ਮ:1 ॥ ਸਉ ਮਣੁ ਹਸਤੀ ਘਿਉ ਗੁੜੁ ਖਾਵੈ ਪੰਜਿ ਸੈ ਦਾਣਾ ਖਾਇ ॥ ਡਕੈ ਫੂਕੈ ਖੇਹ ਉਡਾਵੈ ਸਾਹਿ ਗਇਐ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥ ਅੰਧੀ ਫੂਕਿ ਮੁਈ ਦੇਵਾਨੀ ॥ ਖਸਮਿ ਮਿਟੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਭਾਨੀ ॥ ਅਧੁ ਗੁਲ੍ਹਾ ਚਿੜੀ ਕਾ ਚੁਗਣby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
1) The word ਗੁਰੁ mostly means noun in Karta Karak (Nominative Case) as is evident from the following pankitis: ਗੁਰੁ ਸਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਬੋਹਿਥੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਦਰੀਆਉ ॥ (The Guru is the Boat to carry me across the world-ocean; the Guru is the Sacred Shrine of Pilgrimage, the Guru is the Holy River.) 2) The word ਗੁਰਿ also isby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Sukhdeep Singh jeeo, Quote Why dont we put a bindi is Namashakar? Because the word in its original form is without the bindi. Quote Also why has Talwara Jee not added a bindee in Puree? Talwara jee is quite on this one. So we don't know why he did not place nasal sound on puree. Quote I also remember a singh reciting Chutardas as Chutardash with a bindi in sassa? Das and dashby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
The issue of Keski Vs Kakaar has been debated many times but one thing that I have noticed is that many gursikhs who don’t accept keski to be Kakaar, still acknowledge that keski is a must for both Bibyaan and Singhs. I think irrespective of whether one accepts Keski as Kakaar or not, the whole Panth should be Dastaar-dhaari i.e. should adopt Dastaar. There are many Sikh Jathebandis that doby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh jee has written on this subject as follows: “ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ” ਅਤੇ “ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ” ਤੋਂ ਇਕੋ ਹੀ ਭਾਵ ਹੈ। ਕਿਤੇ ਹਾਹਾ ਮੁਕਤਾ ਹੈ। ਕਿਤੇ ਹਾਹੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਹਾਰੀ ਲਗੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਵਿਚ ਕੋਈ ਫਰਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੈਂਦਾ। “by Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Bhai Jasjit Singh jeeo, Many thanks for doing the hard work of bringing Bhai Sahib Talwara jee's pronunciation guide to our attention. Just a few comments below: Quote ਹੂਜੋ ਸਦਾ ਹਮਾਰੇ ਪੱਛਾ ॥ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਸਿਧੁਜ ਜੂ ਕਰਿਯਹੁ ਰੱਛਾ ॥੫॥ (ਕਰਿਯਹੁ-ਉਚਾਰਣ ਕਰੀਅਹੁ।) I have noticed that 99%by Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Ourwardly jeeo, excellent sewa. Please see below my comments: Quote ਨਮਸਕਾਰਹੈਤਾਹਿਹਮਾਰਾ ॥ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਤਿਸਹੀਕੋਹਮਾਰੀ ॥ “ਨਮਸ਼ਕਾਰ” ਨਮਸ਼ਕਾਰ is without vishesh dhuni i.e. the correct pronunciation is without bindi i.e. ਨਮਸਕਾਰ. Quote ਸਿਵਕਨਕੋਸਿਵਗੁਨਸੁਖਦੀby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
THE POWER OF ARDAAS Written by Bishan Singh “Palta” (Nabha) for Aatam Science Magazine. ਬਿਰਥੀ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥ (The ardaas of a true servant never fails) There is no doubt that there is unlimited power in Ardaas, provided that we do ardaas according to the correct methodology. We should have full faith in Vaheguru, in fby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Very well said Sukhdeep Singh jee. You have become a poet Singh jeeo.by Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
I was delighted to read this news. Many innocent people have been ill-treated at the Guantanamo prison and I am glad that some of the guards are feeling remorse for. It has been seen that ill-treatment of people ignites or enhances hatred which in turn makes people more bitter. This bitterness prompts them to commit more acts of violence resulting in added ill-treatment by states. This cycle justby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Pyasi Chatrik jee, you are correct in saying that ultimately the vices are eliminated (or permanently subdued) from the inside through intense Naam Abhyaas but even when they are not eliminated, we ought to try to subdue them. We can't just sit there and let them govern us. If anger or lust attacks us we are not supposed to be slaved by it but we have to resist it. One of the Bajjar Kurehit is dby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
ਭਾਈ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜਸਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀਓ, ਗੁਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਆਪਾਂ ਅਲਪਗ ਜੀਵ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣ ਸਕਦੇ। ਸਦੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਦਸਮ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਨੂੰ ਸਮੁਚੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਪੰਥ ਵਲੋਂ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਦਿਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਪਿਛਲੀ ਸby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
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. Thby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
An excellent article by a very learned Bibi jee. It is lenghty but worth reading. The aim or the goal that this baani wants to achieve is the following: ਪਰਨਾਰੀ ਸੇ ਨੇਹੁ ਛੁਰੀ ਪੈਨੀ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਪਰਨਾਰੀ ਕੈ ਭਜੇ ਕਾਲ ਵਿਆਪਯੋ ਤਨ ਮਾਨਹੁ (Consider the love of women not your wife as sharp knife.by Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Vaah jee Vaah! Subhaan Allah!by Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
The Ahiyapur Pothi is said to be one of the Govindwal pothi that is said to have been used to compile the original Bir of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee. Siri Guru jee definitely used Govindwal pothis to compile the Aad Bir of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee but what is not clear is whether the Ahiyapur Pothi is one of the Govindwal pothis. It seems most likely that all of the Govindwal pothis are in no lby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
