I have not love for appearances or for high castes. It is discipline that I love.
The caste System is a Hindu belief and it is causing disunity in the Sikh Community due to us not listening to our Guru.
Mata Ji guided the Khalsa Panth through period of crisis many times and issued eight decrees in the name of Khalsa.
When Guru Gobind Singh reached Abchal Nagar (Sri Hazoor Sahib), he sent Mata Sahib Kaur Ji to Delhi and gave her five weapons of the Sixth Nanak, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, for safekeeping. These weapons are today displayed at Gurdwara Rakabganj in Delhi. Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, passed away before Mata Sundri Ji. She left for heavenly abode at the age of sixty six in 1747 and her last rites were performed in Bala Sahib, Delhi.
Gurdwara Bala Sahib, Delhi
Guru Gobind Singh Ji gave the Khalsa the Amrit of the double edged sword. The khalsa is the army of God, its purpose is to practice truth and defend humanity. The khalsa stands for the principles of justice, righteousness and truth. The khalsa will die in the battlefield but never compromise theses principles. Guru JI said that his Khalsa should always be ready 24/7. (In other words never get caught slipping) Guru Ji gave the following commands to the Sikhs:
Thankhaanama Bhai Nand Laal Je
They are the Khalsa who is forever ready for battle.
Thankhaanama Bhai Nand Laal Jee
They are Khalsa who never runs from the battlefield and enshrines the warrior lifestyle in his heart.
Rehatnama Bhai Desa Singh
They are Khalsa who never abandons his weapon (Kirpaan). Recognise them as the disciplined and pure Khalsa.
Rehatnama Bhai Desa Singh
They are Khalsa who destroys the tyrant enemy.
Thankhaanama Bhai Nand Laal Jee
 The alleged victims vomited after being made to eat fouled food |
A video has surfaced which appears to show the students instructing five elderly workers to drink beer and perform athletic tasks.
At one point, the University of Free State employees are apparently forced to eat food which has been urinated on.
The rector at the university has strongly condemned the video.
Students and staff joined a protest march at the campus in Bloemfontein, and student groups say they are now planning to call nationwide anti-racism demonstrations.
South African Students Congress
The video was reportedly recorded in protest at moves to integrate black and white students in the same residences at the University of the Free State.
The BBC's Mpho Lakaje says the university is known for having predominantly white students since the days of apartheid.
In recent years it has encountered difficulties trying to integrate people from other racial groups, and the latest incident is viewed by many as a clear indication of racial intolerance, he says.
'Upset'
The video shows five black people allegedly being instructed by a group of white students to down full bottles of beer, reports our correspondent, who has watched it.
The university workers are then led to a playing field where they are told to display their athletic skills.
But it is the final extract of the film that has angered members of the public. It shows a white male urinating on food, and then - shouting: "Take! Take!" in Afrikaans - apparently forcing the campus employees to eat the dirty food, and causing them to vomit.
The alleged perpetrators are current or former students at the University of the Free State, say reports.
Its rector, Frederick Fourie, told the BBC that he was "extremely upset about the incident".
"We are having a management meeting. And there's a strong condemnation of this from everybody concerned," he said.
The university says it has begun procedures to suspend the students allegedly implicated in the video, and says the alleged victims have received psychological support.
Protests
On Wednesday, hundreds of black students and workers from the institution handed over a list of demands to management.
Siviwe Vamva, from the South African Students Congress, said the group was planning to call a national strike on Thursday 6 March to raise the profile its anti-racism campaign.
He said racism was also still a problem in other universities.
"It's not only the University of Free State," Mr Vamva said.
"We are saying that all these issues must be brought forward so that all the people of South Africa can see that racism is still a dominant feature in South African society."
The South African Institute of Race Relations has said this incident and several others over the past month could threaten general improvements in race relations since the end of apartheid.
The institute also condemned the shooting of four black people by a white youth, and the decision by the Forum for Black Journalists to evict a white journalist from a meeting.
Mohammed Hamid, 50, of east London, was found guilty of training men in secret camps in the Lake District and New Forest to prepare them to fight abroad.
Among those to have passed through Hamid's camps were the four failed suicide bombers of 21 July 2005.
All four of the men responsible for the failed bombings were friends of Hamid.
The conviction marks a major success for counter-terrorism policing with Hamid regarded as a key figure in extremist networks.
