As the Gurus taught we need to have the Warrior and Saint spirits to be in balance. If we don't keep the warrior path we might be oppressed. But we can't leave the Saintliness either because it is so important.
This investigation into religious food charities in Delhi became a fascinating journey, not just into the survival strategies of Delhi's poorest, but the shrinking spaces in the hearts of India's middle class.
Many homeless persons spend chilling nights of December on footpaths of Southall city, near London. Sikh Channel, one of the two community channels of Sikhs in UK, has brought this issue into light through street journalism and raised the concern of homeless Punjabi youth.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another...
The Department of Gurmat Sangeet, Punjabi University, Patiala, recently made its (1,800 hours) music archives available online. Presently Dean, Faculty of Art and Culture as well as the founder professor and head of the department, Dr. Gurnam Singh is one of the catalysts in the promotion of Gurbani music.
I think the closest concept to a "state of Grace" in the Sikh faith is the state of "sehaj," which is the state of realization and awareness of God. A person in the state of sehaj attains a constant state of contentment and bliss and is aware of the presence of God's light within.
A 'pocket guide' to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi has been released as an iPhone App and is available in the Apple AppStore.
Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher, was correct when he stated that “Love is, of all passions, the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.”
Participants in an 8 week meditation class experienced structural brain changes including increased grey-matter density in the hippocampus, known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection.
Eight men on horseback chase a ball on a gorgeous, sunny winter's afternoon at the Jaipur Polo Grounds in the Indian capital, Delhi. The action at Saturday's game was fierce, fast and dust-raising.