http://answers.sikhnet.comSikh Community Question and Answer forum covering all topics related to Sikhism.enCopyright SikhNet.com, 2012Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:26 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2672/tell-me-what-am-i-to-do/I want to know during sehaj path in my house..is it a crime for relatives to buy cooked egg and eat in the house...they claim its not cooked at home..so its fine...i Know its not. What can I do to make it better with Guruji. I have been very careful with the food and prayers. Please help. TqMs KaurWed, 22 May 2013 11:33:26 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2672/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2670/learn-to-read-and-speak-punjabi/i wish to fully understand. i want to learn to read and speak punjabi. i live in a northern community with only the internet as my available knowledge. please advise me on sites and programs where i can learn. beginner to enlightnened. thank you. SaraWed, 22 May 2013 11:11:25 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2670/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2643/new-believer-in-sikhism-ex-muslim/Sas ri Kal ji I am a recent believer of the Sikh faith. Recent meaning just under 6 months. I am an ex-muslim, my family still does not know of this change. I am 23 years old. Please guide me in how I can practice life as a Sikhi without family interference. My family is jhatt Punjabi Muslim, They were Sikhs in 1700 (3-4 generations before) but converted to Islam. Waheguru ji ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ka FatehbajwadishaanFri, 17 May 2013 10:26:04 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2643/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2657/plz-tell-me/First of all my intention is not to hurt anyone's thinking or practises, but being a pure sikh i want to just put forward my question on all the things wich i m seeing. PLZ SOMEONE TELL ME DAT WHT HAPPENS WID A SIKH PERSON WHN HE CUTS HIS HAIR (KESH)....? i want to knw dat what happens whn a sikh person do this thing nd become a cutting wich we usually say- MONA is his life is affected or not.. i dnt have any wrong intentions behind dis ques. i just put forward dis thing becoz m seeing dese things around me many of my sikh frnds especially jatts have cutted their kesh.. myself being a sikh khatri i can't even imagine of doing dis but almost evry person around me is doing dis... many of my hindu frnds says me dat 'yr usne bhi to katwaye hai tu bhi katwaley' but i alwayz say NO nd told dem dat doing dis is a sin... waheguruji if it is a sin den y people r doing dis nd becoming rich nd happy... dey r gaining name, fame, money, etc is in dis ways their lives are affecting..? Plz tell me dat wht hapens wen a sikh cuts his hair.?Jaskaran singhMon, 20 May 2013 12:14:29 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2657/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2667/help-meee-plss/Well my parents they think I'm just good for nothing....I'm doing my mba now...I thought I cud prove it to them by taking up a part time job n becoming independent...like working from home via internet..I thought I cud try all hitdeals.com but on yahoo its given its a fraud website...so if anyone knows any website which I can rely on pls let me know...isbaTue, 21 May 2013 21:29:40 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2667/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/1641/lack-of-my-dads-love/we are 2 sisters and one brother in 1996 my father remarried another women after my mother death . he now passed away in 2012 leaving all his property and all his money in that another ladies name nothing for his own children why do some father act like this renuTue, 29 Jan 2013 07:52:53 -0600http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/1641/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2664/dating-a-sikh-who-might-not-take-amrit/I am a 21 year old, and I recently got into Sikhi. Two years ago I did not care much about it and at one point I was ready to give it up. However, now I want to keep learning and eventually want to take amirt sometime between 2-5 years from now. Recently I met someone I really like, and she's amazing. Her personality is great, and I have not gotten along with any girl better than with her. I don't know if she feels the same way, but I really enjoy her presence. She is Sikh, but she does not keep her Kesh and do not know if she has any plans to take amrit. We only went on one date thus far. No one in her family keeps their kesh. These are where my concerns come in. If it does work out, would it be hard for the kids? What if she agrees the kids should keep their Kesh and eventually take Amrit? Should I only look for someone who will take Amrit for marriage? Is there anyway that it could work between us? Should I not go on more dates with her?ravneetsingh25Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:22 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2664/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2613/how-to-gain-shanti-in-sikhi/I would like to gain mann ki shanti and gain more links into sikhi. However i seem to have a lot of krodh.I feel that people have mistreated me and rather do anything about it, I internalise it and then take it out on myself, overworrying, stressing etc or worse, taking it out on my dear loved ones.I have tried simran, but can help on some occasions, please help as im losing sleep over this cruel world and trying to find peace in it.mandyFri, 10 May 2013 20:21:15 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2613/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2650/the-whole-world-seems-to-be-against-me-right-now/the whole world seems to be against me right now. . i know Waheguru is my greatest strength but how do i endure this terrifying time. whenever anything negative has happened in my life, i later realised that it was a blessing in disguise. now i am broken and want to pray to waheguru not to test me any more. i long for kindness from my so called friends and relatives, my troubles are not of my own making. please pray for mealvibrarSun, 19 May 2013 08:00:22 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2650/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2652/yogi-bhajan-singhs-son/Hello everyone , Please help me out because my aunt is going to India and she wants know where yogi Bhajan singh's son practices Ayurvedic medicine ? She needs to get some medication for some problem . kaurk2012Mon, 20 May 2013 02:07:51 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2652/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2631/punjabi-in-google-translate/Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh This post isn't about a question which i have, its about an idea that i wish to bring to the sikh community. Since my punjabi isn't very good, i have a request to any bilingual sikh who can speak both punjabi and English. I want to get punjabi onto google translate, to make it available to anybody. I have done some research about this, and i have found that the public can help include more languages (like punjabi) into google translates system. you can do this by going to this link : https://translate.google.com/toolkit/list?hl=en&ut=e#translations/active Once your there... 