Palatine; the home to the oldest Sikh Religious Society Gurdwara in Midwest America awards "Best Overall" to Sikh entry on July 4th parade.
Each human is like a Sun-ray, that has sun within it, in the form of light. The light here refers to the powerful peace, known with other names like happiness, joy, that we seek outwards from things and people. Ironically, the light the Sun-ray seeks is within.
Amritsar being a popular destination of pilgrims and visitors, the city’s natural resources are under tremendous strain. In order to maintain the ecology of this sacred city, planting forests is critical, and we are confident that everyone will join in this massive effort.
"The fundamental belief in Sikhism is that God exists not merely as an idea or concept, but as a real entity. God is indescribable, yet knowable and perceivable to anyone who is prepared to dedicate the time and energy to become perceptive to His persona. The Gurus never spoke about proofs of the existence of God. For them, He is too real, and something obvious does not require any logical proof."
Death is certain, we cannot outrun death. Neither with wealth, power, prayers, science, medicine, yoga etc. or anything else save us, except God. Fear of death is itself death. All we can do is live, a meaningful, healthy life made possible by a healthy diet of food and thoughts, a stimulating lifestyle to keep us stimulated and feeling alive, a workstyle that provides us income, dignity, and meaning, be part of a community that nurtures and whose members supports one another, materially, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually.
The first Chair created for a Professor who is living and in active service of Santa Clara University
A look at how we can gain immortality through our becoming one with the immortal.
By the Guru’s grace, over the last year, SikhNet restructured itself into a team model. The SikhNet Leadership Team (SLT) was tasked by the board with defining what success looks like over the next 5-10 years. We began with a “Blue Sky” visioning process with our entire staff in August of 2021. The SLT has been developing strategies to realize this vision ever since.
Sarah Buckmaster’s podcast on diversity, explores various perspectives on what it means to be good to ourselves, while being good to others
...Being a Gurmukh, what remains to learn, what thoughts abide in companions, only that, intense love is the path to life's support, His melodious sweet words, the chant of life...