01/11/2001 FROM THE HEART Page 1 FROM THE HEART By Vaahi-guroo Jee’s grace 01/11/2001 FROM THE HEART Page 2 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................7 1.1 WELCOME .......................................................................................................................................7 1.2 INVITATION TO JOIN NAAM.NET INSPIRATION GROUP .....................................................................7 1.3 CONNECTED.....................................................................................................................................7 2. THE MEANING OF LIFE.................................................................................................................9 2.1 "DARSHAN" .....................................................................................................................................9 2.2 THE ULTIMATE GOAL ....................................................................................................................11 2.3 HEAVEN AND HELL........................................................................................................................12 2.4 THE VILLAGE OF CHILDREN ..........................................................................................................12 2.5 PLANET KHANDA...........................................................................................................................14 3. REINCARNATION..........................................................................................................................15 3.1 IRON CLAD SOLDIERS ....................................................................................................................15 3.2 GOOD AND BAD ACTIONS .............................................................................................................20 3.3 GURU TEGH BAHADUR JEE WOKE ME UP!....................................................................................23 3.4 RE-INCARNATION AND TRANSMIGRATION.....................................................................................23 4. GURU’S GRACE (KIRPA) .............................................................................................................26 4.1 IK ONKAR SATGURPRASAD............................................................................................................26 4.2 STILL SHINING ...............................................................................................................................27 4.3 WHEN THE DEAR LORD GRANTS HIS GRACE ................................................................................27 5. HUKAM - OBEYING GOD’S ORDER..........................................................................................28 5.1 HIS WILL / OUR EGO .....................................................................................................................28 5.2 CHILDREN OF GOD .......................................................................................................................29 5.3 HUKAM VERSUS HAUMAI..............................................................................................................29 5.4 HORSE AND CART .........................................................................................................................29 5.5 KARMA AND FREE WILL ...............................................................................................................30 5.6 NICE CUP OF TEA..........................................................................................................................30 5.7 BETTER TO DIE THAN TO LIVE ALONE..........................................................................................31 5.8 A POUND OF FLESH.......................................................................................................................32 6. GURU - THE ENLIGHTENER.......................................................................................................33 6.1 WHY WERE THE GURU’S BORN INTO THE WORLD? .....................................................................33 6.2 IS GURU NANAK GOD? ..................................................................................................................33 7. GURU GRANTH SAHIB JEE.........................................................................................................39 7.1 GURU GRANTH SAHIB JEE AND GURU KHALSA PANTH.................................................................39 7.2 LIVING GURU.................................................................................................................................39 7.3 HOW DO YOU FOLLOW RELIGION?................................................................................................39 7.4 NEED OR GREED?..........................................................................................................................40 7.5 THIRSTY ........................................................................................................................................41 7.6 EAT LITTLE, SLEEP LITTLE ............................................................................................................42 7.7 SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.......................................42 7.8 SUKH ASAN ...................................................................................................................................42 8. THE SIKH.........................................................................................................................................43 8.1 BEAUTIFUL BRIDES........................................................................................................................43 8.2 A SIKH OF THE GURU ...................................................................................................................44 9. HUMILITY .......................................................................................................................................45 9.1 THE SLAVE DOG.............................................................................................................................45 9.2 THERE IS NO-ONE AS UNGRATEFUL AS ME......................................................................................46 9.3 TIME TO PRAY...............................................................................................................................46 01/11/2001 FROM THE HEART Page 3 9.4 MALCOLM X..................................................................................................................................47 9.5 QUESTIONS ....................................................................................................................................50 9.6 I KNOW NOTHING..........................................................................................................................51 9.7 CAN'T DO NOTHING EXCEPT NAAM JAP ........................................................................................53 9.8 TEREE SEVA - YOUR SERVICE .......................................................................................................53 9.9 SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES................................................................................................................54 9.10 THE KING ....................................................................................................................................54 9.11 THE PRICE OF WATER .................................................................................................................55 9.12 PINK ELEPHANT ...........................................................................................................................56 9.13 SEVA AND SIMRAN ......................................................................................................................57 9.14 MOTHS TO LIGHT ........................................................................................................................58 9.15 VIRTUAL HOME ...........................................................................................................................59 9.16 DEAR AKAL PURAKH JI,...............................................................................................................60 10. AMRIT - BELONG TO THE GURU............................................................................................61 10.1 BEG FOR AMRIT NAAM ................................................................................................................61 10.2 ARDAS .........................................................................................................................................62 10.3 SATGURU JEE LOVES YOU ..........................................................................................................62 10.4 LOVE WAHEGURU JEE .................................................................................................................63 10.5 GANGA SAGAR - THE GURU’S KETTLE ........................................................................................64 10.6 TRIP TO SACH KHAND - THE PLAY..............................................................................................65 10.7 BHAI JOGA SINGH AND THE PROSTITUTE ....................................................................................67 10.8 SIKH MOTHERS FEAR NOT...........................................................................................................68