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Kala Afghana - An Adi Granth Purist
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<blockquote data-quote="hardeep singh" data-source="post: 15504" data-attributes="member: 1849"><p><strong>Re: Kala Afghana: An Adi Granth Purist</strong></p><p></p><p>singhstah</p><p> </p><p>guru fathe</p><p> </p><p>u talk about bhai randhir singh who has written some books. he was also the founder of akhand kirtni jatha. in his books there r some controvertial points. read them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">In “<em>Maas Maas Kar Murakh Jhagre</em>”, Sardar Gurbakhsh Singh ‘Kala Afghana’ has pointed out how Bhai Randhir Singh has taken liberty to misinterpret and distort Gurbani to prove that meet eating is sin [1]. Bhai Randhir Singh has completely ignored Guru Nanak’s counsel against the debate over “meat eating”. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“Foolish people quarrel over the merit of partaking flesh because they do not have the knowledge and understanding of what constitutes flesh or vegetables (as both come from the living species). Why the eating of flesh is sinful and not the eating of vegetables? (Does the sin lie in taking the animal life or eating animal flesh?) (The Universal Spirit is present in all life.)... O, Pundit you don’t know how flesh is produced! Water is the source of life. It is water that produces grains, sugarcane, cotton and all forms of life. AGGS, M, 1, p1289 </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Guru Angad Dev has emphasized the same point in the following verses. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“ He, Who created life in water (sea) also provides the sustenance for it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">There, one form of life depends on another form of life as food.”AGGS, M, 2, p 955:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Moreover, Guru Nanak advises us that one should avoid the consumption of any food or substance, which has deleterious effects on mind and health. This includes alcohol, intoxicants, drugs and smoking. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“Dear sir, that diet is unhealthy whose consumption is injurious to the body and mind.”AGGS, M, 1, p 16. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">A Sikh who ignores Guru’s advice and preaches against it is <em>Bemukh</em>. There is Guru’s warning to such a Sikh. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“Those who slander their Guru cry in pain. They never find contentment and always complain of deprivation. No body trusts them and they always suffer from mental anguish.” AGGS, M 4, p 308. </span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">One of Bhai Randhir Singh’s very devout followers, Professor Uday Singh, while criticizing Kala Afghana in the April 2002 issue of the Sikh Bulletin, compared Bhai Randhir Singh to Bhai Gurdas and Bhai Nand Lal. And in his zeal he went on to say that Bhai Randhir Singh was God (<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">bRhm igAwnI sB isRst kw krqw]). </span>This aroused my curiosity about Bhai Randhir Singh and I wanted to find out the real Bhai Randhir Singh. What could be a better source than Bhai Randhir Singh’s own writings? So here are some highlights from his books “<em>Jail Chithian </em>[2<em>], Rangle Sajan </em>[3]and<em> Jiwan Chrita</em>r Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh [4].” <strong>Readers can draw their own conclusions whether Bahi Randhir Singh was a Sikh or a Brahmin or a Hindu sadhu (holyman) in the garb of an Amritdhari Sikh. </strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>Jail Chithian</em>, 1992.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 4-11: Bhai Randhir Singh was a college student in Lahore, when he had an encounter with a Hindu <em>sadhu,</em> who according to Bhai Randhir Singh possessed supernatural powers. He was so much impressed by him that he spent some time running after him. One day he saw that <em>sadhu</em> smoking a pipe, which disappointed him and he lost interest in the sadhu. However, he felt guilty and was miserable for some time. Several days later, while entering Sahid Ganj Gurdwara, he had a vision of an old Sikh with a white flowing beard. The old man said to him, “Since you have lost your fondness for that smoker, now you have Guru’s blessing” and then the old man disappeared.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">After reading Bhai Randhir Singh’s books it is not difficult for me to conclude that the Hindu <em>sadhu</em> left a very deep impression on his psyche. Because his books are filled with stories and anecdotes based on miracles, supernatural-powers, ghosts, goblins, spirits of the dead, telepathy, superstition, ignorance and illogical beliefs. In spite of his baptism of Amrit, countless nightlong Gurbani recitals and <em>Akhand Paths </em>(continuous reading of Guru Granth Sahib<em>)</em>, he remained a very superstitious man all his life as demonstrated by the following incidences.