Singhs at Crossroads

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!!

Dear Sangat Jee,

Photo's of Last nights Successful Programme are now online, audio will be uploaded soon.  The success of the event could not have happened without the British Sikh Council and the Sangat at Sri Guru Singh Sabha.

Please click on the below link to check them out :

http://www.sevatothemax.com/pictures/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=1800

The audio of the Amazing Keertan and also the equally Amazing Kavita's will be uploaded soon. We also had a speech Professor Montenegro who especially came from Portugal to explain to the Sangat what the Jesuit Priest who witnessed the Shaheedi of Guru Jee actually wrote. We will try also to upload video of the event if possible.

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh.

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh

Dear Sanagat Jee,

Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Coventry, Cross Road, have arranged a AtamRaas Keertan Darbar this Monday at Gurdwara Sahib. The program starts at 6pm onwards. the following Raagis will be attending :

Bhai Niranjan Singh Jee (Jaavadhi Kalaah)

Bhai Sarabjeet Singh Jee (Hazoori Raagi Jatha)

Bhai Pyara Singh Jee (Mitha Tiwana, Hoshiarpur Wale)

Bhai Taarbalbir Singh Jee (Hazoori Ragi Jatha)

Bhai Joginder Singh Jee Riar (Ludhiana Wale)

Please try and attend and we apologise for the short notice.

Pictures and Audio will be on this site soon.

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!!

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh

This is a message from the organisers of the Keertan Darbar this Saturday. Please try and make it to the Keertan Darbar. We hope to have Photo's and maybe Audio on this site. Please check back soon.

Dear Sadh Sangat Ji,

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

The BSC is organising a Kirtan Darbar at The Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha
(Cross Rd) in Coventry on July 29, 2006. The Kirtanee's include Bhai
Harjinder Singh Sri Nagar, Bibi Bhupinder Kaur Bhup Ji, Bhai Surat Singh
Puran Ji Jathedar of AKJ world wide and Bhai Ravinder Singh Delhi.

The program will also include Holy Priests from Portugal who will be reading
articles related to the Shaheedi of GURU ARJUN DEV JI. These articles were
written by a man who was a eye witness to the accounts of the Shaheedi.

So this is my humble request that you all please attend this most auspicous
religious program.

Gur Fateh,

Apardeep Singh

Below are some quotes from some Martial Arts Masters which are related to Religion especially Sikhi much as Warriorship.

"Very few can recognise a true master. This is why he is a true master."

"Enlightenment is not a result of practice. It is Practice itself."

"Few can devote their whole lives devoted to the way."

"To lose everything is enlightenment."

"Lose your small tiny self and find your Universal self."

"In ancient days, we accepted everything in our training - whatever hardships and sacrifice. Nowadays, we pick and choose like we are Kings and Royalty at a huge feast."

"Saigo said "Do your best and leave the outcome to Heaven."

It would be interesting to find out what other Gursikhs think about the relationship with Sikhi and the above Quotes, please feel free to comment.

A GUPT gurmukh wrote:

There was You Before there was anything, There was You.

When the nothingness Became everything, Everything was You.

Before there was the earth, There was You.

When the earth was created, The Creator was You.

Before it was dark, There was You.

When the darkness was lit, The Moonlight was You.

Before You had a name, There was You.

When You were named, The Name was You.

Before there was a word, There was You.

When the word was revealed, The Revelation was You.

Before there was beauty, There was You.

When beauty was perceived, The perception was of You.

Before there was truthfulness, There was You.

When the truth was told, The Truth was You.

Before there was a messenger, There was You.

When the messenger was sent, The Return Address was You.

When the message was uttered, The Message was You.

Before any of us, There was You.

When our time is through, With the grace of the Guru, We shall return unto You.

We apologise to the Sangat for not uploading more parts of the Interview more quickly. We will post the parts much more frequently. In this part of the interview, Bhai Sahib Hazoraa Singh explains the way Bhai Sahib Bhai Fauja Singh Jee thought about money and the way the Singhs used to do Parchaar around the villages in Punjab. Please read on its Truly Amazing!!

