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Pure Longing
S.S. Guru Kirn Kaur Khalsa
Phoenix AZ, U.S.A.
During the Siri Singh Sahib’s recent yatra to Harimandir Sahib he presented an original painting and the following poem to the Jethadar of the Akal Takhat. Both were done by S.S. Guru Kirn Kaur Khalsa, Phoenix, AZ.
Pure Longing
Harimandir Sahib longs for the touch of Thy mothers,
Thy sisters, daughters, and all the others,
Who bow each day to Siri Guru Granth,
Following the path of the Khalsa Panth,
Who enter freely through all four doors,
Except when it is time to clean the floors.
In those holiest hours when it is such
A beautiful time to serve and touch
The marble where the saints have walked,
Why must those gilded doors be locked
To women alone, the Guru's daughters,
Cleansed by Thy Word and Thy Holy Water?
The women of Bibi Bhani's line,
And those descended from Mata Sahib Kaur's time,
Gather as one to utter this prayer:
"O compassionate Guru of infinite care,
Let all Sikhs enact this holy rite,
As all are immaculate in Thy sight."
Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa
Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh
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"How can you let your temple be managed by those who do not even understand the meaning of the word ’Khalsa?’ They have no eyes. They say, 'That is a woman and that is a man.' Can you believe this? It is shocking to me. Khalsa is Khalsa, and there is no man and no woman. To a certain extent man and woman do exist, but when one is a Khalsa, it is the purity and the piety and the ecstasy, and that part of the self which is not ours."
The Siri Singh Sahib
Khalsa Council, April 6, 1993