hrimMdr isMG (ibrdI)
KuwlHf Kwq s[ hIrf isMG gfbVIaf dy nF
siqkfrXog hIrf isMG gfbVIaf jI,
vfihgurU jI kf KLflsf]
vfihgurU jI kI PLqih]
aksr ieh dyKx ’c afAuNdf hY ik afp jI aMimRqDfrI huMdy hoey vI
bRfhmxF dy GVy dyvqy ‘ivsLvkrmf’ nfl sbMDq pRogrfmF ’c vD cVH ky ihwsf lYNdy ho.
‘ivsLvkrmf idvs’ ’qy afp jI dI sLmUlIaq dIaF keI ieqrfjLXog qsvIrF (pMQk njLrIey
qoN) vI mOjUd hn. isrP afp jI dIaF hI nhIN sgoN keI pMQk aKvfAuNidaF dI aqy
nfnksrIaF dI jo ik pihlF hI iswKI dIaF jVHF ivc ipCly kfPI smyN qoN dfqrI Pyr
rhy hn. jo ik loV pYx ’qy akfl qKLq ’qy vI ByjIaF jf skdIaF hn ik ikvyN qusIN
‘ivsLvkrmf’ ƒ afpxf gurU mMn ky iDafAuNdy ho. rfmgVIaf ibrfdrI nfl sbMDq lyKkF
dIaF ilKIaF ikqfbF ’c afp jI dy sMdysL pVHky mn duibDf ’c Ps jFdf hY ik afp iks
qrHF dy iswK ho jo gurU nfnk dI ivcfrDfrf aqy ivsLvkrmf dy nF ’qy PYlfeI jf rhI
aigafnqf ƒ ieko smyN kbUl krky mfx mihsUsdy ho?
sLfied afp jI ƒ pqf hI hovygf ik smuwcy gurU gRMQ sfihb jI ivc
‘ivsLvkrmf’ df nfmo-insLfn nhIN hY, pr qusIN kuJ BuwlV vIrF vloN aKOqI
‘ivsLvkrmf’ dy nF ’qy rKfey aKMz pfTF dy BogF ’qy AunHF ƒ vDfeI dyx puwj jFdy
ho. jdik pMQ pRvfxq iswK rihq mrXfdf ivc ieh spwsLt iliKaf hoieaf hY ik "iek
akfl purK qoN Cuwt iksy dyvI dyvqy dI Aupfsnf nhIN krnI aqy afpxI mukqI df dfqf
qy iesLt kyvl ds gurU sfihbfn, gurU gRMQ sfihb aqy ds gurU sfihbfn dI bfxI ƒ
mMnxf." pr aPsos qusIN afpxf iesLt mnGVq ‘ivsLvkrmy’ ƒ bxfAux qoN vI guryjL nhIN
krdy. kI pMQk mrXfdf muqfbk qusIN dosLI nhIN?
qusIN ‘ikrqI sUrmyN’ nF dI ikqfb ivc afpxf sLuB sMdysL idMidaF
iliKaf hY, "sfzy gOrvmeI ivsLvkrmF ieiqhfs ivc kuJ ilKfrIaF aqy pRcfrkF ny bhuq
gLlq BulyKy pfey hn. bIqy smyN dy ieiqhfs ƒ shI shI scfeI dI ksvwtI Aupr Koj
krky ilKxf aqy sMBflxf sfzf kOmI PrjL bxdf hY. mYN mfx nfl kih skdf hF ik ieh
ieiqhfsk hvfly dy ky ilKI pusqk ies Gft ƒ pUiraF krygI aqy ivsLvkrmf vMs dI
KusLboeI ƒ ivsLv Br ivc vMzx leI shfeI hovygI."
qusIN afpxy afp ƒ ivsLvkrmf vMs nfl joV ky ieh sfbq kr idwqf hY
ik qusIN KMzy bfty dI pfhul Ck ky vI ‘ipClI kul nfs[[[’ dy gurU Gr dy isDFq ƒ
nhIN mMndy aqy afpxy afp ƒ ivsLvkrmf-vMsI dws rhy ho. bRfhmx df klipq aKOqI
dyvqf ivsLvkrmf, ijsdI hoNd ƒ hI gurmiq pRvfn nhIN krdI. kI qusIN spwsLt krogy
ik qusIN ieh axjfxy ivc hI kIqf jF qusIN vI ihMdUvfd dy Kfry smuMdr ivc grk ho
cukI soc dy rvfieqI (iswK) lIzr ho.
aqy ies sLuB sMdysL ivc afKr ivc qusIN iliKaf hY, "ivsLvkrmf
vMs dI eykqf, cVHdI klf aqy AuWcI sLfn vyKx df cfhvfn". kI qusIN spwsLt krogy ik
quhfƒ iswKF dI eykqf dI bjfey ivsLvkrmf vMs dI eykqf dI iPkr vwD ikAuN hY.
afpxI ibrfdrI dIaF votf btorn leI qusIN jfqpfq ƒ AuqsLfhq krn
qoN vI guryjL nhIN krdy, hflFik gurbfxI ’c jfqpfq df sKqI nfl KMzn kIqf igaf hY.
Purmfn hY:-
jfiq kf grbu n kir mUrK gvfrf]
iesu grb qy clih bhuqu ivkfrf]
(pMnf 1127)
jfiq jnmu nh pUCIaY sc Gru lyhu bqfie]
sf jfiq sf piq hY jyhy krm kmfie]
(pMnf 1330)
anykF hor pRmfx gurbfxI ivc jfqpfq dy pRQfie drj hn, jo ieh
sfbq krdy hn ik iswKI ivc jfqpfq leI koeI QF nhIN. pr quhfƒ qF iswKI nfloN votF
ipafrIaF hn. ies leI quhfzf iesLt ‘ivsLvkrmf’ bixaf hoieaf hY.
‘ivsLvkrmf’ ƒ afpxf iesLt bxfAundy jf rhy gfbVIaf jI! pMQ
ivroDI qfkqF (bRfhmx-bfxIaF gTjoV) gurU nfnk dI inrml ivcfrDfrf ƒ Korn leI kdy
Binafry ƒ cuwkdIaF hn, kdy afsLUqosL nUrmihlIey ƒ, kdy nrkDfrIaF (nklI
inrMkfrIaF) ƒ qy kdy rfDfsuafmIaF ƒ. ievyN hI hux sdIaF qoN ‘ihMdUaF df dyvqf’
iswKF ’c vwzI pwDr ’qy sLfml huMdf jf irhf hY. jdik iswKI ivc dyvI-dyviqaF leI
koeI QF nhIN. iswK ny qF ‘pUjf akfl kI, prcf sLbd kf, dIdfr KLflsy kf’ krnf hY
qy ihMdU bRfhmxF ƒ ieh cMgf nhIN lwgdf qy Auh iswKI dy bUty ƒ sukf ky bRfhmxvfd
dI DuMd muV psfrnI cfhuMdy hn. pr aPsos quhfzy vrgy swjx jfxy-axjfxy bRfhmxvfd
dy hwQToky bx rhy hn.
jdik ipwCy ijhy qusIN qwlHx-kFz vrgIaF pMQ ƒ nuksfn phuMcfAux
vflIaF GtnfvF dyK hI cuky ho. ivsLvkrmf dy nfm ’qy gurduafry bxfAux df jo nvF
ruJfn pYdf hoieaf hY. ijsdf nmUnf dsmysL ngr luiDafxf ivKy gurduafrf bfbf
ivsLvkrmf hY. ieh ruJfn qwlHx-kFz vrgIaF pMQ doKI GtnfvF df muwZ hI hY. Auh idn
dUr nhIN jdoN ienHF gurduafiraF ivc ivsLvkrmf ƒ gurU nfloN vwD aihmIaq idwqI
jfeygI aqy gurmiq dI soJI rwKx vfly iswKF dy ieqrfjL krn ’qy [[[ awgy qusIN
aMdfjLf lf skdy ho ik kI hovygf. ieho ijhy ruJfn ƒ iswK ivroDI qfkqF sLih dy
rhIaF hn. loV hY qusIN Kud ies ruJfn ƒ rokx dI koisLsL kro.
TIk hY ajoky iBRsLt vrqfry ’c isafsI Kyz KyzidaF keI
puwTIaF-iswDIaF klfbfjLIaF vI mfrnIaF pYNdIaF hn. pr ikrpf krky ieho ijhI
‘ivsLvkrmI Kyz’ nf Kyzo ijsdf ik pMQk kdrF-kImqF ƒ nuksfn hovy. isafxf afgU Auh
huMdf hY jo smfjI-siBafcfrk rIqF-rsmF inBfAuNidaF Drm dy isDFq nf Cwzy. gurbfxI
Purmfn hY:-
aMDf afgU jy QIaY ikAu pfDru jfxY]
afip musY miq hoCIaY ikAu rfhu pCfxY]
(pMnf 767)
quhfzf pirvfrk ipCokV vI guriswKI vflf irhf hY. qusIN afp vI
aMimRqDfrI ho. pr ‘ivsLvkrmf’ rUpI aigafnqf ƒ PYlfAux ’c bRfhmxF dI kuhfVI df
dsqf bxnf afpjI ƒ sLoBf nhIN idMdf. ieMJ krky qusIN iswKI dIaF jVF ivc dfqrI clf
rhy ho. afp jI ƒ inmrqf sihq bynqI hY ik ‘ivsLvkrmf’ dy nF ’qy guMmrfh kIqy jf
rhy BuwlV vIrF ƒ smJf ky gurU dy lV lfAux df Xqn kro. Kud AunHF dy pRogrfmF ’c
sLfml ho ky iswKI df mjLfk nf AuzfE.
AusfrU huMgfry dI AuzIk ’c
hrimMdr isMG (ibrdI)
98150-70784
kfpI:
1[ jQydfr, sRI akfl qKLq sfihb.
2[ dysL aqy ivdysL dIaF smUh pMQk jQybMdIaF aqy
rsfly.
jgimMdr isMG
qhfzy ieh ‘hukmnfmy’???
isK vfsqy jykr koeI hukmnfmf hY qF Auh kyvl gurbfxI df svrUp
‘sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb’ jI dy hI hn. koeI mnuK, sMsQf jF iksy gRMQI df
gurbfxI dy dfiery qoN bfihr koeI vI hukm, iksy isK vfsqy koeI mhqv nhIN rwKdf.
isK df ieko hI mqlb hY gurbfxI dI isiKaf aDIn clx vflf aqy ieh hWk vI ‘sfihb sRI
gurU gRMQ sfihb’ jI pfs hI hY ik ikhVf isK hY aqy kox isK nhIN. iksy nUM isKI
ivcoN kWZx df iksy kol hWk nhIN jdoN qIk ik Auh ‘sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb’ jI
nUM smripq hY Auh isK hY aqy isK hI rhygf.
gurU sfihbfn dy smyN pfqsLfh vloN ijhVy icWTI pqR, sUcnf,
sMdysL sMgqF jF ivsLysL isKF pRqI ilKy jFdy sn pfqsLfh ny AunHF Aupr vI kdy
lPLjL ‘hukmnfmf’ nhIN iliKaf nf hI pfqsLfh ny AuhnF nUM kdy gurbfxI df ihWsf hI
bxfieaf. gurbfxI df drjf Auqm hI irhf. blik iehnF vfsqy lPLjL ‘hukmnfmy’ sMgqF
vloN pfqsLfh pRqI siqkfr sI ik sMgqF AuhnF sMdyisLaF nUM vI ‘hukmnfimaF’ dy
lPLjL nfl sMboDn krdIaF. ieh ‘hukmnfmy’ rUpI sMdysL sMgqF vfsqy adb siqkfr aqy
PLKr df ivsLf huMdy sn. sMgqF iehnF nUM cuMmdIaF aqy isr-msqk lgfAuNdIaF sn.
iehnF ‘hukmnfimaF’ df ivsLf vI kdy iksy nUM pMQ ivcoN CykxF jF sMgqF vfsqy hAuaf
nhIN sn huMdy aqy ieh hukmnfmy sMgqF nUM pfVx vfsqy nhIN blik joVn vfsqy huMdy
sn aqy gurU kIaF sMgqF ivc inWq vfDf krn vfsqy jF iPLr sMgq nUM syD dyx vfsqy
huMdy sn. isK Drm qF hY dUijaF nUM apxy nfl joVx vfsqy qoVx vfsqy AuWkf hI nhIN,
ieQy
qF "nf ko bYrI nhI ibgfnf
sgl sMig hm kAu bin afeI" (pMnf 1299) "hoie iekqR imlhu myry BfeI duibDf dUir
krhu ilv lfie ] hir nfmY ky hovhu joVI gurmuiK bYshu sPf ivCfie ] 1 ] (pMnF
1185) pr aj dy quhfzy ieh ‘hukmnfmy’ kI
hn????????
"hukm kIey min Bfvdy[[" kdy
‘PCO’ qoN ‘jQydfrF’ nUM hI pMQ ivcoN
Cykx vfsqy hukmnfmyN iesLU kIqy jFdy hn. iPLr ieko JWtky nfl ieh hukmnfmyN vfips
vI lY ley jFdy hn. iehnF qKqF dy hI jQydfr aKvfAux vfly, isKF nUM kdy ‘lv-kusL’
dI Aulfd grdfn rhy hn, kdy kflf aPLgfnf nfl ‘vIizAu tfk’ dIaF glF krky afp mYdfn
ivcoN dOV rhy hn aqy pMQ ivcoN Cykx df zrfmf kr rhy hn. ieh sfry zrfmy kyvl
ipCly kuJ smyN qoN hn.
ajy vI smF hY soco! aj quhfnUM hMkfr hY apxI rfjsI qfkq aqy
ahuidaF dI qfkq df. quhfzy aMdroN aj gurU df BX Aukf muWkf ipaf hY. BfeI rumfnf
jI kort ivc cly gey. quhfzy ‘hukmnfimaF’ df hsLr sMsfr ny dyK ilaf. hr iksy isK
dy ihrdy ivc siqkfr hY qF ‘sRI akfl qKq sfihb’ df. vrnf iksy dI jLbfn bMdI krn
df nf hI quhfzy kol koeI mfnvI aiDkfr hY aqy nf hI kfnUMnI. aj anykF sWjx quhfzy
vloN, ‘kflf aPLgfnf’ ivruD ‘hukmnfmy’ nUM kort ivc aqy ‘mfnv aiDkfr kimsLn’
sfhmxy iljfx nUM iqafr bYTy hn. jy kr iksy ny ‘jn ihWq’ ivc ieh kdm cuk hI ilaf
qF kI hsLr hovygf quhfzy iehnF ‘hukmnfimaF’ df? ipCly 20-25 sflF qoN sMgqF ivc
hrmn ipafrIaF ho cukIaF pusqkF-iPLr Auh pusqkF ijnHF dy KrVy vI Cpx qoN bhuq smF
pihlF qIk quhfzyy kol vfcx vfsqy pujy rhy. qF qy AunHF pusqkF ivc quhfnUM koeI
KrfbI nhIN sI imlI. ‘guriblfs pf:6’ qoN quhfzI pfj AuGVI qF pusqkF ‘bYn’ krn df
cyqf af igaf. sLfied ies qoN vWD hoCf hiQafr quhfzy kol hor koeI hY hI nhIN sI.
loV hY ajy vI cyqo! nhIN qF pMQ aMdr ‘sRI akfl qKq sfihb’ vfsqy inWq GWt rhy
mfn-siqkfr vfsqy kyvl qusIN hI ijLmyvfr ho, hor koeI bfhr dy nhIN. aj pMQ inWq
KyrUM KyrUM ho irhf hY kyvl quhfzy vrigaF dIaF krqUqF kfrx. ryp krn vfilaF nUM
pYsy lY ky ‘duD Doqf’ bxf idqf jFdf hY pr kort quhfnUM nMgf kr dyNdI hY. Gr bYTy
bfdl nUM vfips vI lY ilaf jFdf hY. rfmfiex dy pfT krvfAux vfly aqy XWg krvfAux
vfly quhfzI igxqI ivc pWky isK hn. ieh hY aj dI quhfzI
hflq……[[
gurmIq isMG astRylIaf
Dear President, SGPC, Amritsar -
Punjab,
Waheguru jee ka Khalsa Waheguru jee kee Fateh
Once again I wish to bring to your kind notice that all the
Historians have confirmed that Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib was executed on 11
November 1675 and this fact can be seen while visiting "Sis Ganj" Gurduara Sahib
in Delhi. I don't know what is wrong with that date? Similarly, it is not clear
how Holi, Diwali, Maghi and other Sangrands have become Sikh Festivals! All
nations are progressing whereas Sikhs are going back to the past days as existed
prior to the Advent Day of Guru Nanak Sahib.
Pray for the Charhdi Kalaa of the Guru Khalsa Panth.
Gurmit
Singh (Australia)
hrcrn isMG (aYzItr isWK ivrsf)
mslf Jtkf jF hlfl df
pMjfb qoN af rhIaF KLbrF anusfr Jtkf jF hlfl df mslf iswK hlikaF ivwc crcf df ivsLf bixaf hoieaf hY. ieh mslf AudoN sLurU hoieaf jdoN kuJ
Pfst PUz kMpnIaF bfry ieh ieMksLfP hoieaf ik Auh afpxy gfhkF nUM jo mIt pRosdIaF
hn, Auh hlfl mIt huMdf hY. ies qy sLRomxI kmytI smyq vwK vwK iswK sMsQfvF vloN
ivroD kIqf igaf qy ikhf igaf ik jo Kfxf pRoisaf jFdf hY, Aus bfry gRfhkF nUM
dwisaf jfvy ik ieh Jtkf mIt hY jF hlfl mIt. AunHF df kihxf sI ik hlfl mIt Kfxf
iswK rihq mirXfdf dI AulMGxf hY qy hlfl mIt Kfx nfl pMQ pRvfnq iswK rihq mirXfdf
anusfr iswK piqq ho jFdf hY ikAuNik hlfl mIt Kfxf cfr bwjr kurihqF ivcoN iewk
hY.
iesy crcf dOrfn dmdmI tksfl, aKMz kIrqnI jQf, sMq smfj dy vI
ibafn afey ik hlfl mIt Kfx nfl iswK piqq ho jFdf hY, ies leI Auh AunHF kMpnIaF
dI inKyDI krdy hn, jo Jtkf jF hlfl bfry nf dws ky lokF nUM guMmrfh kr rhIaF hn.
hux svfl ieh pYdf huMdf hY ik jdoN ienHF sMsQfvF vloN ieh pRcfr kIqf jFdf hY ik
iswK koeI vI mIt nhIN Kf skdf BfvyN Jtkf hovy qy cfhy hlfl, iPr AunHF vloN ieh
kihx dI kI quk bxdI hY ik hlfl Kfx nfl iswK piqq ho jFdf hY? kI ieh ienHF dI
doglI phuMc nhIN, jy Auh mMndy hn ik iswKI ivwc mIt Kfxf mnHF hY, iPr AunHF vloN
koeI Jtkf pRosy jF hlfl AunHF nUM kI mqlb? jy Auh mMndy hn ik iswK rihq mirXfdf
ivwc jo iliKaf hY ik hlfl Kfxf hI mnHF hY, Jtkf nhIN qF iPr kI Auh hr QF mfs df
mslf KVf krky iswKF nUM guMmrfh nhIN kr rhy? AunHF nUM pMQ nUM ies bfry spwsLt
krn dI loV hY ik jo Auh hux kih rhy hn ik hlfl Kfxf mnHF hY, Auh TIk hY jF jo
Auh pihlF qoN pRcfr kr rhy hn ik mIt Kfxf hI iswKI ivwc pRvfn nhIN?
ies sfrI crcf qoN iewk gwl iblkul spwsLt hY ik pMQ pRvfnq iswK
rihq mirXfdf anusfr isrP hlfl mIt Kfxf hI iswKF leI mnHF hY. hor iksy mIt qy
koeI pfbMDI nhIN, aijhf hI sLRomxI kmytI, akfl qKq qy hor sMsQfvF ny afpxy
ibafnF ivwc ikhf hY, iehI shI gwl hY. hlfl mIt df mirXfdf ivwc mnHF krn df kfrn
Dfrimk nhIN, isafsI sI, jo gurU sfihb ny Aus vkq ilaf sI, jdoN jflm mugl hfkmF
ny aYlfn kr idwqf sI ik gYr-musilm isLkfr nhIN kr skdy, Jtkf nhIN kr skdy,
hiQafr nhIN rwK skdy, klgI nhIN lf skdy, sLfhI ilbfs nhIN pf skdy, GoVy dI svfrI
nhIN kr skdy. Aus smyN gurU sfihb ny ienHF DwkysLfhIaF dy ivroD ivwc qy
DwkysLfhI df rfj Kqm krky srbq dy Bly df rfj kfiem krn leI lokF nUM isafsI
ienklfb dI iqafrI vjoN isLkfr krnf sLurU kIqf, hiQafr rwKxy sLurU kIqy, sLfhI
ilbfs pihnxf sLurU kIqf, GoVy dI svfrI sLurU kIqI. mugl hfkmF df ieh vI hukm
huMdf sI ik jdoN Auh jbrI Drm pirvrqn krdy sn qF sB qoN pihlF ieslfm ivwc sLfiml
hoey ivakqI nUM hlfl mfs Kfx leI mjbUr krdy sn. ies leI gurU sfihb ny aYlfn kr
idwqf ik iswK bfkI jo mrjI Kfxgy, pr hlfl mIt iblkul nhIN Kfxgy. ies qrHF ieh
hlfl mIt iswKF ivcoN isafsI kfrnF krky bMd kIqf igaf. sfzI rfey anusfr hux dy
hflfqF ivwc iswK pMQ nUM dubfrf ies msly bfry soc ky, pMQk sMsQfvF qy pMQk
ivdvfnF dI rfey nfl pMQ pRvfnq rihq mirXfdf ivwc soD krnI cfhIdI hY ikAuNik hux
Auh isafsI hflfq nhIN jo iqMn sO sfl pihlF sn.
bldyv isMG
Subject: Re: [sher-e-panjab] Akal Takht
Jathedar orders all Sikhs to
avoid Muslim Hala...
