Relationships are the companions for the journey called Life. The destination of this journey is the abode of Divine...
To learn about each other’s experiences, Kaur Life is conducting an informal survey.
This new book came about mainly because of the feedback I received from my earlier Have Fun With Panjabi books. Parents wanted the next stage up. A book that would engage children who have little or no knowledge of the Panjabi/Gurmukhi script. A book that could prepare them for when they go to Panjabi school or could even be used for beginners at Panjabi school.
Once the research is done, the question becomes: how to translate in a way that has beauty and depth in English, while still staying true to the meaning of the original.
I look at India’s glorious, and at times exaggerated glorified, past and I see that India has given the world many things and important ideas but rarely has it given any effective or productive leadership.
"The Hindu Shahi dynasty is now extinct, and of the whole house there is no longer the slightest remnant in existence. We must say that, in all their grandeur, they never slackened in the ardent desire of doing that which is good and right, that they were men of noble sentiment and bearing."
Beginning the Basics of Sikhi Web Series on SikhNet. Over 12 weeks we go through each of the 11 Gurus and then the Khalsa. This week, episode 1: Why Did Guru Nanak Come To This Earth? We find out that Guru Nanak Dev Ji answers this question directly, and not only that, the answer has also been given in Bani.
If I had only a few hours or days to live what would I do? Would I spend the next hours mindlessly traveling social media? Would I spend time reading and contemplating something philosophical and uplifting, or would I think and do something that would leave my footprints in the sands of time after I am gone?
Nasīhatanāmā was said in a conversation between the King of Misar or Rum (regions around Egypt and Turkey), who was a cruel tyrant, and Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is a letter of advice from the Guru to the Emperor or King named as Hamid Karun.
Jim said that it would be quite an upheaval for himself, his bride to be, and their families to partake of 'amrit sanchar' which he had read about. I informed him that 'amrit sanchar' and joining the ranks of the Khalsa were still far away for him. All he and Jacqueline needed to do in the first instance was to sincerely profess the Sikh faith and thus embark on the path of Sikhi.