Sikhi, Vedant & Pre-Colonial Texts | Kamalpreet Singh Pardeshi

In this episode of the ਸੋਚ podcast I get to talk to  Kamalpreet Singh Pardesi, the genius behind Gurmatvechaar.com and a  plethora of translations of vedantic and Sikh texts.

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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 and discuss the following:

What is Vedant?
How does Vedant relate to Sikhi?
How is Vedant different to Western philosophy?
What is Chetum Saroop?
The philosophy of Akal Ustat?
What  are we referring to when we say Atma, Paratma, Jiv? - “It’s not this.  It’s not this. It’s not this. Beyond this, is what is true.”
What are the two powers of Maya?
Vedant and Sikhi’s view of Atma, Paratma and Maya?
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
What is unique about the Sikh use of Vedant?
Ibn Arabi
Bulleh Shah and Baba Bir Singh Ji Narunagbad Vale + Shams Tabrizi, Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Sri Nanak Prakash
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji, Multan and Bulleh Shah
Rumi & the Sevapanthis
Singh Sabha & removing vedantic explanations
What are Niti texts
A  run through of Vedantic and Niti texts - Chanakya Niti, Sarkutavali,  Bhavrasamrit, Vicharmala, Adhyatam Parkash, Vichar Sagar, Vairag shatak,  Moksh Panth Parkash
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
Standardisation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Sri Dasam Granth
The Singh Sabha definition of a Sikh and Sampradayas?
Definition of “Khalsa”?
Baba Sri Chand and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Complexity and different translations of Gurbani
Who is your favourite kathavachik?
Is there anyway to download the contents of the entire site in one go?