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What is Chardi Kala?

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Chardi Kala means keep your morale (spirits) high no matter what the situation is. Have faith and keep doing good and stay positive , leave rest to God. This positive thinking will give you calm , peaceful and positive mind that doesn’t get bothered with obstacles of life , you will be in charhdi kala (high spirits ) always.

Sikhs are always happy because of the “Charhdi Kala” given to them by Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Sikh Guru.

This concept is commonly translated as “high morale,” but it is much more than that. According to Encylopedia of Sikhism,

“It stands for a perennially blossoming, unwilting spirit, a perpetual state of certitude resting on unwavering belief in Divine justice.”

Word “Kala” of Sanskrit origin has several shades of meaning, but the dominant among which is “energy.” Chardhi in Punjabi means rising, ascending, soaring. So “Charhdi Kala” means an intensely “engergized”, ever-ascending state of the spirit of an individual or a group.

If someone asks a Sikh (Ki haal hai) (How are you?), his answer would be “In “Charhdi Kala!” meaning I am in ascending spirits even when he might be in great pain or sorrow!

Sikh meditate and pray everyday. The prayer is concluded with the following liturgy:

Nanak Naam Charhdi Kala tere bhane sarbat da bhala.

In the name of Guru Nanak, let there by ascending spirit and welfare of all.

So a Sikh prays not only for himself or his family, but also for all living beings in the universe. When you have this kind of spirit and operate at that level, this brings happiness – Charhdi Kala just happens!

A Sikh prayer cannot be complete without praying for the welfare of all. So this spirit has a lot to do with the power of prayer.

It is a mental stage that keeps a person strong during the most difficult moment in life – even when one is facing a life and death situation. The spirit of defiance of all hardships is very much part of it. Sikhs are tenacious people who do not lose faith! Even when they lose, they do not know if they have lost because they never accept defeat!

This spirit of “Charhdi Kala” is unique to the Sikhs.

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Mind Gym

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Comment your answers below.

The names of 20 world capital cities, are hidden in the clue phrases below.
The Clues are based on how the syllables of the Capital cities’ names are (closely) spelt or (closely) pronounced.
Clues are cryptic ofc e.g…… Devil’s den, go down… HELSINKI
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  1. The growth is green and velvety, and the bovine gentle.
  2. Deep within, the spiritual you.
  3. Quantum of goods and your own shelter.
  4. Cleaning a heavy load.
  5. Aimless, but moving.
  6. Hold up so much water, and we could be questioned.
  7. A laugh on one small transport vehicle.
  8. Small flexible container for Father.
  9. Keep replicating by 2.
  10. Possible to tolerate, for once.
  11. Going in a small vehicle, the bovine is tough.
  12. Took you by surprise most astoundingly.
  13. A Male unwell.
  14. Being of me, a slight move, to a water barrier.
  15. Churning out computers greets the bloke.
  16. A great battle once seen.
  17. Overcome by fire.
  18. Supportive upright pillar, handy in archery.
  19. Abnormal and unwise, and removed of.
  20. A level being of someone or something.
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Repentance

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This iconic photograph depicts the end of the career of matador Alvaro Munero. In the midst of the battle, he suddenly, in remorse, sat down at the edge of the arena. After, in an interview, Alvaro will tell: “Suddenly I saw not horns, but the eyes of a bull. He stood in front of me and looked at me. Just stood and watched, making no attempt to attack. The very innocence that all animals have in their eyes looked at me with a plea for help. It was like a cry for justice and somewhere deep inside me, I suddenly realized that he was addressing me the way we address God in prayer: “I don’t want to fight you, please spare me, because I did you nothing wrong. Kill me if you want, if you will, but I do not want to fight with you. ” And I, reading it in his eyes, felt like the worst creature on earth and interrupted the battle. After that I became a vegetarian and started fighting bullfighting. “

This story was published back in 2012. After thousands of other foreign publications told about this case, millions learned about the matador Alvaro Munero, and the photo became one of the most recognizable.