Baba Budha Ji and says that Gurus childer were born due to
immaculate conception - the more one digs this filth, the stronger is the
stench. Still this shameless Vedani presented this book as gift to the Panth and
wants teach Sikhism from this book in Gurdwaras. Vedani is no better that the
Committtee of Ramgharia Gurdwara. He sided with a rapist - so-called Baba
Dhanwant Singh and even rebuked the helpless victim as Vedanti's brother-in-law
took a bribe of Rs 50000- from the Baba. This shameless vedanti also accepted
gifts from rapist Amar Singh Nanaksaria, who himself was used for sex
gratification by Ishar Singh and his associates at Nanaksar Kaleran. This evil
Vedani has no shame going to the Ashram of Yogi Bhajan, who too has been accused
of raping white girls. You have no shame calling him Akal Takhat Jathedar. For a
Sikh of Guru Granth Sahib, Gurbani is Jathedar. For criminals, Ujjads, Dhutas
and Burshas Vedanti is a Jathedar. For a Gursikh he is far worse than Massa
Ranghar. Before you utter any nonsense about meat eating, read Guru Nanak's
composition "Maas Maas Kar Murakh Jhagre." Don't polute the air with
misinformationm about Sikhism.
Baldev Singh
srijMdr isMG
Purewal ji
In the article by Dilgeer ji on Sahibzadas the marriage of Ajit Singh and the birth of Hathi Singh as son of Ajit Singh mentioned in the Bhat Vahis does not refer to Sahibzada Ajit Singh who died fighting Mughals in Chamkaur. It refers to an adopted son Ajit Singh who was adopted by Mata Sundari in Dehli and who later abandoned Sikhism by cutting his hair and presenting the cut hair to Farukhsiyar.
Serjinder Singh
zf: rfjvMq isMG
Dear Sikh
Parents,
Sikh Council on
Religion and Education (SCORE) presents letters about Guru Nanak's gurpurab
which each Sikh child can take it to his/her school on Friday, November 7,
2003 and request the teacher to share this information with other students
in class. This will definitely create a sense of pride in Sikh children and they
will feel more connected to Guru Nanak. This also helps in creating more
understanding about our faith and our tradition (The letters are given
below).
Please make copies of the following letters according to your
child's grade level. These are prepared in light of the church state issues in
America. Sikhs in other countries can alter these according to their
needs.
We also request all Sikh families to take a day off on
Saturday, November 8, 2003 to celebrate the 534th birth-anniversary of our
beloved Guru Nanak Dev ji. WE appeal that you spend this day with your
children and make them feel special. You may also visit gurdwara and share
stories of his life with them.
This is the day when we should let the
world know who Guru Nanak is. We will be creating more awareness about our faith
and our Beloved Guru when we share this with our co-workers and when our
children will tell their fellow students about this important day.
We
sincerely hope that you will help spread the word about Guru Nanak Dev ji. Give
our children more reasons to feel proud of being Sikhs!
Sincerely,
Dr. Rajwant Singh
National Chairman, Sikh
Council on Religion and Education
301 529 0674
Letters are given below:
FOR PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, FIRST AND SECOND GRADES
November 8th is the birthday of Guru Nanak. (Guru means a
religious teacher or messenger). Guru Nanak was born in 1469. That was 534 years
ago. Guru Nanak started the Sikh religion in India. He taught that all people
are equal, no matter what their color or their religion, or what country they
come from. He taught that boys are not better than girls nor are girls better
than boys. He said that everyone should work hard, be truthful and treat
everyone else fairly. To celebrate Guru Nanak's birthday, Sikh boys and girls do
not go to school. They go with their families to the gurdwara (the Sikh place of
worship) to sing hymns written by Guru Nanak, and to read the Sikh Holy Book.
They eat sweet things like cookies and candies to remember Guru Nanak's good
life and sweet words.
THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES
November 8, 2003 is the birthday of Guru Nanak (Guru means
religious teacher or messenger.) Guru Nanak was born 534 years ago in India. He
founded the Sikh religion, so November 8th is a Sikh holiday.
Guru Nanak taught his followers to love God and to respect
all human beings as their equals. In India, as in many places in the world at
that time, women were not allowed to do what men were, such as go to school,
worship in public, or choose what they wanted to be. Guru Nanak said that this
was wrong. As well as teaching his followers to respect women and all humankind,
he taught that all should respect the religion of others as they would want
their own to be respected. He also taught his followers to be honest and to work
hard.
Guru Nanak wrote his teachings in poems. They are now part
of the Sikh Holy Book which is all written in rhymes. When Sikhs go to their
place of worship on Guru Nanak's birthday, they sing many of his poems as
hymns.
Perhaps you have friends who are Sikh. They would like you
to know, on November 8, they are celebrating the birthday of Guru Nanak, their
first Guru.
NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES
November 8, 2003 is the 534th anniversary of the birth
of Guru Nanak who founded the Sikh religion (Guru means 'religious teacher or
messenger'). He was born in India in 1469. Guru Nanak was ahead of his times in
preaching equality of all people. The society in which he lived divided people
into high and low castes. He challenged the caste system by saying all people
are equal; none are high or low. In India at that time, women were considered
inferior beings and not allowed to be educated or even to worship publicly. Guru
Nanak taught that women were equal to men, and that they and their abilities
should be respected. In the India of Guru Nanak's time, the followers of
different religions often battled each other. Guru Nanak taught his followers
that they should respect other religions as they want theirs to be
respected.
Guru Nanak wrote his teachings in poetic compositions. He
wrote nearly 1000 of these compositions which are now part of the Sikh Holy
Book, which is all written in rhymes. Short sections of these compositions are
sung as hymns at Sikh religious services.
Perhaps some of your friends are Sikhs. They are
celebrating this important Sikh holiday with their family and
community.
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Readers will do well to read the article in its entirety – published in
Abstracts of Sikh Studies, Sikhnet and http://www.sikhsentinel.com/ http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112003/mahal_1699.htm.
Bhupinder Singh Mahal
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A RAY OF …….HOPE???!!!
Date: Katak 18, 535 NS (Nanakshahi)
In the aftermath of the very successful Sikh Convention in
Mohali, it has been very interesting to see the reaction of the BIPAR
Lobby. Their sense of frustration about the success of the convention has
been nothing but comical. In any war of ideas, the number of attendees is never
of any importance. However, in this particular war of wits, BIPAR Lobby (being
devoid of any Intelligent ideas) has been fixated upon nothing but numbers. The
most comical of all the BIPAR reactions was the mathematical trick of the
BIPAR-IN-TRAINING regarding the number of attendees. This
was the BIPAR trick, with which he tried to reduce the number of reported
convention attendees figure of more than 4000, to a mere 400+.
No matter on which side of the issue one is, it is hard, not to
appreciate the skills of DECEIT this particular BIPAR-IN-TRAINING has
acquired. ….I will say, Bipar-in-Training; a good learning job.
The BIPAR surprise and frustration towards the resounding
Convention Success is very understandable. Why shouldn’t the BIPARS be
frustrated? They have been trying for centuries to convert every Sikh into a
BIPAR IMPOTENT. …..And, now to their surprise they find that they haven’t
completely succeeded. For the BIPAR misfortune, there are GurSikhs still left
out there who haven’t lost their POTENCY.
With the successful installation of the BIPAR Acharyas in every
Sikh Takhat, Sadh Deras, Taksals, Jathas, and Thaths, the BIPARs thought that
they have succeeded in gripping the Sikh mind completely. ……..With the
installation of Trash like the Bachittar-Natak-Granth (BNT) as a
SHREEK of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Bipars thought that they have
successfully taken care of the Sikh Guru. …….By popularizing the trash like "Gur
Bilas Patshahi 6" the Bipars thought that they have succeeded into making a fool
of every Sikh. ……And, by successfully getting the whistle blower S.
Gurbakhash Singh KalaAfghana (enemy number 1 of the Bipars) ex-communicated
through their Acharyas, the BIPARS thought that the biggest thorn from the BIPAR
side has been removed.
However, the number of GurSikhs who, showed up at the
convention despite all the BIPAR threats of BIPARNAMAS, ex-communications,
snatching away of Titles, and threats of mass scale Gundaa-gardee,
surprised them.
Although the success of the convention spells Doom for the
Bipars, it spells a big ray of HOPE for the Sikhs.. …It proves that despite all
the BIPAR successes (of installation of their Acharyas in Sikh Takhats, defiling
of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, installation of SHREEKS of Guru Granth Sahib Jee,
demeaning of Sikh Guru Sahiban through literatures like "Gur Bilas Patshahi 6"
& the BNG etc.) the BIPARS haven’t succeeded in converting every Sikh into a
BIPAR IMPOTENT.
And that is where lies for the Sikhs ……a Ray of
HOPE.
Kirpal Singh, USA.
pRIqm isMG gryvfl
Respected S. Purewal Ji,
Sat Sri Akal. I am a regular reader of your site. Your contribution in spreading Sikhi message is valuable.
Here is my article on Guru Nanak Sahib for Sikh Marg. Hope you will display it.
With regards
Pritam Singh Grewal
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Granthi ……The All Mighty???!!!
Date: Katak 16, 535 NS (Nanakshahi)
To settle an important issue in any Gurdwara Sahib;
Should the Gurdwara Sahib Granthi be, …..an All
Mighty???!!! ……Or ….Should the final authority rest with the Gurdwara Sahib
Executive?
That is the central issue, which is at the core of the Power
to Ex-Communication debate that has resulted in Sikh Conferences at
Roseville, Ca, and at Mohali, Punjab..
To understand the Core issue, just ponder over the
following scenario.
A corrupt GRANTHI Vs. a knowledgeable SINGH:
In your Gurdwara Sahib, the Gurdwara Granthi does not
like a particular Singh, because that Singh is knowledgeable and daring
enough to point out the Granthi’s mistakes. And furthermore it so happens that,
the Singh catches the Granthi red handed in the commission of a very
serious crime, and chooses to expose the crime.
Next, in reaction to such Singh actions, the Granthi cooks up a
baseless, unsubstantiated, and flimsy story against the Singh to cover
up his tracks. Then, the Granthi surrounds himself with his "Sat
Bachan" brand Chelas, increases the volume of the Gurdwara propaganda
machine (under his control) and drowns the Singh’s voice in this noise.
