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Guruji chooses his Sikh. The Sikh does not choose his Guru. Those who have that destiny written on their foreheads to live as Khalsa in this incarnation shall do so, not by the work of any man, but by Guruji himself. Sikhi does not well up within the heart by Khande De Pahul, that is one stage on the path, but Sikhi cannot be taught. It is caught. It is the fragrance of the Guru borne on a light morning breeze, the line of a shabad that makes you start crying, the deep illumination and joy that comes after two hours of japa. It is planted by Guru Ji's hand as a seed within the heart and as we water that tender seed with our sadhana, simran, seva and Paath, that seed sprouts and grows. Khalsa cannot be bestowed, it must be grown from within and earned through the tapa of many lifetimes.

Guruji chooses his Sikh. The Sikh does not choose his Guru. Those who have that destiny written on their foreheads to live as Khalsa in this incarnation shall do so, not by the work of any man, but by Guruji himself. Sikhi does not well up within the heart by Khande De Pahul, that is one stage on the path, but Sikhi cannot be taught. It is caught. It is the fragrance of the Guru borne on a light morning breeze, the line of a shabad that makes you start crying, the deep illumination and joy that comes after two hours of japa. It is planted by Guru Ji's hand as a seed within the heart and as we water that tender seed with our sadhana, simran, seva and Paath, paath, and that seed sprouts and grows. Khalsa cannot be bestowed, it must be grown from within and earned through the tapa of many lifetimes.