Browsing Tag: Faith

Why does bad stuff happen to me?

In this latest SikhNet video myself and Guruka Singh talk about this subject. What do you think? When challenges or hardships come in your life how to you process this and relate to what is happening?
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Are religious people more stable?

Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than non-believers. But a new study...., finds that this is only true in countries that put a high value on religion.
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A decision on the razor's edge

"We have seen that it is a major issue," she said. "When men say, 'Oh, I keep my hair so it's OK if my wife doesn't, because my kids will still do it,' that's such a sad thing to hear guys say."
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Be what you want to be

Young adults are faced with a world of choices when it comes to selecting a wardrobe, food, education, friends, vehicles, cellphone, e-applications, entertainment and ideology. However, they are expected to stay bound to the faith they are born into.
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Does imagination play a role in faith?

I imagine so. Actually, I am trying to imagine what exactly you mean by your question. I have come up with a few imagine-ary areas in faith. One imagine-related area deals with God.
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The Year with the Beard OR How My Hairs Are Teaching Me — Part 2

It was about this time last year that I was impelled to share a very difficult, uniquely Sikh challenge for me. I am a woman with a very fuzzy chin. It’s not an exaggeration at all to say I have a beard. Since my hair is dark brown, I can’t even pretend people don’t notice it, even if that’s what they like to pretend.
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Iran's real spiritual leader ~ [OP-ED]

Instead of taking down a musical instrument to treat the fear, despair and emptiness that have consumed so many young Iranians (particularly since the 2009 elections), Iran's leaders have brought out batons, bullets and teargas. As a result, people have continued to turn away from organised religion, particularly from Islam, because they have seen how the regime is manipulating their faith to oppress the populace and suppress dissent.
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Holding on to the Sikh heritage in the U.S.

Sikhs live by core principles that put more of an emphasis on spirituality in daily life — being constantly meditative of God, giving to others and earning a living through honest means. That less-didactic approach made it hard to instill the religion in a Sikh generation growing up in the West...
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Sikh Community Opens its Doors to FOX40

FOX40 cameras went inside the Sacramento Sikh temple Sunday to get a very personal look at a what some describe as a misunderstood faith. In the last few months, 3 Sikh were attacked locally -- two shot, one fatally and another beaten, and it's entirely possible those attacks can be blamed on mistaken identity.
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Interfaith Fellowship Day speakers build bridges and embrace diversity

Building bridges and embracing diversity was an easy topic for the speakers at the Interfaith Fellowship Day. ...this was the event’s 56th year. Topics have ranged from women in religion to miracles. This year speakers from the Jewish, Sikh, Islam, Catholic and Church Women United faiths came together to talk about building bridges and embracing diversity.
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