My story of keeping my hair- Priceless Blessing (Amul Bakhsheesh)

Jagraj Singh expresses the blessings that got him into Sikhi. Stories of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's Shaheedi (Martyrdom) and of our beautiful Sikh history (itihaas) is what really inspire us to become good and blessed Sikhs. Watch Bakhsheesh.
Taken from the Sunday Katha in English at Park Avenue Gurdwara, Southall on 30th November 2015.
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[@jamesvaughn1354]

I'm white live in Texas was catholic. Then I found sikhi 5 months ago. Now I got first turban. Waheguru ji

[@nash._singhh]

Waheguru, how is ur journey so far?❤

[@jamesvaughn1354]

@@nash._singhh it great still. It driving my wife crazy but I'm lot happier

[@nash._singhh]

@@jamesvaughn1354 Great to hear that🙏❤️

[@nash._singhh]

@@jamesvaughn1354 Is ur wife a Sikh?

[@MickeySingh999]

Sat Sri Akaal Bhai James Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh 🙏🏼

[@knownstranger2655]

Thirsty for Amrit 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thanks brother 🕊🕊🕊

[@harrys.9224]

Thank you for videos such as this, ever since coming across "Basics of Sikhi" it has made my life even better, peaceful and has made me want to become a sikh with no hesitation. Keep doing what you are doing. Waheguru ji ka khalsa Waheguru ji ki fateh

[@komaljeet7884]

Watch videos of nanak naam

[@nitinpreet2449]

having hard time imagining you in a goatee and sideburns but anyways you my friend is doing a miraculous work by spreading Sikhi massive respect may Waheguru bless you 😊 Chardikalah vadde veeray!

[@theGary29]

Plz do ardasd about Paji health coz these days he is goin through bad health but he has so strong trust in waheguru when all doors are closed then one door opened that is waheguru home door and no one go empty handed from waheguru home hey waheguru plz make him healthy and forgive him if he made any mistakes in his past we need him for us and for our sikhi

[@preetamkaur6387]

Vaheguru. Dhan Sikhi. Dhan Guru. Dhan Guru Kay Pyaray.

[@saintsword8746]

moved to tears. vaheguru ji ki khalsa vaheguru ji ji fateh

[@jazsingh286]

Bhai sahib you are an amazing being I love watching all your videos I've also seen you live in Edinburgh. You're an amazing gursikh and may waheguru bless you forever🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@Jsingh074]

Still inspiring thousands❤

[@stephaniec.9335]

love this!

[@kindermarwa4301]

Waheguru ji ka khalsa,Waheguru ji Ki fateh...Thanks Veerji.

[@janburn007]

Interesting talk. I'm sure that many people would find it reassuring to know, that if need be, they could call upon the help of an identifiable Sikh, if for example, they found themselves needing help,while out & about.

[@satnamsingh-ox5zt]

Yes. Definitely

[@14dhat16]

Dhaan Guru Nanak

[@gautamiwankhede6357]

Waheguru mehar kare ❤

[@lordgawain]

WaheGuru!! WaheGuru!!

[@eakjotkaur4176]

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

[@nanaklekh]

Dhan Dhan Gursikh pyaario 😊 🙏 ♥ ❤

[@pritamkaurjethra7353]

WAHEGURU ji

[@lordgawain]

WaheGuruji WaheGuruji

[@musk2494]

Beautiful story of you Sikhi journey.

[@sirikorngulati455]

Vaheguru Ji ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ji Fhate Ji 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@quitaddiction4589]

Waheguruji Ka Khalsa waheguruji Ke Feteh

[@Jsr735]

his respond to question more thn perfect answer

[@jsbajwa8867]

Sikh is a person who live according to will of god. The body that the creator gave us is perfect .hairs are one of the gifts to us. each hair has a specific function . hair also help in meditation. so therefore Sikhs keep hairs as a respect for god. Sikhs cut only the dead part of nail because it is rigid and therefore cannot be removed by itself as is the case with hairs which grow to certain length and drop afterwards . so therefore Sikh remove his dead hairs using comb and dead nails using nailcutter.

[@GS-bf2lp]

God bless him. Rest in peace bhaji🙏

[@iqbalnaf]

👍👍👍👍👍 waheguru ji keep the blessings on you and everybody..

[@harbanikaur7037]

"They will do Kirpa, coz that's what they do." Dhan 💙

[@1699ArunjeetSINGH]

Yes truly really Great words to conclude by Singh.

[@parampalsingh2340]

waheguru

[@shekharbirsingh]

Inspiration!

[@1699ArunjeetSINGH]

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਧੰਨ ਹੋਂ ਧੰਨ ਧੰਨ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ

[@Deepkiran8884]

Thank you ;) basics of Sikhi ;) hope guru gobind paatshah bless me too with His sikhi 😊

[@drvakalsigh4168]

Kiran deepkaur we are very lucky to be sikhs

[@MRMiSS-uy4ec]

Thank you 🙏

[@kk-rr3oq]

Satsriakal Bhai Jagraj Singh Ji I wish you are still alive and I ask help from you ..🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DE51B0Y]

Excellent video!

[@mankanwarsingh1616]

❤❤

[@jsbajwa8867]

of course gurugobind Singh gave us unique identity by ordering us to keep kesh uncut but it is also a symbol of accepting gods will

[@utube4mandy]

Nice video

[@japptappsewa_]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@jsbajwa8867]

it is a common sense that nail cannot be dropped by itself after its function is complete because of its rigid structure and sensitive function to protect finger tips. therefore god change the texture of nails in order for us to identify that nail has completed its function

[@ChakarwartiJasdeepSingh]

ਵਾਹੁ

[@Mannveersingh1]

jagraj i would like to request dat please upload videos regarding our history. like dis one. tell us all history of our gurus. from Guru Nanak Dev ji to Guru Gobind Singh ji. i like to know from.u. bec u have dat in you dat i will liste. to you. may b i will also become pure sikh after listening to you .when u will tell me our history. i dnt like to follow bec i myself dnt knw vat our gurus said.

[@shaliakaur1425]

Check the whyguru course videos on the channels playlist it covers all gurus history

[@himanshusindhu6505]

I m not a sikh ,I m the hindu but I follow the Guru sahib's teaching & i want to wear Dastaar, should I allowed to do so ?

[@jaskaransingh4904]

ofcourse you are aloud to wear a turban

[@criscrosxxx]

@@sukhmanpreetkaurgrewal1460 youre wrong

[@sukhmanpreetkaurgrewal1460]

@@criscrosxxx I apologize

[@GS-bf2lp]

Do whatever u want, just keep in mind that do not injustice or do not do wrong intentionally so that image of turban is tarnished. Rest, even other cultures wear turbans, so effectively u can wear it.

[@swaranbains8326]

i’d keep my hair but it gives me headaches the last time i tried - on top of this it looked very unprofessional for a job as my beard wasn’t fully growing properly - i can’t keep kesh on the sides and back of my head without it hurting after 3 inches bc my hairs curly ? what do i do

[@XalonGaming]

In terms of the headaches you will eventually get used to it. Its equivalent to someone who cuts their hair saying my head feels a lot lighter or even after washing your hair. Also you don't have to go all in if you can't yet, you can simply start tying a dastar and having no or some facial hair. If you want to grow your facial hair properly use beard oil and theres plenty of non sikh sources. This is just my opinion btw, not aligned 100% with gurmakh and I personally dont see kesh as the first step of the journey of sikhi; theres other steps you can make first. I say this as someone that grew up with kesh and has kept it.

[@rav9681]

Stop being a bitch and carry on

[@ph1014gaming]

Me ak hindu hu par me jab mahadev ka dhean karta hu bese wyheguru ji ka vi dhean karta hu 🙏🧡💙🚩⚔️ hindu sikh akta

[@jazzkaur3754]

im 29 and have dnt know how read Bani, i can read romanised bt i find the pronoucation is wrong sometimes..is it too late to learn?

[@perfecto100]

Jazz Kaur . I learnt my prayers about 3/4 years ago . What helped me was listening to Japji sahib every morning on my journey to work . It's last just 20 mins and you can listen on your iPod . Then on route home in the evening Id listen to rehrass . Like you I then started reading but what happened was I kind of knew the following shabad through memory . Because I'd heard it so many times . You just need to be patient in the beginning because it will take an hour to do a 20 min pray but in 6 months you will be fluent . Good luck !

[@AMRINDERSINGH-bj7qn]

Jazz Kaur ji i learnt how to first read punjabi and believe me if u have some in ur house who knows punjabi then it just gona take one day . After that, i started read bani along my phone(over ipod) and within a week i learnt alot

[@dgngas]

Sister I'm 38 and I only started learning a couple of years ago. It's definitely not too late. You can use the Gurbani playlist by Basics of Sikhi as a good starting point but having someone teach you is best as they can advise where you make mistakes and don't realise.

[@gurgurgur]

I load app on my phone Gurbani unlimited I started learning now I feel my life is changed I can see beauty in universe I feel happy with whehguru teaching I read always with meaning

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

will i go to sach kaant if i'm not a sikh?

[@cvnr0letsplay89]

yes you can reach there only if you practice the true part of your faith, in guru granth sahib we have writings of non Sikh people because they realised the true part in their faith, but the truth is divided, if you want to practice complete truth you should follow the Sikh way of life but following your own faith in a true manner is also good

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

Can someone be both christian and sikh?

[@gurpb2550]

nikos t Guru Nanak Dev Ji said, "before we become a hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Isiah, we should all become humans." This means that we are all humans, and religion is something formed by man, or God in the shape of man during certain circumstances or events. We are all Gods children as he gave all of us life. As long as your actions are that of a pious and righteous man's, you will go to sach khand.

[@KaramjitKaur-jk9hv]

+nikos t it all depends on your actions, thoughts and words that you have spoken so its all upto you, sikhism is there to show you and take you upon the right path of waheguru

[@arnoldlee4013]

+nikos t no..according to rehat in sikhi, u can only be one religions person

[@mohamheadz]

wh did the guru chant lord krishnas name and call him master of 3 worlds

[@basicsofsikhi]

+wazzy808 Raks He didn't chant Krishna's name...so there is no question to answer.. Here read Guru's own words for those who call Sri Krishna as Akaal Purakh qlMg kwPI pwiqSwhI ] 10] thila(n)g kaafee paathishaahee || 10|| Tilung Kaafee By the Tenth Guru (sung afternoon) kyvl kwl eI krqwr ] kaeval kaal ee karathaar || The Universal Destroyer alone is the Creator. Awid AMq AnMiq mUrq gVHn BMjnhwr ] 1] rhwau ] aadh a(n)th ana(n)th moorath garrhan bha(n)janehaar || 1|| rehaao || He is the Primal and Ultimate Incarnate. He is the maker and the destroyer.(1) pause. inMd ausqq jaun ky sm S~qRu imqR n koie ] ni(n)dh ousathath joun kae sam shaathr mithr n koe || To whom slander and praise are the same and who has neither an enemy nor a friend. kaun bwt prI iqsY pQ swrQI rQ hoie ] 1] koun baatt paree thisai pathh saarathhee rathh hoe || 1|| What calamity befell Him that He became the charioteer of Parth (Arjuna) ?(1) qwq mwq n jwq jwkr puqR pOqR mukMd ] thaath maath n jaath jaakar puthr paathr muka(n)dh || The Saviour who has neither father, nor mother, neither caste nor a son or grandson; kaun kwj khwihMgy qy Awin dyvik nMd ] 2] koun kaaj kehaahi(n)gae thae aan dhaevak na(n)dh || 2|| What prompted Him to come to this world and called Himself the son of Devki (Krishna).(2) dyv dYq idsw ivsw ijh kIn srb pswr ] dhaev dhaith dhisaa visaa jih keen sarab pasaar || He who created gods, demons, directions, semi directions and the whole (Universe). kaun aupmw qaun ko muK lyq nwmu murwr ] 3] 1] 7] koun oupamaa thoun ko mukh laeth naam muraar || 3|| 1|| 7|| It is no glory for Him that you designate Him only Murari (the killer of the demon Mur).(3)(1)(7)

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

Εcho i guess it's ok when you chant.... but turn it OFF plz when you make a speech...!!!

[@basicsofsikhi]

nikos t The echo is set by the Gurdwara mics, I dont like it either and unfortunately our mics end up picking it up

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

i see.... so i guess you don't have a choice to set it differently just for the speach and different for the chanting?

[@arnoldlee4013]

+nikos t its a technical issue

[@saif1980saif]

Allot of your denomination is a offshoot from sufism. Allot of sikhs have allot of akeedat for dargahs and look after them. Sikh hatred for muslims is mainly found in uk and not india. I found amritdhari sikhs identical to sufis

[@singhisking1548]

No we don’t have akeedat for dargahs, it is considered useless to prey to graves in our religion. We don’t even have graves.

[@usmansiddiqui9475]

Sikhs copy Islam then hate in Muslims 😂😂😂😂

[@wilsonlayne1522]

I have always had respect for the Canadian sikh community but jagmeet Singh is disgraceful to the thousands of Sikh truckers he wears a turbine but doesn't repect the peacefull culture shame on you ndp

[@animated6875]

but medically its unhygienic not to cut hairs ..especially arm pits and pelvis area

[@hollowwxlf9640]

A kid knows that if you wash...you are clean lol medically

[@shubhvijayaphalguna1125]

Keep it clean and well maintained with love

[@quandingle5345]

Ever heard of shampoo

[@hr5581]

Thats why kanga( comb) has been included in 5ks . It signifies that Sikhs should keep their hair neat & clean, hope you understand 🙏