Why do we need a Guru? WALT:  Consolidate our knowledge of why we need a Guru  Evaluate the concept of liberation through removing darkness Greeting Task: Get out your Mool Mantar homework ready to feedback the pangtee translations.

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Sikhi is not hard....it’s simples  Sikhism focuses on unity with God.  Sikhism instructs us to be one with God through meditation and simple, ethical and moral lifestyle.  While some religions practice animal sacrifice, fasts, pilgrimage, omens and other rituals, Sikhism instructs that there is no need of such ritual because we can meet God with pure love towards Him. Sikhism advocates a family life, the rights of women and three core principles.  Why we need a Guru can not be answered in a lesson, sometimes not even in a lifetime for the unfortunate. However, YOU are blessed to be here, here at OPS, in sangat!!!!!!!!!! Blessed with this LIFE, this chance, this opportunity to build kamaee!!! “In meditation God can talk to you and in prayer you can talk to God” Reflect: What’s in your spiritual bank account? Kamaee kmweI : Spiritual Bank Account.

Thought Shower: What do we need to help us to get good grades at school?

REFLECTION: At school one must reflect and move forward. How can I do & be better? Reflection is key in Sikhi! Keep going with YOUR FOOTSTEPS, YOUR KAMAEE you will then FEEL why you need maharaj Life is one big lesson. We will find out our grade when we merge with Vaheguru Just as one needs a TEACHER, one needs GURU JEE for direction and support. Just as one needs textbooks, one needs GURBANI VICHAAR As with school, time is precious and goes quickly. We most make the most of every lesson. EVERY LESSON IS A BLESSING. Just as one is tested at school, one is tested in life- constantly. LIFE IS A BIG TEST As with school reading, discussing, learning never stops. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! NEVER GIVE UP: At school you keep trying! On this Sikhi path never give up! One must practice Sikhi everyday. When we make a mistake we must not dwell, rather learn, rise and try again.

Sikhi is a life learning journey You don’t get a degree over night- you work at it, you don’t obtain liberation overnight. We keep learning! Keep the faith, keep riding the journey through kamaee, through footsteps! Amrit is not the destination, Amrit is the start of the journey. Liberation is the destination! We don’t stop learning and growing. The L plates are always on! Guru Jee is always teaching us.

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Why we need a Guru? Guru Jee is our SAT NAV, he guides us through the bumps and teaches us the bumps are blessings/lessons. Guru Jee is our route planner, our architect, our guide, our leader, our creator, our owner, our father, our mother, our brother, our sister OUR EVERYTHING! Guru Jee will guide us to destination liberation! We have to open our hearts and take footsteps towards him. Destination :Liberation Akaal Purkh Vaheguru GuruGuru

goibMd imlx kI ieh qyrI brIAw ] gobi(n)dh milan kee eih thaeree bareeaa || This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe. Destination :Liberation- Akaal Purkh Vaheguru GuruGuru Reflection: Have you plugged in your GodGod SATNAV? Where are you on your journey? How can you progress on your journey Where are you with your footsteps? Do you need help with your footsteps? Each of us has a different journey, a different debt to pay. Some take A roads, some take the motorway, some are walking, some are crawling, some have a Ferrari, some have a scooter.... IT IS BLESSING THAT WE HERE AFTER 8.4 MILLION LIFE FORMS!

TASK: Using the images, in your own words write down why we need Guru Jee.

Recap: Why did Guru Jee come to the world? To show us women are equal to men To show us caste has no bearing on ones status, but it’s ones actions that determine status To teach us to see the light in all and serve humanity To guide us to believe in One God To show us no one faith has a monopoly over God To teach us to respect and tolerate other faiths

Has the darkness disappeared from the world? gur ibnu Goru AMDwru gurU ibnu smJ n AwvY ] Without the Guru, there is utter darkness; without the Guru, understanding does not come.

