Puran Singh was introduced to Walt Whitman during his studentship in Japan in 1901 through an American Professor teaching at Tokyo University. He was so much infatuated with Whitman's...
There is so much hatred around us. Let us show the world light, through kindness. Let us practice to be kind. Here is a list of examples of how we can incorporate kindness into our daily lives.
The process of translating Guru Arjan's Sukhmani Sahib took me about eight years to do. So, I wanted to share with all of you the steps that I went through to translate Sukhmani Sahib, complete with pictures.
There was a panj carrying swords, another panj carrying nishans (flags), chour seva and umbrellas over both Granths, a trumpet, a drum, a bell, flowers, sprinkled water. The minimum for the procession was 18 to 21 sevadars plus the sangat.
Perhaps, today, there is an important lesson to be learnt from that incident: that the Sikh response to every situation has to be reasonable, informative and lawful. That has been the Sikh tradition...
My Satguru Ji is Great! I may add that the quoted Gurwak is meant to unite separated souls such as mine with the Supreme Lord (our Mool/Crown). He made me to use this Gurwak to unite the separated branch with its Mool (crown).
"Set your feet free and your mind will follow." So goes the logo on the Society for Barefoot Living homepage. Why, you may be wondering, is there a society devoted just to people who love to live barefoot?
What to do when a young couple wants to marry and only one of them is a Sikh but the other is not? Should they be allowed to marry in a gurduara and enjoy the blessings...
...guests in traditional South Indian Saris, Punjabi dresses, Kurta Pyjamas, and silken brocaded Achkans. There was an unmistakable festive spirit...
A very special Siri Guru Granth Sahib conference, with the morning dedicated to Sikh youth of all ages, will take place on Saturday, September 19th at the Sikh Gurdwara San Jose Library in San Jose, California.