Some people mistake Vaisakhi of 1699 as the initial moment of Sikh community formation, so it is particularly important to recognize that Guru Nanak (1469-1539 CE) started the process...
Guru Nanak, initiated a monumental project of nation building that took ten generations – a little over 240 years – to complete, before 1699 marked the initiation (birth) of the Khalsa.
A major development in the textual history of the DG was its standardisation and subsequent printing in 1897, however some original manuscripts contain extra ‘apocrypha’ which are absent from the printed edition.
What I am going to describe is not unusual and is not so dissimilar from the Republican Party’s mess today. A friend of mine is involved in a Midwestern gurduara that is going through the usual yearly conniptions on managerial structure.
An interview with Lt. Murphy and his wife Ann from Basics of Sikhi's Bhai Jagraj Singh. "You gotta a whole bigger family now!"
Both the Murphy's exclaimed with happiness, "Yes, absolutely!"
The Khalsa's responsibility to face today's challenges faced by humankind derives from the egalitarian Khalsa tradition of sharing and serving enshrined in Sri Guru Granth Sahib and evolved over many centuries.
Sometimes I read things that I feel are so beautiful that it should be shared. So here is the first post in this category taken from the book “Eat, pray, love” by Elizabeth Gilbert
It is said he practised dharma and righteousness. He never looked at another man's wife, but remained faithful to his wife. Raja Rukmaangudh mediated upon the Lord and did not allow...
Philosophy of Sikhism it based on Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS)...Japuji, Aasa di Vaar, Siddh Goshth and Maru Sohile of Guru Nanak and Sukhmani Sahib of Guru Arjan have descriptions about the origin and development of universe and life in detail.