Road Less Traveled

The road divided into two paths, I took the one less traveled.. The world goes on the trail that everybody travels on. That is the easier path.. but it goes around in circles.. GurSikhs travel the road less traveled: Bhagataa Kee Chaal Niraalee.. Chaal Niraalee Bhagataa Karyee, Bikham Maarag Chalanaa.. Bikham is difficult.. The path that GurSikhs follow is not easy.. The world does look at you funny.. But if you are a GurSikh, and you have the "Tab Lag Tayj Deeyo Mai Saaraa," then there is a world of confidence..

 

I don't understand the logic that following the masses gives you more confidence- “I think more confident are those who stand by their principles even if they stand alone”

 

 

Kavita

A Story with a Message

An emperor was coming out of his palace for his morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, What do you want?;

The beggar laughed and said, You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!;

The king was offended. He said, Of course I can fulfill your desire. What is it? Just tell me;

And the beggar said, Think twice before you promise anything.

The beggar was no ordinary beggar, he was the emperors past life master. He had promised in that life, I will come and try to wake you in your next life. This life you have missed but I will come again; But the king had forgotten completely -- who remembers past lives? So he insisted, I will fulfill anything you ask. I am a very powerful emperor, what can you possibly desire that I cannot give to you?

The beggar said, It is a very simple desire. You see this begging bowl? Can you fill it with something?

The emperor said, Of course! He called one of his viziers and told him, Fill this man’s begging bowl with money; The vizier went and got some money and poured it into the bowl, and it disappeared. And he poured more and more, and the moment he would pour it, it would disappear. And the begging bowl remained always empty.

The whole palace gathered. By and by the rumor went throughout the whole capital, and a huge crowd gathered. The prestige of the emperor was at stake. He said to his viziers, If the whole kingdom is lost, I am ready to lose it, but I cannot be defeated by this beggar.

Diamonds and pearls and emeralds, his treasuries were becoming empty. The begging bowl seemed to be bottomless. Everything that was put into it -- everything! -- immediately disappeared, went out of existence. Finally it was the evening, and the people were standing there in utter silence. The king dropped at the feet of the beggar and admitted his defeat. he said, Just tell me one thing. You are victorious - but before you leave, just fulfill my curiosity. What is the begging bowl made of?;

The beggar laughed and said, It is made up of the human mind. There is no secret. It is simply made up of human desire.

This understanding transforms life. Go into one desire -- what is the mechanism of it? First there is a great excitement, great thrill, adventure. you feel a great kick. Something is going to happen, you are on the verge of it. And then you have the car, you have the yacht, you have the house, you have the woman, and suddenly all is meaningless again.

What happens? Your mind has dematerialized it. The car is standing in the drive, but there is no excitement anymore. The excitement was only in getting it. You became so drunk with the desire that you forgot your inner nothingness. Now the desire is fulfilled, the car in the drive, the woman in your bed, the money in your bank account - again excitement disappears. Again the emptiness is there, ready to eat you up. Again you have to create another desire to escape this yawning abyss.

That's how one moves from one desire to another desire. That's how one remains a beggar. Your whole life proves it again and again -- every desire frustrates. And when the goal is achieved, you will need another desire.

The day you understand that desire as such is going to fail, comes the turning point in your life.

The other journey is inwards. move inwards, come back home.

 

 

Bhai Amolak Singh - Response on question about Bhangra

 
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Nice Cup of Tea

Here's a little Zen story. A young man comes to see the master at his house, and says 'O great wise one, take me on as your disciple so that I too may obtain the perfect state'. The Master said 'Hello Sonny-boy - forget all that nonsense - while you're here pour some more tea in my cup - cheers mate' (In this version of the story the Master is a Londoner!) 

The disheartened young man went to the table and was about to pour the tea from the kettle into the Master's cup when he said, 'O master your cup is already full', 'the Master said carry on pouring, the lad did as he was told and watched the tea overflow and wet the table and the floor, the man said frantically, 'O Master the tea is spilling everywhere shall I stop?' 

The Master said to the man, 'Why do you keep questioning what I tell you to do? The cup was already full and any extra tea could not remain in it. You too are full of your own wisdom and what I teach you will not stay inside. If you want to learn the true ways then first empty yourself and come here ready to be filled.'

Same with the Guru jee, he's told us to do something. We may question it think it's pointless like the man spilling the tea, but the real point of it is that every time we do it we show Guru ji we are his slave and obey his orders and not our man-mat. Guru ji says 'Rehat pyaree muj ko Sikh nahee'

Following the Guru's Code is more important to the Guru than the Sikh.

So if the Guru's tell us to do it, then JUST DO IT! And prove to Guru Ji you are ready to be filled with divine knowledge.

 

The Dawn of Guru Nanak

Edited & Translated by
Harjinder Singh
www.akaalpublishers .com

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee came to this earth in mortal form 539 years ago and Sikhs all over the globe will be celebrating the arrival of Guru Nanak on the 13th November. But why did Guru Nanak need to come to the earth?

The benefactor Lord listened to the cries (of humanity) and sent Guru Nanak to this world ... Guru Nanak came to redeem humanity in Kalyug. (Bhai Gurdas Jee)

The path of righteousness had become clouded by ritualistic and hypocritical practices and the true path to self-realisation was very hard to decipher. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee came and roared like a lion in the wilderness of the world and reinstated true practice of faith. He put Hindus & Muslims back on to their respective paths of self-realisation, no faith was denounced. He founded the Sikh faith which was a pure and simple path to follow.

With the emergence of the True Guru Nanak, the mist cleared and the light scattered all around. Similar to the rising sun, the stars and darkness were dispelled. With the roar of the lion in the forest, the flocks of escaping deer cannot now survive (the escaping deer are evil-doers). Wherever Baba Nanak put his feet, a religious place was erected and established. All the siddh-places now have been renamed on the name of Nanak. Every home has become a place of righteousness where the praises of the Lord are sung. Baba Nanak liberated all four directions and nine divisions of earth. Gurmukh (Guru Nanak) has emerged in this Kalyug, the dark age.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee met Kaljug (Kaljug is the name given to this present era that we live in, an era that is dominated by sin and evil actions), when on his revolutionary tours. This historical account of this meeting was written by the great Sikh Poet Bhai Santokh Singh Jee in “Guru Nanak Parkash” the following is the translation of the summary that Giani Gian Singh has written of the story:

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee was on his missionary tour, when He and Bhai Mardana Jee took a rest. Upon being seated, a frightful storm began, this storm was carrying much debris and the whole sky and surrounding area was shroud in darkness. Nothing at hands length could be seen, such was the force of the storm. Bhai Mardana Jee put a cloth over his mouth and lay down on the ground. He said to Guru Jee, “If I die at this dreadful spot I won’t even get my funeral rites carried out and won’t even be buried, travelling with you I have encountered much suffering.” Guru Jee laughed and said, “Why are you scared, nothing will harm you.”

Then a frightful demon appeared, whose head was in the sky and his feet were implanted deep into the earth, his nostrils were deep like a well and he had long teeth, he was gigantic, he made his way towards Guru Jee. Bhai Mardana Jee getting scared said, “Maharaj! We have survived the storm but now our deaths are almost certain, we won’t survive an encounter with this giant.” Guru Jee calmly replied, “Mardana! He will not come near you, do not be afraid, meditate on Vaheguru.” Then Kaljug changed his form again, now he took the form of fire and smoke emanated from all pores of his physical being. He finally changed his form again into a frightful one, yet Guru Jee remained calm and unconcerned. After all this Kaljug decided that Guru Jee must be a prophet as none of his frightful forms had scared Guru Sahib, and he thus accordingly changed into a man, in the form of a man Kaljug carried a tongue in one hand and a penis in the other, and he made his way to Guru Jee. Guru Jee said to Bhai Maradana Jee, come along and watch this drama, which is taking place. Kaljug bowed his head to Guru Jee in obeisance and supplicated, “Maharaj! Please forgive me for my mistakes, I did not know of your fame and greatness. In this age I rule, I am in this physical form of a man as I am displaying to you what passions humans are being led by. Humans will disregard all virtue and will be led by passions of the tongue and penis, and in turn their lives will be dictated by these passions.”

