QuoteBhanday can be stored in a cupboard that would not be used by anyone else. At times I used to wrap my suchay bhanday in a kapra so that if someone did open the cupboard and touch anything, my bhanday would remain suchay. why can't other people touch your dishes or store their dishes in the same cupboard?by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
re: umbrella- not practical when your primary transportation is a scooter or motorcycle (as is common in india) and you have to ride through monsoon rains to reach work!by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
ok fine, both calendars have their flaws. but as far as i understand, the bikrami calendar has a major issue which makes it incompatible with sikhi: it requires that brahmins set the dates. did guru sahib really want his sikhs to ask brahmins when to celebrate gurpurab? he gave us our own script, re-told old hindu myths in this script, basically made it so we wouldn't be dependent on brahminby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
The pilgrims on board the train were offered garlands and welcomed with religious music at the platform, after which, they boarded two air-conditioned Volvo buses to reach the Takht Damdama Sahib at Talwandi Sabo in this district. Before leaving for the Takht Damdama Sahib, the CEO of The Luxury Trains, a tour promoter company which organized the trip, Sajivve Trehaan said, "Immediatby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
QuoteThe hukamnama could be referring to those who shun dastars and wear toopee instead. that's how i understood it. saw one of those guys today, with tied beard and baseball cap, and it just made me sad.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Quoteguptkhalsa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > keeping sarbloh is not only a sign of chardee kala > but it also helps sciencetifically. > > When I was little the doctor indicated that I > didn't have enough iron because I was a > vegetarian. Soon I kept Sarbloh; after about a > month when I went back to the doctor they > indicated that the amount of iroby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
united sikhs is suggesting we celebrate the whole week long. sounds good to me. happy gurpurab!by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
baba fareed jee says we should drink cold water and eat dry bread... but i believe this is in the larger context of being satisfied with what we have and not being jealous of neighbors. the word used for buttered bread ਚੋਪੜੀ can also mean "superficial love" (according to the online gurmuki/english dictionary). also the surrounding paurees discuss jealousy repeatedly. so i think therby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
sorry, it's just confusing to me. we should treat guru sahib witih love and respect, but too much love and respect is wrong? even if you go on the idea that guru sahib is a "book", the proper way to care for a book of ink and paper is to keep it at a constant temperature, avoid exposure to bright lights, etc. isn't that what we're doing with rumallay? heavier in winter because it's colder andby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
if the weight of rumallay don't matter, why do we use them at all? why do we wash our hands and wear clean clothes and tie our dastaar before entering guru sahib's hazoori? why do we place clean sheets under guru sahib? after all, if he doesn't care about comfort, he wouldn't care about dirty sheets too, right? why do we keep guru sahib in a quiet room? why not next to the TV in the livingby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
is something wrong with using warm rumallay and keeping a heater on in guru sahib's room in winter?by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
just curious, how is wearing a hood over a dastaar any different than wearing a chunni over a dastaar? it looks about the same... also, during monsoon season in india, you see singhs covering their dastaars so they don't get soaked through when traveling to work. what's the best method for this? or should we wear a wet dastaar all day at work?by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
i think there is some confusion. i don't think people are suggesting specific yogic poses for naam abhiyas. only that sitting more straight helps with comfort and if you're not thinking about how uncomfortable you are, it's easier to concentrate. yoga was a suggestion as a physical exercise that can strengthen the "core" muscles of the back and abdomen that aid in sitting straight and keepinby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
last year, celebrating on the 11th would be manmat. this year, celebrating on the 5th would be manmat. it's all so confusing... why can't they just give us the dates according to the common calendar and let that be that? this whole lunar/solar debate is just confusing.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖਾਲਸਾਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫਤਹਿ please take some time from your busy day to do ardaas and extra paath for Bibi Harkirin Kaur Khalsa. Bibi jee has been in hospital with liver failure after undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Her condition is very serious. Bibi jee has been instrumental in youth prachar in California andby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
how do you know they're not doing bhagti in preparation for having a child? isn't that kind of a private matter for the parents?by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
keeping the back straight will allow you to sit longer in one position. if it feels "unnatural", it means the muscles in your spine are weak and need some exercise. yoga is good for this kind of posture strengthening. i also don't sit straight and i notice i get tired of sitting very quickly. i also need to do some exercise to correct this. if you watch elder gurmukhs in samagams, notiby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
if someone doesn't even know about sikhi, how can it be a sin for them not to find it? we only come to this path through vadbagh, and through the result of our karam. how can following the path waheguru has laid for you be a sin? ਪਉੜੀ ॥ Pauree: ਧੁਰਿ ਕਰਮੁ ਜਿਨਾ ਕਉ ਤੁਧੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤਾ ਤਿਨੀ ਖਸਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥ Only thoby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
of course it's allowed to do simran anywhere. we should be doing simran 24 x 7, so it seems we can do it everywhere we are.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
in the southern US, "hoppin' john" is a traditional food to eat on new year's day. since it's a tasty but simple vegetarian recipe, i thought i'd share it. 3/4 cup black eyed peas (lobia) 1/2 cup rice 2tb olive oil half onion (diced) 2 tomatoes (diced) diced garlic thyme oregano red chili powder (just a dash) salt 2 cups veggie broth (use lightly salted water if no broth is on hand)by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
that's how i felt the first time i tried to cook indian food... what are all these spices? i have never heard of half the ingredients... three whistles, how long is that in american time? for me, indian cooking was the most complicated thing in the world. now it's the definition of "simple food" and everything else is complicated.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
veggies and rice is simple food. if you don't like to roll it, simply spread the veggies on rice and enjoy. i agree, simple food is great.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
oh, that's interesting. i guess i just assumed it would be. thanks for clarifying!by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
also: the fact that it's in gurmukhi clearly shows it's a translation/transcription of the original (which would be in persian). but i still think it's interesting.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
there was discussion about which mangal charan is correct for which nitnem bani... this might help: (again, you have to register to view the complete manuscript)by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
punjab digital library has gotten a hold of an old copy of bhai nand lal jee's tankha nama. not sure of the date, but thought it might make an interesting reference for those interested in historical documents. you have to register with the website to see the whole document, but registration is free.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
on the other hand, on multiple occasions we see sikhs rebuilding mosques as seva:by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
awesome! i remember my first raensabaee too... it was the first time i had walked into a gurdwara and felt that i belonged there.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
maybe when the jamdoot takes the "wrong person" it's not wrong, but instead is a kind of caution to them. live a gursikh life or this bad thing could happen to you. maybe those people are blessed to get this kind of realization. bhai rama singh jee talks about being a visitor, seeing the tortures of hell after he had his heart attack. he took it as a warning and began doing huge amounts ofby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
QuoteThe jamdhoots then realised that they had taken the wrong Chanan Kaur and told her that her karams were really good and that her time wasnt up yet, the Jamdhoots showed her a way back to her body at which point she woke up, just in time! so she didn't die prematurely after all? i think jams must not be very smart. too bad, their job seems kind of important.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum