There was a great Sikh named Bhai Khan Chura ji that lived in Dhulla. He worshiped the feet of the gracious Guru, Guru Amardas ji. Bhai Deepa ji, Bhai Maaloo Shahi ji and many other Sikhs lived in the village Dhulla. They lived by the Sikh Maryada (tradition). Another, named Bhai Kidhari ji, was a very wise Sikh that also lived there. There were 72 Sikhs that were Brahmgyaanis, blessed by Guru Amardas ji, that lived in that same village. Their history will come in the future on how their minds were purified.
In a place called Sultanpur, lived a person named Bhai Mahesha ji. Bhai Mahesha ji was a very rich businessman. He heard of the glory of Satguru ji and wished to see him, as he was filled with love. He came to Goindwal and wanted to see Guru ji. He had Langar first and then went to go see Guru ji. He was fortunate to sit near Guru ji. Day and night, he would think of Guru ji and had love for him in his heart. He couldn’t get enough of Guru ji and bowed to him many times. Guru ji asked Bhai Mahesha ji: “for what reason have you come here? Where do you live? Which path do you follow? Which mantra do you recite?” Bhai Mahesha ji folded his hands and replied to Guru ji: “Prabhoo ji, I have come to seek your path and wish to follow your teachings. I wish to receive your name mantra by which my pain would go away and I will be released from the worldly bonds. I have renounced all other paths and only seek your protection and wisdom.” Satguru ji heard his words and said to him: “you won’t be able to follow my path. If you wish to become my Sikh, your wealth will not stay with you. People will laugh at you and you will be in pain, regretting your decisions.” Bhai Mahesha ji responded to Guru ji: “I sacrifice my body, mind and wealth to you. I don’t care if everything of mines is destroyed. I do not want it. I only want your love. I have renounced all my desires from everywhere and wish to stay at your feet.” Guru ji saw his determination and placed his hand on Bhai Mahesha ji’s head. Satguru ji made him recite the Satnam Mantra and gave him Sikhi. As soon as Guru ji’s hand was placed on Bhai Mahesha ji’s head, he was in ultimate bliss.
Guru ji wanted to test him on a rugged path. In a matter of days, all his wealth was lost. The investments he had made, were all in ruin, as time passed by. He lost all of his money. People looked at him and laughed. They said: “what did you do to yourself? What glory did you achieve by becoming a Sikh? Your house and wealth are all gone. You don’t have money for food or clothes. You have nothing now.” Bhai Mahesha ji listened to everyone and responded: “I have been elevated to a very high level in the love of the Guru. This state will never go away. The ocean of pain will be crossed by this state of love. This wealth is just a dream. It is a myth. It does not exist. It’s an illusion. This wealth cannot go with you to heaven or Sach Khand. One day, this wealth will not be with us. Either, it will leave me while I am alive, or I will have to leave it, when I die. If my mind attaches itself to the lotus-like feet of the Guru, the troubles of this world and the world beyond, will run away. The illusion of wealth has been destroyed since the day I fell to the true Guru’s feet and sought his protection. I have become one with the ultimate bliss, the Parmanand. I am not afraid of anything now.” After saying all that, he went quiet. People continued to make fun of Bhai Mahesha ji and laughed at him, but he didn’t care. He wasn’t happy or sad. He was focused on the love of Satguru ji. He did the Simran of Satnam all the time.
Bhai Mahesha ji went to go see Satguru ji one day. He folded his hands and bowed to Guru ji’s feet. Bhai Mahesha ji had become weak and thin due to not getting proper nourishment. He didn’t have money to buy food for meals like he used to. Some days, he didn’t get to eat. Seeing him weak and frail, Guru ji had pity on him and blessed him. Guru ji noticed that he had passed the rugged test that Guru ji set for him. Just as the gold is purified by immense heat, and turns to 24 karat gold, Bhai Mahesha ji was now purified and filled with love. Guru ji said to him: “you will be ten times richer than you were before. Your time on this world will be full of happiness, joy and wealth. You will go to Sach Khand and will be released form the bondage of desire and the cycle of birth and death.” In this way, Guru ji blessed him with everything. In a matter of days, he had accumulated ten times more money than he ever had. Every investment he made, came out extremely profitable. Almost as if, whatever he touched, turned to gold. Guru ji blessed many Sikhs in this manner. Sikhi flourished during this time. Whoever came to the feet of Guru ji with love and devotion, received the ultimate gift of Brahmgyaan along with many powers. Guru ji gave everyone both the Mantra, the name of Akaal Purakh and the powers that come with it. Whoever listened to Guru ji, succeeded in every way.
