Thursday 21 August 2008

Hukamnama - August 20, 2008

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa! Waheguru ji ki Fateh!

I wanted to share this Hukamnama with you... Its very powerful and we should feel very lucky as Sikhs to have Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji to guide us through these dark times...

This Hukamnama is by Guru Amardas ji Maharaj, in Raag Vadhans, on Ang 560 of Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji Maharaj.

vfhMsumhlw3]
vaddehans mehalaa 3 |
Wadahans, Third Mehl:

haumYnwvYnwilivroDuhYduienvsihiekTwie]
houmai naavai naal virodh hai dhue n vasehi eik thaae |
Ego is opposed to the Name of the Lord; the two do not dwell in the same place.

haumYivicsyvwnhoveIqwmnuibrQwjwie]1]
houmai vich saevaa n hovee thaa man birathaa jaae |1|
In egotism, selfless service cannot be performed, and so the soul goes unfulfilled. ||1||

hircyiqmnmyryqUgurkwsbdukmwie]
har chaeth man maerae thoo gur kaa sabadh kamaae |
O my mind, think of the Lord, and practice the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.

hukmumMnihqwhirimlYqwivchuhaumYjwie]rhwau]
hukam mannehi thaa har milai thaa vichahu houmai jaae | rehaao |
If you submit to the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, then you shall meet with the Lord; only then will your ego depart from within. ||Pause||

haumYsBusrIruhYhaumYEpiqhoie]
houmai sabh sareer hai houmai oupath hoe |
Egotism is within all bodies; through egotism, we come to be born.

haumYvfwgubwruhYhaumYivicbuiJnskYkoie]2]
houmai vaddaa gubaar hai houmai vich bujh n sakai koe |2|
Egotism is total darkness; in egotism, no one can understand anything. ||2||

haumYivicBgiqnhoveIhukmunbuiJAwjwie]
houmai vich bhagath n hovee hukam n bujhiaa jaae |
In egotism, devotional worship cannot be performed, and the Hukam of the Lord’s Command cannot be understood.

haumYivicjIaubMDuhYnwmunvsYminAwie]3]
houmai vich jeeo bandh hai naam n vasai man aae |3|
In egotism, the soul is in bondage, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, does not come to abide in the mind. ||3||

nwnksqguirimilAYhaumYgeIqwscuvisAwminAwie]
naanak sathagur miliai houmai gee thaa sach vasiaa man aae |
O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru, egotism is eliminated, and then, the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind||

scukmwvYsicrhYscysyivsmwie]4]9]12]
sach kamaavai sach rehai sachae saev samaae |4|9|12|
One starts practicing truth, abides in truth and by serving the True One gets absorbed in Him. ||4||9||12||

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Thursday 14 August 2008

A Very Sad Time Of Year For Us... Definitely NOT A Time To Celebrate!

As It's 'Indpendence Day' Today and Tomorrow... We thought it appropriate to find some articles to share which show why it most definitely isn't a time to celebrate... ESPECIALLY for Sikhs!

Partition of Punjab(1947)

http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/partition.html

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, founder of Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College which later became Aligarh State university was encouraged by British to communalise politics. He became a staunch ally of British and lent his commanding influence to preach gospel of loyalty among Muslims. He first opened his campaign againt Indian National Congress in 1887. (Indian national congress was founded in 1885 by Some British and Anglo-Indians to demand legislative assembly and other democratic rights) His speech in Lucknow in 18 December 1887 was full of venom. His primary aim was to win the Muslims reprieve for their part in mutiny of 1857. In 1893, Syed Ahmad Khan established the Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association of Upper India which was opened only to Muslims and Englishmen. Thus started a long campaign to create a separate state for Muslims. Syed Ahmad Khan died in 1898 but with creation of Aligarh University and by planting seeds of venom he had done his damage. His path to holocaust was taken over by Agha Khan. Lord Minto on October 1 1906 in front of Agha Khan and other Muslim and British dignatories at Simla said, " I claim that in any system of representation whether it affects a muncipality, a District, or Legislative council, in which it is proposed to introduce or increase Mohammadan community should be represented as a community." (quote from Heritage of Sikhs, page 255, written by Harbans Singh). This statment by Governor General was an open inticement to Muslim separatism. In 1909, Minto-Morley reforms gave weighted representatin to Muslims in provinces in which they were in minority. This created a permanent separatism between Muslims and Hindus. In 1916 Congress attempted to appease muslims by giving them several separate communal laws and claims in a pact called Lucknow Pact. In Punjab, 50 percent of seats were reserved for Muslims under this League-Congress pact and Sikhs were completely ignored. In 1916, A Sikh representative Sardar Gajjan Singh of Ludhiana moved an ammendment recommending the addition of words, "subject to the just claims of the sikhs". This was oppose by both Hindus and Muslims. At this time there were only two Sikhs in legislative assembly. The franchise committee was established by British to go into matter of composition of new legislatures based on religion. Sikhs were given 15 percent seats but were only 12 percent of Punjab, while Muslims in Bihar and Orissa were less than 10 percent and got 25 percent of total legislature seats.

Though Sikhs were smallest minority in Punjab, Sikhs were generally averse of communal representation. The muslims, in spite of being a majority, had been given statutory protection and weightage in form of separate electorates and reservation of seats. This created among the Sikhs a sense of grievance and they demanded to be treated on a par with the Muslims in the matter of political rights.

Chief Khalsa Diwan in 1928 observed that Sikhs are anxious to maintain their individuality while at the same time they are ready to co-operate with their sister communities for the development of a united nation. They would, therefor, be the first to welcome a declaration that no consideration of caste or religion shall affect the matter of organization of a national government in the country. Sikhs are prepared to stand on merit alone. British appointed a committee under Moti Lal Nehru to work out a scheme of government that is accepted to all. The committe prepared a report which was published in August 1928, Muslim opinion was totally against this report and Mohammad Ali Jinnah, an emerging leader of Muslims suggested number of amendments to it. Sikhs rejected the Nehru report for different reasons Baba Kharak Singh in his speech put these points forth, first this report asked only for dominion status of Indians under British and not total freedom, second this report had laid the foundation of communalism by accepting separate electorates. Baba Kharak Singh jiOn December 20, 1929, Baba Kharak Singh gave a speech at Lajpat Nagar, Lahare reiterated the Sikhs determination not to let any single community establish its political hegemony in Punjab. Sikhs he said had suffered more then anyone else, of the 31 Indian patriots sentenced to death, 27 were Sikhs, and out of 121 sentenced to long imprisonment, 91 were Sikhs. Nehru and Gandhi did meet Baba Kharak Singh and assured him of Sikh representation and keeping country united while Muslims remained silent.