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 51: Bhai Randhir Singh went to a Gurdwara to pay homage and receive Guru’s blessing. There was no one else in the Gurdwara except him. He prostrated before Guru Granth Sahib with great humility and devotion. He was astonished beyond belief what he saw when he got up. The <em>chaur </em>(flywhisk) was moving on its own back and forth over GSS.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Page 73: He did not go to work for several days without taking a leave of absence as he was busy attending Gurbani recitals and other programs in a local Gurdwara. He was hesitant to go back to work, as he was afraid that his superiors would ask for an explanation for his absence from work. However, he mustered some courage and reported for work. He was surprised when no body asked him anything about his absence. He was in for a bigger surprise when he went in to mark his attendance in the register. He could not believe his eyes that he was signed in for all those days he was absent from work. I have heard similar stories about Sant Atar Singh.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Page 163: Uday Singh has also mentioned this anecdote in his letter. Bhai Hira Singh, another inmate in the jail, told Bahi Randhir Singh that he has a formula for converting copper into gold. They converted one <em>tola</em> of copper into gold and to confirm the validity of the experiment, they sent that gold out for testing. The man who tested that gold confirmed that it was 100 % gold. This is utter nonsense. Ask any chemist or physicist whether such a transformation is possible under ordinary conditions!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>Rangle Sajan,</em> 1993.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Page 73: Basant Singh’s friend told this story to Bhai Randhir Singh. A Sikh was meditating in a tranquil place near river Jehlum in the Kahmir valley. When the Sikh was enjoying inner peace, a lion appeared before him and roared loudly. The Sikh was so scared that he started reciting the <em>Shabad</em>, which starts with the verse “<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">cauigrd hmwrY rwm kwr</span>, <em>chaugird hmare ram kar</em>” (GGS, P 819). All of a sudden an iron wall was erected around him. Since the lion could not come inside, he felt safe and went back to meditation. Few moments later, Guru Hargobind Sahib appeared before him and showed him a big treasure of diamonds and other precious stones buried there. This is how Bhai Randhir Singh used to interpret Gurbani and treat Sikh Gurus.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Page 78: Bhai Atma singh, a mutual friend of Bhai Randhir Singh and Bhai Joginder Singh of Patiala, was visiting Bhai Joginder Singh. One day while eating his meals Bhai Atama Singh went into trance. He stopped picking food from his plate, although his jaws were still moving as if he was chewing food. Bhai Joginder Singh was nonplussed to see this bizarre behavior of Bhai Atma Singh. He asked his wife, “What is the matter with Bhai Atma Singh.” “ Nothing unusual, Bhai Randhir Singh is feeding Bhai Atma Singh from Narangwal,” she answered. According to the book, Bhai Randhir Singh, who was also having his meals at the same time, stopped putting food in his mouth but continued picking food and the food was disappearing. Bhai Randhir Singh’s mother who was watching him asked his wife, “What is happening here.” “ Nothing unusual, he is feeding Bhai Atma Singh, who is visiting Bhai Joginder Singh in Patiala.”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhai Randhir Singh and some of his close friends (<em>Rangle Sajan</em>) and relatives were as nutty as he was. They all believed in ghosts (<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">BUqwN</span>), supernatural powers, miracles, telepathy and austerities (<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">jp qp</span>). For example, Randhir Singh’s cousin siter (<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">mwmy dI DI</span>) performed austerities for 12 years in an underground apartment (<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">Borw</span>) (<em>Jiwan Chritar</em> Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh, p 105). His friends used to recite or listen to Gurbani while standing on one leg for hours [<em>Rangle Sajan</em>, p 81]. He and his friends also used to read or listen to Gurbani recital sitting in one posture for a long time. He was a firm believer in the supernatural power of iron rosary. For example, he wrote, “ When I tell beads, the touch of iron beads with my finger tips creates a unique sensation in my body and connects me to the Supreme Power [<em>Jail Chithian</em>, p 58].” Similarly, his friend Bhai Nirbhai Singh told him, “ When you touched my forehead with your iron rosary my mind was opened (<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">myry kpwt Kul gey</span>) [<em>Rangle Sajan</em>, p 39].”