Next, without going through the process of requesting a
meeting of the Gurdwara Sahib Executive, and presenting his side
of the case to the executive for an inquiry, a hearing, a
deliberation, a decision, and an action plan, the Granthi
issues a directive of his own, ordering the throwing out of the Singh out
of the Gurdwara Sahib telling that the Singh should not be allowed to show his
face in the Gurdwara again. …Also, the Granthi does not stop just there. He also
threatens to throw all those out of the Gurdwara Sahib who, dare to show any
sympathy with the Singh’s cause.
Under such a scenario, on which side of the issue will you
be? ….Will you be daring enough to ask for a fair play based upon
natural laws of justice for the Singh? ….Or, will you say "Sat Bachan" to
the actions of the Granthi, because of the fear of his threats?
Will you be daring enough to question the authority of
the Granthi for his nefarious designs? ….Or will you say "Sat Bachan"
advocating that the Granthi is the All Mighty of the Gurdwara Sahib?, therefore
none of his actions should be challenged.
Will you be on the side of the Granthi’s priestly
threats when he invokes the name of some Guru Sahiban to bolster his
authority? …..Or, will you be able to challenge the origin of such an
authority? The authority, which the Granthi happens not to have in the first
place.
In case you happen to choose the Granthi’s side, then, will you
be able to visualize a situation, where a couple of days later, you could find
yourself to be in the shoes of that Singh? …..Would you like to see the same
corrupt Granthi sitting in judgment while he decides your fate? …….Would you
like the Granthi to have the authority to threaten all those with expulsion,
who, happen to plead your case or show sympathy with your cause?
Jathedar Joginder Singh JeeVedanti Vs. S. Gurbakhash Singh
KalaAfghana:
Now, apply the same logic to the S. Gurbakhash Singh
KalaAfghana’s ex-communication, and you will understand what the total fuss is
about. ….This will provide you an insight about the background of the
fuss, the deceit of the Sikh Clergy’s decision making, its
Kangaroo Court operation in the name of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, the
quality of the judges, their conflict of interests, their
decision, the global protests and the conferences at Roseville, Ca, and
Mohali, Punjab.
To apply the scenario to the issue, just replace your Gurdwara
Sahib with "Sri Akal Takhat Sahib," the Gurdwara Sahib Granthi with Jathedar
Joginder Singh Jee Vedanti, and the Gurdwara Executive with the executive body
of the "Sarbat Khalsa."
THE DISPUTE BACKGROUND: …..This is a case where, Joginder
Singh Jee Vedanti, the Head Granthi of Golden Gurdwara Sahib, happened to
write a book titled "Gur Bilas Patshahi 6." In this book he presented a
large volume of blasphemous material, demeaning pretty much all the
Gurus, and important personalities of the Sikh History.
S. Gurbakhash Singh KalaAfghana, the Canada based Sikh
scholar happened to catch and expose the "Gur Bilas Patshahi 6"
blasphemies. For example, in these blasphemies; Guru Nanak Sahib is shown to
be getting reborn (wearing a white beard, old wrinkled skin and a yellow robe)
twice as children of Guru Hargobind Sahib. Guru Arjan Patshah is shown as
harboring thieves. Mata Ganga Jee is shown getting pregnant at Baba Budha Jee’s
place. Guru Hargobind Sahib is shown getting born as a four armed baby.
Golden Gurdwara Sahib is shown getting built as a Vishnu Mandir
(hence the names Harmandir Or Golden Temple). Guru Hargobind Sahib
is shown as an abductor of a young girl named Kaulan. The Ninth Guru, Guru Teg
Bahadar Sahib is shown to be committing suicide…and the list of blasphemies goes
on.
In reaction to the above exposure of his blasphemous book,
Joginder Singh Jee Vedanti started the smear campaign against S.
KalaAfghana. By now Joginder Singh Jee had moved from being the Head Granthi of
Golden Gurdwara Sahib to become the Care Taker (Jathedar) of Sri Akal Takhat
Sahib. He being in a position where he could fool the Sikh masses by invoking
the name of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib (the Highest Seat of Sikhs), he started his
maneuvers of defaming S. KalaAfghana.
Jathedar Joginder Singh Jee Vedanti went through a series of
moves like; asking S. KalaAfghana to appear at Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, …..then,
on S. KalaAfghana’s request expressing his inability to come to Amritsar on
grounds of ill health and legal complications, Vedanti Jee agreed to hold a
Video Conference with S. KalaAfghana. Then, Vedanti Jee backed out
of the Conference at the last moment. …..Next, knowing fully well about S.
KalaAfghana’s helplessness, Vedanti Jee directed him to come to Amritsar. A
directive that S. KalaAfghana couldn’t comply. …….Next exploiting S.
KalaAfghana’s no show, Vedanti Jee advertised it as an act of defiance of Sri
Akal Takhat Sahib. In the process, first he banned his book, and then sat in a
Kangaroo court kind of setting and ex-communicated him. …..This is
how he ended up blackening the very pure and bright face of Sri Akal
Takhat Sahib, dark black.
The above mentioned, very naked and blatant misuse of power by
a "Pack of Granthis" in the name of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, gave a
"wake up call" to a large number of Sikh Intelligentsia around the globe.
This is the waking up, which has resulted in an earlier conferences at
Roseville, Ca, and now at Mohali, Punjab.
The above-mentioned unexpected waking up of the Sikh
intelligentsia has created a panic situation in Amritsar. ….The situation, to
which the Granthis and their Chamchas have reacted with threats of Fatwas,
Ex-communications, Snatching away of Titles, and mass scale Gundaa-gardee.
…..This is what is called damage control BIPAR style.
No matter how much Badmaashee and Gundaa-gardee, the Chamchas
of the Granthis threaten the Sikh Intelligentsia with, the central issues
raised by this blatant insult to Sri Akal Takhat Sahib is not going to go
away.
The central issue of contention at these conferences is the
power of the Clergy. ….The question is; ……For Sikh issues of global
proportion, whom does the Power belong to? …..the "Sarbat Khalsa," the
body of democratically elected representatives of the entire Khalsa Panth .. Or…
a "Pack of appointed Granthis?"
The Vishav Sikh Samelan at Mohali has concluded that such a
power belongs to none other than the "Sarbat Khalsa." …..The only role
that the caretaker Granthi of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib has in this process is to
declare to the Sikh Sangat what the "Sarbat Khalsa" decides and directs the
caretaker to convey.
Supreme is the "Guru Panth", and not a "Pack of Granthis," no
matter how big the pack of Granthis is!
Now, as individual Sikhs, it is unto each of us to decide as to
which side of the issue we want to be on. …..On the side of the democratically
elected "Guru Panth, the Sarbat Khalsa" …Or, a "Pack of Granthis"
who can be bought and sold with the allurement of a mere reflection of a gold
leaf.
Decision is ours to make. …..
Do we want the Granthis to become …..the All
Mighty???!!!
Kirpal Singh, USA.
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aPgfnf dy kys ivwc inrpwK soc nhIN rwKI geI, ijsdf nqIjf hux sfzy sfhmxy hY.
AuhnF awgy ikhf ik jykr isMG sfihb s[ kflf aPgfnf dIaF pusqkF AuproN pfbMdI
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koeI iswKI df dusLmx nhIN, ijs qrHF ik awjkl mIzIey ivwc pysL kIqf jf irhf hY.
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arQ krn dI bjfey poR[ sfihb isMG aqy BfeI vIr isMG vloN kIqy gurbfxI tIikaF nUM
hI aDfr bxfieaf hY.
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krn dy bfvjUd Ausny sLRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI dI CpfeI jfrI rwKI hoeI hY, ijwQy ik
byadbI dy keI mfmly sfhmxy af cuwky hn. bfjfr ivwc ivk rhIaF afzIE aqy vIzIE
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irhf hY.
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suxfeI gwl nUM aDfr bxf ky ivvfd KVf kIqf jf irhf hY. AuhnF ny iswK smfj aMdr
pVHx dI Gwt rhI ruwcI qy gihrI icMqf df pRgtfvf kIqf. AuhnF hfjr sMgqF nUM svfl
kIqf ik kI kfrx hY ik ipCly kuJ smyN qoN iewk qoN bfad iewk jQydfr ivvfdF df
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koeI KfmI qF nhIN?
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Dear Manjit Singh Calcutta (city in
W.Bengal)
Secretary, SGPC, Amritsar,
Waheguru jee ka Khalsa Waheguru jee
kee Fateh
Since Bhai Gurbakhsh Singh Kala Afghana's all the books have
been banned on 10 April 2003 and he stands excommunicated with effect from 10
July, then it is not clear why this Special Issue? On going through all the
articles in "Gurmat Parkash", it is evident that all the authors/contributors of
the various articles/views have not abided by the Jathedar's Banned Order as
otherwise they could not have made any reference to the banned books. Like a
banned film people are not supposed to view such a picture but most of your well
wishers continue to read/possess! Now what action is being taken against
them?
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Satkar Jog GurSikh Sahiban Jeo
Sat Sri Akal
Despite the difficulties caused by Akalidal Badal, some members of SGPC, Manjit Singh Calcutta, Joginder Singh Vedanti, Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba & others, the World Sikh Convention becomes a successful event at Mohali, various newspapers reported between 8000 to10000 Sikhs participated in the event.
I am enclosing the resolutions passed at the convention in PDF format.
Guru Fateh.
Manjit Singh Sahota
Toronto
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Hukamnamahs’ & Hukamnamahs of To-day
Hukamnamah for a Sikh & Devotee- Gurbani itself, in its
unique form of ‘Sahib Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’ is a Hukamnamah, Verdict, Ruling
or Decree for a Sikh and nothing beyond.
Hukamnamahs in the Sikh History- During the period of Guru
Personalities, so many times Guru Ji had to sent some massages to Sikhs, persons
or Guru Ki Sangat of some particular area/sector, but Guru Ji never added them,
as to a part of Gurbani, Nor they declared or wrote them with the word of
‘Hukamnamah’. At those times those were simply instructions, suggestion, letters
or massages etc for the particular sector, Sikhs or person/persons concerned.
But as a mark of respect, it was Guru Ki Sangat which called them the
‘Hukamnamahs’ as because these were from the Guru Himself.
Such ‘Hukamnamahs’ were the matter of proud for the Sikhs &
devotees and never had been a drastic or harsh item for the Sikhs. Sikhs ever
awaited for such hukamnamahs.
During 1968 Dr, Ganda Singh & Bhai Shamsher Singh Ashok
published two volumes on such ‘Hukamnamhs’. These volumes contained Two such
Hukamnamahs from the 6th Master, One from the eighth Master, 22 from
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, 34 from Guru Gobind Singh Ji along with 2 from Banda Singh
Ji Bahadur & 2 from thrones.
