kabeer maeraa mujh mehi kishh nehee jo kishh hai so thaeraa ||
thaeraa thujh ko soupathae kiaa laagai maeraa ||203||
 Kabeer, nothing is mine. Whatever there is, is Yours, O Lord.
If I surrender to You what is already Yours, what does it cost me? ||203||

 
Let us pray to the Gur and Guru for giving us the Gur Parsaad of understanding the Non-Truth element behind the meaning of "Me, My and Mine" which is the biggest source of ego generation in our mind and body.

 
"Me, My and Mine" is the physical representation (it is physically reflected in our deeds, actions, reactions and thoughts) of the ego-Ahankaar-Haumai, which is the most serious and chronic & poisonous virus which has infected the entire human race. This virus is so serious and dangerous that it keeps the masses involved in the cycle of death and birth for an unimaginably long period in time and space. The "Me My and Mine" has created a dark screen between the eternal truth (Param Jyot Atma) and the non-truth (Maya) element. So if we can understand the "Me My and Mine” aspect of our behavior then it will become easier to eliminate our ego or Haumai, because this is the root of the Haumai – ego – Ahankaar.
 
The biggest source of ego generation is the body of the person.  And the mind controls the body.  In this way it effects the mind.  In other words we can also say that there is no difference between the mind and the body.  The existence of the mind is due to the body.  And ego lives in the brain part of the body.  In more simpler and practical way we can say that mind is body and body is mind. 
 
Let us look at the "Me" first of all, what is "Me"? 
 
When we say "Me" we refer to our physical body.  Tis body is made from five elements: air, water, earth, fire and sky.  Now look at these five elements are these your body's creation or the body is created from these elements?  The answer is the body is created with the combination of these five elements. So the next question is who is the creator of these five elements?  Are you as "Me" the physical body creator of these five elements or there is some other super power behind the creation of these five elements?  The answer is obviously the super power is the creator of these five elements.  And if these five elements are not your creation and they are created by the superpower then who is the creator of the body?  Obviously the superpower is the creator of the body.   Then how does this body becomes "Me" - it should be His (God's) because He is the creator.
 
Let us look at it further.  The body is created by the combination of five elements: air, water, earth, fire and sky.  Now can you take these five elements physically and combine them?  Can you mix all of them together?  The fire will burn everything, the water will dissolve everything, the air will blow away everything, the sky is not accessible to you, in other words is it physically possible to combine these five elements by a normal human being?  The answer is obviously NO.  These elements are physically not compatible with each other, their physical properties don't let them be together in any circumstances. But in spite of the non compatibility of these five elements in the human body these five elements are held together, and what is it that is holding these five elements together ? The answer is the Super Power is holding them together.  What is that Super Power that is holding these five non compatible substances together in the form of your body?  The Super Power is the Param Jyot Atma, the life element.  It keeps the body going by breathing.  It is the Jyot (Supreme Light) that keeps these five non compatible elements together and this Jyot is the God Himself.  There is no difference between Atma (individual soul) and Param Atma (God, Supreme Soul).  The soul that goes beyond the three-sided maya (Trihu Gun Tey Parey) becomes Param Atma.  This body is only a house for this Param Atma to live and spend some time in.  Like we buy a house or a car and then after using it for a number of years we sell the old home and buy a new home or sell the old car and buy a new car.  In the same way this Param Atma lives in the body for a life time and then leaves it and enters in a new home to live another life.  And this cycle continues until this Param Atma recognizes Himself and distinguishes Himself from the rest of this play of Maya and detaches itself from the Maya and finds His Eternal Home – the Nirgun Saroop.  Like a drop of ocean goes back to the ocean.
 
This wonderful act of holding these five non compatible elements together in the form of the body is the "KUDRAT KA KRISHMA", it is a miracle and this miracle happens due to the Hukam, the will of Akal Purakh, there is no parallel power that can perform this miracle.
 
