Boon of Life

Another attack to abolish Sikh culture by ZEE TV....

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ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਪੱਲੇ ਧਨ ਵਸੈ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਨਾਓਂ ਫ੍ਕ਼ੀਰ !!

ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਤੂ ਵਸੈ ਤੇ ਨਰ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰ !! ਅੰਗ ੧੨੮੭!!

If i can be blessed by Akal Purakh, why don't you also worship him, have faith in Guru Granth Sahib ji, Feel the fragrance of your Guru, recite his true naam and surrender yourself to him... to be blessed.

ਬਾਣੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਬਾਣੀ ਵਿਚ ਬਾਣੀ ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਾਰੇ !!

ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਕਹੈ ਸੇਵਕ ਜਨ ਮਾਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ !! ਅਨੰਦੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ !!

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ ||

ਹਮ ਅਵਗੁਣਿ ਭਰੇ ਏਕੁ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਹੀ

ਅੰਮਿ੍ਤੁ ਛਾਡਿ ਬਿਖੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਈ ||

ਮਾਯਾ ਮੋਹ ਭਰਮ ਪੈ ਭੂਲੈ

ਸੁਤ ਦਾਰਾ ਸਿਉ ਪੀ੍ਤਿ ਲਾਗਾਈ ||

ਇਕੁ ਉਤਮ ਪੰਥੁ ਸੁਨਿਓ ਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਤਿ

ਤਿਹ ਮਿਲੰਤ ਜਮ ਤਾ੍ਸ ਮਿਟਾਈ ||

ਇਕ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਭਾਟ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਕੀ

ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਸਰਣਾਈ ||

(1)- It was early seventies, I was driving an Ambassador car and was on the way to Daatt Mandir from Dehra Dun which is not far from main city. The time was around noon. I was hardly 22-23 years old. Before entering in the tunnel, I overtook a truck loaded with limestone, Though there was no need and no possibility of overtaking at that crucial point I don't know how it happened. Some how I overtook the truck and entered in the tunnel. After crossing the tunnel, I stopped my car at the left side under the shadow of trees. It was month of June and warm enough. As I stopped the car, suddenly i heard a voice Either in Hindi or Punjabi, I exactly don't remember. I was told ,"So you have come ! O K take away your car from here."It was straight away an order given in anger. I was amazed as no one was visible on the direction from where i was getting command. The source of voice was across the road. Now many new constructions have come up but during those days it was not developed., only shrubs were there, still there are the same shrubs near opening of the tunnel at temple side. A few seconds had passed I did not react. I was just stunned and busy, searching the caller but there was none.

Suddenly the voice came second time angrily, "Once you are told to take away your car from here . Have not you heard? The truck which is following you will strike here in the hill after it's brakes are failed. Get away immediately." My brain stopped thinking. It seems i was following the command of that superstitious power. I just pressed the clutch paddle and the car moved forward as there is slope and hilly terrain. I hardly moved 3-4 meters but I was amazed and looking in my rear view mirror if that the same is going to be happened as i am told. No one in this universe can predict the happenings next moment but here i knew and thus waiting for the result and lo ! BANG! The truck stroke in hill on my left exactly at the same place where i had stopped with my friends a moments ago. I got down from my car and went to see the truck driver. He was safe. I asked him what had happened. The prompt reply was ,"Brake failure."

To my astonishment, i could hardly understand that there are some superstitious power which control us. We are like puppets and just playing as they wish. More than that i could not understand in that young age but now i have the answers to all those questions which arised at that time. Like if the God saved me, why did he not save him?Being a transporter i felt the pain of that truck driver, his family and the difficulties to be faced by the owner also.

The God feeds all may be he a thief or the saint. All are equal for him. By the hands of that owner if the truck, God had paid some share for livelihood to all concerned like mechanics, spare part shop, dent beater , labourers etc. The expenses of the owner of the truck might have also be arranged from any source. The food to all borns is provided thus by almighty and arranged through his powers. No one was in loss. It only seems but actually a change like nothing destroys, only changes its physical characters. Life goes on sometime by loosing, sometimes by gaining.

