Chardi kalaa
- 1. Chardi Kalaa Vichaar October 27, 2012 Inder Mohan Singh
- 2. What is Chardi Kalaa?
- 3. What is Chardi Kalaa? Origin? Not in Sri Guru Granth Sahib or Dasam Granth Chardi - increasing, rising, on the ascendant, soaring Kalaa - art ortechnique,power, energy, spirit A frame of mind or attitude that a Sikh should strive to maintain at all times
- 4. What is Chardi Kalaa? Soaring spirit Positive, buoyant and optimistic attitude to life and the future Always to be in "high spirits", "ever progressive", "forward looking Resilience -never despair, never admit defeat and refuse to be crushed by adversity. The ability to rise up again after the severest of setbacks.
- 5. Maintaining Chardi Kalaa Faith in God and Guru Seek God/Gurus Sharan and have faith that He will take care of you 爬爰爬萎┥ 爬伍┐爬逗┐爬逗爰爬萎 爬萎爬朽┥爬迦┥ 爬項爬 爛 My True Guru is my Savior and Protector. ------ 爬爬爬む┸ 爬伍┐爰爬爰爬 爬爰爬爬む┸ 爬伍┐爰爬爰爬 爛 Standing up, I am at peace; sitting down, I am at peace. 爬爬 爬爬項 爬迦┥爬爰 爬爬鉦 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爰爬爰爬 爛ムоゥ I feel no fear, because this is what I understand. ||1|| 爬萎┥爬爬 爬踸爰 爬項┏爬鉦┛爬 爬伍┐爰爬爬爰 爛 The One Lord, my Lord and Master, is my Protector. 爬伍┐爬爬 爬爬爬 爬爬 爬爰萎┐爬逗┛爬爬鉦┏爰 爛ムоゥ 爬萎┨爬鉦 爛 He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of Hearts. ||1||Pause||
- 6. Faith in God / Guru 爬む┸爰 爰 爬爰爬萎┥ 爬逗┴爬む┸爬 爬む┸爰 爰萎┨爰 爬爰爬萎┥ 爬爬鉦┐爬逗┥ 爛 You are my Father, and You are my Mother. 爬む┸爰 爰 爬爰爬萎┥ 爬爰萎├爬爰 爬む┸爰 爰 爬爰爬萎┥ 爬爬 爬鉦┐爬逗┥ 爛 You are my Relative, and You are my Brother. 爬む┸爰 爰 爬爰爬萎┥ 爬萎┥爬爬 爬伍┐爬爬爰 爬ム┥爬 爬む┸爬 爬爬 爬爰爬項┥ 爬爬鉦爬 爬爰爬 爛ムоゥ You are my Protector everywhere; why should I feel any fear or anxiety? ||1|| ---------------- 爬伍┐爬逗┐爬逗爰爬 爬爬爬 爬伍┐爬萎┸爬爬 爬む┸爰 爬項┥爬萎 爛 O True Guru, I have come to Your Sanctuary. 爬逗┏爬迦 爬伍┐爰爬爰 爬爬鉦┏爰 爬項┸爬 爬伍┐爰爬爬 爬逗爬逗萎┐爬逗┥ 爬迦┥爬逗┨ 爬項┏爬鉦┛爰 爛ムоゥ 爬萎┨爬鉦 爛 Grant me the peace and glory of the Lord's Name, and remove my anxiety. ||1||Pause||
- 7. Faith in God / Guru 爬む┸爬鉦┐爬逗 爬朽┥爬 爬 爬迦爬 爬爬鉦┛爬爬萎┨爬 爬伍┐爬萎┌爬逗┥爬 爛 The hot wind does not even touch one who is under the Protection of the Supreme Lord God. 爬爬逗爬逗爬萎└ 爬項┏爬鉦┛爰 爬萎┥爬 爬爬鉦┛ 爬爰 爬爰 爬迦爰 爬 爬爬鉦 爛ムоゥ On all four sides I am surrounded by the Lord's Circle of Protection; pain does not afflict me, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1|| 爬伍┐爬逗┐爬逗爰爬萎 爬爰爬萎┥ 爬爰爬逗爬 爬逗爬逗┬ 爬爬爬逗┐爬 爬爬爬逗┥爬 爛 I have met the Perfect True Guru, who has done this deed. 爬萎┥爬 爬爬鉦┏爰 爬爬爬爬о 爬爰爬 爬踸爬 爬逗┣爬 爬迦┥爬 爛ムоゥ 爬萎┨爬鉦 爛 He has given me the medicine of the Lord's Name, and I enshrine love for the One Lord. ||1||Pause|| 爬萎┥爬逗 爬迦爬 爬逗┐爬逗┸爬 爬萎爬爬項┥爬逗┛ 爬伍┐爬 爬逗━爬爬逗├ 爬逗┏爬爬鉦 爛 The Savior Lord has saved me, and eradicated all my sickness. 爬爬項 爬爬鉦┬爬 爬逗爬萎┴爬 爬爬 爬爬萎┃ 爬爬 爬伍┐爬項┥爬 爛ム爛ムо爛ム爰爛 Says Nanak, God has showered me with His Mercy; He has become my help and support. ||2||15||79||
- 8. Acceptance of Hukam The Gurmukh lives in cheerful acceptance of the Divine Will. God knows what is for the best even if we do not understand it. 爬項爬爬逗┏ 爬萎爬鉦 爬爬逗┣爬爬逗┥ 爬爬鉦┬爬 爬逗┣爬逗爬 爬爬鉦┸爬 爛ムоゥ O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1|| ------ 爬む┸爰爬萎┥ 爬爰爬 爬爰爬爬 爬迦┥爬爰 爛 Your actions seem so sweet to me. ------ 爬む┸爰 爬 爬爬萎┨爰 爬爬迦┥ 爬項┏ 爬爬迦 爬 爬爬鉦┬爬 爬む┸爰 爬 爬伍┐爬爬 爬伍┐爬爬 爬爬爬爬迦┥ 爛 You do good for us, but we do not see it as good; You are kind and compassionate, forever and ever. 爬む┸爰 爬 爬伍┐爰爬爬爬鉦 爬爰爬萎 爬逗━爬о┥爬む┸爰 爬む┸爰 爬 爬萎┥爬爬項 爬爬爰爬爰 爬爬鉦┣爬 爛ム爛 You are the Giver of peace, the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny; please, save us, Your children! ||3||
- 9. Gratitude for all His Blessings Gratitude for all of Gods manifold blessings is key to maintaining chardi kalaa. 爬爬爬 爬爬鉦┐爬逗┥ 爬踸爰 爬項 爬伍┐爬 爬爬 爬爰爬朽┬爬項┥爬 爛 DADDA: The One Lord is the Great Giver; He is the Giver to all. 爬爰爬爬爰 爬む┸爰爬逗 爬 爬爬朽 爬爬爬爬む┸ 爬爬萎 爬爰萎─爬鉦┛ 爛 There is no limit to His Giving. His countless warehouses are filled to overflowing. 爬爰爬爬項┥爬萎 爬伍┐爬 爬爰爬朽┬爬項┥爬萎┥ 爛 The Great Giver is alive forever. 爬爬 爬爰爬萎 爬逗爬 爬む┸爬鉦┸爬 爬逗━爬伍┐爬鉦┛爬 爛 O foolish mind, why have you forgotten Him? Instead of appreciating all His blessings, we only focus on what else we feel we need 爬爬伍┐ 爬爬伍┐爬む┸爰 爬迦 爬爬鉦爰 爬爬鉦┻爰 爛 He obtains ten things, and puts them behind him; 爬踸 爬爬伍┐爬む┸爰 爬爬鉦┛爬逗┬ 爬逗━爬爰爬逗 爬爬朽┥爬朽 爛 for the sake of one thing withheld, he forfeits his faith. 爬踸 爬爰 爬 爬爰爬 爬爬伍┐ 爬爰 爬逗┨爬逗┛ 爬迦 爬 爛 But what if that one thing were not given, and the ten were taken away? 爬む┸爬 爬爰爰爬 爬爬項 爬爬項┥ 爬爬萎爬 爛 Then, what could the fool say or do?
