satnaam ji
dandauth bandhana ji
sorry to spoil the party, but personally the last thing I want nowadays is anybody to praise or celebrate anything about me.
Why do WANT people to wish you happy birthday?
Why do you want praise and recognition?
Baba Ji said to me once that he has no name.
tudh agay ardass hamaree jeeo pind sabh teraa
kahu nanak sabh teree vadaa knoee nao na janay mera
..infront of you Lord, I offer this prayer, that this body and soul are all Yours.
Nanak says: It (this body and soul) is all Your greatness Lord, may no one know my name.
When we become absolutely nothing like Baba Nanak Ji did and as Baba Ji has too, then God becomes everything and the rest of the world do remember them and praise them. But, that is God's way and not because of their WANT for praise and recognition.
Also why are you fearing getting old? Farid Ji also says in gurbani not to have fear of losing our youth so long as we have love for Truth in our heart ...joban janday na daaray je sachay naal pyare....
Once I asked Sant Narinder Singh ji at Hazoor Sahib how old he was (looked around my age), and he smiled and replied that he did not know old his soul was. Which is what this whole game of life and death is about. Baba Ji told me that this is my 189th human life ...so even if I lived 50yrs in each life times 200 lives = 10,000 years old - and thats not including all the years as other lifeforms.
The only thing we should really be celebrating is the present moment, bring the joy and happiness you have for celebrating your own birthday, into celebrating every moment of everyday. Sahib mera nit navay ... my Master is new every moment. New leaves, new skin cells, new weather, new breath, new blood cells - everything is new and fresh at every moment - lets celebrate that with every Satnaam Satnaam we recite at every moment. Thats why even celbrating relgious festivals and holy days is just keeping us stuck in the past.
But its is hard to get out of societies rituals of celenbrating special days like briths, death anniversaries, wedding anniversaries and so on, so the best thing we can do is to use them as an excuse to celebrate God by singing god's praises and doing good deeds, making and serving food, giving rather than expecting gifts and so on.
2009/4/8 Harmeet Singh <notorious_munda@msn.com>
man, i didnt know you were 30! i thought you was younger than that
anyway happy birthday to you! have fun and celebrate! may god always keep you in chardi kala and continue to bless you with naam, bandgi and seva.
forever the dust of your feet
To: satnaam@yahoogroups.com
From: ikonkarsatnaam@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:24:54 +0100
Subject: [Truth] GOD I am 30!! aahhhh
Ik Onkar Satnaam...Dandaut to all..Its my birthday today! So wish me happy birthday everyone!..For the past couple of months, infact year or so, I wasn't looking forward to being 30....even getting stressed about it...I said to myself. When I am 30, i am gona hate it!!!Today when I woke up;I was feeling great!I thanked god for everything he has given meThanked god for giving me such lovely souls in my life (sat sangat)...Most of all thanked god for giving me a Guru in this life...Jaspal Jee & Naamjeevan Jee. I want to celebrate my 30th with the sangat! What friday can we do this? Just want to do simran and a little get to together....Hope everyone can come...I would like that.Thanks everyone!!Sat naamSatpal.
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