MODI PRAISES SIRSA DERA FOR VOTES - MYTH OF "SWACHH BHARAT" EXPLODES IN ELECTIONS

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

MODI PRAISES SIRSA DERA  FOR VOTES - MYTH OF "SWACHH BHARAT" EXPLODES IN ELECTIONS

Prime Minister Narender Modi has shown his utmost desperation in wining Haryana elections. He knows fully well that Sirsa dera head Gurmit Ram Rahim is neck deep drowned in criminal cases of about half a dozen murders, rapes and making impotent a horde of devotee sadhus. Modi approached the dera for help in elections and what else the head would need, he showed extreme eagerness to help the ruling BJP.

We feel this is sufficient to prove how Modi's slogan of 'Swachh Bharat' the Clean India is hollow. It becomes clear that the slogan was given only to counter the growth of Aam Aadmi Party.

Photo courtesy: Indian Express

Though today the Dera Head had issued a statement that he is non-committal on support to BJP but the statement is more confusing while the earlier statement for support was unambiguous.

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Modi praises dera, avoids naming controversial chief 

Sushil Manav

Tribune News Service

Sirsa, October 11

Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda may throw its weight behind the BJP for the Assembly poll going by developments during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally today.

Modi started his speech with an account of his previous visits to Sirsa at the time of the Dabwali fire tragedy and to seek the blessings of Dera Sacha Sauda. Hundreds of dera followers seated in a particular section of the pandal responded with thunderous applause. Modi went on to speak about the efforts of the dera to clean cities and praised the organisation amid even louder claps.

Modi’s praise comes close on the heels of visits to the dera by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and party’s state campaign in charge Kailash Vijayvargiya earlier this week. Recently, dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had praised the PM’s sanitation drive and said that he was doing “amazing things” for the country.

Interestingly, when Modi spoke about the dera, he referred to Shah Mastana, the sect’s first head, and did not mention present chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is facing criminal trials before the CBI court.

Gurmit Ram Rahim - the controversial head of
Sirsa Dera

However, Modi’s reference to the dera is considered a significant development, as senior leaders, including CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, have never referred to the dera in his speeches, ostensibly because of the controversies as well as the backlash it can attract from Sikhs. A source said the dera yesterday told followers to reach in Modi’s rally in large numbers.

The Dera has been impacting polling trends in the area since the mid-nineties after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh took over. While its followers are spread across almost all segments, the religious sect is said to influence results in nearly 45 constituencies. It is due to these numbers that political leaders have been making a beeline at the dera ahead of the poll.

Those who follow the dera’s moves closely say the Assembly poll is more important for the sect than ever before. The Congress, which benefitted from its decisions in the past 10 years, seems in doldrums after the Lok Sabha result.

Dera Sacha Sauda spokesperson Pawan Insan, however, expressed ignorance of any directive to the dera followers. Regarding possibilities of backing the BJP, Insan said only the dera’s political wing could take a decision in the regard. “The managers of the political affairs wing are in the process of finalising their strategy for the poll,” he said.

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BJP gets Dera Sacha Sauda’s support  Political affairs wing says the dera can influence voters in 60 seats in 90-member House

Sushil Manav

Tribune News Service

Gurmeet Ram Rahim, Dera Chie

Gurmeet Ram Rahim, Dera Chief

Sirsa, October 13

Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda has extended support to the BJP on all 90 seats of the Haryana Assembly for October 15 elections.

Members of the political affairs wing of the dera today fanned out in all 90 Assembly segments of the state to convey their decision to dera followers.

The dera’s political affairs wing organised a religious congregation near the Sirsa Municipal Council office this morning and decided to support the BJP candidate from Sirsa Sunita Setia. She was invited to the congregation.

Soon, reports came from Ellenabad, Rania, Dabwali and Kalanwali, where the dera wing extended its support to Pawan Beniwal, Jagdish Nehra, Dev Kumar and Rajinder Desujodha.

In Fatehabad also, the dera announced its support to BJP nominees Swatantar Bala Chaudhary, Sunita Duggal (Ratia) and Subhash Barala (Tohana). “We have taken the decision to support the BJP on all the 90 seats of Haryana to end corruption and ensure development in the state. When people across the country are looking towards the BJP to bring a change in governance, dera followers cannot remain aloof,” said Jasbir Singh, a spokesperson of the political affairs wing of the dera.

“We supported the Congress in the 2009 Assembly elections, but the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government was a disappointment. The government failed to check corruption, which was at an all-time high during the past five years. The development was also limited to a particular area,” Jasbir Singh alleged.

He said the decision to support the BJP has been taken to ensure all-round development of the state. The dera has 60 lakh followers in Haryana that comprises nearly 45 lakh voters, he said.

Jasbir Singh said dera followers can influence the election result in at least 60 segments.

Sirsa, Fatehabad, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Jind, Ambala, Sonipat, Bhiwani and Hisar districts are considered strongholds of the dera. The drea followers’ concentration is thin in districts close to the NCR such as Faridabad, Palwal, Mewat and Gurgaon.

The dera’s decision two days ahead of the polling is significant for the BJP, which is aspiring to form the next government on its own in Haryana. It is a setback to the Congress which had been the beneficiary of the dera’s vote bank for the past 10 years. 

‘Riding the saffron wave

The dera’s political affairs wing organised a religious congregation in Sirsa on Monday and decided to support BJP candidate from Sirsa Sunita Setia

Soon, reports came from Ellenabad, Rania, Dabwali and Kalanwali, where the dera wing extended its support to Pawan Beniwal, Jagdish Nehra, Dev Kumar and Rajinder Desujodha

In Fatehabad, the dera announced its support to BJP nominees Swatantar Bala Chaudhary, Sunita Duggal (Ratia) and Subhash Barala (Tohana)

‘Move aimed at ending graft’

The decision to support the BJP is aimed at ending corruption and ensure state’s development. When people across the country are looking towards the BJP to bring a change in governance, dera followers cannot remain aloof

—Jasbir Singh, spokesman, Political Affairs wing of the Dera

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When the Dera found that its support to BJP was extremely embarrassing the dera head today the 14-10-14 issued a statement to one Janta TV that his support was for clean India. But this statement was more confusing against a clear order issued through its own official  the Sach Kahu newspaper.

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HINDU CHAUVINISM IS THERE WHERE IT WAS 1000 YEARS AGO (AL BIRUNI)

Saturday, 11 October 2014

HINDU CHAUVINISM IS THERE WHERE IT WAS 1000 YEARS AGO (AL BIRUNI)

On Facebook we often read comments. "It is an Indian who invented Facebook." "Of the total No. of scientists in USA 30% are Indians." "We Indians are the first to develop satellites and space technology." "Our seers in the Vedic period new flying." "The scientific knowledge was originally developed in India, the West stole from us." 

Unfortunately this false patriotism or pride or chauvinism is not restricted only to internet communications but this kind of lesson is even given in school text books also. So do u think if a child is taught falsehood would in any position be able to compete with foreign scholar?

Today I am really surprised to read that even the 10 C. famous traveler and astronomer   Al Beruni holds the same opinion of the Indians about their false pride. Read in original:-

"In the fifth place, there are other causes, the mentioning of which sounds like a satire—peculiarities of their national character, deeply rooted in them, but manifest to everybody. We can only say, folly is an illness for which there is no medicine, and the Hindus believe that there is no country but theirs, no nation like theirs, no kings like theirs, no religion like theirs, no science like theirs. They are haughty, foolishly vain, self-conceited and stolid. They are by nature niggardly in communicating that which they know, and they take the greatest possible care to withhold it from men of another caste among their own people, still much more, of course, from any foreigner. Their haughtiness is such that, if you tell them of any science or scholar in Khorasan and Persis, they will think you to be both an ignoramus and a liar.

 If they traveled and mixed with other nations, they would soon change their mind, for their ancestors were not as narrow-minded as the present generation is. One of their scholars, Varahamihira, in a passage where he calls on the people to honour the Brahmans, says : “ The Greeks, though impure, must he honoured, since they were trained in sciences, and therein excelled others. What, then, are we to say of a Brahman, if he combines with his purity the height of science ? ” In former times, the Hindus used to acknowledge that the progress of science due to the Greeks is much more important than that which is due to themselves.