1. Login (you can login with your sikhnet email adress and password) 2. press the red upload button. 3. choose a file from your computer 4. upload the file 5. name the file 6. select your language (either punjabi or gurmukhi punjabi) 7. click upload for translation 8. edit the file so that it is now in 100% punjabi or gurmukhi punjabi 9. download the file or publish for more instructions watch this video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7W2NJFdoIg It would be amazing to see bilingual sikhs working together to bring our language into google translate. Sikh net has brought so many resources to us, Now lets help bring one to them. Thank you for your help. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ke FatehtaninderTue, 14 May 2013 09:31:51 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2631/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/882/guru-nanak-dev-ji-is-god-sri-sarbloh-granth-did-you-know-it/Satguru Guru Gobind SIngh ji Maharaj has written in Sri Sarbloh GRanth, that Sri Guru Nanak DEv ji Maharaj is GOD. SOrry Katha is only in punjabi. http://www.keertan.org/keertan/Katha/Baba%20Santa%20Singh%2C%20Akaali%20Nihang/Baba%20Santa%20Singh%2C%20Akaali%20Nihang%20%28Sarbloh%20Granth%20Katha%20-%20Part%201%29%20-%20Guru%20Nanak%20Aap%20Parmeshwar.mp3 Dhan, Dhan, Dhan, Sri Guru Nanak Sahib Ji Maharaaj!! Long but brilliant article comparing Sri Guru Ji to their predecessors. One day while Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji were holding a congregation one of the Sikhs asked “What type of incarnation was the first Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and were they independent and complete?” According to Hindu belief there are many types of incarnations but for God there are six. These are the following; - - Ansa Avtar - Avesha Avtar - Nit Avtar - Namitak Avtar - Pooran Avtar - Pooran Tam Avtar To this question Guru Gobind Singh Ji answered the following; - 1) Ansa Avtar is an incarnation of the Lord in the form of a righteous king who rules the people of his kingdom in accordance to the will of God. The people of the kingdom revere their ruler as God 2) Avesha Avtar is an incarnation or a divine form of God, which appears in order to please its devotee such as that of a statue drinking milk from Bhagat Namdev Ji. It is also the form of Parasram who was born without divine powers but acquired them later on in his life through devotion to God. 3) Nit Avtar is the form of God as a saint on earth. These are Sants, Mahapurkh, Brahmgiani, etc. 4) Namitak Avtar is the form of God that was assumed by Narsingh and Bawan. Narsingh came to the earth in order to protect his devotee Prahlad while Bawan came in order to deceive King Bali. After both had done their respected tasks they went back to heaven and never actually took birth on the earth. 5) Pooran Avtar is the incarnation that has 16 divine attributes and characteristics. Only Krishna has been born of this form. 6) Pooran Tam Avtar is regarded as that of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji as they came to the earth with the same powers as they had in heaven as the supreme Lord. They also came into the world already with knowledge and did not need to find any teachers, as they were already the one true master. * According to Bhindra Samparda of Damdami Taksal the six avtars differ. They are written and explained below. These are the following; - - Ansa Avtar - Avesha Avtar - Kalaa Avtar - Nit Avtar - Namit Avtar - Pooran Avtar To this question Guru Gobind Singh Ji answered the following; - 1) Ansa Avtar is an incarnation of the Lord in the form of a righteous king who rules the people of his kingdom in accordance to the will of God. They treat all of the people of their kingdom as if they were their own children and care for them as a father would do for his offspring. An example of this type of incarnation is that of King Manu or King Prithu. 2) Avesha Avtar is an incarnation or a divine form of God. This is a form of God, which is initially born or created without any powers however through the love devotion and meditation of the Lords name that individual gains powers. An example of this incarnation is one of Vishnu’s incarnation by the name Parasram. When he was initially born he had no powers but through the worship of God he gained spiritual powers. 3) Kalaa Avtar is an incarnation in which for the sake of the world or for a certain need have some types of powers. Such as Vishnu’s first two Avtars of Mach and Kach. In the form of Mach Avtar, which was an incarnation in the form of a fish, he had two powers in order to destroy the demon known and Sankhasar and save the Vedas from the depth of the sea. In the form of the Kach Avtar , which was the incarnation in the form of a tortoise, he had two powers out of the sixteen so that he could balance the Sumer Mountain on his back so that the ocean could be churned. These incarnations are distinct to the rest of the people of the world and are known as Kalaa Avtars. 4) Nit Avtar is the form of God as a saint on earth. These are Sants, Mahapurkh, Brahmgiani, etc. They come to the earth in order to spread the conventional rules, traditions and practices of the meditation of God to the people 5) Namit Avtar is an incarnation, which comes to the earth in order to complete a certain task, and following this disappears. An example of this is when the devotee of God by the name of Prahlad was in danger Vishnu assumed the form of Narsingh and came to protect him. Vishnu also assume the form of Bavan Avtar in order to trick King Bali into giving the control of the Heavens and Earth back to the demi gods. Following both of the incarnations completing their specific tasks they disappeared. 6) Pooran Avtar is the incarnation of Sri Krishna and Sri Ram Chandar out of the 24 incarnations of Vishnu. Sri Ram Chandar had 14 of the 16 powers while Sri Krishna possessed all 16 powers. The sixteen powers or qualities possessed by the incarnations are the following; Knowledge, Attention, Virtuous Acts, Persistence, Moderation, Faith, Charity, Skill, Meditation, Loving Acts, Control over Passion, Spiritualism, Mercy, Solemn Promise, Intelligence and a Clear Mind. There are another sixteen powers or qualities possessed by the incarnations which are written about. These are the following; - Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Sky, Vital Air for Breathing, Organs, Name of God, Actions, Faith, Place in Society, Devotion, Incantation, Desire, Semen and Physique After explaining this the congregation asked, “Are Guru Nanak Dev Ji thesame as the Pooran Avtar or do they not possess all of the qualities?” Guru Gobind Singh Ji replied, “Guru Nanak Dev Ji did not lack any of the qualities. They however were greater for five reasons.” ———————————————————————————————————————— ————————– Guru Gobind Singh Ji went on to explain the five qualities. 