So in the real eternal sense the real "Me" is this Krishma, the "Me" is this Super Power, the Param Atma, the Param Jyot, the Life and not the physical body, and the physical body belongs to the creator and not the "Me" that is normally understood by the masses as the physical body.
 
Since the body is mind and mind is body and that is what is normally understood in the physical sense as "Me" by the human beings, is replaced by the Super Power, the Param Atma, the Param Jyot, the Life in the real eternal sense.   In the end there is no "Me", there is only the Super Power, the Param Atma, the Param Jyot, the Life. 
 
Similarly let us look at "My and Mine", which again for all practical purposes on the physical planes of the Maya World is understood as the stuff belonging to your physical body.  Such as your clothes, your house, your car and so on.  Let us take an example of a brick used for building the home – which is made by mixing the clay with water then molding it in to the proper shape and then baked in the fire before it is used for building the home for you. Now think for a moment – does the earth or the clay belong to you or created by you, the answer is no the Creator has created this element and by virtue of that this is the property of the Creator. 
 
The second element that goes into making the brick is the water – does the water belong to you? Are you the Creator of the water?  The answer is obviously no.  The Creator has created the water so the water belongs to the Creator.  So the brick,  the clay mixed with water, belongs to the Creator.  Then the fire is used to bake the brick.  Again the question is who created the fire?  Was it not created by the Hukam of the God, the only Creator?  Then where is the question of you claiming that the brick belongs to you and how can you claim that the home built of these bricks belongs to you?  Will it be wrong if we say that everything is created by the Creator and so everything belongs to the Creator and not "My and Mine".
 
Understand this divine wisdom that every thing belongs to the Creator and there is nothing that belongs to you – the soul.   The physical body doesn’t belong to you so detach yourself ( your soul) from all these physical elements whatsoever they may be – house, clothes, household goods, family members and so on. For that matter everything that is physically seen with human body eyes is not yours (not the souls, not the Param Atma the Jyot inside you).  Then you will be able to win over your ego – Haumai – Ahankaar and by doing so you will be able to win over your mind completely and win over Maya completely.
 
Once that happens then you (soul) will go beyond the three attributes (Raj - desire, Tam – darkness, Sat - goodness ) of Maya and go back to your (the soul’s) eternal home and never be born again to live in the house made from these five non compatible elements – your physical body.  You, the soul, will find your eternal home - the Dargah (Supreme Court) of Akal Purakh and stay there forever and enjoy the highest and most blissful place in time and space. 
 
The above description explains what is meant by:
 

The person who understand this wonderful piece of divine wisdom given in the Gurbani will be able to achieve the Jivan Mukti (salvation while alive).  Because Jivan Mukti is the Mukti (freedom) from Haumai (ego).  Jivan Mukti is Mukti (freedom)  from Maya (mammon).  And by deleting "Me, My and Mine" from your inside you will be able to do so.
 
Just an understanding and acceptance of this piece of divine wisdom will make you go beyond the three-parts of Maya (Trihu Gun Tey Parey) and merge your soul back in to the Nirgun Saroop (Suprem Light of God).   Please delete the "Me, My and Mine" from your speech, mind and Hirda and you will reach heights of the spiritual world.

sat sri akal dosto,
 
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 As indicated in the Gurbani, the hell is not somewhere up there or there yonder. But, it is here and now.
According to the Gurbani, attachment (Moh-ਮੋਹ) and doubt (Bharam-ਭਰਮ, misapprehension, confusion, etc.) constitute the horrible hell. And many (“ਘਣੋ”-numerous, gross, large number) of us in this world who are sunk (drowned, absorbed-”ਬੂਡਤ”) in this horrible hell (“ਮਹਾ ਨਰਕ”) of attachment and doubt (“ਮੋਹ ਭਰਮ”) are its dwellers (ਵਾਸੀ). The Gurbani:
 

• ਮੋਹ ਭਰਮ ਬੂਡਤ ਘਣੋ ਮਹਾ ਨਰਕ ਮਹਿ ਵਾਸ ॥: Moh bharam buudat ghano mahaa narak mahi vaas (sggs 297).