Guru Jee pryingly asked, “Who are you – what is your name? Why have you come to meet us?” Kaljug replied, “My name is Kaljug and I have come to meet you to pay my respects to you, I initially changed into the various forms to test you.” Guru jee further questioned, “What are your characteristics? You said it is your rule in this age, then with what army do you enforce your Rule?”

Kaljug replied, my greatest warrior is falsehood – falsehood carries the flag at the forefront of my army. Worldly attachment is the King of all. My army general is violence and murder. Lust, anger, greed and ego are my warriors on elephant back. Jealousy, gossip, slander, robbery and unfulfilled craving for worldly things – are all warriors on chariots. Laziness, gambling, alcohol/intoxicants and other bad actions are warriors on horse back. Attachment to others, sin of want and steeling are my foot-soldiers. Wherever I make advances with my army, I am always victorious. My warriors of falsehood and anger, have made me victorious everywhere. These are the characteristics of my reign. Upon listening to Kaljugs narration of the current state of the world Guru jee uttered,

Whoever is in charge, is humiliated. Why should the servant be afraid.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee, Limb 902)

The servant is not afraid as he has nothing to lose as he is not the ruler, the servant can freely move about without fear of consequence but the ruler is bound by his rule and duties.

When the master is put in chains? He dies at the hands of his servant.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee, Limb 902)

So Guru Jee said that even if you do rule, it is you (Kaljug) who is also humiliated for these actions in your rule. Guru Jee further said that if it is your rule now and I am the servant of God, when your rule comes to an end it will be due to this servant – Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee. Kaljug replied that this is the reason I have come to you Maharaj, because there is no difference between you and God, I will give you a house to live in which will be made of Gold and Pearls. In this house I will use sandalwood and will spray musk – where you will enjoy your abode with much happiness. Kaljug begged Maharaj to accept his offering and Guru Jee replied,

If I had a palace made of pearls, inlaid with jewels, scented with musk, saffron and sandalwood, a sheer delight to behold -seeing this, I might go astray and forget You (Vaheguru), and Your Name would not enter into my mind. Without the Lord, my soul is scorched and burnt. I consulted my Guru, and now I see that there is no other place at all. Pause. If the floor of this palace was a mosaic of diamonds and rubies, and if my bed was encased with rubies, and if heavenly beauties, their faces adorned with emeralds, tried to entice me with sensual gestures of love-seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. If I were to become a Siddha, and work miracles, summon wealth and become invisible and visible at will, so that people would hold me in awe-seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. If I were to become an emperor and raise a huge army, and sit on a throne, issuing commands and collecting taxes-O Nanak, all of this could pass away like a puff of wind. Seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee, Limb 14)

After trying to convince Guru jee to accept the above offerings and not succeeding, Kaljug said, “Maharaj, you have taken birth to liberate people from the cycle of births and deaths. I have come humbly to your feet – why do you make my meeting with you of no reward? You have not accepted any of my offerings – please accept an offering so that I know that you have blessed me. Upon hearing such a humble request Guru jee replied, “If you have a sincere desire to make an offering to me then give me this – that those who are my dedicated Sikhs can not be influenced by the powers of your army. Meditation, charity and Bathing (Physical and Spiritual cleansing) should never be forgotten – you should not stop Sikhs doing these 3 actions in any form. Your powers should not work on those who have faith in me.

Kaljug humbly clasped his hands and said, “Maharaj! I can not refuse your command, but I have God’s permission to change everyone’s thought process – with the changing of which they steel, gossip, lie, slander etc. In line with God’s permission I make the following occur:

• Disrespect the virtuous and make fools famous and powerful.
• Not allow faithful relations between the married.
• Bring the good and bad on a par to one another.
• In my rule those who say they have become Sanyasi’s/Tyagis (ones that have give up all material possession in the search of God) will amass much wealth and gristis/householder s will starve to death.

But now, whatever you command me to do, I will do.” Upon hearing this Guru jee was happy and said,

“In your rule God’s praise will increase many fold – a par to 100,000’s of years in Satjug, in Tretajug what would have taken 10,000 years and what would have taken 1000 years in Dvapur (these are references to the other 3 eras of time), in you rule of Kaljug singing the praises of God will be very rewarding and what would have taken many years in the other ages will be realised in very little time and will be the provider of happiness. Those that sing God’s praises with love and devotion will be ferried across the world ocean. If you are persistent about making offerings of jewels then I will accept these in my forth form as the 4th Guru. (Kaljugs’ offerings of money/gold etc are thus accepted at the house of the fourth Guru, Sri Guru Ram Das Jee at Sri Darbar Sahib, also known as The Golden Temple).

Upon hearing this Kaljug was overjoyed, he bowed down to Guru Jee and said that those Sikhs that obey your wishes I will not go near them. Kaljug after granting this concession to Sikhs disappeared and Guru Jee continued on his missionary travels of liberating the world.

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee has provided us protection from the influence of Kaljug, now it is up to us as Sikhs to decide whether we want to enter his sanctuary and lead a life devoid of want and enjoy lasting happiness/peace of mind.

Surhe Kee Jaisee Teree Chaal

ਬਸੰਤੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀਉ    ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ਸੁਰਹ ਕੀ ਜੈਸੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਚਾਲ ॥ ਤੇਰੀ ਪੂੰਛਟ ਊਪਰਿ ਝਮਕ ਬਾਲ ॥੧॥ ਇਸ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੈ ਸੁ ਤੂ ਢੂੰਢਿ ਖਾਹਿ ॥ ਅਉਰ ਕਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੇ ਤੂ ਮਤਿ ਹੀ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਚਾਕੀ ਚਾਟਹਿ ਚੂਨੁ ਖਾਹਿ ॥ ਚਾਕੀ ਕਾ ਚੀਥਰਾ ਕਹਾਂ ਲੈ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੨॥ ਛੀਕੇ ਪਰ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਡੀਠਿ ॥ ਮਤੁ ਲਕਰੀ ਸੋਟਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਪਰੈ ਪੀਠਿ ॥੩॥ ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਭੋਗ ਭਲੇ ਕੀਨ ॥ ਮਤਿ ਕੋਊ ਮਾਰੈ ਈਂਟ ਢੇਮ ॥੪॥੧॥ {ਪੰਨਾ 1196}

not:- iksy swKI dy vrqx dI qW loV hI nhIN [ ku`qy dw suBw hr koeI jwxdw hY; jdoN iksy bUhy qy tukVy dI ^wqr jWdw hY qW bVw grIbVw ijhw bx ky [ pr jy koeI Gr suM\w iml jwey, pihlW c`kI jw c`tdw hY; au~QoN qs`lI nwh hovy, qW iC`ky vl bVI hsrq nwl q`kdw hY; jo kuJ Gr ivcoN Kwx ƒ imly, kuJ KWdw hY kuJ ivgwVdw hY; c`kI c`tx ipCoN jWdw hoieAw QoVy ijhy lwlc ip`Cy prolw BI lY B`jdw hY [

iehI hwl lwlc nwl hlky hoey mnu`K dw hY; vyKx ƒ suhxI Skl, SrI&W vwlw pihrwvw, pr "duAwrih duAwir suAwn ijau folq" [ AwpxI kIqI kmweI qy sMqoK nhIN bxdw, ibgwnw Dn vyK ky jI llcWdw hY; in`q joVn dI qWG, in`q joVn dI iK`c [ Awpxy Gr sOKw BI hovy qW BI Awpxy qoN AmIrW ƒ vyK ky mn ivc swVw [ swrI aumr BogW ivc guzrnI, keIAW nwl bKyVy, keIAW nwl JgVy shyVny [ qy BogW dw AMq? keI rog [

so, mnu`K ƒ ku`qy nwl aupmw dyNdy hn, qy smJwauNdy hn ik sMqoK ivc jIaU, nhIN qW ies lwlc dw AMq ^uAwrI huMdw hY [

pdArQ:- surh—{Skt. suriB} gW [ cwl—qor [ pUMCt—pUCl [ Jmk—cmkdy [ bwl—vwl [1[

ies Gr mih hY—(Bwv,) jo kuJ qYƒ AwpxI kmweI ivcoN imldw hY [1[rhwau[

cUnu Awtw [ cIQrw—prolw [ khW—ik`Qy? [2[

pr—au~qy [ fIiT—nzr, ingwh [ mqu—mqW [ pIiT—l`k au~qy [3[

Bly—cMgy cMgy [ kInu—kIqy hn [ miq—mqW [ koaU...Fym—ikqy ^uAwrI hovy [4[

ArQ:- (hy ku`qy dy suBwau vwly jIv!) jo kuJ AwpxI h`k dI kmweI hY, ausy ƒ insMg ho ky vrq [ iksy ibgwny mwl dI lwlsw nwh krnI [1[rhwau[

ruKI suKI Kwie kY TMFw pwxI pIau ]

PrIdw dyiK prweI copVI nw qrswey jIau ]

(hy ku`qy!) gW vrgI qyrI qor hY, qyrI pUCl au~qy vwl BI suhxy cmkdy hn (hy ku`qw-suBwau jIv! SrI&W vrgI qyrI Skl qy pihrwvw hY) [1[

(hy ku`qy!) qUM c`kI c`tdw hYN, qy Awtw KWdw hYN, pr (jWdw hoieAw) prolw ik`Qy lY jwieˆgw? (hy jIv! ijhVI mwieAw roz vrqdw hYN ieh qW Blw vrqI; pr joV joV ky Aw^r nwl kIh lY jwieˆgw?) [2[

(hy suAwn!) qUM iC`ky vl bVw q`k irhw hYN, vyKIN, ikqy l`k au~qy ikqoN sotw nwh v`jy [ (jy jIv! ibgwny GrW vl q`kdw hYN; ies ivcoN aupwDI hI inklygI) [3[

kbIr AwKdw hY—(hy suAwn!) qUM bQyrw kuJ KwDw aujwiVAw hY, pr iDAwn r`KIN ikqy koeI ie`t Fym qyry isr au~qy nwh mwr dyvy [ (hy jIv! qUM ju ieh Bog Bogx ivc hI ru`Jw ipAw hYN, iehnW dw AMq ^uAwrI hI huMdw hY) [4[1[

Sbd dw Bwv:- sMqoK-hInqw ^uAwr krdI hY [

 

 

 

RaakhanHaar Samaar, Janaa!

rwmklI mhlw 5 ]
iesu pwnI qy ijin qU GirAw ] mwtI kw ly dyhurw kirAw ]
aukiq joiq lY suriq prIiKAw ] mwq grB mih ijin qU rwiKAw ]1]
rwKnhwru smHwir jnw ] sgly Coif bIcwr mnw ]1] rhwau ]
ijin dIey quDu bwp mhqwrI ] ijin dIey BRwq puq hwrI ]
ijin dIey quDu binqw Aru mIqw ] iqsu Twkur kau riK lyhu cIqw ]2]
ijin dIAw quDu pvnu Amolw ] ijin dIAw quDu nIru inrmolw ]
ijin dIAw quDu pwvku blnw ] iqsu Twkur kI rhu mn srnw ]3]
CqIh AMimRq ijin Bojn dIey ] AMqir Qwn Thrwvn kau kIey ]
bsuDw dIE brqin blnw ] iqsu Twkur ky iciq rKu crnw ]4]
pyKn kau nyqR sunn kau krnw ] hsq kmwvn bwsn rsnw ]
crn cln kau isru kIno myrw ] mn iqsu Twkur ky pUjhu pYrw ]5]
ApivqR pivqRü ijin qU kirAw ] sgl join mih qU isir DirAw ]
Ab qU sIJu BwvY nhI sIJY ] kwrju svrY mn pRBu iDAweIjY ]6]
eIhw aUhw eykY EhI ] jq kq dyKIAY qq qq qohI ]
iqsu syvq min Awlsu krY ] ijsu ivsirAY iek inmK n srY ]7]
hm AprwDI inrgunIAwry ] nw ikCu syvw nw krmwry ]
guru boihQu vfBwgI imilAw ] nwnk dws sMig pwQr qirAw ]8]2]

Hunjee, Peyaaray Jee, Simar, Remember, be aware, of The One who keeps you. Keeps you, as in, takes care of you, protects you, provides for you…

He created you out of His own creativity. Like a sculptor picks up the chisel and hammer, and takes a mound of clay and a pale of water and carves out an image. But this Grand Sculptor went one step further, where no one can go, and put a light and an awareness into the sculpture. The body that Sculptor carved out is a temple. It is a place of worship. That is how the word, dayhoraa, is used in GurBaanee, where Bhagat Jann go to sing of the Lord. And with the carving finished and the spirit instilled and a conscience and consciousness created, the Creator placed you in the womb of your mother.

So, leave off all other thoughts, ideas about life and its purpose. Work day and night and all times in between to be in Simarnee of Vaheguru Jee, your RaakhanHaar. Jap Vaheguru, Tapp Vaheguru, Simar Vaheguru, Araadh Vaheguru, Sing Vaheguru, Read Vaheguru, Write Vaheguru, just Vaheguru Jee…

Because, Vaheguru jee has given you your parents, father and mother, and made you a family being with relatives, children… gave you your wife or your husband and your friends… So, above all of them, place Vaheguru Jee in your awareness. All these relations are gifts. Thank Vaheguru jee for these gifts…

The priceless air that sustains your life through your each breath, Vaheguru Jee has given it to you. The purest and precious water, that too is given to you by Vaheguru jee. To keep you warm and to give you clean and healthy food, you are given the gift of fire. All of these priceless things, most valuble things, without which life as we know it would not be possible, all these are given by Vaheguru jee. So, stay under the good Will of Vaheguru jee. Let Him be your protector, your savior, your Lord.

All the good things you eat and drink and consume are all due to Kirpa of Vaheguru Jee. The house, the shelter for your body and your family is given to you by Vaheguru jee. AND the house, the body, that keeps your being intact, that body is also given to you by Vaheguru jee. All the things you have, your furnishings, your clothes, your transport, all things, these are given to you. Keep the Word of that Lord in your conscious mind. Do not forget the Will of Vaheguru jee. Be consciously aware that Vaheguru Jee exists in Reality, all around us, within us. Don’t just think about it in conceptual terms. It is not just an idea. Vaheguru Jee exists for real. So, be aware of Vaheguru jee's Being for real, never letting your brain waver or disregard that very Real Presence!

See, really See, Vaheguru jee with the eyes that you are given. Don’t waste that sight. See the beauty of the Lord, not just of the world, all around you. Hear His Word in all sounds that surround you, because that is what your ears are given to you for. Your hands are given to you by Vaheguru Jee as well. So, do His bidding. Not someone else’s. Not your own (sure, we all have to do the bidding of our wives – ha!)… But really! Seriously! Think about using your hands. Guru Saheb gave us a Karaa to remind us who these hands belong to. Do our hands do Vaheguru jee’s work or are they being used for another purpose! And the feet that carry the weight of the entire body: look closely at GurBaanee perspective: the entire world looks to the head: GurBaanee looks to the feet and brings the head down to be placed at the feet of GurMukhs! Seek not a place high up. Seek a place beneath the feet of GurSikhs! Your feet are to be the feet of a GurSikh, and they will become so if they take you to the doorstep of Guru Saheb. Where do your feet take you? They are given to you walk the way of Guru Saheb – Charan! Chalo Maarag Gobind! Tell your feet to walk in the direction of Guru Saheb Jee. And the head, the brains, the mind, the thoughts. They are to be presented at the feet of SatGuru Jee, of Vaheguru Jee. Otherwise this head should be cut off and burned as firewood – Jo sir saayee na nivai… You have made this head and the brain within to form a self that is false, and you tie a proud turban on it and call yourself someone special… remember you were fashioned out of nothing but dirt and water. And once the Jot and the Surat leave, that is all you will be - dirt and water and air. Therefore, present this head and the brain along with it to the Hazoor of SatGuru jee so that you may become worth something!

How impure were you! When you slithered out of your mother’s womb, you were covered in blood and urine and foul gas and even feces! All who stood in the room wanted to puke their guts on the spot. The weak of the heart faint at the sight! That is how terrible you were. And while you grew up, the world of Maya surrounded you, and as you became an adult, the filth of lust covered you up, then it only got worse from there. But with One Word, Jann, you became Pious and Pure. Among all the creatures, you are the best, because you have the most potential. You are the only one of all the creature who knows about tomorrow and the possibilities of tomorrow and you can plan and you can take corrective action and you know about salvation and destiny. You are capable of realizing Divinity! THAT is your potential. Therefore, you are the best among all creatures. Now is the time. Whether you understand or not. Whether you realize this or not. Whether you convince yourself or not. Ready or not. This is it, my friend. You want to make something of yourself? You want to get somewhere? You want to solve this riddle? You want to accomplish something? You want to get something? This is it. The only way is to bring VaheguruJee into your Dhyaan, into your awareness, so that Vaheguru Jee’s Divine Presence is felt, and seen and heard and each pore of your body is in constant connection with that GuRRRR sensation!!!

This is what you need to understand, whether you do or not, this is it, that here and there, in this life and beyond, in this body and beyond, in this existence and beyond, here there everywhere up and down all around GuRRR GuRRR… Only One VahGuRRRR. One VahGuRRRRRRRRRR….

Wherever you look. Just spin your head around. Whether you close your eyes, or open wide, contacts or glasses, up down all around, cloudy or sunny… Only One VahGuRRRRRRRRR… Kay Haazar Hazoor Hai(n)!!!

And what a lazy *** you are! All this… all the things material, and loving, and comforting, and you do not have the time or the energy or the desire… Think about this. IF Vaheguru jee was to forget YOU!!! What do you think will happen to YOU? What will become of YOU? Do you think you’d survive even one teeeenseee veeeenseeee moment? Poof!!! Gone… IF Vaheguru jee were to forget you! Think reeeeeeaaalllyy haaard!!! But you know, He doesn’t. That is how Vaheguru Jee is. He will never forsake you. When you forget to walk, He walks for you. When you can’t fight, He fights for you. You don’t even have to think of breathing, He does it for you. You don’t even have to think of keeping your heartbeat going, He does it all for you. Not a moment can be possible without Vaheguru Jee. Not a single moment. There is a part of your, a subconscious process, a little flickering light, and it is inside of you. Deep, soft, gentle... Some people call it Aatamaa. There it is. It seeks to be fed too. It seeks to drink too. It wants to live too. It wants to be realized too. And it needs Vaheguru jee. NEEDS!!! Every moment, it needs. And without even you knowing, it calls out and it cries out and does Ardaas to meet ParmAatamaa. And within your ignorant self, Vaheguru jee sustains that little flicker of a light. Within this body where a thousand storms of lust, anger, greed, infatuation and ego come and go, where all elements good or bad ravage the senses, within this dangerous environment, VaheGuru jee sustains a fragile flickering spirit that could not survive even a single fleeting moment without Vaheguru jee… it does Simran, it does Bhagatee, it waits…

I am a filthy, ugly, guilty as hell of a person. My hands haven’t served anyone. I haven’t seen any good in the world. My ears perk up for Ninda. I have done nothing worth speaking at any point in my life. Without any virtue, any good quality, anything good to speak of… went to an interview once, the dude asked me, list your strengths… alll quiet.. I was at a loss. What CAN I do? What HAVE I done? What DO I DO? The clear real true and right answer in moments like these, now that I am typing this, is “nothing.” Big fat blank bloody nothing…

Guru Saheb Jee, Dearest SatGuru Jee, is our savior. How lucky are we really to have GurBaanee reveal to us the Truth. We have Guru Saheb Jee, the big boat, who can hold us by the hand and carry us across our own filthy, guilt-laden, impure existence… we are mere stones, clumps of clay, completely incomplete and perfectly imperfect… that is us. With SatGuru Jee, when we become Daas of SatGuru jee, when we serve SatGuru Jee, we, the clumps of clay, can swim. Ever seen a clump of clay swim? Impossible. SatGuru Jee can make it happen…

So… RaakhanHaar Samaar!!!