1) Shakti – This means powers. Sri Ram Chandar showed his powers to his mother Kashuliya. When his mother went to pray to the goddess at that point Sri Ram Chandar replaced the image of the goddess with himself to show her his powers. Sri Krishna also showed his powers to his mother Devki. He pretended to eat some dirt so when she forced him to open his mouth and see what he had eaten he showed that he had the whole of creation in his mouth. She saw the complete universe. During the Mahabharat war Sri Krishna showed his disciple Arjan a divine form of himself called the Vairat Saroop (explained further on). Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were born in the village of Talwandi and at that moment they showed their mother Mata Tripta Ji and aunt their miracle. At the ambrosial hour all of the demi gods came to worship Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. They sat Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on a throne and started to worship them and bow to them. They rubbed sandalwood into the skin of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and placed a garland of flowers around their neck. They then made a supplication to Guru Nanak Dev Ji and said, “O protector of the meek and true king. You are the transcendent formless being. You have taken this form and come to the world in order to save the world and all of humanity. You are also the protector of all of the demi gods.” In this way the demi gods were making supplications to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. At that point Mata Tripta awoke and wondered who was around her son and revering him? At that point all of the demi gods disappeared. She saw that her son had marks of saffron and sandalwood all over him and on his forehead and the smell of the sandalwood was overwhelming. At that point Mata Tripta Ji gained full faith that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was indeed the incarnation of the divine Lord. But at that moment in order to conceal the powers of Guru Nanak Dev Ji he covered his mothers mind in the veil of illusion, which is called Maya. Just as a child cries in order to get milk that is what Guru Nanak Dev Ji did, by doing so Mata Tripta Ji forgot what had just occurred and became attached to her child. For this reason they are no less then Sri Ram Chandar and Sri Krishna in the amount of power they possess. They are greater however due to other miracles. Whilst being asleep a cobra provided Guru Nanak Dev Ji with shade. Another occasion the shade of a tree covered them with shade even though the shade was in a different direction to all the others. They replenished a field with its entire crop when cows had eaten all of the harvest. In Medina the grave of the Islamic prophet paid their salutations to Guru Nanak Dev Ji. In Mecca the Kabba turned in the direction that Guru Nanak Dev Ji faced their feet. It is still in the direction that Guru Nanak Dev Ji had their feet pointing. Guru Nanak Dev Ji made the soap nuts on a tree they were sitting under taste sweet and are still to this day and can be eaten. Guru Nanak Dev Ji took all of the powers away from the Sidhs and then later returned them. Guru Nanak Dev Ji imprinted their palm print in a rock that was being hurled at them. Guru Nanak Dev Ji parted rivers and mountains in order to gain access to the other side when travelling. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was able to walk on water as if it was land. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was able to show a person thousands of heavens and underworlds in a second. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was able to make a boiling cauldron turn cold in a second. These are but a few examples of how great Guru Nanak Dev Ji were and how their powers were superior. The other incarnations used their powers to increase their popularity and greatness. Guru Nanak Dev Ji used their powers in order to make other people learn the correct path and believe in one God. They did not do it in order to make them more popular. Guru Nanak Dev Ji showed their powers in order to save others and to destroy their ego. In order to destroy Vali Kandhari’s ego they took his water from him. They prevented Gorakh Nath from having the strength to pick up a piece of wheat to destroy their ego. For these reasons Guru Nanak Dev Ji have an endless amount of powers. They have no powers less then any other incarnations but have more and are greater. They are the holders of great power. Sri Krishna was the possessor of 16 powers but Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji had an infinite number of powers and was the incarnation of the divine Lord. 2) Viaktee – This is the name for the form of a being. The form of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is greater then that of all of the other incarnations. Throughout the whole life of Sri Ram Chandar’s life and Sri Krishna’s life they never grew any facial hair. During the youthful years of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s life when they had no facial hair we can say that there form was equal to the other incarnations. Then a beautiful beard grew on the form of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji so that other saints would recognise them and their form became greater. Is this true that they grew no hair?? In the treta age when Sri Ram Chandar went to marry Sita they left Ayodhiya to go to Janakpur in order to meet her. All of the of the royal maidens were enchanted by the beauty of Sri Ram Chandar. Due to this Sri Ram Chandar told them that he would satisfy their needs in the Dwaper age. In the Dwaper age the royal maidens assumed the form of the Gopis and Sri Krishna tended to their physical and sexual needs. Due to the forms of both Sri Ram Chandar and Sri Krishna they caused lust with the opposite sex and could not eradicate this cardinal sin. When Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji went to the area of Sangla Deep, which is now referred to as Sri Lanka all of the beautiful women tried to enchant Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji through the power of the word of God destroyed the lust that was in the heart of the beautiful women. By singing the gospel of the Lord and saying the name of God they were able to bring peace to the hearts of the beautiful women. They no longer lusted and by seeing the Guru they were forever in bliss and were at peace. Due to being able to dispel the lust in others the form of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was greater then that of the other incarnations. 