Comments on: Journey to Goindwal Sahib http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/ On the Spiritual Path... Memoirs and Writings Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:40:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Dr Daljit Singh Virk http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-48670 Dr Daljit Singh Virk Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:16:31 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-48670 Dear all, Reading this experience I have decided to tell you my story about Baoli Sahib. I usually shun from telling it. I returned to India from UK in 1978 as Associate Professor in Genetics in Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana. In 1979-80 I had severe backbone problem. I was told by doctors who diagnosed from X-ray that I had increased space between 7th and 8th vertebra. I got the treatment from Christian Medical Hospital in Ludhiana but with no effect. I also tried desi malish (massage) through experts. Still I was in pain: unable to sleep, sit or walk pain free. So much so it started affecting my thinking and I started getting confused and blurred. My wife went to Amritsar to see her parents. She cried before her mother on my conditions that could not let me sleep or sit. Her mother was a Gursikh. She advised my wife to take me to Goindwal Sahib. On my wife's insistence I decided to go to Goindwal Sahib. I told her I would not be able to do 84 Paths but there would be no harm to visit. Myself, my wife, my son and one colleague reached Goindwal at about 4PM. It was in end of July when it is warm and raining. When we were walking towards the Gurdwara I was very emotional and intensely praying for Guru's grace. A few hundred yards from the Gurdwara when I was engrossed in the splendor of Guru's place my right foot got entangled in the bars of iron cover on a drain that passed through the road. Nail of my toe got injured and it started bleeding. I had a bit of pain but without any sorrow. Feelings started flowing in me that the Guru is curing me and He has given me this small pain to relieve my bigger pain. We got a room, and went to the Baoli after Mathatake. I thought I shall do one Path and have Ishnan as I could not sit and concentrate due to pain. I sat on the first step, finished Japuji and did Ardas and went down to take a dip and then came up. I did another path and continued it till next day early morning without any break. More and more strength came to me after every path and I did not feel any pain. My wife came in-between many times to ask for tea or break for loo. Every time she asked me I nodded her not to disturb because I was having internal bliss that I wanted to carry on. The next morning at about 630 AM when I completed 84 path on every step of Baoli we went before Guru Granth Sahib and prayed. I also offered to contribute some utensils and a bag of Atta in langar on my second visit after getting healthy. We travelled back to Ludhiana in a bus. My pains had disappeared. I went to the CMC doctor for another X-ray. The X-ray was faultless. He asked me how I had corrected it? Was it due to exercises he had suggested to me? I replied that I could not have exercised due to pain. I told him the story of my Doctor Guru. It is now 30 years after I am healthy and with no backbone problem. If the Guru can cure a serious suffering through prayer then why can he not uplift us from 8.4 m (or more!!) cycles of transmigration? Dr Daljit Singh Virk Derby, UK Dear all,
Reading this experience I have decided to tell you my story about Baoli Sahib. I usually shun from telling it.
I returned to India from UK in 1978 as Associate Professor in Genetics in Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana. In 1979-80 I had severe backbone problem. I was told by doctors who diagnosed from X-ray that I had increased space between 7th and 8th vertebra. I got the treatment from Christian Medical Hospital in Ludhiana but with no effect. I also tried desi malish (massage) through experts. Still I was in pain: unable to sleep, sit or walk pain free. So much so it started affecting my thinking and I started getting confused and blurred.
My wife went to Amritsar to see her parents. She cried before her mother on my conditions that could not let me sleep or sit. Her mother was a Gursikh. She advised my wife to take me to Goindwal Sahib.
On my wife’s insistence I decided to go to Goindwal Sahib. I told her I would not be able to do 84 Paths but there would be no harm to visit. Myself, my wife, my son and one colleague reached Goindwal at about 4PM. It was in end of July when it is warm and raining.
When we were walking towards the Gurdwara I was very emotional and intensely praying for Guru’s grace. A few hundred yards from the Gurdwara when I was engrossed in the splendor of Guru’s place my right foot got entangled in the bars of iron cover on a drain that passed through the road. Nail of my toe got injured and it started bleeding. I had a bit of pain but without any sorrow. Feelings started flowing in me that the Guru is curing me and He has given me this small pain to relieve my bigger pain.

