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The Khalsa
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The Khalsa Awake to the light (jyoti) Meditating day and night The Name of the Lord, Having no faith in any except the one Lord. Absorbed in His splendour, Absorbed in His Love, Even in error Never believing In fasts and tombs, Nor cloisters of idolatory; Caring not even for Bathing in holy places, Nor for penances of yogis Nor for asceticism of sannyasis; Know such a Child of Light, Such a paragon, Such a Complete Man, In whose heart ever shines, The perfect Light of God, To be the Khalsa. Guru Gobind Singh jee : Dasam Granth taken from The Turban and the Sword of the Sikhs by dr. Trilochan Singh (Sikh Missionary Society UK)
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I am Amanpreet Kaur, a 22 year old girl born in Ludhiana, Punjab. When I was 19, studying BCA, I fell in love with a Hindu boy named Sameer. We would talk for hours and it was clear that he loved me back. We would always talk about living a happy life together but never really discussed religion. Religion is a big part of life in India. Indians are very religious people. My family was religious but they hardly told me anything about Sikhism. Everything I learned about Sikhism was from the school in which I studied ‘till twelfth grade. I knew about Guru Nanak Dev Ji and his teachings and that Sikhs are to worship one God only. I knew a little bit of the history, Sikhs fi…
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Glorious Shahidi of Mata Basant Kaur jee INTRODUCTION Details of Mata Basant Kaur jee’s life are not known. Some writer has written that Sikhs have created more history than any other faith but have failed to record their history. This statement is so true. The glorious days of Khalsa were in the eighteenth century (1700s) but during this time, the issue for Khalsa was not of recording history but of their survival. Mata jee’s date of birth is not known but it is written that she got married to Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh jee at a very early age (when she was in her teens). Her name prior to taking amrit was Seeto Baayee. After amrit her husband’s name was changed from Ma…
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VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH !! DnwsrI mÚ 5 ] dhhanaasaree ma 5 || Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl: jb qy drsn Byty swDU Bly idns Eie Awey ] jab thae dharasan bhaettae saadhhoo bhalae dhinas oue aaeae || Ever since I obtained the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy, my days have been blessed and prosperous. mhw Anµdu sdw kir kIrqnu purK ibDwqw pwey ]1] mehaa ana(n)dh sadhaa kar keerathan purakh bidhhaathaa paaeae ||1|| I have found lasting bliss, singing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Primal Lord, the Architect of destiny. ||1|| Ab moih rwm jso min gwieE ] ab mohi raam jaso man gaaeiou || Now, I sing the Praises of the Lord within my mind. BieE …
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WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH Man Mere Andhin Jaag Har Chaeth|| Apni Kethi Rakhle, Khunj Paregi khaeth|| http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?Sour...ID=107&Format=2 Siree Raag, Third Mehl: Whom shall I serve? What shall I chant? I will go and ask the Guru. I will accept the Will of the True Guru, and eradicate selfishness from within. By this work and service, the Naam shall come to dwell within my mind. Through the Naam, peace is obtained; I am adorned and embellished by the True Word of the Shabad. ||1|| O my mind, remain awake and aware night and day, and think of the Lord. Protect your crops, or else the birds shall descend on your farm. ||1…
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This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 173
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ma 5 || Pannaa 520 Fifth Mehl: jinhaa dhisa(n)dharriaa dhuramath va(n)n(j)ai mithr asaaddarrae saeee || The sight of them banishes my evil-mindedness; they are my only true friends. ho dtoodtaedhee jag sabaaeiaa jan naanak viralae kaeee ||2|| I have searched the whole world; O servant Nanak, how rare are such persons! ||2||
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Wealth
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The treasure of the Lord`s Praise is such a blessed gift; unto whom the Lord bestows it, he alone obtains and spends it. Without the True Guru, it does not come to hand; O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs of the world lack this wealth; when they are hungry in the next world, what will they have to eat there? (Page 548, Sri Guru Granth Sahib JI)
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Why Do You Waver, O My Mind?
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Why do you waver, O my mind? The Lord is the Fulfiller of hopes and desires. Meditate on the True Guru, the Primal Being; He is the Destroyer of all pains. Worship and adore the Lord's Name, O my mind; all sins and corruption shall be washed away. Those who are blessed with such pre-ordained destiny, are in love with the Formless Lord. They abandon the tastes of Maya, and gather in the infinite wealth of the Naam. - Page 959, Sri Guru Granth Sahib JI -
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ma 1 || First Mehl: bhaar at(h)aareh maevaa hovai garurraa hoe suaao || If all the eighteen loads of vegetation became fruits, cha(n)dh sooraj dhue firadhae rakheeahi nihachal hovai thhaao || and the growing grass became sweet rice; if I were able to stop the sun and the moon in their orbits and hold them perfectly steady bhee thoo(n)hai saalaahanaa aakhan lehai n chaao ||2|| -even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||2|| http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?ShabadID=387
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ORIGINS Of NON-VIOLENCE MOVEMENT IN INDIA By: Alice Basarke As fate would have it Mahatma Gandhi is credited with starting the non-violent movement to oust the British out of India. Gandhi deserves a lot of praise because he did implement the principles of non-violence, but he certainly was not the originator of that concept. He learnt that from the Sikhs. The Sikhs drew their inspiration from their very Gurus, two of who had suffered martyrdom in order to make their point. Over time, the principle of non-violence was used again and again. In 1861 the British had introduced the Waqf Act which gave control and management of the holy places to their respective co…
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Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji Little is known about this great Sikh bibi. She was born in a royal family and was the princess of kingdom of Chamba. Her father Raja Udai Singh of Chamba brought her up like a princess but she experienced the most gruesome realities in her life. Her sacrifice is supreme. She showed the world how precious Sikhi is. Sikhi is more precious than our life, our possessions and our family. Bibi Susheel Kaur jee was born to the royal family of Chamba Desh that believed in the house of Guru Nanak Dev jee from two or three generations. This family was especially close to Siri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib jee. We all know that the kingdom of Kahilaur played a v…
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[b Awsw ] aasaa || Aasaa: bwqI sUkI qylu inKUtw ] baathee sookee thael nikhoottaa || The wick has dried up, and the oil is exhausted. mMdlu n bwjY ntu pY sUqw ]1] ma(n)dhal n baajai natt pai soothaa ||1|| The drum does not sound, and the actor has gone to sleep. ||1|| buiJ geI Agin n inkisE DUMAw ] bujh gee agan n nikasiou dhhoo(n)aa || The fire has gone out, and no smoke is produced. riv rihAw eyku Avru nhI dUAw ]1] rhwau ] rav rehiaa eaek avar nehee dhooaa ||1|| rehaao || The One Lord is pervading and permeating everywhere; there is no other second. ||1||Pause|| tUtI qMqu n bjY rbwbu ] ttoottee tha(n)th n bajai rabaab || The string has broken, and the …
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WaheGuru Je Ka Khalsa WaheGuru Je ke Fateh, I dont know if there has been a topic like this before, but there are some questions that lingers in my mind about getting bald or losing hair. An example, if you are a Amritdhari and your are beginning to get bald how can you still wear your kangi? I mean if there is no hair to tie your yura how can you use your kangi?? Gettin bald is just a part of life that we must accept, but isnt that when you loose your kesh even by nature its forcing down your strength? Well whats the sangats view? WaheGuru Je ka Khalsa WaheGuru Je Ke Fateh
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Seriously?? The Dhadi is trying to be cute. For those who didn't get it, he said: "Some say Maharaj killed bakras (goats). Some say he cut the heads of the Panj Piyaras. The truth is that they weren't goats. It was she-goats (ਬਕਰੀਆਂ). He jhatka'd she-goats. Not he-goats." Wow. This is possibly the stupidest thing I've ever heard in relation to Sikhi.
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