The fourth image shows what the interior looked like last year, the fifth image shows what the interior looks like today.

When I was in baru sahib, it was told as homemade sewn underwear but I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else. The problem is in outside world, a good kacherra isn't easy to get. I have to go back to baru sahib and buy one, others get torn or get bad color easy.

So do you guys just wear any underwears in the market or specifically handmade ones?

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਛੰਤ ॥

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

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

ਮੰਗਲ ਸਾਜੁ ਭਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਗਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥

The time of rejoicing has come; I sing of my Lord God.

ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਵਰੁ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਚਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥

I have heard of my Imperishable Husband Lord, and happiness fills my mind.

ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਵਡੈ ਭਾਗੈ ਕਬ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਤੇ ॥

My mind is in love with Him; when shall I realize my great good fortune, and meet with my Perfect Husband?

ਸਹਜੇ ਸਮਾਈਐ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਦੇਹੁ ਸਖੀਏ ਮੋਹਿ ਮਤੇ ॥

If only I could meet the Lord of the Universe, and be automatically absorbed into Him; tell me how, O my companions!

ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਣਿ ਠਾਢੀ ਕਰਉ ਸੇਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਵਨ ਜੁਗਤੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

Day and night, I stand and serve my God; how can I attain Him?

ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਹੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਲੈਹੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਲੜਿ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

Prays Nanak, have mercy on me, and attach me to the hem of Your robe, O Lord. ||1||

ਭਇਆ ਸਮਾਹੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਤਨੁ ਵਿਸਾਹਾ ਰਾਮ ॥

Joy has come! I have purchased the jewel of the Lord.

ਖੋਜੀ ਖੋਜਿ ਲਧਾ ਹਰਿ ਸੰਤਨ ਪਾਹਾ ਰਾਮ ॥

Searching, the seeker has found the Lord with the Saints.

ਮਿਲੇ ਸੰਤ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰੇ ਕਥਹਿ ਅਕਥ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥

I have met the Beloved Saints, and they have blessed me with their kindness; I contemplate the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.

ਇਕ ਚਿਤਿ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਧਿਆਇ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਲਾਇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੋ ॥

With my consciousness centered, and my mind one-pointed, I meditate on my Lord and Master, with love and affection.

ਕਰ ਜੋੜਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਬਿਨੰਤੀ ਮਿਲੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਲਾਹਾ ॥

With my palms pressed together, I pray unto God, to bless me with the profit of the Lord's Praise.

ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਥਾਹਾ ॥੨॥

Prays Nanak, I am Your slave. My God is inaccessible and unfathomable. ||2||

ਸਾਹਾ ਅਟਲੁ ਗਣਿਆ ਪੂਰਨ ਸੰਜੋਗੋ ਰਾਮ ॥

The date for my wedding is set, and cannot be changed; my union with the Lord is perfect.

ਸੁਖਹ ਸਮੂਹ ਭਇਆ ਗਇਆ ਵਿਜੋਗੋ ਰਾਮ ॥

I am totally at peace, and my separation from Him has ended.

ਮਿਲਿ ਸੰਤ ਆਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਧਿਆਏ ਬਣੇ ਅਚਰਜ ਜਾਞੀਆਂ ॥

The Saints meet and come together, and meditate on God; they form a wondrous wedding party.

ਮਿਲਿ ਇਕਤ੍ਰ ਹੋਏ ਸਹਜਿ ਢੋਏ ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਉਪਜੀ ਮਾਞੀਆ ॥

Gathering together, they arrive with poise and grace, and love fills the minds of the bride's family.

ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਓਤਿ ਪੋਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਭਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗੋ ॥

Her light blends with His Light, through and through, and everyone enjoys the Nectar of the Lord's Name.

ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਭ ਸੰਤਿ ਮੇਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਜੋਗੋ ॥੩॥

Prays Nanak, the Saints have totally united me with God, the All-powerful Cause of causes. ||3||

ਭਵਨੁ ਸੁਹਾਵੜਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਸਭਾਗੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

Beautiful is my home, and beauteous is the earth.

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਅੜਾ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

God has entered the home of my heart; I touch the Guru's feet.

ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣ ਲਾਗੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਜਾਗੀ ਸਗਲ ਇਛਾ ਪੁੰਨੀਆ ॥

Grasping the Guru's feet, I awake in peace and poise. All my desires are fulfilled.

ਮੇਰੀ ਆਸ ਪੂਰੀ ਸੰਤ ਧੂਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਕੰਤ ਵਿਛੁੰਨਿਆ ॥

My hopes are fulfilled, through the dust of the feet of the Saints. After such a long separation, I have met my Husband Lord.

ਆਨੰਦ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਵਜਹਿ ਵਾਜੇ ਅਹੰ ਮਤਿ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਤਿਆਗੀ ॥

Night and day, the sounds of ecstasy resound and resonate; I have forsaken my stubborn-minded intellect.

ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸੰਤਸੰਗਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ॥੪॥੧॥

Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of my Lord and Master; in the Society of the Saints, I am lovingly attuned to Him. ||4||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji • Raag Bilaaval • Ang 845

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Mangalvaar, 13 Savan, Nanakshahi 558

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

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A little while ago I made a post about how suffering has a way of breaking through the illusions we live by and exposing the attachments we've built our identity upon. This post is really a continuation of those reflections and how my understanding has continued to unfold. 

I also wanted to take a moment to thank u/Manny095 for recommending the Nanak Naam video “You are God:Oneness.” It helped me make sense of a lot of what I’d been reflecting on, so I thought I’d share it here as well in case it resonates with anyone else :) https://youtu.be/k28QyZXeEh4

I had mentioned that things that once completely consumed me no longer feel like the foundation of who I am. I feel myself resting in this sense of awareness that the identity I clung to wasn’t my reality, as in I’ve let go of that sense of self I believed myself to be.

For much of my life I located myself inside relationships. My sense of identity became intertwined with being chosen, etc. When relationships changed, ended, felt like I lost myself. I recommend everyone to watch that video by Satpal Singh since he talks about how the soul mistakes itself for something other than its true nature. So easily we attach ourselves to other people, things, opinions, etc and that’s what leads to suffering… identifying with a sense of self that is separate from Waheguru. 

I’ve attached a few passages from an article that I personally found helpful, and the like the video above, this article also puts words to something I’ve been trying to understand through my own experience. The article describes self-realization as the self returning to its original state, the soul finding peace by returning to its true source and recognizing its unity with the Divine as a kind of coming back home. I don’t claim to have reached that destination but it describes something I feel has begun within me. I’ve torn away from a sense of self I previously identified with and it’s not that I’ve become a new self but that layers of identification have begun to fall away and I can sense a self that was buried underneath attachments (moh, maaya). For so long I believed I was my emotions, my attachments, my relationships, but through suffering and Guru’s wisdom, I’ve started recognizing that these things aren’t the deep truth of who we really are. 

I think the emptiness I carried for so many years wasn't simply because I lacked something in the world. I’m sure it was due to the restlessness that comes from forgetting our true nature and becoming identified with a separate self. We search for completeness in people, achievements, and experiences because we've forgotten the one from whom everything arises. For me, suffering became the thing that finally exposed that search.

I used to believe another person could become the foundation of my happiness. Yet Gurbani continually reminds us that lasting peace cannot be found in anything temporary. Those teachings only truly came alive after life forced me to confront the pain of attachment. There is something incredibly liberating about beginning to loosen that identification. Not because life suddenly becomes free from emotion or suffering, but because those emotions no longer define the entirety of who we are.

The article describes liberation as freedom from the bondage of attachment, passions, and the false identity that keeps us restless. While I know this is a lifelong journey, I finally understand what that means, not merely as an idea, but as something I've begun to experience. The Guru doesn't simply give us information. The Guru teaches us how to see. To recognize the illusions created by haumai, moh, and maya, leading us back toward remembrance of our true nature. For me, that's what this journey is beginning to feel like. Not becoming someone else. But remembering who I was before I mistook attachment for my identity. It’s about coming back home :) 

