This is called 'virama' or 'halanta' and is common in Hindi and Sanskrit. It is used to suppress the inherent vowel that otherwise occurs with every consonant letter.by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
He should have been kicked out!by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fateh ji! Can anyone please explain the difference between 'JAAP' and 'SIMRAN'? And can someone elaborate the video in the given link about the same topic?by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fateh! Is it okay to wear kara with engraved panktis from Gurbani? Wouldn't it be beadbi while going to toilet or in many other situations? Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fateh!!by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Any news so far?by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fateh ji I have many Pakistani friends who are predominantly Muslims. A few of them are very close and helpful in many hard times. I have often been chided by many buzarghs for being close to people of Islamic faith. They often justify themselves by saying that even Shree Kalgidhar jee also asked his Sikhs to never ever trust a Muslim. I sometimes feel tby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fateh jee! Bhenjee Your inspiring words have just touched my heart. In the illusion of Moh, I indeed have forgotten that my sacrifice of a few years to not see my family is just nothing compared to the kurbaani given by Chardikala Singhs and Singhnees in the Panth. Also this moorakh brother of yours has forgotten that the Rass of Naam has the capabiliby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fateh jee! Bhenjee Your inspiring words have just touched my heart. In the illusion of Moh, I indeed have forgotten that my sacrifice of a few years to not see my family is just nothing compared to the kurbaani given by Chardikala Singhs and Singhnees in the Panth. Also this moorakh brother of yours has forgotten that the Rass of Naam has the capabiliby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsaa Vahiguroo ji ki Fatehh ji I just shifted to Windsor, Ontario from New Delhi, India as Dass got an admission in a university with Maharaj's kirpa. It has been very difficult to adjust in a place where there are not many Singhs. If there are any, most of them patits. Also I have been undergoing culture shock as well as a kind of sadness that has come due to the Moh withby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Bhai Sahib Kulbir Singh jee, Hanjee: Thanks for the warmth. Dass would make his level best to have Darshan of Rangley Sajjan. Bhai Sagg jee: Thanks for the precious information But Dass would love to know about the local attitude of people there regarding Sikhs. And is there any problem that Dass would face regarding the general articles of faith. Vahiguroo ji Ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji Kby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji Ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji Ki Fateh! With Maharaj's kirpa, Dass has got admission in the University of Windsor for the Fall of 2013. Dass is shifting to Windsor in the middle of August. Are there any Singhs in the area? Vahiguroo ji Ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji Ki Fateh!by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo!! Dass was so ignorant about all these divine facts! Thanks a lot Sangat jee for enlightening this moorakh! Dass wants to ask one question- In case of someone doing a Sehaj Paath from Shree Guru jee, is it okay to murmur Gurbani in that case?by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fateh ji Someone has put an image on a social networking site asking if murmuring Gurbani during Shree Akhand Paath Sahib ji is manmatt. Clearly Dass feels its perfectly alright to take laha from Gurbani as long as there is no beadbi of Maharaj. Can Sangat jio please enlighten Dassby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo!!by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji Ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji Ki Fateh Dass was reading a book by a renowned keertaniya from Nanaksar thaath. They have mentioned in it that "Whenever I pass from a non-Sikh place of worship, I bow towards as I believe that Vaheguroo exists there too." This statement was difficult for me to digest. Then few days later, to my utter shock, one of my cousins, who is a keskidhari Singhni bowby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Bhai Charanjeet Singh jee I think you are right with the point of incomplete faith. I consulted this matter with a buzarg Singh who gave me an advice to tell my friend to start writing Mool Mantar everyday in Nastaliq script. This is very helpful, he said, as he also came through a very similar situation in the past. Doing ardas to Maharaj before and after the class is 100% helpful, he said. Bby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsaa Vahiguroo ji ki Fateh One of dass' friends has decided to take coaching of Nastaliq script from a madrassah in the Old Walled city of Delhi. Previously he had taken coaching of Sanskrit in a local Hindu temple. Furthur if he also take classes to read the respective holy texts of the faiths, what is the correct Gurmat Way for doing it? Is it correct for him to learn iby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fatehh Dass is not knowledgable concerning this topic. However dass knows of an incident that happened a few years ago in Amritsar Sahib. A young teenage girl who started to have white hair due to some genetic disorder got worried of the whitening of her hair. Her father, who had atoot faith in Guru Sahib and did sangat of Sadhs of Nanaksar Thaath did notby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Off the beaten track you can have a glimpse of the Ramgarhia bunga. It is a heritage building and one of the only puratan bungas left of the Sikh Misl Period. To access the place you can go behind the langar hall and ask a sewadar. The underground of the bunga really takes you back to the Misl Period with Nanakshahi bricks, niches to keep lamps for lighting and an old well untouched by the moderby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Is this magazine printed in India? If yes,where can we apply for a monthly subscription?by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Ascend the stairs that leads you outside the complex from Akal Takht Sahib side. Ask a sewadar. He'd show you Bhai Sahib's house's roof (their house is very near to this place) and the way. I remember when I first visited Bhai Sahib. It was as if the entire world was trying me to show the way to their house.by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fatehh!! The Delhi Gurdwara elections went on smoothly in many Punjabi suburbs of Delhi today. One of our family friends stood up as a candidate in Badal party. Another acquaintance represented himself in Sarna's. Though the competition was stiff and tough, it seems that Badal's side is heavier in our constituency. The lust for seat and power can be seenby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Society has digitalised the hisaab-e-fouji or the soldier's account of Maharaja Ranjit Singh jee's army. This is very interesting: Hisaab-e-Fouji of Sher-e-Punjaabby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
It was really a big shock when I heard the news of their departure. Their sanskaar was held yesterday afternoon in Om Nagar crematorium, Delhi. Would really miss them!by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fatehh Relationships become strained when you have some of your closest and dearest relatives share beliefs that strongly contradict yours. Before taking amrit and joining the Khalsa panth, it did not matter to me what my relatives believe. For instance I had a grandmother who was an ardent devotee of Durga and a grandfather who knew Vedas, Koran, Gurby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Kookian di Vithiaa by Dr Ganda Singh is preserved in a digitalised form in the Punjab Digital Library. It can be fully read after a free registration: Kookian di Vithiaaby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Bhai Gupt1 Singh jee, this scanned leaflet is a wonderful answer to many of my relatives who are Kookas. Is this book still in print? Bhai Kulbir Singh jee, there is a lot to be learnt from you jeeby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Can someone throw light upon Balak Singh. The Namdharis say he was bestowed Gurgaddi by Guru Gobind Singh ji and was the first Guru was the Kooka Panth. Also it is known that Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha's father was the caretaker of the shrine of Baba Ajaypal Singh in Nabha, whom the Namdharis call as Guru Gobind Singh ji. Does anyone know anything regarding this?by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
It came as a shocking news on a Sunday morning when five names with a Singh, came on the headlines of The Times of India. It is even more shocking that this disgusting crime occurred within Gurdaspur District while the victim boarded the bus from Shree Amritsar Sahib City.by gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vahiguroo ji Ka Khalsa Vahiguroo ji ki Fatehh A Namdhari acquaintance just handed me a picture book depicting the history of his 'faith' and it was full of accounts of British Officers and photographs. Though the latter part of the book centered only around dehdhari Jagjit Singh's life, the former part of the book that provided details about the Kooka sacrifices was quite interesting. Theiby gurvitohkurbaan - Gurmat Discussion Forum