Police say Hamid played a crucial role in grooming young men for terrorism and possible training overseas.
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Hamid's training came in the form of camping trips around the UK and late night talks in the living room of his home.
Prosecutors said he sought to groom impressionable young men, a process that had only intensified after the July 2005 suicide bombings.
Hamid, 50, was found guilty of three counts of soliciting to murder and three counts of providing terrorism training. The jury at Woolwich Crown Court found him not guilty of providing weapons training at camps.
The jury cleared him of two further counts of soliciting to murder, relating to speeches, and a further charge of possessing terrorist articles.
Seven other men have been convicted in connection with his camps in a series of linked trials that have been under a partial reporting black-out.
Hamid and Ahmet will be sentenced at a later date.
Another man, Mousa Brown, was cleared of providing or receiving training.
During the trial, the jury heard that Hamid had close links to the leader of the 21/7 bombings, Muktar Ibrahim.
The lead bomber and four of his conspirators had joined one of Hamid's camps in the Lake District in the spring of 2004, the trial heard.
He and Hamid had also worked the same preaching stall in central London in 2004, leading to their arrest after a row with a police officer. Hamid told the arresting officer he was "Osama bin London" and armed with a bomb.
On the evening after the 7/7 suicide attacks Hamid had texted one of the men who would two weeks later try to blow himself up.
The trial heard that Hamid had been preaching for up to 12 years around London, including at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, his east London home and in his Islamic bookshop.
An undercover police officer codenamed Dawood later infiltrated Hamid's gatherings and recorded him and Ahmet encouraging young Muslims to fight.
Hamid had denied radicalising young men and claims he was running a "drop-in club" for al-Qaeda. He said that while hundreds of young men had come into contact with him over the years, he was trying to offer them support because Muslims were vulnerable in the wake of 9/11.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke of the Metropolitan Police praised the jury for seeing through Hamid's jokey personality.
"If you want to judge how serious Hamid, Ahmet and the others were, you just have to look at the group," he said.
"The group included the people responsible for the attacks in London on 21 July 2005. You have to look at the fact that they celebrated the deaths that occurred on 7 July.
"And in fact what they were doing accelerated and intensified to try to mount attacks both here and overseas.
"You can only possibly conclude that these were serious determined terrorists."
Nadir Shah asked Zakriya Khan (hostile person towards sikhs), the Governor of Panjab, about the Sikhs. "Who are these people who dare to attack my soldiers and plunder me?", he asked.
Zakriya Khan replied, 'These are the followers of a man called, 'Guru Nanak'. Their homes are their saddles and they visit their holy shrine in the middle of the night only to disappear before the first light of day.'
Nadir Shah asked, "What gives them the strength to dare to challenge me and my large armies?"
Zakriya Khan replied, "Their Guru has given them Amrit, 'the nectar of immortality'. Drinking this they become fearless of death."
Nadir Shah with curiosity said, "How do you know this?"
Zakhriya Khan replied, "Those people who used to walk pass me, with their head down and would say "Salam"… Those same people after taking Amrit, still walk passed me, but now they don't hold their head down, nor do they say "Salam". Instead they walk past, looking into my eyes. You are one King, but they are all Kings."
Such is the power of Amrit!
If an old man takes Amrit he becomes fearless of death, like Baba Deep Singh Ji who at the age of 75 died fighting with his head on his hand.
If a young child takes Amrit, he becomes fearless of death, like Sahibzada Baba Zorawar Singh, who at the age of 8, didn't lower his turban to Wazir Khan and instead was bricked alive with his younger brother aged 5, Sahibzada Baba Fateh Singh Ji.
If a woman takes Amrit, she becomes fearless of death, like Mata Bhag Kaur Ji who led 40 Sikhs into victory in battle against an army of thousands.
Would you stay Nir-gura (without a Guru) till you die?
Or would you like to take the spiritual life-giving gift of Khande-ki-pahul, Amrit of the double-edged sword, and become the Sikh of the Guru, declaring allegiance for solely Sri Granth Sahib Ji and the Guru Khalsa Panth?
Have you felt the 'Power'?
