In Part 1 - Understanding Sikhism - We understand look at the Sikh perspective on Death
In Part 2 - The History of the Sikhs  -  We look at the life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
In Part 3 - This week's Shabad Translation features a Shabad sung by Harjinder Singh of Sri Nagar Wale entitled Ram Ras Piya Re.
In Part 4 - Resource Review we encourage you to visit Sikhroots.

In the final part  of the programme, Inspirations words and songs, we feature two tracks by an amazing group called Bliss.

In Part 1 - Understanding Sikhism - We understand the meaning of WGJKK WGJKF.
In Part 2 - The History of the Sikhs  -  We look at the life of Guru Teg Bahadur.
In Part 3 - This weeks Shabad Translation features a Shabad sung by Dya Singh of Australia entitled, 'Man mero gaj, jehba meri kaati'.
In Part 4 - Resource Review we encourage you to enter the Sikhnet Film Festival - the closing date is the last day of August 2007.
In Part 5 - For the Outside broadcast segment we have interviews from two summer sikh camps held in West and East London.
In Part 6 - The final part of the programme, Inspirations words and songs, we feature two tracks one by Mahan Kalpa Singh and Ben's Brother.

In Part 1 - Understanding Sikhism -
We understand the meaning of Hukamnama and Seva

In Part 2 - The History of the Sikhs  -
We look at the life of Guru Har Gobind Ji

This week’s Shabad Translation features a Shabad sung by Dya Singh of Australia entitled Bheyi prapat manukh dehoria

In Part 4 - Resource Review we check-out http://seva.sikhnet.com

For the Outside broadcast segment we have highlights from the 18th UK Birmingham to London Cycle ride for Children with Leukaemia - organised by the Sikh Arts and Cultural Association (SACA).

In the final part of the programme, Inspirations words and songs, we feature two tracks one by Simon Webb and the other by Niranjan Kaur Khalsa. The latter track is entitled, ‘Muhl Mantra’.

This week we look at both the heritage and meaning of the words: Sat Nam and Sat Sri Akal.

We remember the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

Shabad Translation - Mithr Piaarae noo(n)
This week's Shabad was written by Guru Gobind Singh Ji and you can find the full

In English the Shabad is translated as follows:

mithr piaarae noo(n) haal mureedhaa dhaa kehinaa
Please tell the dear friend - the Lord - the plight of his disciples.

thudhh bin rog rajaaeeaa dhaa oudtan naag nivaasaa dhae hehinaa
Without you the use of rich blankets is like a disease for us and the
comfort of the house is like living with snakes.

sool suraahee kha(n)jar piaalaa bi(n)g kasaaeeaaa(n) dhaa sehinaa
Our water pitchers are like stakes of torture and our cups have
edges like daggers. Your neglect is like the suffering of animals
at the hands of butchers.

yaararrae dhaa saanoo(n) saathhar cha(n)gaa bhat(h) khaerriaa
dhaa rehinaa
Our Beloved Lord's straw bed is more pleasing to us than living
in costly furnace-like mansions.

The Shabad featured was sung by Jagjit Singh.

Resource Review
We have found an excellent Sikh journal site called: SikhChic.
www.Sikhchic.com

In the final part of the programme, Inspirations...
we return to the featured Shabad and this time it is sung by
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

This week, in Understanding Sikhism we look at what the word Sikh means and a Sikh's way of life.

In the History of the Sikhs section we look at the life of Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

In the Shabad translation section we translate the Shabad Ustat Kar Kar Jeevan sung by Daler Mehndi.

We end the programme, the Inspirational songs part, with two tracks from the Vancouver Sikh Spirit Khalsa 300 celebration CD sharing an interpretation of Japji Sahib and Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

This week we have a special compilation episode featuring selective highlights from the last eight episodes of Season 2.

- An interview that I gave back on 9th April 2006 at the BBC
- We replay the Shabad translation of Deh Shiva Bar Mohe
- Hargo, an awesome new artist
- Outside broadcast from West London, where over 100,000 people came to the Nagar Kirtan
- Conversation Peace by Stevie Wonder.

This week the whole episode is dedicated to an outside broadcast, featuring a play held in London called the 1984 diary.

The play took part on 14th March 2007 and was directed by Ms Kavleen Arora and Ms Prubpreet Chaggar.
The cast consisted of multi-talented and multi-ethnic members (students coming together from lots of London Universities).

The play is about self discovery and realisation.

The podcast outlines tragedy of 1984 together with interviews and extracts from the play.