Though the genuine-ness of these hukamnamahs even, has also
been challenged by the Sikh Scholar Harinder Singh Mehboob. Even then none of
these Hukamnamahs have ever been dealt with the issue of ex-communication.
Gurbani is a way of life for all the humanity alike and not the property of a
few particular persons, some society, body or jathedars etc to excommunicate
others. Such heinous system is not available within the Sikh History and not a
part of Sikhism.
‘Hukamnamahs’ of today- So called ‘Hukamnamahs’ of today,
have just started by the touts and slave clergies, simply some time back.
Absolutely on the first time in the history of Sikhs, on 18th march 1887- Prof.
Gurmukh Singh Ji was declared ex-communicated, but it was never obeyed by Sikh
Community. Bhai Khem Singh Bedi the then caretaker of Akal Bunga was used as an
instrument by the British & the politicians. This way the Hukamnamahs which
ever had been the item of pride within the Sikh community, turned into the item
of horror & misuse. But this system can never be prolonged or tolerated.
Clergy system has no significance within Sikhism.
JATHEDAR OF AKAL BUNGA (TAKHAT)???- Akal Bunga (Takhat) had
ever been provided a Caretaker in its history and its caretaker had never
provided any powers ever. Very very first time, during the Gurdwaras Sudhar
Movement in the year 1920, on the day of 12th oct a caretaking Jatha
of 25 persons was appointed in the Jathedarship of TeJa Singh Bhuchar for the
purpose. But Bhuchar was never the Jathedar of Akal Bunga (Takhat) but of the
said Jatha. The words, ‘Jathedar’ or ‘Singh Sahib’ for the Akal Takhat’s Granthi
have been started at very later stage. Otherwise only the Guru Panth itself has
powers through unanimous ‘ Gurmatas’ for the panth as a whole, but even then the
excommunication is not permitted over there within Sikhism.
Hence The Hukamnamahs of Today- The Hukamnamahs of Today, to
ex-communicate the Sikh personalities, especially the Sikh Scholars & Sikh
intelligential is simply the order of the day and can never be tolerated
because:-
Firstly- Never there is any such post of ‘Jathedar’ or ‘Singh
Sahib’ for the Granthi of Akal Bunga (Takhat Sahib). Only there can be a
caretaker with no such Panthik Powers. Panthik powers are always of the Panth,
with the Panth and will remain with the Panth on the whole- but always within
the instructions and doctrines provided from‘Guru Granth Sahib Ji’ not
beyond.
Secondly- Ex-communication is never a part of Sikhism.
Thirdly- Ex- communication in neither permitted by ‘Guru Granth
Sahib Ji’ nor by ‘Sikh Rehat Marayada’ or ‘Gurdwara Act’
Then who has empowered these slave Granthiees to excommunicate
the Scholars and respectable personalities of the community. No doubt the so
called ‘Jathedars’ or ‘Singh Sahibans’ are not independent and these are the
slaves of SGPC and above all slaves of politicians. Moreover these Granthies are
not even Sikhs of ‘Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’ but they are the Sikhs of Some
‘Dehra daar-Sant Ji or Bhai Sahib’.
The Guru Panth has to take its powers in its own hands.
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Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE) is pleased to
announce that it is releasing a new 12 minute video on Guru Nanak Dev
Ji on Monday, October 27th, 2003, in commemoration of Guru
Nanak's Gurpurab on November8, 2003. This video has been produced
by Sartaj Singh Dhammi who has also previously made a Gatka movie (available
on SikhNet.com). In addition, Sher Singh is also preparing an audio visual
power point presentation on Sikhism. Both of these have been prepared for the
non-Sikh audiences and will accompany the 'Sharing Your Faith with
Your Neighbors' program.
We, as Sikhs, have always had the desire to see that there is
more awareness about our religion and our identity. SCORE requests you to join
in this campaign to create more understanding about our faith and our beloved
Guru Nanak Dev ji. This event is recommended by SCORE to be hosted by Sikh
Gurdwaras and individuals at their homes worldwide. The program materials can be
downloaded via the following web links:
http://www.sikhnet.com/s/Sharingfaith
We are highly encouraged by the support of many individuals,
communities and Gurdwaras across America and other parts of world who are
hosting events per our suggestion. We have received responses from Australia,
Iran, Singapore, India, Italy, Canada and England and continue to hear the
positive reinforcement. The response to SCORE's call to host a special event
'Sharing Your Faith with Your Neighbors' , an educational campaign, in
commemoration of Guru Nanak's birth-anniversary has been welcomed by many Sikh
organizations of the world. (Gurdwaras and Sikh communities in Mississippi,
Virginia, Maryland, Houston, Indianapolis and many others are hosting this)
To meet the requests of all our enthusiastic sewadars of this
event at the earliest, We will be releasing the first 30 copies of the video on
Monday. Please send us $ 20.00 for the cost of production and mail it along with
your address, we will ship it to you ASAP.
Volunteers
Needed
We are still in need of more individuals, especially youth
volunteers to help in this global project in many regions in U.S. and Canada.
This is a great opportunity for our youth (both Singhs and Kaurs) to be involved
in SEWA at a global level while building relationships in the local community.
If you wish to participate or have the availability to help support the event at
your local community, please do not hesitate to reach out to Navneet Singh
Narula (Youth Program Coordinator)directly (404) 915-2300 We want you all to be
a part of this event too. Participate and celebrate in a new way the birth of
the most important person in your life - Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
If you and your local community is interested in joining this
campaign for Guru Nanak Dev Ji and be part of this educational program - We
would like to have your name and contact information. Please reply to this email
and we will be happy to assist you in every way possible to ensure the success
of this event.
To get more information on the "Sharing Your Faith With
Your Neighbors"
special program, Please feel free to contact any of the below
sewadars:
Dr. Jasjit Kaur Ahuja
Program Coordinator
Phone: (714)
478-4008
Los Angeles, California
Sher JB Singh
Director of
Community Relations
Phone: (703) 626-6119
Washington, DC
Navneet
Singh Narula
Youth Program Coordinator
Phone: (404) 915-2300
Atlanta,
Georgia
Bhai Gurdarshan Singh
Religious Affairs Director
Phone:
(301) 309-9528
Rockville, Maryland, USA
Bhai Sawinder
Singh
Gurdwara Outreach Director
Phone: (301) 309 - 8955
Rockville,
Maryland, USA
Aman Singh
New York Director
Phone: 718-990-2395
New York, USA
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Hi!!! I have a project about Sikh and I also try to find a person who is Sikh
religion to interview. If you are Sikh, can you answer these question? And
please put your name, country you're from. If you are not Sikh, you don't have
to answer these questions.
1. Please explain your religious beliefs.
2. What are the unique aspects of your religion?
(What are so special about your religion?)
3. How do people in your religious group feel about the other groups (other
religion)?
Thank you
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Dear Editor Chamkaur Singh jee & other Gursikhs,
Waheguru jee ka Khalsa Waheguru jee kee Fateh.
Before coming to Australia, my wife and I were blessed with
"Guru daa Amrit" on First Oct. 1981 and since then we have been following the
"Sikh Reht Maryada (SGPC)". As per Chit No. 106, I have received & read the
Gurmat Parkash, Oct. 2003 - described as "Kala Afghana Special Issue"! Apart
from certain misrepresentations, first of all I seek your advice: at what
page/heading of the Sikh Reht Maryada - SGPC, could I read/locate the often used
terminology "Khandey daa Amrit, Khandey dee Pahul, Khandey Battey daa Amrit"!
Perhaps you may also wish to consult the Hon'ble Pandit Parkash Singh Badal,
President Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Jathedar Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Head
Granthi Puran Singh, Giani Bhagwan Singh, Granthi Gurbachan Singh, Jathedar
Trilochan Singh, Jathedar Balwant Singh, Bhai Joginder Singh Talwara, Editor
Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba, Dr. Kharak Singh, Dr. Balwant Singh Dhillon, S. Gurdit
Singh, S. Jagjit Singh Gaba, S.Rateender Singh Indore, Secy. Manjit Singh
Calcutta, Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar, Secy. Dalmegh Singh, Giani/Nihang Dharam
Singh, Research Scholar Kirpal Singh, Principal Ram Singh Kolaar, Asstt. Editor
Karamjit Singh, S. Tardeep Singh and S. Inderjit Singh Gogoaani? Thanks for your
cooperation & guidance.
Gurmit Singh
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Guru Ki Sadh Sangat
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
GURMAT PARKASH- Oct 2003
The Worst Ever in the History of Gurmat
Parkash
No body could even expect or imagine that a most respected
Panthak Magazine can sometime fall into the depth of partiality, discrimination,
flattering and forced criticism-but the issue of Oct.2003 proves it so, while
criticizing the prominent Scholar Kala Afgana Ji.
To show aggression in such a way upon some renowned scholar of
international fame is itself a heinous, monstrous & terrible crime but alas!
it is apparent & done by a respected Panthik Magazine in its issue of Oct
2003. Then how can a magazine of respect can uphold its status & respect
within the community concerned. At least the writings of Dr, Sukhpreet Singh
Udoke, Sewak Singh, Karamjit Singh, Harpal Singh, Kirpal Singh, Baljit Singh
Khalsa, Tardeep Singh, Kashmir Singh, AmarJeet Singh, Dr, Amarjeet Kaur,
InderJeet Singh Gogoani etc are perceptibly the persons who are created,
prepared and entered simply to criticize, with the mollified intention. God
knows how can a panthak scholor of today and tomorrow like Kala Afgana can be
defamed by such heinous ways where as the records of the magazine will always
quote its today’s standard. Above all even these writes, could not hide their
mal-intentions in their butcher condemnable writings. Even the respected writers
like Roop Singh & Dalgeer have gone astray from their own status &
inclined their writings at the indication and signal of their masters, but left
fear of the ‘Great Guru’ aside. Writing of Balkar Singh which equates the word
"Harimandir" used in Gurbani multy times intermixed with Harimandir Sahib at
Amritsar is not new as per his writing status & hence taken out from one of
his existing writings.
Not only, but the history specified about the process, that how
the so called ‘hukamnamah’ was issued against Kala Afgana could not stay alive
from the partiality and discrimination, while making it public in the magazine.
It itself, apparently clarifies that how an advocate attempts to justify the
case from the side of murderer or culprit and here the so called ‘Jathedar’ and
the SGPC stands for.
On the whole the writings of S. Ram Singh Kular and Balwinder
pal Singh, though made the unwanted approach to justify the said ‘hukamnamh’ but
even then could not be rejected as these people basically almost justified the
scholar from their inner sense.
May God provide wisdom & intelligence to the management of
our Panthak Magazine ‘Gurmat Parkash’ to maintain its status & at the same
time intelligence to the partial writers.
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Respected Sardar Makhan Singh Purewal ji,
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.
First of all I must pay great regards and respects to you for
displaying my views on merit and obliging me without any greed and favour or
support on my part financially or otherwise. In fact, I am not in position to
provide such an assistance still you are really doing all in the larger interest
of Sikh Nation/ Community i.e humanity.