Has the darkness from within disappeared? REFLECT : Think about darkness in your life. Could be events, it could be vices, it could be bad habits. We all have darkness and vices. ALLLLLL of us, only God is perfect. Should we let this darkness define us? HANDS UP: What are the 5 vices?

What are the 5 vices/theives? kwm Kaam Sexual desire TASK 1: Copy out the above five vices- Punjabi, transliteration and translation TASK 2: How can Maharaj liberate us from the shackles of these 5 vices? k®oDu Krodh Anger moh Moh Attachment loBu Lobh Greed AhMkwr Ahankaar Ego

BrIAY hQu pYru qnu dyh ] bhareeai hathh pair than dhaeh || When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty, pwxI DoqY auqrsu Kyh ] paanee dhhothai outharas khaeh || water can wash away the dirt. mUq plIqI kpVu hoie ] mooth paleethee kaparr hoe || When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine, dy swbUxu leIAY Ehu Doie ] dhae saaboon leeai ouhu dhhoe || soap can wash them clean. BrIAY miq pwpw kY sMig ] bhareeai math paapaa kai sa(n)g || But when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin, Ehu DopY nwvY kY rMig ] ouhu dhhopai naavai kai ra(n)g || it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name. We need the Guru to protect us from the attack of the 5 vices What is sin?

Recap: What is a Guru gurU ? Guru = Teacher gurU Gu gu = Darkness Ru rU = Light Guru gurU is one that removes Darkness (Ignorance). Removes the darkness of the 5 vices

Hands up if somebody has ever let you down or upset you??

Guru Jee’s love is unconditional. He is always here, he is always with you. You have to open your heart and allow the love to revere through your SOUL and radiate in your grace. See the in blessing everything!

You are a Nishan Sahib of the panth! We cannot let darkness touch us We cannot let material ‘happiness’ destroy us We must stand tall and proud like the Nishan Sahib, always in chardi kala!!!!!

Yes there is darkness but where is the Guru during this darkness????? Heads down on the table as we listen to this audio by Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra. Close your eyes. Visualise the words. The emotion. The meaning.

Do you challenge the darkness? Will you wake up the light within?

The Power of GOD is in you..... As a Sikh you were BORN TO STAND OUT and be a beacon of light in this dark world. It is better to light the candle within than to curse the darkness

Vasu Bhardwaj  A scientist  Suffered bone cancer  Doctors told him there’s no cure or treatment  Atheist (doesn’t believe in God)  3 different doctors told him he would die in days due to severe spread of cancer We need Guru Jee but we take him for granted. A famous scientist once said “Even the atheist cries for God when he’s on his death bed” Let’s make each day count now and every minute of everyday.

Vasu Bhardwaj If God is with me, who can harm me?: Not even the deadliest disease of cancer can take my life away and that is exactly the divinely inspiring message of the truly miraculous story of my victorious battle against bone cancer which was medically diagnosed to be multiple melanomas. It was the continuous recitation of Gurbani that not only cured me of bone cancer that had already destroyed most of my bones in my skeleton, but also shattered my will to live. The blessings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee not only triggered and accelerated the processes of complete and total cure in my body, but the Guru also enabled me to experience God. This also inspired me to pursue Naam therapy to totally and permanently get rid of otherwise fatal bone cancer. Guru Jee can cure literal and metaphorical cancer. You have to believe with your full mind, body and soul.

Homework TASK: Let’s listen to the shabad. Homework: Learn as much of the Shabad as you can; Pangtees and translations. Extension: Write down how reciting the Shabad made you feel. To help with pronunciation you can listen to it. Type in “jaa thoo maerai val hai thaa kiaa muhashha(n)dhaa” in Sikhnet, YouTube etc DEADLINE: ਜਾ ਤੂ ਮੇਰੈ ਵਲਿ ਹੈ ਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਮੁਹਛੰਦਾ ॥ jaa thoo maerai val hai thaa kiaa muhashha(n)dhaa When You are on my side, Lord, why should I worry SGGS Ang 1096