Q&A with Sant Jagjit Singh ji Harkhowal

sunsingh · #1 (**permalink**) 29-Jul-2008, 03:20 AM

1. Avtarvaad tai gurmat naal ki sanbhand?
2. According to vikayaran, some people claim that sant word is either only used for vahiguroo or guru sahiban or sadhsangat, but its not used for one personality other than guru sahib.?
3.veechar on parkash of sri dasm granth side by side with sri guru granth sahib ji.
4. importance of nagar kirtan in the panth.
5. importance of five takths in the panth and authority of five jathedars of five takhts in the panth.
6. Veechar on satguru phrase in gurbani? is it only used for guru sahiban or bhagat's guru as well? are krishan maharaj ram chandar maharaj referred to satguru within in their own jugs in gurbani/bhai gurdas ji varan?
7. veechar on nanakshahi calender
8. According to Bhagat Bani Ithihaas , giani ditt singh claim that all the bhagats took gurmat naam from sri guru nanak dev ji and were mukht by sri guru nanak dev ji instead of their own gurdev's ?
9. Gurmat vich avtara da ki vichar hai- krishan maharaj, ram chandar ji? ehna di gatti ki ha?
10. Which form is shud roop when we do vikhaiya of gurbani? vikayaran/uthanka/adayamic arth?
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11. Ki Panj baniyas is enough to get mukhti?
12. what is shariat? what is tariqat? what is marfat? what is hikakat in gurmat?
13. If someone works until night time, can one sleep after doing patt at amritvela?
14. Word "amrit" in gurbani ? does it have multiple meanings? charan amrit? khanda da amrit? naam amrit? puratan samoparda's like- udasi, sevapanthis they take charan amrit, are they not sikhs?

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sunsingh · #2 (**permalink**) 29-Jul-2008, 03:22 AM

2nd discussion:
Veechar on satguru phrase in gurbani? is it only used for guru sahiban or bhagat's guru as well?

- According to Bhagat Bani Ithihaas , giani ditt singh claim that all the bhagats took gurmat naam from sri guru nanak dev ji and were mukht by sri guru nanak dev ji instead of their own gurdev's ?

- Gurmat vich avtara da ki vichar hai- krishan maharaj, ram chandar ji? ehna di gatti ki ha?

- Word "amrit" in gurbani ? does it have multiple meanings? does it refers to naam amrit or gyan amrit? charan amrit? khanda da amrit? naam amrit? puratan samoparda's like- udasi, sevapanthis they take charan amrit, are they not sikhs?

atamik questions:

- Panj koshas da gurbani vichaie jikar?
- how does guru maharaj bachan in gurbani- Man tu jot saroop hai apna mool painchan relates to manmey kosh (sheat) of this being?
- deep vichar on man tu jot saroop hai apna mool painchan
- deep vichar on 21th asatapadi of sukhmani sahib which starts with - sargun nirgun nirankar sun samadhi aap..
- deep vichar on full 8th asatpadi on bhramgyani.
- vichar on bhramgyani sada sam drishti || bhramgyani di drisht amrit barsi ||. which amrit guru ji talking about? naam or gyan amrit?
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- Veechar on Nuo Nidh Amrit Prab Ka Naam Dehi Mein Iska Bisram || ?
- Satnam mantar is it visheshan of vahiguroo(according to vikayaran) or mantar in itself?
- Sat bhumika us baraie vichar.

Here is the answer for above questions, 2nd part of this audio discussion with sant jagjit singh ji:
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sunsingh · #3 (**permalink**) 31-Jul-2008, 01:00 AM

3rd part:

3rd part of discussion with sant jagjit singh ji...here are the questions:

- Vikayaran arth for satguru, sant.
-Samparda of sikh panth and their history
- sehaj avastha and nirvkalap samadhi
- is there yog kriya to stop kam vashna?
-Gristh marg ucha ja behingum marg
-Sehaj samadh and nirvakalp smadh.
Sri guru granth sahib ji, sri dasam granth sahib ji, sri sarbloh granth da tat nichor gyan.
-sri akal ustat/gyan probdh..questions and answers in sri akaal ustat and sri gyan probdh.
- gurbani existed before 1469...? Mira bhai rachna in kartarpur bir?
- updesh to new generation who are going towards katarvaad and shariavaad
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btw, Baba ji has arrived in Surrey, BC today. He will probably do katha at Gurdwara Amrit Prakash in Surrey in the evening

sunsingh · #4 (**permalink**) 02-Aug-2008, 05:23 AM

Here you go part 4:

-How should one do analysis or vichaar on rehitnamas? There are some contents in rehitnamas which are not gurmat for example in prem sumarg granth. Turk can only initiate into khalsa when he/she eats soor(pork).

- There is a big division between monay veers and amritdhari sikhs? some amritdhari sikhs doesnt even interact with monay because they think they get their bibek broken or some amritdhari sikhs in camp use guilt trips(bhandi parchar) on monay to get them into the panth. Please share your views on this?
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- is gyan(bodh)marg necessary to merge with vahiguroo or one can also merge with vahiguroo by doing nishkam seva and simran.

- some people who prefer vikayaran to translate gurbani beleive that if we don't interpret bani ie satguru pad arth, sant being guru sahib into one meaning then we are open to attacks of anti sikh forces using gurbani.

- some people divide sant pad in gurbani in two parts..they beleive sant pad upma in sukhmani sahib is referred to sri guru ram das ji...sant is avastha in gurbani ref to human but cannot be praised. True sant never let others bow down..they give example of baba karak singh having stick and sant jarnail singh didnt let others to matha taik?

- when gurbani gives updesh, its usually believed and its given to three types of people. Please share those three categories.

- What actually is maryada for darbar sahib before singh sabha lehar?

- In darbar before sgpc.. muslims rababi were allowed to do kirtan? How come they were removed? Also on that note, can non amritdhari can do kirtan in takth sahiban darbar? can non amritdhari can do kirtan in regular gurdwara sahib?

- What is status of baba sri chand maharaj in gurmat..difference between udasi marg and gurmat.

- Some people call arti arta at hazoor sahib an bhamanvaad/bhoot pooja an hindu ritual? whats your views on that?

- How come female bhramgyanis in the panth are not as transparent as male bhramgyanis?

- Please shed some light on birth of guru avtar an bhramgyanis?

- Please shed some light on theory of karam aligns with hakum rajie chalna?

- Can one merge with parbhram only after pralabdh karam ?
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- Difference between atam anand, yog anand, dasam dvara anand?

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sunsingh · #5 (**permalink**) 02-Aug-2008, 05:46 AM

Sant Jagjit Singh ji does katha at Gurdwara Amrit Prakash in Surrey at 8 pm. He'll be in BC until the 11th when he leaves for Toronto. Baba ji will do kirpa in Toronto until the 16th.
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sunsingh · #6 (**permalink**) 02-Aug-2008, 22:26 PM

Here is the 5th part:

- is atamanand partibimbh(reflection) of atma?

- is bhramgyani mahapursh is always in atamgyan avastha even when they talking to regular people?

- There are three types of mahapursh. Daane, divane, mastane..are their internal avastha is same? Some premis criticize mastane mahapursh for not keeping 5 kakari rehit. Please shed some light on this.
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- Bachan of maharaj: raj karega khalsa akai rahe no koi ,in this bachan is khalsa referred to one and only amritdhari khalsa, or khalsa as in bhramgyani regardless of any dharam ?

- all the bhagats which were included in sri guru granth sahib..were they all upasak of sargun saroop of vahiguroo ie- ram chandar ji, krishan maharaj or nirgun shabad upasak?

- What is the status/avastha of shaheed singh?, are they equivalent to christian version of angels or hindu version of devi devtas?
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- In gurbani shabad mantar ie - gurmantar/mool mantar are they nirgun form or sargun form of vahiguru?

- is gurmat turiya avastha higher buddhist nirvana pad ?

- In gurbani, is there more upma of nirgun or sargun?

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sunsingh · #7 (**permalink**) 14-Aug-2008, 00:38 AM

6th part

- is there any difference between advait vedant and gurmat? some people say advait vedant is against prema bhagti towards vahiguroo because its upasana of one atma. Is Aham Bhramasami maha vak according to gurmat? any gurbani reference support this school of thought?

- If other dharamis, person can get to bedah mukht avastha or get to sachkhand, what was point of sri guru nanak dev ji bringing gursikhi and forming khalsa panth tisra panth?

- Various avtars existed before in pichale yugs ie- vasudev, ram chandar ji, krishan maharaj, sri guru nanak dev ji was pargat in kalyug. If gurbani accepts all the previous avtars and their panth being valid, therefore any premi who follows their mat fully can get mukhti doesnt this make sikhi snatan dharam like shaivism instead of tisra panth? what is it mean when sri guru gobind singh ji himself said in bachitar natak. Sri Akaal Purkh sent me to this world to create the panth?

- Gurbani existed before Guru Nanak, that means Gurmukhs existed before Guru Nanak, they are not his creation. Does that mean Sikhi gurmat marg is another samparda like Shaivism? and continuation of Sanathan Dharama (Eternal law from beginning)?

- Usually in sakhiya there is a sakhi of baba sri chand maharaj/Lakhmi Chand did not listen to sri guru nanak dev ji patsah hakums? and still got bhramgyan, does that mean bhramgyan is attainable outside sri guru nanak dev ji sikhi marg?

- When this jev get darshan of sargun guru maharaj saroop, after the darshan does that mean they get bedah mukht avastha?
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- - can sikhs listen to sufi qwali which are sung in memory of allah or murshids?

- - The benefit (or not) of Akhand Paath culture - where 99% of those who pay for them to be done, turn up to to the start and the bhog, and think they will in someway be blessed. Does baba Ji feel that Sehaj Paath or Sudhaaran Paath is more beneifical to the parvaar and sangat as they can actually sit down and listen to it all?

- Can we do sargun dhiyan of sri guru nanak dev ji saroop? some people call this as baut pooja?

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pk70 · #8 (**permalink**) 14-Aug-2008, 01:57 AM

Sunsingh ji,
ONE QUESTION For Your revered Sant ji,
Kindly ask him as you are blessed to be close to him
Who was/is the love of Guru Nanak?
When one contemplates only at Guru Nanak, I see no difference between him/her or those who contemplate on other Devtas or Prophets. When one contemplates on HIM, one can see Guru Nanak too, Guru Nanak turned crazy( baora -Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 877)) for Him. That Nirgana Sroop worship is asential for Sikhs as per Gurbani. The state of mind where all difference of lightened ones and Him evaporates is learned through revering Guru ji through living his teachings( repeatedly teachings say" contemplate on His NAAM"), still His grace is vital, never forget that !

sunsingh · #9 (**permalink**) 14-Aug-2008, 12:03 PM

Sorry but unfortunately Baba ji has already left Canada.