How to Tie a Patka

Antonia ji,

Thanks muchly.

Yes, the Sikhnet videos have exactly what I need, I just seem unable to copy them to use. My usual "print screen" and use pain doesn't work. Any suggestions for how to copy them?
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ਦਾਦਰ ਤੂ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਸਿ ਰੇ ॥
dhaadhar thoo kabehi n jaanas rae ||
You frog, you will never understand.


ਭਖਸਿ ਸਿਬਾਲੁ ਬਸਸਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਲ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨ ਲਖਸਿ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bhakhas sibaal basas niramal jal anmrith n lakhas rae ||1|| rehaao ||
You eat the dirt, while you dwell in the immaculate waters. You know nothing of the ambrosial nectar there. ||1||Pause||

Guru Nanak Dev ji Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 990


WHY TRY TO FIT IN? YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT!

I was myself wondering how you could manage that... and maybe other forum readers will chime in here.

One idea is to show the entire video if the school has an internet hookup, projection, and a projection screen; and then pause the video where you want to stay focused. When you teach the lesson then you can upload the video from the interest. I will think about it and ask around.

Mai ji

Went off-line for a while and was thinking about your question. There is a low-tech solution and depends on whether you have any neighbors or friends who have a digital camera.
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Ask someone to have an older sib or relative or husband take a picture of her tying her son's jura. The email it to you. You print it out and there you go.

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The could also make a video of the process too, and you could use that instead of still shots.

Of course your neighbor or friend has to support the idea, has to have a son, and needs a collaborator to take the pictures. Or it could be a video or picture of an older boy tying his own jura.

Just some brainstorming on my part.

Some good ideas. I am a little cautious of using pictures of a child I know in a blog with "Khalistan " in the title. Adults are OK, as they can make that decision themselves, and pictures roached off the Net are out there in public. (The GoI doesn't like me even a little bit, but that's a topic for another time.)
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A digital picture of my screen might be the best solution this time. However, I still want to figure out some way to do it directly from the video; that would be useful in many circumstances. There has to be a reasonably simple way to do it. Youtube is very easy. It's only Windows media and Realplayer that are the problems.
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Anyway, watching these videos brings back so many sweet memories of heart-to-heart conversations, "Mommy,don't pull out my sacred kesh!," and lots of laughter . This was a special, although far too short, period of time for me.

Chardi kala!

It is beautiful Mai ji
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"Mommy don't pull my sacred kesh" -- is a sweet thing.

Antonia ji - It is hard to find anything about Sandeep that isn't sweet. We were blessed with a perfect child. Of course there was the time he threatened to cut his hair. I think he was five.

Such stories we have of our children, when we take the time to listen to them. Those times of day when I combed (and washed) and tied his kesh are among the happiest. He knew, of course, (children are very perceptive!) that was the time to ask for special favours, treats, wishes. ("Mommy, we need a kitty!") Looking up at me with those big grey eyes...
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Here I go again.

Well, he was sweet!

If you don't know how to tie a patka, you may also need some help tying a proper jura. Here is a delightful - dare I say adorable - video of exactly how to do that.

I have two suggestions for mata ji:

1. Don't pull the upper ponytail too tight or your hapless son will develop a receding hairline.

2. This can be a very special time for the two of you. First, because he is actually holding still, it's a great time to find out what's on his mind. And second, because you are engaging in an activity that is specifically Sikh, it's a great time for Sikh education. Be creative! We used to sometimes naam-jap together using different melodies.
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Chardi kala!

The patka videos above no longer work. I would suggest that you go to

Learn How To Tie Different Sikh Turbans | SikhNet

Near the bottom is a patka-tying tutorial.

There are also several other turban tying videos there, as well.

Dear Mai Ji ,
Waheguru Ji Ka khalsa,Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.
Thanks for sharing this incredibly beautiful poem with the cyber sangat.
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Preeti Kaur is blessed indeed to have given such a wonderous form to spontaneous overflow of these powerful emotions.What a bright young poet ! how lovingly she portrays the sikh mother's infusion of the indomitable sikh spirit into her child !the mother,s love and encouragement are able to transform a badly buffetted boy into one ready to face this world head on and continue on his march towards the Truth.

Thanks for your marvellous illustrations.
Respectfully,
Satnam Singh Randhawa