"I am proud to honor such a well deserving community for all their hard work, and hope that this resolution will help to further California's diversity by creating mutual understanding and respect between all Californians."
Some of us may at times like pointing fingers at what we see as ‘other people’s ego’. Some believe that we are in fact our ego. Many spiritual traditions of the east and the west believe that the ego is an ‘enemy’ which must be done away with, or at least overcome.
Guru Granth Sahib 406th installation Anniversary at Siri Amritsar Sahib in Pictures
Scholarship will be able to lay a strong foundation for the next generation and inspire students to excel in their studies and give back to the community upon graduation. As Professor Puran Singh says: “The Khalsa looks at the world from a supreme height, blessing all, helping all, loving all, with [the Khalsa’s] beautiful looks from the inner self of all life."
They don’t want to commit any follies in the Gurdwara. They sit straight with full concentration; listen to the Kirten, Katha, Ardas and Hukum attentively. They respect and get respect. They don’t care what others think of them and don’t waste time thinking of others. They don’t ask what the Gurdwara can do for them, but what they can do for the Gurdwara.
Beyond Borders jumps feet first into everything from education programs and scholarships in the Third World to protecting civil rights for minorities, fighting AIDS in India and supporting free health clinics in Dallas. In addition, Suri pro-motes the core values of his Sikh faith to youth and the world at large, including living ethically, remembering God at all times, and sharing with the needy.
Amritsar - existence of God and the quality of the soul. Indeed, few places in India demonstrate so clearly the country’s genius for diversity and tolerance, the twin reasons that India — despite its fractures and fissures — has remained one nation.
If Pakistan’s authorities continued to...strip the country’s forests at a faster rate than anywhere else in Asia, as is happening, floods of Biblical proportions would be inevitable. They would not be acts of God. They would be man-made catastrophes.
They've decided that despite the danger and the din of incessant traffic just a few feet away, the expressway is their best bet. Why? Because every once in a while, a car stops with a handout: a bag of rice, a carton of milk, a handful of dates, a small wad of cash.
Mata Khivi ji has given us the best example of an independent woman. She had clarity, determination and devotion. She was supportive and accepting but independent at the same time.