yo i had a weird question. i haven’t snowboarded for the past 3 years (because i moved to an area without snow), but before that i snowboarded every year for 10-11 years. if i start again this winter, would i need to re-learn stuff? or would it still be in my muscle memory. like i remember eating $hit so many times just tryna learn how to 50 on rails, would i need to do all that again lol.
In july/aug i will be going on the pin bhaba trek, but my family was also planning the valley of flowers trek (with hemkunt sahib). what month should i go in, will september be fine? also i will be going with family so i need to know the accommodations, where will we sleep/eat as well as the temperatures if anyone can tell. is hemkunt sahib on the way to valley of flowers or is it a different path? how many days will it take?
can anyone authenticate karninama (and sau sakhis as a whole).
might go to pin bhaba in early july or early august, anybody have any reviews of the trek? i was told its a slightly warmer trek than the other sub-zero treks i’ve been on, also if theres any other trek during this time period i would love to hear suggestions too! i just want to knock out a bunch of indian treks, do manaslu circuit trek (i have alr done abc and ebc), and then maybe next year do k2 base camp. fitness isn’t really an issue, neither is packing or temperature. i was just wondering if there will be snow on pin bhaba at this time, what rain situations are looking like, etc.
i have a dilemma. i am somewhat experienced in treks and would like to say that my fitness is good too. a few friends reached out to me about trekking, and i now have the choice to go with them on a trek. i chose hampta pass for them because it is easy and i feel like it is good for a first trek. however, I could also go to pin bhaba or bali pass alone, which would probably be too much for them. so i’m a little confused on should i delay pin bhaba/bali pass and go for hampta pass with a group of friends, or should i just not go to hampta pass lmao.
planning on doing hampta pass in early july. I am taking a few friends with me (who have never been on a trek before), would it be a good trek for them? i know it isn’t too difficult so they will manage but view-wise, is it a good introductory trek? i already went on buran ghati and rupin pass and don’t want to do those twice, so i was looking for another good trek in july, came across hampta pass. not too easy, not too difficult. opinions?
I’m sure most of us have heard sikhs singing “vaasi begampur de, bharde khushiyan naal khajaane”.
If you haven’t heard it, go listen to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMBlQkKufxo
this raises the question, what exactly is begampur? is it just a random place?
the answer is no, its not just a random place. Bhagat Ravidas Ji explains what begampur is:
ਬੇਗਮ ਪੁਰਾ ਸਹਰ ਕੋ ਨਾਉ ॥
Baygumpura, ‘the city without sorrow’, is the name of the town.
ਦੂਖੁ ਅੰਦੋਹੁ ਨਹੀ ਤਿਹਿ ਠਾਉ ॥
There is no suffering or anxiety there.
ਨਾਂ ਤਸਵੀਸ ਖਿਰਾਜੁ ਨ ਮਾਲੁ ॥
There are no troubles or taxes on commodities there.
ਖਉਫੁ ਨ ਖਤਾ ਨ ਤਰਸੁ ਜਵਾਲੁ ॥੧॥
There is no fear, blemish or downfall there. ||1||
ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਖੂਬ ਵਤਨ ਗਹ ਪਾਈ ॥
Now, I have found this most excellent city.
ਊਹਾਂ ਖੈਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
There is lasting peace and safety there, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1||Pause||
ਕਾਇਮੁ ਦਾਇਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੀ ॥
God’s Kingdom is steady, stable and eternal.
ਦੋਮ ਨ ਸੇਮ ਏਕ ਸੋ ਆਹੀ ॥
There is no second or third status; all are equal there.
ਆਬਾਦਾਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਮਸਹੂਰ ॥
That city is populous and eternally famous.
ਊਹਾਂ ਗਨੀ ਬਸਹਿ ਮਾਮੂਰ ॥੨॥
Those who live there are wealthy and contented. ||2||
ਤਿਉ ਤਿਉ ਸੈਲ ਕਰਹਿ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
They stroll about freely, just as they please.
ਮਹਰਮ ਮਹਲ ਨ ਕੋ ਅਟਕਾਵੈ ॥
They know the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, and no one blocks their way.
ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਖਲਾਸ ਚਮਾਰਾ ॥
Says Ravi Daas, the emancipated shoe-maker:
ਜੋ ਹਮ ਸਹਰੀ ਸੁ ਮੀਤੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥੩॥੨॥
whoever is a citizen there, is a friend of mine. ||3||2||
I am not sure of the actual origins of the idea of begampur, but I do know that it represents ideal society, a utopia.
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
I was wondering about gupt fauj/96 crori fauj. like what is the prophecy of gupt fauj coming down from the mountains, where is it from, sarbloh granth? also any citations of angs/pangtis would be MUCH appreciated. I have not yet had the opportunity to read and understand all of sarbloh granth, aside from a few banis. I will do complete khoj of this granth while in college though!
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh