A seminar was organized in Bradshaw Gurdwara in Sacramento, CA in February 2008 where the speakers supposedly discussed Dasam Granth. I could not get enough time to watch all videos in one go, but made sure to first listen to Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba who is very proactive on the topic. For some reason, he sounded like coming from the same training system as that of Dr. (phony) Amarjit Singh (http://www.khalistan-affairs.org). In his entire ~ 54 mins of talk, G. S. Lamba rarely talks/cites from AGGS. However, what he does cite is “jugo jug atal Ram Katha” and tries to incite violent reaction against anybody who raises a question on content of Dasam Granth. For this, he could be charged with instigating hatred and violence in the U.S. under the law.
In the video, G. S. Lamba is saying that just like Akaal Takhat is needed in addition to Golden Temple , Dasam Granth is needed in addition to AGGS. He says that things which have not been said clearly in AGGS have been told clearly in Dasam Granth. So according to G. S. Lamba, AGGS does not give clear message and Dasam Granth is needed to understand it. Then he says that we talk about 4 things. AGGS talks about dharam and moksh but it does not talk about the other 2 which are covered by Dasam Granth. I have not heard anything more illiterate than this. If Dasam Granth was intended to complete the voidness (according to G. S. Lamba), then does it mean the Guru Gobind Singh made mistake by not asking Sikhs to take Dasam Granth as Guru as well?
He says that AGGS is for all but Akal Takhat is for Sikhs only. And then says that -"Khalse de jede faraz hann, unna the prapti sanu sirf Dasam Granth ton hi prapat hovegi." This statement is nothing more than gobbledygook. What "farz" is he talking about here, one gets no idea?
He continues with funny statement that we have got so much freedom that some people have started doing "charitar hannan" of Gurus (indicating to Guru Gobind Singh). He then again tries to instigate people against Sikh scholars who are researching on Dasam Granth by making the statement - "they are doing to because, perhaps they have come to know that the Sikhs are not longer the same Sikhs who would not tolerate any "ninda" of their Gurus.". He incites people further by using Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala's name and asking - "what would happen if these people, who say they used to be close to Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala, said it in front of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala?"
According to G. S. Lamba, anybody who is researching on content of Dasam Granth is just talking what Swami Dayanand Saraswati said. By this claim, G. S. Lamba is perhaps trying to cash on by creating another blind-folded hatred against the researchers on Dasam Granth. In fact, Swami Dayanand Saraswati would have been the happiest person on the earth to accept entire Dasam Granth. He would have been friends with G. S. Lamba et al and not the people with other point of view.
The most outrageous comment from G. S. Lamba in the video was: -
"Sri Dasam Granth di bani sadi jindagi da amal hai, eh sanu jeevandaan den layi hai. Sikh nu Sikh banan layi, Sikh nu Sikh kayam rakhan layi Eh bani Sri Dasam pita di bani bina, na kissey Sikh banaya ja sakda hai na kisey nu Sikh kayam rakhya ja sakda hia, is wich kisey kism da shak nahi reha"
What?? ..does that mean there were no Sikhs before Dasam Granth appeared on the scene?
On the question that he has not read AGGS and Dasam Granth he gives another funny statement - "Bilkul sahi, guru nu padya nahi ja sakda, guru ton padya ja sakda hai" One is left wondering - Does this statement answer what he pretends to answer by it?
Further in the video, he is saying that its was Akaal from whom Durga got "vardaan" and killed the "Rakshas". The question to ask G. S. Lamba is- does Gurbani agree with this view? Does gurbani agree that somebody can sit in "tapsya" and get special powers from God? G. S. Lamba also says in the video that the metaphorical sentence "Sawa Lakh Se Ik ladayoon" literally means the same.
Towards the end he is citing a chandd and is saying that - Guru Gobind Singh is asking the almighty for both - good and bad thoughts. Now this is shocking, G. S. Lamba should corroborate his claim by citing AGGS that Sikhs should deliberately ask for bad thoughts.
To summarize, G. S. Lamba in this video does not present even a single thought provoking argument in favor of his views. All that he does is an attempt to instigate violence against Sikh researchers who are working on authenticity of Dasam Granth.
For sake of readers who are unaware of the different threads in the forum on this seminar, the following information is reproduced: -
The seminar videos can be seen here:
1. http://www.sridasamgranth.com/#/sridasamgranthinternationa/4527492983
2. http://www.sridasamgranth.com/#/sridasamgranthinternationa/4527525513
G. S. Lamba is the last speaker in the video link #2 above. He is the current editor of magazine "Sant Sipahi". Sikhs should listen to videos to see what these "leaders" are saying and what they want you to believe.
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