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Some call the Lord Ram Ram and some Khuda....

"koee bolai raam raam koee khudhaae ||

Some call the Lord 'Ram, Ram', and some 'Khuda'.

koee saevai guseeaa koee alaahi ||1||

Some serve Him as 'Gusain', others as 'Allah'. 

kaaran karan kareem ||

He is the Cause of causes, and Generous. 

kirapaa dhhaar reheem ||1|| 

He showers His Grace and Mercy upon us. 

koee naavai theerathh koee haj jaae ||

Some pilgrims bathe at sacred shrines, others go on Hajj to Mecca. 

koee karai poojaa koee sir nivaae ||2||

Some do devotional worship, whilst others bow their heads in prayer. 

koee parrai baedh koee kathaeb ||

Some read the Vedas, and some the Koran. 

koee oudtai neel koee supaedh ||3||

Some wear blue robes, and some wear white. 

koee kehai thurak koee kehai hi(n)dhoo ||

Some call themselves Muslim, and some call themselves Hindu. 

koee baashhai bhisath koee suragi(n)dhoo ||4||

Some yearn for paradise, and others long for heaven. 

kahu naanak jin hukam pashhaathaa ||

Says Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of God's Will,

prabh saahib kaa thin bhaedh jaathaa ||5||

knows the secrets of his Lord Master."

It is in our harmony, respect and peace that we express our love for the Lord and His Creation. 

May the Lord bless everyone.

-Sri Guru Granth Sahib-

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Sat Nam!

The Name Is True!

Waheguru is a Love Song!  

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O Nanak, their faces are radiant;  the Music of the Shabad,  the Word of God, wells up within them.   -Sri Guru Granth Sahib-

Mantra Girl - Adi Shakti

The fragrance of sandalwood in the air 
is the temple incense, 
and the wind is the fan. 
All the plants of the world 
are the altar flowers in offering to You, 
O Luminous Lord. 
-Sri Guru Granth Sahib-

Kundalini-Shakti-Bhakti Mantra

Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Adi Shakti, Namo Namo!

Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Sarab Shakti, Namo Namo!

Prithum Bhagvati, Prithum Bhagvati, Prithum Bhagvati, Namo Namo!

Kundalini Mata Shakti, Mata Shakti, Namo Namo!

Translation:

Primal Shakti, I bow to Thee!

All-Encompassing Shakti, I bow to Thee!

That through which Divine Creates, I bow to Thee!

Creative Power of the Kundalini, Mother of all Mother Power, To Thee I Bow!