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<blockquote data-quote="Seeker2013" data-source="post: 211032" data-attributes="member: 19755"><p>We are afraid to believe in miracles lest it doesn't happen to us !</p><p>if it doesn't happen, it "upsets the fabric of life" . So better yet, let us not even ask for a miracle.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Great ! but let me ask you why didn't you call out to god ? Don't you call out to your dad when you feel sad or need something or when you just want an ear ?</p><p>You have in the past given analogies of why would god help a perfectly healthy , young man with his parents over say an old woman upstairs with broken knees ?</p><p>I say why can't god help both me and her ? God is not a person lol.</p><p>His potency is not limited like ours.</p><p>Gurbani says again and again that god nurtures the whole of creation</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>and thats ok .</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>this is also a part of sikhi . Sikhi truly is not a miracle-based religion . You're right but all I am saying we should not feel weak or follied to ask for god's help.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>or maybe its just faith in the baani ?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>ideally, but things are not ideal. Its hard to wake up even when you want to . We're in a constant tug-of-war and you know it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Bibi Rajni's story is not an ordinary one .</strong></p><p></p><p>She was not thrown in affliction , she could have very easily avoided that tough path , she chose it because she was obedient to her father, and later to her leper crippled husband whom she would carry by dragging in a small wheeled-cart.</p><p></p><p>The story goes something like this , briefly :</p><p></p><p><em>Duni Chand was rich tax collector of town of patti in Punjab . He had six or so daughters and he was desperately praying for a son. He promised god that he would build big temples if his wish was granted. But it didn't happen . Seventh daughter was born (Rajni) .</em></p><p><em>He became an angry denier of god . </em></p><p><em>Bibi Rajni in her childhood heard baani from some gursikhs and instantly "<strong>believed" </strong>in it, as it is !, without a shred of doubt . Something most of us (including me) struggle to do , lol ! </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Growing up, the girls reach marriageable age, one day all 7 sisters are being merry , their father comes in and seeing his daughters jolly , asks them : "Tell me, my princesses, who is it that feeds you, gives you silk to wear and good to eat , and ornaments and comforts that you ravish in ?"</em></p><p><em>All 6 girls, except rajni showered heaps of praises on their father and confirmed to his ego that he was sole provider of whatever they had. </em></p><p><em>Rajni however was silent , in thoughts .</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Her father asked her why she was silent and didn't thank him for the riches.</em></p><p><em>Bibi Rajni told her father that while she was thankful to him and grateful , but she cannot call her father the "provider" as the "provider" is someone else and that he was merely an instrument.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The father felt a loss to his ego and a betrayal from his daughter , her angry father in a fit of rage ordered she be married to a crippled , leper beggar , a gone case who could never heal ! and then he would see how her "provider" god would help her live a noble life.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The point worth noting here is , She could have easily avoided this dire punishment by recanting her views ! and praising heaps on her father like her sisters did and could have easily married a handsome prince and lead a luxurious life . Her mother and sisters did intercede in her behalf but she wouldn't recant , leading to further angry his father.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>BUT ... her conscience didn't permit to call her father a provider. She was truly a believer ! How could she have attributed her riches to anyone except the one who gave her, her lord !?</em></p><p><em>But her father didn't see it so .</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Bibi Rajni was not given any gold, any ornaments, any clothes or even a hut to start her "married life" by her father . She was condemned by her father to live a life of indignity, poverty and outcaste. Back then , lepers were considered worse than lowest of castes.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>She accepted her fate as "bhaana" (yes , something so tough for us to do) and continuously served and tended to her husband , begging for food from nearby villages.