The Singhs would wake up between 1:00am and 2:00am and begin the day with Simran. Then after Nitnem they would eat breakfast. Then they would begin the days work on the farm. If any Sikh needed any financial help, then Bhai Sahib would be prepared to give his last penny. He obtained great happiness by helping the needy. He would never count his earnings or even accumulate them himself. I would look after the finances and he would give me all his earnings. Before going to Amritsar he would ask for the fare to get there because he had no money himself. Whenever he would go anywhere, he would ensure that the Singhs wore his new Cholay and Dastaars, he would simply wear the old ones. Bibi jee would ask him why he wears old clothes. He would reply that these Singhs have come from far and left their worldly duties to do seva here. How can we walk around in new clothes? They should wear them and not us. Their service is much more than ours. That is the least we can do and the minimum they deserve.

Once they were visited by some villagers who told them that they were very poor. They could not live day to day. Bhai Sahib advised them to take Amrit and all their affairs would be dealt with by the great Guru. They took Amrit and Bhai Sahib gave them both some land. Their land has now grown to six times the amount. My parents once begged Bhai Sahib to persuade me to take on a proper career because they felt I was was wasting my life. He responded stating that anyone who has a job working for the Tenth Guru has no need for a worldly job. But I respected the wishes and took on a career in the army. Later on I took on a career in the Air Force. On both occasions, Bhai Sahib’s love led me right back to work on the Khalsa Farm.

One day we went to a small village to do Parchaar. On reaching the village all the youth had already left and only the elders remained. There was not Gurdwara so a marquee was set up for the programme. We had brought Sri Guru Granth Sahib jee with us. The programme started but nobody apart from some small children arrived. We all wondered why nobody had turned up to listen to Keertan. Bhai Sahib asked an elderly woman who arrived why nobody had come. She stated that a rumour had been spread that you have an iron bowl, whoever drinks the Amrit you prepare in that bowl never comes back home again! The Singhs laughed out loud and explained that this was not the case. The bowl contained water for washing hands! Others were persuaded to come but they all sat at a distance in a fearful manner. They had never seen Singhs before and there had never been a programme held there. Bhai Sahib explained why they had come and what the real objective of life was. The reason for writing this is to explain that Bhai Sahib did not visit those with great wealth, expensive cars and mansions. They only went to those who had a great need and were never given a chance to learn about the great faith. These same villages can be visited now and the results of those efforts are now evident. Those who had never even seen Singhs doing Seva before are now doing so themselves with great commitment. The doubts of those who listened to his discourse were removed forever. Many were saying that Fauja Singh was corrupting the youth and was guiding them incorrectly. He makes them take Amrit and totally changes their thinking.

There was seva, Keertan and Gatka displays at the farm. Once Bibi Amarjit Kaur asked Bhai Sahib to buy a small house so that she could bring her possessions and put them there. Bhai Sahib told her that Guru Jee had protecting them from these worldly attachments and that they should concentrate on spreading the message in the villages. He told her that they should make a small caravan and they could bring the possessions in that. He told her that she could recognise that as their home.

Continuing from the previous post, Bhai Sahib Hazoora Singh Jee talks about the beginning of the famous Khalsa Farm. From all the stories and descriptions the sevadaars have heard it must have been blissful to stay there. In the days Gursikhs used to work hard and in the evening and night time they would go out and do Parchar and Keertan. To have sangat of those Gursikhs is impossible these days, but it should give the Youth the urge to create something similar. No matter to which group you have your allegiance to, we are all part of the Khalsa Panth. Try and do seva as a group - more gets done and then others watch and join, never exclude those who want to do seva, as if they are not Gursikh they surely will be with the sangat of Gursikhs and Guru Jee’s Kirpa. Please continue reading…

He gathered the youth together and told them of their plans.  Many gathered together to hear his discourse after which they decided to help clear a section of the land to initiate the work.  My whole life took a turn at that point.  I felt that there was little to gain from worldly duties and decided to live with the Singhs.  Khalsa Farm began in 1974 and in those days there were no Amritdharee Sikhs in the surrounded villages.  The first Keertan programmes began in our village.  Bibi Amarjeet Kaur would perform Keertan and Bhai Sahib would prepare the food for the Langar.   After the Keertan, Bhai Sahib would address the Sangat with a discourse on Gurmat.  A revolutionary change took place in the villages.  Those who spent their whole lives drinking and smoking now began to adopt a life of righteousness.   Bibi Amarjeet Kaur was the first women that the villagers had seen that was crowned with a Dastar/Keskee.  The women began to tie Dastars before they were even baptised. 

At the first harvest of the land, Bhai Sahib and I were working on the farm.  Bibi Joginder Kaur came to the farm from Amritsar.  She always regarded Bhai Sahib as her eldest son and he respected her as his mother.  While she was cooking some food, the wind began blowing hard and the fire spread out of control.  The kitchen area and surrounding hut was set on fire.  A lot of materials for the farm were ignited. Bibi jee called out to Fauja Singh telling him it was on fire.  He just laughed and consoled her telling her not to worry.  This was a sign of his character; he just regarded it as the Guru’s will and a minor setback. 

Bhai Sahib was very physically fit.  He would spend many hours per day uprooting plants and doing other tasks around the farm.  Because of the heat, he would be dressed in just a Kachera and his Dastaar.  The heat would severely tan his body but he would never step back from his service.   This was his daily routine and in the evening he, along with the Singhs, would go out and spread the Sikh message in the villages.  

Bhai Sahib and his wife were both well educated.  Initially Bhai Sahib was an inspector of Agriculture.  He and his wife took holidays and spent time on the farm.  They purchased the necessities required for the day to day running.  After some time even non-Amritdhaaree villagers began to do selfless service on the farm. 

Once while in Amritsar, while the Bibiaan were doing seva, some drunks came past and threw bottles into the kitchen area.  Bhai Sahib and the Singhs set out to reprimand them for their actions.  They did not fear the consequences.  Some of  the drunks ran away others were not so lucky.  The Singhs were sent to prison for their actions which upset Bhai Sahib a great deal.  I visited them in prison, but Bhai Sahib asked me not to waste time doing so.  He instructed me to take care of the day to day running of the farm.  He told me that that would be more beneficial, since it may attract more youth who could protect the honour of their sisters and mothers and also fortify the Khalsa Panth. 

Many Singhs were suspended from their work, but the general feeling was the same.  If while we lived, our sisters and mothers rights and the general rights of the Panth were being violated, then death would be a better option.  The effectiveness of the Parchar programmes increased.  There would always be at least five Singhs together with Bhai Sahib.  The walk to Amritsar was 5 km and had to be done by foot.  In those days, Bhai Tejinderpal Singh Doola and other youth would come to the farm and perform Keertan.  Many Singhs would go from village to village to teach Keertan.  Many men and women learned Keertan in this way.  Areas where the Sikh message was rarely even heard began to blossom forth.  Those who were addicted to narcotics were now encouraged to take Amrit.

Part three will be posted soon….. 

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!

We are in the process of uploading the Keertan from last weekends July Monthly Youth Keertan Darbar. The complete files should be fully up by Tomorrow.

Click on the below link to download the files:

http://www.sevatothemax.com/mp3s/show_files.php?parent=keertan&cat_id=22

We apologise for the delay and enjoy.

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!!

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!!

For all those interested, Gurmat Class is back on after the Exam Break.

It will be in the normal room unless being used. The time for the class is the same at 3pm - 5pm.

WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!!

A Gupt Gurmukh wrote…

Being in love with God means being willing to step into the fire

The hottest white flame that burns all desires

The fire so hot that all shirk the thought of dissolution

Not realizing that losing the ego is the final solution

Being in love with God means clinging to the truth

No matter how unpopular no matter seemingly uncouth

For as sure as the rain will fall It is the Truth or nothing at all

Not realizing the games we play That our faces may face the light of day

Inside us does He reside A living testament to what is really inside

The ego burns and screams in the white heat And separates, falls away finally in a heartbeat

Others stay where it is cool They have yet to learn the rule

That in order to fashion the perfect sword Means being true in and out of His word

To burn, to mollify to shape Lest the Death master take you by the nape

So as rotten and rough as I may seem To others I am not part of their team

I lay myself down alone to the trial of fire The Msster's plan and true desire