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  1. Dr Karminder Singh

    Does Kaam Mean Lust Or Worldly Desires? Meaning Of Kaam As Per Gurmat

    ਰਸੁ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰਸੁ ਰੁਪਾ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਰਮਲ ਕੀ ਵਾਸੁ ॥ Russ Soena Russ Ruppa Kaaman Russ Parmal Ki vaas Sikhs, on cue from our ragis and parcharaks, have translated Kaam as sex and lust. They further translate Kaaman as woman. Kaaman, after all is one who is “absorbed and imbued in Kaam.” With Kaam...
  2. G

    How To Control The 5 Thieves?

    Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh Sangat ji we all know about the concept of 5 thieves in sikhi (lust, rage, greed, attachment & conceit) & how important it is to get rid of these in order to follow the guru's path. So, i just wanted to ask the sangat this question that which one of...
  3. P

    URGENT PLZZ HELP: KAAM LUST BODY MASSAGE SPA ISSUE

    wjkk wjkf, i m 29 from mumbai. unmarried amritdhari sikh( as far as kakaars) i got amrit when i was 16 it started off quite great with me learning all nitnem banis and doing them regularly from last 5-6 years kaam has taken over me.. i am still virgin (not penetrative sex) but have done...
  4. A

    Kaam: Lust Or Desire?

    According to the Sikh view, and wherever in SGGS reference is made to "kaam", is it specifically referring to only sexual lust, or does it mean desire in general (which includes desire for sexual lust, and all other desires like desire for materialism, etc.) Just looking for a more accurate...
  5. U

    General Dealing With Lust In This Society?

    I'm a teenage girl and living in the society we live in it's very difficult to not indulge in lust. When I think about my future I seem to be bound by two routes- an arrange marriage with someone I won't want to marry or a love marriage... but having a love marriage, the process of doing so...
  6. Abneet

    General Controlling Kaam (Lust)

    I need Sangat's help on how to control one of the vices that seem to bother me everday. Kaam is something that is a common problem today. In this part of the world men get sidetracked by lustful objects everyday and everywhere. People say its a disease in a man's body. But of course that disease...
  7. H

    GAP Ad Features Turbaned Sikh. Is The Conversation About Lust Versus Sikh Identity, Or ?

    I have been bickering back and forth with spnadmin ji about this news story which is now more than a week old. Spnadmin ji has doubts about the value of this story. I, who am only now recovering from a fractured skull and concussion, and hope to be back soon with my Haanji threads, should not be...
  8. Harry Haller

    General On A Scale Of Most Severe, Which Vice Affects You The Most?

    Gurfatehji In a recent thread, the concept arose of facets of the Creator that had always been inside us, from birth to present day. By the same token, I think one or more of the five thieves have also been inside us, from birth to present day, I think we all got something good and something...
  9. A

    Kaam (lust)

    KAAM (LUST) by Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’ In the earlier article I referred to the five thieves (punj chor) viz: 1. lust (kaam): 2. anger (krodh); 3. greed (lobh); 4. attachment (moh); and 5. ego (hunkaar or Ahankaar). It is easy to succumb to the desires of the heart and flesh - kaam...
  10. S

    Lust And Message Of Gurbani

    Lust and Message of Gurbani Main article: SGGS on lust To quote Guru Arjan, Nanak V: “O Kam, thou landest people in hell and makest them wander through many births, enticest all minds, swayest all the three worlds and undoest one's meditation, austerities and restraint. The pleasure is...
  11. Anoop

    Lust & Sexuality

    Im trying to make a new poat but i dont know how since the sites design and theme has changed... But i really need help...as a teenager i have had many problems...and one of them being lust. I am embarrased to talk about this.... but it has to be done. I really don't want to talk about it, but...
  12. drkhalsa

    Just As The Lustful Man Is Enticed By Lust,so Is The Lord's Slave

    ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ सोरठि महला ५ ॥ sorath mehlaa 5. Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl: ਸੋਰਠਿ ਪੰਜਵੀਂ ਪਾਤਿਸ਼ਾਹੀ। ਭੂਖੇ ਖਾਵਤ ਲਾਜ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥ भूखे खावत लाज न आवै ॥ bhookhay khaavat laaj na aavai. The hungry man is not ashamed to eat. ਜਿਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਇਕ ਭੁੱਖੇ ਬੰਦੇ ਨੂੰ ਖਾਂਦਿਆ ਸ਼ਰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ, ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ...
  13. Admin

    Lust: A Virtue Or A Vice?

    Lust has been wrongly branded a vice and should be "reclaimed for humanity" as a life-affirming virtue, according to a top philsopher. Professor Simon Blackburn of Cambridge University is trying to "rescue" lust, arguing it has been wrongly condemned for centuries, the Sunday Times says...
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