aMqm ardfsF dy smfgmF Aupr gurbfxI dI byadbI

ieh lyK ilKx qoN pihlF mYN hmysLf hI ieh ivcfr bxf ky rwKdf sI ik myry kOm pRqI PrjF nMU koeI hor inBf dyvy aqy mYN afpxy Gr ivc sLFqI pUrvk ijMdgI bqIq krdf rhF. iek idn jd mYN iksy gurduafry, jo isrP dyKx nUM hI gurduafrf lgdf hY pr Auh mnmwq df kNydr hI hY, ivc aMqm ardfs vfsqy igaf qF myry mn aMdr ieh ivcfr prpwk ho igaf ik jo kOm pRqI myry Prj hn Auh mYnMU afp hI krny pYxy hn.

afpx hQI afpxf afpy hI kfju svfrIaY]20] {pMnf 474}

aMqm ardfs dy ienHF smfgmF ivc gurbfxI dI Auh durgq kIqI jFdI hY ijsdf vrnx krnf vI bhuq hI musLkl hY. afm afdmI nUM ieh mihsUs krf idqf jFdf hY ik isK Drm vI iek pOrfixk ivcfrF vflf Drm hI hY ijs ivc rwb, Drmrfj, icqrgupq, afqmf df skMlp koeI nvF nhIN blky AuhI hY jo 1469 qoN pihlF sI . iek pfsy qF asIN ieh kihMdy hoey Qwkdy nhIN ik sfzy Drm ivc hr iek gwl nvIN hY; "mfiraf iskf jgiq ivic nfnk inrml pMQu clfieaf", pr dUjy pfsy Auh sfrI mnmiq krdy hF jo bfby nfnk dI gurmiq dy mUloN hI Ault hY. ieh dUhrf mfpdMz ikAuN?

awj asIN aMqm ardfs ivc huMdIaF kuJ gurmiq ivroDI ivcfrF dI pVcol krFgy. sB qoN pihlF qF ies gwl qy jor idqf jFdf hY ik "akfl purK jIE ies pRfxI nMU afpxy crnF ivc jgf idE" aqy jor sLor nfl gRMQI sfihb aqy pRbMDk swjx ies gwl nUM vfr vfr kihMdy hn ik BfeI iDafn nfl bfxI pVo aqo suxo ikANuik ies pVI suxI bfxI df Bfv ivCVI hoeI afqmf nMU imlxf hY? vIcfrn vflI gwl qF ieh ik kI prmfqmf koeI mnwuK hY ijs dy sfzy vFg hwQ pYr hn? ijs dy crnF ivc invfs krfAux vfsqy asIN gurmiq ivroDI kukrm krdyN hF, kI prmfqmf ikqy dUr invfs krdf hY, jo afpxI bxfeI isLsRtI qoN dUr hY, ijQy ivCVI hoeI afqmf ny phuMcxf hY?

shs qv nYn, nn nYn hih qoih kAu, shs mUriq, nnf eyk quohI] shs pd ibml, nn eyk pd, gMD ibnu, shs qv gMD, iev clq mohI]2] sB mih jooiq, joiq hY soie ] iqs dY cfnix, sB mih cfnxu hoie ]

(sB jIvF ivc ivafpk hox krky) hjLfrF qyrIaF awKF hn (pr, inrfkfr hox krky, hy pRBU!) qyrIaF koeI awKF nhIN . hjLfrF qyrIaF sLklF hn, pr qyrI koeI BI sLkl nhIN hY . hjLfrF qyry sohxy pYr hn, (pr inrfkfr hox krky) qyrf iewk BI pYr nhIN . hjLfrF qyry nwk hn, pr qUM nwk qoN ibnf hI hYN . qyry ajyhy kOqkF ny mYƒ hYrfn kIqf hoieaf hY .2.sfry jIvF ivc ieko AuhI prmfqmf dI joqI vrq rhI hY . Aus joiq dy prkfsL nfl sfry jIvF ivc cfnx (sUJ-bUJ) hY . pr ies joiq df igafn gurU dI iswiKaf nfl hI huMdf hY .

