Fasting

Many religions practice fasting. Recently the Muslims completed their fast for their annual celebration " Eid Mubarak " . What does Gurmat say on Fasting?


ਛੋਡਹਿ ਅੰਨੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਪਾਖੰਡ ॥
One who discards this grain, is practicing hypocrisy.
ਨਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਨਿ ਨਾ ਓਹਿ ਰੰਡ ॥
She is neither a happy soul-bride, nor a widow.
ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਬਕਤੇ ਦੂਧਾਧਾਰੀ ॥
Those who claim in this world that they live on milk alone,
ਗੁਪਤੀ ਖਾਵਹਿ ਵਟਿਕਾ ਸਾਰੀ ॥੩॥
secretly eat whole loads of food. ||3||
ਅੰਨੈ ਬਿਨਾ ਨ ਹੋਇ ਸੁਕਾਲੁ ॥
Without this grain, time does not pass in peace.
ਤਜਿਐ ਅੰਨਿ ਨ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਪਾਲੁ ॥
Forsaking this grain, one does not meet the Lord of the World.


Giani Pinderpal Singh Ji has said something wonderful about fasting which he has copied from Prem Sumarg Granth.
Aapniya'n Akhaa'n Naal Maarha Na Vekhe..
Aapne Kanna Naal Maarha Na Sune..
Aapne Mukh Toh Fika Na Bole..
Apne Man Vich Maarhe Furne Na Banaaye..
Eh Vrat Preet Ban Jaaye..
-Giani Pinderpal Singh Ji..

Not allowing your eyes to see bad
Not allowing your hears to hear bad
Not allowing your mouth to speak harsh words
Not allowing the mind to think bad thougts
This is the fast which develops love for God.

May Waaheguru bless us with the true fast.

Sukhdeep Singh Wrote:
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> Many religions practice fasting. Recently the
> Muslims completed their fast for their annual
> celebration " Eid Mubarak " . What does Gurmat say
> on Fasting?
>
>
> ਛੋਡਹਿ ਅੰਨੁ ਕਰਹਿ
> ਪਾਖੰਡ ॥
> One who discards this grain, is practicing
> hypocrisy.
> ਨਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਨਿ ਨਾ ਓਹਿ
> ਰੰਡ ॥
> She is neither a happy soul-bride, nor a widow.
> ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਬਕਤੇ
> ਦੂਧਾਧਾਰੀ ॥
> Those who claim in this world that they live on
> milk alone,
> ਗੁਪਤੀ ਖਾਵਹਿ ਵਟਿਕਾ
> ਸਾਰੀ ॥੩॥
> secretly eat whole loads of food. ||3||
> ਅੰਨੈ ਬਿਨਾ ਨ ਹੋਇ
> ਸੁਕਾਲੁ ॥
> Without this grain, time does not pass in peace.
> ਤਜਿਐ ਅੰਨਿ ਨ ਮਿਲੈ
> ਗੁਪਾਲੁ ॥
> Forsaking this grain, one does not meet the Lord
> of the World.
>
>
> Giani Pinderpal Singh Ji has said something
> wonderful about fasting which he has copied from
> Prem Sumarg Granth.
> Aapniya'n Akhaa'n Naal Maarha Na Vekhe..
> Aapne Kanna Naal Maarha Na Sune..
> Aapne Mukh Toh Fika Na Bole..
> Apne Man Vich Maarhe Furne Na Banaaye..
> Eh Vrat Preet Ban Jaaye..
> -Giani Pinderpal Singh Ji..
>
> Not allowing your eyes to see bad
> Not allowing your hears to hear bad
> Not allowing your mouth to speak harsh words
> Not allowing the mind to think bad thougts
> This is the fast which develops love for God.
>
> May Waaheguru bless us with the true fast.


include walking the wrong path with our feet
include laughing at someone for wrong reasons as if to take the pi88
include being careful in what we say when we do sewa in sangat -( sakki of the sikh who died and became a bear- comes to mind)
include to keep critcism contructive not abusive
include don't look for bad in others just in yourself --

anymore welcome

I personally, feel that this Gurbani may not be for Ladies who keep fast.

ਛੋਡਹਿ ਅੰਨੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਪਾਖੰਡ ॥
One who discards this grain, is practicing hypocrisy.
ਨਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਨਿ ਨਾ ਓਹਿ ਰੰਡ ॥
She is neither a happy soul-bride, nor a widow.

Reasons for my assertion:

Ladies do not keep fast to meet Gopal (ਤਜਿਐ ਅੰਨਿ ਨ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਪਾਲੁ ॥)
They do not seemingly do it in hypocracy always. They may be in ignorance, but they are not hypocrats.
Being ਦੂਧਾਧਾਰੀ, is different from being on fast for some hours.

Your views please.

Veer Ji I do not think the pauri is referring to women instead the pangti is referring to the jeev atma. . One who has met their groom through Gurmat is a sohaganee ,but one who tries to reach their groom through their own mat is a dohaganee and they do all kinds of dispalys( dikhava) of Bhagti;thus, they are pakhandis.

In referring to this pangti Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh JI has mentioned how Gurmukhs soley rely on Gurmat Naam but this doesn't mean they renounce food they renounce the pleasure of food in lieu for the pleasure of Naam which destroys desire for pleasurable foods while those outside of Gurmat try to reach God through false displays such as fasting .