Bhagat Sheikh Farid Ji Story From from Sikh History By Manvir Singh UK

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Bhagat Sheikh Farid Ji Story From from Sikh
History By Manvir Singh UK
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Baba Farid Jis mother, Bibi Mariam, said to her
son when he was very young, O my son, do Simran
(meditate on the Lord). Like any innocent child,
Baba Farid Ji asked, Ma, If I do Simran, what
will I get in return?. His mother replied, to
the people who make Simran, God gives them sweets
to eat.
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• Children are attracted to eating sweets and love
  to eat them. Baba Farid Ji crossed his legs,
  closed his eyes, and made Simran. His mother
  would put some candy in a bowl and put it in
  front of him. Baba Farid Ji opened his eyes after
  doing Simran and saw the sweets in front of him.
  Look ma, God has given me sweets to eat. Then
  he happily ate the sweets and his mother looked
  at him and smiled.

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• Bhai Manvir Singh Khalsa told students that Baba
  Farid Ji was eager to make Simran and be rewarded
  with sweets by God. For a while, he kept making
  Simran and his mother always put candy in front
  of him and when he closed his eyes so that when
  he opened them he could eat them.

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• But one day, Baba Farid Ji, opened his eyes and
  did not look at the sweets. He did not eat the
  sweets, but he still looked happy and content.
  His mother asked him, well, today you have not
  eaten the sweets that God has given you. Baba
  Farid Ji replied, Oh, Ma, once you taste Gods
  name, all the other sweets in the world will
  taste tasteless.

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• Farida, sakar khand nivaath gur, maakiyau
  maanjhaa dudh. Sabhey vastoo miteeyaa(n) rab naa
  pujan tudh
• Farid sugarcane, candy, sugar, molasses, honey,
  buffalo milk all these are sweet, but not like
  you (Waheguru) (Ang 1379, SGGS). When we praise
  Baba Farid Ji, we always admire his mother.
  Sweets giving little incentive Baba Farid Ji
  given a blessing to see.

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• Manvir Singh UK says, Do todays mothers give
  their children sweets? Yes, yes! Mothers give
  their children various kinds of sweet and sweet
  foods three times a day.

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• But todays mothers do not say,
• If you wake up early and say Waheguru and
  going for sleeping, say Waheguru, then I will
  give you candy.
• First say Fateh to your grandparents and then
  I will give you your sweets.
• I will give you sweets if you come with me to do
  Gurdwara and do sewa in Gurdwara.

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