User:Hari singh
Dhan ਗਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ !
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I am based in the UK at a place called Ilford, Essex that is just outside London to the East. We have 5 Gurdwaras within 30 minutes drive of here. We have a strong Sikh community who cover a broad spectrum of backgrounds and professions. The nearest Gurdwara is Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Seven Kings, Essex which is about 10 minutes walking distance from our home.
I am married with 2 children who are in their early 20’s. I have been a Sikh from birth and took Amrit in about 1973 at Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Barking. My original training was in IT but I find that a little taxing now.
Apart from SGGS guidance, I have had the good fortune to share the Gurmat blessings from Pujay Baba Puran Singh, Kericho wala. Baba ji was the most gifted puran Sikh that I have met so far in my life.
He was an inspiration to thousand of Sikhs in East Africa and in UK.
Wiki Experience
I started contributing to Wikipedia on 11th March 2004. My Contributions to Wikipedia are primarily in connection with my religion, which is Sikhism. I was born as a Sikh and have been ‘practising’ my faith for at least the last 30 years. Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world but the youngest of all the present faith systems. I believe that my religion is unique in that it encompasses and embraces all recognised world religions. A Sikh does not have monopoly on God – Good people of all faith can achieve salvation and unity with God. This I believe is a wonderful ideal and a basic for achieving a continuous state of peace in the world.
Guru Nanak was the founder of this faith and was in instigator of the primary principles of the religion. A Sikh believes in One God for all beings; this leads to the belief in the equality of all people; to live a life in humility and service to the needy; to live is a continuous state of optimism Chardi kala and trust in the Almighty. To stay detached from the world but yet perform with dedication all the duties expected of a householder; to accept the will of God; to work honestly and consistently while at all times accepting that this gift of life is due to the blessings of the one Lord.
Background
I was born in Kenya and my early childhood was spent in East Africa. However, my parents are both originally from Nawanshahr district in India. Part of my family relocated to the UK in the late 1960's soon after Kenya became independent in 1963. As a infant, my family lived in a small town 14 miles from Nairobi called Ruiru. Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. From the age of about 9 years to about 12 years, we moved to a small provincial town which was then called Fort Hall - the name of the town has now changed to Murangʼa.
My father was employed by East African Power & Lighting Co Ltd. Due to his employment, the family moved to various different locations in Kenya. Ruiru, Wanji (near Fort Hall) and Nairobi South were location where the company had power generation plants. The Ruiru Plant used to be a wood burning power generation plant which was upgraded to a diesel plant probably during the 1950's. Wanji had a large hydro electric generator and diesel and turbine generation was used at Nairobi South.
From about 1968 I have been based in the UK and took Amrit at Vaisakhi in about 1973 at the Gurdwara, Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Barking, Essex. I am a graduate from University of London and have since 1975 been working in various profession in and around London.
Most of my working life has been spent in the field of IT (Information Technology]]. I have visited India, various locations in Europe, USA, Canada, West Indies, Turkey, East Africa, etc as part of my business, charity work or for personal reasons.
I have taken part in various Sikh activities globally and that has been the most satisfying undertaking in my life. In about 2005, I began contributing to SikhiWiki. For my sins, I was made an "administrator" (or Sysop) soon afterward. It has been a pleasure to be involved in this exercise. I hope that one day, SikhiWiki will become the standard reference for Sikh Information.
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Kids Section
- Require a kids section on mainpage
- Need to set up a kids full sub-page
- need more kids related material
Sakhis & Kathas
- More Sakhis need to be added
- Sakhi Bhai Kabir & 2 Shabads in Gurbani re Bhai Balvinder Singh's Katha
- Katha
- Look at other Kathas - Translate and setup
- Need to setup written translations and audio/video links
Bani & Scriptures
- Setup Learning system for Anand Sahib
- Setup other banis
- Vaar Bhai Gurdas
- Translation for Vaar 22 onwards
Months of the year
- Get pictures from Raju for months of the year
List of Gurdwara
- Sort out Gurdwara Layout of Pages (gabbled)
- Upload pictures of Gurdwaras in Glasgow
Celebrations & Festivals
- add turban tying ceremony
Sikh Names - Add more names, meanings & Punjabi textDone
PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE TEXT ABOVE. MANY THANKS
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- Make mercy thy cotton, contentment thy thread, continence its knot, truth its twist.
- That would make a janeu for the soul; if thou have it, O Brahman, then put it on me.
- It will not break, or become soiled, or be burned, or lost.
- Blest the man, O Nanak, who goeth with such a thread on his neck.
- Thou purchasest a janeu for four damris, and seated in a square puttest it on;
- Thou whisperest instruction that the Brahman is the guru of the Hindus--
- Man dieth, the janeu falleth, and the soul departeth without it.
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Make mercy thy cotton, contentment thy thread, continence its knot, truth its twist. That would make a janeu for the soul; if thou have it, O Brahman, then put it on me. It will not break, or become soiled, or be burned, or lost.Blest the man, O Nanak, who goeth with such a thread on his neck. Thou purchasest a janeu for four damris, and seated in a square puttest it on; Thou whisperest instruction that the Brahman is the guru of the Hindus-- Man dieth, the janeu falleth, and the soul departeth without it. |
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Make mercy thy cotton, contentment thy thread, continence its knot, truth its twist. That would make a janeu for the soul; if thou have it, O Brahman, then put it on me. It will not break, or become soiled, or be burned, or lost.Blest the man |
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SGGS Page x111x |
111 Make mercy thy cotton, contentment thy thread, continence its knot, truth its twist. That would make a janeu for the soul; if thou have it, O Brahman, then put it on me. It will not break, or become soiled, or be burned, or lost.Blest the man, O Nanak, who goeth with such a thread on his neck. Thou purchasest a janeu for four damris, and seated in a square puttest it on; Thou whisperest instruction that the Brahman is the guru of the Hindus-- Man dieth, the janeu falleth, and the soul departeth without it.111 |
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222 Make mercy thy cotton, contentment thy thread, continence its knot, truth its twist. That would make a janeu for the soul; if thou have it, O Brahman, then put it on me. It will not break, or become soiled, or be burned, or lost.Blest the man, O Nanak, who goeth with such a thread on his neck. Thou purchasest a janeu for four damris, and seated in a square puttest it on; Thou whisperest instruction that the Brahman is the guru of the Hindus-- Man dieth, the janeu falleth, and the soul departeth without it.222 |
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"Make mercy thy cotton, contentment thy thread, continence its knot, truth its twist. That would make a janeu for the soul; if thou have it, O Brahman, then put it on me. It will not break, or become soiled, or be burned, or lost.Blest the man" |
Testing Japji Sahib Interactive
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ik oNkaar There is Only One God |
Sat Naam Truth is His Name |
kartaa purakh nirbh-a-o nirvair akaal moorat He is the Creator, Protector, Without Fear, No Enmity, The First Entity, |
ajoonee saibhN gur parsaad. jap. Without Incarnations, Self-perpetuating; With the Guru’s grace: Recite! |
aad sach jugaad sach. True in the beginning, True Through the Ages, |
hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach. True even now and says Nanak will be True in the future |
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Check 2: Gurmukhi text: ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਕਰਤਾ ਪਰਖ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
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This is quotation number 1:
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਕਰਤਾ ਪਰਖ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar sat naam kartaa purakh nirbha-o nirvair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhaN gur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace
-SGGS Page 1
This is quotation number 2: ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ aasaa mehlaa 1. Aasaa, First Mehl: sun vadaa aakhai sabh ko-ay.
Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.
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SGGS Page 1278 Full Shabad |
God Himself forgives, and bestows His Love |
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