I wish that you must get support from Sikhs in all respects to
continue in this service of enlightening the Sikh masses. Definitely, somebody
shall be doing some efforts with you to promote this noble cause, if not so,
then it is very sad on the part of the community.
To my mind, my views about ‘JHATKA OR HALAL’ are very
strong and meaningful but might be difficult to digest for some of the Readers.
You rightly understood and thinking so displayed it on your Web. But afterwards,
somebody must have objected it without applying his mind and made you to remove
it from your Web as I noticed today. I am nothing to mind about its removal from
the web. I fully understand my limitations.
If you don’t mind, please do send through email those Comments
or criticism so that I should search if there is any possibility to amend myself
on that line. Please do oblige. For reference, I again enclose my views on the
subject as under:-
Date: 23-10-2003
BALBIR SINGH SOOCH, ADVOCATE, LUDHIANA.
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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
Respected Khalsa
Ji,
Your wonderful work to read, Guru Ji blessed me. My "Tuchh
Budhi" wants to translate a few lines for some Germans and our Sikh Children
into German Language. With Blessing of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, I dare to start
this work as many Sikh friends ask me to do. Would please allow me to do that? I
like your way, it is the write way.
Sat Guru Ji may shower HIS imense Murcy to you all to go
further and show the real way as GURU NANAK GURU GOBIND SINGH Jee showed us with
their immense service to the humanity.
Please excuse me in case I have written something wrong due to
my bad english.
Guru Fateh
Teja Singh Germany
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Pioneer scientist Narinder Kapany is regarded as "The Father of
Fiber Optics," which he discovered in 1955. His research endeavors include fiber
optics communications, local area networks, biomedical instrumentation, solar
energy and pollution monitoring. Kapany also founded the Sikh Foundation in 1967
to ensure that Sikh tradition will be handed down to future generations of Sikhs
born in Europe and North America
2)Dr. Raminderpal Singh Khalsa among the top
13 semiconductor technology experts in the world
Dr. Raminderpal Singh, an Amritdhari Singh, working for IBM,
has been ranked among the top 13 scientists in the world. Singh has a Phd in
Engineering from Newcastle University, UK. He is among the foremost experts in
the world in modeling the electrical noise in an advanced process related to
circuit design. This is recognized by EETIMES, a premiere technical trade
journal of engineering in the US.
According to the jourmal these are the 13 people who are
influencing the course of semiconductor development technology and taking it
into realms that exceed the bounds set by the inventors of the transistor more
than 50 years ago. As a result, semiconductors will morph with other
disciplines, and electronics will be part and parcel of the human body as well
as man's moving spirit.EE Times has chosen 13 people who are influencing the
course of semiconductor development technology and taking it into realms that
exceed the bounds set by the inventors of the transistor more than 50 years ago.
As a result, semiconductors will morph with other disciplines, and electronics
will be part and parcel of the human body as well as man's moving
spirit.
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Dear S. Makhan Singh Ji,
RE: WORLD SIKH CONVENTION
The forthcoming convention is going to be an historic event in
the lives of all the Sikhs around the globe. I am sure, proceedings of the
convention will be recorded on a DVD or video tape. I would like to buy such a
DVD or video tape. Would you have any information as to where it can be had
from? Other surfers of sikhmarg.com will also be interested in obtaining a DVD
or video tape. Will you please publish such information for the benefit of all
concerned?
You are providing a great service to the Sikh community around the
world. I visit your website on a daily basis. Thank you.
Sarwan Singh Dhanda, Canada
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Jhatka or Halal
My views on the Subject
If possible, avoid eating meat as it mostly found infectious
and normally affects our health adversely otherwise I do not find any difference
between Jhatka and Halal keeping in view its availability and modern
scientific methods of slaughtering the animals etc for the purpose.
Sikh Maryada-Sikh way of life is also has political meaning in
the given situation, circumstances and time. It is subject to change, alteration
according to the prevailing political situation, circumstances and time in World
and Country where you live. When Halal was forbidden for the Sikhs, it was a
political peaceful message for non-cooperation to the cruel RULER who was
tyranny, aggressive like the present ruling class in India.
In the changed circumstances, it should not be a weapon of
hatred against that particular Community (Muslim) in the name of religion. Such
a mentality is required to be checked/stopped immediately so long it does not
violate our only sacred Granth, ‘ Sri Guru Granth Sahib’.
To my mind, it does not do so, subject to the views of
impartial intellectuals. However, these views should not be taken as suggestion
for a total change or alteration in Sikh Maryada to effect any change in our
Sikh independent identity in any manner.
Date: 17-10-2003.
BALBIR SINGH SOOCH, ADVOCATE,
LUDHIANA.
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Respected Bhai Sahib Ji
"Waheguru Ji Ka
Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh"
Earlier you were having the
classification of Index Subject wise
as well as Author wise in your main
page
http://www.sikhmarg.com/
Now I was
searching to see articles of S. Harjinder Singh Ji. It
was not as easy as
earlier.
Please add this index both for Subject wise (Orra to Raara) and
also Author wise. You can list the authors whose articles are in more number
directly by thier name. Rest you can put in others category.
Thanking you and with best regards
Dr. Sarbjit
Singh
15.10.2003
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Respected Sadh Sangat ji
Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
This is time to Decide & Declare that If we are the ‘Sikhs’
of ‘Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’ ? or we are Sikhs of some Bhagauti-Shiva or so
called ‘dasam grnth’ etc Equally we have also to decide that if ‘Our Guru
is-Sahib Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji’ or on the other hand some ‘Sant Ji’ ‘Bhai
Sahib’ maharaj ji’ or some socalled ‘Baba Ji’
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gRMQ sfihb jI’ dy isK hF ? jF ik iksy BgAuqI-isLvf jF sfzy aMdr cOr drvfjLy qoN
TOsy jf rhy iksy aKAuqI ‘dsm gRMQ’ dy isK hF asF aj ieh vI PYslf krnf hY ik
sLfzy gurU-‘sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI’ hn jF iPr koeI sMq-sfD-BfeI sfihb jF
iksy zyhry dy ‘bfbf jI’ jF ‘mhfrfj jI’? ieh smF sfzy ieimiqhfn df
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Dear Veer Ji, I am to prepare a talk on the topic of world peace for UN-day celebrations in St.Louis. Any help is highly appreciated. Looking for any audio-visual based on Gurmat
Thanks PPSinghMD
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hirmMidr sfihb, aMimRqsr Aupr jrvfixaF df kbjLf sI. aj bfbf dIp
isMG jI ny lkIr iKWc idqWI. "gurU kI ngrI nUM jrvfixaF qoN afjLfd krvfAuxf hY.
ijnHF ny ies vfsqy sLhIdIaF pfAuxIaF hn Auh lkIr tWp jfn aqy bfkI ieQoN hI ipCy
muWV jfx". pMQ Aus smyN scmuc gurU df pMQ sI. iek vI ipWCy nhIN muiVaf. zWtky,
afiKrI dMm qIk sLhIdIaF idqIaF aqy afiKr hirmMidr sfihb nUM jLfilmF dy kbjLy
ivcON afjLfd krvf ilaf.
aj Pyr iek vfrI pMQ dorfhy qy af Kloqf hY-iek Auh hn ijnHF df
gurU kyvl aqy kyvl sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI hn aqy iesqoN bfihr iek gl vI
sunxf psMd nhIN krdy. dUjy pfsy iBMn iBMn Auh sLWkqIaF hn jo iek jF dUjy rUp ivc
"gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" dy pivqR nfm nUM qF vrq rhIaF hn pr KVIaF ikWDry hor hn.
iehnF sLkqIaF ivc:-
1[ iehnF ivc Auh jQybMdIaF aqy zyry vI hn ijhVy kihx nUM qF
"sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" qoN ibnF iksy hor nUM gurU mnMx nUM iqafr nhIN pr asl
ivc AuhnF dy gurU hn koeI ‘BfeI sfihb, sMq jI mhfrfj, mhfrfj jI jF koeI hor aqy
"sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" AuWkf hI iehnF dy ‘gurU’ nhIN. Auh qF Aus dfiery
ivcoN AuWkf hI bfihr nhIN jf skdy ‘ijhVI lkIr ik AuhnF dy ‘sMq jI mhfrfj-BfeI
sfihb-bfbf jI jF mhfrfj jI ny pfky dy idqI hY jF iPLr AuhnF ny AuhnF dy nfm qy
pRclq kr leI jF mMn leI hY. "sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" iksy vI ivsLy Aupr
BfvyN kuJ vI agvfhI dyx- iehnF sWjxF df AusqoN kuJ vI lYxf dyxf nhIN, blik zWt
ky ivroD hI krnf hY.
2[ iehnF ivc Auh pRcfrk jQybMdIaF aqy kfilj afid vI hn ijhVy
JMzf brdfr hn ‘gurU aqy pMQ dy’ pr AuhnF vfsqy sMpUrn pMQ kyvl AuhnF dI Auh
jQybMdI, sMsQf jF kfilj hI hY; AusqoN bfihr hor koeI pMQ jF gurU hY hI nhIN.
AuhnF dy smUcy kMm jF pRcfr df dfierf kyvl Auh sMsQF aqy Ausy df anusLfsn
(Discipline ) hI hY. BfvyN ik Aus sMsQf rfhIN "sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" dy Aucy
sucy isDFqF df ikWqnf vI ivroD ikAuN nf ho irhf hOvy. ieh ‘mhfpursL’ sfKIaF qF
suxFdy hn ‘ieWk pMkqI dy bdlx qy rfmrfie jI nUM Cykx dIaF’ aqy bfxI ivcoN
Audfhrn dyNdy hn qF "ijnf guru goipaf afpxf qy nr buirafrI ] hir jIAu iqn kf
drsnu nf krhu pfipst hiqafrI] Eih Gir Gir iPrih kusuD min ijAu Drkt nfrI…]" (pM:
651) aqy "ijin guru goipaf afpxf iqsu TAur n TfAu ] hlqu plqu dovY gey drgh nfhI
QfAu" (pM:314). iesqrHF dy dmgjy vI bVy mfrdy hn pr afp kI kr rhy
hn?
3[ ieQy Auh vI sWjx hn ijhVy kmfeI hI ies gl dI Kf rhy hn ik
iksqrHF aKOAuqI "dsm gRMQ" nUM brfbrI qy ilafky "sihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" dI
prm Aucqf nUM vWtf lgfieaf jfvy. ‘sLkl momnF aqy krqUq kfiPLrF’ dI inafeIN iehnF
dy rUp qF aMimRqDfrIaF dy hn pr ipCy AuhnF dy afkf sLfied koeI hor hI hn.