Perversions or faults of the false ego-sense or Haumai are countless (lust, anger, greed, etc., and their countless variations such as slander, selfishness, falsehood, and so on).
Since attachment (Moh-ਮੋਹ) and doubt (Bharam-ਭਰਮ) are the faults of the false ego-sense or Haumai, the hint here is towards the egotism (Haumai) being the horrible hell. The Gurbani:
 

• ਹਉ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਰਕਿ ਸੁਰਗਿ ਅਵਤਾਰੁ ॥: Hau vich narak surag avataar (sggs 466).

Here, as asserted by the Gurbani, one thing seems to be pretty clear: the meaning of hell (or heaven) many of us often hear from our respective priest-class (Bhais, Pundits, Maulvis, Paadrees, Rabbis, and so on) is not the real meaning of these terms! The Gurbani says that the Gurmukhs (Sant, Bhagat, Realized ones…) have rejected them, both hell and heaven (ਰਦ ਕੀਤੇ, ਖੰਡਨ ਕੀਤੇ, annulled, rescinded…). That is, only the Manmukhs believe them (that hell or heaven is up there, or there yonder, etc.).
 

• ਕਵਨੁ ਨਰਕੁ ਕਿਆ ਸੁਰਗੁ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ਸੰਤਨ ਦੋਊ ਰਾਦੇ ॥: Kavan naraku kiaa suragu bichaaraa santan do-oo raade (sggs 969).

In nutshell – as the Gurbani indicates – the hell is the Manmukh lifestyle, the Saakat lifestyle, the Mayaic lifestyle (ਮਾਇਕੀ ਜੀਵਨ), the life dictated by the unstable or conditioned mind, the life devoid of the Naam (Shabad-Vichaar, Aatam-Giaan…), the life of ignorance (ਅਗਿਆਨਤਾ)…
 

• ਇਕਿ ਖੜੇ ਰਸਾਤਲਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਗਾਵਾਰਾ ॥: Eki kharre rasaatali kari manmukh gaavaaraa (sggs 1081).
• ਮਹਾ ਮੋਹਨੀ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਨਰਕ ਕੀ ਰੀਤਿ ॥੧॥: Mahaa mohanee mohiaa narak kee reeti (sggs 815).
• ਮਨੂਆ ਡੋਲੈ ਨਰਕੇ ਪਾਈ ॥: Manooaa dolai narake paaee (sggs 906).
• ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਰਕਿ ਪਾਹਿ ॥: Hari simaran binu naraki paahi (sggs 1192).
• ਨਰਕਿ ਪਚਹਿ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਧੇਰੇ ॥: Naraki pachahi agiaan andhere (sggs 1029).
• ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਆਤਮ ਜਾਪੈ ॥: Nindaa kari kari narak nivaasee antari aatam jaapai (sggs 1013).
• ਜਿਸ ਕੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਾਜ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥ ਸੋ ਨਰਕਪਾਤੀ ਹੋਵਤ ਸੁਆਨੁ ॥: Jis kai antari raaj abhimaanu. So narakpaatee hovat suaanu (sggs 278).

So, according to the Gurbani, to avoid the hellish life or existence is staying connected with the Mool (ਮੂਲ, Source, Origin, Joti…) within, Practice Truth (ਸਚ ਦੀ ਕਮਾਈ), live the Gurmat (Aatam-Giaan, Divine Knowledge, the Gurbani’s Teaching)…
 

• ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਬਚਨਿ ਨਰਕਿ ਨ ਪਵੈ ॥: Gur kai bachani naraki n pavai (sggs 177).
• ਸਾਧ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਨਰਕ ਪਰਹਰੈ ॥: Saadh kai sangi narak paraharai (sggs 272).
• ਗਲੀ ਭਿਸਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਈਐ ਛੁਟੈ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥: Gallee bhisti na jaaeeai shutai sach kamaai (sggs 141).

