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Only a person, who always remembers death, knows how valuable and precious is the wealth of counted breaths, granted during a lifetime. It was once in the darbar of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib that a Raja happened to visit and pay homage. The Raja, after some deep thoughts and musing put across a straight question to the extremely handsome warrior Guru regarding the presence of beautiful women in the congregation and their likely effect and impact on a man's lust. Guru Sahib patiently heard his query and then told the Raja that he had only seven days of life left and that he should better go and finish all his worldly tasks and enjoy whatever he wanted to, so that he coul…
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Influncing the Youngers to live under Indian value
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Written by a fellow GurSikh, bhai Anmol Singh from Mumbai, India Movie in response to Bollywood Hollywood Deepa Mehta as a filmmaker tries to project the drawbacks or reality (its how you look at it) of every culture. Her films Earth 1947 and Fire speak for it. One needs nerves of steel to make such movies. Her film Water was stopped from shooting at Banaras because it was too controversial. Regarding Bollywood Hollywood she herself admits that making such a movie is difficult for her. She has tried to show a Clean Shaven Sikh family with disgrace. Now the criteria is how do we safeguard our own interests. Based on my interaction with an orthodox Brahm…
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Sikhi through film making
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Written by a fellow GurSikh, bhai Anmol Singh from Mumbai, India Its time for action, we need to become filmmakers This is one such area I observe not many from our community have entered, accept a few. I observe many readers writing Sikhs have been shown as jokers, I fully agree with it. But fortunately Bolloywood has never shown Sikhs as villains. Many movies have shown Sikhs as powerful characters. Even Zoroastrians are also shown as comic characters but at the same time they are known for their honesty and control several major businesses in India. On the contrary Brahmins and Pundits have been shown as cunning and corrupt. Bolloywood write …
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Success and Religion
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Written by a fellow GurSikh, bhai Anmol Singh from Mumbai, India I am a constant watcher of the Discovery and National Geographic Channels. I learn a lot by observation then reading. One thing very common I observed in most the cultures world wide is all are bounded by some religious discipline. It is the religious discipline which makes a culture progressive. I will cite a few examples. In the last decade in Japan near the Osaka Bay a man made island was built 20 kilometers inside the sea. Today the Kansai Airport exists on this man made island. It is connected to the Osaka city both by road and rail. In 1995 an earthquake struck and the entire Osaka city …
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Serve the divine super cosmic power(SGGS) 1 2
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Sikhism does not promote exclusivity. Moreover in Sikhism it is the Divine Grace that decides the issue of salvation. Human effort is not the deciding factor. This would also mean that per Sikh ideology even an atheist can get salvation. I once had a discussion with someone on the question of atheist. Since it is relevant to the present discussion i am posting it below. Finally, the Guru says "whichever door of salvation": Save this burning world through Thy Grace, O Lord! Lift us to whichever door of salvation Thou decidest. [p.853] What we may need to discuss is the role and significance of Khalsa. In my opinion, Khalsa is to serve the Divine and not to seek pe…
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wahegurujee ka khalsa wahegurujee ki fathe!!!!!!!!! sadh sangat jee can any one pls tell me is bang allowed in sikhe because at amrit chak anytype of toxin is not allowed(no nasaa) so why does nihung singh take bhang,i stayed in amritsar aroung more than a year over there there is a big nihung singhs dera they said it is written in dasam granth sahib that we can have pls clear this if any one has learnt dasam granth sahib fathe jee guru sahaee
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It's not the years in your life that count, its the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln GURU GOBIND SINGH JI'S PRINCIPLES EACH GOVERNED BY FIVE RULE. The five principles were: Five beliefs, five distinguishing features, five vows, five deliverances and five rules of conduct. FIVE BELIEFS: The Khalsa were enjoined to have a fivefold belief in God- -Akal Purakh) GURU, GRANTH SAHIB JI.............. GREETING......... WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA....... WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH........ and GURU NANANK DEV JI'S JAPJI SAHIB....... FIVE DISTINGUISHING FEATURES In those days,respectable Hindu families wore five ornaments: Gold earings....... A necklace........…