4[ iesy igxqI ivc Auh rfjnIiqk afgU aqy AuhnF dy dbfa hyT kMm
kr rhy pMQk AuhidaF Aupr ibrfjmfn Auh BWdr pursL vI afAuNdy hn ijhVy ZMzorf qF
ipWtdy hn ik Auh "gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" dy pWky isK hn. ieh lok duhfeI vI iehI
dyNdy hn- pr asl ivc AuhnF dI hflq qF ieh hY "glF kry GxyrIaf Ksm n pfey sfdu"
(pM: 474) ikAuNik "afpu gvfie syvf kry qF ikCu pfey mfnu" vflI avsQf qIk nf ieh
afp puj skdy hn aqy nf hI iehnF dy rfjsI afkf.
5[ hun vfrI aFAudI hY AunHF gurUzMmF aqy zyhiraF dI ijhVy vrqoN
qF gurbfxI dI hI krdy hn pr Kulm-Kulf ivroD krdy "gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" dI gurqf
df. dyKn dI gl hY ik ies kYtygrI nUM qfkq kOx dy irhf hY? afiKr gurU pfqsLfh dy
239 sflF ivc ieh dukfnF ikAuN nf sPl ho skIaF aqy aj Auh ikhVI jfdU dI CWVI hY
ijs afsry ieh vWD-Pul rhy hn. hr iek ipMz-glI-muhWly ivc iehnF dy jfl ivsLdy jf
rhy hn? drasl pMQ dy Tykydfr ieh zyry, sMsQfvF, kfilj aqy lIzr lok jykr scmuc
iemfndfrI nfl gurbfxI aqy "gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" dy dfiery ivc rihky pRcfr kr rhy
huNdy qF aj vflI ieh hflq kdy pYdf hI nf huMdI. iesvWkq qF kyvl rMg hI vWKry
vWKry hn pr ieh sfry "gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" nUM gurU mMnx df dfavf krn vfly jF
apxy afp nUM gurU kihx vfly dovyN hI iek dUjy dI mdd kr rhy hn. iek bfxI aqy
‘gurU gRMQ sfihb’ dy Auhlf lYky aqy dUjy ‘gurU gRMQ sfihb jI’ dI gurqf df ivroD
krky. asl ivc dovyN hI rfmrfey vfly rsqy qy cl rhy hn. PLrk hY qF kyvl ieWqnf ik
iek qF hYn hI Kulm-Kulf gurU qoN bymuK aqy JUT vI nhIN bol rhy; pr dUjy pfsy Auh
hn ijhnF ivc ieWqnI jurWq vI nhIN ik sc vI bol skx ik sfzf gurU gurbfxI jF ‘gurU
gRMQ sfihb jI nhIN’ blik amukf zyhrf, sMsQf, kfilj, bfbf jI, BfeI sfihb jF sMq
jI mhfrfj hn.
gurisKo! aj siqgurF ny afp hI smF bMn idqf hY. krqfr ny aj afp
hI lkIr iKWc idqI hY. pMQ qF pUrI qrHF BMml BUsy ivc Ps cukf sI. kyvl cfr vrxF
df ivroD krdf krdf aqy "PkV jfqI PkVu nfAu ] sBnf jIaf iekf CfAu" df dfavydfr
ieh gurU df pMQ, aj afp hI hjLfrF vrxF-jfqF-ikiqaF dI dldl ivc DWs cukf sI aqy
inklx df rsqf nhIN sI iml irhf. krqfr ny sMmF afp bKsL idqf hY asF aj iesdf pUrf
pUrf lfB AuTfAuxf hY.
"pfqsLfh ny smyN dI lkIr iKWc idqI hY. ijhVy qnoN mnoN ‘sfihb
sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI’ dy isK hn Auh lkIr dy iek pfsy af jfx aqy dUjy-dUjy pfsy
KVy rihx qF ik pfihcfxy qF jf skx".
TIk jF glq, cl rhy anmqI aqy aigafnqf dy quPLfn-JWKV smyN asIN
BfvyN ikWDry vI atk gey sI. pr atky qF iesy vfsqy sI ik ieh "gurU gRMQ sfihb jI"
dI gl krdy hn aqy sfnUM vI "sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI nfl hI joVxgy. pr ieh
qF bguly sfibq hoey. iehnF ny qF kyvl pihrfvf hI "sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" vflf
pfieaf sI. ieh ByVIey qF sfnUM ikWDry hor hI lY zuWby hn. krqfr ny sfzy vfsqy
smF bxf idqf hY iehnF dI pihcfx krn df aqy nfl hI iehnF cy cuMgl ivcoN bWc inklx
df. ies smyN nUM brbfd nF krIey aqy ielfn krIey ik
"asIN kyvl aqy kyvl sfihb sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI dy isK hF.
asIN gl kyvl AuhI mMnFgy ijhVI "gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" hukm krxgy. asIN iksy aKOqI
‘dsm gRMQ’ jF iksy vI hor sMsfirk rcnf nUM ‘ielfhI rcnf-gurU gRMQ sfihb jI qul
nhIN afAux dyvFgy" ieh vWKrI gl hY ik asIN gurbfxI dI gl krn vfly hr iek
mhfpursL-sMq-sfD jF BfeI sfihb df siqkfr krdy hF".
hukmnfmf-iksy vI mnuK jF sMsQf df hukmnfmf vI isK vfsqy koeI
vuWkq nhIN rKdf. isK vfsqy ‘hukmnfmf’ kyvl aqy kyvl gurbfxI hI hY. isK vfsqy pMQ
dI slfh vI kyvl AuhI mMnxjog hY ijhVI slfh jF pMQk afdysL "pUjf akflpurK kI -
prcf sLbd kf aqy dIdfr Kflsy kf hY"- vfly dfiery ivc hY. iesdy Ault ijhVf vI
afdysL jF slfh:-
(1) akfl purK dy BX ivc nhIN blik iksy hor afkf dy BX ivc jF
iksy nfl apxf sfVf kWZx vfsqy hY. (2) prcf sLbd kf vI nhIN aqy gurbfxI hukmF
Aupr vI pUrf nhIN Auqrdf. (3) ijhVy afdysL jF slfh nUM dyn vfly kyvl jLfihrf qOr
qy iddfrI qF hn pr jIvn krky gurU dy nhIN blik afp hI iksy sMq-sfD jF BfeI sfihb
dy isK hn-- AuhnF df afdysL iksyqrHF vI pMQk afdysL jF slfh nhIN ho skdf.
"asIN kyvl ‘bfxI gurU dy isK hF aqy rvFgy" asF jF sfzy gurU
"gurU gRMQ sfihb jI" ny ieh hWk iksy hor nUM nhIN idqf ik koeI ieh PYslf kry ik
kAux bfxI df isK hY jF kAux nhIN. ieh PYslf krn vflf vI Auh afp hI hY aqy hukm
hY "kc pkfeI EQY pfie ] nfnk gieaf jfpY jfie"(jpu-pM:7)
gurmWqf- ieWqnf hI nhIN jykr pMQ vfsqy koeI gurmWqf krnf vI hY
qF ieh hWk vI pMQ dy apxy pfs hY. do-cfr gRMQIaF jF iPLr rfjnIiqk afgUaF pfs
nhIN ik AuQy igaF dI qF byiejLqI krn; AuhnF nfl gl nf krn; vIizE glbfq dI vI
aMdr ihMmq nf hovy aqy Gr bYTy ‘hukmnFmy’ pey kWZdy rihx. ieh hWk kyvl aqy kyvl
pMQ pfs hI hYY ik "srbq Kflsf" krky iksy loVINdy ivsLy Aupr kOeI ajyhf PLYslf
lvy ijhVf ik jLrUrI qOr qy "pUjf akflpurK kI-prcf sLbd kf-dIdfr Kflsy kf hovy"
ies qoN bfhr nhIN.
iDafn rhy! isK Drm, sLKsI Drm nhIN. ieh Drm "sfihb sRI gurU
gRMQ sfihb jI" df Drm hY. sLKsI pUjf qF dUr ieQy qF gurduafiraF aMdr gurU
sfihbfn dy PLoto lgfAuxy vI pRvfn nhIN. ies vfsqy ieQy ieh AuWkf hI sMBv nhIN ik
cfr-pMj gRMQI jF hYz gRMQI jF iksy vI Auhdy dy sLKs koeI bnfvtI ‘hukmnfmyN’ df
zMzf cuWkky ‘bWkrIaF-gAUaF’ dI qrHF pMQ nUM hwkxf cfhux.
blbIr isMG sUc aYzvokyt
iewk itwpxI:-
akfl qKq df arQ kI hY?
jF
sRI akfl qKq sfihb kI hY?
jy mYnMU sfDfrx, pyNzU qy iswDV dI bolI ivwc akfl qKq dI
ivafiKaf krn dI afigaf dy dyvoN qF mY ienHF hI khFgf ik ieh smF pf ky iewk mfnqf
pRfpq akfl purK df isDFq (mnuwKqf df Blf) pRcfrn vflf qKq (iksy rUp ivc QF jF
asQfn ) hY . ies isDFq dy pRcfrkF (iswKF) leI ieh iewk ivsysL sMsQF df rUp Dfrn
kr cuwkf hY jF kih lAu ies qKq dI sQfpnf df hI iehI mksd sI.
akfl purK df isDFq(mnuwKqf df Blf) dy pRcfr qoN Bfv : Drm hyT
mnuwKqf dy Bly leI jIvn jFc ( rfjnIqI ) dI ivafiKaf df somf, Auh ieQoN, ies
kyNdrq ibMdU qoN hI qy ies nMU hI akfl purK df pRqIk mMn ky hI clxf Xog hY . ies
nfl hI iswK kyNdrq qy iewk juwt rih ky iewk idn sMpUrn hox ’qy mnuwKqf dy Bly
leI rfjnIiqk sMdysL dyx dy icMnH vjoN sPl hoxgy.
awj afeIaF iensfnI kmjLorIaF sdkf iswKF dIaF sMsQFvF nMU qoVn
jF AunHF dI mhwqqf nMU GtfAux df Xqn jfxy-axjfxy iblkul nhIN hoxf cfhIdf. pMjfb
ivc bYT ky gwl smJ afAuNdI hY ik ikvyN isWKF ivwc vKryvF ilafAux qy gurUaF dy
XqnF dy Ault, ienHF ’c bxy kydrIkrn nMU qoVn leI koJIaF cflF clIaF geIaF qy
cwlIaF jf rhIaF hn? ieh sB ivdvqf dy JMzy hyT sfDF afid qoN krvfAux dI sLrfrq
kIqI geI qy lukvF hmlf ajy vI jLfrI hY. bhfnf BfvyN kuJ vI ikAuN nf hovy?
quhfnMU Xfd hovygf, sfDF rfhIN mflvy leI alwg sRI akfl qKq qy
sRI drbfr sfihb, aMimRqsr dI nkl ’qy Ausfrny sLurU kr idwqy gey sn. jfgrUk iswK
sMgqF ny smyN isr afvfjL bulMd krky ieh sLrfrq nMU smiJaf qy rok lvfAux ivc
sPlqf pRfpq kIqI. iesy pRkfr sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb dy mukfbly sfDF qoN hor "Dfrmk"
gRMQ ilKvfAuxy qy pRcfrny arMBy gey qy ieh sLrfrq ajy pUrI qrHF rukI nhIN hY.
ies ipwCy ikhVIaF sLkqIaF kMm kr rhIaF hn? pihcfx kro.
ivdvfn vIro qusIN jfxy-axjfxy vI aijhf nf kro. iehI quhfzy awgy
bynqI hY.