Seeing the great hub of business and commerce that Goindwal had become, the clan of Sheiks (a clan that descends from the family of the Prophet Mohammad of Islam) decided to build their homes there along with all their relatives and clan’s people. There was a lot of Kirtan that happened at the home of the Guru. The Sikhs would sing Shabad Gurbani all day long. The Sheiks saw this everyday. The children of the Sheiks were jealous and harboured hatred towards the Sikhs. They began to bully the Sikhs. When the Sikhs would go to the wells to fill their water pots, the kids of the Sheiks would break the clay pots with their slingshot pebbles. When this became a daily occurrence, the Sikhs told Guru ji of this: “the children of the Sheiks break our clay pots when we go to get water from the well.” Guru ji then instructed them to get water in leather pouches. The Sikhs obeyed and started to get water in leather pouches. When the Sheik kids saw this, they were egotistical and poked holes in their pouches with their bow and arrows. The Sikhs went back to Guru ji and told him what happened: “they shot our pouches with their arrows. They are doing very bad deeds with us.” The moon-faced Guru ji responded: “get metal pots to fetch the water with joy.” The Sikhs said: “sat bachan (true are your words),” and got metal pots to get water. The same kids then threw bricks at them, to dent their pots. The kids were ruthless and egotistical. Their parents wouldn’t stop them. Instead, they would get happy at what their kids were doing. The Sangat then presented their problem to Guru ji again: “the kids now dent our pots.” The gracious Guru heard this and went quiet. He didn’t respond at all; nor said anything to them this time.
During that time, there came a group of Sanyasi Sadhoos (hermit saints) who were travelling through Goindwal. These Sanyasi Sadhoos were the Das Naami Sanyasis from Shankaracharya ji’s Samprada. They practiced martial arts and carried weapons with them. The kids of the Sheiks did the same things with them as well. The Sanyasis only ate food made by themselves in copper dishes. They would go to the well to fetch water in their copper pots. When the Sanyasis went to go get water, the kids threw rocks to break their pots without any delay. One of the pebbles struck the lead Mahant in the eye and made his eye pop out. All of the Sanyasis grabbed their weapons and gave the Sheiks a thrashing. They killed some and some, they injured. At the same time, Mughal officers had a camp set up nearby. They were carrying money for the royal treasuries on top of mules to transport to another location. They were resting the night and had their guards set up. Early in the morning hours, there came an intense storm with lots of rain. It got really dark and they couldn’t see anything. The wind made the animals anxious and the mules entered the area of the Sheiks in the village. One of the mules entered the house of the Sheiks, who were causing difficulty to the Sikhs and were against Guru ji. The Sheiks noticed the mule and the money bags tied to it. They hid the mule inside their house. As the storm passed, the light shined through and the Mughal officers began to look for all their mules. They found all of their mules except for one. They began searching vigorously. They searched hard but couldn’t find that one mule. As the officers gave up, the mule in the home made a whimper. The soldiers heard the mule and retrieved it from one of the houses of the Sheiks. The Mughal soldiers were very mad and arrested the Sheiks. In that time period, the Mughal law for theft was capital punishment by death. They hung the Sheiks right away, in whose house the mule was hidden in. Others were beaten up very badly. When the Sikhs told Guru ji about the fate of the Sheiks, Guru ji said: “listen to this old conversation between one student and a saint carefully: the student asked: “if someone does something bad to another, then what should the other person do?” The saint responded: “if one person is doing a good deed and is stopped or hurt by another, then do not take revenge.” The Sikh asked: “what if he continues to do bad?” The Saint said: “then do more good deeds. The bad person will suffer from the good deed the other person responded with. The bad person would not be able to do anything anymore and will probably die.” Guru ji then said: “everyone receives accordingly as they do. Whoever remains humble and low in the house of the Guru, that person will achieve a high status and higher state. Sri Parmeshwar is great. The saints are saved by Akaal Purakh.” The ones who received wisdom from Guru ji, they served the Guru with love and devotion. Kavi Santokh Singh ji says: the blessed ones who have heard or read this history, they will not be faced with Kaal (death, defeat, or bad times).