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One day a Sikh who was a family man came to see Guru Har Rai Ji, the seventh Guru. This man worked hard to take care of his family but when he came to see the Guru he was very troubled. He told the Guru that for many years he had wanted to leave everything and come stay in the Guru's service. He said, " I want only to serve you and earn salvation in the next world". Then he told the Guru how he had a son who would have taken over the family responsibilities but, sadly, the boy had died. "All my hopes are shattered, what can I do?!" he asked the Guru.

One day a Sikh who was a family man came to see Guru Har Rai Ji, the seventh Guru. This man worked hard to take care of his family but when he came to see the Guru he was very troubled. He told the Guru that for many years he had wanted to leave everything and come stay in the Guru's service. He said, " I want only to serve you and earn salvation in the next world". Then he told the Guru how he had a son who would have taken over the family responsibilities but, sadly, the boy had died. "All my hopes are shattered, what can I do?!" he asked the Guru.

Sikh organizations of UK recently released “The Sikh Manifesto 2015-2020“. It is considered to be first document of it’s kind by the Sikh diaspora in England, intended to state the "Sikh agenda

Guru Nanak had established key principles for Sikhs. These were modelled by the nine Gurus that followed him. Implicitness of these principles required an expression. This came via Guru Gobind Singh Ji as he revealed the Khalsa to the world.

By targeting the leading textbook publishers in the country, the Sikh Coalition has created a chain reaction that is changing the way students and teachers learn about the Sikh community in a systemic way.

Despite being one of the world’s largest world religions, Sikhism remains one of the most unknown traditions in America. The lack of understanding has led to serious consequences, including discriminatory policies...

I joined the military because I had been in Air Cadets when I was younger, and a career where I had the opportunity to see the world, and also participate in things like humanitarian missions appealed to me.

THE book desires to interpret the Guru Granth Sahib as it has put together hymns of Guru Nanak, Kabir and several other bhagats and saints. The study wishes to review its religious, spiritual and ethical opinions. The book seeks to maintain that monism and individual will can both be equally stressed.

The inevitable question hinges on how we Sikhs would do or if we would respond any differently if facing a questionnaire on our own faith, Sikhism, and the beliefs of our neighbors. Surprisingly, we have a somewhat partial but painful answer.

Our existing Institutes can play a vital role in human, social, spiritual formation of our Granthi by providing diplomas under guidelines from the Accrediting agency of Sikh under SGPC/Akaal Takht.

What also bothers me is our confusion in how to refer to the person who conducts the religious service in a gurdwara. Is he akin to a priest, a minister, or a rabbi, or is he uniquely different? What should we expect of him? What moral or ecclesiastical authority does he have? What title shall we give him when we speak in English so that his position and functions are not misunderstood?

Even today when tourist visits a Sikh Gurudwara the cultural revival of Sikh history, literary history, ethno-history, and so forth can be seen. Sikhism, is still close to the hearts of many Sikhs.

In my freshman year, after a lecture on evolution in Biology class, my friends and I fell into a heated debate that led us straight into religion. As the conversation intensified, I held my half-eaten sandwich and looked up at them dumb-founded, heart thumping in my ears, and said, "So you think I'm going to hell?" They nodded and shifted uncomfortably.

Communities and individuals across NYC have been working together not only to have impact on issues of global health and hunger, but to show the positive power that people of faith can have when they unite around action rather than debating divisive issues.

The film contains commentary on Sikhism directed both at Sikhs and non-Sikhs. And while the characters take positions in accordance to their subjective realities, I hope that certain universal truths come across. Additionally, my intention in making this film was to educate the audience about an issue that is thought about far more than it is talked about.

The first occupant of the “Kundan Kaur Kapany Chair of Sikh Studies” at University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Mann is an eminent inter-disciplinary scholar of Sikhism and interestingly holds a joint appointment in the Global and International Studies Program and Department of Religious Studies.

Sikhs living in America generally make use of the Thanksgiving holiday to meet for a kirtan smagham which is a sort of Sikh camp meeting.

While the orthodox followers of one like to wear loose white clothes and the orthodox followers of the other like to dress in formal black suits, they both admire long flowing beards very much. It promised to be an interesting afternoon and evening.

I have never in my entire life drank a sip of alcohol, taken drugs, or any other form of intoxication. Truly without a doubt, I have never had a yearning for it.

The decline of Sikhism began under the regime of Maharaja Ranjit Singh who could neither understand the philosophy enunciated by Gurus

It was the last wish of Baba Jee Singh, a Spanish-converted-Sikh, who suffered from cancer, to accomplish the sacred task of translation of Guru Granth Sahib in Spanish before his death.

Talk with Hari Ram Singh Khalsa, host of the television show "Insight in Sikhism" about his baptization in the faith.

Pashaura Singh's thesis and subsequent research are based on a manuscript that surfaced in 1987 that he believes is a draft of the 1,430-page document compiled by Guru Arjan.

Most Schools Avoid Religion, But It's Required In Modesto Schools.