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Guilt vs. Self-Discipline

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Gurumustuk Singh
on April 15, 2008
in 2008 Picks, Downloads, Guruka Videos and Videos
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Here is the second video part to the previously posted video topic of "Sin, Guilt, Heaven and Hell".

This video deals with the issue and question of whether guilt is a good thing to motivate and have self discipline. You might think that without guilt you might not do certain things or be disciplined. Guruka Singh shares a nice perspective in terms of relating to discipline and a daily practice. I used to be one of the "yo-yos" (going up and down in my practice) but now take the slow and steady, building over time approach. Anyways, hope you enjoy.

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Sin, Guilt, Heaven and Hell

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Gurumustuk Singh
on April 9, 2008
in 2008 Picks, Guruka Singh, Guruka Videos and Videos
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Here is one topic which I think is a great one for us all to think about. I have found that even within the Sikh lifestyle many people have adopted the mentality of "guilt and sin". Western influence has definitely played a big part in this, and it doesn’t help to have translations of Gurbani that translate "paap" into "sin".

In the following video interview Guruka Singh shares his thoughts on the topic of Sin, Guilt, Heaven and Hell. Hopefully the next time you catch yourself feeling one of these things you may think more deeply about it.  

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What’s the world made of?

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Guruka Singh
on April 9, 2008
in Gurbani and Guruka Singh
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Gurumustuk Singh Ji asked me to write a bit about the five tattvas and the three gunas. This is what was "assumed knowledge" in the time Gurbani was written. Basically, it’s the KAR part of IK ONG KAR (ONG being the creative power itself.)

The five tattvas are: earth, water, fire, air and ether. They are not those things literally, but rather states of density of matter. For example, water can be solid (earth,) liquid (its normal state between 0 degrees C and 100 degrees C) and air (when it vaporizes.) Ether is the most subtle element. Though there is no air in "outer space," there is ether.  Ether is the carrier of light and the least dense of the five tattvas.

So matter is made up of both the five tattvas (or states) along with the energy that flows through them. E=MC2 right? It’s a continuum of energy and matter, and the two flow into each other, but neither is destroyed (according to the law of conservation of matter and energy.) So the tattvas are the states of matter and the three gunas are the frequencies of energy: low-frequency=tamas (inertia,) mid-frequency=rajas (motion) and high-frequency=sattvas (calm.)

The three gunas are manifested in human qualities as well, and I’m sure you know these qualities in yourself and in other people. Most people have one of the three gunas dominant in their personality and projection. Tamas=crude, lethargic, heavy. Rajas=passionate and action oriented. Sattvas=light, pure, calm and relaxed. When we say someone has a "high" vibration, we mean they are dominantly sattvic in nature.

- Guruka Singh

P.S. - We did an earlier video on the subject of free will and God’s will. I think it was the "fate and destiny" one, but I’m happy to revisit that topic. 

The Yogi

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Guruka Singh
on February 16, 2008
in Art and Culture, Furmaan Khalsa, Guruka Singh, Yogi Bhajan and yoga
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In India at the time of Guru Nanak, there were many yogis.  They lived alone, they did not marry, nor did they work for their living. They lived in meditation caves, wore coats made from many rags patched together (to indicate poverty) large earrings (to indicate that they heard only the Word of God) and they carried a begging bowl, a cow horn, a purse, a deerskin (for meditation) and a walking staff.  With their unwashed and uncombed matted hair and their bodies covered with gray funeral ashes (to remind themselves of the constant presence of death) they practiced their yogic disciplines and lived apart from the villagers and common householders.  They begged for their food, and ate only what they were given.

Guru Nanak’s meeting with the yogis is recorded in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib as the "Siddha Gosht".  There are many shabds in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib where the yogis are addressed.  The main purport of all these verses is that many who lived the lifestyle described above, were not true yogis at all (that is, one who is united with God… one who lives in  a state of Union) but simply people caught up in their own rituals, self-righteousness, and pride.

