As our nation continues to modernize, our public institutions ought to follow suit. Until our law enforcement agencies fully embrace the populations they serve, they will remain complicit in perpetuating the same negative stereotypes that lead to hate crimes.
You might recognize her by her dastaar. You might recognize her by her cool pants. You might recognize her by her creative outfits. You probably know her as Style with Kaur! Meet 20 year old, Karan Preet Kaur of Sydney...
[VIDEOS] The response from the Sikh community about the FIBA turban ban has been overwhelming. Following the basketball turban ban a petition on change.org has been created. Among the Sikh celebrities that have endorsed this petition are: Daler Mehndi, The flying Sikh: Milkha Singh, Baba Iqbal Singh ji of Baru Sahib, Devender Pal Singh, Giribadat Singh, Bhangra singers and professional Sikh athletes.
The Divine is both present within the Creation, and unaffectedly watching and guiding it. This is the way I have come to understand the Unseen and the Unknown in the second pauree of the Anand Sahib.
The time of power and control is ending. Our Guru has shown how every Sikh has a direct connection to God and Guru without the need for any middle man. Being present with the awakening souls of these children was a privilege and a blessing for me.
In Sri Guru Granth Sahib an entire Bani, Anand Sahib is attributed to attaining bliss. Attaining bliss is so important in Sikhism that Anand Sahib is chanted at all the religious ceremonies of the Sikhs irrespective of the nature of event, be it a marriage or death.
Now I am very excited to announce to you that a new study in the prestigious journal Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology, has just published a landmark article showing a strong association between vitamin D deficiency and Alzheimer’s disease.
Does This World Bring Happiness? The happiness we get in this life, in our day-to-day lives, is very elementary. It is only a shadow, and the real one is elsewhere.
Anand means bliss and is the blessed evenness which one experiences inside one's own heart. It may be when relaxing in the shade on a summer's day, or smiling with delight in the company of great friends, the irrepressible bliss of life is revealed. Bliss may be outward smiling and laughter, but is also a quiet sense of calm...
[VIDEO] Thank you to the Basics of Sikhi team for creating this free 28 part online video tutorial series. The final videos in the series is a repeatable and slow recitation of Jap ji Sahib. Very valuable videos to watch for anyone interested in Gurbani.