Sikhi and stealing

Sikhi and Stealing

A lot of youth these day, especially the wannna be Punjabi gangsters are involved in fraud. They commit credit card scams and steal other people’s money. A lot of deceit and selfish behavoiur is present amongst the young community who are out there just to get money anyway anyhow. A lot of our youth have been involved in armed robbers and drug dealing. It is sad to see when our Guru guides us in the following way:

imiQAw hsq pr drb kau ihrih ] (268-19, gauVI suKmnI, mÚ 5)
mithi-aa hasat par darab ka-o hireh.
False are the hands which steal the wealth of others.

vlvMc kir aupwv mwieAw ihir AwixAw ] (1248-19, swrMg, mÚ 3)
valvanch kar upaav maa-i-aa hir aani-aa.
By various frauds and deceptions, they steal the wealth of others.

jmkwlu inhwly sws Awv GtY byqwilAw ] (1248-19, swrMg, mÚ 3)
jamkaal nihaalay saas aav ghatai baytaali-aa.
But the Messenger of Death keeps his gaze on their breath, and the life of those goblins decreases day by day.

hku prwieAw nwnkw ausu sUAr ausu gwie ]
hak paraaeiaa naanakaa ous sooar ous gaae ||
To take what rightfully belongs to another, is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef.

guru pIru hwmw qw Bry jw murdwru n Kwie ]
gur peer haamaa thaa bharae jaa muradhaar n khaae ||
Our Guru, our Spiritual Guide, stands by us, if we do not eat those carcasses.

glI iBsiq n jweIAY CutY scu kmwie ]
galee bhisath n jaaeeai shhuttai sach kamaae ||
By mere talk, people do not earn passage to Heaven. Salvation comes only from the practice of Truth.

Kuis Kuis lYdw vsqu prweI ] (1020-2, mwrU, mÚ 5)
khus khus laidaa vasat paraa-ee.
You happily, cheerfully steal the possessions of others,

vyKY suxy qyrY nwil KudweI ] (1020-3, mwrU, mÚ 5)
vaykhai sunay tayrai naal khudaa-ee.
but the Lord God is with you, watching and listening.

dunIAw lib pieAw Kwq AMdir AglI gl n jwxIAw ]4] (1020-3, mwrU, mÚ 5)
dunee-aa lab pa-i-aa khaat andar aglee gal na jaanee-aa. ||4||
Through worldly greed, you have fallen into the pit; you know nothing of the future. ||4||

jim jim mrY mrY iPir jMmY ] (1020-4, mwrU, mÚ 5)
jam jam marai marai fir jammai.
You shall be born and born again, and die and die again, only to be reincarnated again.

bhuqu sjwie pieAw dyis lµmY ] (1020-4, mwrU, mÚ 5)
bahut sajaa-ay pa-i-aa days lammai.
You shall suffer terrible punishment, on your way to the land beyond.

ijin kIqw iqsY n jwxI AMDw qw duKu shY prwxIAw ]5] (1020-4, mwrU, mÚ 5)
jin keetaa tisai na jaanee anDhaa taa dukh sahai paraanee-aa. ||5||
The mortal does not know the One who created him; he is blind, and so he shall suffer. ||5||

Kwlk Qwvhu Bulw muTw ] (1020-5, mwrU, mÚ 5)
khaalak thaavhu bhulaa muthaa.
Forgetting the Creator Lord, he is ruined.

