At the center is the traditional Obon ceremony for the dead,.. the Floating Lantern Ceremony. Rice paper lanterns are inscribed with the names of the dead, lit with candles, and floated out to sea. United Sikhs will provide food as part of its spiritual practice.
Society has always worked best when it is integrated, when rich live alongside poor, when Muslims live alongside Christians. You separate people and you create a “difference”, which leads to misunderstandings.
"We will always make sure we are a school in England - that we are looking at British Sikhs who are going to be global citizens." ~ And 20% of places are reserved for non-Sikhs.
Our work rests on a conviction that in order to bring about wider change in the world, one must first "become" the change, transforming oneself and one's immediate community and environment. This is how we were able to muster the time and energy to push ahead with our free school application,..
Simran Preet Singh Lamba became the first man in over 30 years to be allowed to wear his religiously mandated turban, beard and hear while serving in the Army....At the time of his recruitment he was told that his religious articles would like be accommodated, prompting Lamba to agree to serve.
GCCs were designed to engage the North American Youth. We believe that these are smart individuals who, when given the facts with correct references will reason themselves that they need to stand out.. not fit in.
Rashid thinks in Western terms, and he knows how the West thinks. He makes the strategists in the West uneasy, because he draws their attention to how things work in this part of Asia. And he doesn't make it easy for them.
Nirmal Singh Kalsi was an outstanding scholar of Gurmat symbol philosophy. His real love was to serve and disseminate the message of his guru, Guru Granth Sahib. While fighting progressive cancer, he spent the last few years of his life searching and articulating the tradition and meaning of the Sikh symbol – Ik Onkaar – which means One God.
The Chief Commissioner of Gurdwara elections Harphool Singh Brar attributed the delay in election to floods in parts of Punjab and Haryana. He said that state governments of Punjab and Haryana couldn’t complete the registration of electoral rolls even though the last date of enrollment of voters ended on August 14.
(This) is just beyond my wildest dreams." Panjabi said in a recent interview that her favorite pastime is "simply relaxing with a candle and a book," adding: "simple things are so important because I think in this industry ... it's like being part of a bubble."