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>She might not have expected any miracle , but she sure believed unwaveringly that her god , in whose name alone she had rejected her noble life , would intercede. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>God alone knows for how many years, she must have lived in hardships like these . </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>But one such ordinary day, she came near a small lake, surrounded by a beautiful forest , she kept her husband there and went to nearby village to bring some food.</em></p><p><em>Her husband saw a crow dip in amrit sarovar and become pure white.</em></p><p><em>He also took a dip and became healthy and young.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Meanwhile, her father, the rich tax-collector became a beggar of sorts and spent the last years of her life with her . </em></p><p><em>Bibi Rajni was blessed with 7 sons, eldest named "Gurmukh" by Guru Ramdas ji himself.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again , I ask , how many of us have so much of faith ?</p><p>would we jump off a cliff believing god will save us ?</p><p>can we be so obedient to our parents to marry anyone , forget a leper, if they told us to ?</p><p>how hard to find a bibi today who would stand up to her husband in times of despair and utter misery ?</p><p></p><p>As one quote goes</p><p>"Extra-ordinary assertion requires extra-ordinary evidence", I would also add</p><p></p><p>"Extra-ordinary miracles require extra-ordinary amount of faith".</p><p></p><p>Bibi Rajni left her riches , her palace , when she could have easily recanted her views and asked forgiveness from her father. You think her father wouldn't have forgiven her ?</p><p>but Bibi Rajni really believed in the potency of god .</p><p></p><p>If he could provide her through her father, he could provide her without her father as well !</p><p></p><p>The one who could provide nourishment to a tiny creature in stone , why then couldn't he provide for her ?</p><p>do we have so much of unwavering faith in god's love for us ?</p><p></p><p><strong>Rajni's faith , determination , sincerity and obedience forced god to do what happened .</strong></p><p><strong>What greatness would be of god if he couldn't help her who treaded the thorny path with what ? nothing except faith in him.</strong></p><p><strong>We can only pray that we have as much faith as she did . </strong></p><p>[doublepost=1477887579,1477885996][/doublepost]To Bibi Inderjit Kaur,</p><p></p><p>penji , sorry for diverting the topic. Sorry if any of my post have unintentionally hurted you.</p><p>I really will do ardas for you . We hope baani provides comfort to you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>and that you get well , we pray . And we hope saakhi of Bibi Rajni provides you with even more faith in waheguru ji <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>*Hugs*</p><p>[doublepost=1477889018][/doublepost]Whole of SGGS is dukh bhanjani sahib . Aptly put</p><p>But when you have prominent ragis singing Dukh Bhanjani sahib, then what are we gonna do ?</p><p>[doublepost=1477889088][/doublepost][MEDIA=youtube]hoFHgM76O7k[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seeker2013, post: 211032, member: 19755"] We are afraid to believe in miracles lest it doesn't happen to us ! if it doesn't happen, it "upsets the fabric of life" . So better yet, let us not even ask for a miracle. Great ! but let me ask you why didn't you call out to god ? Don't you call out to your dad when you feel sad or need something or when you just want an ear ? You have in the past given analogies of why would god help a perfectly healthy , young man with his parents over say an old woman upstairs with broken knees ? I say why can't god help both me and her ? God is not a person lol. His potency is not limited like ours. Gurbani says again and again that god nurtures the whole of creation and thats ok . this is also a part of sikhi . Sikhi truly is not a miracle-based religion . You're right but all I am saying we should not feel weak or follied to ask for god's help. or maybe its just faith in the baani ? ideally, but things are not ideal. Its hard to wake up even when you want to . We're in a constant tug-of-war and you know it. [B]Bibi Rajni's story is not an ordinary one .