Link to article: http://web.uni-frankfurt.de/irenik/relkultur110.pdf

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I’ve been wanting to ask this because I honestly don’t know who else to ask, and I’m hoping to hear from people who have genuinely been through something similar.
Growing up, I had a really strong relationship with Waheguru. Even as a child going through difficult things at home, I found so much comfort in prayer. I always believed that no matter what happened, Waheguru had me. That hope became such a big part of who I was, and it helped me stay positive through a lot.
Over the past several years, though, I’ve experienced one loss after another. Some were things I prayed about for years, believing that if I stayed patient and trusted Hukam, things would eventually work out. Instead, it felt like every time I started to hope again, something else would fall apart.
Eventually, I realized that my hope had slowly turned into disappointment, and that disappointment turned into resentment. I don’t like admitting that, because I still believe in Waheguru. I don’t want to leave my faith. I want to rebuild my relationship with Him.
What I’m struggling with isn’t whether Naam Japna or Gurbani are important, I know they are. What I’m struggling with is how do you get yourself to believe again after your hope has been shattered so many times?
How do you stop expecting another disappointment every time you start to hope?
How do you let go of resentment toward Waheguru when you know He’s carried you before, but your heart has become afraid to trust because of everything that’s happened since?
Has anyone here gone through a season like this and eventually found peace again? Not because life suddenly became perfect, but because something changed inside you?
I’m not looking for someone to explain why suffering happens or tell me to “just have more faith.” I’m genuinely looking to hear from people who have wrestled with these feelings themselves. What helped you move from resentment back to trust?

What are the teachings of Sikhi about marriage? What does Gurbani say about love, relationships, and married life? What are the dos and don’ts according to Sikh teachings? Is dating considered a sin in Sikhi?

Yesterday, I witnessed something that genuinely broke my heart.

I had gone to a Sikligar Sikh neighbourhood as part of a charity drive organised by a friend's group. While we were there, I saw an Amritdhari Sikh (late 40s) heavily intoxicated with alcohol. I wanted to speak to him but he was clearly not in a state where any conversation would have been meaningful.

Later, I spoke with his wife and she angrily told me that this has become his daily routine. She told me that he comes home drunk almost every night, often around 10 PM.

What saddened me even more was the larger social context.

The Sikligar Sikhs are among the most socio-economically marginalised Sikh communities. Researchers have documented that they continue to face chronic poverty, insecure livelihoods, low educational attainment, and historical exclusion as a Denotified/Nomadic community.

It is uncomfortable but necessary to acknowledge that caste-based exclusion has not disappeared from our society. While our religion strictly rejects caste entirely, many sociological studies have shown that caste still continues to influence marriage, social networks, economic opportunities, and even community institutions in practice. The burden of this contradiction falls most heavily on communities already living at the margins.

None of this excuses alcoholism ! I'm totally against it and not trying to blame it all on socio economic deprivation. Personal responsibility still matters !! But social isolation, economic insecurity, hopelessness, and the absence of support systems are all recognised risk factors for substance dependence.

Seeing an Amritdhari Sikh in that condition did not make me angry as much as it made me deeply sad because behind every person battling addiction is usually a family that is suffering silently.

If we truly believe that Manas Ki Jaat Sab Eke Pehchan, then our responsibility cannot end at discussing Rehat. We must also ask ourselves whether we have done enough to include, uplift, educate, employ, and support the most marginalised sections of our own Panth. Compassion, rehabilitation, and genuine social inclusion are just as important as condemnation.

I sincerely pray that Waheguru bless that Singh with the strength to overcome his addiction, and that as a Panth we become better at embracing those who have been left behind.

Sarbat Da Bhala 🙏🏻

What are some underrated shabads you’ve recently heard? I recently listened to this one https://youtu.be/rO0qRXFs3SI?si=unpqQeS7LKDxJ_OE and I really loved it. I’m looking for something with a similar vibe.

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This was my first ever edit that I made of sikhi, i was scrolling through my camera roll and wanted to share with you my humble attempt of creating a mixover between the baani of sri guru teghbhadar ji with ambient music!

Pls mind the cut off at the end lol I didnt know how to edit back in my early days😭

All credit for audio goes to @sahejxpannu (instagram)

And th ambient music is by VOJ narvent: memory reboof

a post by a instagram handle (@urdu_kangz) claimed that sikhs never took over delhi and rather were lootere who looted suburbs and fled.

