Browsing Tag: Panth

Global Potential of Our Community

Almost three decades later, things have changed considerably. Setting the stage, the address began with the rich history of Punjab and Sikhs which goes back thousands of years with great wars, beautiful arts, great cultural developments, phenomenal agriculture, charming poetry, and new religious heritage for which Sikhs are known.
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Baisakhi Celebrated on Grand Scale in LA

With an entire morning and early afternoon full of prayer, reflection and speeches by dignitaries, the Baisakhi 2011 celebrations came to a close with its traditional procession of colorful floats through downtown Los Angeles that highlighted Sikh culture and its various leaders.
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Seva of the Panth...

Bhai Sahib stressed that just doing Naam Simran and Paath and focusing on our own personal life alone is not good enough. Neither is focusing on seva of the Panth whilst ignoring and not putting in practice Rehat (discipline), Amrit-Vela and Naam Simran.
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Sikh Council UK (SCUK) ~ Common Platform for Khalsa Panth

This is a historical development in response to the huge demand from the Khalsa Panth to set up a common platform on which the Sikh Community can develop a collective agenda in order to achieve our religious, economical, educational, cultural, political and social aspirations.
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Nindiya - "I am better than you!"

The moment any one mentions the weakening state of Sikhi, the blame game starts between the Singhs and the Kaurs. The Singhs feel that it’s because women aren’t teaching the children the right morals and are marrying non-Sikhs. The Kaurs feel that it’s because the Singhs aren’t taking a stance and staying firm in their Sikh and granting equal rights to the women...
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The Sikh Panth

In Nanak's teaching there are two kinds of people; those who listen and act on the Word of the True Guru called Gurmukh (he who faces the Guru) and those that do not, called Manmukh (he who has turned his back on the Guru (bemukh) and does as he pleases).
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The Paaras Kaala Of GurbaNee crushed the hate

It is my ardaas before Satguru for a miracle on the Sikh panth at this time. We are totally disunited. We need a miracle to get united again. Guru Sahib jeeo, kirpa karo.
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World Sikh Convention: Debar Jathedars of Takht Patna Sahib and Takht Hazoor Sahib

The conference formulated a committee to finalise the criteria for appointing the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht as well as the mode of retirement, qualifications, sphere of authority and working conditions.
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How Large is the Tent that is the Sikh Qaum?

Beyond brown or white Sikhs, beyond various caste Sikhs, when and how do we come together as Sikhs?
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The Martyrdom of the Akal Takhat

In the concept of Miri Piri, there is a subtle co-existence of the two bases of authority-spiritual and temporal. The Sikhs were acknowledged spiritually in India but not politically and this lack of recognition eventually resulted in the attack on the Akal Takhat.
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