I was living on the south coast of Chile and building my home in a beautiful place where the river and the ocean join together and where we are surrounded by forest, rain and rainbows. My teacher gave me a tape with the words “Japji Sahib” written on top. Now I understand the power of that gift, because it was the beginning of my Journey on this Spiritual Path that changed my life.
People of faith are resilient. The Muslims of Christchurch will pick themselves up, like the Sikhs of Oak Creek did. Shattered lives will be pieced together again. Hope will rise. Pain will dull and become bearable. If we are lucky, healing grace will follow. Perhaps forgiveness too.
The fact of the matter is that being a devote Sikh does not mean taking on parts of Punjabi culture. It means bringing the light of Sikhi into your own culture and uplifting it.
At 27, Minreet Kaur married a man she had met through a Sikh temple in west London. It turned out to be a disaster, and within a year she was back home with her parents.
To call Guru ka Langar "Free Food" shows a deep misunderstanding of our Guru's teachings
Not only was he a successful dentist in Malibu, California but he was also the City Commissioner of Los Angeles and the campaign manager behind the election of the first Sikh, Indian, and Asian man to the U.S. Congress.
The spiritual teacher may be false, but the student's devotion carries him through
A big deal and good on Sesame Street for taking the step of being inclusive.