DMnvfd.
imqI:
07-10-2003
blbIr isMG sUc, aYzvokyt, luiDafxf.
iswK irsors sYNtr vloN 'vrlz iswK knvYnsLn' ivwc afpxf numieMdf
Byjx df PYslf
kYlgrI: iswK irsors sYNtr kYlgrI vloN 21 sqMbr nUM
iswK ivrsf dy dPqr ivwc iewk ivsLysL mIitMg rwKI geI. ijs ivwc 26 akqUbr, 2003
nUM cMzIgVH ivwc pMQk msilaF nUM ivcfrn leI ho rhI 'vrlz iswK knvYnsLn' ivwc
ijQy afpxf iewk numfieMdf kYlgrI qoN Byjx df PYslf ilaf igaf, AuQy ies knvYnsLn
ivwc afpxy ivcfr ilKqI rUp ivwc Byjx df PYslf vI kIqf igaf.
mIitMg dy sLurU ivwc 40 imMt leI amrIkf qoN afey AuGy sLfier qy
gLjLlgo hrBjn isMG bYNs ny afpxf klfm pysL kIqf. AunHF ny vwK-vwK ivisLaF qy
ilKIaF afpxIaF gLjLlF hfijLr sRoiqaF nfl sFJIaF kIqIaF.kuJ rcnfvF qrMnm ivwc vI
suxfeIaF. ijnHF nUM sRoiqaF ny KUb dfd idwqI. AunHF df mIitMg ivwc afAux leI
hrcrn isMG vloN DMnvfd kIqf igaf.
bfad ivwc 2 GMty dy krIb cwlI ivcfr crcf ivwc akfl qKq nfl
sbMDq vwK-vwK ivisLaF nUM gurbfxI, ieiqhfs, pMQ pRvfnq iswK rihq mirXfdf,
gurduafrf aYkt dy pRsMg ivwc ivcfiraf igaf. sfry hfijLr mYNbrF ny vfro-vfrI
afpxy ivcfr pysL kIqy, ijnHF nUM BfeI mnjIq isMG vloN klmbMd kIqf igaf. mIitMg
dy aKIr ivwc PYslf kIqf igaf ik ienHF sfry pRgt kIqy gey ivcfrF nUM iewk pwqr df
rUp dy ky afpxy numfieMdy rfhIN knvYnsLn leI Byijaf jfvy. ies pwqr nUM iqafr krn
leI iewk pMj mYNbrI kmytI bxfeI geI, ijs ivwc hrcrn isMG (aYzItr-iswK ivrsf),
pRo: mnjIq isMG ipafsf, myjr nfhr isMG jvMdf, zf: rqn isMG brfV qy pRo: mohx
isMG aOjlf nUM sLfiml kIqf igaf. ienHF pMj mYNbrF ny 24 qy 26 qrIK nUM do
mIitMgF krky iewk pwqr iqafr kIqf, jo ik bfkI mYNbrF dI sihmqI qoN bfad ivc
rijtrz myl rfhIN vI aqy kYlgrI qoN jf rhy numfieMdy rfhIN vI Byijaf jfvygf.
ies pwqr ivwc 'vrlz iswK knvYnsLn' dy pRbMDkF nUM apIl
kIqI geI hY ik Auh jo vI PYsly krn Auh akfl qKq dy vkfr qy ruqby nUM AuWcf cuwkx
vfly qy iswK kOm nUM cVHdI klf ivwc iljfx vfly hox. ies pwqr ivwc sRI gurU gRMQ
sfihb, pMQ pRvfnq iswK rihq mirXfdf, gurduafrf aYkt afid dy hvfilaF nfl ieh ikhf
igaf hY ik iksy nUM pMQ ivcoN Cykx qy hukmnfmy jfrI krn df aiDkfr nf akfl qKq dy
jQydfr kol iekwly qOr qy hY qy nf hI pMj qKqF dy jQydfrF kol sFJy qOr qy hY. ieh
aiDkfr isrP qy isrP sMgq rUp ivwc pMQ kol hY. smuwcf pMQ akfl qKq qy srbq Kflsf
dy rUp ivwc juV ky iksy msly bfry gurmqf kr skdf hY, pr hukmnfmf jfrI nhIN kr
skdf. hukmnfmf isrP sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb dy sLbd df hI ho skdf hY.
ies mIitMg ivwc mnjIq isMG Kflsf, hrcrn isMG, pRo: mnjIq isMG
ipafsf, myjr nfhr isMG jvMdf, pRo: mohx isMG aOjlf, zf: rqn isMG brfV qy AunHF
dI pqnI, aivnfsL isMG KMgUVf, surjIq isMG rqn, ajIq isMG rfKVf, amrIk isMG,
bldyv isMG bydI, iekbfl isMG isWDU, hrBjn isMG bYNs, qrsym isMG prmfr, idlfvr
isMG smrf, rfjpfl isMG, gurmyj isMG ZINzsf, gurbcn isMG smrf, dlbIr isMG
dorFglf, juigMdr isMG sMGf, jsivMdr isMG prmfr, hrBjn kOr ZINzsf, gurdIp kOr,
siqMdr kOr, gurmIq kOr afid ny Bfg ilaf.irsors sYNtr dI aglI gurmiq klfs
akqUbr 5, idn aYqvfr nUM 2 vjy qoN 4 vjy qwk iswK ivrsf dy dPqr
ivwc hovygI. sfry pfTkF nUM ies ivwc sLfiml hox qy gurmiq ivcfrF krn leI
KuwlHf swdf idwqf jFdf hY.
vDyry jfxkfrI leI sMprk kro:
hrcrn isMG 403 250 8898 mnjIq isMG 403 590 4255
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Press Release: Carol Lay Apologizes to the Sikh Community for
Inappropriate Cartoon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2003
The UNITED SIKHS campaign has been successful in persuading
Carol Lay to apologize for her inappropriate cartoons depicting Sikhs. In
realizing her mistake, Ms. Lay has taken down the two cartoons, “Foto Funnies”
and “Field Guide to Turbans” from her website. UNITED SIKHS thanks the community
and all other Sikh activist groups, websites, and email groups who helped
support and endorse the petition and its subsequent action.
In her
apology, Ms. Lay mentioned that some people have sent her “obscene and vicious
hate mail…threatening [her] safety and livelihood.” UNITED SIKHS condemns such
action as it believes in finding peaceful ways to resolving issues. Hate mail
and threats are not only anti-Sikh behavior, but it continues the cycle of
misunderstanding and miscommunication. We therefore request and expect all Sikhs
to be considerate and respectful in all forms of communication.
Ms. Carol Lay’s apology can be viewed at http://www.unitedsikhs.org/petitions/rights/apology.htm
zf: rfjvMq isMG
'Sharing Your Faith with Your Neighbors' - A
special event to celebrate Guru Nanak Dev ji's Gurpurab on November 2,
2003.
September 22,
2003
Dear Gurdwara/community Representative,
With utmost respect we appeal to you and to the entire management of all Gurdwaras to
organize a special program in your Gurdwara, 'Sharing Your Faith with Your
Neighbors' directed towards our neighbors, religious and civic leaders,
teachers, and elected officials in our communities. The objective of
this event will be to provide understanding among non-Sikhs about the Sikh
religion and its traditions. We are suggesting that on November 2nd,
2003, simultaneously, at more than 100 Gurdwaras all over the USA and
other parts of the world, we create an opportunity for our neighbors to know
more about us. This program is to coincide with Guru Nanak Dev ji's Gurpurab, being celebrated on
November 8th this year. This program will give non-Sikhs the opportunity
to meet us, and observe our religious services and partake in Langar.
In recommending this grassroots event we have drawn upon the
experience of other faith communities that have a long tradition of inviting
their neighbors to observe their services and participate in meals to create
awareness about themselves. Although we have resided and worked in America and
other countries for more than 100 years, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks
revealed that most people are ignorant of our beliefs and identity. Because of
our distinctive identity we are erroneously associated with terrorists, making
us a vulnerable minority. Even our children have not been left untouched by this
wave of prejudice. Our children are being victimized by being taunted and
bullied by their peers in schools. This has caused tremendous emotional and
psychological stress to our children and us. Therefore through this program we
hope to create more understanding and awareness about our faith and
ourselves.
Having this program the week before the Gurpurab
of Guru Nanak Dev Ji will make it a nationwide public event and go a long way in
creating more understanding and awareness about the Sikhs. By holding
this program worldwide we will portray a sense of unity and purpose within our
community and share our blessings with others. Would this not be a
wonderful way to celebrate our Beloved Guru's birthday? We sincerely
pray that every Gurdwara makes an effort to become an important part of this
historic event. We are also joined by prominent Sikh organizations in support of
this type of event. Per our suggestion this special 1.5 hour-long
program can be organized towards the end of the Divan from 12:30PM to 2PM.
It would include introductions, audiovisual on Sikhism, speeches, Keertan,
comments by guests, and a conclusion.
We are working with other national organizations to cosponsor
this event and to help get the word out. In addition national and local media is
being contacted. For local contacts each Gurdwara is encouraged to appoint their
own spokesperson and two youth coordinators. We will provide all the information
needed to make it a successful event. In addition, we will be available on the
phone to help with anything else. Please send us your specific contact
information ASAP so that we can send you all the materials that we have prepared
for everyone's convenience.
Respectfully,
Dr. Rajwant Singh
SCORE,
Chairman
Phone: (301) 529-0674
For further
information regarding this program:
Dr. Jasjit Kaur
Ahuja
Program Coordinator
Phone: (714) 478-4008
Los Angeles,
California
Sher JB Singh
Director of Community
Relations
Phone: (703) 626-6119
Washington,
DC
Bhai Gurdarshan Singh
Religious Affairs Director
Phone: (301)
309-9528
Rockville,
Maryland
Navneet Singh
Youth Coordinator
Phone: (404)
915-2300
Atlanta,
Georgia
Note: In coming weeks, we will be announcing
further local contacts around the nation to help facilitate this
program.
About Sikh Council on Religion and Education:
Founded in 1998, SCORE's mission is to present the Sikh
perspective in public forums, interfaith discussions and throughout government
agencies to promote community understanding and a just society for all. SCORE
pursues harmony and mutual respect among different religious communities and
people through interfaith dialogue and activities. SCORE is based in Washington,
D.C. and has represented Sikhs on many national and international platforms.
