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  1. Interesting video A british man tommy robinson exposes these peados.
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  2. Nothing wrong with listening jeeo; however make sure your surthee is focused on the nitnem and not something else Bhai sahib. If it becomes background noise then maybe you should re-evaluate the reasons why you're doing nitnem ??
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  3. ISIS has been making threats to india as well, it seems like two terrorists will be fighting against each other, one being India and one being ISIS.
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  4. Terrorism is political mileage for politicians they claim to be protectors therefore duping the joe public if you lost your child like this any of the shut speeches made are all complete utter garbage these attacks will increase as it's impossible to stop, the worst thing is that our elected politicians are cowards who cannot deal with the root cause. Until the root cause is not addressed this problem will not go away. How you gonna stop someone getting on a bus and blowing it up or walking into a Gurdwara on a Sunday
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  5. A) Start waking up at amritvela and doing paath of Nitnem (Japji Sahib, Jaap Sahib, Tav Prasad Saviyae, Chaupai Sahib, Anand Sahib). Amritvela is defined as 3 hours before sunrise - waking up earlier if fine too. If you don't get up that time normally, work your way up by waking up 15-30 minutes earlier, than next week, 15-30 minutes earlier than that (and go to bed earlier as well) until you get there. B) Wear 5 kakkars and Dastaar (if not already wearing) at all times. But important is that you conduct yourself as a Gursikh at all times once you do this. C) Rehas Sahib in evening and Sohila Sahib before bedtime. Do paath and try to understand the meanings (same for amritvela Banis). As you understand the meanings, try to do what Gurbani is saying to do. Try to be aware of what effect Gurbani has on you - mind, body and soul. D) Read more Gurbani - get to know Guru Sahib, what Guru Sahib is saying and make sure this is for you. You will encounter MANY roadblocks just among your own Sikhs - stuck in maya, stuck in minute Rehat differences, stuck in nindya/chugli. Sikhi is about doing what Guru Sahib says. Do what Gurbani says to do, not to those who do things outside of that and yet appear to be Sikhs. Sikhi is a garden - you can either enjoy the beauty of all of the flowers in different groups or you can get focused on one flower and hat the others. Hating others for their differences will not help you and will be ultimately self-harming. Enjoy the garden that is Sikhi. You may end up liking a particular flower in this garden and want to do Sangat with them (or you may not), but always ALWAYS respect the other flowers in the garden and be able to appreciate their beauty and uniqueness. E) Find good Sangat. They are a massive source of help to guide you. One that is focused on Simran/Gurbani. Attend different programs locally that involve the youth and seem Gurmat focused. When you find one that seems focused in the right direction, continue to do Sangat with them. If you find what you need from going to different Sangats, then do that, as long as they are focused on Naam/Bani and NOT focused on stuff outlined in D. At the same time, be mindful that all are humans and make mistakes. Don't be brutal and cut off with a Sangat for a minor mistake - all make mistakes, but as a Sangat, it is duty of fellow members of Sangat to correct it, learn from it and grow. F) Ardaas - cannot stress this enough. Do Ardaas to Guru Sahib/Akaal Purakh and be honest. Don't worry about doing Ardaas in English/Punjabi when it comes to asking Guru Sahib/Akaal Purakh. Do that in English/Spanish/Klingon (whatever works). Do it from the heart and be honest - Guru Sahib/Akaal Purakh will guide. Be innocent and ask as a child and the Guru shall take you the rest of the way. G) Have Daya on yourself and others - learn to forgive yourself and others - it get become very self defeating if you end up taking a step backward on this path (even before amrit). Get up, learn and move forward. Others are on a path - they can always slip - help them up instead of kicking them when they are down. H) Do seva at Gurudwara Sahib - wash dishes, sweep the floor, vacuum, clean shoes. Keep your ego low and keep in mind you are doing seva of the Guru's house and the Guru's Sikhs. Challenges are also abound there - people may say things - keep humble, try to see Guru Sahib/Akaal Purakh in them. Sometimes seva is an exam to see how low or high your ego is. Be mindful - anger will destroy your progress very quickly. I) Try to restrain your 5 vikaars - Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, Moh, Hankaar. Be aware of these. Understand what they are. Develop strategies to recognize their presence and stop them from getting out of control. Note that I am not specifying a rehat to follow and what jathebandi on purpose. Guru Sahib will guide you to what suits you best. Developing love for Gurbani/Guru Sahib/Akaal Purakh, doing Sangat and getting yourself on the path of Sikhi is vastly more important than the minute details of Rehat for you right now. You will be given a Rehat designed for you at the amrit sanchar. THEN, you can follow every detail of that Rehat. Right now, developing the love, the desire and some understanding of Gurbani, Sangat, and self awareness is most important. Sorry for the long list. May Guru Sahib bless you and guide you on this highest of high paths.
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  6. The crusaders ? shows the depths of their insanity and depravity eight year old girls are not soldiers ....
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  7. Are you saying they don't work hard? Half these people who do this Prachar as a hobby spread lies and falsehoods. The same people claim Guru Nanak Dev Ji was a prophet rather than Akaal Roop. The Prachariks like these are going into dangerous neighbourhoods, travelling around and also making sure all falsehoods about Sikhism are stamped out. That's kirat alright, they're working hard. People like you who keep a passive approach are the reason why sikhism is in such a dire state. Granthis get paid to do Paath and Kirtan, basically monopolising Gurbani the very thing you claim to be against. You have such blunt double standards here. If you think doing Prachar with panth appointed people who devote their lives to this is a bad thing then that's on you. Your entire reason for being against it is because someone told you a story and you decided it must be true. Maybe fact check a bit?
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  8. Same old same old this issue will not go away until there is a strong and serious response about tackling islam particularly the salafi ideology. Sikh leaders plan for things day to day, or in the past and miss the boat hence Sikhs have not progressed since the Sikh empire days and have suffered genocides ever since. Western governments plan for issues 4-20years so they do not see the creeping threat from islam. Islamic religious leaders plan for things 50years ahead+ Once Islam has enough demographic numbers its game over guys might aswell hand over your country and your offspring to muhammad's 7th century barbaric mentally illness
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  9. given that 1million new voters registered this week , anything could happen especially the 'yoof' want to have their say and seem to relate to corbyn more ...nobody trusts the May-bot she cannot keep her word on anything and is showing all kinds of bad intentions WRT to kids- ending free school meals, elderly- dementia tax, yoofs tuition hike etc.
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  10. The time you spent posting this topic could've been spent doing a handful of Mool Mantars.
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  11. Corbyn is a good man. That's clear to anyone with even a hint of judgement. In a different world where his ideals are the basis for a functioning society, then maybe his way could work. But there's no chance he'll ever get a sniff of government, certainly not in the way politics in the West is currently set up to operate.
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  12. no one's making millions and flying first class. Where on earth did u get that from? Granthis get paid as well. I suppose suddenly that's something you'd be against despite the fact the practice originated from the time of the 10th Guru. The money is helping these people live a simple lifestyle and also further enhance and do their own research into various Sikh scriptures. These people are essentially devoting their lives to preserving our heritage. You can cry and worry about Paap being transferred all you want, that's on you. Bro that verse is for those who eye the money only and seek to make a profit. The person here aren't making any form of profit so there's no conflict of interest in that term. The problem is alot of people will say "Oh i heard a Sakhi about this and Guru Ji did this or that" There's far too many of these stories going around. The key words here are Jhaak Hei. Meaning, eyeing it and seeking to exploit and making a profit.
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  13. Friend, why do you so unequivocally denounce what she said? Leave aside that she heard something at sometime in Katha, and can't remember the name of the kathakar. The fact is that our religious books speak quite explicitly about the problems inherent in taking money in return for religious works. Read the 35th Vaar of Bhai Gurdas Ji, Pauris 12-16. https://searchgurbani.com/bhai_gurdas_vaaran/vaar_index/35 12 Expectation from a religious place ਧਰਮਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਝਾਕ 13 Desire from the earning of the religious place ਝਾਕ - ਪੂਜਾ ਦਾ ਧਾਨ 14 Earnings of worship ਪੂਜਾ ਦਾ ਧਾਨ 15 How earnings of worship could be digested ਪੂਜਾ ਦਾ ਧਾਨ ਕਿੱਕੂੰ ਪਚੇ ? 16 The marks of the religious-earning-grabbers ਧਰਮਸਾਲ ਝਾਕੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਲੱਛਣ Here's an excerpt to get you started: ਜਿਉ ਮਿਰਜਾਦਾ ਹਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਗਊ ਮਾਸੁ ਅਖਾਜੁ। As the cow meat is forbidden in Hindu code of conduct; ... ਤਿਉ ਧਰਮਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਝਾਕ ਹੈ ਵਿਹੁ ਖੰਡੂਪਾਜੁ ॥੧੨॥ Similarly to set one's eye upon the earning of the religious place is like eating of sugar coated poison. Vaar 35, Pauri 12 Now, I do recognize that we basically have to have full-time workers in our Gurdwaras and other institutions, but don't dismiss the concerns highlighted by Bhai Gurdas Ji.
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  14. What dafu* is wrong with UK why they are tolerating such people ? they have got enough weaponry to raze down the entire areas controlled by ISIL. these nutjobs understand the language of force only.
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  15. What's your source other than "someone" told me? Are you that naive that you'll believe anything anyone tells you? The money these people will make will sustain them and keep them afloat financially allowing them to feed themselves. They're not making millions and sitting on untold riches. There's no profit involved and at the same time they are encouraging people to embrace Sikhi. Why is that a problem? Having full time prachariks who are devoted to doing just that is 1000x better than having someone who does it as a hobby. They'll take it more seriously and are less likely to prioritise other jobs over it.
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  16. This might shock you but not everyone is the same. Even within religions people's thoughts and feelings on God can be wait for it....drastically different from the norm. Christianity is a broad term for a whole myriad of beliefs/sects that came or claim to come from Jesus Christ.
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  17. ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖਾਲਸਾਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫਤਹਿ Ardaas! Do Ardaas to mahraaj and explain how the last few months have proven that we're nothing without Guroo jees support; Ardaasan are your personal conversation time with Guroo sahib and take a hukamnama to see their response. Ask for a strong amrithvelaa and nitnem routine again and again and set alarms to help you wake up and sleep on time; one thing that helps many students is sleeping between 10 and 11 waking up early, around 1-half past 1 in the morning and going back to sleep around 4 and then waking up again at around 7:30 as you get around 7-8 hours sleep just in two separate naps, and you can nap in the evening if required aswell Attend Sangath regularly and attend keertan Darbars and listen to katha whenever you have time. Bhai Sukha Singh jee UK is highly recommended as his katha is easy to understand and become absorbed in, both in English and Panjabi
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  18. Dreams are just your unconscious thoughts manifesting in certain ways through symbolism and such things. It's not terribly important. If you're aware of the issues that are causing you problems during your waking hours, you can set about devising solutions to those problems. Did you cut your kes believing it would make you more desirable and attractive to your wife?
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  19. Amritdhari - party - bar. Words that shouldn't really be in the same paragraph.
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