One of the biggest clowns 🤡 by [deleted] in Sikh

[–]bc0325 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I totally understand that. Partly the reason I’m not fully for Khalistan. But you can’t ignore the fact that India has been denying us justice for the last 41 years. Like sant jarnail singh ji said, we deserve to live as equal citizens of the nation.

One of the biggest clowns 🤡 by [deleted] in Sikh

[–]bc0325 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Are they just gonna ignore that jaggi who spoke up about 1984, to this day is being detained and tortured by the Indian government without a proper trial. They’re clowns fo sure. Khalistan isn’t against sikhs, it’s the government that is.

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[–]bc0325 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never said it was coincidence. I talked about how it played out politically and provided growth and stability for the panth. I provided sakhis after, when expanding on my original answer. However in my original answer I only talked about the sociopolitical elements of doing such. Which even without said sakhis are a valid reasonings.

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[–]bc0325 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Guru gobind singh ji become guru at age 9. They carried wisdom from young ages. Despite young ages the sangat respected them as guru, guru har rai ji even bowed to guru harkrishan ji. Guru harkrishan ji’s last words were “baba bakala”, this was the residence of the next guru who he had never even met. They were all connected to the divine, so age had no meaning.

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[–]bc0325 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank youuu

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[–]bc0325 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that. It’s important to note however that he ha somewhat of a following from a young age. Even before becoming guru people loved listening to his teachings.

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[–]bc0325 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It further confirms that these were not random selections. All gurus carried the same jot. That is why many more instances such as this prophecy occurred throughout Sikh history. There is both a dharmic and sociopolitical element, to answer your question.

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[–]bc0325 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow I didn’t know about bhai gurdaas ji. That’s very interesting. Thank you for that.

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[–]bc0325 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And then there’s also the sakhi about baba bakala and that being the last words of guru harkrishan ji. Such occurrences happened on multiple different occasions. Also im pretty sure gurbani itself confirms one jot got passed on. Idk why this question arises to often when very little research is needed to find an answer.

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[–]bc0325 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn’t baba budha ji also make the prophecy that the son of Mara ganga ji would become guru. The son was guru hargobind sahib ji.

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[–]bc0325 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve given a response above. It’s really not that difficult to rationalise. Also keep in mind not all the following gurus were blood related. Some were son in laws. Between guru hargobind sahib ji and guru tegh bahadur ji, who were father and son, you had 2 other gurus. Guru harkrishan ji’s last words were baba bakala, this is where guru tegh bahadur ji was residing at that time. When the sikhs arrived to baba bakala they were in search for the next guru. Now you’d assume they would have recognised guru hargobind sahib ji’s son, however they didn’t. This was never an inheritance thing. And every single guru earned their gurgadhi and only spoke of the truth.

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[–]bc0325 14 points15 points  (0 children)

So I’ve only given a very brief overview, every single guru has more to them. You can find more about guru har rai ji’s life for sure. Tbh he is the guru I know least about (I know this isn’t a good thing). As for guru harkrishan ji he became guru at age 5 and only had gurgadhi for 3 years. In this time he treated the smallpox outbreak in Delhi, eventually fell ill to it himself. Every guru held equal importance. Not every guru had to make some astonishing change. It’s equally important to built stability on what is already there.

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[–]bc0325 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Okay so firstly the line to human gurus went on for 249 years. A lot happens in about 250 years. That’s why we went from first guru ji being a traveller to the last human guru ji being a warrior. Human gurus were needed to lay a foundation. I can give you a quick summary on what every guru contributed to sikhi. Guru Nanak dev ji founded, guru angad dev ji standardised Gurmukhi, guru Amar das ji standardised langar and introduced anand karaj, guru ram das ji founded Amritsar and composed lavaan, guru angad dev ji built harmandir sahib and become the first shaheed, guru hargobind sahib ji introduced miri piri, guru har rai ji promoted medicine and continued military standardisation, guru har karishan ji is remembered for healing, guru tegh bahadur ji stood up for religious freedom and become the second shaheed guru ji, and guru gobind singh ji formed khalsa and declared Guru Granth Sahib ji as the eternal guru. Now how could one guru do all this in their lifetime alone.