In nutshell, the Gurbani urges us to make the effort (Shabad-Vichaar…), and switch from the Manmukh-lifestyle to the Gurmukh-Lifestyle (Bhagat or Saintly Life, Jeevan Mukta, Divine Life, Awakened Life…).
 

• ਜਿਤਨੇ ਨਰਕ ਸੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਭੋਗੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਲੇਪੁ ਨ ਮਾਸਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥: Jitane narak se manmukhi bhogai gurmukhi lepu n maasaa he ||12|| (sggs 1073).
• ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰਤ ਹੋਵੈ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਚੈ ਆਪੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥ … ਐਸੀ ਨਿਰਤਿ ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਗੈ ॥੪॥੪॥੪੩॥: (sggs 381).

Arn was born in Arnäs, Västergötland in 1150. At the age of 5, he had an accident, and was believed to be saved thanks to his mother's prayers to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Since the boy was saved, his parents decided that in reward for the miracle, he was to be sent to a monastery. He spent the next twelve years of his life in the monasteries Varnhem in Sweden and Vitskøl in Denmark (Vitae Scholae in Latin).
He met brother Guilbert, a former Knight Templar, who instructed him in the use of the sword and the art of medieval war in the Holy Lands. The Prior of the convent, Father Henri, told Arn to witness for himself the outside world, and only after that he would be able to take the eternal vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Arn did so, but fell into the terrible sin of having sexual intercourse with Cecelia, who was also in the nunery. Cecelia got pregnant and told her sister Katarina about what happened between her and Arn. Katarina became jealous and told the Head Mother that not only did Cecelia have sex with Arn, but lied that Arn had had carnal knowledge before marriage with her as well. According to the laws of the church, it was a great sin to have sexual intercourse with two women who had the same mother. He was then condemmed to spend 20 years in the Holy Land, as a Knight Templar, and Cecelia was kept in the nunery and her boy child taken away from her.
At the age of 27, Arn is already a veteran in the Crusader army, when he faces the strangest experience a Knight Templar can have. While pursuing a band of Saracen thieves, he comes across the very enemy of all Christendom, Saladin, and saves his life. This idea is apparently borrowed from The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott. After this, both become very close friends, but great enemies at the same time. After a series of unimportant battles, Saladin seizes the city and fortress of Gaza, where Arn served as commander. Saladin spares Arn's life, while willing to get a bigger prize, the city of Jerusalem. Arn is given the order to march with all his knights, and they finally defeat Saladin's army at the Battle of Montgisard. When Arnaud de Toroge is named Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Arn is summoned to Jerusalem to become Master of the city.
In the Battle of Hattin, Arn is severely wounded and spends several weeks at Saladin's hospital in Damascus, after that he accompanies him to Jerusalem, which is conquered (1187). In the very end of the second book, Richard the Lionheart comes to Palestine with an army of crusaders. He captures Acre from Saladin, and when about to buy off 5,700 prisoners from the Christian, Saladin and Arn were horrified see Richard having them slaughtered, even the children "as the mamluks were riding, trying to save them, in tears." Arn then confides that Richard "only will be remembered as the slaughterer" and that he will never capture Jerusalem, thus confiding himself that he doesn't care if the city remains in Muslim hands. He embraces Saladin, and then starts traveling home to Sweden, where a state is about to be formed.
After returning to Sweden along with a group of people from the Holy Land (among them two Armenian craftsmen, two Englishmen specializing in crossbows and longbows, glass workers, felt makers, copper smiths and two learned Saracen physicians), Arn has great plans for his childhood home, Arnäs and the estate which was to be his before he was forced to the Holy Land, Forsvik. He explains his idea of "building for peace" by constructing a modern castle at Arnäs and to create a manufacturing centre at Forsvik.
Arn starts training several young men and boys to become knights (or at least a competent cavalry force) at Forsvik.
When he returns to his family they are at first overwhelmed with a joy that soon cools when he voices his desire to marry Cecilia Algotsdotter. His family wishes to use him for a political marriage, but due to the intrigues of Cecilia and her friend the queen they are married either way, earning them the enmity of Birger Brosa. After a little time they have a daughter together and Forsvik grows rapidly.
However his newfound luck is shattered when King Sverker II attempts to kill the sons of the late King Knut. Commanding his force of cavalry, he defeats the king's soldiers at the Battle of Älgarås. He also takes command at the Battle of Lena and emerges victorious.
Two years later, when King Sverker returns to once again with a Danish army and Arn commands the forces of King Erik at the Battle of Gestilren. He takes a fatal wound while pushing forward to kill King Sverker, he succeeds in this and the battle is won. He dies a few days later, now aged 60, and is buried in Varnhem monastery.
 
