Confessions: a lion's roar. a poet's war.

by Mike Bhangu

This manuscript will give you a brief glimpse into the mind of a contemporary Sikh. Unable to compromise, I give to you acollection of poetic, philosophical, and factual confessions.

Chapter One
Mothers and fathers were murdered, sisters were violated, brothers weretortured and executed, friends were ambushed and sprayed down withbullets, households were looted, the Golden Temple was near-decimated,rare Sikhie manuscripts were turned to ashes, and a quarter million were annihilated. The invasion of Punjab by the Indian government in theyear 1984 to 1992 scarred the Sikh collective consciousness. Forgive wewill... but how to forget?

This chapter is an expression of thefeelings that still haunt the Sikh nation, and a factual representationof the attempt at genocide by the Indian government.

Chapter Two
In the year 1699, the spiritual realm conspired and inspired the GreatGobind to establish the Khalsa, the foremost covenant of the past 1000years. This chapter is a salutation to that mystical union.

Chapter Three
The Sikh nation is still under attack, but not in the traditional sense,and not only from one direction. Of this, Chapter Three is anexpression.

Chapter Four
It is victory over the fivethieves and submission to The Absolute Condition; it is victory overMaya and submission to Heaven. This chapter briefly explores some of the leading numinous lessons presented by the Sikhie philosophy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter One
Choice-less
Under the Self-Manifest and Undying
A Speech without a 1984
Attempted Genocide
Attempted Endnotes
The Movie King
Cannons
A Wave Smashed Against a Rock
Lest We Forget
The First Line of Defence
Kinda Mitotic
The Harvest
Broken

Chapter Two
My Cultural Genetics
The Roar of the Divine Lion
Mughals and Afghans
Mughals and Endnotes
The Khalsa
The Khalsa's Singhs
Warrior-Poet
Iron is met by Steel
The Immaculate Gobind
When to Unsheathe
Violence
Tyranny Taxer
The Duties of the Tough
The British and the Sikh Empire
The British and the Sikh Endnotes

Chapter Three
Kickin' Up Dust
Cannons, Ink, or Reconciliation?
Propaganda Wars
Terror-Like
Propaganda Wars II
Under Attack and Unaware
Tighten my Footgear
Treason
Code of Conduct
The Reht
Bowing without the Appropriate Awareness
The Visitor
Crooks and Saints
The Pretender
The Challenge
Super Soul Sonic
Reawaken the Lion
A Letter to my Guru
Death-Dealer
The Enemy within the Nation
Transient Trinkets
The I in Me
Shadows and Ancestors
The Man
The Woman
Mystic-Lion or Drunken-Monkey?
The Forgotten Army of the Guru
Housecats and Lions
The Poet and the Warrior
To Forgive

Chapter Four
The Secret of the Sikhie
Journey in Me
The Dust on the Feet of the Holy
Prophets and Politics
The Five Thieves
Forever Enemies
Enemy is Me
Sikh I Am
Unknown Vibration
Sibling of Destiny
My Captain
The General
The Three Faces

Appendix An Enemy like an Invading Army

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246 pages, Paperback

Published January 2, 2015

About the author

Mike Bhangu was born in Canada, to immigrants from “the land of a million martyrs”, Punjab, and from a very young age, Mike’s rebellious nature predisposed him to challenge the status quo. His metaphysical knuckles are yet to completely heal, and on those hot and dry days, the scars are quick to act as a Morning Glory flower. Fortunately, Mike’s fascination with philosophy, sociology, political science, popular culture, religion, theology, mysticism, and history focused his defiant predispositions and tamed his tendency to make fists.

Mike’s attraction to knowledge gave meaning to the passions, and motivated by reason, he unclenched and picked up a pen to communicate his rebellion. The by-product has been several unique and insightful non-fiction publications. Each challenges the status quo and each highlights ideas that will help free the mind from the illusions that enslave us all.

Bear Witness.


"Love. Be Loved. Live." --Mike Bhangu


BOOKS BY MIKE

1. Distracted and Defeated: the rulers and the ruled. (Amazon Bestseller)

From time to time, the "haves" tamper with information. This is done to control thoughts and actions. Take a look and discover the tactics.


2. Jesus vs. Jesus: The Christ, God's Word, God's Spirit Unveiled. (Amazon Bestseller)

Above the many counterfeit notions forced upon the flock, "Jesus vs. Jesus" is the outcome. Discover the secret of the cross, the Christ, God's Word, God's Spirit, end-of-days, 666, the beasts, the antichrist, Jesus' resurrection, and much more.


3. A Beautiful Destruction: The cost of living is too high. Governments compromise. The popular corrupts the mind. (Amazon Bestseller)

Discover why the cost of living is so high, why governments compromise, and how the popular corrupts the mind.


4. War 101: A Behind-the-Scene Look at War. (Amazon Bestseller)

Discover the different methods able to convince a person to soldier, and the techniques able to convince a nation to war.


5. War and Religion (Amazon Bestseller)

Discover how religions mislead the people and why they sometimes war. Take a journey outside the box and unveil religious riddles.


6. Secrets of Religion: a temporary separation of God and religion. (Amazon Bestseller)

Discover what the different religions do not want you to know. Unearth the secrets they conceal.


7.Sikhie Secrets: Trinity.

The Name, the Word, and the Spirit Unveiled. Journey with me and discover what only a few ever do.


8. Confessions: a lion's roar, a poet's war.

Troublesome I am. With the weapon known as the pen, I can. Bear witness and journey through the mind of a contemporary Sikh man.


9. I am Mouse: thoughts from outside the box.

There is more to human living than a paycheque-to-paycheque existence.


10. Angel vs. Demon: the ultimate battle.

The ultimate battle is the fight within. Discover how popular media hinders this challenge.


11. The Rebellious Slave: breaking the matrix.

Our synthetic continuum restricts a person's potential. This to reinforce the divide between the sheep and the shepherds. Discover the stratagems.