I never knew that allowing bliss was the real work in this lifetime. Even after receiving amrit, as my body was clearing and sweating for several days, I kept going into disbelief. And from disbelief to remembering and bliss.
Rise as a host of messiahs and overwhelm the hosts of darkness, hatred and revenge; and free man from the misery of his little self both here and the hereafter.
And there, buried in its pink pages, is where he sees it: A tiny news brief announcing the Indian government’s extension of a contract tender to build an ultra-cheap tablet computer for the masses.
A devout Sikh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his new year by offering pre-dawn prayers at the Golden Temple.
Each year the Waikato Times tells stories of people's lives, their issues and opportunities. As 2011 signs off, Denise Irvine revisits some of our newsmakers to check on progress.
The three-day festivities of 346th Prakash Utsav of Tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singhji, founder of Khalsa Panth and who protected the nation from invaders, concluded on December 31 with over 20,000 devotees celebrating it with religious fervour, gaiety and devotion by offering prayers at Gurdwaras.
This honor hasn’t come cheap for someone like Surjit Singh Ghuman, he had to face number of challenges and like a renowned Tendulkar, Bishan Singh Bedi and other cricketing greats he has stayed at the crease, whacking the sixes and serving us with vigor and an uncharacteristic social charm that warms and draws people to him.
Both cultures have their good and bad parts. Punjabi culture is rich and beautiful, but is still haunted by things like dowry, sexism, and the caste system. Western culture is good because they question everything, but spreads a culture of materialism. Sikh Dharma is beyond culture, and doesn't have any bad points. It is not limited to any country or ethnicity.
AND THANK HIM FOR THIS DAY... THIS HOUR... THIS MOMENT... THIS SECOND OF LIFE.... WHERE I AM SINGING HIS PRAISES... ON THIS DIVINE UNENDING NIGHT.... HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
There is no orator, no wordsmith, no one with any degree of facility with language or image or profile, who has won over the media skeptics as freely as he has.