Is there a best time to sleep? There is a saying that sleeping early and waking up early is good for your health.
My mother passed away leaving £50,000 for providing food to the poor. We decided to use the money to build a langar hall like Makindu but the official red tape was against us.
Nasīhatanāmā was said in a conversation between the King of Misar or Rum (regions around Egypt and Turkey), who was a cruel tyrant, and Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It is a letter of advice from the Guru to the Emperor or King named as Hamid Karun.
At the hospital I am given privilege to visit any one from any faith. This is not to say that I go in and preach my religion or my beliefs. Rather the purpose is to support the quest of one's own meaning and purpose in their life, to help them discover in their own terms their place in this cosmic play. In doing so I take the guidance of Guru Nanak,....
Jim said that it would be quite an upheaval for himself, his bride to be, and their families to partake of 'amrit sanchar' which he had read about. I informed him that 'amrit sanchar' and joining the ranks of the Khalsa were still far away for him. All he and Jacqueline needed to do in the first instance was to sincerely profess the Sikh faith and thus embark on the path of Sikhi.
“Let us form a partnership, and share our virtues; let us abandon our faults, and walk on the Path”. You can form a sangat with your partner, sibling, mother, father, friend etc. Let us find a person or two and form a partnership to become the best version of ourselves.
Just remember this line, and treat everyone equally, regardless of what they can give you. Since no one has the power to give you anything except God, then there is no one to try to please.
Beginning the Basics of Sikhi Web Series on SikhNet. Over 12 weeks we go through each of the 11 Gurus and then the Khalsa. This week, episode 1: Why Did Guru Nanak Come To This Earth? We find out that Guru Nanak Dev Ji answers this question directly, and not only that, the answer has also been given in Bani.
About 20 youths from Punjab headed to the US illegally are feared drowned in a boat-capsize incident at sea.
It is an inspirational speech of a Young Disabled Boy from India, telling about the challenges he had to face for gaining a quality inclusive school education successfully and how he overcame it.