering clear of them is an important part of being a Sikh as well. As Sikhs of the modernizing world, we must work to clear up all misconceptions, give light to the true essence of our beloved religion, and inform others about it so these misunderstandings can be avoided-and more so, obliterated. Sikhism will never be tarnished as long as we educate others as well as ourselves about who we really are. Always remember to Keep it Real! PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS TOPIC AND POST MISCONCEPTIONS WHICH NEED TO BE ELIMINATED FOR THE UPLIFTMENT OF THE SIKH FAITH.... Guru Rakha, Harjinder S Kukreja :arrow: The show will go on..... :arrow: