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can ppl stop saying anti-sikh riots it wasn't a riot it was a GENOCIDE!

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh On Ang 525 Bhagat Ravidaas Ji tells us how to make dhoof and mentions how we can enlist the help of our Mother. gUjrI sRI rivdws jI ky pdy Gru 3 <> siqgur pRswid ] dUDu q bCrY Qnhu ibtwirE ] PUlu Bvir jlu mIin ibgwirE ]1] The calf has contaminated the milk in the teats. The bumblebee has contaminated the flower, and the fish has contaminated the water. mweI goibMd pUjw khw lY crwvau ] Avru n PUlu AnUpu n pwvau ]1] rhwau ] O mother, where shall I find any offering for the Lord's worship? I cannot find any flowers worthy of the incomparable Lord. mYlwgr byrHy hY BuieAMgw ] ibKu AMimRqu bsih iek sMgw ]2] The snakes encircle the sandalwood trees, poison and nectar dwell there together. DUp dIp neIbydih bwsw ] kYsy pUj krih qyrI dwsw ]3] Incense, lamps and offerings of food have become impure, so how are your servants to worship you? qnu mnu Arpau pUj crwvau ] gur prswid inrMjnu pwvau ]4] I dedicate and offer my mind and body to you. By Guru's Grace, I attain the immaculate Lord. pUjw Arcw Awih n qorI ] kih rivdws kvn giq morI ]5]1] Apart from this, I cannot offer any other worship. What will my fate be? Bhai Gurdas Ji expands on this here: http://www.sikhitoth...?ShabadID=5837. vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

Waheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Jee Ke Fateh! Daas is co-president at Kings College London University Sikh Society and with a group of students we have started a new project called 'Sikhi Explored', where we research and write about Sikh historic events. We design the newsletters ourselves and reference all our sources. All the writing is original and we refrain from copy and pasting from websites. The aim is to produce articles that are interesting for Sikh students/ youth to read and give them a basic understanding of key ithiaas. We read different aritcles, books and listen to katha to make sure the history is as accurate as possible. We give a basic summary to make sure that students and Sikh Youth are not put off by the length of the articles. So far we have produced 5 articles on; Shaheedi of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Jee, Birthday of Sahibzada Baba Fateh Singh, Battle of Chamkaur Sahib, Shaheedi of Chotte Sahibzade and finally Guru Gobind Singh Jee and His beautiful Gurbani. We have a dedicated site www.kclsikhsoc.wordpress.com, which is used to publish the work and I humbly ask if you can look through the articles which we have written and perhaps share them with Sikh Youth/ Students Please let me know if any student would like to support this in any way. I would also like to say that we are happy to take off any logos, as we are not looking to promote the name of KCL Sikh Soc, but only want Sikh Youth to learn about our beautiful and rich history. Forgive me in advance if we have made any mistakes. Gurfateh! You can email us at sikh.soc@kcl.ac.uk

Veerji/bhenji please forgive me if I misunderstood. You said that "educated Sikhs were spreading misinformation" Sachseeker said that no matter where u sit your back is towards God. I thought for some reason you were disagreeing with this, I'm very sorry that I had misread. Also, Beginner, did I say that Mecca was greater? Guru Nanak Ji used Mecca to support his claim, not me.

To make little bit clear about conditions in Punjab: Education: They are not educated neither they are bit interested in getting proper education. More than 60 to 70% of basic Engineering admission seats stays vacant because nobody secure good marks in the entrance exams in punjab. Farming: None of our generation wanted to do same work that our grandfathers did. whether you call it lazy or egoistic generation but it is certainly their fault not to progress ahead. Suicides: They go beyond their income in order to prove that they are capable of living good lifestyle. Due to lack of education they become victim of loan sharks. This all comes to education !!! Foreign student visa is bogus and way for punjabi youth to run away from responsibilities in punjab. However later on they bit the reality when they realize that abroad is nothing like what they see in those bollywood movies. If they really care about education then there are many fine institutions in india which are far better and waaaay cheaper than universities abroad.

I wouldn't say they were 'interviewed'. It's been more of a very uncomfortable forced imprisonment type interrogation. Force fed into singing the praises of Sikh Channel. Even the dear old mothers from Punjab are put on air via the telephone..forced to sing the praises of the Sikh Channel. In fact....every sentence from every speaker includes the statement "Sikh Channel have done brilliant". "Its all thanks to the Sikh Channel". Even the questions to the homeless are...more often than not..structured around the following formula : "Are you gratefull to the Sikh Channel for helping you ? "......"would you no agree that the Sikh Channel is fantastic for helping you". Honestly, I find this self promotion....self congratulating...quite nauseating. I thought the whole point of seva was supposed to be selfless seva. These young fellas are human beings. The way they're being paraded around and forced to attend interviews and answer difficult questions on air as a condition for receiving 'help' is nothing short of disgusting. This is not seva. This is blatant exploitation of vulnerable folk.

I don't agree with some of their reasons for coming over. There seems to be this inaccurate impression of how Britain is all "bright lights and streets paved with gold", even when they've been told life is not really like that. HOWEVER the fact is that they ARE here and as the poster above says, Gurudwaras have a responsibility to help these people. For if our Sikh institutions do not help Sikhs in their time of need then who else will? It can be argued that these people have brought it upon themselves due to not having work lined up, etc., but you would have to be a pretty cold-hearted individual to lecture these guys when they're freezing cold and hungry.

Wjkk Wjkf veerjeo, This is sadly the biggest problem every man of faith faces, and will keep facing. Playing with semantics comes easy to nindaks and they exploit it to their best. Just a little tip tho: In a formal debate, do not let anyone take one of two tukks out of a shabad in an attempt to distort the meanings. A couple of common examples are: Nacchan Kuddan Mann Ka Chao and Eh Bhe Daate Teri Daatar If you read the complete shabad, you will immediately know they are being used to push totally different mentalities. So, complete shabads please, no snippets. This unfortunately happens in every religion, be it Islam, Christianity, even Hinduism. The best way to refute is, instead of engaging with arguments with such nindaks, do few write ups and distribute them around in their circles. Dont end up in tu-tu mai-mai, name calling, etc., that is their ultimate goal, dont fall into that stupid trap. Oh, and can i just add - There are absolutely no contradictions in Sri Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj. The bani is written for men/women of different avasthas. Things that dont make sense now will become clear only when inner awkening happens. Thanks, Gurfateh

Guru Gobind Singh ji Maharaj de Avtar Gurpurub deean Sarbat Khalse panth nu lakh lakh wadhaaeeyan. ਹਰਿ ਸੱਚੇ ਤਖਤ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਸਤਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਾ । Har sachae thakhath rachaeia sath sangath maela a ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਿਧਾਂ ਖੇਲਾ । naanak nirabho nirankar vich sidhhan khaela a ਗੁਰੁ ਸਿਮਰ ਮਨਾਈ ਕਾਲਕਾ ਖੰਡੇ ਕੀ ਵੇਲਾ । Gur simar manaee kalaka khanddae kee vaela a ਪੀਵਹੁ ਪਾਹੁਲ ਖੰਡੇਧਾਰ ਹੋਇ ਜਨਮ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ । Peevahu pahul khanddaedhhar hoe janam suhaela a ਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀਨੀ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਮਨਮੁਖੀ ਦੁਹੇਲਾ । Gur sangath keenee khhalasa manamukhee dhuhaela a ਵਾਹ ਵਾਹ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰ ਚੇਲਾ ॥ ੧ ॥ vah vah gobindh singh apae gur chaela || 1 || (vaar Bhai Gurdaas ji ) ਨਾਸਰੋ ਮਨਸੂਰ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥ Nasaro manasoor gur gobindh singh || ਏਜ਼ਦੀ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥੧੦੫॥ Eaezadhee manazoor gur gobindh singh ||105|| ਹੱਕ ਰਾ ਗੰਜੂਰ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥ Hak ra ganjoor gur gobindh singh || ਹੁਮਲਾ ਫ਼ੈਜ਼ਿ ਨੂਰ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥੧੦੬॥ Jumala faiz noor gur gobindh singh ||106|| ਹੱਕ ਹੱਕ ਆਗਾਹ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥ Hak hak agah gur gobindh singh || ਸ਼ਾਹਿ ਸ਼ਾਹਨਸ਼ਾਹ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥੧੦੭॥ shahi shahanashah gur gobindh singh ||107|| ਬਰ ਦੋ ਆਲਮ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥ bar dho alam shah gur gobindh singh || ਖ਼ਸਮ ਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਹ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥੧੦੮॥ khhasam ra jan kah gur gobindh singh ||108|| ਖ਼ਾਲਸੋ ਬੇਕੀਨਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥ khhalaso baekeena gur gobindh singh || ਹੱਕ ਹੱਕ ਆਈਨਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥੧੨੪॥ Hak hak aeena gur gobindh singh ||124|| ਹੱਕ ਹੱਖ ਅੰਦੇਸ਼ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥ Hak hakh andhaesh gur gobindh singh || ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ ਦਰਵੇਸ਼ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ॥੧੨੫॥ Badhashah dharavaesh gur gobindh singh ||125|| (Tauseef Sanaa by Bhai NAND LAL JI )

