Under The Light Of ੴ
Why hate Trump for nothing?I don’t hate Trump at all;I don’t dislike him the least;Don’t think I do;Yes, I often raise my voice,To talk about what he does;But it’s never against him;It’s against what he does;Or what he has done;What he continues to do;I do talk against injustice,Not against a race;I do talk about evil;Not... Continue Reading →
ੴ For Love of Waheguru Ji (Wondrous Creator God) Veechar (Reflections) on the SGGS by Bal (Humbly Yours) ਬੈਰ ਬਿਰੋਧ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਮੋਹ ॥ ਝੂਠ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਮਹਾ ਲੋਭ ਧ੍ਰੋਹ ॥ ਇਆਹੂ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਬਿਹਾਨੇ ਕਈ ਜਨਮ ॥: Bair birodhh kaam krodhh moh. Jhooth bikaar mahaa lobh dhroh. Eiaahoo jugati bihaane kaee janam: Hate, conflict, lust, anger,... Continue Reading →
During lockdown, I was finally able to overcome a long battle with nicotine addiction (22 years) and this has now motivated me to bring to an end another of my sorry relationships, the one I have with food. I don't mean going on a hunger strike or dying of starvation but instead ending the emotional... Continue Reading →
Poisonous Scav What a waste of good years Strong purposeful minds, Young kings and could-be Singh's, If those memories are truly great Why you suffering now? False is the powder, Providers and dividers, False is your memory, False is the nose which inhales corruption - Sri Sukhmani Sahib All is not lost, Try truthful living,... Continue Reading →
The irony is that it took a 'deadly' virus, an unexpected phenomena of such, to breathe new 'life' into many and liberate us from the chains of capitalism... even if just for a little while. Undoubtedly, it has been long enough for me to truly learn a better way to live than how I have... Continue Reading →
ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਪੰਚ ਪੰਚੇ ਵਸਿ ਆਣੈ ਖਿਮਾ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ ei(n)dhree pa(n)ch pa(n)che vas aanai khimaa sa(n)tokh gurmat paavai || Whoever overpowers the five sense organs, is blessed with forgiveness, patience and contentment, through the Guru's Teachings. Crave You are my One, Everything else Is just you Diluted Polluted or Refuted, I sense you In... Continue Reading →
ਸੇਵ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਈ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥ ਓਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਮੰਦੈ ਪੈਰੁ ਨ ਰਖਿਓ ਕਰਿ ਸੁਕ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥ ਓਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਤੋੜੇ ਬੰਧਨਾ ਅੰਨੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਥੋੜਾ ਖਾਇਆ ॥: Only those do the real Sevaa who being contented, contemplate the (One) Truth. They do not walk on the path of corruption (wickedness, ill-thinking, ill-doings,…), but do good... Continue Reading →
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਕੇਤੜਿਆ ਜੁਗ ਭਰਮਿਆ ਥਿਰੁ ਰਹੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥: (Man’s) this mind wanders through so many states; it does not remain stable and it continues coming and going. (sggs 513) Reflections on the divine teachings of the SGGS by Bal Gill (Humbly Yours) This life once, It is as thou giveth, We die... Continue Reading →
1984 is a very painful year in Sikh history and this week in particular is a reminder of the catastrophic attack which was inflicted on Sikh's including women and children at our sacred site, The Golden temple in Amritsar. This was our 9/11 as the Indian army turned on it's own citizens in a calculated... Continue Reading →
ਜਾਣਹ ਜੋਤਿ ਨ ਪੂਛਹ ਜਾਤੀ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ जाणहढ़ जोति न पूछहढ़ जाती आगै जाति न हे ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥ Recognize the Lord's Light in all, don't ask their caste or race; there are no class or caste in the world hereafter. (1)(Pause) (SGGS p349 This post is dedicated to the... Continue Reading →