But things slolwy were changing. Muslim league in the elections of 1936 won only two seats in Punjab and Unionist party led by Sikandar Hayat Khan formed the government, this party was mostly composed of feudal land lords. After these elections, Muslims league started showing its true colors. Several incidents inciting muslims against infidels were reported in muslims newspapers. Leaders like Jinnah and Liaqat Ali Khan who were behaved more like a englishman than a subcontinent muslim, started exploiting sentiments of Muslims through out India. Jinnah, although accomplished lawyer but was a petty, shrewd person who was only the second generation of nauveau-converted muslims. He can be truely called a pseudo British or a brown sahib. He was a muslim in name only. He drank liquor and ate pork, obviously to ape his British masters. Another thing to note is that he never really took part in any struggle for independence, other Muslim leaders like Maulana Abul Kalam, Frontier Gandhi and secular leaders like Gandhi, Nehru were put in jail for many years, while Jinnah was never jailed. Situation until 1940 had turned bad throughout India and relations between Hindus and muslims were turning cold.

In 1940, Mohammad Ali Jinnah called for a separate state for muslims called Pakistan to be created out of those areas which have Muslims living as majority. It was a shock for Sikhs, as Sikhs although were spread out through out punjab but were a minority in all provinces. Giani Kapur SinghBritish appointed Sir Stafford Cripps in 1942 to look after the creation of new provinces or a separate state for Muslims. Sikh representation told this comission: "Why should a province that fails to secure three-fifths majority of its legislature, in which a religious community enjoys statutory majority, be allowed to hold a plebiscite and given the benefit of a bare majority. In fairness, this right should have beeb conceded to communities who are in permanent minority in the legislature. From the boundry of Delhi to the banks of Ravi River the population is divided as follows: Muslims, 4,505,000; Sikhs and other non-muslims, 7,060,000. To this may be added the population of Sikh states of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Kapurthala and Faridkot, which is about 2,600,000, of this Muslims constitute barely 20 percent and this reduces the ratio of Muslim population still further. We shall resist by all possible means, separation of Punjab from the all-India union. We shall never permit our motherland to be at the mercy of those who disown it. Mastar Tara SinghAfter it was a certainity that Pakistan will be formed, Giani Kartar Singh in 1943 declared a call for a Separate state called Azad Punjab, to be comprised of Ambala, Jullundar, Lahore, Multan, and Lyallpur divisions. Mastar Tara Singh president of SAD and other Sikh leaders such as Giani Sher Singh, Sadhu Singh Hamdard,Amar singh Dosanjh, Ajit singh Ambalvi supported this call for Azad Punjab. Then in a speech in Amritsar in August 1944, Master Tara Singh declared that Sikhs were a nation and as such a demand was formerly put forward by Shiromani Akali Dal in a resolution passed on March 22, 1946 for a separate Sikh state. After this situation in Punjab was getting tense. On one hand Jinnah and Muslim league was calling for blood or Pakistan and declaring that Muslims are no believer of ahimsa and will resort to any means possible to achieve their means. Muslim league declared August 16th 1946 to be observed as Direct Action Day, where all muslims were asked to show the support for Pakistan by rioting. Explaining the implications of Direct Action Day threat, Liaqat Ali Khan, general secretary of Muslim league said "Direct action means resort to non-constitutional methods that can take any form which many suit the conditions under which we live. We cannot eliminate any methods. Direct Action means any action against the law." Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar spoke in more forthright terms: "Pakistan can be achieved through shedding blood of others. Muslims are no believers in ahimsa.

The decree of violence and jingoism was enthusiastically embraced by the Muslim masses. The Muslim league created a private army called Muslim National Guards. Arms were being secretely amassed, petrol stored and lethel weapons laid in. Muslim league volunteers were especially trained in the skills of stabbing and fire-raising. Simultaneously, a chorus of hate and inflammatory exhortation flowed from the League pulpiteers and newspapers. Communal frenzy was worked up to a dangerous pitch and on appointed day the storm burst in Calcutta. H.S. Suhrawardy, Muslim league leader from Bengal let loose horron on the Hindu population on the morning of August 16 1946. Stabbing, looting, burning were the order of the day. For four days the League desperados had the city at their mercy. According to rough estimated about 15,000 persons were killed and injured while one hundred thousands were rendered homeless. Then on 2nd September in Noakhali and Tippera (Bengal) where Hindus were in minority, violence broke out. Thousands of Hindus were cruelly murdered, their womenfolks abducted and compelled to marry Muslims, property looted. The Sikhs of Calcutta did a notable humanitarium job at the time of the Great killing, saving many innocent lives in Hindus as well as in Muslim localities. Soon violence spread northwards. According to Muslim league, the Sikhs were the only viable obstruction to Pakistan. Justice G.D. Khosla of the Fact Finding Organization setup by Government of India observed: "Sikhs had opposed the partition of India with even greater vigour than Hindus, because they felt that as a community they could only expect disaster in Pakistan, therefore it was against the Sikhs that spearpoint of the Muslim league attack was first aimed. In the March 1947 riots, the Sikhs or Rawalpindi faced ahhihilation and large number of them left the district. Within a few weeks almost the entire Sikh population had migrated from the district. Rioting in Punjab started in first week of December in the district of Hazara. A Holy war was declared on Hindus and Sikhs. Sikh habitations were wiped out, Gurdwaras were desecrated. Rioting in Lahore was started in March 4 1947, it started out as stabbing and small incidents and spread out to become arson and murder. Soon after Muslims in Amritsar (muslims were about 40-50% of population before partition) went rioting, a mob tried to attack Golden Temple and were repulsed with a pitched battle fought between handful of Sikhs under Jathedar Udham Singh Nagoke. Same day muslims of Sharifpura (a suburb of Amristar), stopped a train full of refugees from Pakistan for slaughter. After this incident, Sikhs and Hindus in Amritsar were furious and many innocent muslims had to bear the fury of anger. Soon after Amritsar was empty of Muslims. While total number of casualties were about same on both sides, about 100-150 million refugees were exchanged between both countries. There were large number of atrocities inflicted on women, many were abducted and raped. In village Thoh Khalsa (now in Pakistan), 1000 Sikh and Hindu women jumped into well to save their honor after their menfolks were killed by Muslim mobs. It is estimated that about 1 million Hindus/Sikhs/Muslims were murdered and 10-50 millions were injured. Property lost was in trillion of dollars.

