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The Meaning Of Life.indd - Raj Karega Khalsa Network

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Meaning</strong> <strong>Of</strong> <strong>Life</strong>back half of the donkey eating grass and went to get it. Hetook his stick and beat the donkey on its ankles saying, “NowI’ll make you into a lion, you stupid donkey!” And he beat thedonkey all the way home.<strong>The</strong> Sikhs asked Guru jee, “Maharaj, we asked you a few daysago how the Panth, the <strong>Khalsa</strong> Nation, will stay in chardhikala?’ Guru jee said, “While the donkey was in the lion skinhe was respected as a lion. As soon as his lion skin came off,he became a donkey again. O <strong>Khalsa</strong> jee, I have made donkeysinto lions. So long as you stay within my code of conduct(Rehat Maryada) you will always be in chardhi kala! Butthe day you forget my Rehat Maryada will be the day you arebeaten by life, just like the donkey was when his skin cameoff!’184“Rehat pyare muj ko sikh nahee.<strong>The</strong> rehat, code of conduct,is beloved to me - not the Sikh”Even Brahm-gianees, the Knowers-<strong>Of</strong>-God, like Baba RamKaur Singh jee have to receive amrit. Now Bhai Dyal Dasjee heard Guru jee was in town and went to see him. DyalDas prostrated and said, “Guru jee, I am your Sikh.” Guru jeereplied, “You are not my Sikh.” Dyal Das pleaded, “But Gurujee my family have been Sikhs of the Guru’s house from GuruRam Das jee’s time until Guru Tegh Bahadur jee’s time, sowhy am I not your Sikh? I don’t go to Muslim gravestones toworship, I don’t go to Hindu Mandirs, temples, to light lamps,my ancestors were Sikhs so why have I suddenly become Guruless?” Guru jee said, “You haven’t obeyed the rules of the

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