Nature-inspired days out are a great way to have fun yet educational adventures together as a family. Visiting an animal sanctuary, having a family picnic, and going on a tree top adventure are just some of the most exciting days out your family can enjoy together, while also making memories that last a lifetime
The one source is formless, yet all forms are in it and manifest at will of the one...
How do we connect and communicate our foundations, history and philosophy to the next generations? Our SikhNet Stories team talk about what first brought them to Sikh Stories and how their work inspiring others inspires them
Each human is like a Sun-ray, that has sun within it, in the form of light. The light here refers to the powerful peace, known with other names like happiness, joy, that we seek outwards from things and people. Ironically, the light the Sun-ray seeks is within.
Death is certain, we cannot outrun death. Neither with wealth, power, prayers, science, medicine, yoga etc. or anything else save us, except God. Fear of death is itself death. All we can do is live, a meaningful, healthy life made possible by a healthy diet of food and thoughts, a stimulating lifestyle to keep us stimulated and feeling alive, a workstyle that provides us income, dignity, and meaning, be part of a community that nurtures and whose members supports one another, materially, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually.
...Being a Gurmukh, what remains to learn, what thoughts abide in companions, only that, intense love is the path to life's support, His melodious sweet words, the chant of life...
Self sustained public universities will help Punjab govt to give due focus to the most important public primary education for destitute and fund it for improvement. Further the financially self sustained state public universities will be able to be more autonomous in their working and will be able to better resist bureaucratic and political pressures.
When a person seeks something other than themselves, it is a dream state (identification with body or mind) in which a lot of worldly things is accumulated, physical things and non-physical things. Though, all that is accumulated is constrained by time, space and form. All that is accumulated is limited within the domain of time (Kal) and is considered illusion (Maya) based on the definition of Gurbani.
This is the type of experience that humans have always longed for. However, to gain a fraction of that grandeur many make use of intoxicants, drugs, herbs, medicines, exercise, yoga postures, and even prayers. But Guru Ji is saying that everyone can experience the feeling of awe, all we need to do is spend more time in nature with awareness. Those who are blessed, experience the awe, and get freed from attachment to the material world. Instead, they get attuned to the Creator, who is full of wonders:
Some Sikhs who experienced childhood trauma might feel like the effects will never be healed, but there are steps you can take to move toward coping and healing. According to BetterUp, those steps begin with recognising the trauma. Acknowledge the experience as trauma and accept that it has affected you.