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<blockquote data-quote="arshi" data-source="post: 120046" data-attributes="member: 9479"><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Lee JI </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><?"urn:<img src=" /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Gurfateh</span></span></p><p><strong><I></I></strong></p><p><I></I></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Let me first of all make it clear that I do not feel you are uncaring – perhaps you interpret things differently - but certainly not uncaring. I also acknowledge that you as a Sikh by conviction see matters more objectively than most Sikhs by birth. I too take an objective view in this matter and feel, in this instance, you have the wrong impression in that I am supporting one of the sides – that is not true. </span></span></p><p></p><p><I></I></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #001f4b"><I></I></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">There is a big difference here. <strong>I am advocating reconciliation</strong>, talks to resolve the issue and not inflate the situation by backing one side or the other which most agencies appear to be doing. In my opinion an open meeting would have led to certain bloodshed as the sentiments run amok– I sincerely hope I am wrong. With mature individuals on both sides, well versed in Gurbani, I am sure a reconciliatory solution could be found to take us out of the deadlock. I don’t know Ragi Ji personally, although I have friends who are be close to him and admire him a lot. I know even less about Mr. Lamba and his associates and never visit his website except when referred to on this site. I am not a fan of SGPC or the Jathedars either. <strong>I am just a humble Seeker of Truth</strong> and believe in the Ten Nanaks and SGGS and Khandey Dee Pahul. Thus, my annoyance at the current goings-on is justified compared to those who have an axe to grind.</span></span></p><p></p><p><I></I></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #001f4b"><I></I></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">My dear friend, this is exactly what we are trying to avoid. Yes it is true that when all modes of redressing an injustice fail, it is just and pious to lift the sword (Guru Gobind Singh Ji - Zafarnama). I have been raised on teachings like this and quoted this numerous times on stages. This sort of action is needed when there is <strong>righteous indignation</strong>. Neither the stage nor the state of righteous indignation has been reached in the current stalemate – I am sure we will get out of this with a little goodwill on both sides. The present situation only reflects the desire for power, dominance and the greed for crispy coloured paper on the part of the main protagonists backed by agencies on both sides with vested interests – principles seem to fly out of the window and SGGS is used simply to suit their end purpose – which is certainly not mokash. This is all driven by egoism and power and if someone says otherwise, he or she is deluding themselves.</span></span></p><p></p><p><I></I></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I totally agree, let us pray, for the sake of Sikhi, the former succeed.</span></span></p><p></p><p><I></I></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><I></I></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Please Mr Lee let us not even think like that, let alone suggest it in writing – it is a dangerous road to take. I am confident we will survive these turbulent times with the reputation of Sikhi remaining intact. But let us not bury our heads in the sands either– let us raise it and speak up without fear and shout as hard as we can for Sikh Unity, no matter if some label us as naïve. I will accept the label and any humiliation if I feel my sentiments are well placed for the good of Sikhi.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b">I have little faith in some (if not all) of our jathedars, ragis or preachers who live off Sikhism and then endanger the very Institution which gave them fame and honour. Let the common person, the Nishkam Sevak (selfless servant of Sikhi who serves without reward) raise their voices. Let us tell the agencies, the media, the websites, the associations and the Sabhas to stop stirring up issues and take a reconciliatory route. I am sure this will prompt the concerned parties to rethink issues and at the very least make an honest attempt to resolve them. People who insist on fueling the controversy are doing a great disservice to Sikhi, and I believe they will not find favour with Satguru.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Lee Ji, I could go on but hesitate to do so for two reasons:</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">1. I have just got back last week after nearly seven weeks of absence from the UK and have a backlog of work to deal with – currently I can only spare two or three hours a week to the internet.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">2. The more I say, the greater the possibility of upsetting others, quite unintentionally, and then having to respond which in turn will be even more time consuming. I sincerely hope I have not offended you in any way, and if inadvertently I have, I seek your forgiveness in advance.