At last an act of bravery by a Sikh (most of the time we are just mere victims)

Sikh Awarded £300 for Act of Bravery

Friday 30th of January 2009

Panthic Weekly News Bureau

LONDON, UK (KP)—People in London are wonderstruck over a recent show of courage put up by a seventy year old Sikh. Harbhajan Singh was able to successfully fend off a robber, Deryk Traylen, who tried to loot the store where Singh was working. Traylen, thirty five years old, entered the Cost Cutter store, locked the door and pointed a gun at the face of Harbhajan Singh’s son-in-law who was standing at the counter. Harbhajan Singh was quick to hit Traylen’s arm with an iron rod which successfully disarmed him. Traylen tried to retaliate with a knife however Harbhajan Singh attacked him on his head while the two held him on the floor to ensure he did not escape. Police were also called in the meantime. After the incident, the police lauded Harbhajan Singh’s bravery and he was also awarded 300 pounds. Harbhajan Singh said that initially he was having second thoughts about hitting Traylen as he was holding the gun—but he knew the timing was right to disarm him. According to Singh, he was concerned about his son-in-law's life and had to take action.

Sikhs Defend Gurdwara

Chandigarh, Punjab: An enraged group of devout Sikhs clashed with police in Chandigarh following the demolition of a gurudwara during an anti-encroachment drive on Friday.

The clash took place after civic authorities accompanied by a posse of policemen sought to remove encroachments from the area.

However, a crowd soon gathered at the shrine to oppose the anti-encroachment drive. They pelted stones at the police and other officials.

Consequently, the police had to fire a few rounds in the air to disperse the sangat outside the shrine.

“They started pelting stones on us. We had to stop them to control the situation. However, everything is under control now,” said Jaspal Rana, Inspector, Chandigarh.

Later, tension continued to prevail in the area as the aggrieved protestors refused to let the anti-encroachment drive be carried out.

“I was inside. They fired first. I went upstairs to see what happened. I told them that I was ready to talk. I was ready to produce documents too. How come they did not find any other unauthorised construction in entire Chandigarh except this Gurudwara?” said Sant Sarup Singh, a local leader.

Chandigarh, Punjab: Even as heads of Sikh bodies from Punjab and Chandigarh gathered here today to condemn the UT’s action at Gurdwara Santsar Sahib of Sector 38-West, politics took the centre stage as leaders of political parties reached the spot to express solidarity with the gurdwara management while criticising the incident.

Serving an ultimatum on the Chandigarh Administration, the religious leaders demanded release of six arrested followers and suspension of all officials, who fired shots and entered the gurdwara premises with their shoes yesterday.

Head of the gurdwara Baba Pritpal Singh, member of SGPC Karnail Singh Panjoli, Jathedar Takht Keshgarh Sahib Tarlochan Singh, member Damdami Taksal Sukhdev Singh, president Akali Dal Chandigarh Gurpartap Riar, president All-India Sikh Students Federation Karnail Singh Peer Mohammad were among those who supported the gurdwara management.

As the politicians took to the stage, the scene turned unsavory when SAD leader and former Mayor Harjinder Kaur objected to the speech of State Minister for Finance Pawan Bansal, who said he was not there for any false promises. The minister also gave two special coins (of Rs 10 and 100 to the gurdwara management) issued by the government on the occasion of Gurta Gaddi Divas.

But before the minister could end his speech, Harjinder Kaur opposed him for diverting the attention of the sangat from the real issue. Sensing the mood, Pawan Bansal criticised the activity of the UT administration and said two or three officials of the administration should talk to the gurdwara management before taking a big step. He also promised to the leader present there that he would talk to the senior officials of the UT administration to solve the matter.

Other leaders who voiced their concern were Harmohan Dhawan, Satpal Jain and Krishan Chander Ahuja.

Baba Sarup Singh, head of gurdwara Santsar Sahib, denied all allegations of the UT administration and said, “We are having the registry of gurdwara land and haven’t encroached even a single inch of land.”

He even stated that gurdwara followers not even fired a single bullet from inside the gurdwara and alleged that it was a plan to involve the gurdwara in this activity. The leaders decided to announce further action after the marriage of Gurpreet Singh, son of Baba Sarup Singh, scheduled for February 8.

Meanwhile, those arrested were Harnek Singh, Satbir Singh, Simranpreet Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Harbaaz Singh and BS Sondhi, have been remanded for 14 days to the judicial custody.