Pritam Anand Ji - Childhood
Introduction
Dass (this servant) is just charn dhoor (foot dust) of everyone of Creator’s creation nothing else. With Satguru Babaji’s Kirpa and Hukam Dass trying to say something in my own words and telling about something about life’s background.
Pritam Anand:
This name is given by Satguru Babaji with his love. So this name belongs to baba ji and Dass also charn dhoor of dhan dhan babaji. What babaji gave to dass, Dass can not give anything to babaji because everything belongs to babaji. Babaji is parbraham saroop (embodiment of God) on this earth and in his whole creation. Baba ji is satnaam himself. Who am I today all is babaji(Satnaam) kirpa.
Telling my identity because what we have to surrender for naam how we have to crush these things on the earth (Dharti Dharmsala).
Dass’s birth name is Amrik Singh Labana S/o Niranjan Singh ji S/o Dr. Bhag singh S/o Capt. Mota Singh (Britsh Army 1st Labana Captain who request to British Army select Labana’s in Army direct).
Family Status:
Dass came from very reputed family (reputation we call Maya). Grand Grand father Capt. Mota Singh (Britsh Army 1st Labana Captain who request to British Army select Labana’s in Army direct because in caste system that time only higher direct from Jat Sikh and others.
Grand father Dr. Bhag singh approach upto Pandit Jawhar Lal Nehru(prime minister of India)
father Niranjan Singh landlord/lambardar social worker high status in society live for others help needies. Mother Name Charn Kaur.
Child hood:
Dass’s childhood was great learning experience of the life. Dad died in 1997 and Mom still alive living with biological brother in India. Parents teaching great great great. They raised me very nicely. Servants at home, servants at farm. Dass first school Guru Argan Dev school in pathankot did my Nursery school there. Then moved to another private school Vivakanand Model school pathanko, then shanti Nikatan Model school then Goverment Higher secondary school, then A.B college then S.D college pathankot. Finished my Bachelor of Commerce from there.
During education had many, many issues with joint family but dad was elder brother of 3 brothers and one sister who tookcare about all brothers and sister but when his time came to enjoy then brothers create problems for him said bad to him and took him to court too but dad believe was only God and doing good for others. Give food to hungry, help to needy, someone need medicine provide them just sewa, sewa, sewa, Niskam (selfless) sewa for others. He was such a great personality can’t say in words. Who he taught us bow to everyone even servants at home or any worker or street broomer because he was teaching us HAR CHARNI HOYEE KORA but Dass did not have knowledge of this gyan that time, he had utmost Haleemi (compassion). Dad always says to me never say anything about anyone all is God.
With dad Dass spent 13 years in his room one side his bed and otherside mine. He woke up every morning did Ishnaan (bathed) and take black loyee (thin shawl) and sit for meditation for 5-6 hours then relax little then start his day for lok sewa (serving others). In Pathankot each and everyone knows him and call him Sardar ji Papa ji. When he died every shop was closed and funeral home was full and many people said our Papa ji died Dass cried and found the value of Sachi Karni. He used to say later everyone will remember these things even my uncles. Uncle used his name in every where to do there things does not matter police station or court kachiri.
Mom she is such a humble soul never said any bad to anyone and never thought anything bad about anyone and taught us just about good things. Mom is the personality can suffer anything but won’t complaint for anything.
Dass bow to mother and father GURU PITA GURU MATA who gave us knowledge and blessings. Dass always thankful to them and will because they gave such kind of wisdom when Dass was little. All is kirpa during childhood.
Help the needy:
Whoever came to Dass in young age Dass always try to give something whoever came on the door as a beggar. All is God’s grace, if Dass has to steal rice from home and give to someone needy Dass always did.
Once 7 sadhus (holy men) came to Dass and ask for tea. Dass went upstairs in the kitchen asked from our youngest sister please make 7 cups tea for sadhus, sister said they did not come from your inlaws family and didn’t make it (as they weren’t family). So then we ourself put tea on the stove and washed 7 steel glasses and serve tea to those sadhus and they gave blessings and Dass collected charndhoor (foot dust) then Dass asked if they want to eat something at lunch time they can come back at 12 but they said “sukhi raho – stay in peace.” At that age parents taught us how to serve sadhus and how parents taught stories about Dhan dhan Baba Nanak ji.