 But from this passage of Varâhamihira alone you see what a self-lauding man he is, whilst he gives himself airs as doing justice to others. At first I stood to their astronomers in the relation of a pupil to his master, being a stranger among them and not acquainted with their peculiar national and traditional methods of science. On having made some progress, I began to show them the elements on which this science rests, to point out to them some rules of logical deduction and the scientific methods of all mathematics, and then they flocked together round me from all parts, wondering, and most eager to learn from me, asking me at the same time from what Hindu master I had learnt those things, whilst in reality I showed them what they were worth, and thought myself a great deal superior to them, disdaining to be put on a level with them. They almost thought me to be a sorcerer, and when speaking of me to is sweet. Fifth reason: The self conceit" 

The Al Biruni book is available on net for free:

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RSS EXERCISES TO FINALLY TAKE ON CHINESE ARMY

Sunday, 5 October 2014

RSS EXERCISES TO FINALLY TAKE ON CHINESE ARMY

Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh has finally decided to take on the advancing Chinese army which is daily encroaching the Indian land. Committed to unified India the Chinese offensive has become unbearable for the patriotic organistaion called RSS. The last Sunday the RSS conducted armed training in almost all cities of Punjab. They are going to launch their assault on Red Army on the pious day of Diwali.

Please also see: 

Laxmi Kanta Chawla will install Shani Yantra on Chinese Border

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BBC REPORTS POISONING OF PUNJAB

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Punjab is being poisoned at a massive scale. Internationally banned pesticides are being allowed in Punjab. The youth of Punjab is getting sterile due to consumption of vegetables are fruits grown with dangerous pesticides. The incidence of cancer in southern districts in Punjab is highest in the world. Cancer has become a story of every house hold. So much so a train being run to Bikaner is called Cancer Train because it mostly carries cancer patients to a cancer specialist hospital in Bikaner. 

Fortunately today the 25-9-14 BBC World Television channel has highlighted the plight of Punjab. Ha ha! When a Govt official was asked his reaction he was infuriated at this and said it is a Western propaganda. 

Sorry I missed to record some initial portion of the news item.

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GURBANI RANDOM STANZAS -2

GURBANI RANDOM STANZAS -2

Those interested in selected tukks of Gurbani will love to see about 500 stanzas at the following page

http://www.punjabmonitor.com/2014/05/gurbani-random-stanzas.html

Note: Ours is not word to word translation. It is interpretation.

(615) ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਜੋ ਸਿਖੁ ਅਖਾਏ ਸੁ ਭਲਕੇ ਉਠਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥ ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਭਲਕੇ ਪਰਭਾਤੀ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਵੈ ॥ ਉਪਦੇਸਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪੈ ਸਭਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਪਾਪ ਦੋਖ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵੈ ॥ ਫਿਰਿ ਚੜੈ ਦਿਵਸੁ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਵੈ ਬਹਦਿਆ ਉਠਦਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥

(IV Nanak. SGGS-305) A real Sikh of the Guru shall rise in the early morning and say praises to God. Energetically he will take bath early in the morning, and then take bath in the Amrit-pool i.e Gurbani. Upon the advice of the Guru, he is to chant God's Japuji thus all sins, misdeeds and negative actions shall be erased. Then again during the day whether sitting down or standing up, he is to keep on singing Gurbani the God's naam;

ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ (ਸੱਚਾ) ਸਿੱਖ ਅਖਵਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਭਾਵ, ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਲੋਕ ਸੱਚਾ ਸਿੱਖ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ) ਉਹ ਰੋਜ਼ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਉੱਠ ਕੇ ਹਰਿ-ਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਸਵੇਰੇ ਉੱਦਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਨਾਮ-ਰੂਪ) ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਦੇ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਵਿਚ ਟੁੱਭੀ ਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੇ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਜਾਪ ਜਪਦਾ ਹੈ ਤੇ (ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ) ਉਸ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਾਪ-ਵਿਕਾਰ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ; ਫਿਰ ਦਿਨ ਚੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਤੇ (ਦਿਹਾੜੀ) ਬਹਿੰਦਿਆਂ ਉੱਠਦਿਆਂ (ਭਾਵ, ਕਾਰ-ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ) ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਦਾ ਹੈ ।


(614) ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗੁ ਸਿਰਜਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ਸੋ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਜਾਣੋਵਾ ॥ ਸਚੜਾ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਭਾਲੀਐ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣੋਵਾ ॥  (Nanak, SGGS – 581) The One who is present in His creation He alone knows His nature (universe). Do not search for the True God far away from his creation. Identify Him in each and every soul (through Gurbani).

