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(After several hacks)… Ok, I am back, please bear with me : ok, I give up, but I ‘YOU-KNOW-WHAT’ that if I was the True One I wouldn't have created
older sisters. Anyway, my sister said, "Herez the deal. There was/is/will always be the One who is True. The True One created Naam first.
The True One is the real doer (but only those of us who become Naam-ies REALize that). The True One is within everything.
The True One is un-afraid of anything (or anyone). The True One doesn't hate anyone (or anything). The True
One is not affected by time. The True One is a huggable Being. The True One doesn't do the re-incarnation
thing. The True One is self-created (has no Papa or Mama)…" A kid with beaver teeth interrupted. "I have been thinking about this," he said rather beaver-ly, "If the True One has no Papa or
Mama, who washes the True One's underwear?" Completely ignoring the beaver kid, my sister continued, "And the True One can be hugged through the grace of a True Guru." "Well done!"
Yoda and my Aunty jee said together. My sister was beaming so much that I thought (at least hoped) that she would be
beamed up to her mothership in the sky. But no such luck. All I got was a look that said, "Me Smart! You not!." Ok, I do have to get this off my muscular chest. I admit my sister is smarter then me but her grades have always been worse than mine. Yes, its true. She always gets Awful grades while I am usually the one who comes First in all tests." A BOOMING VOICE IN THE SKY: She always gets 'A's, while he gets 'F's. Hee hee, I thought A stood for Awful and F for First.
Another slip… Hee, hee.. Quickly moving on…. Yoda stood in front of us and spoke, "Our beloved True Guru is Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak has written some of the cool-est, brilliant-est, awesom-est,
blow-you-away-to-another-khand-est Gur-Bani. Meditate on Gur-Bani and you will be in the presence of Guru Nanak.
Gur-Bani, like its writer, is also True. Meditating on it will also make YOU True." He continued, "We
discussed Mool Manter today morning. Now let me briefly discuss Sach Manter: The True One was True in the beginning
(although there really is no such thing as beginning, but that's another story); the True One was True in the beginning of
the ages. The True One is True RIGHT NOW and Guru Nanak says, the True One will be true forever. Any questions?" Kid with a rather small head and a rather big dastaar: "Why did you capitalize RIGHT NOW?" Yoda smiled,
"I'm glad you caught that. Well done!" (the kid's head filled his his double-wrapped turban a little better
now), "I wanted to emphasize that the True One is True even now. It is our tendency to think of the past as the glorious
days. We think in the past people were more holier and being spiritual was easier. But Guru Nanak says that
is not the case. The same True One who was creating and playing in the past is also creating and playing in the
present - with same intensity and same playfulness. That's what Sach Manter's essence is: Truth has not changed." Yoda continued, "Speaking of playfulness - who wants to play hide and seek? Saying that he POOF! disappeared on the spot.
The kids looked at each
other, and whispered in awe…
"THE SINGH’S GOT THE
RING!!!!" To be continued...
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