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Dastaar for Women Dastaar (turban) is a very important part of Sikh religion. To Sikhs it is more than what is a crown to a king or queen. Sikh Gurus showed a great respect to turban. But some people think it is only for men and women are not required to wear it. This article will explain why Sikh women should wear Dastaar (turban). First I will quote from Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Ji says "Saabat Soorat Dastaar Sira" means "Let your total awareness be the turban on your head" (Page 1084). This clearly states that a Sikh is instructed to live a natural life and have unshorn hair and to protect and keep those hair clean he/she must wear a Dastaar on his/her head. T…
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Western Writers' thinking about Sikhism and Gurbani 1) Miss Pearl S. Buck, a noble laureate, while giving her comments on the English Translation of Guru Granth Sahib, wrote, "I have studied the scripture of great religions, but I do not find elsewhere the same power of appeal to the heart and mind as I find here in these volumes. They are compact in spite of their length and are a revelation of the vast reaches of the human heart varying from the most noble concept of God to the recognition and indeed the insistence upon the practical needs of the human body. There is something strangely modern about these scriptures and this puzzled me until I learned they are in fa…
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SWORD by Hardeep Singh My sword is my companion my warrior and friend, Not to be offensive but sworn to defend, The infusion of steel runs through my veins, Making me immune from sorrow and pain, My sword is the protector of the needy and poor, When oppression becomes a disease my sword is thecure, My sword sings the song of selfless love, It lives in harmony with law from above, The flash of my Guru’s sword awakens the sleepingsoul, Without the sword I can never be whole, The sword of the Guru is the giver of life, Before the soul was barren now it is ripe, I am the saint and the soldier that walks in peace, I am the humble dust of your feet…
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Sikh Pride Essay written by Anonymous "Cut your hair, already", some fifth graders said as they pushed me against the hard brick wall. I tried to argue with them, but then one of them punched me in the gut. I fell to the ground crying. I remember feeling so confused, trying to figure out what had I done to them. People started crowding around, to see what was happening. Almost all the kids laughed at me, the older kids laughed because they were mean and the smaller ones laughed to fit in. Luckily, the bell rang and recess was over. I was truly "saved by the bell." I had put it off for too long; I had to tell my teacher about these bullies. I went to my teacher’s de…
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Here is the best one I have ever heard. He mentioned that at one time, a young child went to a Sikh Saint, and stated that no, matter how hard he tried to keep Gurbani in his heart, he just could not understand or keep it. He stated that his mind was not a bucket, but a strainer, which let everything pass through and did not contain the meaning of gurbani. The saint said "let us try an experiment. Here is a strainer, and here is some water, and pour a bucket of water through the strainer. " The child did this and said " see the water was not contained, it just passed through, my mind is just like this". The saint said. " Do it once more" , he did, and still the water …
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The Turban of the Sikhs Historical Background Turban is and has been an inseparable part of a Sikh's life. Since Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, all Sikhs have been wearing turbans. Refer to Dr. Trilochan Singh's "Biography of Guru Nanak Dev." All Sikh Gurus wore turbans. The Sikh Rehat Maryada (Sikh Code of Conduct) specifically says that all Sikhs must wear a turban. According to the Rehatnama of Bhai Chaupa Singh, who was a contemporary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the five Kakars of Sikhism were: Kachh (a special underwear), Karha (a steel bracelet), Kirpan (small sword), Kangha (comb) and Keski (a small turban). Guru Gobind Singh says, "Kangha dono vakt k…
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A Story on Guru Ji's Darshan In the time of Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Jee, there was a Gursikh who lived in a poor little hut. This Gursikh was blind and had a lot of Pyaar for Guru Ji. As he couldn't travel anywhere he would ask people to go to see Guru Ji and then wait for there return to hear of Guru Jis well being. He would ask them what does my Guru Ji look like, How brave is he, what weapons does he keep, what stories does he tell, and each would reply "I cannot explain with words." One night he could not sleep, he kept thinking of Guru Ji and how wonderful he was. He longed so much to see the beautiful Mukh of Guru Maharaaj. He could not take it any longer he fe…
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The following was posted on www.tapoban.org phorum by the Admin. I think it will be added to literature section soon. ********************* Author: Admin Date: 05-07-03 22:00 The issue of keskee being a kakaar can be addressed from two different angles. The first being historical and the second being purely logical. Historical: The most convincing evidence that Keskee was given as a kakaar at first amrit sinchaar comes from the Guru Keeaan Sakheean. These are records from Bhatts, or poets who recorded events. This is the most authentic record of what happened. These Guru Keean Sakheean were published by Piara Singh Padam. The following is a great link about thes…
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