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These days when we see youngsters from Punjab,

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we see they have become more westernized

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or 'yanky', who seems to be influenced by Americans or Hollywood.

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Bollywood too pushes our youngsters into westernization

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by telling them how to cut and style their hair, or how to shave or how to look younger.

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It's OK. It's not wrong. This is also Guru Maharaj Jis hukam

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But why is this really happening? Have we given them something to understand the importance of their actions?

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Have you given them immense pride, so as not to follow that path? No.

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You haven't given them the path; the good and bad effects.

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We should look at both. Western culture has many good as well as bad points.

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Siri Singh Sahib Ji always used to say that the best thing about the culture is that you question everything.

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Everything is questioned to see what are its good and bad points.

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Both sides should be considered.

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Let the youngsters taking that path, research and question their actions.

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Allow them to research and question our Dharam. Let them try.

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Let them try to do simran, which will allow them to understand the power within them.

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'Naal Eanay Dosti, Kade Na Ave Raas.'[br][Friendship with a fool never works out right.]

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No where is it told that all youth should become saints,

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Everyone commits mistakes.

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You will never be able to find peace,

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If you don't allow youth to learn and commit mistakes.

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Its not that they are entirely wrong.

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We have to give them time, the chance to try and the path to follow.

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However, in this age they have already matured

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and if you didn't allow them to learn at an early age,

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then this task might be a little more difficult.

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People say that its necessary to learn Punjabi to be a Sikh.

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They have joined 2 things, your Punjabi culture and our Sikh Dharma.

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Both of them are different, but you forcibily join them together.

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Learing punjabi is a very good thing, as its a new language for me.

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Punjabi isn't my mother tongue, yet I learned the new language

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And I really enjoy speaking in it. But is it necessary to learn it? No.

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A Sikh can also be one who understands the true meaning of Bana, Bani, Seva, Simran

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and has brought them in their life and follows Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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You cannot tell him that he isn't Sikh.

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When one brings Guru Maharaj into ones life, then one becomes a Sikh.

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Also, there are many languages in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib

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Punjabi is just one, English is also in the Guru.

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'Tu Mera Gurhaai, Ek Pita, Ekas Ke Hum Barik.'

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Tu Mera Gurhaai, where 'haai' in English means 'high'; English language is also there.

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If you learn Punjabi you might understand 'Ek Pita'

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'Ekas Ke Hum Barik' and 'Tu Mera Gurhaai' you might be able to understand, maybe.

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But who has studied proper Punjabi is still not able to understand the entire SGGS Ji.

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So, the most important thing is not to learn Punjabi, but to do Sadhna, spiritual practice, and Banis.

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Only reading banis from SGGS Ji doesn't sharpen our mind;

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We can read any book or take any knowledge to sharpen our mind.

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Granth is the 'knot' that is tied around.

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And Guru Granth means that the knowledge written will help you reach high spirits

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And help reach your highest potential. That is said to be Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

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Every line in SGGS Ji itself is a complete mantra,

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Which increases our inner Shakti (power).

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Just listening Gurbani causes hormonal changes in you, and speaking causes extra changes.

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and you don't even need to understand it.

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And what I feel, is that Punjabis fail to understand this, that you just want to understand SGGS Ji intellectually;

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What is written? Why is it written? What is the meaning? Leave the meaning aside. Just do it. Just read it.

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An Akhand Paath creates a vibration, the effect is so powerful and so pure that it has no limits.

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You should do it, definitely. But leave the mental logic aside.

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A Punjabi problem is to look at things intellectually;

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"Guru Maharaj has said this", "No Guru Maharaj has said that, what you said is wrong"

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You have to leave this argument behind and take in the experience,

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Which is the most important in my opinion.

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I am not saying that Punjabi culture is wrong, as its a very beautiful culture.

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The poetry, the phrases, the idioms, beautiful beautiful things.

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the food, the dance, all these make Punjabi culture very beautiful.

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Be proud to say that this is your culture. It's not my culture.

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I've been living here for 20yrs, yet I have imbibed many things within me from it.

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Like I am chatting in Punjabi right now, I feel very happy.

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The beautiful phrases, poems, the dances - bhangra and giddha

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These all are beautiful things. Nothing wrong.

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Only when you look at things in the wrong perspective, does it become wrong.

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Allow the children to play, this all is the game of God;

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This is your culture. But Sikh Dharma is not your culture.

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Sikh Dharma came from the same land as the Punjabi culture, but is not stuck inside of that culture.

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Sikh Dharma is to spread everywhere, and is spreading and affecting all.

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It's not just for Punjabis

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It is very pure and precious and will not stop spreading.

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But the Punjabi culture itself is beautiful and you should be proud of it.

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Punjabi culture has many shortcomings too, and so many good things.

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But there isn't any shortcoming in Sikh Dharma.

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Guru Maharaj Ji says that we don't have any caste,

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yet we say that my name is Sidhu or Arora, these are castes,

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This is what you have attached ourselves; even though Guru Maharaj Ji has told not to.

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This is where 'Punjabi' becomes 'Sikh', "I am such n such Sidhu".

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which is a Punjabi caste, or Arora or Kashatria.

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You say that you want to be different from the Hindu Dharma, yet you still add your caste.

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This caste system is part of Hindu Dharam and isn't a part of our Dharam.

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What has happened between Hindus and Sikhs is because you were unable to leave aside your caste.

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We do not have any caste, Punjabi culture has added the caste, which is wrong.

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But the good thing in Punjabi culture is that,

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every village, wherever you throw a stone, there is a Gurdwara

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and the prakash (light) of Guru Maharaj Ji, is in Punjab.

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You serve langar to the sangat and listen to kirtan,

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all this is so beautiful and bringing Sikh Dharma forward.

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Your culture isn't wrong, and my neither.

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And together we should build an equal culture, that brings our Sikh Dharma forward.

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I can say that we white Sikhs have a huge shortcoming,

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that we do not fully understand seva.

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We white Sikhs are not doing seva as correctly as we should. You Punjabi people are.

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You are performing the seva, and pushing forward the spirit of seva.

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We aren't, but we are learning how from you.

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And will keep on learning, and maybe one day we will completely be able to learn from you.

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But, what lacks in Punjabi Sikhs that you have stopped doing simran.

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People have gone away from simran, thinking that it makes you Hindu.

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You don't want to become like Hindu's, but they are our brothers.

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The knowledge of Guru Maharaj Jis ways of doing simran is now being followed by white Sikhs.

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And you can learn from them. No problem.

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Together, we all can become complete.

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I am not saying that every gora sikh you meet will win your heart,

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as its the gift of simran that when you do simran it wins your heart.

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The knowledge of simran is with us and the spirit of seva is with you.

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Together we can be complete.

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And it is our sincere request that we bring oneness and togetherness.

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If I have said anything wrong, I apologize.

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My motive is to inspire everyone and share high spirits, and happiness with all.

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Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh!