ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ ॥

Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padhay:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸੰਤ ਭਗਤ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਸਭਿ ਪਾਪ ਨਿਵਾਰੀ ॥

Those Saints and devotees who serve the Lord have all their sins washed away.

ਹਮ ਊਪਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਰਖੁ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਤੁਮ ਜੁ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥੧॥

Have Mercy on me, O Lord and Master, and keep me in the Sangat, the Congregation that You love. ||1||

ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਉ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥

I cannot even speak the Praises of the Lord, the Gardener of the world.

ਹਮ ਪਾਪੀ ਪਾਥਰ ਨੀਰਿ ਡੁਬਤ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪਾਖਣ ਹਮ ਤਾਰੀ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

We are sinners, sinking like stones in water; grant Your Grace, and carry us stones across. ||Pause||

ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਲਾਗੇ ਬਿਖੁ ਮੋਰਚਾ ਲਗਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਾਧ ਸਵਾਰੀ ॥

The rust of poison and corruption from countless incarnations sticks to us; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, it is cleaned away.

ਜਿਉ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਬੈਸੰਤਰਿ ਤਾਇਓ ਮਲੁ ਕਾਟੀ ਕਟਿਤ ਉਤਾਰੀ ॥੨॥

It is just like gold, which is heated in the fire, to remove the impurities from it. ||2||

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਨੁ ਜਪਉ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰੀ ॥

I chant the chant of the Name of the Lord, day and night; I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and enshrine it within my heart.

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਜਗਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀ ॥੩॥

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, is the most perfect medicine in this world; chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have conquered my ego. ||3||

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਅਗਮ ਅਗਾਧਿ ਬੋਧਿ ਅਪਰੰਪਰ ਪੁਰਖ ਅਪਾਰੀ ॥

The Lord, Har, Har, is unapproachable, of unfathomable wisdom, unlimited, all-powerful and infinite.

ਜਨ ਕਉ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਜਗਜੀਵਨ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਪੈਜ ਸਵਾਰੀ ॥੪॥੧॥

Show Mercy to Your humble servant, O Life of the world, and save the honor of servant Nanak. ||4||1||

Guru Ramdas Ji • Raag Dhanaasree • Ang 666

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Mangalvaar, 24 Bhadon, Nanakshahi 558

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh, I am a Robot. Bleep Bloop.

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Hi everyone I have a question.

Anyone here felt discriminated from their own parents? For example I want to grow my beard as I like it a lot but my one of my family members, tell me I should shave it. It drives me crazy to even deal with especially considering it’s coming from a family member. Anyone have any tips on how I can handle this situation as I’m stumped.

Hi everyone!
I know it looks weird but i thought maybe smn could help me here.
I’m looking for a Punjabi tutor to help me improve my **spoken Punjabi**.
I understand quite a lot of Punjabi already, but I struggle to actually speak it myself. I often know what I want to say but can’t find the right words or put the sentence together naturally.
I’m mainly interested in **informal, everyday Punjabi** ; the kind people actually use at home with family and friends, rather than formal/book Punjabi.
I’d especially like to focus on:
Speaking and conversation practice
Everyday vocabulary
Sentence structure
Natural expressions and phrases
Common slang / casual Punjabi
Understanding Punjabi songs and lyrics
Vocabulary and expressions commonly used in Punjabi music
My main goal is simply to become comfortable speaking Punjabi with my family and friends and to expand my everyday vocabulary. Eventually, I’d also love to understand Punjabi songs better and be able to sing along.
I’d also be open to a **younger tutor**, preferably someone who is familiar with modern, casual Punjabi and current Punjabi music. I think that would be a good fit for what I’m looking for.
I’m looking for **1-on-1 lessons**, either online or in person, and I’m flexible regarding the platform.
If you’re a Punjabi tutor yourself, or know a good place/person where I could book lessons, please let me know. Recommendations are also very welcome!
Thanks!

Unfortunately, I don’t know much about my family history, but here’s what I do know:

My great grandpa was from Budh Singh Wala. He ended up working as police in the Himalayas, then Tibet, then Hong Kong about 15 years total. In 1920 he took a ship from Japan to San Francisco and planted roots in California. It was never treated like an heirloom or anything particularly special, but it’s been kept as something to leave at your bedside incase of emergency that eventually floated it’s way to me.

