Gurpreet Singh

Poem -Maulana Rumi

2007-06-17T16:52:00.000-07:00

Never be without rememberance of Him,

for His rememberance

gives strength and wings

to the bird of the Spirit.

If that objective of yours

is fully realized, that is

"Light upon Light"...

...But at the very least, by

practicing God's rememberance

your inner being

will be illuminated

little by little and

you will achieve

some measure of detachment

from the world.

I'm Back

2007-06-10T08:51:00.000-07:00

I just woke up from my hibernation. A lot of things are different now. I've gotten a new job and I have moved out of my old place after having to deal with a psychotic landlady . The past couple of months were filled with a strange string of events days which changed my plans on moving to Calgary Alberta. But GURPARSAD, every thing is smooth now. It's all cool runnings.

BUT anyways leaving all the past events aside,I will try to keep this updated on a regular basis.

On a brighter note I'd also like to congratulate Matlock on acquiring his law degree. This is a good sign for us law breakers (haha).

Saint and the Villagers

2007-02-21T20:51:00.000-08:00

A saint once lived on the outskirts of a village in Northern India, and it was to him that the village people always went to advice. Suddenly,there was an epidemic that killed all the roosters,hens and chickens in the village,so the villagers went to the Saint.

" O saint," they told him, "we have lost all our hens and roosters and even the little chickens. What shall we do?
" There must be some good in it ," said the Saint, and nothing more could induce him to say more.
A few days later a sickness of some kind struck down all of the villagers' many dogs. Once again they went to the saint.
"Now, O Saint,every single dog in the village has died. We are without watchdogs and at the mercy of thieves. What shall we do?
"God must have seen some good in this also ," the saint told them.
In those days , before they were any matchsticks, everyone in india would cover their cooking fires with ashes to keep them alive.But a few days after all the dogs had died, every single cooking fire went out mysteriously.
The villagers were more distressed than ever. They told the saint what had happened.
"This is another sign of the grace of god," he said with all the serenity in the world.
"What grace can there be,when we have no fire left to cook our food? the villagers asked him.
" Wait and see. Wait and see," said the saint."Have patience,It is not always a simple matter to discern the plans of God."
Almost a day had gone by when a cruel and warlike King, accompanied by a huge army,passed through the country side surrounding the village. Wherever he went,his soldiers killed,looted,burnt and destroyed with a savageand terrifying ferocity.When the King came near the village of the saint,he looked at it to see whether he should order it to be robbed and burnt.But when he saw that there was not a single cock crowing,not a single dog barking,and not a single fire smoking, he told his leading general. "This is a deserted village. Its not worth bothering about. Order the army forward to the next village."

It was only then the villagers came to understand the meaning of all that had happened.

Moral :
For where the lord is pleased to abide, nothing can go wrong.He has been taking care of our affairs from day one.
Those who live in the will of god are true devotees.

Alexander the Great's Last Wish

2007-02-19T23:34:00.000-08:00

After conquering most of then known world and leading his army deep into northwestern India. Alexander the Great was about to return to his homeland. He consulted the astrologers and asked if they could tell him how and when he was going to die.
Their Calculations showed that his life was short; in gact, it was almost at an end. They did not want to lie, and yet the truth would put their lives in danger.
"O Mighty King!" the cheif astrologer told the great conqueror, after much deliberation,"our calculations show that you will not die until the earth turns into iron and the sky is transformed into gold."

"Aha," thought Alexander to himself, "miracles such as this will take ages to come to pass. Maybe I'll never die."
But as he rode westward towards Persia,he suffererd a severe attack of malaria while passing through the Seistan Desert, now in Southwestern Afghanistan. " A fever has come over me," Alexander said to his cheif minister riding beside him." My Strength has gone and I can ride no Further."
At this, the minister was filled with anxiety, " O sire, I beg of you,ride just a few miles more," he said. " We may then find a tree under whose shade you can lie down and rest."
On they rode across the barren desert under a scorching sun. But after a further two or three miles, Alexander was so weak that he could ride no more. Alighting from his horse, he lay down on the hot ground, gasping for breath.
The worried minister had but one thought- how to give comfort to his emperor and protect him from the blazing sun. To make a soft couch for the great king to lie upon, he removed his coat of iron chain-mail which, as was then the custom, was lined with forty layers of silk to ward off sword strokes. He spread it on the ground, and Alexander rested on the soft couch of silk. The minister then held his shield over the emperor's face to shade him from the sun.
Exhausted by the fever and tossing restlessly from side to side. Alexander chanced to look upwards and see the official's shield. It was, he saw, richly decorated with strips of gold. Then he was reminded of the astrologer's prediction.
"Oh, what a fool I was to rejoice over what the astrologer told me, " he groaned. " For here and now, his prediction has come true. The earth on which im lying is made of iron, and the sky above me is of gold."
It was at that moment the royal physicians arrived and examined the world conqueror.
"Your majesty," they told him," there is no use in trying to deceive you. At this very moment you are lying at death's door."
"Is there no remedy whatever?" gasped Alexander.
"No, sire, the fever is too severe. There is no medicine that could possibly help you now."
The mighty emperor was in despair when he heard these words. But despite his exhaustion, he still refused to believe that death could be so close at hand.
"O faithful friend, " he gasped, to his cheif minister, "announce at once that I will give half my kingdom to any man who will enable me to live long enough to have a last glimpse of my mother. What do you say , O physicians ? Could not such a thing be possible?"
"Nay,sire" the physicians were obliged to tell him " you have a few minutes to live "
Alexander was panic-stricken."To whoever who will take me alive to my mother," he cried out in a loud voice, "I will give up all my conquests, holding nothing back."
"Your Majesty," the physicians tld him in grave tones," there is nothing that can prevent your death now."
At this, the mighty terror of nations wept like a child.

Moral :
Not even the world conqueror escaped death, what makes us think we will live forever.Every day we take 24,000 breaths. We waste each of these priceless breaths in useless pursuits. We should make full use of this human birth to jaap naam

Animator Vs Animation

2007-01-26T11:19:00.000-08:00

The laugh is on you

2006-12-14T18:35:00.000-08:00

Rise up 2

2006-12-11T06:51:00.000-08:00

O Sikh Young men! Rise and fill yourselves with this glory. It makes you noble,bold and free,self-drunk,selfless,flowerlike,sun-like.It Sweetens you and your sweetness sweetens all life around you.At your Sight, the lamb and the tiger must drink at the same pool. Perpetual spring must roll in you. You shall be the moral influence of radiating peace, good-will, friendship, fellowship ,life,vigour,vitality,in short, sprituality. You shall live in perpetual blossom,reconciled to the sorrow of life in a thousand new ways everyday. Be Ye a revelation to the world of man, of the gods that live in your hearts. Seekers after God retire to the woods. Show them they need not go to the woods,for the Guru made you the woods. Seeing you, you yourself, the very peace of woods, the freshness of the little rivulets chiming through them should come to all. Your long tresses shall provide the shade of the woods and their mystery.

Taken from Spirit Born Poeple- Professor Puran Singh

Rise Up

2006-12-07T11:32:00.000-08:00

The Mystic Touch

Many years ago we fell asleep by the sedative of the superman, but the mystic magic of nature wand says awake and rise again. Too long has thou slumbered, too long has time passed you by, your work on earth is delinquent and you cannot reign on high. If it's true that you've awaken, good for you, but your work has just begun, because thy brother needs awakening too, touch him softly, gently, aportion of thy light to him give, and the mystic magic of your touch will cause him to look and live.

Lacretia Charlene Rockmore

The Race

2006-12-03T09:50:00.000-08:00

The story of the Three Fishes

2006-11-22T06:56:00.000-08:00

One day this guy acted on impulse and got three fishes.
Everything went smooth for a week. The guy changed the water fed his fishies, Sunao them Bani. Then one died. It was all good. Then today, a week later another one died. Guy thought that I should share it with you guys on my blog. Lifes unpredictible. So live, love and do what you are here to do. Don't wait till tommorrow because sometimes tommorrow might never come.

AjhU smiJ kCu ibgirE nwihin Bij ly nwmu murwir ]

ajehoo samajh kashh bigariou naahin bhaj lae naam muraar ||

Understand this today - it is not yet too late! Chant and vibrate the Name of the Lord.

Quiet Time

2006-11-22T06:49:00.000-08:00

This is a wicked poem .

QUIET TIME

The pleasures and cares of this world
Must not be allowed to take
The quiet time
The quiet time
The quiet time

With You
I know You thru the wonder of your world
and thirst for more
I sing to you your praises
And You fill me with your love
I soar to meet your glory
and fall before your presence

The quiet time
The quiet time
The quiet time

Funny Baby

2006-11-21T12:41:00.000-08:00

haha

2006-11-18T09:53:00.000-08:00

I find it funny that mans say something then they do something else.
Just like my boi "Matlock " says "NO honor,No honor at all!"

2006-11-13T09:45:00.000-08:00

DHAN DHAN BABA DEEP SINGH JEE!!

Read about Babaji ~here~

2006-11-13T06:42:00.000-08:00

“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality . Wake Up and Live!”
--Bob Marley

2006-11-09T18:29:00.000-08:00

No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why. - Mignon McLaughlin

2006-11-09T06:07:00.000-08:00

"Emanicpate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our mind."

One

2006-11-06T10:37:00.000-08:00

2006-11-03T06:34:00.000-08:00

lK caurwsIh BRmqy BRmqy dulB jnmu Ab pwieE ]1]
lakh chouraaseeh bhramathae bhramathae dhulabh janam ab paaeiou ||1||
Wandering and roaming through 8.4 million incarnations, you have now been given this human life, so difficult to obtain. ||1||

ry mUVy qU hoCY ris lptwieE ]
rae moorrae thoo hoshhai ras lapattaaeiou ||
You fool! You are attached and clinging to such trivial pleasures!

AMimRqu sMig bsqu hY qyrY ibiKAw isau aurJwieE ]1] rhwau ]
a(n)mrith sa(n)g basath hai thaerai bikhiaa sio ourajhaaeiou ||1|| rehaao ||
The Ambrosial Nectar abides with you, but you are engrossed in sin and corruption. ||1||Pause||

My beloved

2006-10-31T05:43:00.000-08:00

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.

Saint Augustine

2006-10-19T15:36:00.000-07:00

I would like to thank everyone who did ardas for me. I got a job and I will be staying here for a little while longer. Thanks a whole bundle. Mans join the working world now.

Rabbit comes to town

2006-10-03T22:58:00.000-07:00

Had to share my carrot with my unannounced guest :)

Documentary on Fanatical RSS.

2006-10-03T19:40:00.000-07:00

A very touching example of how RSS do what they do best (Spread Terror).

2006-09-26T11:06:00.000-07:00

2006-09-26T11:00:00.000-07:00

Vaheguroo Vaheguroo Vahegurooo Vahegurooo Vaheguroooo

Raag Majh

2006-09-23T17:28:00.000-07:00

RAAG Majh

Raag Majh - Musicology
Courtesy : Prof. Surinder Singh(www.rajacademy.com)
Introduction

Majha is a region in the state of Punjab in India. Punjab was and even today is divided into three different regions: Majha, Malwa and Duaaba. As with all countries; states and regions develop their own traditions, characteristics and reputations depending on their geographic surroundings, economy etc. The Majhail’s (People of Majha) were famous for their strong build and their hard working attitude because they worked in the army or very far from their homes in farms. A familiar example of this is the U.K (Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England), although part of the same country, they all have very different and varying traditions.

In Gurmatt Sangeet, there are many examples of the Sikh Guru’s using traditions already ingrained in peoples minds, to explain their message. An example of this is Aunsian.