(2)- Second time in September 1986, I was on the way from Jammu to Pathankot. I was in outskirts of Jammu.The traffic was at a halt at Digiana in Jammu. 3-4 cars were ahead of me.When they stopped to yeald way for the other side traffic at a small narrow bridge, i too had to stop. I was in my lane. Nothing was wrong. In a few minutes traffic moved, I too followed. The cars leading ahead of me had passed the bridge. As I approached the bridge,suddenly an army truck carrying 105 mm gun came hurriedly from the opposite direction. He was covering almost 3/4 of car in front.There was no escape. A head on collision was going to happen.The truck was hardly 10 meters away. I tried to apply reverse gear to save me but i couldn't. Now i realized my last time had come. I took thy name Waheguru on my lips. All of sudden unimagined happened. The same superstitious powers came to rescue me. I could feel their presence. I could not see them but I was told ,"Just be in surrender position. Raise up your arms from steering wheel and leave control of all controls like clutch, brakes ect. Nothing will happen to you. The impact will be like you fight with someone and you are hit on your chin, your head will be pushed backward and than after that you become alright.So don't worry you will be safe. Leave all controls."

I had no options left.Death was a few yards away but to my amusement it was like the time had stopped. I was told and had shown the impact through a flimsy impression on my mind but the truck was still at the same distance. I know only one example of Mahabharata, when Lord Krishna preaching Gita Updes to Arjun. All the forces from both sides were on standstill or to say freeze as the time was halt. Nature had stopped.

It happened almost all the same with me. Even Mr. M. S. Gill, an officer in ONGC Jammu, could not listen any word. The truck hit my car head on. My brand new Ambassador was pushed back about 4-5 meters by the impact. Only one inch press dent was there on bonnet other than one right side head light was broken. This was the only loss i had suffered. I was saved by the almighty WAHEGURU himself.

(3)- Third time on 31st March 1991, I was going to Srinagar from Jammu. There were five passengers with me. I was unaware that out of those five three were extremists. When i reached Patnitop, they started current topics specially on Adwani's rath yatra and Babri Mosque. Though i was listening them but i did not interfere. Than one of them I asked me to give my views also as they had come to know i was not a Kashmiri Sikh. I replied very politely if views are not liked by them than the happiness of journey shall be gone. They kept insisting . Ok. I said. My clear views are, suppose if i have some land somewhere. My neighbor who is a minister, grabs some land from me. I shall not be able to resist as all the govt. machinery shall stand beside him and only i shall have to suffer. Even he could lend me in jail. So it is better to keep shut and save the skin. Let the land be lost from control. Let the thinf be favorable.Wait and watch policies to be adopted.

Time goes by, after a few years my son take charge of high posts and is able to get the land back in his control. He takes back control of that land without grabbing neaghbor's land. What crime he commits? Nothing ! the answer I got. It was his right. I replied ,"Similarly is the case. Babar was the invader. He ruined the temple of Ayodhya and built a mosque. Now it is there (Hindus) turn. If they are doing the same to get the land back in their control and want to make Ram temple there, It is their right. They are not harming Muslims any way.

Moreover i know one thing that Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya but i can't say at which place. They (Hindus) are aware from centuries the exact birth place. Let them build at the desired place. Why to fight for the land which does not belong to Muslims. Babar was an invador and forcefully he grabbed it, demolished the Temple and raised a Mosque. Now you Muslims should return it to Hindus and regret on wrongdoings of their ancestors.

This provoked them as they were not prepared to listen a straight answer specially from a Sikh. The journey was on but with a silence. We reached Bijbahera at about 5 pm. One person made a request to buy something from market and asked me to stop. One out of those three said to me to drop him in Haiderpora area away from Tourist reception center(TRC). I knew it is the same area in which Rubia sayeed was kidnapped. I refused to go and assured them to provide a local taxi but they had something else in mind. I was abused sis......r, and that i wont be paid if i dont take them there. I too replied in the same manner by abusing the same and said I'll see who sis.....r does not make my payment. I was provoked and knew if i take them, i'll certainly be killed.

So i did make up my mind to take the help of BSF as it was useless to approach police. On the outskirts of Srinagar at bye-pass to Gulmarg, there was a BSF post. I applied my brakes and ran towards the santry for help. I shouted these are terrorists. Cover them up. Immediately they were covered. I was taken a side and asked everything. I briefed them. They (Extremists) were asked to get down. My payment was made. I said to him who abused me," I told you that i'll see who the sis...r does not make my payment and see i have got." and left but before leaving the place i had come to know the area and street of him.