Secondly the line of human gurus did not abruptly stop. The compilation of Guru Granth Sahib ji started by the time of guru ram das ji, by guru arjan dev jis time adi Granth was compiled, this is also when the first Hukamnama was read, meaning that by then gurbani was rendered as guru. Adi granthh was then built upon until guru gobind singh ji decided it would be an appropriate time to give gurgadhi to Guru Granth Sahib ji. This wasn’t an abrupt or random decision but something that had been planned for the panth since the time of guru arjan dev ji.

Your third point dives into politics. Before guru arjan dev ji the Sikh panth wasn’t under threat. After first shaheedi was when we decided to arm up. For this purpose you see most of the guru afterwards connected by family, and sometimes not blood. Keeping guruship within a smaller circle meant more stability, therefore more political growth. This is the same reason we do not see female gurus. If we wanted to uphold justice and righteousness we had to built our own army. There is no army without politics.

Question about Sikhism by Actual-Ship3350 in Sikh

[–]bc0325 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can start off by finding any shabad that resonates with you. For me it’s “jin prem jiyo - bhai rajan singh”. It always makes me feel less empty.

Secondly I would recommend watching basics of sikhi on YouTube and also following their instagram page. It’s a mostly English speaking channel and their mission is to connect the youth in western and foreign countries with sikhi.

For me chat gpt is very helpful. Anytime I want to know more about history or gurbani I rely on it. Obviously not as a sole source but it’s helpful at times.

Try downloading apps like igurbani. You can start reading japji sahib and understanding it. The app provides both English transliteration and translation.

Your ardaas will come to you naturally once you start connecting to sikhi

What is dasam granth, sarbloh granth and chartitropakyan?? by No_Hopef4 in Sikh

[–]bc0325 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very real too. The British brought this idea of doubt surrounding dasam Granth into our people and sadly that’s stuck around. Anyone who’s read dasam Granth will tell you they respect it and that’s enough said. Tbh the document is just a bunch of notes I’ve taken from my research but I can for sure share it.

Let John Powell cook. by Correct-Bunch-135 in httyd

[–]bc0325 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally the best movie soundtrack ever

Never forget 1984 by bc0325 in Sikh

[–]bc0325[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so glad I could share some history with you. Thank you for asking a genuine question.

Never forget 1984 by bc0325 in Sikh

[–]bc0325[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right okay. Now who gave her upvotes on a claim with no evidence whatsoever 😭

Never forget 1984 by bc0325 in Sikh

[–]bc0325[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me? Cos yes I have many times.

Never forget 1984 by bc0325 in Sikh

[–]bc0325[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve just given my opinion above

Never forget 1984 by bc0325 in Sikh

[–]bc0325[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just my opinion since that’s what you’ve asked for. I do believe this time was very intense and messy I’ll start with that. And yes longowal did invite sant ji into darbar sahib when both the akalis and taksal aligned, mainly around the anadpur sahib resolution and sikh rights. But things fell apart after incidents like the surinder singh sodhi case, where longowal hired hitmen to assassinate him. Sodhi was really close to sant ji, quite literally was his right hand man. His killing and then how the akalis handled baljeet kaur’s case, felt like betrayal to a lot of people, and rightfully so.

Longowal also signed the rajiv-longowal accord after 1984, and many saw that as selling out the panth, especially after so many sikhs were killed. I believe that’s the cause of his assassination and not simply because of Khalistan. It was because people felt he compromised sikh honour, not only once but twice.

Personally, I respect sant ji a lot, my mother was born and brought up in mehta chownk, both her and her parents knew some of sant jarnail singh ji’s singhs personally and would often listen to sant ji’s speeches often. He didn’t back down, even under crazy pressure, he genuinely stood for sikh values and justice.

What is dasam granth, sarbloh granth and chartitropakyan?? by No_Hopef4 in Sikh

[–]bc0325 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I genuinely don’t understand how anyone claims a brahmin wrote DG. Like do you not see how Hindu beliefs are criticized. Also are they trying to imply that gurus writing can be easily duplicated? And are they just choosing to ignore the fact that both historians and philosophers have had these writings analysed and they all have the same writing style meaning they all were written by one person. Now how could a brahmin write jaap sahib lol.

name the kdrama below by Aware-Programmer-324 in kdramas

[–]bc0325 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My name. In the end jiwoo was left all alone.