Aunsian
Raag majh is based on aunsian. A rural tradition of waiting for a loved one and the hope and extreme pain or loneliness, felt while waiting. The western form of ausain is the picking off of flower petals one by one and is commonly known as “He loves me, He loves me not”. Drawing a row of lines on the floor and striking them out alternately rather then picking off petals plays Ausain.

Both these games symbolize the hope and pain of meeting your loved one who you are so desperate to meet. They also represent the anxiety that comes with not knowing the outcome and the uncertainty of whether your loved one will come or not. Even if the outcome is negative, the loved one is so dear to you that you will not feel anger but the longing to meet will become stronger and will make the relationship more close and dear.

Creation and Authorship of Raag Majh

Raag Majh is only found in Sahib Guru Granth Sahib ji and there is no evidence of Majh in any other old Granth or shasteras. That makes this raag unique and shows that it is the creation of the greatest maestro ever, Sahib Guru Arjun Dev ji.

Guru Arjun Dev ji, the younger son of the fourth Guru, Guru Ram Dass Ji was sent to Majha by his father, to attend a wedding. Guru ji was told that he would be given an order from his father, when he was to return. Guru ji had never left his family and father for such a long time before, and began to grow more and more anxious to come back. Guru Arjun ji was very creative from his early age and the Majha’s Aunsian tradition was very compelling to him. The longing to meet his great Guru and father was so great that he wrote three letters to his father. These letters contained the pain of separation and the anticipation, hope and joy of meeting. Those poetic messages become the first bani of Guru Arjun ji to meet Akal Purkh (GOD), and are under the heading of Raag Majh in Guru Granth Sahib ji.

In Guru Granth Sahib ji, Guru Arjun ji uses the emotions of pain, loneliness and expectation present in Raag Majh and aunsian to help the soul cry out to the mind in order to build an urge to meet beloved God. Guru Arjun ji used the feelings felt toward his father and Guru to explain the relationship that everyone has toward God. To make this relationship easier to understand Guru ji’s bani contains words like Father, Mother, Brother and Friend. This encourages us to examine our everyday relationships as an example to understand how to get close to Akaal Purkh.

Audio

COURTESY : www.rajacademy.com

Tension Within Sangat

2006-09-21T22:21:00.000-07:00

Gems

2006-09-20T10:57:00.000-07:00

I looked at her. She was so beautiful. Breathtakingly beautiful. Nay, she was beauty itself. She was wearing a bluish garment sparkling with light. Her face radiated peace and composure I had yet to experience on Earth.

She was standing besides a river. The sun was rising and the river reflected the dawn's beauty in all it's glory. The whole scene raptured me and filled me with awe.

She had a big bag which seemed to be half filled with stones. It was only when she pulled out one of the stones that I realized it was no ordinary
stone. No, it was a beautiful gem. I had never seen such a beautiful gem, surpassing the brilliance and the elegance of any gem on Earth.

Then she did a rather peculiar thing. She threw the gem into the river. Before I could say anything she did the same thing again. And again. And
again.

It was beyond me how such beautiful gems could be so easily discarded by her. Couldn't she see how precious, how valuable these gems
were?

Once in a while, she would put a gem into her pocket. But then she would go right back to dropping those beautiful gems, one after another, into the river.

Finally I broke out of my spell and said, "Who are you?".

She looked at me and her eyes sparkling with life and mirth, said, "I am you".

It completely shocked me to think that I could be that beautiful. "But", I stumbled, "I am ugly and dirty, you are pure…?"

I could feel her laughter inside. "I am your soul."

Like a flash of lightening, I completely understood her. I saw her and me as one. My dirt and ugliness were the false and fleeting me.

She was the true me. Like a jewel wrapped in rags,

I had hidden her from the world. Nay, I had hidden her from me.

There was complete understanding.

I didn't have to ask her about her curious behaviour of throwing gems. The gems were the priceless suaas (breaths) given to me. The ones I had spent on SIMRAN, she had put in her pocket and had became part of her treasure. The rest were uselessly thrown away.

2006-09-19T08:39:00.000-07:00

You scored as Sikhism. Your ideal religion is Sikhism. It is the fifth largest religion in the world, very similar to Hinduism and Buddhism. To you, God is timeless, non-dual, pure truth, and pure grace.

Sikhism

92%

Baha'i

88%

Christianity

80%

Buddhism

72%

Secular Humanism

60%

Wicca

60%

Islam

48%

Hinduism

48%

New Thought

24%

Atheism

20%

What is your ideal religion?
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Silent Eloquence

2006-09-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

Silent Eloquence

I need not shout my faith.

Thrice eloquent are quiet trees
and the green listening sod:

Hushed are the stars,
whose power is never spent;
The hills are mute:
yet how they speak of God!

-Charles Hanson Towne

(had to cop this from my sisters space )

Wedding time!!

2006-09-13T05:07:00.000-07:00

One of my sweeeeet Bhenjis got married last weekend. Hope Guru sahib Shower them with lots of love and Gursikhijeevan.

Bhai Avtar Singh

2006-09-10T00:04:00.000-07:00

An email I received :

Bhai Avtar Singhji returned from Toronto back to Delhi on 3 Sept. he has been diagnosed with Leukemia. The doctors in India have given him 2 months after they completed their test.Lets all Pray for his health.

Please do ardas for Bhai Sahib.

Comments

2006-09-06T10:50:00.000-07:00

Everything is awesome. Sanjha Samagam was hype, Sadh Sangat samagam was hype, Yudh was hype (Although I Pref if Jarnail Singh won but the calgary singh was fastb). The keertans are nice but I think we should have more raag kirtan....raag is hype..we need more RAAG....thats my take on everything that happened the past few weeks...Oh i met some wonderful Gursikhs too....they came from as far as BC, New Mexico, England and Timbucktoo....truly blessed to meet some of them....I am looking for a job...anyone got hook ups in companies who need electrical engineering people please let a brother know ...

A few ppl asked me to write about the above events so there you go

Join the OCAP women of Etobicoke Wednesday August 30

2006-08-28T09:10:00.000-07:00

If the government can spend 17+ million on a new police station why don't they spend money on the youth?

The City gives more money to police than they do to our kids' recreation centre and programs. The kids are just sitting around with nothing to do, meanwhile they get harrassed by the cops.

If you are coming from Downtown and want to travel in a group, meet at 9:45 am at KIPLING SUBWAY STATION

If you want to meet at the site of the demonstration meet at:
10 AM: Demonstration
Meet at Mount Olive Basket ball court.

(Mount olive is a housing project just north of Finch, west off Kipling.)

3pm: BBQ and Court makeover.

The basketball court at Mount olive housing complex has been out of order since the summer of 2005. If the city won't fix it up, we will. Come out and help!

For more information please contact the OCAP Women of Etobicoke 416.749.7770

--
The OCAP Women of Etobicoke organizes to fight poor people's daily struggles to survive, and against the governments responsible for that poverty. Based in North Etobicoke, one of the city's poorest and largely immigrant suburbs the organization is run by somali mothers living in the area.

For those living in North Etobicoke police abuse is nothing new, but in recent months in the name of so called anti-gang measures the largest police operations in Toronto's history have been carried out in these communities. Actions on August 30th are a part of the OCAP Women of Etobicoke's everyday struggles against Toronto police racism and violence.

Babaji in Town

2006-08-23T18:59:00.000-07:00

It is with great pleasure I announce Baba ji's plans to visit Toronto. Babaji will be visiting Toronto and giving darshan to the sangat the whole of next week and the week after. Babaji will be staying with me so for any information call . :)

2006-08-21T18:49:00.000-07:00

RAAG VADHANS

COURTESY : www.rajacademy.com

2006-08-14T08:31:00.000-07:00

Where there is insecurity in the mind and in the being, there is no faith in God. It is a denial of the existence of the Almighty, Who rotates the planet earth in 24 hours and gives us night and day -

-Yogi Bhajan

2006-08-12T16:38:00.000-07:00

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
-Jalal ad-Din Rumi

Jathedar Baba Jasdev Singh Khalsa (PHOOLWALE)

2006-07-27T20:04:00.000-07:00

Jathedar Baba Jasdev Singh Khalsa (Phoolwale) doing pose with flowers in Victoria BC.

Babaji in the middle :

No to WAR on Lebanon

2006-07-21T17:09:00.000-07:00

“Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war.” Haille Selassie 1

Here's a anti war video done to Bob Marley "War" :

Links :

www.fromisraeltolebanon.com

2006-07-17T08:32:00.000-07:00

Dying to the Shabad - Courtesy (akj.org.uk)

2006-07-11T04:57:00.000-07:00

Tulsee Das was a Saint. When he was young he was devoted to reaching God and he struggled slowly on this path. When he got married he was head over heels in love with his beautiful wife, she became the sole reason for his living, everything he did was to please her. One day he surprised her with a gift - she was overwhelmed by his love and said, 'If you were devoted to God half as much as you are to me, I'm sure you would have reached God by now.' The words struck Tulsee Das to the core and his earlier life of devotion came flooding back to his mind, from that day on God became his sole focus once again.Many years later when Tulsee Das was old and wise and respected by all in the village as a saint, a Brahmin priest came to him. He said to Tulsee Das, 'All my life I've preached and read the scriptures, but I haven't met my Beloved Ram. Tell me what I should do?'. Tulsee Das said, 'It's very simple, all you have to do is climb that tall tree and jump off the branch with full faith that Ram will catch you.'The Brahmin was inspired and climbed the tree, he sat on the branch and looked down at the hard ground below. No matter how hard he tried he couldn't make the leap. Many hours passed and the Village HeadMan (SarPanch) walked by with a bag of money. Noticing the Brahmin he enquired as to what he was doing. The Brahmin explained that Tulsee Das had said that by jumping off the tree Ram would catch him. The SarPanch who wasn't a religious man quickly said, 'O Brahmin, if you like you may have this bag of money, but give me Tulsee Das's blessing in exchange.'The Brahmin didn't take too long to think about the offer and was soon off on his way with the bag of money. The SarPanch climbed the tree went across the branch and with full faith in Ram he jumped off. Ram caught him like a baby in its mother's arms.Sounds too unbelievable to be true? But look for the deeper meaning, there's a very, very important spiritual point to this story. I am like the Brahmin, I do my nitnem prayers and preach to people. I do Waheguru Waheguru meditation and I follow the bits of the Guru's Shabad that I like and ignore the bits that are difficult to apply. I follow half of the Hukam, God's Order, and my life trickles away like this then I wonder why I haven't met Waheguru ji. When my brother comes to me with a great business opportunity my focus becomes how I can make lots and lots of money and in the background I rush my nitnem and Waheguru Waheguru meditation. My life trickles away like this and I wonder why I haven't met Waheguru ji.But one day with Guru Ji's great kirpa, I hear the story of Tulsee Das. Now I realise I am like the Brahmin, I have lots of things to live for and I am scared of dying. Guru Nanak Ji says 'I have no anxiety about dying, and no hope of living.' (p20). Why is Guru Nanak Ji so brave? Because he has full faith that Waheguru ji is looking after him 'SIREE RAAG, FIRST MEHL: I have no anxiety about dying, and no hope of living. You are the Cherisher of all beings; You keep the account of our breaths and morsels of food. You abide within the Gurmukh. As it pleases You, You decide our allotment. 1 ' (p20).So in my ardas, 'Guru Granth Sahib Jee you have given your blessing like Tulsee Das gave to the Brahmin. Give me full faith in your Gurbanee Words like the SarPanch had full faith in what Tulsee Das said. Baba Ji may I follow your words 100% and if it kills me then I have faith Waheguru ji You yourself will catch me.'And dear Khalsa Ji, when you die while alive and are caught by Waheguru ji then you will be called Jeevan Mukhat. While still alive you have obtained liberation. By dying to the Shabad one finds the True Life held in the arms of Waheguru ji.

Haumai and Naam

2006-07-10T10:22:00.000-07:00

Haume is treated through Naam and Gurbani vichaar. Once a cat fell in a well and died in there. As a result of the decomposition of cat's dead body, the well water got contaminated and smelled bad. The residents using the well went to a wise person to ask how to treat the well water.The wise man told them to remove the cat's dead body and take out 1000 buckets of water out of the well. The residents came back and took out 1000 buckets of contaminated water but forgot about the dead cat. After taking out 1000 buckets they noticed that the water was still smelly and contaminated. They went back to the wise person and told him about the problem still persisting. The wise man told them to take out another 1000 buckets. The residents did just that but the water still remained contaminated. Finally the wise man asked the residents if they had taken out the dead cat. The residents responded by saying no. The wise man told them to remove the dead cat and then remove another 1000 buckets of water. The residents did just that and their well was functioning again. Our situation is very much like this well. Our insides are contaminated and we try to clean them through paath, naam and good deeds but since we don't let go our bad deeds and haume, we don't get full benefit of doing bhagti.
In Siri Aasa kee Vaar we read

BHAAO BHAGAT KAR NEECH SADAAYETAU NANAK, MOKHANTAR PAAYE(If a Sikh does bhagti and stays humble, then alone a Sikh can achieve release from this Bhavsaagar i.e. terrible ocean).Guru Sahib saade uppar kirpa karan.

Courtesy : Tapoban.org

All the World is Soiled - Bhagat Kabir

2006-07-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

ALL the world is soiled with maya-mire,He alone is pure!!
The sun and the moon are stained, He alone is pure!
The day and the night are dark,the godstoo are bone and flesh,
The wind and water and fire are maya-besmeared.
Siva and Brahma and Indra are tarnished,
No one and nothing is white, He alone is Pure!

Are You Thankful?

2006-06-29T19:59:00.000-07:00

Kirpan Licence?

2006-06-16T22:40:00.000-07:00

An email I received from Bhai Mehtab Singh.

Just yesterday on my visit to a Gurdwara in Dubai, I found out that the Government of the United Arab Emirates has made a provision for Sikhs to carry the kirpan. I am attaching a scanned version of an identity card a Singh gave me yesterday. Now I am not really sure how much authority such a card has here, but it has the authorization from the Consulate General of India in Dubai, and this ID card is given free to all who take Amrit over here. The date says October 27, 1986. The matter is written out in Arabic as well for Arab policemen to read it, in case they pull over a Singh wearing the kirpan. However, the kirpan is worn under the clothes and kept concealed. Nonetheless, there is a law that allows it. I was wondering, if Islamic countries like this one can make such provisions, why don’t western countries take such a step like issuing ID cards?

Liccle Birdy

2006-06-06T18:04:00.000-07:00

So I finished my class and I was heading to my friends car. When I saw this little birdy on the fence. At first I was like wow its a beautiful birdy so i was going to take a picture. Then I realised something was wrong with it. Somehow its little feet got stuck in the fence and it was trying hard to break free but it couldn't. So I dropped my stuff and tried to free its feet and after I did. It didn't fly ..It just stayed there so I picked up my camera and took a pic then it strangely it the little birdy flew away.
Here's the pic of the birdy :

Mission Pittsburgh PA

2006-06-05T12:02:00.000-07:00

A piece of Art or a shaky photo.

Through the Tunnel.

Pittsburgh PA Gurdwara Sahib

Nishan Sahib

The King of Kings, Lord of Lords Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Peace Bridge

Stop Genocide and Save Darfur

2006-05-29T17:02:00.000-07:00

Sudan has been plagued by violence for years. The most recent spat of violence erupted in 2003 when rebel groups in Darfur began attacking the nation's government, which retaliated by mobilizing militia. These government sponsored militia know as the Janjaweed have ravaged Darfur . Over 2 million people have been displaced from their homes and some estimate 10,000 people are dying each month. Women and young girls are being raped, people abducted, families savagely killed, and villages burnt to the ground and looted. Those who escape these atrocities are forced to congregate in overcrowded disease ridden camps.

The Sudanese government instead of taking responsibility for its actions, has kept its people oppressed and in fear. If they speak out they are abducted and killed. Children are starving to death, and dying of curable diseases in the thousands. Sudan is on the verge of mass starvation. No foreseeable help is on the way, the UN's World Food Program has just cut food rations in half for Darfur .

This is one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis's. The people of Darfur need our help, support, and prayers. It is time for the Sikh community to stand up to these grave injustices and show the people of Darfur that we stand with them, in their time of need. Sikh's have a history of standing up to injustice and helping those in need. What greater example than Guru Tegh Bhadur Sahib Ji, who sacrificed their life for the rights of those of a different faith. What greater example than Langar where anyone and everyone is welcome to the free food kitchen to eat at any time of day. What greater example than Bhai Ghanaya who saw god in all. It is time to rekindle the spirit of our Guru's and show the world that Sikh's will be there in the time of need. Let us stand tall and support the brave people of Darfur .

On Sunday June 25, 2006 at the Sikh Spiritual Center ( 9 Carrier Dr. , Rexdale , Ontario ), let us gather from 2:30 – 5:30pm to educate ourselves and show our support to the people of Darfur . Amnesty International, CASTS (Canadians Against Slavery and Torture in Sudan ), as well as families who have escaped from Darfur will be present at this event. Booths will be set up where we can sign up and become involved in human rights at the grass roots level. There will be heart touching Keertan in Raag, as well as an Ardas for Sarbat da Bhalla (prayer for the well being of all). Let us show the world that Sikhs will be there to stand against injustice and to help those in need. Let us fill the Gurdwara and show the world the spirit of the Sikhs.

Source : (http://www.sikhsagainstgenocide.com/)

A thousand Deaths

2006-05-27T14:01:00.000-07:00

Another great piece written by my past brother in crime and my present brother indepth........

A thousand deaths

God always tests all, and tests us well, but not beyond ability,
Life is one big long and arduous lesson in humility
We value pride and ambition as our strengths that form within,
Yet pride and ambition are actually flawed because they’re actually sin
Every time I see the sun and clouds begin to clear
What once was a sign of hope is now new impending fear.
Yes today the day is perfect, and all of it seems well,
Yet now I fear that evening will bring with it dark hell.

Every time I dust my knees from that last tumultuous fall,
I am fooled again and tell my mind that God will hear my call
And while he hears, I know he does, he sends me nothing blessed
Because again He says, my son you’re here and here’s another test.
Every day I die some more, and yet He makes me live,
My heart and soul is barely whole but all I have to give.

Kamaral B.

THE ILLUSION OF REFLECTION

2006-05-26T22:36:00.000-07:00

An email I received from Mehtab Singh.

Once there was a king who had presented his daughter, the princess, with a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. Some said a bird might have stolen it. The king then asked them all to search for it and put a reward for $50,000 for anyone who found it.One day a clerk was walking home along a river next to an industrial area. This river was completely polluted, filthy and smelly. As he was walking, the clerk saw a shimmering in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch it so that he could get the $50,000 reward. He put his hand in the filthy, dirty river and grabbed at the necklace, but some how missed it and didn't catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again, this time he walked in the river and dirtied his pants in the filthy river and put his whole arm in to catch the necklace. But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking away, feeling depressed.Then again he saw the necklace, right there. This time he was determined to get it, no matter what. He decided to plunge into the river, although it was a disgusting thing to do as the river was polluted, and his whole body would become filthy. He plunged in, and searched everywhere for the necklace and yet he failed. This time he was really bewildered and came out feeling very depressed that he could not get the necklace that would get him $50,000.Just then a saint who was walking by, saw him, and asked him what was the matter. The clerk didn't want to share the secret with the saint, thinking the saint might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell the saint anything. But the saint could see this man was troubled and being compassionate, again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk mustered some courage and decided to put some faith in the saint. He told the saint about the necklace and how he tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing. The saint then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the filthy river. The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was dangling on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to capture a mere reflection of the real necklace all this time.

Moral of the story:Material happiness is just like the filthy, polluted river; because it is a mere reflection of the TRUE happiness in the spiritual world.We can never achieve the happiness we are looking for no matter how hard we endeavor in material life. Instead we should look upwards, toward God, who is the source of real happiness, and stop chasing after the reflection of this happiness in the material world. This spiritual happiness is the only thing that can satisfy us completely.

Spiritual Points

2006-05-26T16:18:00.000-07:00

Some Spiritual Pointers that I found on Final Evolutions Blog ( http://finalevolution.blogspot.com/ )
• Call Maya ‘mata ji’ or penji/bhaji to avoid it.
• When you do ardass for something, put in $1 or $10 or any other full amount. But a broken amount, like 25 cents will result in your ardass being incomplete.
• Doing Paath slowly gives greater laha.
• If you want guns (good qualities), then when you see other people see their guns and not their avguns (bad qualities). If we look at their avguns than that is what we will gain.
• All accounts must be settled before we will be allowed into Sach Khand.
• Don’t give people shabds to achieve a particular aim in a direct manner. Say indirectly “maybe this shabd will help”… We are not at such a high avastha that our bachan (what we say) will automatically become complete. Doing it this way helps avoid a loss of faith from the person you are trying to help.
• Try not to have any wrong thoughts while doing Paath. Remember the Singh ji who the Guru was going to grant Guruship, but who instead only got a horse b/c that was what he was thinking about at the time. The Guru will make our desire complete, but not more.
• Before doing ardass for someone, take a Hukumnama for permission. Or do ardass with your question, and look up a random shabd on the net (for those of you who don’t have full access).
• Nindya/Chugli (slander/backbiting) decrease the laha of Paath.
• Eating the sangat’s leftovers is a pun (virtous deed). If we hoard the best food for ourself that will increase our lalch (greed).
• If you do ardass “Satnaam, Siree Waheguru Ji, Dhan Guru Ramdass Ji”, than He will eat the first bite.
• Seva (selfless service) with our hands is worth more than seva of donations b/c all maya belongs to the Guru anyways.
• Money that you donate that is used for bad purposes will actually be bad for you, not good.
• Thoughts in the darbar may be planted as new karms that must be completed in the next janam (lifetime). This is the kind of karm that cannot be erased by simran, but must come to fruition (pralabd karm).
• If you meet a Sant and choose to test him or her, do not test him or her more than once otherwise bad things could happen. If the Sant passes your test, it’s important to ask for forgiveness.
• We can estimate our avastha from dreams that we have of Gursikhs and the Guru.
• Rajo and Tamo Gunn prevent shanti.
o By reducing spices and chutneys in our foods we can reduce rajo and tamo gunns.
• In sangat, if we sit next to Sikh with a high avastha, we can gain some of the kirpa that s/he is getting.
• Bad sangat earns a person bad karma.
• While doing simran we should endeavor to see ourselves as soul. This will increase the laha (benefit) that we gain.

2006-05-17T22:55:00.000-07:00

It is Compulsory to introspect The daily Routine

2006-05-17T19:14:00.000-07:00

Taken from - Say Kinayhi-aa - Biography of Sant Baba Harnaam Singh

Sant Baba Harnaam Singh Rampur Kherawale used to say " Every Gursikh before going to bed should peep though his actions for a short time. If some bad deed has been done or a lie has been told or somebody's feelings have been hurt or if somebody's right has been swallowed or anything done on the instigation of the mind then prayer should be done in the feet of the Great Guru for begging pardon and remaining cautious in the Future. On the other hand if something good or of benevolent nature has been done by God through you,then he should be thanked for this service and prayer should be offered in his feet,so that this body should be assigned to some nobler or pious purpose. One must not be proud of his good deeds. As a trader keeps an expenditure lowere than income, So they become rich and proposperous by doing daily accounts. Similarly we should also try to keep our good deeds,over bad ones,so that we should be claimant for Guru Sahib's Grace

Sikhitothemax has been De-SANT'ED?