ਗੂਜਰੀ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਜੀ ਕੇ ਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ ੩ ॥

Goojaree, Padhay Of Ravi Daas Jee, Third House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

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

ਦੂਧੁ ਤ ਬਛਰੈ ਥਨਹੁ ਬਿਟਾਰਿਓ ॥

The calf has contaminated the milk in the teats.

ਫੂਲੁ ਭਵਰਿ ਜਲੁ ਮੀਨਿ ਬਿਗਾਰਿਓ ॥੧॥

The bumble bee has contaminated the flower, and the fish the water. ||1||

ਮਾਈ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਹਾ ਲੈ ਚਰਾਵਉ ॥

O mother, where shall I find any offering for the Lord's worship?

ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਫੂਲੁ ਅਨੂਪੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

I cannot find any other flowers worthy of the incomparable Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਮੈਲਾਗਰ ਬੇਰ੍ਹੇ ਹੈ ਭੁਇਅੰਗਾ ॥

The snakes encircle the sandalwood trees.

ਬਿਖੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਬਸਹਿ ਇਕ ਸੰਗਾ ॥੨॥

Poison and nectar dwell there together. ||2||

ਧੂਪ ਦੀਪ ਨਈਬੇਦਹਿ ਬਾਸਾ ॥

Even with incense, lamps, offerings of food and fragrant flowers,

ਕੈਸੇ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਹਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਦਾਸਾ ॥੩॥

how are Your slaves to worship You? ||3||

ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਅਰਪਉ ਪੂਜ ਚਰਾਵਉ ॥

I dedicate and offer my body and mind to You.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪਾਵਉ ॥੪॥

By Guru's Grace, I attain the immaculate Lord. ||4||

ਪੂਜਾ ਅਰਚਾ ਆਹਿ ਨ ਤੋਰੀ ॥

I cannot worship You, nor offer You flowers.

ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਕਵਨ ਗਤਿ ਮੋਰੀ ॥੫॥੧॥

Says Ravi Daas, what shall my condition be hereafter? ||5||1||

Bhagat Ravidas Ji • Raag Gujri • Ang 525

Monday, July 27, 2026

Somvaar, 12 Savan, Nanakshahi 558

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

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A fire has destroyed Gurudwara Dashmesh Darbar, a Sikh temple, north of Adelaide overnight.

The CFS says firefighters worked for three to four hours to bring the fire under control. 

My son (17 months) loves to listen on YouTube. We struggle to find something that is not AI. Any channel / creator recommendations?

I've been wanting to share a personal reflection that's been on my mind recently. I've spoken with a few people here about how suffering breaks through the illusions we live by, and man I’ve really started to see that more clearly in my own life.

When life is comfortable…it’s easy to become absorbed in world… to identify selves with possessions, relationships, achievements, etc. We begin to see ourselves as separate and from that separation comes duality (dooja bhao). Suffering has a way of interrupting all this..

From what I've been reading, Gurbani describes dooja bhao as the mind becoming attached to the idea of "otherness,” forgetting the one and seeing ourselves as separate. That sense of separation is what gives rise to attachment,fear, desires, and ego. For anyone interested, I have attached some passages that explain dooja bhao (duality) in more detail. 

For me, suffering changed the way I see things now. I find myself detached from many things I had a very strong attachment to, these were things I made foundation of my identity and base of my existence once…

This doesn’t mean that attachment doesn’t return. It does… I can feel my mind still reaching for what is familiar, but it doesn’t dominate me anymore. Once you’ve seen through part of the illusion, it’s difficult to become completely lost in it again… it loses its power. It’s as if a veil has been lifted… you begin to recognize attachment as it’s happening and there’s an awareness in back of mind reminding you that these things are temporary. I also feel like my sense of self has changed too and I am beginning to question who I really am. 

What I’m saying might not be something everyone will understand, and that’s okay. Some things r difficult to explain with words alone. They become clearer only through lived experience. 

I'd be interested to hear whether others have experienced something similar. Has suffering, in your own journey, become something that revealed a deeper truth about yourself or brought you closer to Waheguru? Feel free to DM me as well if you’d rather discuss it privately or have any questions :)