In Part 1: Understanding Sikhism, we look at Hola Mohalla
Hola Mohalla or Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh festival that takes place in March.

The words are derived from: Hola i.e: the masculine form of the feminine sounding Holi. The word "Mohalla" derived from the Arabic root hal (alighting, descending) .It is Punjabi word that implies an organized procession in the form of an army column. But unlike Holi, when people playfully sprinkle color, dry or mixed in water, on each other, the Guru made Hola Mohalla an occasion for the Sikhs to demonstrate their martial skills in simulated battles.Together the words "Hola Mohalla" stands for "mock fight". During this festivals, procession are organised in the form of army type columns accompanied by drums and standard-bearers and proceeding to a given spot or moving in state from one gurdwara to another. The custom originated in the time of Guru Gobind Singh who held first such mock fight event at Anandpur in February 1701.The foothills of the Shivaliks in Ropar district of Punjab's north-eastern region, especially around the historic townships of Anandpur Sahib and Kiratpur Sahib, have, since 1701 been playing host to Hola Mohalla.

Recently, the Indian government accorded it the status of a national festival. The military exercise, which was personally supervised by the guru, was carried out on the bed of the River Charan Ganga .It reminds the people of valour and defence preparedness, concepts.

There are also a number of Darbars where Sri Guru Granth Sahib is present and kirtan and religious lectures take place. On the last day a long procession, led by Panj Pyaras, it starts from Takhat Keshgarh Sahib, one of the five Sikh religious seats, and passes through various Gurdwaras.

For people visiting Anandpur Sahib, Langars (voluntary community kitchens) are organized by the local people as a part of sewa (community service). Raw materials like wheat flour, rice, vegetables, milk and sugar are provided by the villagers living nearby. Women volunteer to cook and others take part in cleaning utensils and other manual tasks that need to be carried out.

In Part 3. Shabad Translation
We feature a Shabad sung by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, entitled :
Koi Bole Ram Ram

In part 4, Resource Review we review the wonderful group Bliss. Bliss are Lucinda Drayton and Andrew Blissett.
Together they make up one of the most exciting and creative musical partnerships in the uk today. Both have been practicing Yogis for 10 years and it is this way of life that gives their work authenticity and power. Bliss music has been used by many to see them through stressful times; to help them in healing illnesses and to uplift them during times of grief or loss

We feature extracts from the CD: Through these eyes
Be sure to also visit: http://www.blissfulrecords.com

In part 5, Outside Broadcast, we are honoured and grateful Gurumustuk Singh for his time to talk about the wonderful sites: http://www.sikhnet.com , http://www.sikhiwiki.org and http://www.mrsikhnet.com

For the final part of our programme, we cover: Inspirational Thoughts and Inspirational music. This week we consider the need to consider that evil qualities such as hatred, jealousy, anger, touchiness and impatience can be harmful to our health.

Thanks again to our special guest Gurumustuk Singh. In addition, Thanks to all those who continue to support us.
Dr Savi

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Understanding Sikhism - We look at Mutki - The path to Liberation

History of the Sikhs - We remember the sacrifices of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh

This week's Shabad Translation is Tilang Namdev Ji sung by Wahe Guru Kaur

Be sure to also listen to our Resource Review, features Come from your heart sung by Sat Kartar

For the Outside Broadcast spot, we are extremely grateful to have spent time with
the Mayor of Hounslow when she attended an event at Hounslow Gurdwara - UK

We end this week's show with inspirational thoughts based on some research on making us all happy.

Understanding Sikhism - We look at the virtues of Sikhism,

History of the Sikhs - Guru Gobind Singh Ji,

Shabad Translation - Aukhi gharee nah dekhan dey performed by Davender and Mohiner Partap Singh,

Resource Review - Satnam Singh Ramgotra an amazing drummer based in California,

Outside Broadcast - with Sikhspeak magazine Editor and

Inspirational words - from an amazing track called Love is the answer.

This week's show is a special. Recently our programme was featured on a BBC World documentary about the rise of religious podcasting. Therefore, the podcast this week contains an extract for you to enjoy.

This week with Master Rohin and Mrs Inderkanwal we explore the meaning of Mool Mantar
and learn about Guru Nanak's teaching and travels.

We also feature a translation of Paramaysareh sung by Snatam Kaur and featured on her new CD: Anand (Bliss).

