#ik onkar

[dadduu70]

I have been to Sri Harmandir Sahib, when Sikhs describe it as Heaven on Earth, believe me it's true. I have never felt like I belonged somewhere as I felt when I was there. It breaks my heart that that kuthi, with the help of the UK destroyed so much. I don't think any Sikh will forgive that. But that's just my opinion. 🙏🏻💜🙏🏻 ੴ☬

10 Days of Terror

How must it have looked on that first day of June

Watching those thunderous tanks take their place

Did they realise the evil intent behind the move

An immoral desire to destroy Sikhi and leave no trace

Surrounding the beautiful Harmandir Sahib

Blocking every exit to the pilgrims inside

Acting willingly on an unheard order of chaos

Knowing there was nowhere safe they could hide

Opening fire without any prior warning

Cutting down people indiscriminately

The start of something so bloody and terrible

A proud, state sanctioned genocidal killing spree

On the 2nd of June the guilty heart tried to seek calm

Appealing not to shed blood but that of hate instead

The entire time guiding wave after wave of attack

Her ultimate aim was to see every Sikh dead

The 3rd of June was the martyrdom day of our fifth guru

Love for Guru Arjan Dev Ji brought crowds from far and wide

Without warning a 36 hour curfew was imposed

They couldn’t have fled death even if they had tried

In the early hours of the 4th, the silence was broken

The Indian army started a cowardly shelling campaign

Knowing those trapped inside had no way to defend

They tried to systematically break each link in the chain

On the 5th, with no time to recover from the onslaught

More tanks rumbled towards the revered sanctuary

Smashing their way through holy walls of protection

Killing the head Ragi who couldn’t even see the adversary

A new day began and in the early hours of the 6th

The Immortal Throne became the target of their raid

Desperate to destroy the seat of justice and power

While courageous Sikhs battled with gun and blade

Knowing their quarry was taking refuge inside

And scared of how much pain Sikhs could endure

The barrage intensified and mortars fell like rain

And Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale let out his final roar

Hiding bravely behind their cannons they fired

Trying to defeat Sikhs until every last one was gone

Reducing the Akaal Takhat to smoking rubble

Arrogantly thinking the conclusion was forgone

On the 7th day, not content with the massacre of countless

The shameless Indian army destroyed written history

The divine handwritten saroops of Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Were burnt to ashes along with everything in the repository

On the 8th, the survivors now faced the torture of denial

Refused basic treatment, water withheld from those in need

Allowed to die on the floor like wounded animals

To the cries of mothers and children, they paid no heed

The 9th of June was the penultimate day of battle

Few remained to tell the truth of what had gone on

Those that hadn’t died or been executed by the troops

Were arrested as terrorists for their alleged contribution

On that final tragic day, the tenth of the month

The desecrated Heaven on Earth lay in silent debris

The last surviving four Singh’s fought bravely on

Before being slaughtered at Indira Gandhi’s decree

[prophetic-style]

Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi

[itsmadhvi]

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[dont-look-me-in-the-eye]

Thinking abt those times as a kid when before I even knew trans or nonbianary were things I’d make up alien species where there was either like 1 gender or like. 4 or smth and when these aliens interacted with humans they’d always be confused over the human concepts of gender

and some of them would use he/she, some would use it, once i wrote a story that involved God and just refered to God as The One (this part was kinda based of off the idea of Ik Onkar, but i also didn’t like the idea of putting human pronouns on God, so I didn’t use any)

and this was before i even knew anything abt trans ppl, about non binary people. I lost a lot of these stories to time, but i still have the one with God and a few others. Looking back, damn. I always was like this: i just didn’t have the words.

[magaramach]

wait okay trying to figure out history parallels in the burning kingdoms.

alor is obviously punjab, the nameless god obviously sikhi. alor with rivers, with chakrams, in the northwest. the nameless god with turbans, and the colour blue, and no names for its people vs one name, and a different way of interpreting ik onkar satnam, equality for girls that works less in practice than it does in theory. dwarali is the area under the himalayas; closeness to nomadic tribes, green eyes like kashmiri people have, a lot more muslim influences in the dress and architecture - lal qila is the only name in the book with the letter q, because it comes from more urdu/arabic entymology.

but i know much more about the corner of india where my folks come from than i do the rest, and here i get confused. ahiranya is south india, but i can't pinpoint the culture. i also can't figure out the religion stand-ins for the yaksa; i'd call it hinduism except that the mothers of flame are hinduism (and, really, aren't hinduism but are a direct condemnation of the way women are viewed in hinduism).

and parijat isn't quite the mughal empire either, although the mughals were the only empire to take over that much of india (which fits nicely with ahiranya as carnatic cultures which largely resisted the mughals), certainly the only one to do it when sikhi existed. but parijat isn't an ethnically distinct ruling class the way that the mughals maintained their persian identity, and the mothers have nothing i can think of in common with islam, and it's a very isolated world - the mughals didn't exist in a vacuum, europeans and china and the ottoman empire were important in their politics. but also the imperial siblings parallel aurangzeb and jahanara and dara so perfectly it must be deliberate, and they were mughals.

anyways. this series is genius and i'm in love with the way suri has crafted something so recognizable as desi and simultaneously so different from real south asia.

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[kimranmalhi]

Gathering objects & meanings - 21/04/24

I first had to gather some more objects for this project as I only had my grandmother’s teddy, travel card, coin purse and clock currently. So I asked my mom and my aunt and they were able to provide me 2 cardigans, loafers, a scarf and traditional Indian suit.

Teddy bear - This is significant as I gifted this to my grandmother on Mother’s Day as a present and she would always have this by her bed. She cherished it and when she had be admitted into the hospital she took this with her.

Coin purse - She would always carry this around and when she would pick me up from school we would go to the corner shop and pick up a little treat on the way back.

Clock - This is an item she always had in her room and she would always look at this to remind her of when to take her medicine or to complete her daily routines.

Her tattoo - "Ik Onkar" is a statement of oneness in Sikhism, with the meaning of "there is one God." The"ik" means "one" in Punjabi and "onkar," refers to the "absolute monotheistic unity of God." This tattoo symbolizes my grandmother’s faith in her religion and her strength and resilience for leaving her birthplace, which was in present-day Pakistan, for her faith in India during the partition.

Cardigan - Within the two cardigans I was given was her favourite one she would always wear this to events and with her traditional suits as she said it was comfortable and it matched her outfits perfectly.

Loafers - I remember going with her to purchase these as a comfy daily shoe as she needed a quick shoe for on the go and something simple. She especially liked the colour and the little floral cut outs in the shoe she thought they were cute.

Glasses - Her glasses were key as she wore them all the time and we always had our glasses appointments together. She loved the glasses frame she had and she even had her new prescriptions fitted into them. I remember them saying that it wasn’t possible because they might break however she convinced them to do it and I’m exactly the same I cherished the same frame I got comfortable with and wanted to get my prescriptions fitted into them.

[urbanakali]

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[indianweddinginvitations]

Ik Onkar theme wedding card on floral printed paper

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[skulldozer]

The bhuddist self is the same as the hindu atman is the same as the christian trinity is the same as native animism is the same as sikh ik onkar is the same as

The abrahamic miracle is the same as the Indian siddhi is the same as the bhuddist abhijna

It’s a coin with infinite faces being flipped eternally

[dadduu70]

10 Days of Terror

I have been to Sri Harmandir Sahib, when Sikhs describe it as Heaven on Earth, believe me it’s true. I have never felt like I belonged somewhere as I felt when I was there. It breaks my heart that that kuthi, with the help of the UK destroyed so much. I don’t think any Sikh will forgive that. But that’s just my opinion. 🙏🏻💜🙏🏻 ੴ☬ How must it have looked on that first day of JuneWatching those…

[djfloops]

Waheguru "Ik Onkar" A Rendition by Ajay Bijli (Video) | Dunki | Sheykhar Ravjiani | T-Series

Let’s Commemorate the Martyrdom of The Younger Sahibzaadey (Princes of Guru Gobind Singh Ji), Baba Goravar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, and The Elder Mother of Guru Ji, Mata Gujjar Kaur Ji. To Honor Their Shaheedi. Between 1514-1518 Guru Nanak Ji’s 3rd Udasi (Journey) Through Asia. As He Spread the Message of “IK ONKAR – ONE GOD’, brought Him to Ladakh. It Is Believed that While Meditating, A…

[chutneymusic]

Waheguru "Ik Onkar" A Rendition by Ajay Bijli (Video) | Dunki | Sheykhar Ravjiani | T-Series

Let’s Commemorate the Martyrdom of The Younger Sahibzaadey (Princes of Guru Gobind Singh Ji), Baba Goravar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, and The Elder Mother of Guru Ji, Mata Gujjar Kaur Ji. To Honor Their Shaheedi. Between 1514-1518 Guru Nanak Ji’s 3rd Udasi (Journey) Through Asia. As He Spread the Message of “IK ONKAR – ONE GOD’, brought Him to Ladakh. It Is Believed that While Meditating, A…

[rtattoostudio]

Ik Onkar with Guru Nanak Dev Ji tattoo on forearm..

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[bloggerfromouttaspace]

Religion

Me as a person, i like to say i am human, because if you would consider me as part of any other religion. I would not be sleeping in peace, for i will ponder again and again.

Why is there God but humans seems to keep fighting?

I like to consider myself as a half cast of any religion, personally, i feel that the one that provides is god under any language jurisdiction, although I love them all. Infinite blessings.

Where there was a time of medieval days of people were deliberately killing one another, to today we like to talk about one another just to be on top of one another.

Self esteem is a very unique trait to have but the influence people create at religious gatherings such of all or many kind tends to hinder a subject relating to society by ones that are not present.

It is sad, how hindrance still occur even though when we were trying to manipulate gravity or live on mars to a time where we need guidance to gain proper financial control for our families.

They say you will find good women in libraries and good men at religious events. I regret to inform you that both sometimes are there for different reasons.

Where one might be looking for a smart nerd and the other for a decent wife.

Regardless of any connection, whatever goes around comes back around, Karma and Dharma. Helping someone may make you feel great, and also make the person happy. Thus your Karma will return, if you keep doing your good work, your Dharma will unfold. Whatever abilities you may have are in your stomach, what energy you consist in your Chakra, all of this what i have just said are the way of Meditation of the Hindu tradition.

It is the same with any law of any religion really, but at the end of the day, regardless of what history there was, you are still walking, so you are writing your own. So in the end, for me, God is one, whereas in Punjabi it is recited Ik Onkar - There is only one God, god is one.

Muslims are very strict with their diversity and common laws, they are the ones that you could say pray the most in a week, maybe even fast for a whole month, from dawn to dusk, They cannot even eat or drink their saliva if they are fasting. They are the most righteous and smartest too. They know every makeshift known to any poverty justice.

Christianity is being guided by commandments that are pretty straightforward, do good to yourself, do good to others, respect others, respect your wife, provide, forgive and forget. Congregations are made just of that so people remain good-hearted.

China is different, they have not made many movies to be released on Netflix yet, I shall explain later.....

At the end of the day friends, God is one, let's start loving one another.

Just imagine if the whole world was part of one religion, imagine a world like that.

Now that is a different kind of god right :) its 2023 :)