Browsing Tag: Love

SINGHNI ~ a poem

CROQUIS FIGURE AND A PEN IN MY MASTER'S HAND BY THE POWER OF THE WORD HE SHAPES ME AS 'AKAL'
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Snatam and Oprah

In the latest edition of "O The Oprah Magazine", Oprah wrote about loving Snatam Kaur (she plays her music everyday before meditation) and having a surprise Snatam concert for her birthday. Her dear friend Maria Shriver arranged for Snatam to come in and sing for her, including her favorite "Ong Namo". Oprah wrote on hearing Snatam sing, "It's a moment I'll savor forever."
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Spirit of the Sikh

And every now and then, on the more difficult days when I feel like I am drowning in my worries... A shabad will find me, reach out its hand...and pull me out I often wonder...why did Guru Sahib give us his baani?
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Universal Wellbeing ~ Sarbat da Bhala

Sikhs always pray for universal well being (sarbat da bhala) in our daily prayer; performed individually or in religious congregations. We consider all beings as the Creation of One God; hence all are brethren and equal in His eyes. God loves all the being equally and profoundly.
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Gurbani Kirtan

You could argue that for all religious traditions their scriptures are a source of pride, but Sikhs' ennoblement of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Living Guru, along with the performative aspects of their relationship with the Guru Granth Sahib, add much deeper dimensions to this pride.
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A momentous year ~ Life and Style - Waikato/NZ

Each year the Waikato Times tells stories of people's lives, their issues and opportunities. As 2011 signs off, Denise Irvine revisits some of our newsmakers to check on progress.
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Gratitude

NO MORE IS THE UNREST OF THE SOUL FOR GOD HAS BLESSED ME AS A WHOLE I FEEL THE VIBES OF HIS PRESENCE AND THE ESSENCE OF IT ALL.... AS I CALL TO GOD TO LIFT ME ABOVE IT ALL.......
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Myth-Buster: Dating & The Sikh Identity

Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher, was correct when he stated that “Love is, of all passions, the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.”
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Children are the true Mirror

Today at work I checked Facebook right before lunch and my wife had posted this picture of my sons on facebook. Whenever I see Sikh Children in dastaars I get reminded of Baba Zorawar and Baba Fateh Singh. It makes me realize that these kids are sons of Guru Gobind Singh.
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A fine romance: Inside an arranged marriage

Sukh and Swarnjeet are a good-looking couple, exuding the warmth and contentment of a husband and wife who've been together a long time, and understand each others funny little ways. But the pair have known each other for only seven months.
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