[/B] She was not thrown in affliction , she could have very easily avoided that tough path , she chose it because she was obedient to her father, and later to her leper crippled husband whom she would carry by dragging in a small wheeled-cart. The story goes something like this , briefly : [I]Duni Chand was rich tax collector of town of patti in Punjab . He had six or so daughters and he was desperately praying for a son. He promised god that he would build big temples if his wish was granted. But it didn't happen . Seventh daughter was born (Rajni) . He became an angry denier of god . Bibi Rajni in her childhood heard baani from some gursikhs and instantly "[B]believed" [/B]in it, as it is !, without a shred of doubt . Something most of us (including me) struggle to do , lol ! Growing up, the girls reach marriageable age, one day all 7 sisters are being merry , their father comes in and seeing his daughters jolly , asks them : "Tell me, my princesses, who is it that feeds you, gives you silk to wear and good to eat , and ornaments and comforts that you ravish in ?" All 6 girls, except rajni showered heaps of praises on their father and confirmed to his ego that he was sole provider of whatever they had. Rajni however was silent , in thoughts . Her father asked her why she was silent and didn't thank him for the riches. Bibi Rajni told her father that while she was thankful to him and grateful , but she cannot call her father the "provider" as the "provider" is someone else and that he was merely an instrument. The father felt a loss to his ego and a betrayal from his daughter , her angry father in a fit of rage ordered she be married to a crippled , leper beggar , a gone case who could never heal ! and then he would see how her "provider" god would help her live a noble life. The point worth noting here is , She could have easily avoided this dire punishment by recanting her views ! and praising heaps on her father like her sisters did and could have easily married a handsome prince and lead a luxurious life . Her mother and sisters did intercede in her behalf but she wouldn't recant , leading to further angry his father. BUT ... her conscience didn't permit to call her father a provider. She was truly a believer ! How could she have attributed her riches to anyone except the one who gave her, her lord !? But her father didn't see it so . Bibi Rajni was not given any gold, any ornaments, any clothes or even a hut to start her "married life" by her father . She was condemned by her father to live a life of indignity, poverty and outcaste. Back then , lepers were considered worse than lowest of castes. She accepted her fate as "bhaana" (yes , something so tough for us to do) and continuously served and tended to her husband , begging for food from nearby villages. She might not have expected any miracle , but she sure believed unwaveringly that her god , in whose name alone she had rejected her noble life , would intercede. God alone knows for how many years, she must have lived in hardships like these . But one such ordinary day, she came near a small lake, surrounded by a beautiful forest , she kept her husband there and went to nearby village to bring some food. Her husband saw a crow dip in amrit sarovar and become pure white. He also took a dip and became healthy and young. Meanwhile, her father, the rich tax-collector became a beggar of sorts and spent the last years of her life with her . Bibi Rajni was blessed with 7 sons, eldest named "Gurmukh" by Guru Ramdas ji himself.[/I] Again , I ask , how many of us have so much of faith ? would we jump off a cliff believing god will save us ? can we be so obedient to our parents to marry anyone , forget a leper, if they told us to ? how hard to find a bibi today who would stand up to her husband in times of despair and utter misery ? As one quote goes "Extra-ordinary assertion requires extra-ordinary evidence", I would also add "Extra-ordinary miracles require extra-ordinary amount of faith". Bibi Rajni left her riches , her palace , when she could have easily recanted her views and asked forgiveness from her father. You think her father wouldn't have forgiven her ? but Bibi Rajni really believed in the potency of god . If he could provide her through her father, he could provide her without her father as well ! The one who could provide nourishment to a tiny creature in stone , why then couldn't he provide for her ? do we have so much of unwavering faith in god's love for us ? [B]Rajni's faith , determination , sincerity and obedience forced god to do what happened . What greatness would be of god if he couldn't help her who treaded the thorny path with what ? nothing except faith in him. We can only pray that we have as much faith as she did . [/B] [doublepost=1477887579,1477885996][/doublepost]To Bibi Inderjit Kaur, penji , sorry for diverting the topic. Sorry if any of my post have unintentionally hurted you. I really will do ardas for you . We hope baani provides comfort to you :) and that you get well , we pray . And we hope saakhi of Bibi Rajni provides you with even more faith in waheguru ji :) *Hugs* [doublepost=1477889018][/doublepost]Whole of SGGS is dukh bhanjani sahib . Aptly put But when you have prominent ragis singing Dukh Bhanjani sahib, then what are we gonna do ? [doublepost=1477889088][/doublepost][MEDIA=youtube]hoFHgM76O7k[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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