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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,
Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!
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We are going through Jaap Sahib
in English every week.
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Those who have come today because
it's a Gurpurab and the weekend,
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Beware that every Sunday at 6 pm,
we have Katha in English of Gurbani.
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We are going through Jaap Sahib by
Guru Gobind Singh Ji,
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Every week, the Katha
program will be here.
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If you came today, do try to come
again next week or the week after.
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With Maharaj Ji's Kirpa, the Gurudwara
has given us the opportunity to do this.
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We should all, if we can, use that time.
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Sangat is very important.
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It's June now, which is a very
emotive time for the whole Panth.
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Firstly, we are remembering
Guru Arjan Dev Ji's Shaheedi in 1606,
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We are also trying to remember what the
indian government did in Harimandir Sahib.
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These are very emotive topics.
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But if the youth is going to
do anything about the future,
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It's going to have to come from Gurbani.
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A lot of people don't realize that the
whole of Sikhi is about Gurparsaad.
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It is about getting the Guru's blessings.
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Guru Sahib has given us the Hukam that,
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Here, Sevak means Sikh.
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So, if a Sikh listens to
Bani and follows it,
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The Guru themselves will
come to save that Sikh.
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When we see ourselves in the Panth,
we see the situation we are in right now,
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It's very easy to look for
someone to save us.
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We are looking for a saviour.
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Ultimately, that saviour is our Guru.
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It's only our Guru who can help a Sikh.
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So, before we start asking anybody else
for help, we have to turn to our Guru.
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And our Guru is Bani.
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Before we do anything else,
return to Gurbani,
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And ask Maharaj to give us a Hukam
about what we should know in our lives.
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What we are going to go through
today is Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Bani,
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Which is also Amrit Bani; it makes Amrit.
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We make Amrit from Dasam Bani,
including Jaap Sahib.
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Hence, it is Amrit Bani.
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Last week, we got to Chhand 73.
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This week, Maharaj starts
with Charpat Chhand.
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Which is a very quick Chhand, and
there are 4 parts to each one.
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Maharaj says,
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O Vaheguru Ji!
This is with your blessings.
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Maharaj is not saying
through their own Kirpa,
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But that God is making
them say these words;
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It's your (God's) Kirpa.
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It is revelation for us.
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Maharaj says,
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O Vaheguru Ji, your actions are immortal.
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Karam means actions.
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So, Vaheguru Ji does actions as well,
but their actions are immortal.
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A lot of people don't understand
what the word Amrit means,
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Even though we have got a lot of
people in our Panth called Amrit.
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There are probably people sitting
in the Sangat right now,
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With the name Amritpal or even just Amrit,
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But the word has been anglicized and
has lost all of its meaning.
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The word Mrit means death.
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So A-mrit means the opposite of
death, which is immortality.
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The things that you do are immortal.
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Another way to understand the
word Amrit is not just immortality,
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But that amazing nectar which is God,
because he is immortal.
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Your actions are so amazing,
that they are Amrit.
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That's why Amrit Naam is Vaheguru's name,
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And if we get that,
we can become immortal.
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Also, it's amazing and beautiful.
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Things that are Amrit are
also amazing and beautiful.
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Vaheguru Ji, your actions are
amazing and beautiful.
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If something tastes nice,
we will say that it was like Amrit.
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Which means, it was amazing and beautiful.
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Maharaj says, your actions are amazing.
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Also, Karam can mean Grace/Kirpa.
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Like we just talked about
Tav Prasad, Karam can mean that.
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But if we take this word to
mean Karam as in Grace,
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Then it would mean that
Vaheguru Ji's Grace is Amrit.
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We just read now in Chaupai Sahib that
your Drishti [glance] is Amrit.
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Kirpa-Dristi is the same as Amrit.
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So, when God looks upon us,
they look at us with Kirpa.
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When God does Grace upon us,
it gives us Amrit.
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So Amrit is immortality,
which comes by your Grace.
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Which is why, the Guru gives Amrit.
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When Guru does Kirpa upon us,
then he gives us Amrit.
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You give Amrit, and
it's all by your Grace.
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Some people ask,
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"Why do I need to take Amrit?
The Gurus were not Amritdhari!"
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"Guru Gobind Singh Ji started it,
but the Gurus weren't Amritdhari."
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That's not true, all of
the Gurus were Amritdhari.
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji says that
he got Amrit from Sachkhand.
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They went up to Sachkhand, met
Akaal Purakh, and were given Amrit.
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They say in Gurbani, that they were
called up to the heavenly Court.
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After that, every Guru was
baptised by the previous Guru.
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Guru Angad Dev Ji met Guru Nanak Dev Ji,
and they became an Amritdhari Sikh.
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They took Charan Pahul Da Amrit.
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That was the way; Charan Amrit.
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So, they would've taken that.
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Afterward, Guru Gobind Singh Ji
was Amritdhari,
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Because they took it
from Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.
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Because they were a Sikh as well.
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When they became Amritdhari themselves,
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They made the Khalsa and then they also
took Amrit from the next Guru.
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The Guru after Guru Gobind Singh Ji
was Guru Khalsa.
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Guru Granth Sahib Ji
got the Gurgaddi in 1708,
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But in 1699, Khalsa Panth became
the physical body of the Guru.
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Therefore, Guru Gobind Singh Ji took Amrit
from the next Guru; The Khalsa Panth.
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They were Amritdhari as well.
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So, the Amrit line has been through all of
Sikhi since Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
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Everybody who has followed this
way has been Amritdhaari.
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Whether it was Charan Amrit or
Khande Di Pahul Da Amrit.
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Now, it's Khande Di Pahul Da Amrit,
that's the new Vela.
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Maharaj say,
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Your actions, O Vaheguru Ji, are immortal.
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Your actions give Amrit and
the whole world seek it.
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Baani tells us,
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The Devi Devte, develic beings, and
angelic beings search for this immortality
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That Amrit is sat with Guru Ji.
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The Guru has been given this Amrit.
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If you look at the Indiana Jones movie,
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When he is looking for the Amrit drink,
which will make him immortal.
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That's a very old story, and it has
happened many times in history.
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People have looked for this fabled drink
that makes you immortal.
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The problem is, many times in life,
Shanka (doubt) comes in.
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We have got the drink in
front of us, but we think,
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"I don't think I should have this,
I'm not sure if I should have this."
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A famous story, if you've studied history,
is that there was a Mughal emperor,
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Either Tipu Sultan or somebody else.
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He spent his whole life
looking for this thing: Amrit.
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When he finally got the the place,
after so much hard work and tests,
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He finally got to the place where
he had the chance to drink Amrit.
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It was in a glass,
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The Devi Devte were really scared that
he was going to get this Amrit,
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Because not only would he
become the ruler of the Earth,
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But he would also look to attack
them and take over their places.
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So, they sent somebody to trick him.
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This Devi came down in the form
of an old woman, very haggard.
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She started laughing at him when
he had this glass of Amrit in his hand.
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She said, "Why do you want to drink that?"
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He said,
"It's going to give me immortality."
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She said, "I drank that and look at me,
I have got no blood left in me.
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"I'm laughing because
I'm never going to die,
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But I will look like this
for the rest of my life."
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It's good, if you drink it,
you can join me and look like me."
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In his mind, Shanka came,
and he spilled it.
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He left it.
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Had he drunk it, he would've been Amar and
gotten everything he had sought for.
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But at the last moment,
doubt came into his mind.