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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. This week marked the 97th anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib (the massacre of Nankana Sahib). This occurred during February 1921, during the Mahants occupation of Sri Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (now in Pakistan). The Mahants were handed control of Gurdware around Punjab by the British, and this massacre would constitute the core of the Gurdwara Reform Movement.  During the Mahant control, continuous beadbi, in the form of prostitution and intoxicant consumption was performed in the premises of the Gurdwara. There was a case where six Sikh girls, from a local village, had come to the Gurdwara to offer their ardaas on the Puranmashi (full moon), and were raped by the Mahants and Pathans on the very premises of Sri Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. The Khalsa Panth had decided to hold a Diwan at the Gurdwara, to advise the Mahant to hand over control back to the Sikhs, but behind closed doors the Mahant was planning

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. This week's topic is Nitnem. For those who aren't aware, Nitnem is our daily routine and more specifically, a compilation of different Banis that were designated by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, for us to read every day. The basic Nitnem, which was gifted to us, includes; Jap Ji Sahib, Jaap Sahib, Tav Prasad Swaiye, Benti Chaupai and Anand Sahib. These Banis are usually recited at Amrit Vela. It also includes our evening and night time Nitnem; Rehras Sahib and Kirtan Sohila. We can think of this lifetime as an illness, and Nitnem being the prescribed medication which we can use to escape the illusions of this false world. In addition to our basic Nitnem, we can add a range of Bani to aid our own needs, for example, we can add Asa Di Vaar, Chandi di Vaar, Sukhmani Sahib, Shabad Hazare. The amount of Bani we add can be suited to fit in with our other daily duties. As someone who is relatively new into Sikhi, I began with Jap Ji S

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. As you're all probably aware, Valentine's Day is approaching this week, and I thought it would be interesting to discuss how we can apply principles of love to our own lives to strengthen our relationships with Guru Ji. This week, the world will be going crazy over a single day, which in my opinion is just a money making scheme set up by the elite to rake in some money. Guru Ji teaches us to stay away from worldly attachments like this, and instead dwell on the Naam. Whilst relationships are something I'd like to discuss in a future blog, it's important that as Sikhs we strive to maintain our  principles and morals, and rather than indulging ourselves into lust, we should be aiming to keep our relationship with Waheguru at the centre of our lives. So at this time of year, express Daya (compassion) towards everyone and use this time of year as a pedestal to grow closer to Waheguru. It's easy to be whisked away by the wor