2006-05-16T23:04:00.000-07:00

Okay I don't know gurmukhi but im trying to learn so usually I would take a random shabd and read it and read the translation but I didn't realise anything different but today as I was visiting Tapoban I came across this
( http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=85016&t=85016) and I'm not sure if its right to change the meaning of bani to but Guru sahib is akaal Purakh themselves and then there is also saints . Take for example in this shabd the previous translations were :

sMq DUir pweIAY vfBwgI ]
sa(n)th dhhoor paaeeai vaddabhaagee ||
By great good fortune, I have obtained the dust of of the saints feet.

Now it is :

sMq DUir pweIAY vfBwgI ]

sa(n)th dhhoor paaeeai vaddabhaagee ||
By great good fortune, I have obtained the dust of the Guru's feet.

So why did sttm change the translations? Was it wrong before ? How can most if not All be wrong?

Something that hit me real hard

2006-05-14T22:50:00.000-07:00

I was just browsing through Tapoban forums and I came across this post. Link to this post is below.

You are amritdhari and still no where
http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=15211&t=15211

Idea Says :

Yeah, you took amrit and everyone gave you their praise and you're the new "hardcore" gursikh in the family. But that was it. Didnt' get up for amrit vela, didn't keep much rehit. Maybe you did your nitnem, or maybe you did it MOST of the time. But yeah, that's it. You might go to a smagam every now and then dressed up in crazy bana, but that's where it stops.

What makes you different than anyone else? Are you still doing the stuff you always did? Same stuff any regular manmukh would do? Maybe the question is why you took amrit in the first place: was it to met Waheguru or was it to get everyone's praise and respect?

Being amritdhari doesn't stop after taking amrit. It's the start. But so many people just stop there. Dont' be so proud of just having taken amrit. Are you doing your part that you promised to guru ji? If you never wake up at amrit vela and dont' do paath and aren't growing every day in your rehit, what is there to be proud of? Being amritdhari is about walking on the the path to Waheguru. If you're not walking that path, I think you're proably wasting your time.

Make sure you're not an amritdhari and still nowhere. This applies to me just as much to anyone else. Sorry to be so harsh.

Bhai Parminder Singh, Bibi Rena Kaur and Bhai Charanjit Singh Ji's Barsi Darbar

2006-05-14T13:26:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from the Barsi Darbar in Ottawa. I will add some video clips later. For More pics Visit. www.ontariosikhyouth.ca

Chardikalaa Jatha

2006-05-11T13:22:00.000-07:00

These Singhs are amazing...all 53 minutes was crazy..

36 Principles of Baba Nand Singh Ji

2006-05-07T08:42:00.000-07:00

1) Sri Guru Granth Sahib shall have to be worshipped as a living Satguru Nanak Dev ji.

2) Prayers for getting rid of all worries, diseases, pains and poverty etc. shall have to be sincerely made
before Sri Guru Granth Sahib, fully believing that Satguru Nanak Dev ji is sitting there.

3) Whatever you eat or drink should be offered to Sri Guru Granth Sahib before you take the same.

4) The Satguru wants to test your intentions, devotion and sincerity. He is not in need of any worldly things. Whatever you place before him is a token of your affection for him. He is the True Giver.

5) One must spend at least two and a half hour in reciting Nit Nem, Sukhmani Sahib, uttering Waheguru, repeating the first stanza of Japji Sahib and performing paath of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

6) One should recite Gurbani with utter devotion, purity of mind and body and should correctly read it.

7) The ragis should regularly sing these with devotion and with intention of pleasing the Satguru.

8) Those who are engaged in reciting Paath of Sri Guru Granth Sahib from the beginning to the end, as well as the singers of divine hymns must not cherish greed of any kind. The Sangat or the devotees etc. should serve them according to their capacity.

9) The Pooranmashi should be celebrated with devotion and in a befitting manner.

10) Every Sikh with his family members shall have to take Khande Da Amrit only then he can seek the protection of the Guru.

11) The children must be taught Gurmukhi.

12) Gurdwaras should be established in every village and town.

13) Offerings in cash before Sri Guru Granth Sahib are prohibited.

14) The names of the children should be such in which some words denoting piety and religious tinge appear, such as, Gurmukh Singh, etc.

15) The Sikh should surrender his self to the Guru

16) The Sikh who serves the Guru with full devotion will get his grace.

17) The Guru will wipe off the sins of the True Sikh, when he leaves his I-amness and adopts you and ˜yours. In other words, when he leaves his ego and does not say, I have done this. This is mine. He should say Everything belongs to God. He does everything. He confers all gifts.

18) A true Sikh is a true yogi as well as a king.

19) A true Sikh must never forget God and the guru and should pray to God, â€œI am at fault, I shall abide by your will, I accept your orders.

20) A true Sikh shall not look with evil eyes at others women or men.

21) The Guru helps the true Sikh and his protective powers accompany him at all places and times.

22) A Sikh should look towards the Guru for all kinds of protections.

23) Do no indulge in slandering or backbiting.

24) Collect virtues and abandon vices.

25) Never forget that you will die sooner or later.

26) One must sincerely serve one's parents. In this connection, Pauri 13 of vaar 37 of Bhai Gurdas may be read, which tells us that if the man does not serve his parents sincerely, he will get no benefit by reading or hearing scriptures. That his meditation will bear no fruity, that his going to pilgrimage is useless and that he shall have to undergo punishments of transmigration.

27) The man should be faithful to his wife and the wife should be faithful to her husband

28) Believe firmly that all the Sikh Gurus are embodiments of God.

29) For the Sikh, his Guru is King of kings.

30) Leave pride. You cannot know when the mind will adopt evil. So never boast of your virtues.

31) Never use intoxicants of any kind.

32) God and the Guru hear sincere prayers of a sincere devotee.

33) One must leave one's worldly wisdom and adopt that of the Guru.

34) Never adopt the profession of a beggar.

35) Remember and sing the excellences, virtues and praises of God and the Guru.

36) The man must put his utmost efforts to gain the true object of human life, which is, the merger of the soul with the Supreme Soul.

Nagar Kirtan Commentary

2006-05-03T09:34:00.000-07:00

Nagar Kirtan was alright. For sure this year the turnout was much longer but I didn't feel the vibe as I did in previous years. But overall it was good. For more comments on the Nagar Kirtan you can check out Shinda Singhs Blog and the links on there. One thing I didn't like about the whole Nagar Kirtan thing was the ending where politician come and give a speech. I mean yeah its alright for publicity etc but its the same old lame speeches and what is worse is the organisers and the 'man who introduced the politicians and handed out token of appreciation' ( I am sure there's a word for him but its not on my mind right now). But I couldn't stand the way he was sucking up to them big time and stresssssssssssssssing that the little crystal model of the Harmandir Sahib had gold in it.But anyways I was talking to a Singh the other day and we were imagining the nagar kirtan ending off with simran in the city hall. Simran with the thousands of people that showed up..now that would've been something...oh well vaheguroooooo...one day hopefully.......oh yeah the gatkaaa teams were amazing also...i will try to upload more videos as they are processed .

Nagar Kirtan

2006-05-03T08:53:00.000-07:00

Toronto Nagar Kirtan - 2006 more pics later

2006-05-01T16:44:00.000-07:00

One Love

2006-04-21T12:02:00.000-07:00

1NE

2006-04-21T11:49:00.000-07:00

ਹਿੰਦੂ ਤੁਰਕ ਕੋਊ ਰਾਫਜੀ ਇਮਾਮ ਸਾਫੀ ਮਾਨਸ ਕੀ ਜਾਤ ਸਬੈ ਏਕੈ ਪਹਿਚਾਨਬੋ ॥
हिंदू तुरक कोऊ राफजी इमाम साफी मानस की जात सबै एकै पहिचानबो ॥
Hindu Turak Kou Raphji Imam Saphi, Manas Ki Jat sabai ekai paichanbo

Someone is Hindu and someone a Muslim, then someone is Shia, and someone a Sunni, but all the human beings, as a species, are recognized as one and the same.

ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੀਮ ਸੋਈ ਰਾਜਕ ਰਹੀਮ ਓਈ ਦੂਸਰੋ ਨ ਭੇਦ ਕੋਦੀ ਭੂਲ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਮਾਨਬੋ ॥
करता करीम सोई राजक रहीम ओई दूसरो न भेद कोदी भूल भ्रम मानबो ॥
Karta Karim soi Rajak Rahim oi, dusro na bhed koi Bhul Bhram manbo.
Karta (The Creator) and Karim (Merciful) is the same Lord, Razak (The Sustainer) and Rahim (Compassionate) is the same Lord, there is no other second, therefore consider this verbal distinguishing feature of Hindusim and Islam as an error and an illusion.

ਏਕ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ ਸਭ ਹੀ ਕੋ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਏਕ ਏਕ ਹੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਬੈ ਏਕੈ ਜੋਤ ਜਾਨਬੋ ॥੧੫॥੮੫॥
एक ही की सेव सभ ही को गुरदेव एक एक ही सरूप सबै एकै जोत जानबो ॥१५॥८५॥
Ek Bi Ki Sev Sabh hi Ko Gurdev ek, ek bi sarup sabai ekai jot janbo

Thus worship the ONE LORD, who is the common enlightener of all; all have been created in His Image and amongst all comprehend the same ONE LIGHT. 15.85.

ਦੇਹਰਾ ਮਸੀਤ ਸੋਈ ਪੂਜਾ ਔ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਓਈ ਮਾਨਸ ਸਬੈ ਏਕ ਪੈ ਅਨੇਕ ਕੋ ਭਰਮਾਉ ਹੈ ॥
देहरा मसीत सोई पूजा औ निवाज ओई मानस सबै एक पै अनेक को भरमाउ है ॥
Dehra Masit soi puja au navaj oi, manas sabai ek pai anek ko bhramao hai.

The temple and the mosque are the same, there is no difference between a Hindu worship and Muslim prayer; all the human beings are the same, but the illusion is of various types.

ਦੇਵਤਾ ਅਦੇਵ ਜੱਛ ਗੰਧ੍ਰਬ ਤੁਰਕ ਹਿੱਦੂ ਨਿਆਰੇ ਨਿਆਰੇ ਦੇਸਨ ਕੇ ਭੇਸ ਕੋ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਉ ਹੈ ॥
देवता अदेव जछ गंध्रब तुरक हिदू निआरे निआरे देसन के भेस को प्रभाउ है ॥
Devta masit soi Jachchh Gandhrab Turak Hindu, Niare niare desan ke Bhes ko prabhao hai.

The gods, demons, Yakshas, Gandharvas, Turks and Hindus… all these are due to the differences of the various garbs of different countries.

ਏਕੈ ਨੈਨ ਏਕੈ ਕਾਨ ਏਕੈ ਦੇਹ ਏਕੈ ਬਾਨ ਖਾਕ ਬਾਦ ਆਤਸ ਔ ਆਬ ਕੋ ਰਲਾਉ ਹੈ ॥
एकै नैन एकै कान एकै देह एकै बान खाक बाद आतस औ आब को रलाउ है ॥
Ekai nain ekai kan ekai deh ekai ban, khak bad atas au ab ko ralao hai
The eyes are the same, the ears the same, the bodies are the same and the habits are the same, all the creation is the amalgam of earth, air, fire and water.

ਅਲਹ ਅਭੇਖ ਸੋਈ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਔ ਕੁਰਾਨ ਓਈ ਏਕ ਹੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਭੈ ਏਕ ਹੀ ਬਨਾਉ ਹੈ ॥੧੬॥੮੬॥
अलह अभेख सोई पुरान औ कुरान ओई एक ही सरूप सभै एक ही बनाउ है ॥१६॥८६॥
Allah of Muslims and Abhekh (Guiseless) of Hindus are the same, the Puranas of Hindus and the holy Quran of the Muslims depict the same reality; all have been created in the image of the same Lord and have the same formation. 16.86.

ਜੈਸੇ ਏਕ ਆਗ ਤੇ ਕਨੂਕਾ ਕੋਟ ਆਗ ਉਠੇ ਨਿਆਰੇ ਨਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਇ ਕੈ ਫੇਰਿ ਆਗ ਮੈ ਮਿਲਾਹਿਂਗੇ ॥
जैसे एक आग ते कनूका कोट आग उठे निआरे निआरे हुइ कै फेरि आग मै मिलाहिंगे ॥
Just as millions of sparks are created from the fire; although they are different entities, they merge in the same fire.

ਜੈਸੇ ਇਕ ਨਦ ਤੇ ਤੰਰਗ ਕੋਟ ਉਪਜਤ ਹੈਂ ਪਾਨ ਕੇ ਤੰਰਗ ਸਬੈ ਪਾਨ ਹੀ ਕਹਾਹਿਂਗੇ ॥
जैसे इक नद ते तंरग कोट उपजत हैं पान के तंरग सबै पान ही कहाहिंगे ॥
Just as from of waves are created on the surface of the big rivers and all the waves are called water.

ਤੈਸੇ ਬਿਸ੍ਵ ਰੁਪ ਤੇ ਅਭੂਤ ਭੂਤ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੁਇ ਤਾਹੀ ਤੇ ਉਪਜ ਸਬੈ ਤਾਹੀ ਮੈ ਸਮਾਹਿਂਗੇ ॥੧੭॥੮੭॥
तैसे बिस्व रुप ते अभूत भूत प्रगट हुइ ताही ते उपज सबै ताही मै समाहिंगे ॥१७॥८७॥
Similarly the animate and inanimate objects come out of the Supreme Lord; having been created from the same Lord, they merge in the same Lord. 17.87.

ਕੇਤੇ ਕੱਛ ਮੱਛ ਕੇਤੇ ਉਨ ਕਉ ਕਰਤ ਭੱਛ ਕੇਤੇ ਅੱਛ ਵੱਛ ਹੁਇ ਸਪੱਛ ਉਡ ਜਾਹਿਂਗੇ ॥
केते कछ मछ केते उन कउ करत भछ केते अछ वछ हुइ सपछ उड जाहिंगे ॥
There are many a tortoise and fish and there are many who devour them; there are many a winged phoenix, who always continue flying.

ਕੇਤੇ ਨਭ ਬੀਚ ਅੱਛ ਪੱਛ ਕਉ ਕਰੈਂਗੇ ਭੱਛ ਕੇਤਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੱਛ ਹੁਇ ਪਚਾਇ ਖਾਦਿ ਜਾਹਿਂਗੇ ॥
केते नभ बीच अछ पछ कउ करैंगे भछ केतक प्रतछ हुइ पचाइ खादि जाहिंगे ॥
There are many who devour even the phonenix in the sky and there are many, who even eat and digest the materialized devourers.

ਜਲ ਕਹਾ ਥਲ ਕਹਾ ਗਗਨ ਕੇ ਗਉਨ ਕਹਾ ਕਾਲ ਕੇ ਬਨਾਇ ਸਬੈ ਕਾਲ ਹੀ ਚਬਾਹਿਂਗੇ ॥
जल कहा थल कहा गगन के गउन कहा काल के बनाइ सबै काल ही चबाहिंगे ॥
Not only to speak of the residents of water, earth and wanders of the sky, all those created by god of death will ultimately be devoured ( destroyed) by him.

ਤੇਜ ਜਿਉ ਅਤੇਜ ਮੈ ਅਤੇਜ ਜੈਸੇ ਤੇਜ ਲੀਨ ਤਾਹੀ ਤੇ ਉਪਜ ਸਬੈ ਤਾਹੀ ਮੈ ਸਮਾਹਿਂਗੇ ॥੧੮॥੮੮॥
तेज जिउ अतेज मै अतेज जैसे तेज लीन ताही ते उपज सबै ताही मै समाहिंगे ॥१८॥८८॥
Just as the light merged in darkness and the darkness in the light all the created beings generated by the Lord will ultimately merge in Him. 18.88.

2006-04-19T19:04:00.000-07:00

La Salle Gurdwara - Quebec

2006-04-18T01:56:00.000-07:00

2006-04-13T16:34:00.000-07:00

A tribute to the Moms

2006-04-12T22:23:00.000-07:00

A tribute to the mothers out there. I know its not mothers day. But love your mother everyday..

Lead me home

2006-04-03T12:43:00.001-07:00

Lead me home

My soul is exhausted, my heart is battered

I feel I’ve lost it and my inside is shattered

I look in the mirror and I see a boy staring back at me

Scared and alone, he turns his back on me

He hates me because I lost him along the way

He sat there waiting knowing I would return one day

Show me the way to grace

Help me detach myself from this earthly place

I barely know myself, can’t recognize my face

I am in a craze in this present disgrace.

I close my eyes and I see you there

I open them to an emptiness I can’t bare

I dream you as we should be, with me

But reality forced me to let you be free

I am so attached to this earthly love

That I neglect my calling from up above

He told me that it’s not up to me

Leave love, things are as they should be

It doesn’t matter if now you don’t see,

But in time you will come to agree.

A wounded soldier in a winless war

I question what I was fighting for

How did we let things get this far

How did this scratch become a scar?

I release myself, that is my last choice

You no longer yearn to hear my voice

You were a dove, I was the cage,

You fed me love, I poured you rage

Lead me home to your grace

Lead me home to your safety

Lead me home, away from this place

Lead me home, save me

Written by : Kamaral B.

A bird's complete love

2006-03-23T10:35:00.000-08:00

There once was a holy man who was considered to be the messenger of god.
"I am the messenger of God ,"he thought to himself one day,filled with pride." He is pleased with me and loves none other more than me."

"O God!" he prayed, " tell me if there is another who loves and thinks about you more than I "
God replied, " I have many lovers."
"Please name one," the holy man urged.
"Leaving humans out of it for a moment, I will tell you about a bird that lives on a certain tree. Just go and talk to him."
"But I don't understand his language."
"Go! I give you the gift of understanding his language."
The holy man approached the bird who was sitting on the tree and asked," Tell me something about God."
"I have no time for talk," answered the bird. " I have only talked this much because you have come from my beloved."
" What keeps you so busy that you have no time to spare?" the holy man enquired.
"Day and night I sit in meditation of the lord, But I do have one problem," said the bird.
" What is that?" the holy man asked.
" I have to fly to a spring far away to drink water."
" How far is the spring?"
" It is across those wheat fields."
"That is not very far."
" How am i to make you understand? said the bird." It is a serious problem for me, as i have to interrupt my rememberance of him to go there."You are a human, You are blessed with the capabilities of remembering him all the time even if you have a task to complete."

The holy man thanked the lord for granting him human life and he then asked,
" How then can i be of any service to you?"

"Just bring the spring closer to me," the bird requested.
" That is not possible," he regretted.
"Then you can be of no help to me," the bird answered and went back to the repetition of Wahegurooo.

The lovers of the Lord remain completely absored in thinking of him all the time. Their condition is like that of a crow who comes and sits on a ship that is about to sail. Once the ship takes to the sea, the crow has no where to go. With the sea Underneath and the sky above, he has no choice but to return to the ship whenever he takes flight.

Alexander the Great's Last Wish

2006-03-20T17:28:00.000-08:00

A jist of a lot

2006-03-20T09:27:00.000-08:00

A path without love is devoid of life;If we don't inculcate love and devotion with our fellow gursikh brothers and sisters then how can we radiate the love of waheguru?
Without devotion, the attainment of the lord and the process to reach him are arid and unpalatable and are nothing short of emptiness and such a procress has no life nor a soul in it. So love your fellow gursikhs. When they say Guru Sahibs Fateh smile and return it...we have amrit in us not a ticking time bomb that would explode if we love our brothers and sisters....

Ponder

2006-03-16T11:42:00.000-08:00

Many years ago we fell asleep by the sedative of the superman, but the mystic magic of nature wand says awake and rise again. Too long has thou slumbered, too long has time passed you by, your work on earth is delinquent and you cannot reign on high. If it's true that you've awaken, good for you, but your work has just begun, because thy brother needs awakening too, touch him softly, gently, aportion of thy light to him give, and the mystic magic of your touch will cause him to look and live.

- Lacretia Charlene Rockmore

War or Peace?

2006-03-14T05:48:00.000-08:00

2006-03-04T09:54:00.000-08:00

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

- Martin Luther King

Blinded and trapped

2006-03-02T18:04:00.000-08:00

There was once a blind man who in addition to not being able to see, also had a bald head. For a Misdemeanour he had commited, the king put the poor fellow in a specially built prison designed like a maze or labyrinth.
The prison had a number of false doors and one real door that opened and led to the light of the outside world. By the King's order,anyone who could find the real door coupld step through it and immediately gain his freedom.

For a long time the blind man felt his way carefully around the prison walls, searching for the real door. But as it happened, every time that he actually came to it, he was distracted by an itch on his bald head.As a result, he scratched his head each time he came to the door to freedom. And as he kept moving slowly along the prison walls, he missed the one real door over and over again

We are in similar situation. When eventually we are born as human beings, we squander our lives away pleasing the mind. Thus, we Never escape from the cycle of birth and death. Distracted by the mind and sensesm We constantly miss our one chance for salvation

interesting

2006-03-01T09:11:00.000-08:00

Today this old guy on the bus came up to me and started talking ..He was asking me about sikhs etc.....and then we ended up talking about the state of the world today. With so much killings, diseases, people going crazy under depression, drugs etc... something he said left a strong impression on me . Actually two things...he was like " For the world to become a better place people need to have a moral and spritual upliftment....and he stated that people who wants better for everyone should ask themselves this question everyday :

Are You contributing to the miseries of the world or are you doing something to appease it?
I was like wow...I didn't ask him what religion he was or who he was but i know for sure we need more people with those thoughts around.

