Mateman, I am so glad to see your interest and enthusiasm for Sikhism. I would suggest the following book to learn the core of Sikhism: First Sikh Spiritual Master : Timeless Wisdom from the Life and Teachings of Guru Nanak by Harish Dhillon This book changed my life. Now I look at everything throu...

Fear is the outcome of separation from the Supreme Power. When you are one with the force or energy, then there is no fear. For example, darkness signifies the absence of light. When a Sikh walks in accordance with Guruji's theories , he or she becomes fearless. This is good. I understand, as I stu...

Hope that helped. Yes, this explanation is what I am looking for. Thank you. I can see that I will need to set a serious course of study for myself to learn the language of Sikhi. I hope I can do this with the help of various websites. I also find it wonderfully refreshing that there is such a grou...

What is meant by "Fear of God" in Sihkism? I have found many places in an SGGS English translation ( http://www.srigranth.org ) with the phrase "Fear of God." (enter the phrase 'fear of God" and 166 instances are found) An English dictionary states that fear can be an emotion that is felt when dange...

Concerning the language of Siri Guru Granth Sahib, I am illiterate. I am only literate in English. Thus the following: I am trying to get a rudimentary understanding of the essential relationship between Guru Granth Sahib and Gurbani Kirtan as it pertains to a non-Punjabi speaking person; That is, I...

I want to thank everyone for their input on this subject. I have learned a lot. I also thank those who have contacted me privately. It is impressive that this cyber-community is so giving and open. I will continue to hang out and learn. One of the great things that this thread has accomplished for m...

Learning about Sikhi and the Siri Guru Granth Sahib will be like pealing layers from an onion. It takes time. The true experience is not in the mind and learning intellectually.....but experiencing the life as a Sikh and practicing the teachings of the Sikh Gurus. In other words...it's one thing to...

Just out of curiosity where is your location? I am assuming it is western/southern sea board of United States? Wow 150 mile trip. Glad that you had a wonderful experience, and I am sure you were greeted and told of everything in english? Also, have you visited the following? - http://www.sikhiwiki....

In a used book store, I recently found a copy of "Sundar Gutkaa" which was compiled and translated by Singh Sahib Sand Singh Khalsa, M.D. It is my introduction to Sikhism. The book contains 9 Banis translated into English with transliteration included. I found the Banis to be very good and they cont...