gurU gMQ sfihb dy pihly aMk qoN hI gurU sfihb qF ieh ielfn krdy hn ik prmfqmf qF srb ivafpk hY. Auh ikqy swqvyN asmfn qy nhIN aqy nf hI iksy Kfs iPrky nUM bcfAux vfsqy iksy Kfs dysL ivc afAuNdf hY jF rihMdf hY.

eykMkfru-eyk EaMkfr, Auh iek EaM jo iek-rs hY, jo hr QF ivafpk hY.

so, "ÃÄ" df arQ hY "iek akfl purK, jo iek-rs ivafpk hY".

jy prmfqmf iek rs ivafpk hY qF afqmf df afAuxf qy jfxf ikvyN hoieaf? jy mUVmq ho ky ieh mMn vI leIey ky afqmf jrUr jFdI hY qF asIN gurU sfihb dy prmfqmf pRqI idqy ivcfr nUM JUT kih rhy hovFgy ik pRBU srbivafpk hY. afqmf df jfxf ieh isD krdf hY ik DrqI dy Aus tukVy qy pRBU dI hoNd nhIN ijQoN afqmf jf rhI hY, nhIN qF jfx dI jrUrq ikANu pvy? iek gwl jrUr hY ik iehnF JUTIaF pRMprfvF nUM cldy rwKx vfsqy sfzy leI afqmf nUM gwlIN bfqIN ikDry Byjxf mjbUrI bx igaf hY. gurU sfihb ienHF iswKF nUM muafP krn ikAuNky ies qrF swc nUM kbUlx nfl vwzIaF kfrporysLnF (gurduafrf kmytIaF) dI munfPy ivc Gftf pYNdf hY.

kI asIN afqmf dy arQ iksy anmqI gRMQ ivcoN qF nhIN lY rhy? jy asIN afqmf dy arQ sRI gurU grMQ sfihb jI dI smwucI bfxI dy anusfr krFgy qF ieh smwisaf dI jV Kqm ho jfvygI. pr jy asIN gUru grMQ sfihb jI nUM afp pVHnF aqy ivcfrnF hI nhIN qF ienHF BuliKaF ivcoN inklxf asMBv hY ikAuNik asIN qF gUru grMQ sfihb jI dy pfT, gurduafrf kmytIaF Bfv vwzIaF kfrporysLnF qoN, krvfAux ivc Drm smJdy hF.

iek hor sLbd ivc gurU sfihb kihMdy hn;

qU Gt Gt aMqir, srb inrMqir jI, hr eyko purKu smfxf ]

hy hrI ! qUM srb ivafpk hYN; qUM sfrI isRsLtI ivc iek-rs mOjUd hYN, qUM iek afp hI sB ivc smfieaf hoieaf hYN .

afE afpF sRI gUru grMQ sfihb jI qoN iPr puCdy hF (Auh swjx mfP krn ijhVy dyKx nUM isK lgdy hn pr iksy nf iksy aKOqI sMq, bRhmigafnI, sfD dy cyly hn aqy AuhnF nUM gUrU sfihb dI ilKI bfxI df vI iblkul pqf nhIN)

jb hm hoqy qb qum nfhI, ab qum hhu hm nfhI] ab hm qum eyk Bey hih, eykY dyKq mnu pqIafhI]1]

ijqnf icr asI kuJ bxy iPrdy hF (Bfv, hAumY ahMkfr krdy hF) qd qk (hy pRBU !) qUM sfzy aMdr prgt nhIN huMdf (afpxf cfnx nhIN krdf), pr jdoN hux qUM afp (sfzy ivc) invfs kIqf hY qF sfzy ivc Auh pihlI hAumY nhIN rhI . hux (hy pRBU !) qUM qy asI iewk-rUp ho gey hF, hux qYƒ vyK ky sfzf mn mMn igaf hY (ik qUM hI qUM hYN, qYQoN vwKry asI kuJ BI nhIN hF) .1.

jd prmfqmf hY hI iek rs aqy afpxI sfjI hoeI isRsLtI ivc afp hI smfieaf hoieaf hY qF afqmf dy iksy Kfs jgf jF pRmfqmf dy crnF ivc jfx df kfhdf JgVf. jdoN gurbfxI dy arQ iksy hor Drm dy sLfsLqrF dy anusfr krdy hF qF gurbfxI dI shI smJ nf pY ky iksy anmqI gRMQF vflI soc sfzy pwly pY jFdI hY qy asIN Aus nUM hI gurU nfnk sfihb dI vIcfrDfrf mMn ky kbUl kr lYNdy hF jo asl ivc glq hY. hor qF hor iek isK sMsQf ijhVI kfPI mkbUl hY afpxI iek ikqfb ivc ieQoN qk ilKdI hY ik jdoN koeI pRfxI ies DrqI qy pRBU df nfm nhIN ismrdf qF mrn qoN bfad Aus dI afqmf pRBU ivc lIn nhIN hMudI sgoN (sjf dy qOr qy) iksy hor srIr ivc clI jFdI hY aqy ies qrF jnm mrn dy cwkr ivc peI rihMdI hY ijMnf icr Auh prmfqmf ivc lIn nhIN ho jFdI. hux svfl KVf ieh huMdf hY ik jy awgy (prlok) afqmf vfsqy srIr dI AuplbdI nf hovy qF kI prmfqmf jldI jldI iek hor srIr pYdf krngy aqy afqmf nUM iPt krngy?

dUjI gwl ieh pRcfrI jFdI hY ik sfzI pVI suxI bfxI pRmfqmf dy drbfr ivc mry hoey pRfxI dy vfsqy kMm krdI hY. ikqy asIN vI Aus qrF dI TwgI ivc qF nhIN af gey ijs bfry gurU nfnk dyv jI sfnUM sfvDfn krdy hn?

sloku mÚ 1 ] jy mohfkf Gru muhY Gru muih ipqrI dyie ] agY vsqu isÖfxIaY ipqrI cor kryie ] vZIaih hQ dlfl ky musPI eyh kryie ] nfnk agY so imlY ij Kty Gfly dyie ]1]

arQ:—jy koeI Twg prfieaf Gr Twgy, prfey Gr ƒ Twg ky (Auh pdfrQ) afpxy ipqrF dy nimq dyvy, qF (jy swc-muwc ipCilaF df idwqf awpVdf hI hY qF) prlok ivc Auh pdfrQ isÖfixaf jFdf hY . ies qrHF Auh mnuwK afpxy ipqrF ƒ (BI) cor bxFdf hY (ikAuNik AuhnF pfsoN corI df mfl inkl afAuNdf hY) . (agoN) pRBU ieh inaF krdf hY ik (ieh corI df mfl apVfx vfly bRfhmx) dlfl dy hwQ vwZy jFdy hn . hy nfnk ! (iksy df apVfieaf hoieaf awgy kIh imlxf hY ?) agFh qF mnuwK ƒ AuhI kuJ imldf hY jo Kwtdf hY, kmFdf hY qy (hwQIN) dyNdf hY .1.

kI asIN gurU sfihb dy ivMag meI qrIky qoN ieh smJ nhIN skdy ik koeI iksy vfsqy kuJ nhIN apVf skdf sgoN ieh qF purfxy Dfrimk afgUaF dI iek Twg nIqI sI ijs dI gurU sfihb ny bVI bfKUbI nfl KMznf kIqI hY. jy srfDF dy smyN iksy Dfrimk afgU rfhIN idqf smfn pUrvjF kol nhIN jf skdf qF sfzI pVHI suxI bfxI ikvyN jf skdI hY. ies sfry guJMldfr qfxy df kfrn sfzI nf mfnUM ibrqI aqy afqimk idvflf hY. iehnF sfry svflF df jvfb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI kol hY jy asIN iDafn nfl, buDI nfl, gurmuKqfeI nfl, ibnf suafrQ qoN, JgVflU ibrqI qoN ibnf, dUijaF nUM cup krvfAux vflf suBfa Cwz ky gurU sfihb jI dI bfxI ivcfrIey qF asIN ies musLkl df hwl lwB skdy hF.

jy asIN cfhMudyN hF ik sfzI afAux vflI pIVI iswKI ivc hI rhy qF sfnMU ieh pKMz Cwz ky gurbfxI nUM shI arQF ivc pRcfrnf pvygf.

guirMdr isMG brfV

Cambridge, Ontario.

Canada.

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