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knight_Templar_(Crusades_trilogy)
 
there is also movie about it.... watch it if you want.

Guru Nanak Ne Liya Avtar

First, the Gurbani is meant to be thoroughly understood through the sincere Shabad-Vichaar.

•ਏਨਾ ਅਖਰਾ ਮਹਿ ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥: Enaa akharaa mahi jo gurmukhi boojhai tisu siri lekhu n hoee ||2||: By becoming the Gurmukh, who understands (the Mool-ਮੂਲ, Aatm-Giaan…) through these letters, no accounting (of Bikaars…) is due from him. ||2|| (sggs 432).
In other words, it is not meant to be wrapped up in the designers Rumaalaas and worshipped as an idle!!

•ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਪਸੂ ਭਏ ਬੇਤਾਲੇ ॥੬॥: Binu boojhai pasu bhaye betaale ||6||: Without understanding, people become beast (-nature) and demon ||6|| (sggs 224).
After understanding the Gurbani (Gurmat, Gurbani’s Giaan-ਸੂਝ ਬੂਝ…), it is emphasized in the Gurbani that the Giaan (Divine Knowledge, Spiritual Wisdom, Aatam-Giaan, Shabad-Giaan, Gur-Giaan...) obtained from the Gurbani be constantly remembered, believed, and lived – applied to daily life.

Thus, Amal or Karanee (ਅਮਲ, ਕਰਣੀ, application, implementation, administration, conduct…) is very important to the Gurbani. For without Amal or Karanee, understanding is “deficient”.

•ਕਰਣੀ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਘਟੇ ਘਟਿ ॥: Karanee baajhahu ghate ghat: Without “ਕਰਣੀ”-Karanee, (understanding) becomes more and more deficient (sggs 25).
If a person is ill, his mere reading of the medicine’s label without administering the medicine will not cure him. In order to be cured of the disease and related pain and suffering, one has to take the medicine and stop mere reading of its label. Similarly, the Gurbani is only meant to be applied. Mere reading of it or listening to its recitations will not cure us from our psychological illness.

•ਕਰਣੀ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਤਰੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥: Karanee baajhahu tarai na koi: Without “Karanee”, no one crosses over (“terrifying world-ocean” or Sansaar) (sggs 952).
More or less, we are all sick. The false ego-sense (Haumai) is our chronic disease. Instructions of the Gurbani are like a medicine. Until it is diligently applied to the mind, its mere reading will not have much effect on the healing process.

One may be able to gain all sorts of knowledge by reading the Gurbani (or any other scriptures for that matter), however, the knowledge without applying (Amal, Karanee-ਅਮਲ, ਕਰਣੀ) it to one’s daily life is empty as married life to an eunuch! One can appease his hunger only by taking food. If he does not make effort to take food, or if he just sits there on account of his fate, he is sure to die of starvation! Similarly, if we desire to rid of our chronic disease of false ego (Haume), The Gurbani urges we must apply the Divine Teaching of the Gurbani (Gurmat, Aatam-Giaan…).

•ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਮੇਰੀ ਜਿੰਦੁੜੀਏ ਤੇ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੂੜ ਇਆਣੇ ਰਾਮ ॥: Jin hari hari naamu na chetio meree jindurreeae te manmukh moorr iaane raam: Those who do not remember (i.e., apply…) the Name (i.e., Giaan or Divine Knowledge obtained after Understanding the Gurbani…), O my soul – those Manmukhs (self-willed…) are foolish and ignorant. (sggs 540).

We are all actors on this stage of the life. Since life is a journey, during this journey on earth, we all play our unique role. At the end of the play, the curtain falls or closes, and we depart from this world. The Gurbani urges us not to compare life to others’. Because we have no idea what others’ journey is all about.

•ਫਰੀਦਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਪਰਾਈ ਚੋਪੜੀ ਨਾ ਤਰਸਾਏ ਜੀਉ ॥੨੯॥: Fareedaa dekh paraaee choparree naa tarasaae jeeou ||29||: Says Fareed, if you see someone else’s buttered bread (i.e., betterment…), do not envy him for it ||29|| (sggs 1379).
The term ਤਰਸਨਾ (Tarasanaa) = to long, to desire eagerly, to feel envious, etc.; ਤਰਸਾਨਾ (Tarasaanaa) = to cause to long or desire, to set agog…

It’s not that the Gurbani does not want us eat buttered bread (if we have it), its simply indicating to us not to compare life with others’. If we do insist on comparing life with others’, we will certainly end up feeling jealous at their betterment. This will only make us angry, greedy, lustful (full of cravings, desires, longings …), resentful, unhappy, miserable, and so on. Which, in turn, will only further ruin our mental balance, real perspective of life …

In a way, the above verse of the Gurbani is a simple self-test: when others get what they wish, and we are sad and unhappy, it means we are inflicted with the ailment of comparing our life with others’.

Comparing life with others’ also makes us worry as we ponder over and over again: “why I don’t have what the other person has?”, and so on. Worry is worse than a pyre. For a pyre burns a dead person, but worry burns a person alive!

The Gurbani tells us that so long we are worry ridden, we will not be able eradicate our false ego-sense (Haumai), and realize our Mool (our True self, our True Nature, our Source, our Origin, Aatam-Giaan…). In other words, in all this turmoil, we cannot conduct Inner Inquiry (Spiritual quest, ਆਤਮਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ…).

•ਬਹੁ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਚਿਤਵੈ ਆਪੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥: Bahu chintaa chitavai aapu n pashaanaa: With the mind distracted by acute worry, one cannot recognize his own (True self, Mool…) (sggs 159).
If we took the strengths of others, and compared them to our own weaknesses or shortcomings (including what others have, like houses, cars, money, titles, status, education, and so on), this would neither make us to size up nor this would make us feel good about ourselves.

Then why do it? There will always be those who are better, and those who are worse. In other words, the Gurbani is urging us to count our own blessings – count what we have, not what we don’t have.

Life is not a competition! Therefore, the Gurbani asks us not to waste life in comparing and competeing (“ਰੀਸ”) with others’ (ਮੂਰਖੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਉਨ ਕੀ ਰੀਸ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਹਲਤਿ ਪਲਤਿ ਮੁਹੁ ਕਾਰਾ ॥੨॥: Moorakh hovai su oun kee rees kare tisu halati palati muhu kaaraa ||2||, sggs 733).

So, the Gurbani encourages us to enjoy one’s own life without comparing it with that of others’. We are encouraged by the Gurbani to develop this Awareness (Gurmukh Lifestyle).