Muslims did got their Pakistan but soon after it was put under marshall law by its feudal infested army. Sikhs did themselves a big favour by opting out of Pakistan at this time in Pakistan situation of few Hindus/Christians/other muslims (shia, Ahmadias) is worse off then in any other country. Judges are often asked to hang a non-muslims only on the basis of accusation. Sikh leadership opted for India and millions of Sikhs migrated to East Punjab and Delhi. Recently a well known bishop of a church shot himself on the door steps of a court in Pakistan after another christian was sentenced to death after a false accusation.






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Monday 11 August 2008

Ask yourself are you a true Sikh?

The following article was written by Sunveer Singh a 16 year old student from England and it's one of the most inspirational pieces of writing I've read... and I'm sure you'll appreciate it!

"Is there sill a glimmer of hope for our great nation?"

Thursday 17th of January 2008

(http://www.panthic.org/news/130/ARTICLE/3825/2008-01-17.html)
By Sunveer Singh, UK (age 16)

The Sikh nation, once the greatest people on earth, but have we fallen into ruin?

Ask yourself do you know of the great Sikhs of our past? The martyrs that lost there today so that you could live free in your tomorrow? Are you a Sikh in a modern society that cuts their hair so easily without thought, yet your ancestors would have rather had there scalps removed then had it cut? Do you support your local Gurdwara? Do you support your brothers and sisters in Punjab, when you know of the great injustice that is happening this very day? If the answer is no, ask yourself are you a true Sikh? As a true Sikh would do all of these things, they would be the best that they could be and they would use the word of Guru Ji and the teachings of the Khalsa Panth to help our religion to help our faith and let it grow stronger.

Do you drink alcohol with great pleasure, yet you know that our Guru Ji’s told us of the evils that it could cause? Do you wear your golden Khanda earrings and necklace bags, caps saying you “rep” your religion and you would die for it, when five minutes later you’re drinking alcohol and then cutting your hair? If the answer is yes, ask yourself are you a true Sikh? As a true Sikh would not do all of these things, they would be the best that they could be and they would use the word of Guru Ji and the teachings of the Khalsa Panth to help our religion to help our faith and let it grow stronger. They would learn from their mistakes.

Why have we forsaken the ways of our fore-fathers they way of loyalty, pride, freedom, courage, bravery, the name of Singh and Kaur is falling, so as the Sikh youth the message is, stand up bring back the name of Singh and Kaur, bring back the spirit of those that have gone before us. There are many problems with our nation, too many cults have arisen from the dark, to many fakesters, and the youth don’t seem to care. Let the story of the Sikh nation be told.

From the day I have been born I have been taught to respect my elders and my faith, it’s my way of life, Sikhism has always been close to my family so why is it that me and my two brothers had cut hair? Why that when I was of a young age I was told to put a picture up of a man that had Sikh appearance, un-cut hair, un-cut beard and phag, yet this was no Guru or Sikh Sant but the “living Guru” of the RadhaSwami cult, my family, my very own family were the people that were killing our faith stupid cults like, RadhaSwami, Narmthari, Nirankari and Dera Saucha Sada, cults that have Sikh appearance yet follow Hindu ways of Idol worship. I’m 16, only now that it is, I have grown my hair, I have it covered I read the Bani’s of our Gurus, I have woken up, my faith is in danger, but the people closest to me, have they become the enemy? Why have these cults poisoned the mind of our people? Telling us to follow the Hindu belief system, the caste system even when Guru Nanak told us we are all equal, fake Baba’s using Sikhi to make money, using it for personal goals. I ask also, why are these cults ultimately trying to terminate the Sikh faith being funded by the Indian Government, but why is the Harminder Sahib (Golden Temple) and the Akaal Thakt the head of the Sikh Faith protecting it roots, being refused its funding? Our people are being brain washed by these cults, how can a cult have a “living Guru” when Guru Gobind Singh Ji told us that there will be no living man after me that you call Guru, the Guruship of eternity has been placed on the Guru Granth Sahib Ji, so why do people still believe in the cult, when they know its goes against the ways of our faith and out true leader Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji?

Why has there been no inquest into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots after the assassination of Indira Ghandi, and prior to that in Operation Blue Star, why were the government allowed to take tanks to our holiest shrine, why were all the media to other countries kicked out of Punjab during this event, and why was Amnesty International banned? Why do racist Hindu radical groups like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swaymsevak Sangh (RSS) and Shiv Sena roam free in India, United Kingdom and many other countries of the world, yet these groups initiated violence in 1984 they killed the innocent people of our nation, they support these cults, as they know that if the cult survives, the strength of Sikhi will weaken. Why were Babbar Khalsa, International Sikh Youth Federation, Khalistan Zindabad Force and many others banned straight away? Why were the BJP allows to get into power in Gujarat, this is like the BNP getting power in England, do the government not care about us? Why do some Sikhs carry on supporting these cults like it’s the right thing to do? Why are drugs being pumped into Punjab, why is alcohol being pumped into Punjab, why are the youth giving up?

The Sikh population in the United Kingdom is a big one, yet if there were 100 Sikh boys in a room, why would there only be 30 people that uncut hair? If there was a room with 100 Sikh girls why would there be 5 that had uncut hair? Why is fashion more important than the word of Guru Ji? Why does the Sikh nation wear the Khanda tops, chains, and earrings yet they can’t even keep their hair? Why is the identity of the Sikh Nation being ruined by idiots, I tell you now you cant “rep” the faith of Sikhi if you cut your hair, your beard, drink alcohol, take drugs if you do all of these things how are you a true Sikh and how do you love your religion when you done even follow its basic principals.

