Guru Amar Das Ji writes, "They are said to be husband and wife, not who merely sit together. They alone are called husband and wife, who have one light in two bodies," (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 788.)
Each of us must look within and be honest with our self about our relationships, whether it is a mixed culture relationship or wanting to get married at a time that suits YOU.
Unable to bear the taunts, she had almost decided to withdraw from the club team when her aspirations were rekindled. Her grandfather told her that the US Congress was taking fresh measures to keep a check on bullying of students, particularly Sikhs, in schools and other places.
A series of illustrations of women whose stories wouldn’t make the cut for animated movies, illustrated in a contemporary animation style. Nope, but I think we can assume that nobody’s going to want to do kids’ movies about a lot of these people. They’re either way too awesome, way too awful, or way too weird.
[VIDEO] Till now they were caught up in the war torn Iraq but they arrived home on Monday. Many others are still being held captive by the suspected militants. Indian workers were greeted with garlands and were offered water and juices at the airport in New Delhi. Adequate arrangements have been made to send the workers back to their hometowns.
What also bothers me is our confusion in how to refer to the person who conducts the religious service in a gurdwara. Is he akin to a priest, a minister, or a rabbi, or is he uniquely different? What should we expect of him? What moral or ecclesiastical authority does he have? What title shall we give him when we speak in English so that his position and functions are not misunderstood?
"This is one of the events that the community is doing and we're part of the community," Singh said, adding that members have been welcoming to their congregation of a different faith.
He was born in Lahore, in what is now Pakistan. There are mutterings of returning him to Amritsar, the Sikh holy city, but nothing has been decided....But for now, the maharajah remains buried at Elveden.
...these rare manuscripts, books, documents (some of which are hand-written) and newspapers would now be available to the public at large on the internet after a month. The effort was meant for restoration and preservation of the precious material for posterity.
I am impressed by the equality in the temple that spans across boundaries of sex, gender, caste, and material wealth. The Golden Temple has accomplished the task of uniting people in spite of their differences. It has become a place to escape social inequalities and embrace collaboration and mutual respect.