February 2012
7 posts
Laziness and Sikhi...sort of
childofgurunaanak:
In my Psyc class, I learned about something called Cognitive Dissonance. It’s basically a state of discomfort that one feels when they are conflicted between two opinions or beliefs. My prof gave the example of certain documentaries that are particularly inspiring. For example, after watching a documentary about global warming and the environmental crisis, people generally...
Short Poem # 1
diwanasingh:
It is true that you shine beyond these clouds but even your truth is not forever.
“ਕਬੀਰ ਮੁਹਿ ਮਰਨੇ ਕਾ ਚਾਉ ਹੈ ਮਰਉ ਤ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਦੁਆਰ ॥
ਮਤ ਹਰਿ ਪੂਛੈ ਕਉਨੁ ਹੈ ਪਰਾ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਬਾਰ...”
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Kabeer muhi marney kaa chaao hai, marao ta har kai duaar || mat har poochhai, kaun hai paraa hamaarai baar ||61||
Kabeer, I long to die; I want to die at Vaheguru’s door.|| I hope Vaheguru does not ask, “Who is this at my door?” ||61||
I remember reading this tukk one day...
I went looking for Him...
I went looking for Him And lost myself; The drop merged with the Sea — Who can find it now? Looking and looking for Him I lost myself; The Sea merged with the drop — Who can find it now? ~ Kabir
“Just make sure that what’s around you and what’s inside you are...”
– spk
Koord and Sach...and Relationships.
diwanasingh:
So, I didn’t know that tumblr had an inbox and that someone had asked me a question and that I had not responded to them. My apologies for being a tumblr noob. So here’s the question posed by Anonymous and my response is below it.
“Dear Mr. Saint Soulja, How about a post on relationships? How should they be approached maturely?? and in general, what is the view of the roles in the...
November 2011
42 posts
Phulkari ☼: When We Hate People →
phulkari:
Ever had someone that just drives you nuts? They may totally love you, having nothing against you, and they probably haven’t even done anything to deserve your hate. Still, there’s just something there that prevents you from loving them. According to psychological theory, this has more to do with you, and less to do with them….
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“ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ ਜੀ : ਕਬਿੱਤ ੪੩੭
ਖਾਂਡ ਖਾਂਡ ਕਹੈ ਜਿਹਬਾ ਨ ਸ੍ਵਾਦੁ ਮੀਠੋ ਆਵੈ
ਅਗਨਿ ਅਗਨਿ...”
– Bhai Gurdaas—Kabitt 437 Saying, “Sugar, sugar,” the tongue doesn’t taste sweetness; saying, “Fire, fire,” shivering does not cease. Saying, “Doctor, doctor,” does not cure diseases of any kind; saying, “Money, money,” doesn’t give you...
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Journey of the Soul
One day my mind wandered and I started thinking about what would happen after death. I was thinking about how I have read in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji and heard about and have been taught about what kind of state of mind and attachment to naam and what kind of kirpaa from Vaheguru it really takes for the jot inside of us to coalesce back into the source of its creation. I, in no way, fit that...
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Soul memory.
I duno Harmandar Sahib just calls to me sometimes…
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Dhan Guru Tegh Bahaadar Jee-- A Poem
In remembrance of Guru Jee’s Shaheedee, a poem about Guru Jee’s sacrifice:
Satguru kehaa, “Bachiyo tusi ghareen jaao, Sees aapnaa dekey Sat bachaavaangaa main,
Hindu mandaraan de bujh rahey deeviyaan andar Teyl khoon aapney da paavaangaa main.”
Paayaa desh di jardaan andar lahoo apnaa, Bhaarat varsh da baagh taan phal rehaa hai,
Ajj vi Hindu mandaraan de bujh rahey...
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You know what they say about love...
I have learned about how worldly relationships are supposed to teach us how to Love. I believe in that concept. We learn how to love here so that we can Love the Divine. And when you find a love that brings you closer to the Divine, when you experience a love that feels divine…The kind that makes every shabad sweeter, every line of Gurbani more vivid, makes you feel like you have someone in...
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Naam: Identification with the Divine--SikhRI →
Harinder Singh from SikhRI gives a talk on Naam in Sikhi.
[Vimeo video link]
October 2011
1 post
KaurStyle: perfection at it's finest →
kaurstyle:
As you guys may have seen (you better have!!)..our last “Let GO” post said, “Today, I will let go of trying to be PERFECT - because perfectionists are not rewarded, but those who get things done are”. This post reflects more on the idea that action is better than waiting; we don’t need to wait for…