Amar Das Bhalla was a very devoted Vaishnava Hindu. When he was 62 he met a monk on one of his long pilgrimages. The monk asked, "Who is your guru?" Amar Das had no answer, he didn't have a guru. When the monk found out about this he became very angry, "I shared food with a man who has no guru!" Amar Das knew he needed a guru, would he ever find one?
He wore a long light-brown garment that draped down to his knees fastened with what looked like gold buttons. In the background stood a large mango tree bathed in raindrops. Three musicians–a tanpura and tabla player, and a male vocalist performed a raag. Rain, music and mangoes. read more
My heart did flips and turns and somersaults and jumps and dances! There were Singhs out there who thought this way! Singhs who felt like I did! Who could love Sikhi as much as I do! I had to overcome the moh—attachment—that I had for that lengthy relationship. No more compromising on my Guru! No more compromising myself! read more
Sustainable existence necessarily means adopting a way of economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs... read more
I think it's great to learn more about the Gurus. I feel more and more at home with the different "Nanaks" as I connect to their words through my daily hukam. read more