(612) ਗਈ ਬਹੋੜੁ ਬੰਦੀ ਛੋੜੁ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਦੁਖਦਾਰੀ॥ ਕਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਧਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਲੋਭੀ  ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ॥ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਿਓ ਭਗਤੁ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਕਾ ਇਹ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਪੈਜ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ॥1॥ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਨਿਮਾਣਿਆ ਤੂ ਮਾਣੁ॥ ਨਿਚੀਜਿਆ ਚੀਜ ਕਰੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਉ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ॥ (V Nanak, SGGS – 624) The restorer of what was lost, THE LIBERATOR the Formless God, destroyer of pain. I don't know the ritual  nor righteous living. I am so greedy and always running after money yet people call me bhagat the devotee. O God, therefore please, save honour of your so-called bhagat. 1. O dear God, You are the honour of the dishonoured. You make the unworthy ones worthy, O my God of the universe; I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power. 

(611) ਕਰਿ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਭਏ ਅਰੋਗਾ॥ ਕੋਟਿ ਬਿਘਨ ਲਾਥੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੇ ਭਲੇ ਸੰਜੋਗਾ॥1॥ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਭਾਖਿਆ॥ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਪੜਹੁ ਨਿਤ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੈ ਤੂ ਰਾਖਿਆ॥(V Nanak, SGGS -611) Your mind and body will become healthy if you meditate on God, early in the morning after taking bath. When we go in the shelter of God all obstacles in our work are removed and good fortune dawns. 1. The poetry of God’s Gurbani and shabads are the best prayers. Therefore sing, listen and daily read Gurbani. The Perfect Guru saves you.  

(531) ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਵਰਤਹਿ ਸਗਲ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ॥ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਚਉਥਾ ਪਦੁ ਚੀਨੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ॥ (III Nanak, SGGS- 604) According to Hindu philosophy (Geeta) jiva the creature is obsessed by 3 qualities of Rajo, Sato and Tamo guna the qualities and thus they are actively engaged in the life process. (But according to Sikh thought the universe or life is a drama enacted by God by employing the lusts of 'Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, Moh and Ahankar' i.e sex, anger, greed, attachment and pride collectively called HAUMEN the Ego.) Guru sahib says here that the man engaged in the ego process is daily getting dishonoured. However when the go to the sactuary of Guru he will be explained it all i.e the secret of this great drama and the man will become Gurmukh and become passive to these lusts (Sehaj Awastha or 4^th state) and start praising God and will become happy.

(530) ਸੋ ਸਿਖੁ ਸਖਾ ਬੰਧਪੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਈ ਜਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਭਾਣੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਵੈ॥ ਆਪਣੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਭਾਈ ਵਿਛੁੜਿ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਵੈ॥ (III Nanak, SGGS- 601) He alone is a Sikh, a friend, a relative and a sibling, who lives in the order of Guru. The one who is self-master will suffer separation from the God and will live in agony.

(529) ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਨਦਰੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿ ॥ (III Nanak, SGGS-600)  The one who becomes a dedicated student with the aim of Naam-Simran, always deeply studies the qualities of God through Gurbani and also sings the praises of the God is thus blessed with the God's graceful glance and enters the Anand state of being high spirited. ਇਹ ਤੁੱਕ ਫਿਰ ਸਾਬਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ, ਵਿਚਾਰ ਤੇ ਗਾਉਣਾ ਹੀ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ। ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਲੈਣਾ, ਉਹਦੇ ਜਸ ਗਾਉਣਾ ਹੀ ਨਾਮ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