Bhai Veer Singh JI has composed a poem about Dasmesh PIta as under:- Guru di je lorh hove Guru vee ajeha hove, Jese Dashmesh Mata Gujri de laal ji. Amrit da somaa hove tapeyan nu thhaar deve , Santan da sahaaee hove Pyaaryan di dhaal ji. Vaar parivaar chaare bachheyan kohaae (katvaa) deve, Desh kaum khater kurbaan vaal vaal ji. Saari raat pehra deve aap chaukidaar ban ke, Pap agg vichon lenda Singh nu nikaal ji. (here reference of Sakhi of bhai Joga Singh ji is given for whom Guru Gobind Singh ji stood on the door of a prostitute as guard to protect his Sikh from Bajjar kurehat) Bhul chuk khima , Waheguru ji ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh.

Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, Putra De Daani, Sarbans Daani

Pauri 2 of Vaar 41 of Bhai Gurdas ਸਚਾ ਅਮਰ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਕਾ ਸੁਣ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਿਆਰੇ । Sachaa amar gobind kaa sun guroo piaaray| ਸਤਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਾਪ ਕਰਿ ਪੰਚ ਦੂਤ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ । Sati sangate maylaap kare panch doot sanghaaray| ਵਿਚਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਢੋਈ ਨਾ ਲਹਨਿ ਜੋ ਖਸਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੇ । Viche sangate ddhoee naa|ahani jo khasamu visaaray| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਥੇ ਉਜਲੇ ਸਚੇ ਦਰਬਾਰੇ । Guramukhi maday ujalay sachay darabaaray| ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸਚਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਲਾ । Har guru gobind dhiaaeeai sachi anmrit vaylaa| ਵਾਹ ਵਾਹ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਚੇਲਾ ॥੨॥ Vaah vaah gobind singh aapay guru chaylaa ॥2॥

Pauri 5 of Vaar 41 of Bhai Gurdas ji ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਮਰ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਬਾਣੀ । sachaa saahibu amar sachu sachee guru baanee| ਸਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਸੁਖ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਾਣੀ । sachay saytee ratiaa sukh daragah maanee| ਜਿਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਸੁਖ ਵਿਹਾਣੀ । jini satiguru sachu dhiaaiaa tini sukh vihaanee| ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦਰਗਹਿ ਮਾਰੀਐ ਤਿਲ ਪੀੜੈ ਘਾਣੀ । manamukhi daragahi maareeai til peerhai ghaanee| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਨਮ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੀ ਮਨਮੁਖੀ ਦੁਹੇਲਾ । guramukhi janam sadaa sukhee manamukhee duhaylaa| ਵਾਹ ਵਾਹ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਚੇਲਾ ॥੫॥ vaah vaah gobind singh aapay guru chaylaa ॥5॥

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Vaheguroo Jee Ka Khalsaa! Vaheguroo Jee Ki Fatheh! http://akj.org/multimedia/Sydney/2005/200510ausa015tue.mp3 Shabad at 14 mins. Vaheguroo Jee Ka Khalsaa! Vaheguroo Jee Ki Fatheh!

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vaheguru... This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Vadhans on Pannaa 587 pauVI ] pourree || Pauree: iqsu gur kau hau vwirAw ijin hir kI hir kQw suxweI ] this gur ko ho vaariaa jin har kee har kathhaa sunaaee || I am a sacrifice to the Guru, who recites the sermon of the Lord's Teachings. iqsu gur kau sd bilhwrxY ijin hir syvw bxq bxweI ] this gur ko sadh balihaaranai jin har saevaa banath banaaee || I am forever a sacrifice to that Guru, who has led me to serve the Lord. so siqguru ipAwrw myrY nwil hY ijQY ikQY mYno ley CfweI ] so sathigur piaaraa maerai naal hai jithhai kithhai maino leae shhaddaaee || That Beloved True Guru is always with me; wherever I may be, He will save me. iqsu gur kau swbwis hY ijin hir soJI pweI ] this gur ko saabaas hai jin har sojhee paaee || Most blessed is that Guru, who imparts understanding of the Lord. nwnku gur ivthu vwirAw ijin hir nwmu dIAw myry mn kI Aws purweI ]5] naanak gur vittahu vaariaa jin h ar naam dheeaa maerae man kee aas puraaee ||5|| O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the Guru, who has given me the Lord's Name, and fulfilled the desires of my mind. ||5||

Today, upon a bus, I saw a girl with golden hair. and wished I was as fair. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and wore a crutch. But as she passed, a smile. Hey Waheguruji, forgive me when I whine. I have 2 legs, the world is mine. I stopped to buy some candy. The lad who sold it had such charm. I talked with him, he seemed so glad. If I were late, it'd do no harm. And as I left, he said to me, "I thank you, you've been so kind. It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see," he said, "I'm blind." Hey Waheguruji, forgive me when I whine. I have 2 eyes, the world is mine. Later while walking down the street, I saw a child with eyes of blue. He stood and watched the others play. He did not know what to do. I stopped a moment and then I said, "Why don't you join the others, dear?" He looked ahead without a word. And then I knew, he couldn't hear. Hey Waheguruji, forgive me when I whine. I have 2 ears, the world is mine. With feet to take me where I'd go. With eyes to see the sunset's glow. With ears to hear what I'd know. Hey Waheguruji, forgive me when I whine. I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine

Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Ang 277 pRB BwvY mwnuK giq pwvY ] prabh bhaavai maanukh gath paavai || If it pleases God, one attains salvation. pRB BwvY qw pwQr qrwvY ] prabh bhaavai thaa paathhar tharaavai || If it pleases God, then even stones can swim. pRB BwvY ibnu sws qy rwKY ] prabh bhaavai bin saas thae raakhai || If it pleases God, the body is preserved, even without the breath of life. pRB BwvY qw hir gux BwKY ] prabh bhaavai thaa har gun bhaakhai || If it pleases God, then one chants the Lord's Glorious Praises. pRB BwvY qw piqq auDwrY ] prabh bhaavai thaa pathith oudhhaarai || If it pleases God, then even sinners are saved. Awip krY Awpn bIcwrY ] aap karai aapan beechaarai || He Himself acts, and He Himself contemplates. duhw isirAw kw Awip suAwmI ] dhuhaa siriaa kaa aap suaamee || He Himself is the Master of both worlds. KylY ibgsY AMqrjwmI ] khaelai bigasai a(n)tharajaamee || He plays and He enjoys; He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. jo BwvY so kwr krwvY ] jo bhaavai so kaar karaavai || As He wills, He causes actions to be done. nwnk idRstI Avru n AwvY ]2] naanak dhrisattee avar n aavai ||2|| Nanak sees no other than Him. ||2|| Simply amazing !!!!!! This is such a huge blessing, such a great teaching to us, that total and unconditional surrender to Vaheguru Ji is the ONE AND ONLY way. We CANNOT do ANYTHING by ourselves. Nothing is in our hands AT ALL, whether it is the smallest and negligible thing in our lives, or the biggest and most crucial thing. It is all 100% in Vaheguru Ji's hands alone. Here is a portion from Sukhmani Sahib viakhiya by Gyani Thakur Singh ji part 35 http://www.sikhee.com/audio/Katha/Giani%20...hya_Part_35.mp3 Starting from 1:34 minutes to 12:32 minutes. 11 minutes of soothing updesh by Gyani Ji The sakhi of the Singh who was still alive inspite of no breaths, no heartbeat, and no pulse is awesome. Please make sure you listen, and enjoy. Surrender yourself to Vaheguru Ji, totally, 100%, and unconditionally. ~ Mehtab Singh

Here you go.. ਨਾ ਭੁਲਾ, ਨਾ ਭੁਲਾਈ || ਨਾ ਵਿਸਰਾ, ਨਾ ਵਿਸਾਰੀ || naa bhulaa, naa bhulaaee naa visaraa, naa visaaree ਚਾਰ ਪਿਹਰ ਰਾਤ ਦੇ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਲ ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਇ ਹਨ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਚਾਰ ਪਿਹਰ ਦਿਨ ਆਪ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਮੰਨਦਿਆ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਦੇ ਲ ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਵੈ | chaar pahar raat de sukh naal bateet hoe han, kirpaa kar ke chaar pahar din de aap jee daa hukam manndiaa sukh naal bateet hovai. ਚਾਰ ਪਿਹਰ ਦਿਨ ਦੇ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਲ ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਇ ਹਨ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਚਾਰ ਪਿਹਰ ਰਾਤ ਆਪ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਮੰਨਦਿਆ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਦੇ ਲ ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਵੈ | chaar pahar din de sukh naal bateet hoe han, kirpaa kar ke chaar pahar raat de aap jee daa hukam manndiaa sukh naal bateet hovai. (some of the letters seemed to have accidently moved their place in the end, so i tried to correct it in the translitteration, not totally sure though) But seriously, it's not that difficult to read Gurmukhi! (think about what Chinese and Japanese people have to go through) Next time check the letters from somewhere, even if you had to check them again and again. You'll be fluent soon. That's how i learned it too. :TH:

Baba Nand Singh jee used to say in his Ardaas: ਨਾ ਭੁਲਾ, ਨਾ ਭੁਲਾਈ || ਨਾ ਵਿਸਰਾ, ਨਾ ਵਿਸਾਰੀ || "My I not forget, may you not forget me. My I not separate from you, may you not separate from me." In morning people usually say: ਚਾਰ ਪਿਹਰ ਰਾਤ ਦੇ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਲ ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਇ ਹਨ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਚਾਰ ਪਿਹਰ ਦਿਨ ਆਪ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਮੰਨਦਿਆ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਦੇ ਲ ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਵੈ | "The four Pehars (12 hours) of night have passed with peace, with your blessings may the four Pehars (12 hours) of day pass with peace and obeying your Hukam." In the evening people usually say: ਚਾਰ ਪਿਹਰ ਦਿਨ ਦੇ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਲ ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਇ ਹਨ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਚਾਰ ਪਿਹਰ ਰਾਤ ਆਪ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਮੰਨਦਿਆ ਸੁਖ ਨਾਦੇ ਲ ਬਤੀਤ ਹੋਵੈ | "The four Pehars (12 hours) of day have passed with peace, with your blessings may the four Pehars (12 hours) of night pass with peace and obeying your Hukam."