The greatest comforts and lasting peace are obtained, when one eradicates selfishness from within.” – Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji

So you as the Sikh youth are you going to let our religion fall into ruin, let it fall into the history books, let its grace, courage and bravery be forgotten? Let the radical groups and the cults win, let them achieve their goal of killing our great faith and our nation? Are you going to carry on following the Hindu belief system of “caste”, are you going to carry on drinking alcohol, and cutting your hair? Are you going to carry on supporting your personal needs?

Or are you going to say NO, I support my faith, I want its spirit to endure, I want to keep the sanctity of the great Sikh Identity. I am going to do all I can to stop the cults, stop this caste system, stop my old ways and become a true Sikh. When I pass on I want to see Guru Ji.

The youth, there is more to life then looking good, and getting the girls/boys keep your hair, keep your religion alive, fight the oppression that is being put upon our people, fight the racists and the radicals, Sikhi is not Hinduism it is not a Hindu Sect, it’s a separate religion. Are you going to be the one that helps the Sikhs to freedom, to a free state? To lift the oppression so we can live freely wherever that may be?

Ask yourself are you a true Sikh?


The above article was written by Sunveer Singh a 16 year old student from England. We are pleased to publish this interesting introspection by such a young Sikh, and encourage others like Sunveer Singh to contiunue sharing with us such thoughts.

An Evening with the Famous Guruka Singh



You Read It Right... An Evening with the Famous Guruka Singh from the Sikhnet Office in New Mexico!

Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm
Date: Saturday 16th August
Venue: Sikh Missionary Society, Southall, England

DONT MISS THIS INSPIRATIONAL OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME!

Friday 8 August 2008

WAKE UP!!!

Seek Blood For Blood: Reflections on Indian state terrorism in the Punjab
Manjot Bains (http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/2002-1/issue12/fe-punjab.html)

Imagine a building, plated in gold, sitting in the centre of a water reservoir. Surrounding the reservoir is a complex made of white marble, with beautiful buildings lining the sides. Now picture a serene tree, hundreds of years old, sitting at the edge of the resevoir, providing shade for pilgrims who sit under it.

The sounds of Indian hand drums - the tabla - float through the air along with a stringed sitar. Voices pass by, singing hymns that soothe your soul.

Bare-footed pilgrims walk around the marbled complex, feeling the history of 400 years seep into their bodies. Others take dips in the water, cleansing themselves before they sit down to pray. A bird flies through the sky, a sky lit by the first lights of dawn. Now picture blood staining the white marble, bodies floating in the water and the terrifying sound of bullets rushing through the air. Taste the fear of the pilgrims as they struggle to understand what's going on. Feel the anguish of a mother leaning over her dead son. Imagine the gold building, punctured with bullet wounds. The marble buildings, painfully beautiful, sit in ruins. Smell the ashes from the burning books, more than a couple hundred years old.

This was Operation Bluestar.

On June 4, 1984, the Indian government stormed the city of Amritsar, the northern Punjab city that is home to the Shri Darbar Sahib Complex. This complex houses the holiest shrine for Sikhs, the Harmindar Sahib (Golden Temple), as well as the Akal Takht, the highest seat of spiritual and temporal authority for Sikhs. There are many questions surrounding this attack and most of these questions remain unanswered after eighteen years. What follows is an attempt to reconstruct and analyse what we know. To this day, however, the facts remain difficult to discern. Surrounded by political intrigue, the question of independence for the Sikh Nation of Khalistan remains clouded in uncertainty.

The Attack - Operation Bluestar

On June 2, the Akali Dal, the political party attesting to represent the Sikhs of Punjab, declared another round of civil disobedience against the Indian government. The Akali Dal and other groups had been campaigning for decades for more autonomy, the rights to their water and to electricity.

Due to inaction on the part of the Indian government, a small group of Sikhs became militant in their quest to gain rights for Punjab. These groups were fed up with how the Indian government had been treating Punjab, and took up arms as they tried to get things changed in the state.

In 1983, the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, declared President's Rule over Punjab, due to the escalating violence in the state. Under President's rule, the police had free reign over the state, issuing "arbitrary arrests, extra-judicial executions and torture," according to the Human Rights Watch Organization. In fact, the period after 1983 saw a dramatic increase in human rights violations by the police and government on its own people in the world's largest democracy.

Once President's Rule was declared, the group of militants moved into the Shri Darbar Sahib Complex, where they would remain until their deaths in 1984.

At the same time that the Akali Dal renewed their campaign of civil disobedience in Punjab, thousands of pilgrims were staying in Amritsar as they celebrated a special holy day for Sikhs.

Indira Gandhi addressed the Sikhs on All-India Radio, telling them to drop their civil disobedience campaign and to, "not shed blood" but to shed hatred." The next day, when the Indian army was ordered into Punjab, the army decided that it would take care of shedding blood.

On June 3, a statewide curfew that would remain for almost ten years was imposed in Punjab as train service was halted and foreign journalists were deported out of the state. The domestic press was also forbidden from reporting anything about any army action in Punjab.

The next morning, the Indian army, along with the Punjab police, surrounded the Shri Darbar Sahib Complex. A warning was announced on loud speakers urging the pilgrims to leave the complex. This same complex was where the militants were hiding out.

It was also a peaceful religious sanctuary.

The full assault on the Shri Darbar Sahib Complex, house to the holiest Sikh shrines, began on the morning of June 4 and lasted until June 6. During the attack, the Sikh militants within the complex fought an armed battle against the army.

Over a thousand innocent pilgrims were killed in the crossfire. Others were killed by the army. However, according to the official government White Paper on Operation Bluestar, only 493 people died. Media and international human rights organizations stated numbers in the thousands.

Not only people were lost in Operation Bluestar. A Sikh library, holding books and artifacts over four hundred years old, was burned down, and everything inside was lost. The Akal Takht, the second most religious shrine to Sikhs, was destroyed.