The price for Ram temple issue has yet to be paid. Next day on 1st April, at about 11 o'clock, i was at TRC taxi stand(No. one), when i saw four persons including that one terrorrist came on two scooters and covered my car. They had sophisticated weapons with them. I saw ak 47, a carbine, a revolver and what was being carried by the 4th person, i could not see. Before they could shoot, my car was covered by about 150 locals including taxi drivers and hotel guides. There was a fear in locals, If any untoward is happened, in retalliation some muslim drivers could be killed in Jammu. So all of us, myself and those extremists were taken to the taxi union's office to sort out the matter. All the efforts were made to cool them down. After some heated arguments i came out of the office(I was not scared at all), and stood beside the wall. At my back side was a mosque. They too followed me. Again a wordy heated scuffle took place when Ajan was aired from Mosque. Now they were confused. If they kill me, there could many more be killed by BSF as the watch-tower was across the road only and all ongoing were observed by them carefully. If they spare my life and go to mosque to perform namaj, i could run away and escape for which they were not ready. Just than a local Muslim appeared and told them that he knew me (the Sikh) and on my behalf he assured them that i shall not run anywhere, so go and perform the Namaj.

At this, as the assurance was given on being my Sikh, I better decided to stay there Otherwise in future they would never trust any Sikh. What Namaj could they perform as their intention was in me to get revenge but i certainly remembered the 10th Guru Gobind Singh and prayed before him that being his devoted Sikh i don't bag for my life but if possible and if my pray is heard. The lord may kindly grant me my two last wishes:--

· Being a Sikh,Give me the strength so that i should not run away from battle-field in fear of my life as Pandits were leaving Kashmir in fear. If it is the end of my life it should be a glorious death. All the bullets fired upon me should pierce through my chest not at my back.

· My second wish is, if possible, give me that much strength in me before i die, i should be given a chance and strength to attack so hard on him that by my one hard blow may take his life, his dead body must lay beside me. Oh Lord ! fulfill my wish and give me the strength.

You may believe it or not. I was hearing a clear voice of superstitious powers,encouraging me to face bravely and that they were with me not with those evils. The words i heard were as follows:--

· All the forces fight in battle field but only he dies who's death is written to die by bullet otherwise soldiers do escape even when bullets are showered. So don't worry if your death is not written by bullet, you won't die.

· Next i felt the petting by hand on my back (whereas i was standing in front of a wall and my back was touched with wall), encouraging me to fight bravely. It appeared to me as Guru Gobind Singh ji himself came to help me as i prayed before him and called him for help. All the fear had vanished. I was ready to take on enemy now.

After the Namaj was performed, those terrorists came out. That one terrorist stood in front of me and asked my last wish. I replied if he had not abused me, things would have not gone wrong. If he is a Muslim, he should keep in mind that i am also a Sikh, not a Pandit who will bag for life. Common shoot me if you can but listen to me ! so what if he had brought 3 more, it was his area. A dog behaves like a lion in his area. Not only three if he called 150 more, what difference would have been made, after all it was his area.

At this he got annoyed and in fit of anger he said," Ok! now he will kill me in Jammu in my area not in Srinagar." I replied, " go, get lost. Neither you can kill me here nor in Jammu. If he is so brave, just give the gun in my hands, I'll show him how it works."

Hearing my brave and fearless answers they were amused. I left the place and went away. Though after two months i too striked back, in his street and made a search of him with the help of some Muslim militants from Hizbul Mujahidin who became my friends somehow. We were well equipped and loaded. It was our good luck that we were not interrupted by forces anywhere otherwise things would have been different. It has been a long time but memories are still fresh. It was his good luck that i could not locate him otherwise.......

This was a boon of life. I left Kashmir in April 1992. and migrated to Delhi though Pandits and other locals still get aid from govt. but i had to survive my family without any help. I am thankful to the almighty for saving my life when it was needed most as my children were not grown up and i was one thousand miles away without having any acquaintance in a strange area. Money is not everything. I feel more satisfied as i was blessed by almighty himself and got the courage to give a befitted answer to those evil elements.

(4)- Next in Oct. 2002, I decided all of sudden to commence AKHAND-PAATH at my home in Sahibpura, west Delhi. I had a sunday than Dussahra festival leave on Tuesday, if I am not wrong , it was 13th Oct. So i decided to hire a another taxi for one day and send as substitute vehicle in lieu of my cab, for which i had to shell out more than 600 hundred Rs. from my pocket. I was not having enough money to meet the expenses but i took the decion despite all obstacles. I went to nearest Gurudwara near Shiv modern school , approached Head Granthi ji and requested to honor me with Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji as I wanted for Akhand Paath.

Next i was asked if i am in need of Paathi Singhs, i replied !No, i have to do the Akhan-paath myself, but i request you to please keep visiting, in case of any difficulty , i may need their help.To his surprise , he could never believe that a single person could ever recite complete Akhand Path in one sitting but I had no hesitation. I did not care anybody but i had one thing only in mind--Only me.

