Confu Singh

I saw them in person and they did apolgise and accept what they had done was wrong. I think they should actually be congratulated for taking this step - only Guru ji Himself can forgive and they approached Him in His Darbar. We should contrast this with the really dodgy people who have no shame and to this day flout the Khalsa Panth's Maryada such as those who run Mangat Hall. I hope I have not offended anyone

Lots of people go to Tapoban forum Unfortunately you might have noticed they did not allow any posts on the WiN R4G Noth America issue about disrespect of Guru ji saroop which was going to happen this weekend gone in Florida. If the North American Sangat is not going to take a stand (especially those who claim to be Panthic), then who is?

There is a popular forum of a Canadian Gurdwara which is popular with a lot of UK youth (particularly AKJ). But altho they say they are panthic, they are blocking any posts about disrespect of Guru Ji - what is going on here? Seems like there is a hidden agenda - strange thing is many youth at Raen Sabai are very interested in taking a stand against disrespect of Guru ji saroop but are not aware of what is going on. All forums have a role to play - just like Waheguroo networks and Sikh Sangat. Its easy to talk about the sacrifices of the Shaheed Singhs and Singhnia who gave their lives for Guru ji but when it comes to helping the Sangat to organise and take a stand, they are being stabbed in the back by those who claim to follow 'Tat Gurmat Maryada'

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw! vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!! Veer Sher Panjabi is right... Guru Nanak Dev ji asked for pen and paper with which they wrote out 'Ik Oankaar... Gurprasaadhi' around which He and Mata ji did Parkarma. At the time of Guru Amar Das ji, some Gursikhs had there Anand Kaarj's performed around Anand Sahib bani (can't remember the names). And it was at the time of Guru Ram Das ji when the Parkarma was performed around Lava Paath. BTW: Jyot was required as part of the Maryada during the evening to allow Akhand Paath to continue. A hidden Jyot was kept in case the main one was extinguished. Some people who were not aware of the rationale for the Jyots started to call the hidden Jyot an 'Akhand Jyot' and treating it as jyots in Hindu mandirs were.

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw! vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!! NOt just people who are Sarblohi keep 'bibek' - there are many who follow Guru ji's Hukam not to eat from non Amritdhari's...

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw! vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!! The fact is that if Guru ji is printed with one particular meaning, there is nothing stopping the paathi reading in another meaning to it. It is the knowledge and gian of the Paathi which is important in doing Paath. That is only the case if you do paath without thinking about it... So is Guru ji not present when the saroop is in the form of pad ched? Of course, he is present - to state otherwise is...

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw! vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!! I feel that some of the Sangat here have incorrectly got swept along by this idea by that only a saroop of Guru ji in larridaar form is the true Guru. Guru ji saroop when in pad ched form is no less the Guru than that in larridaar if it has been checked/corrected ('sodhai keethee'). Why do I say this? Gurbani has a primary meaning ('mukh arth') and numerous inner/higher meanings ('antriv arth') i.e. a tuk may have a literal meaning and many spiritual meanings. If a person has separated out the words in accordance with one meaning, then that does not make it wrong. It is just as valid although it may not be the primary meaning. The basis of the idea that only a larridaar saroop is Guru ji is that there is only one meaning to Gurbani. This is clearly false. A simple example - 'saabath suurat dastaar siraa...' here the word suurat can be taken to mean physical form or it can be taken to mean consciousness. Both are correct. The idea that Gurbani has only one meaning has its origins in those who believe that Gurbani can be confined to one system of grammar - unfortunately this is not the case. There are many different systems of grammar used in Gurbani based upon whichever language is being referred to. In addition, there are some shabads where the rules of grammar, as some would expect to see it, have not been followed at all. In addition, those people who are most vocal in saying that pad ched saroops of Guru ji are not Guru ji (i.e. people and admin on Tap oban) are exactly those people who state that the physical form of the Panj Piare does not matter i.e. male or female it is the spirit or soul which is important. It seems hypocritical for them to advocate the principle that the spirit is more important than the form in one instance and not in the other. Further they advocate adding sounds which are not written in Gurbani (adding the sounds 'sh', 'z', putting tippi on some words) and not pronouncing sounds which are (the short vowels found at the end of many words)! This is again hypocritical - who are they to say that they know better than Guru ji what letters should be added or taken away from Gurbani? CS

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw! vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!! I have been told that there are only a few places left at the Miri Piri Camp. If anybody wants further information or to apply, check out the site at: www.miripiri.com

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw! vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!! Veero, Open your history books - the jews ijn Palestine numbered a couple of hundred, maybe a few thousand all the way up to the early nineteen hundreds. The only ones who went there were those who really believed in the promised land. All the ones left behind in the Russian Empire, Germany, Astro-Hungary etc thought they were nutters and fanatics. But what did they do? They held an international Zionist conference in 1897 (I think). Most of the jews just laughed at the idea of a jewish state in the middle east - virtually no jews lived there at that time. However, some wealthy jews were persuaded to provide financial help although they wouldnt have dreamed of going to Palestine. Slowly but surely, they bought bits of land from Arabs (not stole) and started there own communities. These were not religious jews but mostly idealistic young socialists and communists. They are the ones who sowed the seed of a state which now provides shelter any jew who needs it. The holy men didnt do anything. The moral of the story is.... one step at a time.... if its seems a good idea, find a small island, preferably with very few inhabitants, and take it from there. Do the research, put forward a proposal and do Ardaas. Remember the Khalsa will rule.. it wont be confined to one part of the world. Its the quality that counts.. why not start outside Panjab? Dare to dream Bhul chuk maaf karni