THE KHALSA

It is the immortality of sacred identification with Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, the immortality of a mystical union with Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, and the immortality of total reliance in the Divine Name that distinguishes and marks the Khalsa from others.

Khalsa is the product of the Creative Impulse of God. Khalsa is born directly out of the purest Creative Vision of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. It is a Holy Army of the Deathless (Akal), at once pure and perfect, baptized and sculptured in purity of love and total sacrifice. It sustains itself purely on the Divine Name. Khalsa remains untouched by the world of sin, impurity and evil.

Khalsa is the holy child of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. Being the holy child of a Divine Parent, Khalsa can never become orphan and will perpetually shine in the Eternal Glory of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. These Divine Children of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib live their holy life in Divine Presence and Abode, in utter humility and devotion, spiritually far above this mortal plane of existence. They are the holy instruments in the hands of the Divine, holding aloft the Banner of Truth, Purity, Love and Bliss. Khalsa is the repository of all virtues. He is the true embodiment of all the excellences of the Great Religion of Love established by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib.

Khalsa by virtue of his divine nature is a Benefactor and Redeemer of mankind. Blessed is the Khalsa as he was baptized and initiated personally and directly by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Himself.

Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib had eventualized the Will of God in creating the Khalsa and He Himself is the Divine Guide of their destinies.
Baba Narinder Singh Ji

It is a blessed Army of the Akal (Timeless). Khalsa is a Soldier of God designed for the performance of Divine Mission assigned to him by his Beloved Satguru.

Khalsa is born for Universal Welfare and Redemption. In his redemptive life, his concern is not limited to his own salvation but it embraces the whole humanity in which he clearly beholds his own All Pervading Beloved Satguru.

Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib is the Beloved of the Khalsa and the Khalsa is the Beloved of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. Both are the Lovers and the Beloveds at the same time.

Khalsa lives a life-pure, a life-divine. He lives a life of Divine Sample, a life of an Holy Instrument in the Hands of the Divine. Khalsa lives in the Divine and Khalsa dies for the Divine.

In the Context of Time Frame, The life of the Khalsa is an Holy extension of the Divine personality of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib.

It is the immortality of sacred identification with Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, the immortality of a mystical union with Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib and the immortality of total reliance in the Divine Name that distinguishes and marks the Khalsa from others.


Who and What is a Khalsa?

"He who keeps alight the unquenchable torch of truth, and never swerves from the thought of One God; he who has full love and confidence in God and does not put his faith, even by mistake, in fasting or the graves of Muslim saints, Hindu crematoriums, or Jogis places of sepulchre; he who recognises the One God and no pilgrimages, alms-giving, non-destruction of life, penances, or austerities; and in whose heart the light of the Perfect One shines, - he is to be recognised as a pure member of the Khalsa" (Guru Gobind Singh, 33 Swaiyyas)

The word "Khalsa" means "pure", Khalsa's are Sikhs which have undergone the sacred Amrit Ceremony initiated by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. The Khalsa order was initially created on Baisakhi Day March 30 1699, with Guru Gobind Singh baptizing 5 Sikhs and then in turn asking the five Khalsa's to baptize him. Following this the Guru personally baptized thousands of men and women into the Khalsa order. The Khalsa baptism ceremony is undertaken as part of ones own personal spiritual evolution when the initiate is ready to fully live up to the high expectations of Guru Gobind Singh. All Sikhs are expected to be Khalsa or be working towards that objective.

The Khalsa baptism ceremony involves drinking of Amrit (sugar water stirred with a dagger) in the presence of 5 Khalsa Sikhs as well as the Guru Granth Sahib. The initiate is instructed in the following: (a) You shall never remove any hair from any part of thy body, (b) You shall not use tobacco, alcohol or any other intoxicants, (c) You shall not eat the meat of an animal slaughtered the Muslim way, (d) You shall not commit adultery. The initiate is required to wear the physical symbols of a Khalsa at all times as well as follow the Khalsa Code of Conduct

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