Well at about 10.30 on Sunday, in the morning , Paath started, smoothly i kept reciting without any difficulty. Gyani visited to check and found me reciting, to his surprise, he came along with someother persons to vigil but i had no difficulty. Next day in the evening, My children arranged for a loud speaker. Everything was going smooth, next day in morning, the strange things started happenings. First my throat got choked and paining, and secondly, the light disappeared. I was at Tabya and reciting silently as i was not able to speak. By that time i was reciting at ang 1390, i prayed while reciting to almighty Waheguruji, To be kind and shower his blessings upon me. The children had arranged loud speaker and there is no light, please do the favor and it be enlightened.

Oh the great surprise to me, within no time the light enlightened the house . The loud speaker started functioning. There was good gathering as the news had spread that a single person is reciting Akhand- Paath in a single sitting.

Now i had come to ang (page)1410., A wish flashed in my mind and i again prayed the Waheguru to be kind again and restore my voice so that i may complete the Akhand_paath myself only, if i voice is not restored and keeps paining, i shall have to seek the help of Gyaniji in the end to recite the saloks of Mahalla-9, and at the last i don't want that. Lo ! My this wish was also ful-filled. My voice was restored, I started chanting the Salokas with in loud and melodiously with grate pleasure.

After the Bhog ceremony, My throat again got choked, which could not be cured for three days.At the Bhog Ceremony , Secretary of Gurudwara Sant Garh, also paid a visit, and informed the sangat of the charisma of reciting Akand-paath. By the grace of almighty since than i have done a number of sahaj paath myself but never again in single sitting.

Waheguru is great,"Aad jugaad bhagtan ka raakha......."He is omnipresent and is without any doubt. Waheguru blessed me many more times in my life.

(5)- To celebrate the 400th anniversary in 2004 of Guru Granth Sahib Ji, i was confused and could not make up my mind the way to celebrate it. Then I realized the best way is to recite Gurbaani by bringing the Saroop of Gurji and start Akhand-Paath. I took the final decision and went to Gurudwara Sahib for necessary arrangements as i was interested in reading myself. I i brought Saroop of Guruji at my home and started Akhand Path. We were two only i and my wife. I started early at 0.30 hrs and completed at 1.30 hrs,after 49 hrs. The Hukamnama was Dhur Ki Baani Aayi.... It was a signal that my prays , my Paath was accepted by Guruji. After that all the time i passed thinking what to be done next. but to no results. On 16th Nov.04, in the midnight i saw my room was enlightened with a bright, cool light and in between the cool bright light slowly a figure appeared, I clearly recognized Guru Nanak Dev ji, I bowed before in respect. I was asked why i was disturbed. I replied Guruji, by your grace i have got the honor to recite Adi Guru Granth Sahib ji in one sitting, than again on 400th anniversary i and my wife have completed. but what next, That was the puzzle i couldn't understand.

Would you believe Guruji laughed and asked me if this was the little thing which i was worried of, . Everything has been opened to me and still I was in dark. I was just speechless and amused. Guru Nanak Dev Ji again laughingly said, Chant the true name,"Satnaam-Waheguru." It's the brief of Adi Guru Granth Sahab ji and that i had already been awarded but not remembered by me and also if i had followed him. I replied affirmatively..And than the figure slowly disappeared as well as the light.

It seems unbeliveable but it's true. After this i started chanting the naam and 10-15 Sukhmni Sahab paaths daily. My children started working and by the grace of Waheguru ji, they were being well paid si i was asked to stop working. I had nothing else to do except reciting Gurbani.

(6)- In January 2006, All of sudden i had to leave Delhi for Dehra Dun. I got a local bus from Khyala to Bus stop (ISBT). There was sufficient time to catch the link bus to Dehra Dun so I left Khyala around 8.30 p.m. It takes about 1.30 hrs.to ISBT. It was cold enough and i got a snooze in the bus. While sleeping i saw the bus suddenly meets with an accident and people all around me were bleeding. I got up from my seat, chanting Waheguru-Waheguru. But there was nothing, no accident. Bus was on its way. I just thought a bad dream only and forgot.

I reached at ISBT. There i met a Sikh driver who called me and said that he is driving a new bus so i should go with him, I replied yaar bus may be new or old, doesn't make any difference to me but i want, that there may not be smoking in the bus. He assured me and i got in his new bus. I preferred the front left seat to give a company to driver but as the bus didn't leave at right time and i was feeling sleepy, i better decided to choose a seat at the back. I shifted myself in the middle seat and streched myself on the seat. About 10-15 passengers got in but no body disturbed me. They all occupied the seats in front of me. Bus left late at 11.20 p.m. and driver was driving at good speed, at 1.00 a.m. he was at Khatauli almost mid way. There we had tea. I decided to seat in front but nobody allowed me so i went back to my seat again slept.