</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">He believed in ghost and goblins and haunted places. For example, according to him there is haunted pond (<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">Fwb</span>) near his village. He claimed, “ People have heard frightening voices and noises around the pond at night. That is why people don’t go there at night. However, he and his friend Sarwan Singh found this place to be tranquil for focussing their minds on Gurbani. His friend also saw the rider of the blue steed, Guru Gobind Singh there quite frequently. Several other people in the village had also seen Guru Gobind Singh near that pond (<em>Jiwan Chritar</em> Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh, Page 51).”</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">This shows that either Bhai Randhir Singh ignores the teaching of Gurbani or he does not understand what the Gurbani says.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Page 82: Sri Man Sant Bhai Hira Singh was sitting in attendance of Guru Granth Sahib. All of a sudden he levitated and touched the ceiling of the room.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Page 164: Bhai Sarwan Singh was practicing the so-called “<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">dsvyN duAwr swh cwHVny</span>(<em>dasam dua sah charne” </em>technique. Bhai Randhir Singh used to play this trick on his friends and the audience to impress them with his spiritual achievement. However, Sarwan Singh deprived his brain of oxygen supply too long and became unconscious. Later on when he recovered some consciousness, his talk did not make any sense. So his relatives and friends thought that he had gone mad. For the sake of safety, they chained him to a pillar. He developed a very high fever of 106</span><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">°</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">. He kept calm and did not panic. When he regained more consciousness, he started singing the <em>Shabad</em> “<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">inRp kMinAw ky kwrnY ieku BieAw ByK DwrI </span>(<em>nirp kaniya kae karnai ik bhaya bhaekhdhari</em>), GSS, p 858<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">” </span>and focussed his attention on Guru Gobind Singh. He kept repeating the last line “<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">Aausr ljw rwiK lyhu </span>(<em>ausar lajai raakh lehu</em>)” louder and louder. All of sudden Guru Gobind Singh rushed to him on his horse running over the roofs of homes. People heard the sound made by the hoofs of a running horse over their roofs. Some of the roofs were destroyed in the process. However, Sarwan Singh’s fever was gone.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Bhai Randgir Singh preached this type of religion. This is another example, which shows that he had no regard for Gurbani or the Gurus.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Page 181: This incidence shows how Bhai Randhir Singh and his followers used to brainwash their children. Bhai Joginder Singh and his family came to Narangwal to attend Bhai Randhir Singh’s daughter’s wedding. Bhai Joginder Singh was very much impressed with the young man, who was reading Guru Granth Sahib. And he said to Bhai Randhir Singh, “I wish that a young man like him could be found as a match for his own daughter.” “ He is the only one like him,” answered Bhai Randhir Singh. They decided to marry Bhai Joginder Singh’s daughter to that young man right after the wedding ceremony of Bhai Randhir Singh’s daughter. However, Bhai Randhir Singh suggested, “Let your daughter first see this young man.” Bhai Randhir Singh’s wife brought the young lady down to see the young man and asked her, “ My dear, do you want to marry that club-footed young man?” “Dear auntie, you know the story of Bibi Rajni who was married to a cripple by her father. This young man is only club-footed. I would gladly accept any match selected for me by my father and uncle, Randhir Singh,” answered the young lady. The story of Bibi Rajni is a myth and it is a total contradiction of Gurbani.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When Bhai Randhir Singh was born, his grand father got his horoscope (<span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">kuMflI jwN tyvw</span>) prepared by a Brahmin. Whatever Bhai Randhir Singh accomplished and whatever happened to him in his life was predicted in that horoscope (<em>Jiwan Chritar</em> Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh, p 18).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">After reading such stories I wonder whether a hallucinating mind or a con artist wrote these books.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Let me end the discussion about Bhai Randhir Singh by revealing the following information. The government had confiscated Bhai Randhir Singh’s property when he was convicted for his revolutionary activities. So when he was released from Jail in 1930, he was penniless. However, from 1936 onwards he and his family used to spend six month of the hot weather in Shimla hills and Kashmir (<em>Jiwan Chritar</em> Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh, p 108). Were the offerings sufficient to maintain this life style for him and his family or there was some invisible helping hand?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Reference.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">1</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">‘Kala Afghana’, G. S. <em>Maas Maas Kar Moorakh Jhagre</em> (Punjabi), Amritsar, 1996.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">2</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">2</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Singh, Bhai, R. <em>Jail Chithian </em>(Punjabi), 9th reprint, Ludhiana, 1992.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">3</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Singh, Bhai, R. <em>Rangle Sajan</em> (Punjabi), 8th reprint, Jullandhar, 1993.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">4</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">Singh, Bhai, R. <em>Jiwan Chritar</em> Bahi Sahib Randhir Singh, 4th reprint, 1990.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">u also took the name of <span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>damdami taksal jathedars. they had also written some controversial books. </strong></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">example:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Giani Gurbachan Singh Bhindranwale of Damdami Taksal has written in his book “ Gurbani Path Darshan” that an Amritdhari wont go to hell for 10000 years, irrespective of the number of sins he has committed. When Mr. Kala afgana wrote against such canards, the taksal people deleted these words from the next edition of the book, but did not give up their pledge to teach a lesson to kala Afgana. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">i will tell u the real meaning of amrit, amritwela and rehat very soon.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">regards </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">hardeep singh</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hardeep singh, post: 15504, member: 1849"] [b]Re: Kala Afghana: An Adi Granth Purist[/b] singhstah guru fathe u talk about bhai randhir singh who has written some books. he was also the founder of akhand kirtni jatha. in his books there r some controvertial points. read them. [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]In “[I]Maas Maas Kar Murakh Jhagre[/I]”, Sardar Gurbakhsh Singh ‘Kala Afghana’ has pointed out how Bhai Randhir Singh has taken liberty to misinterpret and distort Gurbani to prove that meet eating is sin [1]. Bhai Randhir Singh has completely ignored Guru Nanak’s counsel against the debate over “meat eating”. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]“Foolish people quarrel over the merit of partaking flesh because they do not have the knowledge and understanding of what constitutes flesh or vegetables (as both come from the living species). Why the eating of flesh is sinful and not the eating of vegetables? (Does the sin lie in taking the animal life or eating animal flesh?) (The Universal Spirit is present in all life.)... O, Pundit you don’t know how flesh is produced! Water is the source of life. It is water that produces grains, sugarcane, cotton and all forms of life. AGGS, M, 1, p1289 [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Guru Angad Dev has emphasized the same point in the following verses. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]“ He, Who created life in water (sea) also provides the sustenance for it.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]There, one form of life depends on another form of life as food.”AGGS, M, 2, p 955:[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Moreover, Guru Nanak advises us that one should avoid the consumption of any food or substance, which has deleterious effects on mind and health. This includes alcohol, intoxicants, drugs and smoking. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]“Dear sir, that diet is unhealthy whose consumption is injurious to the body and mind.”AGGS, M, 1, p 16. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]A Sikh who ignores Guru’s advice and preaches against it is [I]Bemukh[/I]. There is Guru’s warning to such a Sikh. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]“Those who slander their Guru cry in pain. They never find contentment and always complain of deprivation. No body trusts them and they always suffer from mental anguish.” AGGS, M 4, p 308. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=windowtext]One of Bhai Randhir Singh’s very devout followers, Professor Uday Singh, while criticizing Kala Afghana in the April 2002 issue of the Sikh Bulletin, compared Bhai Randhir Singh to Bhai Gurdas and Bhai Nand Lal. And in his zeal he went on to say that Bhai Randhir Singh was God ([/COLOR][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=GurbaniLipi]bRhm igAwnI sB isRst kw krqw]). [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=windowtext]This aroused my curiosity about Bhai Randhir Singh and I wanted to find out the real Bhai Randhir Singh. What could be a better source than Bhai Randhir Singh’s own writings? So here are some highlights from his books “[I]Jail Chithian [/I][2[I]], Rangle Sajan [/I][3]and[I] Jiwan Chrita[/I]r Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh [4].” [B]Readers can draw their own conclusions whether Bahi Randhir Singh was a Sikh or a Brahmin or a Hindu sadhu (holyman) in the garb of an Amritdhari Sikh. [/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][I]Jail Chithian[/I], 1992.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 4-11: Bhai Randhir Singh was a college student in Lahore, when he had an encounter with a Hindu [I]sadhu,[/I] who according to Bhai Randhir Singh possessed supernatural powers. He was so much impressed by him that he spent some time running after him. One day he saw that [I]sadhu[/I] smoking a pipe, which disappointed him and he lost interest in the sadhu. However, he felt guilty and was miserable for some time. Several days later, while entering Sahid Ganj Gurdwara, he had a vision of an old Sikh with a white flowing beard. The old man said to him, “Since you have lost your fondness for that smoker, now you have Guru’s blessing” and then the old man disappeared.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]After reading Bhai Randhir Singh’s books it is not difficult for me to conclude that the Hindu [I]sadhu[/I] left a very deep impression on his psyche. Because his books are filled with stories and anecdotes based on miracles, supernatural-powers, ghosts, goblins, spirits of the dead, telepathy, superstition, ignorance and illogical beliefs. In spite of his baptism of Amrit, countless nightlong Gurbani recitals and [I]Akhand Paths [/I](continuous reading of Guru Granth Sahib[I])[/I], he remained a very superstitious man all his life as demonstrated by the following incidences.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 51: Bhai Randhir Singh went to a Gurdwara to pay homage and receive Guru’s blessing. There was no one else in the Gurdwara except him. He prostrated before Guru Granth Sahib with great humility and devotion. He was astonished beyond belief what he saw when he got up. The [I]chaur [/I](flywhisk) was moving on its own back and forth over GSS.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Page 73: He did not go to work for several days without taking a leave of absence as he was busy attending Gurbani recitals and other programs in a local Gurdwara. He was hesitant to go back to work, as he was afraid that his superiors would ask for an explanation for his absence from work. However, he mustered some courage and reported for work. He was surprised when no body asked him anything about his absence. He was in for a bigger surprise when he went in to mark his attendance in the register. He could not believe his eyes that he was signed in for all those days he was absent from work. I have heard similar stories about Sant Atar Singh.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Page 163: Uday Singh has also mentioned this anecdote in his letter. Bhai Hira Singh, another inmate in the jail, told Bahi Randhir Singh that he has a formula for converting copper into gold. They converted one [I]tola[/I] of copper into gold and to confirm the validity of the experiment, they sent that gold out for testing. The man who tested that gold confirmed that it was 100 % gold. This is utter nonsense. Ask any chemist or physicist whether such a transformation is possible under ordinary conditions![/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][I]Rangle Sajan,[/I] 1993.