To this end, we can substitute Love for comparison …

Mehran Wale Saiyan Sanu Charna Naal Jod
Kalyug Marda A Gaidey, Aaun Dinda Nahio Nede
Paunda Aan Aan Gherey Ehna Kandeya Nu Tod
Mehran Wale Saiyan Sanu Charna Naal Jod
Paap Bahut Kmaayi Jande Giney Na Ginaye
Aakhaan Kisnu Sunaye Mande Bhaaga De Dosh
Mehran Wale Saiyan Sanu Charna Naal Jod
Digha Dar Tere Aake, So So Thokran Main Kha Ke
Aakhan Vaasta Main Paa Ke Mainu Khali Na Mod
Mehran Wale Saiyan Sanu Charna Naal Jod

Bhagat Kabir ji states: Oh Kabir, the dinner of beans and rice flavoured with rice is acceptable But who is prepared to have his throat cut [in the hereafter] for the hunted animal. [1374]

It is a disturbing thought that many Sikhs believe that to attain spiritual enlightenment one can continue to tuck into a juicy steak, that the pain and suffering of the animal is separate to the succulent roast chicken on the table, that the cutting of the animals life force will not have a direct effect on their own 'karmic account '. Eating meat of ANY type is prohibited for a Sikh. Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (SGGS) makes various references to meat . The reason the Gurus went hunting was not for pleasure or the need to satisfy their taste buds, they were above this , it was to settle long overdue 'accounts' to release the souls of the poor unfortunate animals who may have wronged in the past, to grant them Mukti / salvation. There is a story of Guru Gobind Singh Ji who sent out his falcon to hunt an animal, once caught Guru Ji watched as the Baaj tore into the animals flesh. Asked by one of his Sikhs what was the reasoning behind this Guru ji stated that in a previous life the animal had borrowed some money from the Baaj and swore on Akal Purakhs name that he would pay it back, he never did, now was pay back time. There are many instances like this which illustrates that the Gurus were not hunting for meat but to save these souls from the continuous cycle of birth and death. In two Hukkhamnamas of Sri Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji there are clear cut instructions prohibiting the eating of meat, fish etc. The actual words are