Deep Singh

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Who are SIKHS!!!

By Manvir Singh Khalsa

I am a Sikh!
I am born and brought up in this county.
The turban and unshorn hair is part of the Sikh uniform.

No-one believes me.
They think I am part of the Taliban.
They think I am an Arab.
They think I am supporting terrorism.

I keep telling everybody:
“No! I am a Sikh!
Sikhs are not part of the Taliban.
Sikhs are not Muslims.
Sikhs are not Arabs.”

“Are you part of Islam” people ask?
“Are you an offshoot of Hinduism” others say.
“I have never heard of Sikhs” says another.

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I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim. My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. ||4|| (Ang 1136)
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Sikhs are a distinct people.
Sikhs are a distinct nation.
Sikhi is a distinct religion of peace, love and equality for whole humanity.

Sikhs worship the One Supreme Truth, the One Ocean of Mercy, the One Creator Lord.
Sikhs do not keep fasts, go to pilgrimages or pray to idols.
Sikhs follow three principles of constantly remembering the Lord, living and working honestly, and sharing with others.

Racists say “Get that rag off your head!”
Ignorant people say: “Why do wear that hat?”
Misguided Sikhs say, “Turban or no Turban what does it matter. Sikhs should move with the times and learn to integrate with society.”

“I think you are mistaken”, I say.
“My turban is not a hat.
My turban is not a mere piece of cloth.
My turban is a gift which I cannot discard.”

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‘The Khalsa is my distinct image.
Within the Khalsa I reside.’ (Guru Gobind Singh Ji)
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I explain,
“My turban is a crown blessed upon my head by my Father, Guru Gobind Singh Ji.”
“My turban is a crown of grace, dignity and honour.”
“My turban is a crown which protects my head, keeps my hair tidy and is the image of my Father.”

“It’s backward to keep your hair!” says one person.
“What is the point of cutting your nails and keeping your hair” says the cunning person.
“There is no significance in today’s world of unshorn hair,” says the Sikh who has been led astray.

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The Naam, the Power of the Lord’s Name, is the Inner-knower of my heart. The Naam is so useful to me.
The Lord's Name permeates each and every hair of mine. The Perfect True Guru has given me this gift. ||1|| (Ang 1144)
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Defending my identity and religion I say:
“You are mistaken dear friend”.
“My hair is not useless.
My hair is a gift, a tool, and a technology bestowed upon by body by the Creator Lord.
Each and every hair on my body has a practical and spiritual function.
Each and every hair on my body is like electric wires which vibrate and pick up spiritual energy.
Each and every hair on my body vibrates the energy, the power and spiritual force of meditating on the Lord.

The hair on top of my head protects my skull and brain.
The hair above my eyes prevents sweat and water going into my eyes.
The hair on my body insulates my body, keeping me warm in the cold, and cool in the heat.
The hair under my armpits prevents friction and irritation when moving my arms.

My nails are dead material, which are cut to be hygienic, or they would snap off by themselves gradually.
My nails are cut to be clean and tidy, and my hair is combed twice daily to remove dead hair to be tidy.
My nails are not part of the Sikh uniform.

“I see! That is amazing” says one person.
“Fair enough, I am sorry” says the cunning person.
“We have beautiful religion, a great gift given to us and we are so lucky to be blessed with such a technology and honour” says the Sikh who was led astray.

Don’t hide your faith and idenity, share it with the world.
Don’t be ashamed of who you truly are, walk with your head held high.
Remember brothers and sisters your image is the manifestation of Guru Gobind Singh Singh Ji & Mata Sahib Kaur.