WHAT IS CHARDI KALA?
Can someone be disappointed, struggling, or grieving and still be in Chardi Kala?
What is yes — Chardi Kala can exist alongside difficult emotions?
If you cannot control a difficult situation, what can you still control according to today’s lesson?
What is how you respond / your next action?
Why did Guru Gobind Singh Ji agree to leave Anandpur Sahib after the long siege?
What is because the Sikhs were starving and had run out of basic supplies after food and water were cut off?
Which Guru founded Kartarpur Sahib and started Langar?
Who is Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji?
Which two Sahibzade fought and gave Shaheedi at the Battle of Chamkaur?
Who are Baba Ajit Singh Ji and Baba Jujhar Singh Ji?
What is the difference between a person’s mood and their foundation?
What is moods and emotions can change, while a person’s values, identity, faith, and connection to Naam can remain steady?
What does agency mean?
What is choosing how you respond, even when you can’t control the situation?
What did the enemy do after promising Guru Gobind Singh Ji safe passage out of Anandpur Sahib?
What is they broke their oaths and attacked the Khalsa after they left?
Name one Guru who gave Shaheedi.
Who is Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji or Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji?
At which place did Guru Gobind Singh Ji and about 40 Singhs make their famous stand after crossing the River Sirsa?
What is Chamkaur?
Why is Chardi Kala more than simply “being happy” or “being positive”?
What is because a person can experience real pain or struggle while still remaining rooted, hopeful, and able to choose how they respond?
Name two responsible things a person could do when their “inner battery” feels drained.
What are any two of: pause, seek help, pray, remember Vaheguru, rest responsibly, speak honestly, or take the next right step?
Why can praise be a test of Chardi Kala just like rejection can?
What is because praise can pull a person toward ego or make their worth depend on approval, while Chardi Kala keeps them rooted in humility and principle?
Which Guru became Guru at only five years old?
Who is Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji?
Who commanded Guru Gobind Singh Ji to leave the Garhi at Chamkaur so that the Guru could continue leading the Panth?
Who are the Panj Pyare?
What does it mean to say that Naam can be an anchor when circumstances change?
What is Naam can help keep a person’s identity, values, and direction steady even when success, failure, praise, criticism, popularity, or rejection changes?
In the hard-decision activity, what is the difference between the easy choice and the courageous choice?
What is the easy choice may avoid discomfort or responsibility, while the courageous choice follows what is right or principled even when it is harder?
After leaving Chamkaur and travelling barefoot through the jungle, what Shabad does Guru Gobind Singh Ji recite while resting in Machhiwara?
What is Mittar Pyare Nu?
Which Guru organized the Gurmukhi alphabet that we use today?
Who is Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji?
What does the word Zafarnama mean?
What is Letter of Victory?
Someone says, “If I were really in Chardi Kala, I wouldn’t feel upset about what happened.” What is wrong with that idea?
What is Chardi Kala does not mean denying pain; you can honestly feel disappointment or struggle while still staying rooted and choosing a responsible next step?
You prepared seriously for something and still failed. What would a Chardi Kala response look like?
Accept: Answers involving honestly feeling disappointment + not giving up identity/worth + taking a constructive next action.
After losing Anandpur Sahib and experiencing enormous loss, what did Guru Gobind Singh Ji do that showed he had not given up his mission?
What is he wrote the Zafarnama to Aurangzeb and continued to speak truthfully and lead the Panth?
Which Guru introduced Miri Piri?
Who is Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji?
Why could Guru Gobind Singh Ji call the Zafarnama a “Letter of Victory” even after losing so much?
Because the enemy could take possessions, a fort, and lives, but they could not defeat Guru Sahib’s spirit, principles, or mission.
Accept: Any answer showing that Guru Sahib remained spiritually/morally undefeated and the Khalsa/Panth continued.