"Maas machhi de nerrey nahai jawnaa" Dr Gopal Singh in his History of the Sikh People. " In the Gurus kitchen (or Guru Ka Langar) meat dishes are not to be served, Giani Sher Singh in his Philosophy of Sikhism. "Kabir held the doctrine of Ahinsa or non-destruction of life, which even extended to his followers. The Sikh Gurus, on the contrary allowed and even encouraged the use of animal flesh for food.."??? Does the author go on to expand on this , does he give any evidence for this, No he does not!. Again pure conjecture and speculation from people with hidden agendas. One should step back and think for a moment what is being said here. The Gurus were pure souls, Sikhs believe them to have merged with the Akal Purkh are we then led to believe that they would tear into a chicken leg at meal time, piayrio don't even go there. Eating meat is a very primitive act and the Gurus taught us to be above this, to control our emotions and urges if we were to develop spiritually. H.S Singha in his Mini Encyclopedia of Sikhism. 'Guru Amar Das Ji ate only rice and lentils but this abstention cannot be regarded as evidence of vegetarianism, only of simple living.'??? Why cannot it be evidence of vegetarianism ? If we look at the lives of the Gurus and try to emulate as much of them as possible because we regard them as ideal living then why not this ? Now, lets get to the heart of what eating meat really means. We are talking about inflicting pain & killing another being , cutting of its flesh and muscles which that animal relied upon for its existence and consuming it, primarily for the taste. That's right, for the taste of it. We can exist quite happily without meat so why do many people feel the urge to consume it, taste plays a large part of it. Can we in our hearts believe that the Gurus advocated this? Question : Do beings get born on this earth and have living bodies just to be a convenience food ? Or do beings get born into a life with a body so that they can develop and eventually evolve away from Karma and into Dharma ? In the beginnings of SGGS , Guru Ji says : This human body has been given to you. This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe. Nothing else will work. Join the SaadhSangat, the company of the holy. Vibrate and meditate on the Jewel on the Naam. Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean. Your are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya I have not practiced meditation, self discipline, Self restraint or righteous living. I have not served the holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my king. Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible! O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary, please preserve my honour. The 'body' is given to all in order to meet Akal Purkh and the Guru says that there is no other way to meet him. By killing a healthy animal for consumption interrupts its life experience and its evolution towards meeting God. Animals can sense impending doom especially if they can hear the death throws of their colleagues having a 'bolt' driven into their skulls in the shed next door. This can evoke a very powerful glandular response in the animal and hormones are pumped into its body. When you eat that flesh you take on those hormones, and of course its Karma. This has a great effect on your Atma, for the Atma feels pain. By adding the karma of that soul to yours you are also interfering with your own desire to meet the Lord of the Universe. If you have not cleared away your own Karma why would you want to create the Karma of killing and consuming the flesh of another being ? Sikhs do not eat or take into their bodies anything which is harmful or have an ill effect upon the body or mind. Meat is a stimulant of the gross passions of the mind and body. Meat is harmful on a physical, mental and spiritual level. You are killing a soul who is in the process of evolving towards God. Meat stimulates your 'lower nature' making it impossible to achieve a meditative spiritual mind set. If you want constant confusion and irritation then chew on a piece of flesh. If on the other hand you want to evolve spiritually , open up the capacity for meditative comprehension of higher truths then the karmic and polluting nature of meat cannot be ignored. It is said by many that plants also have life so why do we not abstain from eating plants ? It is very true that plants do have life but the karmic energy and consequences of eating plants do not compare to those of an animal which has nervous systems; feeling, possible thoughts, parental instincts towards is offspring. Also plants ( and I am talking about the normal ones that we eat - lentils, maize , spinach etc) are not harmful on a mental, spiritual level but are in fact good for the digestion. Much has been made of the Nihang Singh sect eating Maha Parshad, but the Nihangs also drink a concoction of Marihuana and opium called Suckha, are we all to start taking drugs because of this? Those believing they will grow big and strong by eating meat are also at a loss to explain why vegetarian Singhs and Singhnia are among the strongest and toughest people in the world and how Singhs of the past like Baba Deep Singh were able to overpower enemy armies of much greater size. For those of you thinking "we are at the top of the food chain"- you are sadly mistaken as Cannibals eat humans as well as other meat so they are at the top should we be likewise be following what they do?

They (the truest of the true) burn away the bonds of the world, And eat a simple diet of grain and water. (SGGS Aang467)

Kabir, those mortals who consume marijuana, fish and wine - no matter what pilgrimages, fasts and rituals they follow, they will all go to hell. (SGGS Aang1337)

You kill living beings and worship lifeless things, at your very last moment, You will suffer terrible pain. (SGGS Aang332)

Do not say that the Vedas are false, false are those who do not reflect. If in all is one god, then why does one kill the hen ? (SGGS Aang1350)

Sayeth Kabir, that the best food is eating kichree (daal/lentils) where nectar sweet is the salt. You eat hunted meat, but which animal is willing to have their head cut ? (SGGS Aang1378)

In this dark age of Kali Yuga, people have faces like dogs; They eat rotting dead bodies for food. (SGGS Aang1242 The Vars of Bhai Gurdas Ji are known as the 'kunji' (key) to Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Var 31 pauree 9 : "Just because the Guru has saved the butcher,That does not mean that we can kill animals and eat them."

ASK YOURSELF WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO EAT A CORPSE?

Sushma:
Tu idhar-udhar ki baat na kar, bataa ki yeh kafila kyon loota,
humein rahzanon se gilah nahi, teri rehbari ka sawaal hai.
(Don’t make excuses, just explain how the caravan got looted. I am not concerned about the looters, it is a question of your leadership )

PM:
Maana teri deed ke kaabil nahi hoon mai,
tu mera shouq toh dekh, mera intezaar toh dekh. :hehe:
(I admit I am not worth your affection,
but kindly do appreciate my commitment and my patience)

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