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I was curious - our religion asks both men and women to keep hair. However wherever I go I don't see women keeping hair (arm hair, leg hair, eyebrow hair, upper lip hair etc) Even the American white sikh women 3HO who are quite famous don't keep full body hair. You can clearly see in their videos that they do upper lip and eyebrow plucking. I was curious about whether the men like it this way and therefore haven't encouraged the women to keep their hair. Surely we should be raising our sikh boys with the view that they marry a sikh girl who keeps full body hair. Also I've noticed there is a huge emphasis on boys having the turban but none for the girls. No wonder many singhs remove turban when girls are cutting hair. Most don't want to be the Singh that settled for the 'one with facial hair' when there are other girls who remove their hair for them to choose from. Maybe if all Sikh girls kept their full body hair none of this hair thing would be an issue as everyone would be keepin it.

Sas ri akaal, I created this short film to inspire people to search within themselves and find their mind-body-spirit connection through the use of faith. This connection can be felt but not understood by the human mind, but it exists to help prepare and face the different challenges that we all face. Please take a look and spread the word. Many thanks & love Sunny

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh SikhVision are looking for an app developer to help create a brand new and exciting sikhi application, the app will help young Sikhs understand Gurbani is a new and simple way. Without revealing too much we would be grateful if any app developers out there will help us bring this to life. So if you know how to make an app or want to ask any questions please contact us at: khalsapics@gmail.com Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!! =)

HUNGER STRIKE HAS ENTERED 16TH DAY

Does anyone have any pictures of Kalki Avatar? With the Kala chola?

Does anyone have any pictures of Kalki Avatar? With the Kala chola?

Why do we prerequisite being 'amritdhari' to speak up for Panthic issues? Many times I have seen people demanding others to take Khande di Pahul before talking about Panthic issues. But are the really two related? Jinnah, who founded Pakistan - the home for the Indian Muslims - was a non practising Muslim who enjoyed wine, women and pork. Theodor Herzl - founding father of Zionism - was a cultural Jew and a self admitted atheist.

what the... http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/streetly-teacher-who-groomed-sex-8463297 Streetly teacher who groomed and had sex with underage pupil jailed Jan 16, 2015 19:00 By Ross McCarthy Amardip Bhopari groomed boy who had ADHD and dyslexia at academy for youngsters with learning difficulties in Birmingham 1575 Shares Share Tweet +1 Email Amardip Bhopar at Birmingham Crown Court A teacher has been jailed for two years for having sex with a pupil with learning difficulties at a Birmingham school. Amardip Bhopari showered gifts on the 16-year-old boy and also plied him with drink while she groomed him. The 28 year-old, of Foley Road East, Streetly, who admitted three charges of sexual activity with a child, was also ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years. Judge James Burbidge QC said “I do not suggest you sought him out as vulnerable. “However as a teacher you owed him a duty of care that all teachers must owe to a child. “You had sex with him in public places, on an industrial estate and hotels and you also provided him with experiences that, as a 16-year-old, meant that he would be attached to you.” Hugh O’Brien Quinn, prosecuting at Birmingham Crown Court, said the defendant started working at the academy school, which catered for pupils with learning difficulties or behavioural problems, in December 2012. He said there was an occasion when the victim, who was in the teacher’s art class, wrote his phone number on the back of a piece of paper and she subsequently rang him. Mr O’Brien Quinn that the conversation was “sexual” and over the next few nights there were further calls. He said the first physical contact took place just before Valentine’s day in 2013, when Bhopari texted the boy and told him to meet her in the art room before classes began, where she performed a sexual act on him. Further sexual activity took place at an industrial estate near the school and they went on to have sexual intercourse in the teacher’s car on a number of occasions while they also had sex at her home. Bhopari also took the victim, who suffered from ADHD and dyslexia, to a Formula 1 hotel on his birthday where they stayed all day and where the defendant gave him vodka. Mr O’Brien Quinn said although the boy had indicated he was not looking for any kind of relationship Bhopari continued to contact him frequently and ask him to meet up. He said Bhopari had also taken the teenager to Drayton Manor Park where she “paid for everything he wanted” and that she had also allowed him to drive her car even though he did not have a licence. There came a stage when the victim began a relationship with a girl more appropriate to his age, but when he told Bhopari they should end their relationship she made it plain she wanted it to go on. Matters came to light in December 2013 and Bhopari was arrested. John Smitheman, defending, said Bhopari, who had left the academy as a result of the matters being discovered, was full of remorse. She had got a job at the school without any teaching qualifications where it appeared she was a great success. He said “She fell in love with this young man, they had a relationship. She knew that it was wrong but it happened.” Promoted Stories