Hi all. I am 21M and have experienced a lot of hair fall over the last year. I am actually seeing a bald patch on my head now and my hair is thinning rapidly. I want to keep my hair but worried I am losing it very quickly. Any advice would be appreciated as this is very concerning.

There's a new social media trend on Instagram in Punjab where you show up to the gurdwara with guns.

This doesn't seem genuine at all and it's 100% for attention. The clock is ticking where there will be an incident with these guns and it won't be good.

I was searching for something on my Facebook profile when I came across some of my old posts from 2012 in which I had shared sardar jokes. I was shocked and immediately deleted them. I couldn’t believe I had posted such nonsense on Facebook. What surprised me even more was that the posts had likes and comments from people who were laughing along.

It wasn’t just Facebook. Even in school and while playing with friends in the colony, we often cracked sardar jokes and “12 o’clock” jokes, essentially branding the Sikh community as dumb and stupid.

When I read the history of 12 o clock, I realised how brave the Sikhs are.

And I feel really embarrassed about it now. I am truly sorry.

I think a lot of it had to do with the media. It’s also possible that these jokes started and spread more widely because we had a Sikh prime minister for ten years around that time. Bollywood has also played a role in reinforcing these stereotypes.

I truly hope the coming generations learn from our mistakes and grow up to be more logical and free of such stereotyping.

ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:

ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਭਾਈ ਸੁਤ ਬੰਧਪ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਬਲੁ ਹੈ ਥੋਰਾ ॥

Mother, father, siblings, children and relatives - their power is insignificant.

ਅਨਿਕ ਰੰਗ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਪੇਖੇ ਕਿਛੁ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਚਾਲੈ ਭੋਰਾ ॥੧॥

I have seen the many pleasures of Maya, but none goes with them in the end. ||1||

ਠਾਕੁਰ ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨੁ ਆਹਿ ਨ ਮੋਰਾ ॥

O Lord Master, other than You, no one is mine.

ਮੋਹਿ ਅਨਾਥ ਨਿਰਗੁਨ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਮੈ ਆਹਿਓ ਤੁਮੑਰਾ ਧੋਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

I am a worthless orphan, devoid of merit; I long for Your Support. ||1||Pause||

ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਚਰਣ ਤੁਮੑਾਰੇ ਈਹਾ ਊਹਾ ਤੁਮੑਾਰਾ ਜੋਰਾ ॥

I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to Your lotus feet; here and hereafter, Yours is the only power.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਬਿਨਸਿਓ ਸਗਲ ਨਿਹੋਰਾ ॥੨॥੭॥੧੬॥

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak has obtained the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; my obligations to all others are annulled. ||2||7||16||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji • Raag Gujri • Ang 499

Monday, September 7, 2026

Somvaar, 23 Bhadon, Nanakshahi 558

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh, I am a Robot. Bleep Bloop.

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Question for nihangs only.

I know that you guys give a blue hajooria to mahapurakhs and they wear it in their dumalla, but I just want to wrap it around my head for a style.

I don't want to piss of the 96k gang, that is my excuse for why this question might feel redudant.

genuine question: when i read the five khands in Japji Sahib, they seem to describe stages of spiritual development, changes in consciousness, understanding, conduct, and relationship with the Divine; rather than destinations or separate supernatural places.

the passage that stands out the most to me is:

ਤਿਥੈ ਘੜੀਐ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਮਤਿ ਮਨਿ ਬੁਧਿ ॥

in Saram Khand, consciousness, intellect, understanding, and the mind are being shaped. that sounds like inward transformation.

Pauri 38 then uses a goldsmith’s workshop to describe spiritual refinement through patience, understanding, and love.

if that imagery is metaphorical, why not read the khands similarly as stages through which realization unfolds? (Ang 8)

Guru Arjan Sahib also says:
ਹਸੰਦਿਆ ਖੇਲੰਦਿਆ ਪੈਨੰਦਿਆ ਖਾਵੰਦਿਆ ਵਿਚੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ॥੨॥

liberation occurs while laughing, playing, dressing, and eating. this suggests that realization can unfold within ordinary life rather than by reaching another place. (Ang 522)

Bhagat Kabir says:
ਕਵਨੁ ਨਰਕੁ ਕਿਆ ਸੁਰਗੁ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ਸੰਤਨ ਦੋਊ ਰਾਦੇ ॥
the saints reject both heaven and hell. while this does not necessarily deny their existence, it shifts attention away from supernatural destinations and toward lived realization. (Ang 969)

i recognize that Sach Khand includes cosmic language about worlds and creation. still, could that describe the expanded vision of awakened awareness rather than a separate location?

