Signature event, 500 Festival parade, boasts celebrity and political involvement. The full color procession delighted the over 300,000 enthusiastic spectators and featured Punjabi and Sikh pride.
I believe that Gurbani says things that English has no experience with, and therefore, no words for. The spiritual reality of Anand is one of those terms.
I was in tears several times reading through the comments, touched by what you had to say. 'Spiritual Learning' is one major priority: This is the voice and face of the cyber-sangat.
How does humor fit in to Sikh Dharma? Are jokes allowed in Sikhism? Isn’t it more respectful to be serious? Weren’t the Gurus always serious? Here are some episodes and perspectives the author offers on the subject of humor in Sikhi.
I am so disappointed that it took scientists until 2014, using genomic testing only recently available, to figure out that naturally occurring human hormones would have less effect on a woman’s breast than horse estrogen and a synthetic drug.
I thank you, Baba Nanak.... to be born into the Sikh way of life. May my earthly journey continue to end, only, in your caring light... Precious is the moment, I feel you close...
[VIDEO] "It is my humble attempt to present this page in history to the future generation so that they may venerate the sacrifices made by their forefathers." In the video the author is being thanked by a Dutchman who was liberated by Sikhs after WWII.
Lots of time, and I am not the only one, who is unable to enjoy kirtan due to large quantity of sound equipment, at high volumes, projecting in our temples, which in fact is doubled or tripled on a day of celebration or a Gurpurab.
Vikram Singh Ji was the first ‘gora’ Sikh to do kirtan at Darbar Sahib in 1979/80 having studied the rudiments of the ‘raag’ system from the legendary Bhai Sahib Bhai Autar Singh Ji of Bangla Sahib. His rendition of Jaap Sahib in music is still one of the best cutting edge Jaap Sahib I have heard.
There is the great story of how the Anand Sahib, by Guru Amar Das ji, came to be written. Author Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa begins a 41 part series. Each will be on a pourhi of Anand Sahib. In this story a Sidh Yogi leaves his body at the direction of the Guru, "Be reborn in my family. Then come to me and I will teach you how to live."