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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Archived_member2" data-source="post: 77815" data-attributes="member: 259">Pray Truth for all and say Satsriakaal!Dear all!Kabeer Jee used the word 'Khaalsay' in Sri Guru Granth Saahib Jee. Were Khaalsay existing earlier also?khu kbIr jn Bey Kwlsy pRym Bgiq ijh jwnI ]khu kbIr jn BE Kwlsy pRym Bgiq ijh jwnI ]kahu kabeer jan bha-ay khaalsay praym bhagati jih jaanee. SGGS 655-1Says Kabeer, people have become Khaalsay who have known love, worship.The word 'Khaalsay' is plural. This may be for all those who have come to know love, worshiping. All others may be a male or female 'Kaal' falls on them.So, Khalsa is plural also.From your posts one may feel that Khalsa is not a single One.**************Some refer to a poem from the Granth called 'Sarab Loh Granth'. The poet mentions many attributes of Khalsa in there. A young person wants all those attributes for him. Is it all right if he starts writing Khalsa after his name?By the way the poet in that poem also says that Khalsa is his caste. I do not know which poem says that Khalsa is Guru Panth. May I ask why it is not Guru Caste? Can someone please throw some light on this, not the torch please? Thanks.Balbir Singh</blockquote>