Our two new spots are:

Resource review
Please listen to our snippets of a Snatam Kaur's new CD:

Outside Broadcast
On 2nd November I attended the Candlelight vigile in remembrance of the Sikh holocaust in 1984. It was held outside the Houses of Parliament in London and was part of an international peaceful approach for a hope for justice.

Interestingly, a few weeks back we were contacted by BBC World Radio as they wished to feature snippets of this programme as it is one of the few regular Sikh Podcasts available. The other regular one that I know of is the excellent audio provided by Mr G Singh at http://www.mrsikhnet.com 

In addition, in the UK the BBC's The Heaven and Earth Show (a multi-faith TV programme) discussed with me the possibility of making a video documentary on the increase availability in religious podcasting content.

This week, before we launch the new episodes episode - we have a special interim episode dedicated to peace - a selection of inspiring tracks to help us save the world, the children and wish for peace for all.

The previous format of the programme was:
Meanings, History, Stories, Shabad Translations and Inspirational music.

Our Season Finale. This weeks episode we thought we would create a snippet or review show based on the last 12 programmes that we have recorded.

We hope that this show helps to welcome new listeners to experience past episodes and offers existing listeners a chance to reference, recommend, rekindle and remember.

In this weeks episode in the meaning section we briefly cover the Sikh Takhats. In addition, we seek to communicate what happens when you visit a Gurdwara, for example: The Ardas, Wak, Kirtan and receiving Karah Parshad.
(Source: Sikh Studies by Dr H.S Singha and Rupinder Kaur)

In the history section we look at the life of Maharaja Duleep Singh.
(Source: Maharaja Duleep Singh - The Last Sovereign Ruler of Punjab.)

The shabad translation section features the Shabad - Tu Mera Pita sung by Dya Singh and Party from Australia.

We close the show with inspirational music from Sting (Let your soul be your pilot) and an amazing group called Tribute to Mardana, an international group - with a track called 'A Trip At Dawn'. The latter track has an amazing translation section that starts in approximately the middle of it.

In this week's episode the meaning section we briefly covers 2 Sikh ceremonies - Birth and Marriage.

The Shabad Translation this week is: Prubh Paas Jun Kee Arudhaas
sung by Dya Singh and Party from Australia - available from the CD Pr'desan - The Lonely Soul.

prubh paas jun kee arudhaas thoo suchaa saaee
O God, Your humble servant offers his prayer to You; You are my True Master.

thoo rukhuvaalaa sudhaa sudhaa ho thudh dhiaaee
You are my Protector, forever and ever; I meditate on You.

jeea junth sabh thaeriaa thoo rehiaa sumaaee
All the beings and creatures are Yours; You are pervading and permeating in them.

jo dhaas thaerae kee nindhaa kurae this maar puchaaee
One who slanders Your slave is crushed and destroyed.

chinthaa shadd achinth ruhu naanuk lag paaee
Falling at Your Feet, Nanak has renounced his cares, and has become care-free.

We close the show with extracts from James Blunt (No Bravery) and M Jackson (Cry).
Suggesting the need for world peace.

This week our show is co-hosted with Dr Savi and Kavleen Kaur. After last week's special outside broadcast we're back in the studio and a return to our normal format:

Meanings:
We talk about the importance of Gurdwara's.
(Source: The Sikhs Their Religious Beliefs and Practices by W. Owen Cole and Piara Singh Sambhi)

History:
We also look at the life of Guru Hargobind Ji. He was the 6th Guru of the Sikhs.
(Source: Illustrated Ten Sikh Gurus by  B. Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh (Amirtsar)).

Shabad Translation:
This week we feature a Shabad sung by Chitra Roy entitled: Mayraa Mujh Meh.
It was composed by Bhagat Kabir.

mayraa mujh meh kichh nahee jo kichh hai so tayraa.
Nothing is mine within myself. Whatever there is, is Yours, O Lord.

tayraa tujh ka-o sa-upatay ki-aa laagai mayraa.
If I surrender to You what is already Yours, what does it cost me?

too too kartaa too hoo-aa mujh meh rahaa na hooN.
Repeating, "You, You", I have become like You.
Nothing of me remains in myself.

jab aapaa par kaa mit ga-i-aa jat daykh-a-u tat too.
When the difference between myself and others is removed, then wherever I look, I see only You.

We close with some inspirational music from Elton John singing: All that I'm allowed.

PS The Intro is an snippet from the new Sergio Mendes CD (called Timeless) with Justin Timberlake singing: Loose Ends - Implying that we (brothers and sisters) need to get together to sort out any problems we have.