This attack, that has scarred the Sikh population of the world, was described as one of the worst of its kind by a government on its own people. Mary Anne Weaver, a British correspondent with the Sunday Times, summed up the attack on the Shri Darbar Sahib Complex:

"Not since independence [in 1947, from the British] had the army been used in such numbers - about 15,000 troops took part in the assault, with another 35,000 standing by - to put down an internal rebellion. Not even in the more ruthless days of the [British] empire had the army been used to storm such an important religious shrine."

Aftermath - The Delhi Riots

Who do we blame for what happened in 1984? The militant Sikhs who were occupying the Shri Darbar Sahib Complex in Amritsar? The general who commanded his army to attack the most holiest shrines to Sikhs everywhere? Or do we blame Indira Gandhi, prime Minister of India, and the first woman to ever lead a democratic country in the world?

Gandhi's bodyguards chose to blame her. On October 31, 1984, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh shot and killed Indira Gandhi.

When Gandhi's death was reported on the news, a huge majority of the Hindu population of Delhi became possessed. Mobs of people gathered, shouting slogans of "Khoon ka badla khoon!" or, "Seek blood for blood!"

These masses of people decided that since Indira Gandhi had been assassinated, all the Sikhs would have to pay for the death. Neighbourhoods in which Sikhs lived beside Hindus suddenly became a battleground where Sikhs were beaten, tortured and then killed.

It's amazing how the mob mentality took over thousands of normally peaceful people. Hindus who worked alongside Sikhs suddenly became rabid killers, raping the same women they called "Sister," and beating and then setting on fire the men they used to call, "Brother."

Most accounts of the Delhi Riots point towards political leaders as the ones who instigated the violence. An inspector at Palam airport in Delhi told a tale of how Indira Gandhi's son, Rajiv Gandhi - upon hearing of his mother's assassination - told those present, "My mother has been shot dead. What are you doing here? Go, and take revenge. No turban should be seen."

Over the course of four days, more than 5,000 Sikhs were murdered and 20,000 injured as a result of the riots, while the police stood by and did nothing. The Sikhs appealed to the police to save them, but the police turned a blind eye to the massacres of innocent people.

The national television station, Doordarshan, continually ran footage of large crowds chanting anti-Sikh slogans. "Khoon ka badla khoon!", was heard among other chants of, "burn their turbans!" and, "let no Sikh survive!" This type of press coverage did nothing but increase the anger of the mobs.

The inaction by government officials and the police was inexcusable as thousands of Sikhs died. Repeated pleas were sent from different opposition members of Parliament to the Home Minister (equivalent of our premier), P.V. Narasimha Rao, to bring the army into Delhi to restore the peace. However, Rao took no action in ending the riots and restoring any peace in Delhi until November 3, which was the day of Indira Gandhi's funeral when many foreign diplomats and politicians would be in Delhi to attend.

An eyewitness of the slaughter, Anwar Kaur, reported later in court how a Congress leader, Sajjan Kumar, led the mob that attacked and killed her husband as well as set fire to a Sikh temple near her house.

"They were armed with lathis [sticks] and other weapons. They hit my husband with lathis till he died,'' Kaur said. The mob brought bedding from inside of her house and placed it on her husband's body. The body was then doused with kerosene and set on fire.

Another woman, who saw her family burned alive, reported how she was repeatedly humiliated by the angry mobs who tore her clothes off of her body. She also told of how other Sikh women who tried to flee their burning homes were raped by the mobs.

It's particularly disturbing that politicians led these mobs and the police stood back and did nothing. The same people who were elected to represent their constituents, turned on the Sikhs and led the mobs in their massacre. This is frightening because we tend to place a lot of trust in our politicians, and when they break this trust, it's hard for people to ever trust them again.

This is what happened in Punjab with the Sikhs. People became so disillusioned with the treatment that they were receiving from their own governments that many of them turned to militancy. In the decade after Operation Bluestar and the Delhi Riots, the Sikhs lost any of the trust that they had in the government and police as well.

Late 1980s To mid 1990s

The carnage didn't end with the Delhi riots. In the following decade, over 100,000 Sikhs would be killed in "encounters" with the police. Without warrants or any proof, police took advantage of their rule over Punjab and tortured, raped, looted and killed Sikhs. Rarely was there ever proof that these Sikhs were militants or terrorists. In fact, it is suspected that the militant population of Punjab was very small.

Police enjoyed using various methods of torture on their victims, including electric shocks to the genitals, hanging people by their feet from the ceiling, and beating them for days on end. Avtar Singh, a candidate for the Punjab Assembly, was tortured with a hot iron and electric shocks and killed by the Indian police.

Another example of the barbaric behavior of Indian Security forces. This is the treatment Sikhs get in the so-called "largest democracy in the world." Bhai Avtar Singh Ji, pictured below had received the following barbaric treatment for being a Sikh :

  • His abdomen was burnt by using a hot ironing-press.
  • His right fore-arm was cut open.
  • All the major bones in both of his arms were broken.
  • Hot pinchers were used on his wrists to poke burn his skin.
  • Hot Steel rods were used to burn the soles of his feet (not shown)

This is just one case, of literally thousands. Amnesty International and other Human Rights Organizations have been crying out about these abuses for decades, while the Panjabi people like myself are living comfortably and whenever someone mentions a case of torture, or police brutality its taboo. We begin covering our ears, and try changing the subject.

There are many horror stories. Gurnam Singh was an unmarried man from the village of Dabwala Kalan in the Gurdaspur district. He was unmarried and lived with his parents. He was also a baptized Sikh and was active in religious and political activities.

Gurnam was picked up illegally in June of 1984 by Batala police and tortured brutally in their custody. The police continued to raid his house and harass all his family members. Fed up by the constant harassment, Gurnam left his house and joined the ranks of Sikh militants. However, the attacks on his family continued as police picked up his father Shingara Singh, his mother Mahinder Kaur, his brothers Avtar Singh and Rachhpal Singh, Rachhpal's wife Harjit Kaur and several other relatives. They were kept regularly in illegal custody and tortured for information on Gurnam's whereabouts. His father Shingara Singh, and his brothers Avtar Singh and Hardial Singh were implicated in cases under Tada [anti-terrorism law] on charges of harbouring terrorists. They were acquitted after a trial by special courts.

In November 1988, Gurnam's third brother Rachhpal Singh and his wife Harjit Kaur were picked up by Inspector Santa Singh (who also had CIA affiliation) and Sargeant Gurpal Singh of Batala Sadar Station. First, both of them were tortured brutally within the village itself. Then they were beaten up with canes. Harjit Kaur was publicly humiliated and tortured with a thick wooden roller pressed on her thighs by four policemen, and by other methods. After their public torture in the village itself, Rachhpal Singh and Harjit Kaur were taken to the Sadar police station. There again, they were tortured brutally under the supervision of special police commanders, but were finally released after one week thanks to an intervention from the village council. Throughout this period, the family members, including their women, suffered immeasurably.

Conclusion

When I hear people talking about what a great country India is, with its rich culture, beautiful people and complex history, I wonder. I wonder if these people are not just caught up in the strummings of Ravi Shankar's sitar, or the glitter of the gold and lush silks, or the flavours of the exotic spices?

I wonder if they have any idea of what goes on in India, if they know what the people go through, besides the occasional National Geographic shot of the poor slums in Calcutta. Do they know that the world's largest democratic country has raped its own people? Murdered the farmers who produce the very wheat that other states depend on? Tortured the people whose martyrs died protecting the right to practise one's own religion in India, regardless of what religion it was?

So few people know what happened in that chilling decade following 1984. That is what is so frightening. If people don't know what happened, isn't it that much easier for history to repeat itself?

There are too many unanswered questions surrounding Operation Bluestar. Was the government justified in its attack on the Shri Darbar Sahib Complex in Amritsar? Could the attack have been avoided? The reports from the government conflict with eyewitness accounts. What was the real motive behind the attack? Why were all foreign journalists deported from Punjab on the eve of Operation Bluestar? What was the Indian government afraid of?

These cases of torture are NOT a thing of the past, you just have to look at two recent detainees Bhai Panjab Singh (UK) and Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara. The only reason we hear about these cases of torture is because these people are 'high profile' Sikhs, many are still in jails since the 1980's WITHOUT TRIAL who are simply forgotten.

Singhs still in prison for 20+ years, and if they are released they're just hounded constantly in their old age. By contrast in Africa, Nelson Mandela went to prison and became Prime Minister.

Sikh Women Have Suffered NO LESS!

The only way these things are going to stop, is if we realize as a community, or atleast accept these things are happening.

How can a problem be solved, such a huge problem, if we dont even accept it exists?


There have been many recent efforts to promote awareness of female infanticide, a problem rife in Panjab for centuries. It is only after accepting a problem that we can begin to address it.

I recall a quote from the late Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. He said:

"Physical death I don't fear, death of conscience is a sure death."

Can India forget this death in its historical conscience?

WAKE UP!!! AND WAKE YOUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS UP!!! THIS IS REAL!!!

Thursday 7 August 2008

The Caste System (part 2)

The 2 blogs below were taken from Myspace.com/singhsoulja (An Inspirational Sikh of The Guru)


Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Now i dont want to seem like im preaching here but i have noticed a disturbing trend within our generation of "Sikhs" who use myspace and various other networking sites and i had to address this issue.

Basically i see a lot of the youth reppin their caste on their myspace profiles along with images of Sikhi, for example i have seen a image of a Khanda then a "jatt pride" slogan underneath it. I have seen these kind of images a number of times and it really is disturbing as the Indian / Brahmin caste system has no place is Sikhi at all.

It is anti Sikhi to regard yourself higher than anyone else as this shows you have ego and as instructed by our Guru's we have to be without any ego what so ever and be the humblest of the humble.

Below you will see what Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj had to say about the caste system.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji Raag Aasaa 349

jaanahu joth n pooshhahu jaathee aagai jaath n hae ||1|| rehaao ||
Recognize the Lord's Light within all, and do not consider social class or status;
there are no classes or castes in the world hereafter. ||1||Pause||


Guru Nanak Dev Ji Raag Aasaa 468

ho dtaadtee kaa neech jaath hor outham jaath sadhaaeidhae ||
I am the Lord's minstrel, of low social status; others call themselves high caste.

Also here is a quote from Bhai Gurdaas Ji whose writings are described as "the key" to understanding Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj.

Bhai Gurdaas Ji Vaars Bhai Gurdaas 1

guramukh varan avaran hoe niv chalai gurasikh visaekhai||
The special feature of the Sikh of the Guru is that he goes beyond the framework of caste-classification and moves in humility.

I could go on but i think you get the message by now. So to conclude this blog i send a humble request that if you considor yourself a Sikh then please refrain from representing your caste which was created by Brahmin Hindus and also do some research into Sikhi and find out what it means to be a true Sikh of the casteless Khalsa Panth.

P.S please dont think that i think i am Sant or nothing because i am far from it, i am learning myself all the time but i do know a little and what i do know i will share, hence the blog.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Hair and Sikhi

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Another disturbing trend i have noticed is "trim singhs". They wear a turban / paag (i wont call it a dastaar as they dont wear it as the crown of the Khalsa) and trim their beards to stubble length. What is going on really though, where is the logic behind this action?

As Sikhs the first basic rehit (code of conduct) is too keep your hair uncut all over your body, not just on your head. We leave our hair uncut as a sign of respect for Wahegurus creation amongst various other spiritual reasons which this video by Guruka Singh Khalsa explains in greater detail.


Also another video by Guruka Singh on the beard and its purpose for men.


I found a very good presentation on why Sikhs keep uncut hair on www.sikhnet.com. Ill paste some extracts.

Kesh (hair):

The keeping of uncut hair is given a great deal of importance in Sikhism. But what is so special about hair?

Sikhs believe God to be a perfect creator. It therefore follows that whatever He creates is perfect. The keeping of uncut hair is therefore,recognition of God's perfection and the submission of a Sikh to the Will of God.

Ornamental function: Nature has decorated a man with a beard and a moustache to differentiate between a male and a female. A good example from the animal kingdom is a lion with its majestic mane.