I then searched STTM and i found this shabd :

ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ 5 ॥
ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਬਹੁ ਸਘਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਾ ਦੀਰਘ ਰੋਗੁ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਨੋ ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਜੋਗੁ ॥1॥
ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਬਾਛੀਐ ਜਨ ਧੂਰਿ ॥
ਕੋਟਿ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਲਹਹਿ ਪਾਤਿਕ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਲੋਚਾ ਪੂਰਿ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤੇ ਮਧਿ ਆਸਾ ਕੂਕਰੀ ਬਿਕਰਾਲ ॥
ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਰਮਣੰ ਕਾਟੀਐ ਜਮ ਜਾਲ ॥2॥
ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹ ਮੂਠੇ ਸਦਾ ਆਵਾ ਗਵਣ ॥
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਗੁਪਾਲ ਸਿਮਰਣ ਮਿਟਤ ਜੋਨੀ ਭਵਣ ॥3॥
ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਕਲਤ੍ਰ ਸੁਰ ਰਿਦ ਤੀਨਿ ਤਾਪ ਜਲੰਤ ॥
ਜਪਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮਾ ਦੁਖ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਸੰਤ ॥4॥
ਸਰਬ ਬਿਧਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਤੇ ਪੁਕਾਰਹਿ ਕਤਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਛੋਟਿ ॥
ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਸਰਣ ਅਪਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੇ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਗਹੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਓਟ ॥5॥4॥30॥

goojaree mehalaa 5 ||
aha(n)budhh bahu saghan maaeiaa mehaa dheeragh rog ||
har naam aoukhadhh gur naam dheeno karan kaaran jog ||1||
man than baashheeai jan dhhoor ||
kott janam kae lehehi paathik gobi(n)dh lochaa poor ||1|| rehaao ||
aadh a(n)thae madhh aasaa kookaree bikaraal ||
gur giaan keerathan gobi(n)dh ramana(n) kaatteeai jam jaal ||2||
kaam krodhh lobh moh moot(h)ae sadhaa aavaa gavan ||
prabh praem bhagath gupaal simaran mittath jonee bhavan ||3||
mithr puthr kalathr sur ridh theen thaap jala(n)th ||
jap raam raamaa dhukh nivaarae milai har jan sa(n)th ||4||
sarab bidhh bhramathae pukaarehi kathehi naahee shhott ||
har charan saran apaar prabh kae dhrirr gehee naanak outt ||5||4||30||

Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:
Intellectual egotism and great love for Maya are the most serious chronic diseases.
The Lord's Name is the medicine, which is potent to cure everything. The Guru has given me the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
My mind and body yearn for the dust of the Lord's humble servants.
With it, the sins of millions of incarnations are obliterated. O Lord of the Universe, please fulfill my desire. ||1||Pause||
In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, one is hounded by dreadful desires.
Through the Guru's spiritual wisdom, we sing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord of the Universe, and the noose of death is cut away. ||2||
Those who are cheated by sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment suffer reincarnation forever.
By loving devotional worship to God, and meditative remembrance of the Lord of the World, one's wandering in reincarnation is ended. ||3||
Friends, children, spouses and well-wishers are burnt by the three fevers.
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, one's miseries are ended, as one meets the Saintly servants of the Lord. ||4||
Wandering around in all directions, they cry out, ""Nothing can save us!""
Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Lotus Feet of the Infinite Lord; he holds fast to their Support. ||5||4||30||

Only one thing is of any account : everything else is useless babbling and idle talk in ego

2006-02-28T07:17:00.000-08:00

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ 1 ॥
salok ma 1 ||

Shalok, First Mehl:

ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਗਡੀ ਲਦੀਅਹਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਭਰੀਅਹਿ ਸਾਥ ॥
parr parr gaddee ladheeahi parr parr bhareeahi saathh ||

You may read and read loads of books; you may read and study vast multitudes of books.

ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਬੇੜੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਗਡੀਅਹਿ ਖਾਤ ॥
parr parr baerree paaeeai parr parr gaddeeahi khaath ||

You may read and read boat-loads of books; you may read and read and fill pits with them.

ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਬਰਸ ਬਰਸ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਮਾਸ ॥
parreeahi jaethae baras baras parreeahi jaethae maas ||

You may read them year after year; you may read them as many months are there are.

ਪੜੀਐ ਜੇਤੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਸਾਸ ॥
parreeai jaethee aarajaa parreeahi jaethae saas ||

You may read them all your life; you may read them with every breath.

ਨਾਨਕ ਲੇਖੈ ਇਕ ਗਲ ਹੋਰੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਝਖਣਾ ਝਾਖ ॥1॥
naanak laekhai eik gal hor houmai jhakhanaa jhaakh ||1||

O Nanak, only one thing is of any account: everything else is useless babbling and idle talk in ego. ||1||

Some Pics from Waterloo Keertan Darbar

2006-02-27T07:24:00.000-08:00

For more Pics and recordings go to www.ontariosikhyouth.ca.

Swearing

2006-02-24T15:03:00.000-08:00

ਗੁਰੂ ਕਾ ਸਿਖ ਗੰਦ-ਵਾਕੀ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੈ
guroo kaa sikh ga(n)dhaavaakee naa hovai

The Sikh of the Guru should never speak disgusting speech.

Rehatnama Bhai Chaupaa Singh Jee

Sikhs of the Guru Shouldn't swear. We should know better. Heres an interesting post on Confused Khalsa's Blog .

man mailai sabh kishh mailaa than dhhothai man hashhaa n hoe

2006-02-24T02:02:00.000-08:00

ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਹਲਾ 3 ਘਰੁ 1
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਮਨਿ ਮੈਲੈ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਤਨਿ ਧੋਤੈ ਮਨੁ ਹਛਾ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
ਇਹ ਜਗਤੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਇ ॥1॥
ਜਪਿ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਤੂ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਏਹੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ਸਿਧਾ ਕੇ ਆਸਣ ਜੇ ਸਿਖੈ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਵਸਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
ਮਨ ਕੀ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥2॥
ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਕਉ ਹੋਰੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਕੋ ਨਾਹੀ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾਇ ॥
ਸਤਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਉਲਟੀ ਭਈ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥3॥
ਭਣਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਮਿਲਦੋ ਮਰੈ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੀਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
ਮਮਤਾ ਕੀ ਮਲੁ ਉਤਰੈ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਹਛਾ ਹੋਇ ॥4॥1॥

vaddeha(n)s mehalaa 3 ghar 1
ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||
man mailai sabh kishh mailaa than dhhothai man hashhaa n hoe ||
eih jagath bharam bhulaaeiaa viralaa boojhai koe ||1||
jap man maerae thoo eaeko naam ||
sathigur dheeaa mo ko eaehu nidhhaan ||1|| rehaao ||
sidhhaa kae aasan jae sikhai ei(n)dhree vas kar kamaae ||
man kee mail n outharai houmai mail n jaae ||2||
eis man ko hor sa(n)jam ko naahee vin sathigur kee saranaae ||
sathagur miliai oulattee bhee kehanaa kishhoo n jaae ||3||
bhanath naanak sathigur ko miladho marai gur kai sabadh fir jeevai koe ||
mamathaa kee mal outharai eihu man hashhaa hoe ||4||1||

Wadahans, Third Mehl, First House:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
When the mind is filthy, everything is filthy; by washing the body, the mind is not cleaned.
This world is deluded by doubt; how rare are those who understand this. ||1||
O my mind, chant the One Name.
The True Guru has given me this treasure. ||1||Pause||
Even if one learns the Yogic postures of the Siddhas, and holds his sexual energy in check,
still, the filth of the mind is not removed, and the filth of egotism is not eliminated. ||2||
This mind is not controlled by any other discipline, except the Sanctuary of the True Guru.
Meeting the True Guru, one is transformed beyond description. ||3||
Prays Nanak, one who dies upon meeting the True Guru, shall be rejuvenated through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
The filth of his attachment and possessiveness shall depart, and his mind shall become pure. ||4||1||

Hate: karmas or Self ego?

2006-02-23T10:33:00.001-08:00

An Interesting post about HATE on Discoversikhi.com..

Please Check it out

Hate

Right Keys but WRONG door - Taken From Naamnet Book

2006-02-23T10:10:00.000-08:00

Daas and a gursikh were standing in the gurudwara langar hall when a young sikh came and asked for the keys to the supplies store. The supplies store is one of the rooms located on the outside of the gurudrawa building. Daas fished out the keys and gave it to the young sikh. He ran off and came back a few minutes later saying, "This is not the right key." Daas was surprised since that sure looked like the right key. But anyhow, daas fished out another bunch of keys and told the young sikh to try those. He ran off and came back with the same answer. The gursikh who was with me is a big time sevadar and he usually opens and closes the supplies store. So daas asked him for the right key. He took a look and selected a key from the first bunch and told the young sikh, "This is the right one for sure. Try to push the door inwards when turning the key. Sometimes it needs quite a bit of strength to open the supplies door." After several minutes, the young sikh came back, all puffed and panting, and said, "No, that was not the right key." The gursikh decided to investigate. He came back smiling. Daas asked him, "What happened?" He replied, "Oh, nothing. The kid was trying the wrong door!" Now, the question is - "What has this story got to do with Naam?" Well the MORAL could be : We mis-apply HukamNamas. Guru Granth Sahib ji gives us a beautfull Hukam to apply to our life. It's like Guru ji giving us the key, but instead of applying it to the Dasam Duar (Tenth Door) inside our mind, we strip it apart looking for hidden messages about solving our current problem.

EG:
My friend (has turban, trims beard, drinks, into sikhi a bit) said he went to India but was unable to reach Harmandir Sahib He said, the family took HukamNama before setting off on the journey and Guru Sahib said 'RamDas Sarovar naathe..' (BathingThe Lake Of Ram Das, all sins are removed). They all took it as a sign they would reach that place. But didn't for some reason. So he was dissapointed with Hukam Nama not coming true. FOOLISH THINKING!!! He took 3 words out of it (Ram Das Sarovar) , totally ignored the rest of Guru's key instructions, and mis-applied it to his worldy objectives, when Guru ji was talking about opening spiritual doors.

Full hukam nama was:

(Ang 625) SORAT'H, FIFTH MEHL, THIRD HOUSE, DU-PADAS: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: Bathing in the nectar tank of Ram Das, the residues of all sins are erased. One becomes immaculately pure, taking this cleansing bath. The Perfect Guru has be stowed this gift. ¦¦ 1 ¦¦ God has blessed all with peace and pleasure. Everything is safe and sound, as we contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ¦¦ Pause ¦¦ In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, filth is washed off. The Supreme Lord God has become our friend and helper. Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He has found God, the Primal Being. ¦¦ 2 ¦¦ 1 ¦¦ 65 ¦¦ (Gurbani CD) If he listened to Guru Sahib a bit more carefully, he would have observed

a) Ram Das Sarovar is literally the Tank of God's Servants i.e the Sadh-Sangat.
b) meditate on the Guru's word
c) meditate on the Lord's Name. So if he was interested in applying this KEY to the Tenth Door then he would go to Sadh Sangat, understand Kirtan and Naam Jaap, but like most of us we apply to our worldly doors and try to extract meaning that just aren't there. Guru Granth Sahib jee gives us the key of the Sacred Word to open spiritual doors, but we only care about opening worldly doors..

Maya is enticing me, O my Mother

2006-02-22T05:03:00.000-08:00

kwnVw mhlw 5 ]
kaanarraa mehalaa 5 ||
Kaanraa, Fifth Mehl:

hIey ko pRIqmu ibsir n jwie ]
heeeae ko preetham bisar n jaae ||
I pray that my heart may never forget my Beloved.

qn mn glq Bey iqh sMgy mohnI moih rhI morI mwie ]1] rhwau ]
than man galath bheae thih sa(n)gae mohanee mohi rehee moree maae ||1|| rehaao ||
My body and mind are blended with Him, but the Enticer, Maya, is enticing me, O my mother. ||1||Pause||

jY jY pih khau ibRQw hau ApunI qyaU qyaU ghy rhy Atkwie ]
jai jai pehi keho brithhaa ho apunee thaeoo thaeoo gehae rehae attakaae ||
Those unto whom I tell my pain and frustration - they themselves are caught and stuck.

Aink BWiq kI eykY jwlI qw kI gMiT nhI Corwie ]1]
anik bhaa(n)th kee eaekai jaalee thaa kee ga(n)t(h) nehee shhoraae ||1||
In all sorts of ways, Maya has cast the net; the knots cannot be loosened. ||1||.

iPrq iPrq nwnk dwsu AwieE sMqn hI srnwie ]
firath firath naanak dhaas aaeiou sa(n)than hee saranaae ||
Wandering and roaming, slave Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of the Saints.

kwty AigAwn Brm moh mwieAw lIE kMiT lgwie ]2]4]23]
kaattae agiaan bharam moh maaeiaa leeou ka(n)t(h) lagaae ||2||4||23||
The bonds of ignorance, doubt, emotional attachment and the love of Maya have been cut; God hugs me close in His Embrace. ||2||4||23||

Reggae Song that says enough...

