Browsing Tag: Ek Ong Kaar Kaur

But as I thought about writing an end of year column, it occurred to me there is one little passage from my 2013 diary that I could share. It comes from one of the dreams this year that I recorded.

And there is something very positive to be said for an education that brings a "higher power" into the foreground.

Personally, I am humbled and amazed by the time and talent that went into creating the films this year. The theme “onKaur” spoke to a lot of young people. They have given us, in return, a treasure trove of images and stories that celebrate the strength and power of the Sikh and Khalsa women.

Sitting in Guruka Singh's house last week, watching video after video, all of us felt deeply moved and also quite stunned. Stunned at the number of entries. Stunned at the quality of the work. Stunned at how much time, care, effort, thought and energy it took to make each one of these films.

I do not have any children of my own. So it is no surprise that I pour all of my mothering instincts into my garden.

Motherhood is not an accident of biology. Somebody has sex with somebody. Somebody gets pregnant. And look – there is life! Birth is the beginning of a very long process. A child needs values. A child needs love. A child needs time and attention.

For those tuning into the news in the United States last week, a Senator in the Texas Legislature launched a 13 hour filibuster blocking the passage of a drastic anti-abortion bill.

Love is a very interesting power. We talk about it all the time. But what is, love, exactly? In one sense, love is the ability to see what someone needs - for their security, for their development, for their coziness, or for their happiness and then to silently, selflessly give it to a person, or a child, or a tree, or an animal.

"I have found that there are three words: sadhana, araadhana and prabhupati. Sadhana means discipline, araadhana means perfecting the discipline and prabhupati means you will become the Lord Master of God Itself."

The power of sadhana, ultimately, is something much more gritty; much more earthy and real. It is the power of being able to make conscious choices.

One who does not recognize his weakness can never be strong. There is no way to progress and grow other than to first find out the lowest point of you. Then you can start going towards the highest.

And every morning, Guru Amar Das started back at zero.

There is an incredible promise of love between those who marry. But there are also thousands of years of exploitation, rape, pain, prejudice and dishonor gathered in our collective subconscious. Men and women both need to do the work to heal themselves so they can honor each other.

When we search for a partner or a mate, each person begins their search with a set of agendas. The agendas are about what “I want” from the other person. Not about what I have to offer another person. From the beginning, we start off wrong ...

The quality of Saibhang is like the soul’s lantern, illuminating the next steps on the journey. The mind may not understand “why,” but its willing participation is required.

There are no conclusions to this essay because the story of the Hopi Pink Corn has just begun in my life. Six months from now there could be phenomenal success or heart-breaking failure or anything in between.

“When a person sees anyone as an enemy, or a friend, Then his mental understanding lacks steadiness.” This statement fascinates me. The Guru seems to offer that seeing people as friends or enemies is a symptom of an unsteady mind. What does this mean?

Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa, Creative Director for Sikh Dharma International, taught a class at the 3HO Summer Solstice Celebration titled, “Teaching Japji Sahib: Awakening to Oneness.”

Daily audio reports from Ek Ong Kaar Kaur and who are both there participating in the joyous events in Takhat Sachkand in Hazoor Sahib.

Over the next week we’ll be posting audio reports by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur who is currently on a Yatra with others from our sangat in Hazoor Sahib, India.

The third in a series of articles SikhChic has asked a wide variety of personages to pen in commemoration of the Tercentenary (1708-2008) of the investiture of Guru Granth Sahib as our eternal Guide and Teacher.