30. Sati "They cannot be called satis, who burn themselves with their dead husbands. They can only be called satis, if they bear the shock of separation. They may also be known as satis, who live with character and contentment and always show veneration to their husbands by remembering them." (Guru Amar Das, Var Suhi, pg. 787)
31. Dowry "Any other dowry, which the perverse place for show, that is false pride and worthless gilding. O' my Father! give me the Name of Lord God as a gift and dowry." (Guru Ram Das, Sri Rag, pg. 79)
32. Veil Stay, stay, O daughter-in-law - do not cover your face with a veil. In the end, this shall not bring you even half a shell. ||1||Pause|| The one before you used to veil her face; do not follow in her footsteps. ||1|| The only merit in veiling your face is that for a few days, people will say, ""What a noble bride has come"". ||2|| Your veil shall be true only if you skip, dance and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3|| Says Kabeer, the soul-bride shall win, only if she passes her life singing the Lord's Praises. ||4||1||34||
46. Epitome of Courage Mughal imperial forces had warned Sikhs against going to Darbar Sahib, Amritsar. One mother got up at Amrit Vela and left for the holy temple with her child. On the way she met a minister, who warned her. Do you know what she replied?
104. “ I’m gonna be a millionaire!” “ Im in Safe hands!” “ He will Save me! ” Oxford Dictionary Faith = firm belief without logic Faith = you do an activity expecting a result, but result not guaranteed.
110. Sikhs, while undergoing all these cruelties kept their morale and spirits high. To express there feelings, there is a folk saying of that period: " We are like plants and Mannu a sickle, all know. The more he cuts us, the more we grow ."
113. Women made to wear the garlands made of their childrens' dismembered body parts
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115. aulwhno mY kwhU n dIE ] I don't blame anyone else. mn mIT quhwro kIE ]1] rhwau ] Whatever You do is sweet to my mind. ||1||Pause|| AwigAw mwin jwin suKu pwieAw suin suin nwmu quhwro jIE ] Understanding and obeying Your Order, I have found peace; hearing, listening to Your Name, I live. eIhW aUhw hir qum hI qum hI iehu gur qy mMqRü idRVIE ]1] Here and hereafter, O Lord, You, only You. The Guru has implanted this Mantra within me. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
116. The martyrdom and unparalleled sacrifices of the great Sikh women and their children are remembered by Sikhs in their prayer : " Let us remember the women who suffered in the jail of Mannu, remained hungry, worked heavy stone mills, watched their children being pierced by the spears and got their body pieces around their necks ... keeping their sacrifices in mind let all of us hail them and say Waheguru .“