This year, however, Easter and Vaisakhi present some unusual but significant lessons for Christians and Sikhs - it has become a time that calls for some reflection and a sobering inward look.
I was archiving some old videos to DVD and found this short video clip by Shanti Kaur (1996?) where she was talking to the sangat about the topic of "Giving things up to the Guru/God to take care of" and what that means to her. I have found this to be very true in my life. The natural tendency is to worry about things and get stressed out about something. I have found that if you develop a relationship with yourself and the Guru and you surrender your problems, challenges, etc to the Guru, that it all gets taken care of. Anyway, watch the video to hear Shanti Kaurs perspective. All food for thought :)
Next week Sikhs across the country will be inviting non-Sikhs to join in Vaisakhi celebrations. The Sikh Coalition and community likewise appreciated the White House's invitation to Sikhs to join in Easter festivities.
Practical photographic seminars at Art in Action, the premier arts and craftsmanship showcase in the UK. The event takes place near Oxford and runs from the 15th – 18th July. It’s a truly wonderful experience to attend and I hope that I’ll see many of you there.
Pitted against this are those who argue that government choke holds on the Internet cannot succeed. Bloggers like Mr. Zhang argue that growing restrictions on Internet speech only inflame ordinary users, and that bit by bit “people are pushing the wall back.”
To buttress their decision, the Supreme Court noted there had never been a known case of a kirpan being used violently in any school across Canada. But there have been cases since.
Gurutej Singh tells the story about how he tried to get into military and law enforcement, but because of his turban and beard wasn't able to. Then SSS Harbhajan Singh Yogi ji encouraged him to start his own security company, that is now the 2nd largest in USA. He encourages us to be confident with our identity.
“We are fighting for two symbols all over the world — turban and kirpan,” said Gurdev Gill, who witnessed the attack on Mangat. “They have both been misused in front of everyone. Why would people listen to us?
Full-size mirrors were set up on the hall's stage for turban tying contests, with competitors organized into age groups and awarded points for symmetry, speed, head coverage and complexity of their turban tying.
The Maharaja seemed to bear the reverse with great equanimity and said that a trifling defeat now and then was useful, as it taught both men and officers caution."