Physical function: Just like the skin, the hair helps to synthesize vitamin D from sunlight. It also helps to supply the piturary gland (located in the head) with phosphorous. Phosphorous is an element which is used in meditation by the aforesaid gland. The hair on our body regulates body temperature and our eye lashes, nostril hairs and ear hairs help to keep out dust particles.

Psychological function: This is by far, one of the most important functions of hair. People cut their hair to look good for other people, and although everyone wants to look sexy and cool, a Sikh is encouraged to impress God and not bother so much about the opinions of everyone else. Keeping hair therefore encourages us to become less vain and more God orientated.

Sikh specific function: Uncut hair is a mark of Sikh identity. The 10th Sikh Guru instructed all his Sikhs to come before him with long hair and weapons. Long hair also represents sacrifice, because there have been many Sikhs like Bhai Taru Singh, who preferred to have their scalp removed instead of their hair cut.

Spiritual function: Hair enhances the ability of a human being to experience God. This can be explained by understanding the workings of electromagnets. An electromagnet consists of an iron rod with a coil of wire wrapped around it. The strength of an electromagnet can be increased by increasing the number of coils. Now in a human being, there are nine visible inlets/outlets (2 nostrils, 2 ear holes, 1mouth, 2 eyes, 2 below the waistline). And the 10th inlet is located in the head and is invisible. It is called the Dasam Dawar. This is where we experience the reality of God and we can consider this to be the iron rod. Hairs are like coils of wire which amplify spiritual energy at the 10th inlet. A greater quantity of head hair will lead to more coils in the (Joora) knot and therefore a higher concentration of spiritual energy. Of course, it is possible to experience God without any head hair like Buddhists. However anything that helps us to experience God more easily should be welcomed. Hair is essentially a spiritual technology that makes it easier to connect with God.

To check the full presentation on all the 5 K's hit the link http://www.sikhnet.com/sikheducation/5K's.pdf

So from the above you can see the logic behind why Sikhs keep hair and how important hair is to the Khalsa Panth.

So many Singhs and Singhnia have given their lives to the Panth so we can have the honour of using the name Singh and Kaur yet we forget their sacrifices and choose to dilute our identity and try to "fit in" with the crowd by cutting our hair, trimming our beards and even in some case i have seen "trim singhs" braid their hair like they are Sean Paul or something, what the hell?

Here is a story of a true Singh of the Khalsa Panth, Shaheed Bhai Taru Singh Ji.

In the 1700's Punjab was in a state of turmoil with constant attacks by the ruling forces of Zakaria Khan against Sikhs in an attempt to wipe them (us) out. As such many Sikhs were living away from their villages in surrounding jungles from where they fought back against the oppressive rulers. Bhai Taru Singh however managed to remain in his village with the support of local Muslims. He was a farmer who used to help the needy regardless of their religion. He also used to provide supplies to the Sikhs living in the surrounding jungles and forests.

Bhai Taru Singh's father had passed away while he was young and he had been brought up by his mother, a devout Sikh woman; who instilled in him a deep understanding of the Sikh Scriptures and Sikh history and to have full faith in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. It was this faith that drove him to help others; no matter what their caste, creed or religion.

However, one of Zakaria Khan's informants made many false claims against Bhai Taru Singh, claiming that he was a dangerous person, involved in trying to overthrow the Governor. Consequently a force of 20 soldiers was sent to arrest him and despite protests from his fellow villagers; he was brought before Zakaria Khan in Lahore where he told Bahi Taru Singh that a popular person like him should be a Muslim and that if he wanted to be freed he would have to renounce his religion and identity and adopt Islam.

Bhai Taru Singh refused saying that he was a proud Sikh. The govenor offered him the choice between being put to death or accepting Islam; to which BhaiTaru Singh replied: "You are assuring me you will spare my life if I become a Muslim but can you assure me that having become a Muslim I will live forever? Are you sure, being a Muslim you will never face death? If one has to die, sooner or later, then I would love to stick to my faith whatever you may like to do to me."

Enraged by the Sikh's refusal to give up his faith, the Govenor ordered a barber to remove Bhai Taru Singh's scalp and kesh (uncut hair); which was duly placed in front of Zakaria Khan. However Bhai Taru Singh continued to live and even as he lay bleeding the Govenor was struck by a pain that ultimately led to his death and he passed away before Bhai Taru Singh gained Shaheedi.

So a humble request to all "Sikhs" who cut their hair and still call themselves a Singh or Kaur, think about your actions before you do them and "reppin Sikhi" is not through words or statements, its by your everyday actions.

Implement Rehit, Nitnem, Simran, Seva, Bani, Baana,Shaster and Kirtan into your everday life, thats "reppin Sikhi".

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Tuesday 5 August 2008

The Caste System


I have not love for appearances or for high castes. It is discipline that I love. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Rehatnama Bhai Sahib Singh Jee)

In sikhi no one is higher or lower due to their social status or wealth. It is our actions that will bring honour or dishonour in Gods court. Gods light is in all, so how can we be any different if our soul is the same. Sikhi eliminated caste when Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji chopped of the heads from the 5 beloveds and put the heads on a different body and made them drink Amrit from the same bowl. (This proved we are all the same)

Recognize the human race as one – Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Dasam Granth Ji

The caste System is a Hindu belief and it is causing disunity in the Sikh Community due to us not listening to our Guru.
  • People are building caste based Gurdwaras (Which is hypocritical)
  • There are problems when it comes to marriages.
  • It makes Sikhs feel isolated from other Sikhs.

Different sections (castes) of society develop hatred for one another and finish themselves through squabbles as the bamboos, due to their mutual friction, producing fire burn themselves as well as others. Bhai Gurdas Ji Varan


Recognize the Lord's Light within all, and do not consider social class or status; there are no classes or castes in the world hereafter. Ang 349 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji


No matter what background, culture, race, gender, country and tribe you belong to, remember we are all equal because Gods light is within us all.


Monday 4 August 2008

The Mind


Gurbani tells us that there is a war going on between good and dark energies within us. Our mind is the tool to tap into both, whatever we focus on in our minds will decide the lifestyle we live. If we focus on Waheguru the dark energies which lead to sin and falsehood will be subdued. But if we loose focus on Waheguru we will be trapped in corruption and darkness. The reciting of Gurbani is the way to enlighten our soul. But the war is very hard as the dark passions are very powerful; only really hard devoted worship will make the dark energies go away.

