Punjab has become a den of addiction; 67% of rural households have at least one addiction At Akal Academy we could see over 500 students sitting in well set queues with folded hands; fairies on earth I felt.
~ An Enlightened Soul, Light of the Universe, a Lion: My mind cannot fully fathom, nor can my words possibly describe, The rare Light that graced our world that was Guru Gobind Singh ~
What kind of love is this? For one man to give up his own life for the freedom of others! A love that stretches beyond the self so that the self has no meaning unless it is with the sangat.
Every week the entire SikhNet team reads aloud the names of all our donors from that week, along with their comments, and together we pray to bless you and everyone.
When Guru Arjan and Guru Tegh Bahadur were martyred, did they feel the pain? Did Guru Gobind Singh suffer the loneliness of war and desertion, and the anguish of every parent when he lost his sons in battle?
Bani expresses concepts, emotions and experiences. You can paint concepts, emotions and experiences. You can share a range of ideas and feelings through writing but you can do that through pictures as well.
"They have no human life considerations. The pastors treat us very humanly and sympathetically. They treat us equal and as important as anyone else. They help us in need. You will soon seen most of the downtrodden converting en masse if these leaders and dera people go on treating us like this."
On Monday, the Obama Administration unveiled updated guidance on how federal law enforcement should address racial profiling. Rather than discarding the ineffective practice, the new guidance issued by the Department of Justice gives profiling a new lease on life.
I have known Harinder Ji of SikhRI for some time. He has always struck me as a very forthright Sikh without any hang-ups, 'vehems' etc. on Sikhi living. In my mind, he is a true model of the 'miri-piri' spirit.
In the United Kingdom, the country we have adopted, this is a wakeup call for Sikh youth leaders to give responsible collective lead. As an umbrella organization, the Sikh Council UK is ideally placed to facilitate a constructive discussion on this and related issues...