(528) READ WHO WAS GURU OF NANAK? ਕੌਣ ਸੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾ ਗੁਰੂ?  ਤਤੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਬਾਈ ਸੋਹੰ ਭੇਦੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਜੀਉ॥ ਅਪਰੰਪਰ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੋਈ ਜੀਉ॥ (SGGS -599, Guru Nanak) Seed or at the base of whole universe is that matter-less light the God, naturally it is there in me also— thus there is no difference between us (me and God). So Nanak's Guru is God Himself the infinite, all-pervading, the supreme Lord God.  ਸਾਰੀ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟੀ ਦਾ ਮੂਲ ਪਦਾਰਥ-ਰਹਿਤ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ਜੋਤ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਜੋਤ ਮੇਰੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਵੀ ਬਿਰਾਜਮਾਨ ਹੈ। ਸਾਡੇ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਕੋਈ ਫਰਕ ਰਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਂਦਾ। ਉਹ ਸਰਬਵਿਆਪਕ ਬੇਅੰਤ, ਅਕਾਲਪੁਰਖ ਖੁੱਦ ਹੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ।

(527)ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਧੁਰਾਹੂ ਬਿਨੁ ਲੇਖੈ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਜੀਉ॥ ਆਪਿ ਅਲੇਖੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਏ ਸੋਈ ਜੀਉ॥ All living beings without exception have preordained destiny. Only He Himself is beyond destiny; creating the nature, He beholds it and administers by His Command. 

(526)ਕਰਤਾ ਤੂ ਮੈ ਮਾਣੁ ਨਿਮਾਣੇ॥ ਮਾਣੁ ਮਹਤੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਨੁ ਪਲੈ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ॥ (SGGS-596)  O creator God, You are pride of me humble. My honour and importance is Your name the praises and it is all my capital.  I thus remain merged into the true poetry of Your praises.

(525) ਜਹ ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਰੂਪੁ ਕਿਨੇਹਾ॥ ਇਕਤੁ ਰੂਪਿ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਪਰਛੰਨਾ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਕਿਸ ਹੀ ਜੇਹਾ॥  (SGGS -596) Wherever I look, in every thing at the core of it You are there.  But I wonder what is Your original form? I know it is one form which is pervading every where Yet none like any other. (ਮੈਂ ਜਿਧਰ ਵੀ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੀ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਕਿ ਮੂਲ ਵਿਚ ਤੂ ਹੀ ਹੁੰਨੇ। ਸਾਰਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੀ ਰੂਪ ਛੁਪਿਆ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਇਕ ਦੂਸਰੇ ਵਰਗਾ ਨਹੀ ਹੈ, ਸਾਰੇ ਵਖਰੇ ਵਖਰੇ ਰੂਪ ਹਨ। ਭਾਵ ਸਾਰੀ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟੀ ਉਹ ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਖੁੱਦ ਹੀ ਹੈ। ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟੀ ਉਹਦਾ ਇਕ ਖੇਲ ਰਚਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।)

(524) SANTOKH - THE KEY WORD OF SIKHISM

(523) GOD OF GURU NANAK -ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰ ਅਗੰਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਕਰਮਾ ॥  ਜਾਤਿ ਅਜਾਤਿ ਅਜੋਨੀ ਸੰਭਉ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਉ ਨ ਭਰਮਾ ॥ (SGGS -597) He can't be explained. He is infinite, unapproachable and imperceptible. He is not subject to death or life activity. He doesn't belong to any species or any type of living beings. He is unborn. He is sort of self installed in the universe. He has no special attachment (like we living being have). He is a reality; not an illusion.

(522) ਸਦੜੇ ਆਏ ਤਿਨਾ ਜਾਨੀਆ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਚੇ ਕਰਤਾਰੋ ॥ ਨਾਰੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਵਿਛੁੰਨਿਆ ਵਿਛੁੜਿਆ ਮੇਲਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਹਣੀਐ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਬਧੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰੋ ॥ ਬਾਲਕ ਬਿਰਧਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਤੋੜਨਿ ਹੇਤੁ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥ (SGGS- 580)  When the order of Kartar the creator God arrives, those summoned will have to go. The one who unites has now separated the husband and wife. No one cares for your beauty, O beautiful bride; the messenger of death is bound only by the 'Govt' order. Neither does he distinguish between young children and old people; he tears apart love and affection. 

