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    Sikh Independence Struggle And Indian Colonialism

    India is a geographical region just like Europe or Africa or the equator. That way a lot of people are Indians including me. To say that I'm an Indian is like someone from around the equator saying "I'm an Equatorian".
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    Sikh Independence Struggle And Indian Colonialism

    Dear All, During a casual survey of the net, I came across the following link. Didn't know what to do with it. So posting it on SPN. Hope it's not out of place over here. YouTube - 7TH JUNE 2009 SIKH FREEDOM & REMEMBRANCE RALLY PROMO VIDEO - 25 YEARS SINCE 1984 - SIKH GENOCIDE...
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    World Sikhs Killing Sikhs

    Re: Sikhs killing Sikhs !!!??? Dear Satyaban, The sporadic violent incidents involving homicide are not limited only to the Sikh community. There is a lot of political and caste violence in India and other developing countries. In the developed world as well, especially the US and...
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    Ardaas Changed

    "IMHO this word could be used for God by individuals, and should be left to them for his/her own discretion rather than making any judgment on its use." Dear Sir, We consider ourselves a Panth, a nation. We have common practices and common beliefs. Despite a great deal of diversity on a...
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    The Next Time Some One Needs You, Just Be There

    Re: The next time some one needs you-----just be there Dear Mai Ji, The point I want to make is this: The overly dramatic mushy stuff that is shown in movies and novels sounds very sweet. Most people easily fall for it because it is tender and appeals to our senses and the self-serving...
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    The Next Time Some One Needs You, Just Be There

    Re: The next time some one needs you-----just be there The above story illustrates how important the worldly relations are for ordinary folks who tend to be quite emotional about their loved ones near the end of their life. On the other end of the spectrum we have the example of Sahib Sri...
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    Leisure Philosophy 101

    "That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being." "Nature does not deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves." -Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, 1762 "The study of crime begins with the knowledge of oneself." - Henry Miller, The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, 1945
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    Leisure Philosophy 101

    "That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being." The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner. - Mark Twain, "Reflections on Being the Delight of God." SikhiToTheMAX - Enabling Gurmat Knowledge
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    Leisure Philosophy 101

    "That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being." "Human beings invent just as many ways to sabotage their lives as to improve them." - Mark Goulston, Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior, 1996
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    Leisure Philosophy 101

    More on Philosophy 101: "Don't praise a man who is proud of his wisdom until it's known how he employs that wisdom" - Unknown "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates
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    On God, Energy And Principle

    Bhagat Singh wrote: "Sargun-Nirgun is the context of Sikhi is it not? So to each his own. You forgot about that bit when you replied." The God is infinitely powerful whether manifested (sargun) or not manifested (nirgun). Period. Think of an absolute monarch. The absolute monarch may play...
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    On God, Energy And Principle

    Bhagat Singh wrote: "Energy may not make sense to oyu but may make sense for someone else. Similarly, something you understand about God may not be understood by someone else. So to each his own God but understand that everyone looks at God differently." It's not about what makes sense to...
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    On God, Energy And Principle

    Sinister wrote: "Many may argue that not all creation demands intelligence and deliberation, intricately pointing out charts and keen observations of natural events (events as small as mitosis or as trivial as the ‘creation’ of feces)" That is a good point. There are great many physical...
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    The Miracle Of Trust In Him

    Dear G. Singh Ji, You are my Gursikh brother. So I'm going to show you what I mean by formatting. I'll take your own post as an example (see below). Here I'm using 'Verdana' fonts size 2. You could use 'Tahoma' size 2 or 'Arial' size 2. All three fonts give pretty much similar...
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    The Miracle Of Trust In Him

    Dear G. Singh ji, You seem to be doing alright. Just a few extra things will add value to what you write. You might want to pay a little bit of attention to the font size (your font size is sometimes smaller than it should be) and proper spacing between sentences and paragraphs. You...
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