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Guru Purnima, for example is like a mother´s day, a father´s day, celebrated each year .

It is celebrated once a year, by the disciples usually hindus, in remeberance of their spiritual gurus, mostly past.

But then as several comunities may live together, and enjoin amicabally in each others´ celebrations, and others knowing us as sikh disciples of Guru Jee, think we would like to celebrate it with them, in the name of Guru Jee.

For me, it is healthy having and keeping good relations with all other human beings, but, we know within, that our relation with Guru Jee, is not limited to any particular day, but rather by His Grace, it is a relation of 24/7 / 30/365.

Others may look and respect us, and think we are like them in that sense, and invite us to celebrate with them that day as per tribute to our Guru Jee.

Let them believe so, there is no harm in it. Let everyone be happy, as each one wants, as long as there are no hard and ill feelings.

Only we know, what is the depth in our relation with Guru Jee.

One thing I like from hindus is, as in comparison with other dharams, is that, they are cool and respect others beliefs, they even put our Guru Jees images in their houses as of their own gods as well.

Sat Sree Akal.

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Some lines, in dedication to our beloved Guru Jee and Wahiguru Akal Purukh, though never enough.

KOEE AAN MILAWE MERA PEETAM PYARA.

HAU REHA NA SAKAA BIN DEKHEY PREETAMA.

HUN KADH MILIAYE PRIYA TUDH BHAGWANT

GURU MEREE POOJA, GURU GOBIND.

Sat Sree Akal.

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Raag Sorath Sree Guru Arjan Dev  Maharaj:

 

ਜੋ ਸਿਮਰੈ ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਉਧਰਹਿ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੋਟਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ

Jo Simarai This Kee Gath Hovai Oudhharehi Sagalae Kottaa

जो सिमरै तिस की गति होवै उधरहि सगले कोटा ॥१॥ रहाउ

One who remembers the Lord in meditation, is emancipated; millions have been saved in this way.

 

In this line above, Guru Jee is telling us something about how to acheive salvation once and forever in this human birth, if only, that is what we really want, otherwise the world is wide open for us to remain as much as possible in it.

He says. remembering Him in meditation, by the Simran of His Naam, millions have been saved, and  thus this is the eternal path for whosoever wishes so, there is no other way, neither was in the past, neither shall be in the future...

if  there was any other alternative, why would Guru Jee say: millions were saved in this way, which by itself is the highest, and unique path.

It is for us moorakhs, to see how much we have understood the Bani...

 

Sat Sree Akal.

 

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Law of Karma

After Kurukshetra war,
 *Dhritrarashtra* asked *Krishna*,
 “I had 100 sons.
 All of them were killed.
Why?

Krishna replied,
“50 lifetimes ago,
You were a hunter.
 While hunting,
You tried to shoot a male bird.
It flew away.
 In anger,
You ruthlessly slaughtered the 100 baby birds in the nest.
 Father-bird had to watch in helpless agony.
Because you caused that father-bird the pain of seeing the death of his 100 sons,
 You too had to bear the pain of your 100 sons dying.

*Dhritarashtra* said,
“Ok,
But why did I have to wait for fifty lifetimes?”
*Krishna* answered, “You were accumulating
' *Punya*' during the last
 fifty lifetimes to get 100 sons -
Because that requires a lot of Punya .
Then you got the reaction for the *Paap*' (sin) that you have done fifty lifetimes ago.”

*Krishna* says in the Bhagavad-gita (4.17) *Gahana Karmano Gatih*
The way in which action and reaction works is very complex.
God knows best which reaction has to be given at what time in what condition.
 Therefore,
 Some reaction may come in this lifetime,
 Some in the next and Some in a distant future lifetime.

There is a saying,
 *The mills of God grind slow*
but,
They grind exceedingly fine.”
 So, every single action will be accounted for,
 Sooner or Later.

*Srimad Bhagavatam* gives example:
If we have a cowshed with 1000 calves and
If we leave a mother cow there,
 She will easily find out where her calf is among those thousands.
She has this Mystical Ability.

Similarly,
Our *karma* will find us among the millions on this planet.
There may be thousands going on the road but only one meets with an accident.
It is not by chance,
it’s by *Karma*.

Thus,
the *Law of Karma* works exceedingly fine;
 it may be! ' *Slow to Act*',
 but ' *No one can Escape* '.

 

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A reflection on God´s love

At the begining I was mistaken in 4 respects -

I concerned myself to remember God,

to know Him,

to love Him,

and to seek Him.

At the end, I saw that: God had remembered me;

His knowledge of me, preceded mine of Him,

His love had come before mine;

and He had sought me before I had sought Him.

 Bayazid (Persian sufi mystic  804-874)

 

* This only shows, the inmensity of Wahiguru´s Hukum, whatever love or devotion we offer Him, is much due to His Grace upon us, rather than our own petty merits.

Sat Sree Akal.

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*10 TYPES OF PURIFICATIONS :*

 

1. Body gets purified...  
    by *WATER & YOGA*

2. Breath gets purified...  
    by *PRAANAAYAM*

3. Mind gets purified...  
    by *MEDITATION* (Naam Abhyaas)

4. Intellect gets purified...
    by *Spiritual KNOWLEDGE* (Gurmat)

5. Memory gets purified...
    by *MANAN & CHINTAN* on His sweet Name

6. Ego gets purified

by seva / service, that also if it is nishkaam seva

     7. Self gets purified...  
                                                           by SILENCE (MAUN)   in His dhyan                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
8. Food gets purified...  
    by *POSITIVE THOUGHTS*
    (While cooking & eating)

9. Wealth gets purified...  
    by *GIVING/DONATING* (Dhan sewa)

(from the lot He has given us, and earned by our sweat)

10.Feelings gets purified...  
                   by *LOVE N SURRENDER⁠⁠⁠⁠* (to the Almighty only)

 

Sat Sree Akal.

 

 

 

 

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