Daas has been told to write an article about bana and Fashion.
Daas doesn’t need to say much about this because one who is internally pure will want to be outwardly pure. To be internally pure one has to do:
- Naam Abhiyaas
- Gurbani Abhiyaas
- Keertan
- Seva
jo loVIdy rwm syvk syeI kWiFAw ]
jo lorreedhae raam saevak saeee kaatiaa
Those who long for the Lord, are said to be His servants.
Those that are servants will not care about fashion and have interest in this world. They will remain detached in the midst of maya.
If anyone longs for Vaheguru then it is the life of the saints that we should imitate, they alone know the way to Saach khand.
mÚ 1 ]
AMdrhu JUTy pYj bwhir dunIAw AMdir PYlu ]
a(n)dharahu jhoot(h)ae paij baahar dhuneeaa a(n)dhar fail ||
Those who are false within, and honorable on the outside, are very common in this world.
ATsiT qIrQ jy nwvih auqrY nwhI mYlu ]
at(h)asat(h) theerathh jae naavehi outharai naahee mail ||
Even though they may bathe at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, still, their filth does not depart.
ijn@ ptu AMdir bwhir gudVu qy Bly sMswir ]
jinh patt a(n)dhar baahar gudharr thae bhalae sa(n)saar ||
Those who have silk on the inside and rags on the outside, are the good ones in this world.
iqn@ nyhu lgw rb syqI dyKn@y vIcwir ]
thinh naehu lagaa rab saethee dhaekhanhae veechaar ||
They embrace love for the Lord, and contemplate beholding Him.
rMig hsih rMig rovih cup BI kir jwih ]
ra(n)g hasehi ra(n)g rovehi chup bhee kar jaahi ||
In the Lord's Love, they laugh, and in the Lord's Love, they weep, and also keep silent.
prvwh nwhI iksY kyrI bwJu scy nwh ]
paravaah naahee kisai kaeree baajh sachae naah ||
They do not care for anything else, except their True Husband Lord.
dir vwt aupir Krcu mMgw jbY dyie q Kwih ]
dhar vaatt oupar kharach ma(n)gaa jabai dhaee th khaahi ||
Sitting, waiting at the Lord's Door, they beg for food, and when He gives to them, they eat.
dIbwnu eyko klm eykw hmw qum@w mylu ]
dheebaan eaeko kalam eaekaa hamaa thumhaa mael ||
There is only One Court of the Lord, and He has only one pen; there, you and I shall meet.
dir ley lyKw pIiV CutY nwnkw ijau qylu ]2]
dhar leae laekhaa peerr shhuttai naanakaa jio thael ||2||
In the Court of the Lord, the accounts are examined; O Nanak, the sinners are crushed, like oil seeds in the press. ||2||
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Someone who wears bana (chola) and doesn’t have strict amritvela, doesn’t practice Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s teachings (rehit), doesn’t do a lot of naam/gurbani abhiyaas, will disgrace and disrespect Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s roop e.g. using foul words, using insipid words i.e. speaking harshly, flirting, starting unrighteous fights i.e. intolerant, etc.
That person who wears bana is giving himself the image that he is a Khalsa. When describing the Khalsa, Guru Gobind Singh Ji says that the Khalsa is pure, without any flaw. He has both the saintly and soldier side. If one desires to become a Khalsa, they have to have the internal purity so they won’t make any mistakes. To other beings we represent our Guru.
Someone who is internally pure and externally pure (wears bana) will in thought, word and deed do gurmat. This person has similar qualities to Guru Gobind Singh Ji. To attain union with God, one has to be like God. This person is truly in love with Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
hir jnu AYsw cwhIAY jYsw hir hI hoie ]149]
har jan aisaa chaaheeai jaisaa har hee hoe ||149||
The humble servant of the Lord should be just like the Lord. ||149||
