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Bhai Taloka was
a GurSikh at Guru Arjan Dev Ji'time. He was also a General in
Nawab Gazni's army. Once Nawab called a meeting of senior officers
including Bhai Taloka. He told everyone in the meeting that
tomorrow all of us going to go for hunting in a forest taking
only swords and no guns. Next day, Bhai Taloka went to the forest
as ordered by Nawab for hunting even though he did not want
to kill any animal. The flock of deer passed in front of Bhai
Taloka and he used sword to kill the last female deer. The female
deer died along with two of her unborn deer. He felt bad by
looking at the scene. He went home and at Rehras Paath and Kirtan
Sohila Paath, the scenes of the killed female deer and her unborn
deer were flashing before his mind and could not concentrate
on Paath. He got up at Amrit vela and the same scene started
flashing at his mind again. He asked WaheGuru to forgive him
for what he did and replaced iron sword with a wooden sword.
Someone complained to Nawab that your General Bhai Taloka is
keeping wooden sword and what he would do if there is a battle
to be fought. The Nawab did not believe the complainer but the
complainer asked Nawab to check in the everyone's sword in the
parade today. The complainer further told the Nawab that if
Bhai Taloka carries a wooden sword then he should be punished
else you can punish me.
Nawab went to the parade and asked Bhai
Taloka that he want to inspect everyone's sword today. Bhai
Taloka knew someone has complained because Nawab never came
before to inspect the swords. Nawab started inspecting from
soldier and lower rank officers and finally to General. Bhai
Taloka started doing Ardas to WaheGuru. There are two requirements
for Ardas to be accepted:
1.The Ardas must be done with 100% concentration
of mind.
2.There should be 100% faith that WaheGuru will accept the Ardas.
The example of non-faith is given:
Once there were no rains in a particular
area. The people of that area decided to do Ardas so that there
crops are saved. The people gathered together at one place for
Ardas. One passing by Mastana Faqueer stopped there and asked
them the purpose of gathering. One of them told Faqueer that
that they gathered here to do Ardas because the crops will be
destroyed in the absence of rain. The Faqueer said that is good
but none of you brought any umbrellas or barsatie .. when WaheGuru
accepted your Ardas then there will be lot of rain. One group
leader said, we do not know whether it will rain or not. The
Faqueer said how your Ardas going to be accepted when you do
not have faith in WaheGuru. He told them to go home.
Bhai Taloka's Ardas was accepted. When
Nawab came to inspect his sword, Bhai Taloka took out a shining
iron sword out of the cover. The complainer was punished.
LESSON LEARNT:
The Ardas should be done using
the following two rules:
1.The concentration of mind at the Ardas time should be 100%.
2.There should be 100% faith that WaheGuru will accept the Ardas.
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