So, if we want to be proud of being Sikh, feel passionate about it, let us strive to work on the understanding of Naam. As we understand what Guru Ji is trying to give us, there will be a paradigm shift in our lives and with that understanding we will be creating a new state of mind.
But if you linger a minute longer, you will hear us beam about the equality of women in our faith. Unlike in most other religions, our scriptures are explicit about women as equal in the eyes of God.
In every prayer the followers pray for Universal well being. They always are seen eager to help the poor and downtrodden. However certain groups of people away from the mainstream have remained very poor and treated as downtrodden in their area of residences and remained unattended.
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It is quite amazing, that the one guru who perhaps does not get as much 'exposure' amongst Sikhs, has now stepped up and declared his relevance into the future when the environment has become the most important issue into the future
The karmic spaces can never confine the soul—nothing can—but they can confine the small self that yearns to become one with the universal soul. As you grow in awareness, you be able to give up things you don’t need, one by one, bit by bit—a pattern of anger, an attachment to someone who hurts you, a habit of negativity. What’s left is the soul, and the soul’s joy.
This tukh from the Sikh nitnem always hits hard, it resounds in my mind at the crescendo of the prayer. It always resonates deeply, and it seems to that the Guru intended this to be the case. He emphasizes that true love is the only way for mankind's emancipation.
After she passed us, she turned around and said something I would never forget: “If you don’t know which door to open, go back to your country.”
I thought it was important to write "home" to my 700,000 fellow Sikh British about a remote Australian Sikh community ensuring "recognition" of Sikh identity at national celebrations.
AND THE SUBLIME HAS BLESSED ME BEYOND THE TORMENTS OF TIME................ AND WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE.THE BEAUTY OF THE PEACE THAT I FEEL INSIDE!!!..