If Dharam Khand emphasizes moral order, Gian Khand expands understanding, and Saram Khand reshapes consciousness, why assume these are realms rather than successive transformations in how reality is known and lived? what is the point of living if all of this would happen after death?

are there teekas, scholars, or passages that support either interpretation? if you understand the khands as spiritual realms what specifically in Gurbani makes that reading more convincing than stages of realization-which imo is the “goal” of sikhi?

ਗਉੜੀਮਹਲਾ੫॥

Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

ਮੀਤੁਕਰੈਸੋਈਹਮਮਾਨਾ॥

Whatever my Friend does, I accept.

ਮੀਤਕੇਕਰਤਬਕੁਸਲਸਮਾਨਾ॥੧॥

My Friend's actions are pleasing to me. ||1||

ਏਕਾਟੇਕਮੇਰੈਮਨਿਚੀਤ॥

Within my conscious mind, the One Lord is my only Support.

ਜਿਸੁਕਿਛੁਕਰਣਾਸੁਹਮਰਾਮੀਤ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ॥

One who does this is my Friend. ||1||Pause||

ਮੀਤੁਹਮਾਰਾਵੇਪਰਵਾਹਾ॥

My Friend is Carefree.

ਗੁਰਕਿਰਪਾਤੇਮੋਹਿਅਸਨਾਹਾ॥੨॥

By Guru's Grace, I give my love to Him. ||2||

ਮੀਤੁਹਮਾਰਾਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ॥

My Friend is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

ਸਮਰਥਪੁਰਖੁਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁਸੁਆਮੀ॥੩॥

He is the All-powerful Being, the Supreme Lord and Master. ||3||

ਹਮਦਾਸੇਤੁਮਠਾਕੁਰਮੇਰੇ॥

I am Your servant; You are my Lord and Master.

ਮਾਨੁਮਹਤੁਨਾਨਕਪ੍ਰਭੁਤੇਰੇ॥੪॥੪੦॥੧੦੯॥

Nanak: my honor and glory are Yours, God. ||4||40||109||

In the entire Shabad, there is a deference and trust in Waheguru, but no claim that what I want is what will occur.

Not sure if my words are right (ie personal). But my point is that there is a recognition that Waheguru is carefree and acceptance of whatever Waheguru does.

Not only is this a reasonable thing that can be understood and logical thing that makes sense as one understands the world. Seems like so much of Kathaa ignores this platform (interacting with world based on reality) when discussing nature of Waheguru and what Sikhi means.

Hello,
Who do you like to listen to when you’re driving or alone. Who does pure arths and explanations of gurbani and not fit their own beliefs and biparvaad

Got a weird one for you, friends:

One of my best friends (a brother, really) is a Punjabi man, and we are part of a re-enactment group that recreates history prior to the year 1600.

For six decades, the organization has been focused on the European middle ages, but more and more POCs have been joining and wanting to celebrate and explore our own ancestral backgrounds.

He is, to my knowledge, the only Punjabi man, recreating a Punjabi historical persona, in our entire worldwide organization.

As he is a swordfighter, who has incorporated his Gatka training into his martial practice, and he is one of the most skilled and dangerous fighters I have ever been honoured to fence against. He is also a teacher, and a leader in our community, known for his advocacy for minority groups and his work in creating a safe and protective environment for newcomers of all backgrounds.

He will soon be honoured with the title of sword-master within our group, and I am hoping to incorporate his culture in a respectful way, like we did for our Chinese brother a few months ago.

To that end, I am hoping to get help with a few things:

1) would it be problematic to have a non-Sikh initiate the bole so nihal, so that he can respond with the sat sri skal?

2) is there any problem with using examples of manuscript illumination/decoration from the SGGS as inspiration for his award scroll?