(521) ਤੇਰੇ ਬੰਕੇ ਲੋਇਣ ਦੰਤ ਰੀਸਾਲਾ॥ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਨਕ ਜਿਨ ਲੰਮੜੇ ਵਾਲਾ॥ (SGGS- 567) Your eyes are beautiful, teeth delightful, nose graceful and Your hair is so long. (ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਰਬ ਨੂੰ ਜਦੋਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਇਨਸਾਨ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ (personification) ਵਿਚ ਦੇਖਦੇ ਹਨ ਤਾਂ ਰਬ ਬਾਰੇ ਇਹ ਕੁਝ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।ਕਿਤੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੇਸਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਚਰਨ ਝਾੜਨ ਦੀ ਗਲ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਜਿਹੀਆਂ ਤੁਕਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸਾਬਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਵੀ ਕੇਸਧਾਰੀ ਸਨ।)

(520) ਸਚੁ ਸਿਰੰਦਾ ਸਚਾ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਚੜਾ ਪਰਵਦਗਾਰੋ ॥ ਜਿਨਿ ਆਪੀਨੈ ਆਪੁ ਸਾਜਿਆ ਸਚੜਾ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੋ ॥ ਦੁਇ ਪੁੜ ਜੋੜਿ ਵਿਛੋੜਿਅਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਘੋਰੁ ਅੰਧਾਰੋ ॥ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਚੰਦੁ ਸਿਰਜਿਅਨੁ   ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਚਲਤੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੋ ॥1॥ ਸਚੜਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਚੁ ਤੂ ਸਚੜਾ ਦੇਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਿਰਜੀ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ ਨਾਰੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਸਿਰਜਿਐ ਬਿਖੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥ ਖਾਣੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਤੇਰੀਆ ਦੇਹਿ ਜੀਆ ਆਧਾਰੋ ॥ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਤਖਤੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਸਚਿ ਨਿਬੇੜਣਹਾਰੋ ॥ (SGGS- 580)  The truth is, the creator God is absolute truth. He is our  true sustainer. The true God who is invisible and infinite but when He so wished He gave form to Himself. He created the two slabs of sky and earth side by side and then seprated them. One can't understand the universal truth without the Guru. He created the sun and the moon; night and day, they move according to His order.1.  O True God and Master, You are True. O True God, please bless me with Your Love.  Pause.  You created the universe; You are the giver of pleasure and pain. You created woman and man, the love of poison and emotional attachment to Maya. The four sources of creation (animal & plant kingdom)  and You give Support to all beings. You have made the Creation as Your Throne (God can be seen through His creation); Your justice is absolute truth. (TRUTH – in Sikh philosophy truth is supreme. When some one adopts truth in life, he is able to see and experience God.  Living in falsehood can't reach God.) 

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SEPT 22, GURU NANAK'S PASSING AWAY WAS MYSTERIOUS

Monday, 22 September 2014

SEPT 22,  GURU NANAK'S PASSING AWAY WAS MYSTERIOUS

Kartarpur Sahib - the abode of peace

Hindu Style Tomb of Guru Nanak

Islamic Style Tomb of Guru Nanak

One day Guru Nanak confided to Bhai Sadharan that he was passing away on Asu 10. 1596 Bik.  The news spread like a wild fire and people started assembling at Kartarpur sahib. Before that Guru sahib had declared Bhai Lehna as his successor. Guru's sons and family vehemently opposed Guru's decision and were even conspiring to beat and expel Guru Angad from Kartarpur. Guru Nanak therefore advised Guru Angad to leave Kartarpur for Khadoor sahib.

Guru ji passed away and then a quarrel among Hindus and Muslims arose as to how Guru's body is to be created.

It is said Guru sahib then met a faqir and gave the solution to dispute. The faqir then advised the Hindus and Muslims to keep flowers on the body of Guru Nanak and in the next morning check whose flowers. Whosoever's flowers were found withered the next morning would loose the claim. It is related that the next morning when the cloth sheet was removed the Guru's body was missing and both sets of flowers were found as fresh as when they were placed.

The Third Tomb of Guru Nanak in India
raised in 1684. The Golden Palki here
was presented by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
through his Gen. Sudh Singh

The two communities then decided to divide the cloth sheet that covered the Guru's body and together with the flowers that they had place, one burying it and the other consigning it to fire. Therefore, both a samadh (Hindu tradition monument of remembrance) lies in the Gurdwara at Kartarpur and a grave (according to Muslim traditions) lies on the premises as a reminder of this joint claim to Guru Nanak Dev ji by both the communities.  The grave is outside the Kartarpur building.

Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Dera Baba Nanak
where lies the third tomb of Guru Nanak

However in the year 1684 Ravi had a devastating flood which washed away both the grave and smadh. Guru's Bedi descendents then erected another monument on the left side of river Ravi. It received a lot of criticism because Guru prohibits worship of graves and smadhis. The third monument was called Dehura and therefore a city was founded which is now known as Dera (Dehura) Baba Nanak. It is a sub tehsil of district Gurdaspur and is 50 kms from Amritsar and about 40 kms. from Batala.

Map of Kartarpur and Dera Baba Nanak

KARTARPUR IS THUS UNBELIEVABLY STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS PLACE BECAUSE THERE EXIST THREE MAUSOLEUMS OF A SINGLE PERSON: GURU NANAK, AND THAT TOO SPREAD IN TWO WARRING COUNTRIES; INDIA AND PAKISTAN.

Kartarpur as visible from border (Lens 35 X Canon)

SIKHS BELIEVE IT HAS A TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL OF BRINGING DAWN OF PEACE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

It is just about 4 KM from Indo-Pak border on the right bank of river Ravi in Pakistan and is visible from Border. On the demand of Sikhs, the Pakistan Govt has agreed to grant a FREE CORRIDOR i.e entry without passport/visa. John McDonalds ex- UN member and peace maker visited Corridor site on June 20, 2008 and emphasized that this Corridor holdS key to Indo-Pak peace. The present President of India Sh. Pranab Mukherjee visited the Corridor site on June 28, 2008. On Oct.1, 2010 the Punjab Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Govt of India (Central Govt) to immediately approve the Corridor Plan and ensure early opening of the Corridor.

(Ques for telescope installed on border)

IT IS 14 YEARS NOW AND GOVT OF INDIA IS YET TO ACCEPT IT.  People are continuously praying to God so that He blesses peace sense to India. Daily thousands of people visit Corridor site and have a glimpse of Kartarpur from distance while  2.5 million people visit Corridor Point on Border between March 1 to 15 every year.

Border at Corridor Point

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HOPES OF KARTARPUR CORRIDOR OPENING BRIGHTER

Sunday, 21 September 2014

HOPES OF KARTARPUR CORRIDOR OPENING BRIGHTER

INDIA GETS NEW ROUTE TO KAILASH TEMPLE FROM CHINE

China allows Kailash Mansarovar yatra via Nathula pass in Sikkim

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 18:  

Indians travelling on the annual Kailash Manasarovar yatra will soon have another route, thanks to China agreeing to allow the yatra through the Nathula pass in Sikkim. The new route will pass through the city of Shigatse, which is part of the Tibetan Autonomous Region.

This new route will be in addition to the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand through which the yatra currently takes place.

A Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of External Affairs of India and China signed here on Thursday allows for the opening of the new route for Indian pilgrims to the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China.

Addressing the media after the signing of the MoU, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the new route offers many benefits. “It makes Kailash Mansarovar accessible by a motorable road, which is especially beneficial for older pilgrims. It offers a safer alternative in the rainy season, makes the pilgrimage shorter in duration and will enable a much higher number of pilgrims to go there,” Modi said. The agreement was among the 12 inked after delegation-level talks between India and China here on Thursday.

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China to open Nathu La route to Kailash Mansarovar

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) China will be opening an additional route to Kailash Mansarovar via Nathu La, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday.

"I would like to thank (Chinese president) Xi Jinping on behalf of all Indians for a new route to Kailash Mansarovar. This new route, which will be opened through Nathu La, will be in addition to the existing route via Uttarakhand," Modi said during a joint press interaction with Xi at Hyderabad House here.

