my suggestion is to learn how to cook. it's actually quite easy, there are millions of recipes online for every possible type of food. ask your mother to help you, or if that's not possible, do langar seva at the gurdwara to pick up some tips. another option is to encourage your parents to take amrit. this will have the added benefit of giving you sangat in your own home, someone to shareby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
ghar refers to a variation within the raag that the shabad is written in. the number following the ghar denotes what kind of variation. that's about all i know, sorry i can't be more specific!by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
thanks for all of the advice. it's all very helpful. i've been thinking a lot about it and i might just offer to cook THEM dinner as well. it can't hurt!by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
waheguru ji ka khalsa, waheguru ji ki fateh! how do you explain dietary bibek to your non-sikh friends? my parents are not sikh. i've only been following bibek for about a year now, and i've been avoiding visiting them during that time for one reason. i don't know how to explain to my grandmother, my mother, my sisters, how come i can't eat the food they've lovingly prepared for me. theyby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
veerji, per my limited understanding, the concept of amrit vela (as in waking up before dawn for bhagti) is very old. the pre-muslim parsis started their devotions before sunrise. the "fourth watch" in christian and jewish history is between 3-6 AM, it is when jesus walked on water to save his disciples. it's also the time that moses freed the jewish slaves from egypt. christian monks and nuby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
1) it feels like guru sahib is holding my head in his hands. it reminds me every day that i'm a daughter of guru gobind singh sahib ji and i better act like one! 2) being a white sikh, i probably had a different experience in gurdwaras. before i wore a dastaar, people looked at me like an impostor. like i didn't belong there. they would stare and whisper as i walked by. they didn't takeby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Guru Nanak Dev ji said: ਜੈਸੀ ਮੈ ਆਵੈ ਖਸਮ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਤੈਸੜਾ ਕਰੀ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਵੇ ਲਾਲੋ ॥ he also says: ਖਾਲਕ ਕਉ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਢਾਢੀ ਗਾਵਣਾ ॥ if guru sahib is a dhadi (musician) of waheguru, then it is logical that he would sing the bani as it was revealed to him. sakhis tell us of Guru Sahby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Gurdas Singh Wrote: The truth dwells in the house of Guru > Nanak. I have to take another birth in that house > then only I will attain Mukti (salvation). i wonder what this means "take birth in the house of Nanak". does he mean one must be born in a Sikh family? or does it also imply that one may take spiritual birth as a Sikh through Amrit Sanchar?by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
per my limited understanding, i believe the death guru sahib is talking about is death of ego. when we allow our sense of self to die, we become one with THE ONE, waheguru. at this point we escape duality. this is also the answer to question number three... one becomes the dust of everyone's feet by letting go of our ego, which is what makes us feel superior and separate from others. ifby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
veerji, what are your thoughts on simple salwar suits for bibia? when i see photos of bhai sahib randhir singh's singhni, she used to wear a plain suit. same about bibi amarjit kaur and other singhnia of famous gursikhs. is this plain and traditional dress anti-gurmat?by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Quote3) Gurmat Baana: Ideally Khalsa should wear Chola and Kachherra but historically we see that prominent Sikh figures and personalities also wore Gurmat style Kurta Pajama, Achkan etc. Akali Kaur Singh jee Nihung, who was considered the jathedar of all Nihungs used to wear Achkan most of the times. He led Nihung Dals at the time of Holla Mahalla. what about Singhnia? we can't wear chola witby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
agreed that posting in punjabi is good, but for those of us who are less proficient, could we try to post translations (if possible)? i know it's extra work, but it would really help manmukhs like me.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
if you have firefox, you can download the free converstion tool from lipikaar, and type gurmukhi directly into any browser window.by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
since different gursikhs teach different pronunciations, how do we know who to follow?by 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
so from what veerji has said, i think an historical example of beymukh would be the chali mukhte, had left Guru Gobind Singh Sahib at Anandpur Fort and signed a document stating that they were no longer sikhs of Guru Sahib. of course, we all know the rest of the story, thanks to Mata Bhag Kaur jee, they went back to Guru Sahib to beg forgiveness and lay down their lives fighting for the pantby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum
i don't have any stories, but i do have a couple of photos to share... from Delhi 2009 Dushera Samagam Raensabaee: from Pooran Darjee's Antim Sanskar: for some reason, whenever bhai sahib is near, my camera stops working, i mean it just shuts down as though the battery is dead. new batteries don't help at all. but somehow, i'm always able to take a photo of bhai sahib at thatby 1kaur - Gurmat Discussion Forum