3) Pragya – This is the name of a person’s knowledge of God and the name of God. Sri Ram Chandar made Rishi Vashisht their spiritual master. They spent 68 days with them in which they learned the Vashisht Puran in order to gain the divine knowledge of God. He then spent 8 days with Rishi Vishwamitar who he adopted as his master in martial arts from who they learned the knowledge of weapons. Sri Krishna made Rishi Darbasha their spiritual master. They spent 8 days with them in which they learned the scriptures in order to gain the divine knowledge of God. He then spent 64 days with Rishi Sandeepan who he adopted as his master in martial arts from who they learned the knowledge of weapons. The father of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Baba Kaliyan Chand (Kalu Ji) took their son to the teacher Gopal Pandhay in order to study. They went on the first day in accordance to what his parents wanted and learned the alphabet. The second day they went they just remained silent. Even when Gopal Pandhay told him to read Guru Nanak Dev Ji ignored him. Gopal Pandhay then asked, “All of the other children are reading and learning. Why are you not doing the same?” Guru Nanak Dev Ji said, “All these things that you are teaching can be erased. One should learn those things that stay with an individual.” The teacher thought to himself and said to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, “I am unable to teach this to you, I only know how to teach mathematics and basic language. With your grace please tell us of this knowledge you want to be taught.”  Guru Nanak Dev Ji in answer to this sang the word of God. After hearing this divine hymn Gopal Pandhay was reassured about what Guru Ji wanted to hear and it was about the divine Lord. By giving this short discourse Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji exalted and delighted Gopal Pandhay. On the third day when Baba Kaliyan Chand came to the school with Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, they asked Gopal Pandhay to teach their son. Gopal Pandhay said, “ Your son is the creator of all of the knowledge. Do not worry about him learning. They are not here to learn but will teach others instead.” Due to this Baba Kaliyan Chand took Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Mulla Noor Deen in order to learn Farsi. Again on their first day Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji said a hymn, which was a divine message from God. By doing this Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji taught the people they were supposed to learn from rather then gaining knowledge from their teachings. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji gave the Mulla divine knowledge and exalted them. Guru Nanak Dev Ji never made any person their spiritual master. Rather the people they were sent to learn from became their disciples and accepted Guru Nanak Dev Ji as their spiritual master. The other incarnations for a small number of days adopted spiritual masters in order to gain knowledge. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was unique in the way that they already had divine knowledge and never needed to learn from another. Unlike the other incarnations Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji never had to learn the knowledge of weapons. They used the word of God as a metaphysical weapon to destroy the vices of other people. Due to the greater knowledge of the word of God and using it as a weapon Guru Nanak Dev Ji were greater then any other incarnation. Many philosophers and Sikh writers do suggest that they did have complete knowledge of weapons but never used them. They passed this knowledge onto one of their devotees by the name of Baba Buddha Ji to teach the Sikhs when they needed it. Baba Buddha Ji were later the teacher of marital arts to the sixth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Hargobind Ji. Guru Nanak Dev Ji did not have less intelligence then that of the other incarnations but more. The intelligence that they possessed was infinite and greater then all others. No other incarnation even came close to the intelligence and knowledge possessed by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. 4) Kartab – This is one’s show of skill. In the age of Treta the life of Sri Ram Chandar lasted for 10,000 years. During that time the only time they showed their skill when they were exiled for 14 years. During that time Ravan kidnapped the wife of Sri Ram Chandar. Due to this Ram and Ravan waged war against each other. Ram killed the demon Ravan and freed his wife Sita and the other demi gods that had been captured. After killing Ravan, Ram appointed Bhabhikhan as the new ruler of Sri Lanka. After the 14 years of exile he went back to rule the kingdom of Ayodhiya. Whilst he was ruling he made a promise that no child should die before their mother and father. After making this promise a son of a Brahman who lived in Ayodhiya died. The Brahman came to Sri Ram Chandar and accused him of being a liar. He stated that Sri Ram Chandar had no power as the promise that he made failed. He said if he did have the power then he should make his son come back to life. Sri Ram Chandar asked the Brahman why this child had died. He was told it was due to a person of a low caste had started to meditate in the jungle, he stated this was the only reason why the child had died. At that time a male of the low caste by the name of Sanboock was hung upside down in a well meditating on the Lord. Sri Ram Chandar went to that location and beheaded Sanboock and brought the son of the Brahman back to life. This account is written about in both the Balmik Ramayan and the Sri Dasam Granth. By accident Sri Ram Chandar fought against his sons Love and Kush. His sons injured or killed his entire army including Sri Ram Chandar. Only due to the goodness of Sita he was brought back to life. Still Sri Ram Chandar passed the reign of the kingdom over to his two sons. This was due to his attachment with his family. Sri Krishna after killing Kans he placed his maternal grandfather named Ugarsain on the throne to rule the kingdom. This showed his attachment to his family. However Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji for the first 28 years stayed in the city of Sultanpur and worked in the granary. After doing this they went into the Beas River and went to heaven there. Here they adopted God as their only spiritual master. They were given the root incantation here and following which saved all of humanity with the knowledge of the Lord. They travelled far and wide doing this. They did not speak of any other demi god or prophet other then God. Guru Nanak Dev Ji did not show any attachment to their sons but showed many feats of skill. Instead of installing one of their sons in their position they appointed one of their disciples. Guru Nanak Dev Ji met many evil kings such as Devloot, Lajvarad and Babur. Rather then killing them they gave them knowledge in order to make them understand the message of God and to help humanity. The demon Kauda, the thieves Bhumai and Sajjan were made to repent what they were doing and became saints. They made all the evil people good with the teachings they imparted. They saw no difference between social class, gender, age, etc and imparted the same message to all the people of the world. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in order to avoid many troubles showed much skill. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji did not show any less skill then any other incarnation. They actually showed greater skill then all others. 5) Aayoo – these are acts performed for others good. Sri Ram Chandar lived for 10,000 years. Due to listening to the Brahmans they killed a person of a low caste. They also handed the reign of the land to his two sons. Sri Krishna lived for 1,000 years. He believed Jadva to be an egotistical person due to this he got Rishi Darbasha to curse him so that he would die. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was a king and a saint at the same time. In order to bring any other being back to life they never killed another. By bringing that person back to life they would give them the name of God so that they could save and bring back to life many other people. This is the same with the 3rd, 5th, 9th and 10th Sikh Guru’s. The third Guru, Sri Guru Amar Das Ji whilst the spiritual master of the Sikhs for 22 years no one died in the village of Govindwal. No matter if old or young no one died during the 22 years that Sri Guru Amar Das Ji was in the city of Govindwal. No one was ill as well. This showed that the Guru’s of the Sikhs were greater then that of the incarnations.Interesting facts Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji lived for 70 years and during that time travelled more then Sri Ram Chandar and Sri Krishna did. Sri Ram Chandar and Sri Krishna never travelled further then Indian and Sri Lanka. Guru Nanak Dev Ji went to Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Tibet, Sikam, Burma, Africa, Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Russia. They travelled to these countries and more all by foot. In the ballads written by Bhai Gurdas Ji it states the Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji actually travelled the whole world and met all the people of all nations. Guru Nanak Dev Ji saved that many souls that they cannot all be accounted for. In such a small life Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji helped an infinite number of people. They got the root incantation from heaven and spread it through the seven lands of India and all of the continents throughout the world. They taught all the people to meditate on the name of the one true Lord. They started the faith of Sikhism. They created the true congregation. They made other people meditate on the Lord. As of all of the good things that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji did during such a short span of life none of the other incarnation did. The examples show that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji did not lack any Shakti, Viaktee, Pragya, Kartab and Aayoo considering they had a shorter life then any of the other incarnations. If they are an incarnation they cannot be seen as any less of an incarnation then a Pooran Avtar. If they are a Pooran Avtar they are not like Vishnu’s incarnations of Sri Ram Chandar or Sri Krishna. Sri Ram Chandar possessed 14 divine qualities while Sri Krishna possessed 16 divine qualities. However in the age of Kaljug having 16 divine qualities was not sufficient. For this reason Guru Nanak Dev Ji possessed an infinite number of divine qualities. This made Guru Nanak Dev Ji greater then the two greatest incarnations of Vishnu. Guru Nanak Dev Ji were themselves God incarnated on the earth and not a demi god. The congregation heard this and asked Guru Gobind Singh Ji, “We believe that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are a divine incarnation and a complete one. But tell us what authenticity you have to say that they are complete?” Guru Gobind Singh Ji said, “There are three types of authenticity that I can give you. They are the Vedic authenticity, Lokik authenticity and Svai authenticity.” Guru Gobind Singh Ji went on to explain all three. 1) Vedic authenticity. This is where the proof of the incarnation is written about in the scriptures. Examples of this are written about in the Gopal Tapnee Upanishad, Surtee Parmaan & the Bhagvat Da Parmaan. Another example to show that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are commonly regarded as God is written about in the Bhavishat Puran. Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s arrival on earth was predicted by Rishi Ved Vyas who wrote in the Bhavishat Puran 12 saloks in the 24th Adhayi (stanza). In this text it is written that in the Dark Age Guru Nanak Dev Ji will be the saviour of the world. These can be found from salok 33 to 44. 2) Lokik authenticity. This is where people from the period of time of the Guru’s wrote their own facts about the messengers of God. An example of this is the writings of Bhai Gurdas Ji who state that Guru Nanak Dev Ji are themselves God incarnate. They state this in // 1 stanza 23, // 28 stanza 1 and // 38 stanza 20. The bhatts (bards) also wrote in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji also state that Guru Nanak Dev Ji were God themselves incarnate. Without Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji along with their other forms as Guru’s including with Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, there would never have been another incarnation or prophet who was equal to God. In the Bihangam Marg book and the Janam Sakhi it states that when Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were in heaven God said to them, “Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji I am the transcendent God and you are the non transcendent God. Between us and yourself there is no difference.” This story again shows that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the complete incarnation of God and no other. 3) Svai authenticity. This is the authenticity written by the following Gurus after Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Examples of this are in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji where the other Guru’s have stated Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji are God. The three authenticities show that Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were in fact God and not an incarnation of any demi god. They were a complete incarnation. Sri Ram Chandar were an incarnation of power and the ideal way of life. They were an incarnation attributed to truth. Sri Krishna were an incarnation where they were attributed to passion and royalty. They played the role of the king and were filled with passion. Sri Krishna married 16,108 Gopis. Parasram was an incarnation where they were attributed to the darkness and evil. This is due to him destroying the social class of the Kashatris 21 times during his life. All three of these are incarnations of the demi god Vishnu and possessed all the three main virtues. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji possessed all of the virtues but were the form of God. In the first age the incarnations came to look after all of humanity and creation. They destroyed their enemies. In the Bhagvat Gita and the Sri Dasam Granth it is written that at the end of the Dark Age the incarnation of Kalki will appear to destroy the wicked people. When the time is right that incarnation will appear. However Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the 6th and 10th form in order to protect righteousness they had to destroy an endless number of wicked people. Due to their deeds you can still see Hindus in India today, as without the Sikh Guru’s no Hindus would have survived. There is no doubt to the incarnation of the Sikh Gurus. The amount of teachings that the Gurus gave about religion and faith was far more then any other persons have done. No matter how many knowledgeable people there are, devotees of the lord and teachers they will never be equal to the Lord himself. Many knowledgeable people have come to the world and shared their knowledge but have only done so with a certain social group. The message that was also given is only suitable for that group. The message of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is for all of mankind. Those people who doubt the divine incarnation of God shall be destroyed. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were the incarnation of God. They were the spiritual master of the world. From the beginning they were the true spiritual master. -translation by Kamalpreet Singh Pardesi from Sant Gurbachan Singh ji Bhindrenvale’s Japji Sahib teeka Karanjit SinghKaranjit SinghWed, 28 Nov 2012 03:06:21 -0600http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/882/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/868/dasam-guru-granth-sahib-ji-and-sri-sarbloh-guru-granth-sahib-ji/why do the sikhs of today forget and disrespect our gurus why have they turned their backs to true sikhi and why do they feel more comfortable in their edited sikhi???? after the singh sahba movement sikhi drastically changed its tiime for us to reformulate the truth Nihang Gavinpal Singh KhalsaTue, 27 Nov 2012 11:43:02 -0600http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/868/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2594/i-want-to-know/Is waheguru ji is responsible for all good or bad things which happened with a person..??Jaskaran singhTue, 07 May 2013 07:45:35 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2594/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2634/commenting/When I try to comment, it says my karma must be undefined. What does that mean?Danish SinghTue, 14 May 2013 18:09:13 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2634/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2627/can-i-remarry-my-husband-had-an-affiars/I was married 30years ,for 28years I,we were blessed being amritdari have 5 children my eldest was servely disabled whom I cared for at home,I in the past couple of years found our my husband has been hiding behind.,his bana,beard his turban and been cheating on me with a string of women,only my wahguru knows how I feel a year ago sadly my son past away & god knows what happened to him.times is certainly a healer ,I wanted to know could I remarry? It was an arranged marriage 1st time round I don't have anyone in mind but knowing who I would marry if it ok to remarry I pray I would be able to see & be happy with that someone special.please help me.kory feteh ji.kory kaur.Mon, 13 May 2013 22:57:31 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2627/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2310/real-conversation-with-waheguru-ji/Sat Shri Akaal, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa , Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. My Question Is I Have Heard And Read From Shri Guru Granth Saheb Ji Ang No 974 , Raamkalee, The Word Of Baynee Jee: That When We Do Deep Focusing Meditation In Dasam Duar , A Stage Comes When Fountain Of Amrit Flows Down And After This Stage Our Finite Soul Talk To Infinite Soul Which Is Waheguru Ji Himself. Kar Palav Saakhaa Beechaaray. He Considers His Hands To Be The Leaves And Branches Of The Tree. Apnaa Janam Na Joo-Ai Haaray. He Does Not Lose His Life In The Gamble. Asur Nadee Kaa Bandhai Mool. He Plugs Up The Source Of The River Of Evil Tendencies. Pachhim Fayr Charhaavai Soor. Turning Away From The West, He Makes The Sun Rise In The East. Ajar Jarai So Nijhar Jharai. He Bears The Unbearable, And The Drops Trickle Down Within; Jagannaath Si-O Gosat Karai. ||7|| Then, He Speaks With The Lord Of The World. ||7|| Is That Jagannaath Si-O Gosat Karai - Is Real Conversation With Waheguru Ji Himself And i don't know and i am also not sure and may be i am wrong ,but i think that This Is The Last Stage Of Spirtual Grace , When Waheguru Ji Himself Do Conversation With Us. What Is Your View .Sorry if I caused offence that was not my intention. i apologise in advance for any mistakes or sins. Thanking You. " Vaadhaa Ghaataa Bhul Chuk Maaf Karnee " . Sat Shri Akaal Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. amarpreetsingh121Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:25:06 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2310/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2321/marriage-separationdivorce/Hi, I am asking this question because i am bit confused. I married one and half year ago and came here in canada last year in july. me and my wife, we just lived together for months. i am just wondering should i say that we believe in 'Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji' or not1!!!!? because if we believe then we should leave peacyfully with humbleness and kindness. but we were arguing continuously. after seperation we all start laming each other family. I know thats not write kyonki Guru sahib de bhane nu mannana chahida hai. From last few days i am listing Shabad: All that happens, and all that will happen, is by His Will. If we could do something by ourselves, we would. keetaa karnaa sarab rajaa-ee kichh keechai jay kar sakee-ai. By ourselves, we cannot do anything at all. As it pleases the Lord, He preserves us. ||1|| aapnaa keetaa kichhoo na hovai ji-o har bhaavai ti-o rakhee-ai. ||1|| O my Dear Lord, everything is in Your power. mayray har jee-o sabh ko tayrai vas. I have no power to do anything at all. As it pleases You, You forgive us. ||1||Pause|| asaa jor naahee jay kichh kar ham saakah ji-o bhaavai tivai bakhas. ||1|| rahaa-o. You Yourself bless us with soul, body and everything. You Yourself cause us to act. sabh jee-o pind dee-aa tuDh aapay tuDh aapay kaarai laa-i-aa. As You issue Your Commands, so do we act, according to our pre-ordained destiny. ||2|| jayhaa tooN hukam karahi tayhay ko karam kamaavai jayhaa tuDh Dhur likh paa-i-aa. ||2|| You created the entire Universe out of the five elements; if anyone can create a sixth, let him. panch tat kar tuDh sarisat sabh saajee ko-ee chhayvaa kari-o jay kichh keetaa hovai. You unite some with the True Guru, and cause them to understand, while others, the self-willed manmukhs, do their deeds and cry out in pain. ||3|| iknaa satgur mayl tooN bujhaaveh ik manmukh karahi se rovai. ||3|| I cannot describe the glorious greatness of the Lord; I am foolish, thoughtless, idiotic and lowly. har kee vadi-aa-ee ha-o aakh na saakaa ha-o moorakh mugaDh neechaan. Please, forgive servant Nanak, O my Lord and Master; I am ignorant, but I have entered Your Sanctuary. ||4||4||15||24|| jan naanak ka-o har bakhas lai mayray su-aamee sarnaagat pa-i-aa ajaan. ||4||4||15||24|| According to this shabad the God Keeps us the way he wants and we all do act according to his order. So, my question that we don't want this to happen, because who want to break his home, so we should understand that everything happens with the God's will then ki eh sach hai ke jo hoyia hai eh v us di razzaa vich c? Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Fateh ranjitcaFri, 05 Apr 2013 12:43:24 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2321/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2619/response-to-1984/I wanted to hear other people's opinions on how Sikhs should act to bring justice to the events the took place in India in 1984. I believe that it is our responsibility, but I'm not sure how.Danish SinghSat, 11 May 2013 21:05:12 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2619/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2624/what-about-chalia/in our religion, many person adapt chalia for path sahib,chalia fon going gurudwaras. the number of 40 is important why? 41 days or 39 days are not . please answer me.I want to know.kanwaljeet kaur salujaMon, 13 May 2013 12:31:14 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2624/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2617/will-and-how-will-waheguru-ji-help-me/Well now my schooling is over and i m just making efforts for getting admission in top colleges to study engineering, my grandmother is praying for me, i m also praying regularly but i dont knw Y m getting a feeling of disappointment intentially, my dad wants me to make him feel proud and i also want to do that. will waheguruji help m in this and how ?????Jaskaran singhSat, 11 May 2013 12:13:43 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2617/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2620/can-amritdhari-girl-can-do-marriage-with-non-amritdhari-guy/Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh,' I am an amritdhari girl there was 1 guy who proposed me long back & i rejected his proposal because of family problems and restrictions. After 3-4 months when there was no conversation at all I said him Yes for his proposal. He said No its not possible nw & I askd the main reason behind that he said that I cant be amritdhari because its very difficult to follow all this & my family r not expecting an amritdhari girl in our house. When I askd him tht thn why u proposed me he said I love you bt i cant be amritdhari.if u love me then be non-amritdhari for me. I said him I cant do this because for me my everything is my raab & bec of him we met each other. Just a simple question please reply how he can be amrithdari because I am not in contact with him. He said me tht i shd never call or msg him. How he can change & be back in my life. Wht shd I do bec 1 side my raab is there & other side he. Please give a proper solution. Waiting for your reply.darshSun, 12 May 2013 10:09:38 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2620/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2490/how-to-accept-panna-and-being-humble/Dear Brothers and Sister, I was arranged marriage and follow my husband to North America, I from here California. I lived there for 4 months and my husband was saying he dislike living in northern America (Canada) not only living expensive but no life so he himself insist to come here USA. I also informed him its better to stay away from family because too much family involved not good and he said and assure me that everything will be okay...Since we came here he's sister involved in our matter I was working and didn't ask him to find job because he told me once he got his paper work that I sponsored him than he'll work...even it was hard for me but just to make him happy I sacrifice work 40 hours a week.He spend most of the time either to his sister house or watching TV at home nothing else...yet I let it go but it got to far that he for no right and no reason all of the time cursing and bad mouthing my families from no where...every conversation as a husband and wife he acted like a kid either sour face or screaming at me..I got nervous seeing him acted like that, I was grow in the orthodox and religious family that the women can't have higher voice should talk politely and etc. I came back to my parents house not to far from we living even though I went to my parents house they told me I have to solve the problem and you can share the problem but we don't want to know or get involve your marriage matter we can give you advise but not involved that is my parents taught me,,,,where his mom or his sister always listen and support his childishness and not advise him to talk the matter or solve the problem instead encourage him to run away back to Canada...and he did on Dec 12 he went without telling me what happen and why he gone. A week latter he told me he's in Canada back already and enjoy so much... I was shock and panic why he did to me...what had gone wrong... Brothers and Sisters, on Valentine he treat me to divorce me and also before that he wants all the jewelry that was as gifted for me to be return...my dad told me its okay we'll return it don't worry your safety more important but I was deeply wounded and upset he care about the jewelry than what he has done, he's characters, he's coward and so selfish don't care about his wife... Until today I kept asking my dad did he send any letter because he said he would like to divorce me and I haven't received any thing...I asked him the money that I spend while he's here for 6 months, sponsors him, and paid half for the logistic long distance truck to shift his stuffs here last time, should I ask the money back I don't and hate materiliastic but what he did was so low human being should I ask the paper or should I signed the paper first ( even I don't feel comfortable doing it) but I need to know where are we so we basicly just seperated no any more connections through phone nor email.The last email was from him and it was piss me off because he kept saying "If you want to work this marriage" seems I want to work it out why not him? and I also mention instead you said i ruin you and your family you ruin my life how much time i spent at home? and how ofter i go to your sister house did gossiping? than i also tell him not to call my if he want to hurt me and that was email we had. My questions here is what should I do...I still can't accept what Guru Ji had done if we not meant together why we had Oath infornt True Living Guru we all don't believe in divorce its not a game but why its happen. I got panic attack due to under alot of pressure even though our marriage was arranged we never think it was we used to care so much each other when we were in Canada but he changed while with his sister or his mother. How do I accept the Panna (GOD gift) even though its hard to believe or face it and the last one how to forget him by let him go and move on in my life and being humble don't have hatred...yea I still like him but after all what he's done and even older ppl or my families disapprove and feeling deceive and cheated on their daughter its not easy for them and me Dear brother and sister,I really need your help please advise me how to cope and be strong not to think about pastkhalsa kaurSat, 20 Apr 2013 13:34:42 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2490/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2296/which-is-best-to-recite/Sat Shri Akaal, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa , Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. First Of All I Want To Say That Sikhnet Members Are Doing A Great Sewa By Solving People Problems And Help Them To Elevate Themselves. I Also Read Most Of The Questions And Answers Which Help Me To Elevate Myself. My Question Is Which Is Best To Recite 1 Waheguru Waheguru 2 Satnam Satnam 3 Satnam Shri WaheGuru What Is Your View .Sorry if I caused offence that was not my intention. i apologise in advance for any mistakes or sins. Thanking You. Vaadhaa Ghaataa Bhul Chuk Maaf Karnee. Sat Shri Akaal Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. amarpreetsingh121Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:52:27 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2296/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2605/i-love-a-girl-deeply/I love a women deeply. She got married and having a one girl. her husband committed suicide and passed away. She has an extra marital affair. but still i love that women and wants to marry and make both lifes beautiful. he mind is not at all stable. she gives commitment and later again she changes her mind and after few days again she does the same what should i do guru ji i cannot live with out her i want to marry her and make her good and teach her what is life and value of life only god should help me Vikram singhVikram SinghThu, 09 May 2013 20:52:57 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2605/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/609/intrusive-thoughts/Ive been getting into sikhi more in the past few years..and this has become a more serious attempt to practice sikhi within the last year or so. I have intrusive, scary and disturbing thoughts that pop into my head before i have even thought them! It started off as the odd thing but in the past few months things have gone from bad to worse. I read sumwhere that these kind of thoughts are an off-shoot of anxiety..and i do tend to worry a lot e.g how will i build a strong, spiritua jeevan amongst various other things. These thoughts are too shameful to share but an example is an image popping into my mind of someone openly weeing in the gurdwara in the presence of guru granth sahib ji ..disgusting ino and i hate it but what can i do they just come out of nowhere...they are so random and mostly of a rude nature.. What makes it worse is tht these thoughts are all related to sikhi, our guru, sanagat and ithiaas... This makes me even more disgusted, and i feel like the only one in the world to have thoughts of this nature.it makes me worry so much about the punishment i am guna receive for havin these thoughts and what sikhi can i build up when i have these thoughts to deal with? I also feel resentful towards guru ji at times e.g y cant guru ji just eliminate these anoying things..andthen this feelin of dislike makes me want to hate myself even more.. Its a vicious circle. I really do not know what to do...this is seriously making me unhappy, ino sikhi is a hard path and all that but surely its not to such an extent that we r meant to be miserable (like me) constantly battling stupid thoughts all day and living in fear of how bad ur thoughts r going to become. Please anyone shed some light Thank you in advance PollyWed, 31 Oct 2012 15:25:55 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/609/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2602/disturbed-sikh/I am a turbaned Sikh man, yet I am a bit disturbed that many people that I have come across feel that I am too close to faith(Sikhi). My friends and family have told me to back away from Sikhi as they feel that I am becoming a fanatic. For starters majority of my friends and relatives have given up of keeping long hair and wearing a turban. I too want to cut my hair but I am conflicted. At my age all my friends have a girlfriend yet since I wear a turban this has kept the girls away from me. Girls have even said I look like a freak, or a caveman. Whether I hangout with my friends in a bar or a club my turban has always caused the conflict with the bouncer of the place as they do not permit people with turbans into their clubs or bars. I know many reading this many feel that I am taking the wrong step but what do I do? Is it so wrong to wish to be like everyone else? This turban and beard has created more problems and conflicts for me now I feel like maybe I shouldn't be wearing it at all. Anonymous sikhThu, 09 May 2013 14:53:49 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2602/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2389/some-food-that-contain-hidden-non-veg-items/Sat shri akaal, Waheguru ji ka khalsa , Waheguru ji ki fateh. Tell me some food that contain hidden non-veg items(any animal flesh) like meat , chicken , Fish , eggs, beef , pork etc or alcohol(beer/wine)etc like content which we as sikh and khalsa should not have to eat and drink , please tell me so that i can avoid them .i know that in cakes and pastries there are hidden eggs , so we have to avoid cakes and pastries in order to not consume/eat eggs indirectly. Tell me some more food items that contain these hidden non-veg items(any animal flesh) like meat , chicken , Fish , eggs, beef , pork etc or alcohol(beer/wine)etc like content which we as sikh and khalsa should not have to eat and drink . So that i can avoid them .I Think You Understand What I Want To Say .any suggesions dear ones. What Is Your View .Sorry if I caused offence that was not my intention. i apologise in advance for any mistakes or sins. Vaadhaa ghaataa bhul chuk maaf karnee. " Sat shri akaal " " Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh ". amarpreetsingh121Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:42:49 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2389/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2598/how-to-get-rid-of-fear/Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa, waheguru Ji ki fateh I tend to be scared of insects ( usually spiders, bees , wasps, bugs ) and nothing else ... How do I get rid of fear ? Thank you , waheguru Ji ka Khalsa , waheguru Ji ki fatehJasPinduhWed, 08 May 2013 05:53:42 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2598/http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2592/shastar-prakash/I want to have a shastar Prakash in my bedroom but I don't know where to set it up, I don't want it to have my back to it and don't want point my feet at it either. Also, the wall with my head board it small... any suggestions BuddaDalFaujiTue, 07 May 2013 00:49:02 -0500http://answers.sikhnet.com/question/2592/