I personally never call anyone Uncle or Aunty. I address a Gursikh younger than me by his name and older one as Bhai Sahib and very senior Gurmukhs as Bapu jee. Same to Sikh women I address as Bhain jee or Bibi jee depending on their age. My children too are discouraged to call older Singhs Uncle jee. I have taught them to call them Bhai Sahib or Baba jee or Bapu jee depending on their age and sby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Outwardly jeeo, I believe you are correct in saying that the SGPC maryada instructs to do Kirpan-bhet after the Hukamnama Sahib. Kulbir Singhby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Veer Mehtab Singh jeeo, Very good topic but quite difficult as well. Quote Please define what exactly it means by getting "darshan of Gurujee" or "darshan of Vaheguru". Is it partakh darshan of one of the Guru Sahibaan, or seeing prakash of "VAHEGURU" shabad within ourself? Reading and hearing the experiences of different Gurmukhs, it seems like both kind of darshans you have mentioned abby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Bhai Nandlal jee, Giani Gian Singh and others who wrote the Dohra in their writings was not their own writing but Siri Guru jee's writing. At the time when Siri Guru jee pronounced this Dohra at Hazoor Sahib before Jyoti-jyot, it was right away memorized by Singhs who sang it after ardaas. This dohra with slight differences is present in the writings of that time. Kulbir Singhby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Bhai Jodha and Bhai Jalo Masand were the residents of Tulaspur and Bhai Mohan and Bhai Alam Chand were the residents of Lahore. They used to collect Daswandh from Gursikhs of their area and submit to Siri Guru Arjun Dev jee at Siri Amritsar Sahib. All four of them were extremely pious and honest and never used to keep even one Kaudi (smallest unit of money) of Daswandh for themselves. They used tby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Normally the bogh of degh is done during the ardaas but there are strong arguments in favour of doing it after Hukamnama Sahib. One's who say that it should be done during the ardaas give the argument that as soon as ardaas is done, at the same time it is fulfilled. On the other hand ones who are against bhog during ardaas say that during ardaas, one should be doing only ardaas and that practicalby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
In Gurbani there is a lot of mention of Chaar Padarath (4 Cardinal Substances). These Chaar Padaarath are such that if a person possesses all of them, he can be considered to have attained every worldly happiness. So what are these four Cardinal Substances: ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਅਕਥ ਸੁਨਥਈ ॥ ਧਰਮੁ ਅਰਥੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਾਮੁ ਮby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Sadhsangat jeeo, please find below the article written by Bhai Kaur Singh jee. The Punjabi version is much better and I already know that I have not been able to do justice while translating it. Nevertheless, I have done the translation and hopefully some gursikhs out there will become more determined than ever in bringing back our real Guru on the throne of Guruship. Daas, Kulbir Singh **by Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
What a wondeful life Bhai Sahib jee had. The list of baanis he memorized and did nitnem is remarkable. I am wondering about the following passage: Quote One day he said to me, “I would like to do Darshan of the Gursikhs whose Kirtan you have played to me and would like to have the gift of Amrit Naam from the Panj Pyare.” I replied that he should go before the Panj Pyare at the Ludhianaby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Bhai Sahib jee, I have heard this verse but am not sure if this belongs to Bhai Nandlal jee. It is hard to say. I will be re- reading Bhai Sahib jee's writings in the near future and if this comes across, I will let you know. Kulbir Singhby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Sukhdeep Singh jeeo, I am sure there may be some positive points of having a Facebook account but from what I hear from people who have this account, there is more harm than benefit of it. Twitter, Facebook or other such accounts seem to be increasing manmatti tendencies amongst the ones using them. From what I hear, Singhs advise against having such accounts. Having said that, if someoneby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
What to say about cold water ishnaan in the morning. In Toronto the cold water is freezing, even in summer months but the joy and alertness that one gets from doing cold water ishnaan, is beyond words. When one gets up early morning, many times, one feels sleepy but as soon as the body comes under ice cold water, one is forced to utter "Vaaaahe Gurrrrrrrrrrrrooo!!" It is easier to put cold wby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
Wonderful saakhis "A Singh", "Vista" and "Amar" jee. This thread has become so inspirational. Kulbir Singhby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum
I could be mistaken but while going to Chandigarh from Phagwara, close to Banga (on main road), there is a Gurdwara of Patshahi 7 (Siri Guru Har Rai Sahib jee). I am not sure if this is the Gurdwara Sahib Amar Singh is talking about. Kulbir Singhby Kulbir Singh - Gurmat Discussion Forum