After about one or two hrs, the bus banged and shook badly in disbalance to bothsides. I heard people crying. I immedietly got up from the seat, chanting thy name-Waheguru-Waheguru. I saw blood everywhere, cries of people, the same scene which i saw in local bus. I was safe as i was lying on seat and slept otherwise almost all passengers were wounded. They were shifted to another bus, i refused and told the driver that i have seen many accidents, whatever had to be happened, has happened and my lord Waheguru ji had already warned me but i was a fool who couldn't understand. Thus he himself had to come to save me. His bus was collided with a truck loaded with sugarcanes. The wind screen of our bus was was shattered in pieces. We removed them and proceeded towards our destination without windscreen, facing chilled air directly in extreme cold. I occupied the front seat and started reciting Sukhmani Sahib, which is learnt to me.We reached safely at Dehra Dun. I thanked the almighty Waheguruji for not only saving me but for his appearance at the accident site and protecting me from all odds.

(7)- I was inspired to do path by Sant Ratan Singh ji at Dera BabaTaran Das ji at L-Block Hari nagar. So once at the time of Baisakhi day, paathis were not available and he had committed to do a path somewhere but he could not arrange the pathis. He called me and said that no pathi is available and now both we will have to do this sewa. I agreed as i m always obliged to him.

Both of us started. I had the intention that he is old man and i should give him maximum rest so i used to sit 4-5 hrs continuously with a little break. In between i got the message that my car is brokedown nearby and my son is waiting there. I thought that i will be back in a very short time but when i was getting the car reoaired at Mayapuri, i slipped and fell on ground. My foot got injured with accute pain. I couldn't even stand up. Two young boys came to help me and asked if i was alright. I replied oh major loss is happened as i was worried of path where sant Ratan singh ji was doing sewa. I cried not due to my pain but on the problem ahead to do the sewa .

Somehow i came back but i could not place my foot in any direction , neither i could sit crossed legs nor i could straight it. I was in pain and tears in my eyes. I prayed Guru Granth Sahib ji that Babaji i find myself unable to do the sewa, please cure me so that i may be able to recite your true name.

well when i was given rest, i could not even lie straight but being tired i slept soon.After two or three hrs, i was awoken , without second though i went to fresh myself and when i came back and bowed before Guru sahib, i was stuned with joy that there was no abnormality in my foot thoiugh when i touched i could sense some feeling of abnormality but by the grace of Waheguru ji, i got cured. I could sense the abnormality for about a month but neither i went to a doctor nor i needed any pain killer.

So the appraisal of Guru Granth Sahib ji is beyond my description.

(8)- There was some sewa of path in series were going on in the same Dera, i was also doing. Once a while when i tried to turn the page (ang) of Sri Guru Granth sahib ji, my arm did not work. Some sort of paralusis stroke or can't say what happened exactly but i could not turn the page.I was unable to lift and turn the page. Oh my god ! what happened, i almost cried in my silence but i did cry and asked Guru ji if i shall not be able to do path in future? If my arm does not work, how shall i do the path at Tabiaa?

The tears rolled down from my eyes but i controlled my emotions. I did the sewa by turning the pages from my left hand.

After my turn i went home and slept. Early morning i was coming from Chand Nagar (Distance nearly three kms). I preferred to walk as to do Sukhmani sahib. On the way at Fateh Nagar, a car suddenly came in front of me and the horn was blown. I lost my constantation and said sorry to the driver but due to disturbance i forgot the ashtpadi i was at. I tried to remember but i could not. I walked through a park and tried to remember but really i could not. The distance was less and i could not restart again so angrily i raised my hand striked my forehead twice in regrett. Oh my hand was working. I realised it and moved it upside down, Oh yes it was working and there was no pain. I thankd Waheguru ji went to the Dera and bowed before Guru Granth Sahib ji to pay my obesience. Such is the great my Akal Purakh is.....

"Satguru poore sevie dukhan ka howe naas !!

Nanak naam aradhie Kaaraj aawe raas !!ang 320!!'

So be nice, do good in life and help the needy. Speak in favor of justice. Have faith in God and be happy.

My narration to above instances are…, my parents were very religious and never cheated any body in there life. I too have faith in thy omnipresence. I do not search the God at different places. He is my savior and fulfill my needs. Whenever i am in troubles he helps. So i chant his name as practiced by Sikh faith.

Compiled by AJMER SINGH RANDHAWA by the grace of God. He may shower his blessings upon all and there may be good rains, good harvests, greenry and peace by his blessings everywhere. Oh God! Please fulfill my wish.

Ajmer Singh Randhawa.

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