Those contented souls who meditate on the Lord with single-minded love, meet the True Lord. The Gurmukhs train their minds to contemplate the Lord, the Supreme Soul. SGGSJ ANG 18

O mind, swim across, by focusing your consciousness on the Shabad. SGGSJ ANG 19

O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home. SGGSJ ANG 20

Forgetting the Beloved, even for a moment, the mind is afflicted with terrible diseases. How can honor be attained in His Court, if the Lord does not dwell in the mind? SGGSJ ANG 21

Within the mind are emeralds and rubies, the Jewel of the Naam, treasures and diamonds. O mind, become Gurmukh, and extinguish the fire (evil desires) within. SGGSJ ANG 22

By dealing their deals of falsehood, their minds and bodies become false. O Nanak, instruct your mind through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and praise the Lord. SGGSJ ANG 23

The defect of the body which leads to sin is the mud puddle, and this mind is the frog, which does not appreciate the lotus flower at all. SGGSJ ANG 24

I serve my True Guru with single-minded devotion, and lovingly focus my consciousness on Him.The True Guru is the mind's desire and the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, for those unto whom He has given this understanding. The blessings of the wishes of the mind are obtained, and the fruits of one's desires. Meditate on the Name, worship the Name, and through the Name, you shall be absorbed in intuitive peace and poise. O my mind, drink in the Sublime Essence of the Lord, and your thirst shall be quenched. Those Gurmukhs who have tasted it remain intuitively absorbed in the Lord. Those who serve the True Guru obtain the Treasure of the Naam. Deep within, they are drenched with the Essence of the Lord, and the egotistical pride of the mind is subdued. The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and they intuitively center themselves in meditation. Their minds become pure, and they remain immersed in the Lord; they are honored in His Court. Those who serve the True Guru in this world are very rare.Those who keep the Lord enshrined in their hearts subdue egotism and possessiveness. I am a sacrifice to those who are in love with the Naam.Those who attain the Inexhaustible Name of the Infinite Lord remain happy throughout the four ages. Meeting with the Guru, the Naam is obtained, and the thirst of emotional attachment departs.When the mind is permeated with the Lord, one remains detached within the home of the heart.I am a sacrifice to those who enjoy the Sublime Taste of the Lord.O Nanak, by His Glance of Grace, the True Name, the Treasure of Excellence, is obtained. SGGSJ ANG 28


Serve your True Lord and Master, and you shall be blessed with true greatness.By Guru's Grace, He abides in the mind, and egotism is driven out. This wandering mind comes to rest, when the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. O Siblings of Destiny, become Gurmukh, and meditate on the Name of the Lord.The Treasure of the Naam abides forever within the mind, and one's place of rest is found in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. The minds and bodies of the self-willed manmukhs are filled with darkness; they find no shelter, no place of rest. Through countless incarnations they wander lost, like crows in a deserted house. Through the Guru's Teachings, the heart is illuminated. Through the Shabad, the Name of the Lord is received. In the corruption of the three qualities, there is blindness; in attachment to Maya, there is darkness. The greedy people serve others, instead of the Lord, although they loudly announce their reading of scriptures.They are burnt to death by their own corruption; they are not at home, on either this shore or the one beyond. In attachment to Maya, they have forgotten the Father, the Cherisher of the World.Without the Guru, all are unconscious; they are held in bondage by the Messenger of Death.O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, you shall be saved, contemplating the True Name. SGGSJ ANG 30

The 5 Stages




SriGuru Nanak Dev Ji tells us that there are five stages (Regions) which a mortal soul goes through; the last stage (5th) is the mortal soul merging back with the supreme soul (salvation)

The stages (regions are):

1:Daram Khand

2:Gian Khand

3:Saram Khand

4:Karam Khand

5:Sach Khand

Daram Khand: Region of realising the spiritul duty

When the mortal with the grace of God realises that they should not waste their lives in sin, false pleasures and corruption. The mortal realizes that this is all a play of the almighty and the human from is their chance to achieve salvation. The mortal realizes that salvation is the ultimate and true goal everything else is false. The mortal realizes about Daram Raj- the God of justice, therefore the mortal fears to commit sin and achieve to commit pious deeds. The mortal realises that high or low status in the world is meaningless in the divinr court. The mortal puts their effort of obtianing divine knowledge.

Gian Khand: The region of divine knowledge

When the mortal mind begins detaching itself from worldly sinful pursuits, it thinks of spirital matters. This thinking inspires the mortal to serve others (humanity). He yearns to understand divine matters in a machanical way. Now the mortal gets pleasure in seeing the ultimate nature to god 's creation. The mortal's doubts vanish. The mortal gets supreme bliss: the worldly desires dwindle into insignificance.

Saram Khand:The region of spiritual beauty, wisdom and intution

When the mortal obtains divine knowledge, the mortal comes to understand the directions of the true Guru (Shabad Guru-Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji). He tries to put the Gurus direactions into practice i.e. practice the Guru's hukam (becoming gurmuhk). The mortal destroys previuos evil habits and instincts and moulds a new life of devotional worship. He gets up at Amrit Vela (1am -sunrise). The spiritual efforts infuse divine realisation and elevate his soul and wisdom. All this gives a new beauty to the mortal. Rhe mind, intellect and wisdom are purified and intuition of obtained.

Karam Khand:The region of divine grace

The mortal prays to and loves God. The mortal seeks the lord's grace. The divine grace is showered by gods will. Spiritual power and divine light appear with in the devotees frame. His mind remains absorbed in gods love and remembrence day and night. The mortal becomes totally detached from maya. The angel of death cannot appear approach the mortal. Supreme joy and bliss (nectar) constantly exits within.

Sach Khand:The region of truth

The final stage is reached the devotee is again absorbed into the creator. Births and deats are ended.

Home has been reached. The devotee won the game of life.

GOD GETS JOY BY THINKING OF AND BEHOLDING HIS CREATION.

(SATGURU) NANAK (SAYS THAT) TO DESCRIBE THE REALM OF TRUTH IS DIFFICULT AS EATING IRON.

JAPJI SAHIB