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Page 73: Basant Singh’s friend told this story to Bhai Randhir Singh. A Sikh was meditating in a tranquil place near river Jehlum in the Kahmir valley. When the Sikh was enjoying inner peace, a lion appeared before him and roared loudly. The Sikh was so scared that he started reciting the [I]Shabad[/I], which starts with the verse “[FONT=GurbaniLipi]cauigrd hmwrY rwm kwr[/FONT], [I]chaugird hmare ram kar[/I]” (GGS, P 819). All of a sudden an iron wall was erected around him. Since the lion could not come inside, he felt safe and went back to meditation. Few moments later, Guru Hargobind Sahib appeared before him and showed him a big treasure of diamonds and other precious stones buried there. This is how Bhai Randhir Singh used to interpret Gurbani and treat Sikh Gurus.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Page 78: Bhai Atma singh, a mutual friend of Bhai Randhir Singh and Bhai Joginder Singh of Patiala, was visiting Bhai Joginder Singh. One day while eating his meals Bhai Atama Singh went into trance. He stopped picking food from his plate, although his jaws were still moving as if he was chewing food. Bhai Joginder Singh was nonplussed to see this bizarre behavior of Bhai Atma Singh. He asked his wife, “What is the matter with Bhai Atma Singh.” “ Nothing unusual, Bhai Randhir Singh is feeding Bhai Atma Singh from Narangwal,” she answered. According to the book, Bhai Randhir Singh, who was also having his meals at the same time, stopped putting food in his mouth but continued picking food and the food was disappearing. Bhai Randhir Singh’s mother who was watching him asked his wife, “What is happening here.” “ Nothing unusual, he is feeding Bhai Atma Singh, who is visiting Bhai Joginder Singh in Patiala.”[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Bhai Randhir Singh and some of his close friends ([I]Rangle Sajan[/I]) and relatives were as nutty as he was. They all believed in ghosts ([FONT=GurbaniLipi]BUqwN[/FONT]), supernatural powers, miracles, telepathy and austerities ([FONT=GurbaniLipi]jp qp[/FONT]). For example, Randhir Singh’s cousin siter ([FONT=GurbaniLipi]mwmy dI DI[/FONT]) performed austerities for 12 years in an underground apartment ([FONT=GurbaniLipi]Borw[/FONT]) ([I]Jiwan Chritar[/I] Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh, p 105). His friends used to recite or listen to Gurbani while standing on one leg for hours [[I]Rangle Sajan[/I], p 81]. He and his friends also used to read or listen to Gurbani recital sitting in one posture for a long time. He was a firm believer in the supernatural power of iron rosary. For example, he wrote, “ When I tell beads, the touch of iron beads with my finger tips creates a unique sensation in my body and connects me to the Supreme Power [[I]Jail Chithian[/I], p 58].” Similarly, his friend Bhai Nirbhai Singh told him, “ When you touched my forehead with your iron rosary my mind was opened ([FONT=GurbaniLipi]myry kpwt Kul gey[/FONT]) [[I]Rangle Sajan[/I], p 39].”[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]He believed in ghost and goblins and haunted places. For example, according to him there is haunted pond ([FONT=GurbaniLipi]Fwb[/FONT]) near his village. He claimed, “ People have heard frightening voices and noises around the pond at night. That is why people don’t go there at night. However, he and his friend Sarwan Singh found this place to be tranquil for focussing their minds on Gurbani. His friend also saw the rider of the blue steed, Guru Gobind Singh there quite frequently. Several other people in the village had also seen Guru Gobind Singh near that pond ([I]Jiwan Chritar[/I] Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh, Page 51).”[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]This shows that either Bhai Randhir Singh ignores the teaching of Gurbani or he does not understand what the Gurbani says.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Page 82: Sri Man Sant Bhai Hira Singh was sitting in attendance of Guru Granth Sahib. All of a sudden he levitated and touched the ceiling of the room.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Page 164: Bhai Sarwan Singh was practicing the so-called “[FONT=GurbaniLipi]dsvyN duAwr swh cwHVny[/FONT]([I]dasam dua sah charne” [/I]technique. Bhai Randhir Singh used to play this trick on his friends and the audience to impress them with his spiritual achievement. However, Sarwan Singh deprived his brain of oxygen supply too long and became unconscious. Later on when he recovered some consciousness, his talk did not make any sense. So his relatives and friends thought that he had gone mad. For the sake of safety, they chained him to a pillar. He developed a very high fever of 106[/FONT][FONT=Symbol][FONT=Symbol]°[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]. He kept calm and did not panic. When he regained more consciousness, he started singing the [I]Shabad[/I] “[FONT=GurbaniLipi]inRp kMinAw ky kwrnY ieku BieAw ByK DwrI [/FONT]([I]nirp kaniya kae karnai ik bhaya bhaekhdhari[/I]), GSS, p 858[FONT=GurbaniLipi]” [/FONT]and focussed his attention on Guru Gobind Singh. He kept repeating the last line “[FONT=GurbaniLipi]Aausr ljw rwiK lyhu [/FONT]([I]ausar lajai raakh lehu[/I])” louder and louder. All of sudden Guru Gobind Singh rushed to him on his horse running over the roofs of homes. People heard the sound made by the hoofs of a running horse over their roofs. Some of the roofs were destroyed in the process. However, Sarwan Singh’s fever was gone.