We stole money from Dad’s pocket for Deg (prashad). Once Dass want to eat deg(parshad) that time no earning no money in pocket and seen dad’s shirt hanging on the door and much money in the pocket. Dass took 10 rupees from the pocket and bought Desi Ghee (clarified butter) and gave to my cousin sister and said make Deg when dad came home for lunch then he got Deg then dad asked why deg today then cousin sister told Amrik bought Ghee and gave to me and I made then dad said in my pocket 10 rupees less when he was giving that money to some one Dad hold Dass from the ear and said if you need money better ask then takeout byself. This we call stealing but childhood we learnt this thing never touch someone money or things because they don’t belongs to us.
Dad was bhagat, Dass slept in his room for 13 years Dass and our dad we had two bed in that room Dass was studying and dad sleeping early to wake early morning 12 am for his bhagti. Dad take shower and sit for smadhi in Black blanket(Kambli) sit for 5-6 hours in one posture and do his smadhi and after that do sewa and then start his routine. We were living in joint family top of that room uncles room who raised by dad from age 2-3. Uncle’s family they took cement out from the tiles and sometimes put water there then water was coming on dad when he was sitting in smadhi, when Dass said why you don’t say anything to them, then he said “we don’t have to become Moorakh (foolish) like them.”
Dass learnt here: “Moorkhay naal na looziay – don’t argue with fools.” (Baba Nanak Ji.)
Problems in family:
Jadu Toona (black magic): Dad was Bhagat Soul but surrounding him all Maya. Uncles were raised by dad but didn’t want to see his family grow. Dass Aunt she was from Malaysia( Indian) she learnt something there. She was okay in the beginning. She raised us as mother but when we grown up then she just become evil for us. She go here and there and get taveets(jadoo toona) or something and do maya things on us.
Dass don’t eat from her as no trust. So sometimes when she gave us food to eat then we asked her son to eat with us from the same bowl. Only then Dass will eat because no faith and no trust with her. Dad always said if she is doing bad she will get it back, so worry nothing, just stay normal and live life.
So we went financially so down because Dad said God wants to test his bhagat so we don’t have to care about this. Just accepted how God wants fine with us.
Jealousy:
Dass seen jealousy from them because myself and Dass’s brother work hard to become Dad’s support. Brother came to Greece for ship job and he was sailor in the Marine ship. When he came to Greece. Then more jealousy started then Dass took care farming land. We were becoming little comfortable financially, then they get jealous again and then Jado toona get involved more to put us down. But we took stand in Maya and face what Maya want to do us.
Greed:
Uncle seen our growth then got greed, family split the properity, Dad got house in the city and they got another property in the villiage. So we had three story house all joint family living there. Then one uncle made his house he suppose to empty that house, but he locked the area where he was living and moved to his house. But left one steel box there just to hold that place and ask money from dad. Dad said to us stay calm, don’t worry he is doing bad not us, but Dass was not kid anymore, so Dass decided to throw his stuff out and do what is right. So Dass did with God’s blessing and clear that area.
Animosity:
After that Dass seen animosity. Even they want to finish us, but Dass in that age had pride because dad was known everywhere, so no one would touch us.
Court cases:
Then one uncle took his share. Dad gave share to him but dad did not ask any sign on the paper. Uncle asked for his share again, when dad said you already got share, he did court case for money so dad give him again.
Sewa In Gurdwara:
In childhood dad always went to Gurdwara, but Dass went only on Gurpurabs (holy days) in Sikhi. Try to do sewa there but one day in Gurdwara Dass was doing Sabzi (vegetables) sewa there/ Gurdwara president’s son came and took sabazi balti (veg basket) from our hand in ego and we were standing watching there. President’s son went where all girls were sitting and start distributing sabzi to them and made joke with them. From that day, we step back from sewa there because Dass found what is the purpose of this sewa when they are coming to Gurudwara and doing Aski. Dass told dad, dad said, “better don’t go there you can do sewa at home many guest come here all day, many hungry, needy people come all day. You can serve them when you have time at home.” So Dass stopped going to Gurdwara in India but did not think back for that thing. Today Dass writting my own experience that’s why mentioned here. Dass can write many thing happened in childhood but Dass doesn’t want to waste anyone time because this is normal to everyone.
Lessons from Dad:
Don’t fight for money. Always stay lowest of the Lowest. Always count blessings. No one higher or lower. All is God’s creation. Never do chugli (gossip). Speak truth. Don’t steal anything. Don’t be jealous. Don’t be greedy. Believe in God. Dad’s big advice: never let any Sadhu go from the door empty handed.
We thank our Dad and Mom for their teaching. Dass request to Satnaam ji give parents to everyone just like parents Dass had in Maya.
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