Modi said this decision will help more and more Indians reach Kailash Mansarovar, in particular the old, as transportation on motorcycles would be available on the new route.

"The pilgrims will be benefitted in a big way. Besides that, this road will remain safe during the rainy season, too," Modi added.

(https://in.news.yahoo.com/china-open-nathu-la-route-kailash-mansarovar-091403305.html)

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China to open Nathu La route to Kailash Mansarovar

China will be opening an additional route to Kailash Mansarovar via Nathu La, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.

"I would like to thank (Chinese president) Xi Jinping on behalf of all Indians for a new route to Kailash Mansarovar. This new route, which will be opened through Nathu La, will be in addition to the existing route via Uttarakhand," Modi said during a joint press interaction with Xi at Hyderabad House here.

Modi said this decision will help more and more Indians reach Kailash Mansarovar, in particular the old, as transportation on motorcycles would be available on the new route.

"The pilgrims will be benefitted in a big way. Besides that, this road will remain safe during the rainy season, too," Modi added.

(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Narendra-Modi-to-Xi-Jinping-India-China-need-to-resolve-border-issue-soon/articleshow/42804686.cms)

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AN APPEAL TO MY HINDU BROTHERS

Thursday, 18 September 2014

AN APPEAL TO MY HINDU BROTHERS

IN THE NAME OF BHAGWAN RAM: 

United Kingdom (UK) is made up of countries of England, Wales and Scotland and North Ireland. Some people in Scotland demanded that Scotland be separated from UK. Before people could start dying demanding independence from UK, the UK Govt decided to hold a referendum where in people are being asked whether they want independence from UK or not. So today i.e Sept. 18  is the day when Scots are saying YES or NO.

What ever the decision there will be no blood shed in the name of freedom. Now the separatists will have no moral right to raise the bogey of freedom, if lost. Thus the Govt instead of fighting the separatists will focus on development.

I am writing all this to tell you that there are demands in your country too. Some people in Kashmir, Punjab, Mizoram & Nagaland are fighting for freedom. So much so thousands of such people have laid down their lives for this cause. This is really bad. Often the India media blames that there are only handful of such people. International media often portrays a 42 year old lady called Irom Sharmila who has not eaten any thing since Nov. 5,  2000. All that she is demanding that the Indian Army powers to kill a person in Mizoram be withdrawn. What to talk of other 'handful of people', this iron lady alone is bringing shame to the so claimed biggest democracy of the world.

Irom Sharmila or the Iron Lady who has not eaten any thing
since Nov. 2000. Her demand is simple that the army
 should not have power to kill people during the peace times.

My suggestion is why don't you also conduct plebiscite on such issues in the areas under question?

Sometimes my Hindu friends say, "Don't you see India conducts elections every 5 years." If that be case, the people of respective states have demonstrated their support to such 'handful of people' from time to time. Once Punjab boycotted the elections and only 11% people voted and the Govt thus formed crushed with heavy hand those 89% people.

In the year 1953 our respected former Prime Minister of India Sh. Jawahar Lal Nehru committed a promise in writing that India will conduct a referendum in Kashmir whether they want independence or not but unfortunately you have failed to conduct one for all these 61 years.

 But unfortunately India though claims itself a democracy has never asked the people where ever a section of society has raised such a demand i.e for freedom from Delhi.

Today this special day I appeal to your conscience to search it, if every thing is fine. I am sure you will find many rotten quarters.

In the name of billions of downtrodden people some of whom even go to bed without dinner, I request you to avoid spending major part of your budget on armed forces. Empower the people instead. They will defend your country. Give India the freedom. Mind it today is only AAP tomorrow the whole country might be up in arms.

Learn from UK, learn from Soviet Russia, if you really want your country to claim greatness. 

Mind it when UK left you in 1947, your one rupee could buy one pound and almost 2 US dollars. Now see where your rupee stand today? DOWN BY ONE HUNDRED TIMES.

In the name of Bhagwan Ram I want you to listen the people. 

Brotherly yours

Bhabishan Singh Goraya
Amritsar

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