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Broaden your horizons ਸਿੰਘੋ, don't constrict yourselves to the 5 rivers, that wouldn't be ਖਾਲਸਾ ਰਾਜ - 1 step at a time

@Pareeyax It is nihang kirpana miyana and gatre that really outclass everyone.

Highkey nihangs know how to accessorise. I see you with all them rings. Giving Slay

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A PROFILE PORTRAIT OF A SIKH WARRIOR Punjab Hills mid-19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper

Historically, Sikhs have had interesting relationships with different colors, namely, blue, white, and orange+yellow. One color in particular has quite an interesting tradition - black. A brief look at the tradition of “kaala” within the worshippers of “Akāl”….

You are Master of Amrit! ਅਮਿਤੇਸ੍ਵਰ ਹੈਂ  You are the Highest Master! ਪਰਮੇਸ੍ਵਰ ਹੈਂ  - Jāp Sāhib, verse 179: Guru Gobind Singh, In the Puratān Janamsākhī (16th cen), Guru Nanak was given a bowl to drink, the Formless (nirankār) Divine explained it was the bowl of Name (ਨਾਮੁ ਕਾ ਪਿਆਲਾ). Guru Gobind Singh, in his martial manner, initiated his Khalsa the very same way, Shackle and Mandair write: "Far from being a dramatic departure, Guru Gobind Singh’s administering of amrit to the Khalsa can be interpreted as a reenactment of Guru Nanak’s initial initiation into the  Name at Sultanpur." (Teachings of the Sikh Gurus, by Christopher Shackle & Arvind-pal S. Mandair).  This comes from an additional reading assigned in Module 2 - building off our exploration of what Nām (ਨਾਮ) means in Module 1.

Recitation of Bhai Nand Lal Vaar - Ganjnama. soundcloud.com/vismaad/giani-…

I wish to strap a 3ft kirpaan to accompany a gol parna, kurta and lohi

ਮੁਕਤ ਮਸਤਾਨਾ Joyously free

ਜੇਹਾ ਦੇਸ ਤੇਹਾ ਭੇਸ Whatever the region, dress accordingly. Guru Gobind Singh recited this Proverb, according to texts from the 1700-1800s, when traveling down South he adorned a Lungi [skirt around the waist] and Khes [Shawl around the shoulders].

ਵੱਡੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਰੋਂਦੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ। vadde vadde duniyaa de raaje rondhe jaande Naam ton binaa। The highest and loftiest of the rulers in the world –all perish crying out in sorrow & protest if devoid of the True Wealth of God's Name Jathedaar ji delivering a sermon of simple hymns on a tour in late 1990 through small villages of Punjab (amidst the peak of ongoing Sikh genocide), encouraging congregants to take Amrit, abandon all intoxicants, make the best of their lives, and be fully devoted to God and their community. Shaheed Jathedaar Gurdev Singh Kaunke left us with zero doubts as to what Wealth our faithful, valiant, and resolute Leader departed having cultivated in his life 🙏⚔️ #PranaamShaheedanNu #NeverForget1984 #ISYF #BalkanizeIndia #SikhGenocide #SikhsAreNotIndian

An image of Guru Gobind Singh speaking with Bahadur Shah

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From Rahit-nama Bhai Chaupa Singh. The impulse towards Sangat-formation is always political: centering the gurudwara as its institutional locus, invested with proto-statist potential, cosmicizing the land it settles.

Cha peen da time hogeya ☕️

In Panth Parkash, Rattan Singh describes the Khalsa as a community psychologically attuned to war. He describes initiation into the Khalsa via pahul as a form of birth akin to that of a newborn baby. Singhan janam sangh shastaran layo - "the Singhs take birth through weapons."

That the term "Amritdhari" has come to be associated with a priestly group and not a warrior elite attests to the ultimate success of the British crippling of the Khalsa in the 1850s.

The Khalsa Singhs declared that they were the repositories of their faith, That they would not betray their faith even at the cost of their lives. That they were ready to die hundred times, what to talk of one sacrifice, That they would not betray their Sikh faith at any cost.(37) That whatever task they would be assigned by the Guru, They would stick to their duty till the last breath of their lives. This assertion of vows by the Singhs endeared them to the Guru, Who, overwhelmed with their loyalty, addressed them as follows: (38) Praise be to the Khalsa and Praise be to this organisation of Singhs, Who had preserved the true worth of the spirit of Sikhism. Then the Khalsa’s initiated Singhs entreated the Guru, That he should assign them the most arduous task. (39) - Sri Gur Panth Prakash, Rattan Singh Bhangoo, Volume I, translated by Kulwant Singh (Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh), pages 114-15.