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.
In these times different language films have excelled and even got nominated for Oscars each year. In such an atmosphere we should pause and think about "Punjabi Cinema...The film very subtly touches present day issues ailing the society without compromising the entertainment content, which is neat and clean.
I didn't have the heart to ride Encontada that day on the farm. I don't know that I'll ever ride a horse again. Maybe it's a tribute to all of the sacrifices horses have made for me that keeps me from putting myself in that position. Perhaps I'd just rather walk beside my hoofed friends now, in recognition of my own submission.
“Can we negate the history of Amritsar, the fact that it houses the temporal seat of Sikh religion, it is a birthplace of Luv and Kush; it is a historical treasure?” Sidhu asked. He rued the fact that while Lahore is a world heritage site, Amritsar is struggling for heritage tag in India.
During his visit, he held discussions with the Sikh youth at GGSF and he shared an ancient story called The Stones which is a historical Jewish text...connected this story to environmental issues by saying that the stones can represent our trash.