celtic
SPNer
Hi all,
I'm definitely not one to give too much thought to superstition (and I know that doing so is decidedly un-Sikh). I am however researching Sikhism with all my heart and giving it the full benefit of doubt in all areas, and the events of yesterday and today, well.. amused me.
Last night before sleep, I chanted waheguru under my breath, just for a few minutes. I hoped to have a Sikhism-related dream, perhaps one where I went to a Gurdwara, to encourage me that I should go.
I fall asleep eventually, having a few dreams (whose content was random and I can't remember), but then what dream should I have last before waking? I visit a Gurdwara (well actually, I got to the outside of one, watched kids playing and going back and forth, before a man came and greeted me).
Another oddity with that dream was that I distinctly recall someone referring to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, by that name. That may not seem odd to you, but it was to me—I hadn't made any effort to memorise that that *was* the Book's name! While I'm sure I've seen it written like that, if you asked me last night what the Sikh Holy Book was called, I would've only known it was called "Guru Granth". You can imagine my surprise when I woke up and thought "it was called Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.. is that how you properly spell it?"—and it is.
Lastly, I was thinking about Gurdwara again as I packed up and left work today, and as I opened the door and turned to go to where I'd parked, a man walking on the opposite side of the street (quite a wide street—a highway, sort of) caught my eye in just the corner. Normally I'd ignore it, but I just had to turn back to see ... he was wearing a turban. This isn't that odd—there's a Gurdwara perhaps 2 or 3km up the road—but then the very fact that there's a Gurdwara so close makes me believe that he must've been a Sikh.
So some amusing occurrences have happened to me as I embark on this journey..
I fully plan on going to the Gurdwara tomorrow morning!
Arlen
I'm definitely not one to give too much thought to superstition (and I know that doing so is decidedly un-Sikh). I am however researching Sikhism with all my heart and giving it the full benefit of doubt in all areas, and the events of yesterday and today, well.. amused me.
Last night before sleep, I chanted waheguru under my breath, just for a few minutes. I hoped to have a Sikhism-related dream, perhaps one where I went to a Gurdwara, to encourage me that I should go.
I fall asleep eventually, having a few dreams (whose content was random and I can't remember), but then what dream should I have last before waking? I visit a Gurdwara (well actually, I got to the outside of one, watched kids playing and going back and forth, before a man came and greeted me).
Another oddity with that dream was that I distinctly recall someone referring to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, by that name. That may not seem odd to you, but it was to me—I hadn't made any effort to memorise that that *was* the Book's name! While I'm sure I've seen it written like that, if you asked me last night what the Sikh Holy Book was called, I would've only known it was called "Guru Granth". You can imagine my surprise when I woke up and thought "it was called Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.. is that how you properly spell it?"—and it is.
Lastly, I was thinking about Gurdwara again as I packed up and left work today, and as I opened the door and turned to go to where I'd parked, a man walking on the opposite side of the street (quite a wide street—a highway, sort of) caught my eye in just the corner. Normally I'd ignore it, but I just had to turn back to see ... he was wearing a turban. This isn't that odd—there's a Gurdwara perhaps 2 or 3km up the road—but then the very fact that there's a Gurdwara so close makes me believe that he must've been a Sikh.
So some amusing occurrences have happened to me as I embark on this journey..
I fully plan on going to the Gurdwara tomorrow morning!Arlen
