Sikhi, Vedant & Pre-Colonial Texts - Kamalpreet Singh Pardeshi - EP #10

In this episode I get to talk to Kamalpreet Singh Pardesi, the genius behind Gurmatvechaar.com and a plethora of translations of vedantic and Sikh texts.
However, before we get stuck into Vedant and Sikhi, I found out more about Kamapreet, his family history and how he ended up here in the UK. We discuss how he ended up in the research and work he's doing.
We find out about his family’s heritage in Punjab, originally from a radhaswami background until his father's generation met Sant Ishar Singh Rara Sahib Wale who brought them into Gurmat. His maternal grandfather was from India and grandmother from Burma. His grandfather was working on the railways in Pakistan on the day of partition and eventually ended up in Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, although they did return to India for a brief period. It was due to his grandfather working for BT and being transferred to Leicester, that his family ended up in England.
Kamalpreet recalls the impact of 1984, Sant Jarnail Singh Ji, Sant Isher Singh Rara Sahib Wale, kathavachaks, reading and going to Guru Nanak Sikh School in London and how all of this helped develop his initial understanding and progression. Around the 33 minute mark we turn our focus onto Vedant, Sikhi and pre-colonial texts.
Below is a list of everything we discussed and helpful timestamps so you can jump to the section you want:
00:00 - Family history, migration and growing up
33:10 - What is Vedant?
How does Vedant relate to Sikhi? How is Vedant different to Western philosophy? What is Chetum Saroop?
41:16 - The philosophy of Akal Ustat?
49:27 What are we referring to when we say Atma, Paratma, Jiv? Vedant and Sikhi’s view of Atma, Paratma and Maya? What are the two powers of Maya? - “It’s not this. It’s not this. It’s not this. Beyond this, is what is true.”
58:01 - What are the four Mahavak? Where do these four Mahavak appear in Gurbani? Sant Gurbachan Singh Bhinderwale’s Katha and Kavi Santokh Singh Ji’s writing within the Sri Nanak Prakash
1:06:24 - What is unique about the Sikh use of Vedant?
1:17:14 - Ibn Arabi, Bulleh Shah and Baba Bir Singh Ji Narunagbad Vale + Shams Tabrizi, Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Sri Nanak Prakash
1:19:32 - Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji, Multan and Bulleh Shah
1:21:00 - Rumi & the Sevapanthis
1:22:51 - Why did Singh Sabha remove Vedantic explanations?
1:27:38 - What are Niti texts?
1:30:03 - A run through of Vedantic and Niti texts - Chanakya Niti, Sarkutavali, Bhavrasamrit, Vicharmala, Adhyatam Parkash, Vichar Sagar, Vairag shatak, Moksh Panth Parkash
1:41:05 - A run through of pre-colonial Sikh Texts - Sewadas’s Parchian Patshahi Dasvin Ki, Koer Singh’s Gurbilas Patshahi 10, Sarup Singh Kaushish’s Guru Kian Sakhian, Sarup Das Bhalla’s Mahima Prakash, Mahima Prakash Vartak & Kesar Singh Chibber’s Bansavalinama
2:01:39 - Standardisation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Sri Dasam Granth
2:08:29 - The Singh Sabha definition of a Sikh and Sampradayas?
2:17:50 - Definition of “Khalsa”?
2:21:46 - Baba Sri Chand and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
2:27:49 - Complexity and different translations of Gurbani
2:37:36 - Who is your favourite kathavachik? Is there anyway to download the contents of the entire site in one go?
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[@ManjitSingh-pg9qz]

Singh Sabha relic of colonial era, unfortunate ly this colonized sikhism has become embedded by Sikh institutions so hard to grasp what native guru dharma looked light before the advernt of British rule, refreshing video learnt so much long buried truths