Update on Bhai Jagraj Singh’s Health – March 2017

LONDON, UK—Earlier today, March 12, 2017, Bhai Jagraj Singh (Basics of Sikhi) today shared his health update with the Sikh sangat through a live video broadcast on social media.  Bhai Jagraj Singh stated that chemotherapy did not suit his body, so he is trying alternative methods.

Bhai Jagraj Singh said –

“Sangat ji, thank you so much for tuning in.  The reason for this update is because so many of you have been contacting us to see how I have been doing.  I want to thank the global sangat for their support.

[The cancer] started off in the stomach sometime last year.  But since I had been traveling so much, everyone thought it was some stomach problem.  So we were treating it using antibiotics.  Obviously that did not work, so after further tests, we realized it was something else.  When we started to do more tests in November last year, we found out it was more serious.”

In terms of his approach to fight cancer, Bhai Jagraj Singh added that chemotherapy did not suit his body and was very hard on him.  He saw a sharp decline in his health since he started chemotherapy.

He also talked about his faith in ardas and sangat.

“When I was in the hospital, one thing I realized was that ardas and paath has the power.  Things were really bad, only thing that kept me going was the ardas by sangat. I am really thankful to the sangat for that.

One of the things I learned when I was in the hospital, is that sometimes you cannot even concentrate on your paath…  One of the Singhs helped me by coming to the hospital to do path for me.  That really helped me.”

Bhai Jagraj Singh also appealed to the Sikh Sangat to do their nitnem and read Gurbani from pothis.  He said, “I realized a trend in youth, there are people listening to their paath, but they don’t read it.  Youth take santhiya but prefer to just listen to their banis. Because they are not used to reading, eventually when they pick up a gutka, they cannot even read from it.  So please, try to read bani from a gutka, or do it from memory.  Try to memorize Gurbani.”

“Every bani comes with a friend.  Jap ji sahib’s friend is Shabad hazare.  When you read Jap Ji Sahib, read Shabad Hazare along with it.  Put Shabad Hazare P. 10 with Jaap Sahib.  With Tav Prasad Savaeai, read Deenan Savaeai, add Chaupai Sahib [Aad Ant Eke Avtara] to your nitnem.  With Anand Sahib, you have so many options.  Add Salok M. 9., Basant Ki Vaar, Laavan or Jaitsree Ki Vaar.  Try to also add bits of Sukhmani sahib and Asa Ki Vaar to your nitnem.

Gurbani is our guru, if don’t have gurbani, we don’t have our guru. I will try to do more regular updates in future.”

Sikh24 appeals its readers to continue reading Bani to help Bhai Jagraj Singh and his family through these tough times.