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Sher Singh - King of the Jungle

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Gurumustuk Singh
on November 13, 2007
in 2007 Picks, Guruka Singh, Humor and SikhNet
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Another humorous blabber about SikhNet, encouraging YOU to support SikhNet. (Click on the little play button at the bottom left corner below)

Guru and God

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Gurumustuk Singh
on November 4, 2007
in Guruka Singh
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An email response (by Guruka Singh) to someone’s question on the topic of God and Guru….


Greetings from Espanola, New Mexico where I have gratefully received and read your email concerning God and Guru.

Your questions show careful thought and consideration and I thank you for them. No man shall be called a god and yet God exists within every man. Guru Gobind Singh Ji was saying someting very simple: "do not worship me as a man. Do not worship my personality. Realize the God within yourself and see only that One God in everyone. The "Guru" is the compass that always points true North. It is within everyone’s heart. Some have simply not yet awakened to listen to it.

The Guru gives the "gur"  the formula.

The Sat Guru embodies the Infinite Truth.

The Shabd Guru exists in the flow of that Truth beyond time and space and not subject to any conditions.

In present day culture, East and West, the term Guru is most commonly thought of as a living, human teacher. Guru is actually an agent of change, a catalyst of transformation that awakens the spiritual knowledge, dispelling darkness and bringing light and deep understanding.  The Guru is alive inside of everyone. This force called Guru is alive inside you. It is embodied in beings who live with enlightened consciousness and it is perfectly encoded in the Shabd Guru, the technology of Naad, the recitation of which awakens your soul. By speaking in the consciousness of the Shabd Guru the inner sound current is started, Wisdom comes and you are merged into the vast awareness of Anhad. Using the Shabd Guru we can quickly and effectively find the calm eye of the worldly storm of mental and social change, and from this place of inner stillness, shuniya, we can find our focus so we can excel and be happy. This state is described as the state of being samdarsi. The Guru describes the attributes of a mind that dwells in such a neutral state:

(To such a state of mind) happiness and grief are same and (To such a state of mind) gold and mud appear the same (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, page 275)

Everybody in one lifetime has one chance to serve one Master. That is the law. The opportunity doesn’t come back again. Remember, no Master ever comes back again. Remember, nobody comes to the Guru’s gate if it is not earned already. But it is still yourself who must have the will to enter the gate or not. The "Guru" is the word of wisdom coming through a person who has attained the state of consciousness where he or she can speak the Infinite Truth under all circumstances.

In the Name of the Guru, the Light of every Sikh, and the Holy Naam which holds the world.

…..Guruka Singh

Stress - A State of Mind

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Gurumustuk Singh
on October 17, 2007
in 2007 Picks, Guruka Singh, Guruka Videos and Videos
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Here is the last video from my earlier recording session with Guruka Singh. The topic of the video has to do with dealing with the stress of every day life.

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Transforming Sexual Feelings to Creativity

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Gurumustuk Singh
on October 5, 2007
in 2007 Picks, Guruka Singh, Guruka Videos and Videos
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In this video Guruka Singh share his thoughts and tips on how youth (or anyone) can transform sexual energy into other means of creativity. 

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Youth and Having Relationships/Dating

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Gurumustuk Singh
on September 25, 2007
in 2007 Picks, Guruka Singh, Guruka Videos and Videos
. 15 Comments

In this video Guruka Singh answers a question about Sikh youth dealing with the issue of dating, love, romance, sex before marriage and relationships. 

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Bana and the Sikh Identity

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Gurumustuk Singh
on September 19, 2007
in 2007 Picks, Guruka Singh, Guruka Videos and Videos
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Here is another awesome video interview with Guruka Singh on the topic of Bana and our identity as a Sikh. Guruka Singh answers a question about the relevance of the identity of a Sikh, especially in relation to this post 9/11 era where many people relate the turban to terrorism.