noorie's pursuit of sikh and punjabi history

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ਮੰਨੈ ਜਮ ਕੈ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

Those who are faithful will not be apprehensive to death.

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Gurdwaras have been political since day one. they have a flag. a throne. a victory drum. armed guards. they provide social services to the poor & sanctuary to asylum seekers. their langar halls have been the hub of revolutions. everything about Gurdwaras is a political statement.

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on this day, the king of kings came forth.

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ਭਵਰੁ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਹੋਵਉ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣਾ ਹੋਹੁ ਕਓੁਲਾ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸੁ ਉਨ ਸੰਗਿ ਲਪਟਾਇਓ ਜਿਓੁ ਬੂੰਦਹਿ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਮਉਲਾ ॥੪॥੩॥੪॥

Just as the bee gives up everything to follow the fragrance of the flower, without knowing its color or how far it is, attach yourself to the Guru’s feet and don’t let go.

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The entire world is cutting their hair. A Guru’s Sikh does not. A Sikh goes against the entire world.” — Sant Kartar Ji

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ਫੜੁ ਕਰਿ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੋ ਦਿਖਲਾਵਹਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

they practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not understand anything about meditation or spiritual wisdom.

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sri darbar sahib, 1870.

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ਜਹਾ ਲੋਭੁ ਤਹ ਕਾਲੁ ਹੈ ਜਹਾ ਖਿਮਾ ਤਹ ਆਪਿ ॥੧੫੫॥

Where there is greed, there is death. Where there is forgiveness, there is God Himself

~Guru Granth Sahib, 1372.

[treasuresofmytravels]

Little India, Bangkok, Thailand, 2013

[harnoorkd]

ਮੈ ਮੂਰਖ ਕੀ ਕੇਤਕ ਬਾਤ ਹੈ ਕੋਟਿ ਪਰਾਧੀ ਤਰਿਆ ਰੇ ॥

I am just a fool, but millions of sinners just like me have been saved.

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there are many causes of death: among them, the ache of life

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[florescentlcvesickness]

[breakfast-at-wimbledon]

Petra Kvitova of The Czech Republic during her first round match against Johanna Konta of Great Britain on Day Four of the Nature Valley Classic at Edgbaston Priory Club on June 19, 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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absolute legend

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i wake up and i have these dreams of you

[tanyushenka]

@Shoaib Saeed