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Bhai Randgir Singh preached this type of religion. This is another example, which shows that he had no regard for Gurbani or the Gurus.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Page 181: This incidence shows how Bhai Randhir Singh and his followers used to brainwash their children. Bhai Joginder Singh and his family came to Narangwal to attend Bhai Randhir Singh’s daughter’s wedding. Bhai Joginder Singh was very much impressed with the young man, who was reading Guru Granth Sahib. And he said to Bhai Randhir Singh, “I wish that a young man like him could be found as a match for his own daughter.” “ He is the only one like him,” answered Bhai Randhir Singh. They decided to marry Bhai Joginder Singh’s daughter to that young man right after the wedding ceremony of Bhai Randhir Singh’s daughter. However, Bhai Randhir Singh suggested, “Let your daughter first see this young man.” Bhai Randhir Singh’s wife brought the young lady down to see the young man and asked her, “ My dear, do you want to marry that club-footed young man?” “Dear auntie, you know the story of Bibi Rajni who was married to a cripple by her father. This young man is only club-footed. I would gladly accept any match selected for me by my father and uncle, Randhir Singh,” answered the young lady. The story of Bibi Rajni is a myth and it is a total contradiction of Gurbani.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]When Bhai Randhir Singh was born, his grand father got his horoscope ([FONT=GurbaniLipi]kuMflI jwN tyvw[/FONT]) prepared by a Brahmin. Whatever Bhai Randhir Singh accomplished and whatever happened to him in his life was predicted in that horoscope ([I]Jiwan Chritar[/I] Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh, p 18).[/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=windowtext][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]After reading such stories I wonder whether a hallucinating mind or a con artist wrote these books.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Let me end the discussion about Bhai Randhir Singh by revealing the following information. The government had confiscated Bhai Randhir Singh’s property when he was convicted for his revolutionary activities. So when he was released from Jail in 1930, he was penniless. However, from 1936 onwards he and his family used to spend six month of the hot weather in Shimla hills and Kashmir ([I]Jiwan Chritar[/I] Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh, p 108). Were the offerings sufficient to maintain this life style for him and his family or there was some invisible helping hand?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Reference.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]1[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]‘Kala Afghana’, G. S. [I]Maas Maas Kar Moorakh Jhagre[/I] (Punjabi), Amritsar, 1996.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]2[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Singh, Bhai, R. [I]Jail Chithian [/I](Punjabi), 9th reprint, Ludhiana, 1992.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Singh, Bhai, R. [I]Rangle Sajan[/I] (Punjabi), 8th reprint, Jullandhar, 1993.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Singh, Bhai, R. [I]Jiwan Chritar[/I] Bahi Sahib Randhir Singh, 4th reprint, 1990.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]u also took the name of [SIZE=2][B]damdami taksal jathedars. they had also written some controversial books. [/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]example:[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Giani Gurbachan Singh Bhindranwale of Damdami Taksal has written in his book “ Gurbani Path Darshan” that an Amritdhari wont go to hell for 10000 years, irrespective of the number of sins he has committed. When Mr. Kala afgana wrote against such canards, the taksal people deleted these words from the next edition of the book, but did not give up their pledge to teach a lesson to kala Afgana. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]i will tell u the real meaning of amrit, amritwela and rehat very soon.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]regards [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]hardeep singh[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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