http://dailysikhupdates.com/historical-weapons-maharaja-ranjit-singh-stolen-video/ I'm lost for words. It's a bloody good job the british took his golden throne, the kohinoor diamond and whatever else. Our heritage is being lost, looted and destroyed in punjab. At least the british have preserved what they took and made it available to the public.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vxtbv Listen from 15 mins, theres a girl called harpreet who realised her mistake of marrying out young and now wants to become amritdhari. Atleast some people realise... waheguru

1st) is eating meat or any kind of animal or living thing wrong ? if it is can u prove it ? 2nd) how do u communicate with dhan shiri guru granth sahib ji ? because they are supposed to give us order *Hukam nama* which we hear every day and there is a meaning written of it but if u ask me most of the time it is an explanation and not an order .... is there a way to talk to waheguru ji ? 3rd) how did guru nanak became a guru / ie - found waheguru ? 4th) im a vegetarian my whole family wants to eat chicken / meat and i do not let them is it wrong ? we have prakash of guru granth sahib ji at our roof ... but we live on a different floor ! two other floors are consumed by other people ie - not family etc and they cook meat etc .. so what should i do ? i feel like i should let them eat but i dont want it to be cooked in front of me i feel unconformable.. 5th) if guru nanak is the messenger what about other religions... should not they change religions ? 6th) how is wearing a hat wrong ? if u belong to a sikh family and u havent taken amrit ? 7th) why do we care so much about case *hair* ? i mean when u comb u pick it up ! but if u wash or have a shower its stuck in trash u just pick it up and throgh it in trash isnt that wrong ? 8th) why do most people support / follow khalistan / jarnail singh ? he was not a guru people should follow guru granth sahib ji instead don't u think ? 9th) people say waheguru ji ka khalsa wahe guru ji ki fateh when they meet if ur with some one and u do not know them isnt it ok then just not to say it ? 10th) i took amrit 2 times ... i am a sexual being *kammi* i have broken it ... two times i can not stop is it wrong for me to keep wearing the 5 ks ? 11th) why is it wrong to question god ? 12) my friend showed me on wiki that guru gobind singh had more than one wife ... i cant find it again but here is an example http://imgur.com/49Ls3me we had a discussion and it didn't come to an conclusion ,,, what do u guys think ? i believe he had only one wife ... 13th) in punjab i have seen people making meat in langar ... and most people believe that most sikhs eat meat to gain strength / power before war i believe it is not true that is what amrit was for was not it ? 14th) why do u revolve around guru while getting married ?isnt it weird ? also why doesn't girl get to walk in front ? if boy can ? doesn't sikhi have equality ? 15th) i was watching movie pk .. and it explains how people should follow true god and not the god / religion humans made ... as they are differentiating people from each other ... but most people claim guru's were human which is actually true if u ask me.. but if u look in the past guru gobind singh ji told us "agya payi akal ki tabhi chalayo panth" what is the difference in panth and religion ? and how can we come over this doubt ? but isnt its actually true religions are making us divided ? aren't we all the same but we are different due to religion ? sorry i am not very good at English i tried the best to explain stuff if u do not understand any question or want to know something please reply ill try to get back to u asap and thanks for ur help and ur time

WJKK WJKF Hi so I'm currently in med school and I should be finishing in September 2015, i'm not going to practice picking up the degree and my parents know this part and there ok with my decision. So as being in med school I have been being more and more intrigued into sikhi and was wondering if someone can start guiding me how to start preparing for amrit of course this will take time as I want to be certain I can live that lifestyle. I mean Like to be honest I don't know punjabi or gurmukhi all to well that's one of my main issue I feel more comfortable in english but I'm willing to learn gurmukhi. I hope a singh or a kaur can guide me and put me on the right path.Hopefully like have daily talks so if I have any questions they can answer it. I'm 22 years old and I feel like its just a calling for me and just that I need help who can practically be my teacher, and if someone does respond to my message I will gladly private message them.