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">True we have problems but we can solve them. Chardhi Kala Ji</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Humbly</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arshi, post: 120046, member: 9479"] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Lee JI [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]<?"urn:<img src=" />[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Gurfateh[/FONT][/COLOR] [B]<I>[COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR]</I>[/B] <I>[COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR]</I> [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Let me first of all make it clear that I do not feel you are uncaring – perhaps you interpret things differently - but certainly not uncaring. I also acknowledge that you as a Sikh by conviction see matters more objectively than most Sikhs by birth. I too take an objective view in this matter and feel, in this instance, you have the wrong impression in that I am supporting one of the sides – that is not true. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] <I>[COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR]</I> [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#001f4b]<I></I>[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]There is a big difference here. [B]I am advocating reconciliation[/B], talks to resolve the issue and not inflate the situation by backing one side or the other which most agencies appear to be doing. In my opinion an open meeting would have led to certain bloodshed as the sentiments run amok– I sincerely hope I am wrong. With mature individuals on both sides, well versed in Gurbani, I am sure a reconciliatory solution could be found to take us out of the deadlock. I don’t know Ragi Ji personally, although I have friends who are be close to him and admire him a lot. I know even less about Mr. Lamba and his associates and never visit his website except when referred to on this site. I am not a fan of SGPC or the Jathedars either. [B]I am just a humble Seeker of Truth[/B] and believe in the Ten Nanaks and SGGS and Khandey Dee Pahul. Thus, my annoyance at the current goings-on is justified compared to those who have an axe to grind.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] <I>[COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR]</I> [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#001f4b]<I></I>[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]My dear friend, this is exactly what we are trying to avoid. Yes it is true that when all modes of redressing an injustice fail, it is just and pious to lift the sword (Guru Gobind Singh Ji - Zafarnama). I have been raised on teachings like this and quoted this numerous times on stages. This sort of action is needed when there is [B]righteous indignation[/B]. Neither the stage nor the state of righteous indignation has been reached in the current stalemate – I am sure we will get out of this with a little goodwill on both sides. The present situation only reflects the desire for power, dominance and the greed for crispy coloured paper on the part of the main protagonists backed by agencies on both sides with vested interests – principles seem to fly out of the window and SGGS is used simply to suit their end purpose – which is certainly not mokash. This is all driven by egoism and power and if someone says otherwise, he or she is deluding themselves.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] <I>[COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR]</I> [B][COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]I totally agree, let us pray, for the sake of Sikhi, the former succeed.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] <I>[FONT=Verdana][/FONT]</I> [FONT=Verdana]<I></I>[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Please Mr Lee let us not even think like that, let alone suggest it in writing – it is a dangerous road to take. I am confident we will survive these turbulent times with the reputation of Sikhi remaining intact. But let us not bury our heads in the sands either– let us raise it and speak up without fear and shout as hard as we can for Sikh Unity, no matter if some label us as naïve. I will accept the label and any humiliation if I feel my sentiments are well placed for the good of Sikhi.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [COLOR=#001f4b]I have little faith in some (if not all) of our jathedars, ragis or preachers who live off Sikhism and then endanger the very Institution which gave them fame and honour. Let the common person, the Nishkam Sevak (selfless servant of Sikhi who serves without reward) raise their voices. Let us tell the agencies, the media, the websites, the associations and the Sabhas to stop stirring up issues and take a reconciliatory route. I am sure this will prompt the concerned parties to rethink issues and at the very least make an honest attempt to resolve them. People who insist on fueling the controversy are doing a great disservice to Sikhi, and I believe they will not find favour with Satguru.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Lee Ji, I could go on but hesitate to do so for two reasons:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]1. I have just got back last week after nearly seven weeks of absence from the UK and have a backlog of work to deal with – currently I can only spare two or three hours a week to the internet.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]2. The more I say, the greater the possibility of upsetting others, quite unintentionally, and then having to respond which in turn will be even more time consuming. I sincerely hope I have not offended you in any way, and if inadvertently I have, I seek your forgiveness in advance.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]True we have problems but we can solve them. Chardhi Kala Ji[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Humbly[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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