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    Naam And Name

    Guru Piare jio This is a very important topic that has been started on 'Naam' and 'Name', while in Gurmukhi Naam does not pose much of a problem, in English this is almost always translated as 'Name'. Countless translations have inserted Name for Naam and therein lies the error of...
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    Sex - The Feed Of Body And Soul

    Re: SEx the feed Of Body and Soul GurFateh all who are linked to this post isrIrwgu mhlw 3 ] (37-18) Siree Raag, Third Mehl: suix suix kwm ghylIey ikAw clih bwh lufwie ] (37-18, isrIrwgu, mÚ 3) Listen, listen, O soul-bride: you are overtaken by sexual desire-why do you walk like that, swinging...
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    Sikhs For Change: Language - A Barrier For New Sikhs?

    Re: SFC: Language - A barrier for New Sikhs? Waheguru ji ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh. These days there are various websites that actually have Gurmukhi, Hindi, Romanised and English translation on the same page and therefore has become a great read. Many years ago these were not available...
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    Sikhs For Change: Language - A Barrier For New Sikhs?

    Re: SFC: Language - A barrier for New Sikhs? Dear Khalsa Starr Thank you for sharing your predicaments and the shortcomings of the Sikh Panth. You have valid views. I agree that the Guru Granth Sahib imparts its full meaning and understanding when read in Punjabi as there are many words that do...
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    New To Sikhism, Looking For Advice

    Dear Kiran It is heartening to note that Waheguru has led you to the Only path, The Guru's Path. It is a rewarding pathway, but requires discipline, dedication, desire, thirst and hunger which will definitely attract Guru's Grace in abundance. Since you have already started with Japji Sahib, I...
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    Meditation On God's Help

    My dear Guru pyario This number thing and malas and fixation to the number of Paths etc has led many a Sikh to leave Sikhism for other faiths especially Christianity. Many a well-meaning babas have inadvertently led people away from the actual essence of what the Gurujis actually taught us...
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    Naam Simran

    Dear Surinder Cheema ji Satsriakaal to you and to all brothers and sisters visiting this page. You have elaborated very clearly the "one pointedness" during simran..... somehow I feel these English words like "one pointedness, centring etc" does not do justice to the Gurmukhi words that appear...
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    Naam Simran

    Dear brothers and sisters in the Divine Spirit I was reading a posting where it was alluded that Naam is a name and a meditator may choose any name to address God or Waheguru. I think when we look at "NAAM" the word itself.... a very small percentage actually means literal name of God..... yes...
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    What Does Sikhism Say About Adam And Eve?

    Dear all about Adam and Eve.... I am not a philosopher or a scholar, but as I see the old Testament in the Bible..... mankind originate only about 6000 years ago whereas there is scientific proof and even mythological proof that mankind has been long before this time.... Talk about 4 yugas which...
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    Naam Simran

    Dear Surinder Kaur ji Why I mentioned that "meditation" word really does not do justice to Gurmat instructions of Naam Simran, since to many the word meditation conjures a lot of different perceptions. When I conduct Simran classes, I ask the participants what they understand by "meditation"...
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    Meaning Of Naam Simran

    Dear Ranjeev, Sahni Mohinder and Agam Satsriakaal...... what words do I have but express my awe at the vast knowledge and the depth to which this is taken to.... by reading such scholarly articles, I am being enlightened and humbled. Ranjeev, I am really impressed by your thesis and assume you...
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    Naam Simran

    If Granth Sahib is our Guru, can You tell me on which page it tells us to meditate on words Thanks Inder P Singh Satsriakaal Inder ji I have a little difficulty in understanding yr question ...are you implying "meditating on 'words'..." OR where does it say in SGGS that we need to...
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    Naam Simran

    Dear Surinder Kaur Cheema and Soul Jyot, your articles are very thought provoking and infuse a need to do Naam Simran. The sangat is humbly reminded that our purpose of life is spelt out in Rehraas sahib under the shabad "Bhaee prapat manukh dehuri, Gobind milan ki eh teri beria.... PURPOSE OF...
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    Learn Punjabi Word-for-Word Translations For Vocabulary

    Dear Nam Hari Kaur ji I am sorry I wasn't able to open the web site provided, does it have a url kanwal295
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    Preamble Mool Mantar

    Dear Guru pyario I would like to add here one very good translation of the Mool Mantra by Sri Bhai Sahib Bhai Kirpal Singh ji of Malaysia, who founded the World Spiritual Foundation and initiated and introduced Vibrant Celestial Meditation based on SGGS and the World Faiths: MOOL MANTRA (The...
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