Indian Government Makes Committee to Analyze 1984 Sikh Victim Cases NEW DELHI, India (December 24, 2014)—On Tuesday the Indian government constituted a committee to look into various grievances of the 1984 Sikh pogrom victims. The statement said, “The ministry of home affairs has been receiving a large number of complaints from various individuals in the matter of 1984 ‘riots.’ The team will look into their grievances.” The committee consists of retired Supreme Court judge Justice G.P. Mathur as the chairman, and J.P. Aggarwal as joint secretary in the ministry as a member secretary. The statement also read that the committee would look over the usage of payment of enhanced indemnity of 5 lakh rupees for every person killed during the 1984 massacres as approved by the cabinet on December 10, 2014. The committee will also look further into the need for the Constitution of Special Investigation Team (SIT) for also investigating the 1984 massacre cases and submit their reports within three months. Source: http://www.sikh24.com/2014/12/24/indian-government-makes-committee-to-analyze-1984-sikh-victim-cases/#.VJrneF4Cbo

In the memory of the supreme sacrifice of the Sahibzadas a special Children’s programme will be held here at The Sikh Missionary Society’s Premises on - Date: 28th December 2014 Time: 12.00 (noon) - 3.00 PM Location: Sikh Missionary Society U.K. 10, Featherstone Road, Southall UB2 5AA United Kingdom Featuring Kirtan, Gurbani competition, poems and lectures. Prizes will be given to all participants. Langer consisting of Chips, Beans, Pasta and Fruit dishes will be served at the end. http://www.sikhmissionarysociety.org @sikh_missionary

Has there been any marriages between the two? I think afghan sikh girls are good looking :excited:

This was an issue that I was thinking about and felt like that Waheguru sometimes ignore the simple Ardas that we can say. Does anyone have an answer as to why that is?

This was an issue that I was thinking about and felt like that Waheguru sometimes ignore the simple Ardas that we can say. Does anyone have an answer as to why that is?

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Dear Khalsa Ji, Have any other webmasters out there noticed attacks on their websites coming from the following IP addresses - 117.199.105.187 - India, Punjab, Ludhiana 117.199.100.34 - India, Punjab, Ludhiana 117.212.48.32 - India, Karnataka, Bangalore 117.199.100.255 - India, Punjab, Ludhiana 117.220.170.79 - India, Karnataka, Bangalore 117.220.144.133 - India, Karnataka, Bangalore 59.89.159.245 - India, Punjab, Ludhiana 117.220.170.110 - India, Karnataka, Bangalore 59.89.156.11 - India, Karnataka, Bangalore 117.199.99.140 - India, Punjab, Jagraon 117.199.105.108 - India, Punjab, Ludhiana 117.207.153.204 - India, Karnataka, Bangalore A website that I do seva for has been under attack from these(and more) IP addresses that seem to originate from India. I dont understand why anyone would want the website taken down. Webmasters, please check your logs to see if the same has been happening to you. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Please check out our website, and register online! Only a few spots are remaining. http://www.wcsikhicamp.com

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh West Coast Sikhi Camp (California) is just around the corner. There are only a handful of spots remaining. This is a really good retreat for amritdharis to rejuvenate, as well as for those people who are new to Sikhi. Camp is open to Sikh youth and teenagers. Please check out our website on www.wcsikhicamp.com

It is now Muslims and Christians to be converted into Hindus. Once the Hindus are done with them, they will target Sikhs. Sikhs are already been under their covert attack for last 100 years or more. Sikhs need to wake before it is too late and things have gone too far. Source http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/RSS-re-converts-200-Agra-Muslims-says-more-in-line/articleshow/45419338.cms AGRA: Members of at least 57 Muslim families were converted to Hinduism at a ceremony called 'Purkhon ki ghar vapsi', a mass conversion jointly organized by Dharma Jagran Samanvay Vibhag, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Bajrang Dal in Agra on Monday. RSS regional head Rajeshwar Singh said more than 200 Muslims were "brought back to Hinduism" in the mass event held in Madhunagar area of the city. According to organizers, the converts will soon be given new names. Talking to TOI, Singh claimed that around 5,000 more Muslims and Christians will be "brought back into Hindu fold" in Aligarh on this Christmas. "The grand event will be held at Maheshwari College in Aligarh," he said, daring anyone to stop it. With saffron flags hoisted on rooftops of makeshift houses in this slum cluster, and matras being recited by priests, members of as many as 57 Muslim families washed feet of Hindu idols to mark their return to the religion. Long vermillion marks were put on their foreheads and they were given Prasad to eat. Later, RSS and Bajrang Dal activists gave them a 'mantra' to chant the whole day and prepared a list of all the 'converts', to get their voter IDs and Aadhaar cards made, with their new names. Sharifa, 40, was seen debating the right way of performing an aarti with her daughter-in-law, Afsha, in a small temple that has been erected by RSS men in the slum in Madhunagar. An idol of goddess Kali has also been placed in the temple, as majority of people living in the area hail from West Bengal. Sufia Begum,76, who is the oldest woman among the converts, told TOI: "I read Quran and offered namaz five times a day. Now at this age, I will read Ganesh aarti. I don't find any major difference in the teachings of the two religions." "The RSS people assured us that they will provide us better place to live, better food and schooling for my grandsons. I don't mind change of religion, as religion doesn't give us food to eat." Rajeshwar Singh told TOI that RSS spends Rs 50 lakh every month on conversion of an average 1,000 families. "It spends Rs 8-10 lakh per month on fuel costs alone in west UP," he added. "We have re-converted 2.73 lakh Muslims and Christians in Braj region that includes Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura, Firozabad, Etah, Meerut, Mainpuri and Uttarakhand since 2003. The upcoming mass re-conversion event in which some 5,000 Muslims and Christians will be brought back into Hindu fold will be headed by Yogi Adityanath on December 25 in Aligarh," Singh said. Singh also claimed that RSS has taken possession of as many as 60 churches across the state, where no Christians worship now, "as they have all been re-converted to Hinduism". "Ek din in girijagharo ki deewarein bhi gir jayengi aur hamara desh sirf hinduon ka hoga (one day these churches will crumble and our country will belong to the Hindus alone)," he added. Ajju Chauhan, the Bajrang Dal leader who zeroed in on the slum in Madhunagar and organized the mass re-conversion event, was overwhelmed after the puja. More than three dozen RSS and Bajrang Dal members were guarding the pandal to avoid any untoward incident. Talking to TOI, Aslam Qureishi, prominent Sunni leader of the city, said, "This is just a tactic of the RSS to misguide Muslims."

Look how many of them are sikh! http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/named-32-motorists-charged-drink-driving-8246150

Wjkk Wjkf Is it true.. that specific pauris and gurubanis have specific effects and powers.. For instance it says that if you read the 25th pauri you will obtain wealth, need , virtue , estate .. or pauri 33 which supposedly elimates your karmas, or 38 gives you the knowledge and power to write your own destiny.. And jaap sahib; rouses your soul and allows you to obtain ridi sidi powers... So do specific banis and or specific pauris have such an effect, or should we just mediate on God and ask him for whatever we need? The effect of pauri and banis was written by yogis bhajan Singh.. aren't Sikhs against yogis and thier ways? So is he correct in what he says about the bani and its effects? Or is their an misconception? All help from gyanis, and other enlightened people will be very much appreciated thanks you.

Article written by Tarlochan SIngh - Press Secretary to Giani Zail SinghPress Secretary to President Giani Zail Singh in 1984. Former Member of Parliament from Haryana, Tarlochan Singh has served as the Chairman of National Commission for Minorities, been a member of the National Human Rights Commission and has tremendous work for the benefit of Sikhs around the world to his credit. I clearly remember on 31 October 1984, I was in Sanaa, the capital of North Yemen, as part of the official delegation of the state visit of the President of India. Early in the morning, a telephone call came from Air Vice Marshal R.S. Naidu, the Military Secretary to the President of India, that everybody has to reach the airport as the President had cancelled the State visit and was going back to India. When we reached the airport, the President also reached after some time along with the President of Yemen. Aboard the Air India aircraft, I immediately went to the cabin of Gianiji and there he told me that Shri Alexander, who was the Principal Secretary of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, had called him to inform that the PM had been shot by her bodyguards and she has been taken to the hospital. Nothing more was disclosed to Gianiji. After coming out of the President’s cabin, I briefed the media contingent about the happenings in New Delhi. Prabhu Chawla, Sardar Satinder Singh, Inderjit and other journalists started forming their opinions. Prabhu Chawla and Satinder Singh said Indira Gandhi must have died, as she was shot from a close range by her bodyguards. Gianiji discussed the future course of action with his Secretary and Romesh Bhandari, the then Foreign Secretary. Gianiji had made up his mind to appoint Shri Rajiv Gandhi as the Prime Minister and he disclosed this to the journalists. As there was no facility of telephone in the aircraft during those days, no further information was forthcoming. The special aircraft of the President landed at Delhi airport at 16:00 hrs. From airport, he went straight to AIIMS with the normal convoy of officers following him. The security on the route was less than expected. My car was fourth in the convoy of the President and when we were passing through RK Puram, some miscreants were seen shouting slogans. They immediately rushed towards our car and started hitting it with lathis and even threw a burning torch inside the car. However, my alert driver threw it out and drove the car out of harm’s way towards Rashtrapati Bhawan. I was saved with the grace of Akaal Purkh. No policeman came to help us at that time. When Gianiji returned to his car after looking up Shrimati Indira Gandhi, slogans were being raised against him and the mob was closing in on his car .The President’s security could clear the way for his car with great difficulty. Immediately after reaching the Rashtrapati Bhawan, he asked for the Vice President R. Venkataraman and requested him to go to All India Radio to announce the death of Shrimati Indira Gandhi. At 18:00 hrs, Shri Rajiv Gandhi was administered the oath of Prime Minister, along with four other Cabinet Ministers, including Buta Singh. At about 20:00 hrs, I started receiving telephone calls that anti-Sikh mobs were on a rampage targeting Sikhs and their properties. I immediately went to Gianiji’s room and his daughter Dr Gurdip Kaur and Sardar Kulwant Singh, his private secretary were already there. He was surprised initially, but when the complete report was given to him, the seriousness of the situation dawned upon him. I came back to my house and throughout the night, I kept getting reports of atrocities against Sikhs. In the morning, I was informed by Kulwant Singh that Gianiki kept trying to get in touch with the newly-appointed Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi till late night, but in vain. This was very surprising, as a few hours ago he had been administered the oath of the PM by him. This fact was recently confirmed by Dr Gurdip Kaur, the daughter of the President, as she was present at the Rashtrapati Bhawan when the situation was unfolding. She also confirmed that the President felt helpless. The next day the situation became worse as there was large scale genocide of Sikhs and destruction of their home and properties. The situation in the outer areas was worst and the rage had spread even to the posh areas of Delhi. The Sikhs were attacked very systematically and burnt alive. The historians compared it with the genocide under Nadir Shah’s rule centuries back in Delhi. The gurdwaras in the colonies were burnt down and the police was nowhere to be seen. The police was assisting the mob in targeting Sikhs and was seen to be attacking Sikhs who were defending themselves. I remember that I.K. Gujral, Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh and General J.S. Arora had come to the Rashtrapati Bhawan and painted a very grim picture. They asked for the intervention of the President and also met the Home Minister P.V. Narsimha Rao. The whole government was busy with the funeral arrangements of Shrimati Indira Gandhi and nobody bothered about the Sikhs. Even the Sikhs belonging to Congress Party were attacked while on way to Teen Murti Bhawan to pay their last respects to Shrimati Indira Gandhi. Same day, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj was also attacked and granthis killed and all this was visible from the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Even though the situation was so grim, the Army was not summoned before evening and that too the government called the Army from Meerut and not from Delhi Cantt. It arrived the next day on 2nd November 1984 and, till date it is not clear as to who was responsible for the delay. I remember that in that hour of difficulty, BJP leaders V.K. Malhotra and Madan Lal Khurana had met the President and told him that Sikh passengers were being dragged out and killed at Saifabad and Ghaziabad railway stations. Malhotraji took team of volunteers to Saifabad and saved many Sikhs. For three days, Delhi was orphaned and there was no sign of law and order. Thousands of Sikhs were massacred in Delhi and at other places in India only because they were wearing turbans. Many Sikh army officers and other rank officers were also killed in trains and other places. This cruel reality cannot be forgotten and there are many unanswered questions: Why were innocent massacred? Why did the police connive with the mob? Why was the army not called immediately? Who were the conspirators in the genocide of Sikhs? We are still waiting for the answers! www.lokmarg.com

agnostic being they don't really follow religion and don't know if their is a god or not atheist are people who don't follow god sam harris is a very famous atheist but he is in love with Buddhist philosophy an applies it into his life which empowers him and keeps him mentally healthy along with people like steve jobs what aspects of sikhi an Sikh philosophy can be applied by non believers to improve their lives?