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]
