NSYF Debrief E2 | The Month of Poh

The month of Poh is not a time of sadness, instead it should be a time of celebrating the pinnacle of Sikhi. This conversation delves into the context of the month of Poh and the important parallels we should be drawing and thinking about today.
The month of Poh runs from mid December to mid January. This time of year Sikhs reflect on the great sacrifices made by the Guru Gobind Singh Ji and their beloved Khalsa. For us the history of Poh captures the very essence of what it means to be a Sikh.
The month of Poh should not be a time of sadness, rather it is the very definition of the Khalsa spirit of chardikala, something that we should reflect on in our current condition of displacement and gulaami.
During the month of Poh the conflict that had been building with the Mughal empire came to a significant point.
For decades Sikhs had been in conflict with the Mughal empire, as well as the oppression of Brahmanism.
The root of this conflict is that Sikhs are a niyara panth, and do not wish to live under the rule of another power. Guru Nanak Sahib taught us to recognise the divine sovereignty of Akaal alone, and bestowed Sikhs with Patshahi.
The gift of Patshahi gives the Khalsa the unique status of Guru-Panth. In every era of Sikh history, Sikhs have expressed their Patshahi brining us into conflict with every power that claims sovereignty over our land and bodies. Whether that was the Mughal empire, or colonisers that maintain control today through the colonial entity of the Indian state today.
The actions and spirit of the younger sahibzade epitomise everything that we should be teaching our children about Sikhi.
They were offered worldly power, status, and wealth, their commitment to the ideals of the Khalsa were tested in the most brutal way.
Yet the youngest sahibzade rejected everything they were offered and instead they affirmed their commitment to the sovereignty of the panth Khalsa and chose to embrace death over conformity and a luxurious life of subservience.
The war-cries of the sahibzade defiantly embracing death still call to us today!

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A must watch valuable resource, especially for Western Diaspora parents. Thank you for making it. 🙏🙏

[@anoopkaurdaas]

Vaheguroo, have finished listening to the podcast - what true and inportant veechaar. Thank you so much for being amongst the very few who really stick to the core of Sikhi, reminding us what our work on earth is as the Khalsa. I am deeply grateful. It is my ardaas that many more listen to it, and that there will be powerful action taken on the basis of it. Gurfateh

[@gurbhindersanghera3957]

A khajana of Gian A real hidden gem here only meant to be seen by those who Guru Sahib blesses Thank you for all your efforts, research and pyar Gurfateh

[@gurnoorsinghbrar59]

Waheguru Ji🙏

[@anoopkaurdaas]

And please, Bhai Sahiban, don't ignore me. Please bless me as well with the Seva that you yourself are blessed with. Otherwise, this life will be wasted. I live for Sikhi. And for the Panth. But it getting more difficult by the day to fight whilst being cut of from Sadh Sangat. Please forgive me for all my mistakes. I make countless. Please forgive me and put me on the Path. Vaheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa Vaheguroo Jee Kee Fateh Jeeo

[@harvysingh9887]

What is the vaar called at the beginning of the video please?

[@anoopkaurdaas]

Imagine being the only Amridthari Sikh isolated from Sangat in a country where Christmas stands as strong as in the UK - AND having an Atheist/Non-Sikh child/teenager who knows no way of life other than to be completely absorbed in these exreme showcases of Maya... Actually don't imagine that. It is close to the umbearable.