- 10. Spirit of Gratitude, Contentment 爬爬 爬む┸爰 爬爰爬萎 爬朽┸爬 爬項 爬む┸爬 爬逗爬 爬爰爬項爰萎└爬 爛 When You are on my side, Lord, what do I need to worry about? 爬む┸爰 爬о 爬伍┐爬爰 爬逗爬爰 爬爰爬爰 爬伍┐爬爬逗┴爬 爬爬 爬む┸爰爬萎┥ 爬爰萎└爬 爛 You entrusted everything to me, when I became Your slave. 爬迦爬爰 爬む┸爰爬逗 爬 爬爬朽 爬爬鉦 爬爬萎┸爬爬 爬萎┨爰萎└爬 爛 My wealth is inexhaustible, no matter how much I spend and consume. 爬迦 爬爬逗爬萎┥爬伍┐爰爬 爬爰爬爬爰 爬伍┐爬 爬伍┐爰爬 爬爬萎萎└爬 爛 The 8.4 million species of beings all work to serve me. 爬踸 爬朽爬萎 爬逗┏爬む┸爬 爬伍┐爬逗┃ 爬爰爬逗┐爬逗 爬爬 爬爰萎爬逗┨ 爬爰萎└爬 爛 All these enemies have become my friends, and no one wishes me ill. 爬迦 爬爬 爬爰爬 爬 爬爰爬爬 爬爬 爬項┸爬 爬爬爬伍┐爰萎└爬 爛 No one calls me to account, since God is my forgiver. 爬爬爰萎└爰 爬爬爬 爬伍┐爰爬爰 爬爬鉦爬 爬逗┏爬逗┣ 爬爰爬 爬爰爬逗┻爰萎└爬 爛 I have become blissful, and I have found peace, meeting with the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. 爬伍┐爬爰 爬爬鉦 爬伍┐爬朽┥爬逗┛爬 爬爬 爬む┸爰 爬о 爬爬鉦┻爰萎└爬 爛ム爛 All my affairs have been resolved, since You are pleased with me. ||7||
- 11. Relating to Waheguru Our true self is Divine 爬爬 爬む┸爰 爰 爬爰爬逗┐爬 爬伍┐爬萎爬爰 爬項 爬爬爬爬逗┥ 爬爰爬迦 爬爬爬鉦┌爬逗 爛 O my mind, you are the embodiment of the Divine Light - recognize your own origin. 爬爬 爬項┸爬 爬爰 爬む┸爰爬萎 爬爬鉦┸爬 爬項 爬爰爬萎┏爬む┸爰 爬萎萎爰 爬爬鉦┌爬逗 爛 O my mind, the Dear Lord is with you; through the Guru's Teachings, enjoy His Love. One in tune with the Infinite Lord shares In His Glory and Power 爬爬爬逗┛爬 爬爬ム┥ 爬爬項┥ 爬爬爰 爬 爛 Wondrous and beautiful is the description, 爬爬萎┥爬む┸爬爬 爬爬鉦┛爬爬萎┨爬 爬爬 爬萎爬爰 爛 爬萎┨爬鉦 爛 The soul is the embodient of the Supreme Lord God. ||Pause|| 爬爬 爬爬項 爬爰爬∇┥ 爬爬 爬爬項 爬爬鉦┣爬 爛 He is not old; He is not young. 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爰 爬爰 爬爬項 爬爬 爬爬鉦┣爬 爛 He is not in pain; He is not caught in Death's noose. x
- 12. Relating to Waheguru 爬爬 爬爬項 爬逗━爬爬伍┐爰 爬爬 爬爬項 爬爬鉦 爛 He does not die; He does not go away. 爬爬逗└ 爬爰爬爬鉦└爰 爬萎┸爬項 爬伍┐爬爬鉦 爛ムоゥ In the beginning, and throughout the ages, He is permeating everywhere. ||1|| 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爬伍┐爬爰 爬爬項 爬爬伍┐爰 爬伍┐爰爬む┸爰 爛 He is not hot; He is not cold. 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爰 爬伍┐爬爬爰 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爰爬む┸爰 爛 He has no enemy; He has no friend. 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬項┛爬爰 爬爬項 爬爬伍┐爰 爬伍┐爰爬爰 爛 He is not happy; He is not sad. 爬伍┐爬爰 爬逗爬爰 爬爬伍┐ 爬爬 爬爬項 爬爬萎┬爰 爬爰爬爰 爛ム爛 Everything belongs to Him; He can do anything. ||2||