It is written in the Sikh history that Guru Sahib gave them the following lessons to attain unity with Vaheguru:
All of Gurbani is a magic potion sent directly from God to us mortals through the light of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Gurbani touches the soul and purifies our whole being taking us from the darkness to the light. Each shabad touches our soul and emotions in different ways. That is why most of Gurbani is in Raags to emphasise on the feelings created by the shabad. Gurbani is a healer of the soul and is the only medication that will get us out of darkness.The real purpose of Gurbani is to get you in union with God but each bani has a set focus and mood:
TAKING AMRIT
After reading these books, Bhai Ajit Singh jee totally changed and expressed his desire to become a Sikh of Guru Nanak Dev jee. He wanted to meet Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh jee. He met Bhai Sahib and in the mid 1950s he took amrit at an amrit sinchaar organized by the Akhand Kirtani Jatha. After taking amrit, he used to get up at 1:30 am and his nitnem ended at around 7am. All day long too he kept reciting baani or Naam.
UNCOMPROMISING ON GURMAT
He never compromised on the principles of Gurmat. One of the most striking fact is that he did his military service in Air Force without tying his beard. It is totally unheard of but Bhai Sahib kept his rehit. In those days there was a Muslim senior officer whose name was HT Latif. Latif gave Muslims a special permission to maintained trimmed beard. Bhai Ajit Singh jee took a copy of the order of Latif that a religious Muslim is allowed to keep short beard. This letter greatly helped him in his service in Air Force.
Once there was a medal ceremony where Bhai Sahib showed up in his flowing beard. The Hindu officer who was distributing the medals, took a note of Bhai Sahib’s beard and asked him to tie it. Bhai Sahib refused and explained to him that it is his religion to maintain flowing beard. The officer took offense and threatened to take action if he did not obey orders. At this Bhai Sahib showed him a copy of the order of Latif, where he had allowed religious Muslims to maintained beards. Bhai Sahib said that he too was a “Maulwi” of Sikhs and wanted to keep a flowing beard. As much as the officer did not like this but he had no choice but to let him off because Latif was a much senior officer at that time. Guru Sahib kept Bhai Sahib’s honour.
Once a senior officer started smoking in the presence of Bhai Ajit Singh jee. Bhai Sahib requested him to stop smoking. He got offended as he did not expect a junior officer to tell him what to do. Bhai Sahib again requested him but the officer did not care and spoke rudely at him. He went as far as breathing smoke towards Bhai Sahib. This was too much for Bhai Sahib to sustain. He held his hand and forcefully stopped him from smoking.
Bhai Sahib was very close to Shaheed Bhai Fauja Singh jee. Bhai Sahib used to stay at his house all the time and vice-versa. Bhai Sahib had great spirit for the chardi kala of Khalsa.
POST 1984 LIFE
After the rise of the militant movement of the Sikhs, Bhai Sahib’s house became a main stay for the militant Singhs. They used to stay at his house all the time. Being a Khalsa, he could not refuse anyone from staying in his house. He served them with his mind body and spirit. Famous Singhs who used to stay with him were Shaheed Harjinder Singh Jinda, Shaheed Manbir Singh Chaheru, Shaheed Balbir Singh, Bhai Mahal Singh, Shaheed Labh Singh and many others.On July 1986 arrived when Bhai Sahib was arrested by CBI for helping the militants. He was taken to the infamous Tihar Jail of
Bhai Sahib was given electric shocks that greatly effected him. Electric shocks were given to his head and even to his private parts. He was severely tortured. They also used to give him injections and after those injections, he felt that his hands and feet used to start shaking. By the time he came out of jail, he had developed some fatal disease as a result of this torture. Because of this shaking of his hands and feet, he fell down a flight of stairs one day and fell into a coma. He stayed in this coma for about 6 years untill June 5, 2003. He breathed his last on that day.
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Guru of the Sikhs, was born with the spiritual wisdom. This sword was used to destroy false rituals and beliefs which would never lead to union with waheguru. With this sword he denounced religious thugs and condemned ruthless kings and ministers as they were never condemned before.
Sword that smiteth in a flash
That scatters the armies of the wicked
In the great battlefield
Thou are the symbol of the brave
Thine arm is irresistible thy brightness shine forth
The blaze of thou splendour dazzling like the sun
Sword, thou are the protector of the saints
Thou are the scourge of the wicked
Scatterer of the sinners, I take refuge in thee.
Victory to thee, sword: the savoir and sustainer
Victory to thee, Sword, supreme sword.
Bachitter Natak, Dasam Granth.