We got a room, and went to the Baoli after Mathatake. I thought I shall do one Path and have Ishnan as I could not sit and concentrate due to pain. I sat on the first step, finished Japuji and did Ardas and went down to take a dip and then came up. I did another path and continued it till next day early morning without any break. More and more strength came to me after every path and I did not feel any pain. My wife came in-between many times to ask for tea or break for loo. Every time she asked me I nodded her not to disturb because I was having internal bliss that I wanted to carry on.

The next morning at about 630 AM when I completed 84 path on every step of Baoli we went before Guru Granth Sahib and prayed. I also offered to contribute some utensils and a bag of Atta in langar on my second visit after getting healthy.

We travelled back to Ludhiana in a bus. My pains had disappeared. I went to the CMC doctor for another X-ray. The X-ray was faultless. He asked me how I had corrected it? Was it due to exercises he had suggested to me? I replied that I could not have exercised due to pain. I told him the story of my Doctor Guru.

It is now 30 years after I am healthy and with no backbone problem.

If the Guru can cure a serious suffering through prayer then why can he not uplift us from 8.4 m (or more!!) cycles of transmigration?
Dr Daljit Singh Virk
Derby, UK

]]> By: roby http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-48172 roby Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:27:24 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-48172 yeah it is very hard to chant japji sahib 84 times.but it is possible it will take about 17 hours. we can't say that after completing these 84 steps you will surely go to heaven . you should also have to chant his name and don't be sinner after completing these steps. if you will follow this .so,in this there is no dought it is sure that you will go to heaven yeah it is very hard to chant japji sahib 84 times.but it is possible it will take about 17 hours. we can’t say that after completing these 84 steps you will surely go to heaven . you should also have to chant his name and don’t be sinner after completing these steps. if you will follow this .so,in this there is no dought it is sure that you will go to heaven

]]> By: Gyani jarnail Singh "Arshi" http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-45779 Gyani jarnail Singh "Arshi" Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:17:42 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-45779 DHAN DHAN GURU AMARDASS JI NIMANNIAH DE MAAN, NITANNEAH DE TAAN, NIOTAEAHN DEE OAAT, NIASREAHN DE ASREH. Dass visited this Baoli Sahib and nearby Gurdwars as well Khadoor sahib Gurdwaras for the First time in 50 years..in November-december 2005. Went through the 84 Japji Sahib Paaths Non Stop. A totally exhilarating mind blowing experience...what with the freezing cold winter temps..the wetness...simply wonderful. I dont subscribe to the theory that doing the 84 paaths is the sure fire guaranteed way to escape the 84 lakh joons...that would negate the 1430 aangs of SGGS..Sikhi Jeewan, Gurmatt way of life, Rehat, naam japping, simran etc etc. I took this as a spiritual journey..an adventure into the realm i had never gone before..and it was WELL WORTH IT. To any one contemplating trying it...I would say..Welcome...Try it and see. You will leave a new person...Dhan Dhan guru Amardass ji !! DHAN DHAN GURU AMARDASS JI
NIMANNIAH DE MAAN,
NITANNEAH DE TAAN,
NIOTAEAHN DEE OAAT,
NIASREAHN DE ASREH.

Dass visited this Baoli Sahib and nearby Gurdwars as well Khadoor sahib Gurdwaras for the First time in 50 years..in November-december 2005. Went through the 84 Japji Sahib Paaths Non Stop. A totally exhilarating mind blowing experience…what with the freezing cold winter temps..the wetness…simply wonderful.
I dont subscribe to the theory that doing the 84 paaths is the sure fire guaranteed way to escape the 84 lakh joons…that would negate the 1430 aangs of SGGS..Sikhi Jeewan, Gurmatt way of life, Rehat, naam japping, simran etc etc. I took this as a spiritual journey..an adventure into the realm i had never gone before..and it was WELL WORTH IT.
To any one contemplating trying it…I would say..Welcome…Try it and see. You will leave a new person…Dhan Dhan guru Amardass ji !!

]]> By: paramjit http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-35635 paramjit Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:05:46 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-35635 DHAN DHAN SRI GURU AMARDAS JI TE DHAN TERI BAOLI..... WE MISS SRI GOINDWAL SAHIB AS NOW WE R IN CANADA.....BUT OUR MIND AND HEART ALWAYS THERE...... DHAN DHAN SRI GURU AMARDAS JI TE DHAN TERI BAOLI…..
WE MISS SRI GOINDWAL SAHIB AS NOW WE R IN CANADA…..BUT OUR MIND AND HEART ALWAYS THERE……

]]> By: Barbara http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-35601 Barbara Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:52:28 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-35601 I am researching Vaisakhi for ideas for a painting and wonder if I may have your permission to use your image of the Baoli to incorporate into the painting? Looking forward to hearing from you. I am researching Vaisakhi for ideas for a painting and wonder if I may have your permission to use your image of the Baoli to incorporate into the painting?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-35600 Barbara Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:30:33 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-35600 Thank you for sharing the experience of your transcendent journey. Thank you for sharing the experience of your transcendent journey.

]]> By: Gurnam Kaur http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-35125 Gurnam Kaur Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:38:22 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-35125 WGJKWJKF CONGRATULATIONS . . ON COMPLETING YOUR SPIRITUAL MISSION TO COMING CLOSER TO THE GURU JI. IS GOINDWAL SAHIB THE PLACE OF THE STEPS. AND PLEASE COULD YOU TELL ME THE EXACT ADDRESS . . (LOCATION) WGJKWJKF . . . . WGJKWJKF

CONGRATULATIONS . . ON COMPLETING YOUR SPIRITUAL MISSION TO COMING CLOSER TO THE GURU JI.

IS GOINDWAL SAHIB THE PLACE OF THE STEPS.
AND PLEASE COULD YOU TELL ME THE EXACT ADDRESS . . (LOCATION)

WGJKWJKF . . . .

]]> By: Daljit Singh Atthi http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-11242 Daljit Singh Atthi Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:58:12 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-11242 wjkkwjkf. My Gurusikh friend, Avtar and I decided to make our way to Baoli Sahib in February 2008. We reached Goindwal just before midnight and started what you did. It was a very cold night and we were the only two on the steps of Goindwal. Whilst I was driving home yesterday, my friend Avtar read out your article to me and I enjoyed every minute of it. Your perseverance, endurance and determination was very much reflected and Dhan Dhan Sri Amar Das Ji, for completing the mission. Your devotion and love for Satguru goes without any say. Your achievements in doing so will undoubtedly,bring blessings to your soul and you will feel that you have achieved great heights and this will bring peace to your inner self. Congratulations to all the six for embarking on such a lovely mission as not many think of doing so. I admire your priorities in life and Satguru comes first and what matters most in life, is what one strives for in life is the Naam and preparation for salvation(jiwan mukti).Bole so nihal Sat sri akal. wjkkwjkf.
My Gurusikh friend, Avtar and I decided to make our way to Baoli Sahib in February 2008. We reached Goindwal just before midnight and started what you did. It was a very cold night and we were the only two on the steps of Goindwal. Whilst I was driving home yesterday, my friend Avtar read out your article to me and I enjoyed every minute of it. Your perseverance, endurance and determination was very much reflected and Dhan Dhan Sri Amar Das Ji, for completing the mission. Your devotion and love for Satguru goes without any say. Your achievements in doing so will undoubtedly,bring blessings to your soul and you will feel that you have achieved great heights and this will bring peace to your inner self. Congratulations to all the six for embarking on such a lovely mission as not many think of doing so. I admire your priorities in life and Satguru comes first and what matters most in life, is what one strives for in life is the Naam and preparation for salvation(jiwan mukti).Bole so nihal Sat sri akal.

]]> By: ujjal http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-10401 ujjal Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:28:04 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-10401 I read it last time but did not write anything . I lost track and then retrieved your write up . I can but only have the highest admiration for you. The Almighty has special blessings on you and all those who accompanied you . The breaks do not matter what is just out of this world is that you completed it , in fact even attempted it . What a incomparable gift the THE GREAT GOD HAS GIVEN , no words can describe it. May God give you the gift to continue inspiring . I read it last time but did not write anything . I lost track and then retrieved your write up . I can but only have the highest admiration for you. The Almighty has special blessings on you and all those who accompanied you . The breaks do not matter what is just out of this world is that you completed it , in fact even attempted it . What a incomparable gift the THE GREAT GOD HAS GIVEN , no words can describe it. May God give you the gift to continue inspiring .

]]> By: paramjit singh sandhu http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-6262 paramjit singh sandhu Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:28:31 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2007/09/20/journey-to-goindwal-sahib/#comment-6262 <p>respected sister , brother i read about Goindwal Sahib and really impressed .<br /> thnx lot.</p> respected sister , brother i read about Goindwal Sahib and really impressed .
thnx lot.

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