2006-02-21T15:15:00.000-08:00

This reminds me of the current state of the panth...brothers fighting brothers...We all want Khalsa Raj but we not working for it (Nobody wanna plant de corn..everybody want to raid the barn)...we insted doing things to see each other drop...anyways click the link to access the audio

Raid the barn

Intro

Yugguh Yoi, Yugguh Yoi, Yugguh Yoi
Emperor Selassie I
Jah Jah is the only way

Chorus

Nobody wanna plant the corn
Everybody want to raid the barn
Who yuh a guh blame it on
When is a next man yuh a depend pon
Well yuh wrong
Nobody wanna plant the corn
Everybody want to raid the barn
Haffi sing yuh owna song
Cant compete with careless John

I was looking a start, Just a little ease off
No one would help me push that old had cart
Dem a laugh, never tek mi serious
So many goals and thoughts and potholes I pass everyday
My Lord, I have to pray on my way
Dem never realize with a little cooperation
Wi coulda unify relieve the frustration
Instead dem want to ride upon dem bredda back
No tears or cares if him even did stop or drop

Chorus

I feel please, when a tek a little ease
From a long hard day of work
A sense of achieving, to know I'm contributing
Doing my part, oooowi dis is my comfort
I know there is a reward for every trying man
Who walk this land with an intention
To do good for himself and everyman
Just a meditation

Chorus

Well I've been up from early this morning
Never drink nuh tea, mi never eat nuh fry dumpling
Never see no one to strengthen me on mi journey
Now mi mek a change di whole a dem waan fi fren mi
Waan fi take it all, nuh mind ef mi stall
Dem nuh business if mi back gainst the wall
Dis yah living sometime mek mi ball
Seems like there aint no love afterall

Chorus

O My Beloved Husband Lord!

2006-02-21T13:20:00.000-08:00

ਸਲੋਕ ਮ: 5 ॥
salok ma 5 ||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਟੋਲਾ ਤੈ ਸਹਿ ਦਿਤਾ ਢਕਣ ਕੂ ਪਤਿ ਮੇਰੀ ॥
praem pattolaa thai sehi dhithaa dtakan koo path maeree ||

O Husband Lord, You have given me the silk gown of Your Love to cover and protect my honor.

ਦਾਨਾ ਬੀਨਾ ਸਾਈ ਮੈਡਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਤੇਰੀ ॥1॥
haanaa beenaa saaee maiddaa naanak saar n jaanaa thaeree ||1||

You are all-wise and all-knowing, O my Master; Nanak: I have not appreciated Your value, Lord. ||1||

Tuhi Tuhi

2006-02-21T04:53:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Anjaan for sending me this :)

Akaal Ustat, Tav Prasad, Laghu Niraaj Chand
BY THY GRACE. LAGHU NIRAAJ STANZA

The Lord is in water. The Lord is on land. The Lord is in the heart. The Lord is in the forests.1.51.

The Lord is in he mountains. The Lord is in the cave. The Lord is in the earth. The Lord is in the sky. 2.52

The Lord is in here. The Lord is there. The Lord is in the earth. The Lord is in the sky. 3.53

The Lord is Accountless. The Lord is guiseless. The Lord is blemishless. The Lord is sans duality.4.54.

The Lord is non-temporal. The Lord cannot be rated. The Lord is Indestructible. The Lord`s secrets cannot be known. 5.55.

The Lord is not in mystical digrams. The Lord is not in incantations. The Lord is of bright effulgence. The Lord is not in Tantras (magical formulas). 6.56.

The Lord does not take birth. The Lord does not experience death. The Lord is without any friend. The Lord is without mother. 7.57.

The Lord is without any ailment. The Lord is without grief, The Lord is Illusionless. The Lord is Actionless. 8.58.

The Lord is Unconquerable. The Lord is Fearless. The Lord`s secrets cannot be known. The Lord is Unassailable. 9.59.

The Lord is Indivisible. The Lord cannot be slandered. The Lord cannot be punished. The Lord is Supremenly Glorious.10.60.

The Lord is extremely Great. The Lord`s mystery cannot be known. The Lord needs no food. The Lord is Invincible. 11.61

Meditate on the Lord. Worship the Lord. Perform devotion for the Lord. Repeat the Name of the lord. 12.62

O Lord! Thou art water. O Lord! Thou art dry land.O Lord! Thou art the stream. O Lord ! Thou art the Ocean. 13.63

O Lord! Thou art the tree. O Lord! Thou art the leaf. O Lord ! Thou art the earth. O Lord ! Thou art the sky. 14. 64.

O Lord! I meditate on Thee. O Lord! I meditate on Thee.O Lord! I repeat Thy Name. O Lord ! I worship Thee. 15.65

O Lord! Thou art the earth. O Lord! Thou art the sky.O Lord ! Thou art the Owner of the house. O Lord! Thou art the house Thyself. 16.66.

O Lord! Thou art birthless. O Lord Thou art Fearless.O Lord ! Thou art Untouchabe. O Lord ! Thou art Invincible.17.67.

O Lord! Thou art the celibacy. O Lord! Thou art the means for a virtuous deed. O Lord! Thou art the salvation. O Lord! Thou art the Redemption. 18.68.

O Lord! Everything art Thou, Everything Thou art. O Lord! Everything Thou art the salvation.

The Lord's Name is His Form

2006-02-19T14:22:00.000-08:00

The Lord's Name in his form, his form in his Name-
His Name is not apart from his form.
The formless One has taken the form of the Name
And Within Namdev he has made his abode.
Other than the Name there is no cure for worldly ills-
Ignorant are they who claim other remedies.
The Lord's Name is absolute, The Lord's Name is supreme.
Only true and loving devotees realise this, O Nama.

Namdev Gatha (POEM 680)

Apologies

2006-02-18T10:04:00.001-08:00

Apologies for not posting the second part of EKTA. I will post that in a few days. In the mean time enjoy some shabds sung at a keertan program last weekend.

maerae man paradhaesee vae piaarae aao gharae

suthugur dhaeiaa kurae sukhudhaathaa

Har har amrith naam rus har For this track, I am afraid you will have to access it directly from the site. Since I have been issued a legal notice to remove it. :)

sujun suchaa paathisaahu

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2006-02-15T05:44:00.000-08:00

ਪਉੜੀ 5 ॥
ਨਾਰਾਇਣਿ ਲਇਆ ਨਾਠੂੰਗੜਾ ਪੈਰ ਕਿਥੈ ਰਖੈ ॥
ਕਰਦਾ ਪਾਪ ਅਮਿਤਿਆ ਨਿਤ ਵਿਸੋ ਚਖੈ ॥
ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਪਚਿ ਮੁਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੇਹੀ ਭਖੈ ॥
ਸਚੈ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਕਉਣੁ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਰਖੈ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਜੋ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਲਖੈ ॥28॥

pourree 5 ||
naaraaein laeiaa naat(h)oo(n)garraa pair kithhai rakhai ||
karadhaa paap amithiaa nith viso chakhai ||
ni(n)dhaa karadhaa pach muaa vich dhaehee bhakhai ||
sachai saahib maariaa koun this no rakhai ||
naanak this saranaagathee jo purakh alakhai ||28||

Pauree, Fifth Mehl:
One who has received a kick from the Lord God - where can he place his foot?
He commits countless sins, and continually eats poison.
Slandering others, he wastes away and dies; within his body, he burns.
One who has been struck down by the True Lord and Master - who can save him now?
Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Unseen Lord, the Primal Being. ||28||

Spread his LOVE by SIMRAN ..Erase the duality, hatred and harm....

2006-02-14T19:26:00.000-08:00

Akhand Jaap time!!!

2006-02-14T01:59:00.000-08:00

2006-02-13T09:51:00.001-08:00

EKTA PT 1

This weekend was totally amazing.I realised how lucky I am to have sangat of some gurmukhs. On the ride back from the Kingston Program I was talking to an awesome chardikala Gursikh Uncle. He shared something with me regarding
ekta and the main ingredients of ekta. I will try to write it as I remember but I must tell you, its one of those things that you had to be there to get the love and concern of this Gursikh Piara. And Please forgive me because I know I won't be able to
put it over as Uncle Ji did.

He was reading an excerpt from Kalgidar Chamatkar and as he was reading it he explained to me in English .

There was a diwaan held in the presence of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj. So the Jathedar Singh got up to make an announcement. He told the Singhs/Kaurs present in the diwaan that we are so lucky to be here together as one.By the Guru's grace, we all who came from different caste and creeds was made one by Pitaji. We are ONE with ONE goal which is to serve the Guru. Then he went on to say that..today if theres anyone who holds any grudge towards any brother
or sister in the diwaan please come forward and ask them for their love. Come in front and call it a truce. It is very hard if we as Sikhs of the Guru have enmity towards each other. The whole diwaan was quiet and everyone was looking around to see if anyone would come forward, then one Singh gets up and says " I have no grudge against anyone but now that you have mentioned it, I remembered that while taking out water from the well, me and a fellow Singh got into an argument and this Singh is also present in the diwaan and I would like to beg him for
forgiveness and love." The singh then comes up and they both hugged and all past differences were forgotten. More Singhs came forward and differences were settled. Guru Sahib seeing this happily said, "Dhan Sikhi, Dhan Sikhi, Dhan Sikhi."

Which father wants to see his children fighting and holding grudges against each other ?

Forgive me for not doing justice to this. Tommorrow I will add the other part ...that has to do with the main ingredients of ekta.

Interesting

2006-02-09T23:48:00.000-08:00

...I found this on my cousins computer..don't know who wrote it..

The salt from the tears overflowing your eyes dear one, Stings me.
I never wanted to leave you alone to fight.
Let not the hot irons that burnt my flesh burn your spirit
Let not the blood I shed flow to the river formed by the blood of Thousands that will follow if you strength falters
Let not your kirpan(sword) leave your side
Let not your kes (hair) be cut
Let not the beautiful Naam (name of God) leave you
Do not focus on where I have gone, or where I shall go
Focus on strength.
Focus on the name….Waheguru

Think before you speak

2006-02-08T04:47:00.000-08:00

sloku mÚ 1 ]
nwnk iPkY boilAY qnu mnu iPkw hoie ]
iPko iPkw sdIAY iPky iPkI soie ]
iPkw drgh stIAY muih Qukw iPky pwie ]
iPkw mUrKu AwKIAY pwxw lhY sjwie ]1]

salok ma 1 ||
naanak fikai boliai than man fikaa hoe ||
fiko fikaa sadheeai fikae fikee soe ||
fikaa dharageh satteeai muhi thhukaa fikae paae ||
fikaa moorakh aakheeai paanaa lehai sajaae ||1||

Shalok, First Mehl:
O Nanak, speaking insipid words, the body and mind become insipid.He is called the most insipid of the insipid; the most insipid of the insipid is his reputation.
The insipid person is discarded in the Court of the Lord, and the insipid one's face is spat upon.
The insipid one is called a fool; he is beaten with shoes in punishment. ||1||

Unprinted works of Professor Puran Singh

2006-02-08T03:33:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my bro for sending this to me .These past days I've been reading stuff by Professor Puran Singh Ji. So far most of his works that I read gave my thoughts a shake and opened my eyes to things I couldn''t grasp. Enjoy reading.

Birth of a Star

A new-comer, fresh from the white eternity into the world, the eyes of the Khalsa glow with the vision of the Invisible. The whispering millions on the other side of the River of Life mingle their voices and the Khalsa is truly one in many. On the bed of thorns, he lies as if on roses. What matters for him is not the husk or the shell, but the seed or the kernel within. The Khalsa looks at the world from a supreme height, blessing all, helping all, loving all. He has found the common Centre of Life and enshrined God in the temple of his heart.

This world with all its gay gardens is to the Khalsa but a camping ground. He holds the present life to be but a journey and an interlude. Death has no sting for him, nor extinction any terror. If a child is born, he is a "Guru's soldier come," if he dies, it is a "Guru's soldier gone." The Khalsa sees life as a whole and believes all is good, nothing is amiss. It is, therefore, that when he prays, he utters himself in accents of steel, flint, fire and lightning that move the heavens with him.

The tent of the Khalsa is a temple. The Khalsa is the Dharamshala for all. He gives a drink, and a hymn of the Guru to all who pass by. He has evolved a language whose flaming words reflect the inner glory of national realization, and that of joy which is supreme in its conquest over the sorrows of the world. In fact, the idiom of the Khalsa is as opulent and vast as the amplitude of his soul.

2006-02-07T01:18:00.000-08:00

An email I got from Bhai Mehtab Singh Ji :

"Portrait of a Friend"

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts,
or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will
search for answers.

I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,
nor the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you,
and help you when you ask.

I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,
from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.

I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow,
room to be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces
and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.
I promise to try to do all of these things
and be the best friend I can be from now on!

2006-02-06T09:15:00.000-08:00

Real Khalsa

Bhai Nand Lal ji says 'Khalsa soi jo kareh nit jang'...the Khalsa is the one who fights daily. Even at Guru Sahib's time it was impossible to have been fighting the Moghuls and Hill Rajas every single day. But our great heros and heroines who fought on the battle field then, and those who fight today are REAL Khalsa.

There are other REAL Khalsa too, but they fight on different battlefields. Like the old Bibi ji who needs a zimmerframe to walk, needs thick lenses to see, needs false teeth to eat...for her the daily battle is to get to the Gurdwara and fall at SatGuru ji's feet.

Another REAL Khalsa is the 30 year old woman dying with cancer, fighting it day in day out so that her 2 young sons can have their mother. She fights with Vaahi-guroo on her tongue and pain in every part of her body.

Another REAL Khalsa is to grow up surrounded by a white culture and to maintain Guru Gobind Singh ji's form, and to fight for the rights of other Sikh children against racism and abuse. Fighting with Vaahi-guroo on their tongue. The list of everday REAL Khalsa is endless, everyone doing the duty given to them by Guru Sahib.

And if Vaahi-guroo ji wanted the old woman and the mother's souls to have been destined for a young warriors body in the killing fields then they would have fought with the same Khalsa spirit.

Not everyone can go and die on a killing field. But wherever Guru Sahib has given us our duty we must do it as REAL Khalsa. And the first and foremost daily battle that Bhai Nand Lal ji talks about is with the 5 enemies inside us.

2006-02-03T09:57:00.002-08:00

The True Bairaag (Spritual Longing) - taken from 'In Search of The True Guru "- Bhai Rama Singh

If a family member departs then, quite naturally, the memory of that person makes one very sad.
The memory of the departed person is ever present at home when one is moving about thinking that the departed person used to sit or move around here and there, and all the family was together. If a person is in love with another, then the more the closeness the greater the attachment.

I met a young man at Singapore. He said to me, "Babaji I am very much struck by Bairaag."Thinking of Spiritual Bairaag,I was pleased to hear this and said, "You are the most fortunate.It is only with good fortune that one feels that way." He replied,"No Babaji, I have fallen in love with a girl. I think of her all the time . I do not like anything else. I cannot live without seeing her. She Has Left me. She has broken her engagement with me and said our paths are different. I cannot live without her, please pray for me. " I said, "If you have a desire to look for Waheguru,then I shall certainly pray for you. But I do not pray for worldly desires." I asked him to devel true affection with Waheguru who will help and protect in the end.

So Singhs and Kaurs make sure you don't get the wrong meaning of Bairaag. It's a very rocky road out there remember to keep your focus on Guru Sahib. Here's a shabd with so much Bairaag written by My pyare SATGUROOO JI.

ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ 5 ਚਉਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ 1 ॥

ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਲੋਚੈ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸਨ ਤਾਈ ॥

ਬਿਲਪ ਕਰੇ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਕੀ ਨਿਆਈ ॥

ਤ੍ਰਿਖਾ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਸੰਤ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜੀਉ ॥1॥

ਹਉ ਘੋਲੀ ਜੀਉ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੁਮਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸਨ ਸੰਤ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜੀਉ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ਤੇਰਾ ਮੁਖੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਜੀਉ ਸਹਜ ਧੁਨਿ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
ਚਿਰੁ ਹੋਆ ਦੇਖੇ ਸਾਰਿੰਗਪਾਣੀ ॥

ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਦੇਸੁ ਜਹਾ ਤੂੰ ਵਸਿਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਜਣ ਮੀਤ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ਜੀਉ ॥2॥

ਹਉ ਘੋਲੀ ਹਉ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੁਮਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਸਜਣ ਮੀਤ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ਜੀਉ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ਇਕ ਘੜੀ ਨ ਮਿਲਤੇ ਤਾ ਕਲਿਜੁਗੁ ਹੋਤਾ ॥

ਹੁਣਿ ਕਦਿ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਗਵੰਤਾ ॥

ਮੋਹਿ ਰੈਣਿ ਨ ਵਿਹਾਵੈ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੇਖੇ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਬਾਰੇ ਜੀਉ ॥3॥

ਹਉ ਘੋਲੀ ਜੀਉ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੁਮਾਈ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਚੇ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਬਾਰੇ ਜੀਉ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ਭਾਗੁ ਹੋਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਸੰਤੁ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

ਸੇਵ ਕਰੀ ਪਲੁ ਚਸਾ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਾ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੁਮਾਰੇ ਜੀਉ ॥4॥

ਹਉ ਘੋਲੀ ਜੀਉ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੁਮਾਈ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੁਮਾਰੇ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥1॥8॥

maajh mehalaa 5 choupadhae ghar 1 ||
maeraa man lochai gur dharasan thaaee ||
bilap karae chaathrik kee niaaee ||
thrikhaa n outharai saa(n)th n aavai bin dharasan sa(n)th piaarae jeeo ||1||
ho gholee jeeo ghol ghumaaee gur dharasan sa(n)th piaarae jeeo ||1|| rehaao ||
thaeraa mukh suhaavaa jeeo sehaj dhhun baanee ||
chir hoaa dhaekhae saari(n)gapaanee ||
dhha(n)n s dhaes jehaa thoo(n) vasiaa maerae sajan meeth muraarae jeeo ||2||
ho gholee ho ghol ghumaaee gur sajan meeth muraarae jeeo ||1|| rehaao ||
eik gharree n milathae thaa kalijug hothaa ||
hun kadh mileeai pria thudhh bhagava(n)thaa ||
mohi rain n vihaavai needh n aavai bin dhaekhae gur dharabaarae jeeo ||3||
ho gholee jeeo ghol ghumaaee this sachae gur dharabaarae jeeo ||1|| rehaao ||
bhaag hoaa gur sa(n)th milaaeiaa ||
prabh abinaasee ghar mehi paaeiaa ||
saev karee pal chasaa n vishhurraa jan naanak dhaas thumaarae jeeo ||4||
ho gholee jeeo ghol ghumaaee jan naanak dhaas thumaarae jeeo || rehaao ||1||8||

Maajh, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padas, First House:
My mind longs for the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan.
It cries out like the thirsty song-bird.
My thirst is not quenched, and I can find no peace, without the Blessed Vision of the Beloved Saint. ||1||
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to the Blessed Vision of the Beloved Saint Guru. ||1||Pause||
Your Face is so Beautiful, and the Sound of Your Words imparts intuitive wisdom.
It is so long since this rainbird has had even a glimpse of water.
Blessed is that land where You dwell, O my Friend and Intimate Divine Guru. ||2||
I am a sacrifice, I am forever a sacrifice, to my Friend and Intimate Divine Guru. ||1||Pause||
When I could not be with You for just one moment, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga dawned for me.
When will I meet You, O my Beloved Lord?
I cannot endure the night, and sleep does not come, without the Sight of the Beloved Guru's Court. ||3||
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to that True Court of the Beloved Guru. ||1||Pause||
By good fortune, I have met the Saint Guru.
I have found the Immortal Lord within the home of my own self.
I will now serve You forever, and I shall never be separated from You, even for an instant. Servant Nanak is Your slave, O Beloved Master. ||4||
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice; servant Nanak is Your slave, Lord. ||Pause||1||8||

2006-02-01T22:40:00.000-08:00

Sweet Naam

The Naam of God is sweet to me says Guru Arjun Dev Jee in Sukhmanee Sahib...'Naam Prabhoo ka laga meeta'. Like when you go to someone's house and you drink the sweet tea, then take a bite of the even sweeter jelabee, then sipping the tea again you think - 'this is tasteless in comparison.'

Bhai Jasvir Singh Jee Khanaa vale gave the above example and continued, we think pleasures of the world are sweet. We love our spouse, our children, we get pleasure from food and drink, but once we have tasted Sweet Naam then all these worldy pleasures become plain in comparison.

The thing with saying 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' again and again is that it is tasteless at first says Bhai Gurdas Jee, like licking a rock. Wereas in the amusement park of the world, the glittering attractions are instantly pleasing to the mind. Pop music wants to make us dance as soon as it touches our eardrum, our mouth waters as soon as we smell our favourite food, our heart leaps at just the thought of that special someone. But saying 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' at amritvela just puts us to sleep. The mind wrestles with you 'Go to sleep man! This is a waste of time...no miracles are happening, I cant see no light nor hear the celestial music....just go to sleep man.'

But that's what happens in the first few years, after spending alot of time riding on the glittering attractions, they become boring. That special someone no longer gives you a buzz everytime you see their face, your favourite food just taste average nowadays, that favourite song of yours is getting to sound repetitive....everything's boring. But the one who didn't listen to the mind and carried on saying 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' every amritvela without fail has a different story to tell. 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' gets more and more addictive as you say it, 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' calms the mind down, picks it up out of depression and makes it fly like a bird. 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' wraps you up in an invisible blanket of love and humility.......one day 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' showers you in God's Love and Light....one day 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' makes you feel like your spread out across the whole of creation tuned into everything...and one day 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' tastes like sweet amrit on your tongue...amrit naam....'Naam Prabhoo ka laga meeta' and everything else seems tasteless in comparison.

We are not the first ones to walk on the 'Vaahi-guroo Vaahi-guroo' path, nor are we the last. All we have to do is have faith that it WORKS! It worked for Bhai Lehna Jee, Bhai Amaroo Jee, Bhai Jetha Jee and it worked for Guru Arjun Dev Jee as he sat on the hot plate with burning sand pouring over his blistered shoulders. Without any fear or hate, without any pain or sorrow Guru Arjun Dev Jee's state of mind was 'Tera keea meeta lagey. Har Naam Padarth Nanak Mangey'....Your Will is sweet, Nanak asks for the gift of Naam.

God's Will is Sweet

God's Word is Sweet

God's Naam is Sweet

The one who has these residing in their heart is also sweet. Sweet and gentle in the way s/he speaks, sweet and beautiful to all of God's Creation.

Dhan Guru Arjun Dev Jee....The King of Martyrs.