- 13. Relating to Waheguru 爬爬 爬爬項 爬爬萎┐爬逗┥ 爬爬 爬項┏ 爬÷┸爬萎 爛 He does not die, so I do not fear. 爬爬 爬爬項 爬逗━爬爬伍┐爰 爬爬 爬項┏ 爬爬逗爬 爛 He does not perish, so I do not grieve. 爬爬 爬爬項 爬逗┬爬萎├爬爰 爬爬 爬項┏ 爬爰 爬爰 爛 He is not poor, so I do not hunger. 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爰 爬爰 爬 爬項┏ 爬爬 爬爰 爬爰 爛ムоゥ He is not in pain, so I do not suffer. ||1|| 爬爬朽┛爰 爬 爬爰爬 爬爬鉦┛爬爬朽┥爬萎┥ 爛 There is no other Destroyer than Him. 爬爰爬爬 爬項┏爬鉦┛爬 爬爰爬 爬爰爬爬項┥爬萎┥ 爛ムоゥ 爬萎┨爬鉦 爛 He is my very life, the Giver of life. ||1||Pause|| 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爰萎├爬 爬爬 爬項┏ 爬爬鉦├爰 爛 He is not bound, so I am not in bondage. 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬о萎├爬 爬爬 爬項┏ 爬о┥爬о 爛 He has no occupation, so I have no entanglements. 爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爰爬迦 爬 爬項┏ 爬爬 爬爰爬迦┥ 爛 He has no impurities, so I have no impurities. 爬爬伍┐爰 爬爬爰萎└爰 爬む┸ 爬項┏ 爬伍┐爬 爬爰爬迦┥ 爛ム爛 He is in ecstasy, so I am always happy. ||2||
- 14. Relating to Waheguru 爬爰 爬爰 爬爬鉦┨爰 爬伍┐爬爰 爬伍┐爰爬爰 爬項 爬項 爬萎 爬踸爰 爬踸爰 爬爰 爬む┸爰 爛 He has no pain - he is totally at peace. With his eyes, he sees only the One Lord. 爬爰爬萎┥ 爬爬項 爬伍┐爬爰 爬爬迦┥ 爬項 爬項 爬萎 爬項┥爬 爬爬項 爬伍┐爬 爬爰爬む┸爰 爛ムоゥ No one seems evil to him - all are good. There is no defeat - he is totally victorious. ||1|| 爬伍┐爰爬爰 爬爬鉦┨爰 爬伍┐爬爬 爬項┛爬爰 爬項 爬萎 爬爰爬逗─ 爬爬鉦┨爰 爬逗爬爰 爬迦 爬む┸爰 爛 He is never in sorrow - he is always happy; but he gives this up, and does not take anything. 爬爬項 爬爬鉦┬爬 爬爬爰 爬項┸爬 爬項┸爬 爬項┸爬 爬項 爬爬む┸ 爬爬朽 爬爬む┸ 爬萎┏爬む┸爰 爛ム爛ム爛ム爰爛 Says Nanak, the humble servant of the Lord is himself the Lord, Har, Har; he does not come and go in reincarnation. ||2||3||22||
- 15. Relating to Waheguru 爬逗爬伍┐ 爬爬 爬逗┴爬む┸爬 爬む┸爰 爬項 爬爰爬萎 爬伍┐爰爬爬爰 爬逗┐爬逗┯爬む 爬爬鉦┸爬萎 爬爰 爬 爬爰爬伍┐爰 爛 What hunger can the child ever have, O my Lord and Master, when You are his Father? 爬爬 爬逗┬爬逗├ 爬爬鉦┏爰 爬逗┬爬о┥爬爰 爬逗爬萎┸爬 爬む┸爰爬萎 爬爬逗┬ 爬爬鉦爬爰 爬伍┐爰 爬迦 爬伍┐爰 爛ム爛 The treasure of the Naam and the nine treasures are in Your celestial household. You fulfill the desires of the mind. ||3|| 爬逗┴爬む┸爬 爬逗爰爬萎┸爬爬鉦┸爬 爬爬逗爬 爬爬 爬爰爬爰 爬爬鉦┸爬萎爰 爬爰爬逗 爬爬鉦爬爰 爬伍┐爰 爬爰爬爬 爛 My Merciful Father has issued this Command: whatever the child asks for, is put into his mouth. 爬爬鉦┬爬 爬爬鉦┸爬萎爰 爬爬萎┯爬む 爬爬萎┃ 爬爬逗┥爬項 爬爰爬逗┨ 爬逗┨爬萎└爰 爬爬伍┐爬逗┨ 爬逗┬爬む┸ 爬爬逗┛爬爬 爛ム爛ム爛 Nanak, the child, longs for the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan. May His Feet always dwell within my heart. ||4||2||
- 16. Relating to Waheguru Chardi Kalaa of Khalsa community: Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh The Khalsa belongs to Waheguru victory to Waheguru!
- 17. Gurmukh is Ever in Bloom 爬伍┐爬 爬爬逗┨ 爬萎┸爬 爬萎┸爬項 爬爬萎┃爰 爬踸爰 爬爰爬逗 爬爰爬逗 爬爬鉦┬爬 爬逗━爬爬伍┐爬鉦 爛ム爛ム爛 The One God is pervading in all. Gazing upon Him, beholding Him, Nanak blossoms forth in happiness. ||3||8|| ----- 爬伍┐爬爰 爬む┸爬爰 爬爬爰 爬項┸爬萎 爬項爬爬 爬爬爰 爬逗爬逗爬 爬項┸爬萎 爬爬鉦爰 爛 My body and mind are totally rejuvenated, and the garden of my mind has blossomed forth in lush abundance. ----- 爬伍┐爬爬爰 爬伍┐爬爬 爬爬伍┐爰萎┐爬逗 爬項 爬逗爬む┸爰 爬む┸爬爰 爬爬爰 爬項┸爬萎 爬項爬 爛 The Word of the Shabad brings eternal spring; it rejuvenates the mind and body. 爬爬鉦┬爬 爬爬鉦┏爰 爬 爬朽爬伍┐爬萎 爬逗爬逗┬ 爬逗┯爬む┸爬萎 爬伍┐爬爰 爬爰爬 爛ム爰爛 O Nanak, do not forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, which has created everyone. ||60|| 爬爬鉦┬爬 爬逗┐爬逗┬爬 爬爬伍┐爰萎┐爬逗 爬項 爬逗爬爬 爬爰爬萎┏爰爬逗 爬朽┸爬伍┐爬 爬爬逗┬ 爬伍┐爰爬 爛 O Nanak, it is the spring season, for those Gurmukhs, within whose minds the Lord abides. 爬項┸爬 爬朽 爬爰 爬爬爰 爬む┸爬爰 爬爬萎┼爰爰 爬伍┐爬爰 爬爬爰 爬項┸爬萎 爬項爬 爛ム爰оゥ When the Lord showers His Mercy, the mind and body blossom forth, and all the world turns green and lush. || 61||
- 18. Parupkaar and Seva Wand chhako and Seva Altruism and seva are uplifting and usher in Chardi Kalaa. 爬爬萎┨爬 爬逗爬爬爰 爬爬萎爬爬爬鉦┛ 爬爬爬鉦┨爬 爛 The God-conscious being delights in doing good to others. Generosity of spirit and good will towards others (sarbat ka bhalaa) are hallmarks of a one in Chardi Kalaa Selfishness -- gimme gimme and haumai leads to dissatisfaction and Dehndi kalaa.
- 19. Sikh History of Chardi Kalaa Sikh history and communal memory is replete with examples of the Spirit of Chardi Kalaa Guru Arjan Guru Gobind Singh Examples of martyrs in Ardaas
- 20. Chardi Kalaa!