In a world where there is inequality, difficulties with religious tolerance, poverty and suffering, surely we can channel our energies to help each other rather than fighting.

We start this weeks show with a track that lasts only 47 seconds by Russell Watson. I've always considered the words and title of this track to be quite deep, i.e: Faith of the Heart. It is a track that I often play to give or raise inspiration. Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

This weeks episode is a special outside broadcast recorded at Trafalgar Square, London (UK) at an event on 19th June 2006. It was organised by the Network of Sikh Organisations (chaired by Lord Sir Dr Inderjit Singh OBE) to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

The episode consists of interviews with an MP, Religious representatives, the Scouts brigade and some the Sevadars handing out water and cold drinks.

I thought that by using the concept of interviews this could provide a different way to communicate knowledge about the importance of this event.

One Shadbad has been included at the end of this week's show. It is just after we leave the Trafalgar Square recording. The Shabad is entitled: Satgur Hoe Dayaal. It was written by Guru Amar Das Ji. Its translation is shown below and is sung by mother and daughter: Prabhu Nam Kaur and Snatam Kaur and is available on the CD: Mother's Blessing.

Satgur hoe dayaal ta sardhaa pooreeai
The True Guru is merciful - your trust is complete.Satgur hoe dayaal na kabahoo jhooreeai
The True Guru is merciful - you will never pine away.

Satgur hoe dayaal taa dukh na jaaneeai
The True Guru is merciful - you will not know suffering.Satgur hoe dayaal taa har rang maaneeai
The True Guru is merciful - you enjoy God's love.

Satgur hoe dayaal ta jam kaa dar kehaa
The True Guru is merciful - then, what reason is there to fear death?

Satgur hoe dayaal taa sad hee sukh dehaa
The True Guru is merciful - the body is ever in peace.

Satgur hoe dayaal taa nav nidh paaiai
The True Guru is merciful - the 9 treasures come to you.

Satgur hoe dayaal ta sach samaaeeai
The True Guru is merciful - then, you are absorbed in truth.

At the end of the show there are some dedications to a couple of listeners: Shaan Singh from Bowie, Maryland USA and Dr Raminder Singh from the UK. Thank you all for your continued support.

This week we explore common Sikh words followed by a Shahbad translation.

The Shabad translation this week is from the Shabad: Hum maile tum oojal kartay -
This version was sung by Sonu Nigam from the CD Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam.

Hum mailay tum oojal kartay hum nirgun tu data
Hum moorakh tum chatur siyanay tu sarab kala ka
giyata,
Madho hum aisay tu aisa,
Hum papi tum pap khandan neeko thakur desa
(Rahau)
Tum sabh sajay saj nivajay jeeo pind de prana
Nirgunaray gun nahi koi tum dan deho miharvana.
Tum karuh bhalla hum bhalo na janah tum
sada sada daiyala,
Tum sukhdai purkh bidhatay tum rakhu apanay
bala,
Tum nidhan atal sultan jeea junt sabh jachay
Kah Nanak hum ihay havala rakh santan kay
pachhay.

The Shabad is translated as follows:

We are filthy (It means wicked or vicious). You are Immaculate; we are devoid of
merit, You are Beneficent Lord.

We are ignorant, You are intelligent and wise.

You are the master of all arts.

O God! such we are and You are different.
Your abode is beauteous. (Pause)

You are the Creator and the Blesser of all. You have
given us the soul, the body and life.

We are meritless; we have no virtue. Bless us with the
gift of virtue, O Merciful Lord.

You do us goog and we know not Your goodness. You
are ever compassionate.

You are the Creator, the Giver of bliss. Save us as we
are your children.

As our Eternal King, and spiritual treasure. All come
to You in supplication.

Nanak says: As I am, please protect me and so honour
Your saints (It is the quality of God to protect His saints. Guru Nanak invokes God's
blessin on that score).

Source: Hyms from Guru Granth Sahib : Hemkunt Press

In the Sikh History section we cover a brief history of Guru Ram Das Ji -
Source: The Sikhs Theie Religious Beliefs and Practices by W. Owen Cole and Piara Singh Sambhi.

The story this week is also about Guru Ram Da Ji during the time he became the 4th Guru of the Sikhs.
Source: Stories from Sikh History Book-II : Hemkunt Press

Our inspirational music this week if from an artist called Dido. She suggests that really our life is for rent and we need to make the most of it.

As I mentioned in previous Podcasts I was really excited about Snatam Kaur's Peace tour coming to London. We close with a medley of Shabads sung by her.