The Sikhs are a community who have long stood for honor and bravery of the very highest order. We are reminded that kindness, courage and compassion have not disappeared from the world yet.
[VIDEO] “You don’t need to fear the worst case scenario. Love yourself and know that all will be ok. If you remain positive and loving, life will surely work out for you. Be kind to yourself and patient with others.”
"My message isn't about igniting anger in those who have ever received discrimination in the past. My message is about igniting passion to make a positive change."
We have all heard the refrain, “It is hard being a minority in this day in age” or “Being a minority in the United States is difficult.” The list of challenges is real and extensive...
In this poem a mother speaks to her daughter about an incident where she is called a burden. "You are not a responsibility, you are a blessing. You are not someone’s, this world is yours."
this is for those darker kaurs with thick black hair on our bodies. who don't find liberation calling our hair a
'hormonal problem' or in narratives of sikhi without the non-compliance and the struggle.
The difference between Sikh and Hindu practices are obvious and well documented over the past 140 years. Following the annexation of Punjab and loss of royal patronage, the number of Sikhs started to decline rapidly.
With Maharaj Ji's Kirpa we had the chance to talk to a Brazilian Christian and a Spanish Atheist who ended up being interested in Sikhi. This inspiring interaction also covered: Our Gurus, Langar, meditation, woman in Sikhi,
They discuss what happened in December, why it should be considered a hate crime, and how communities can respond to events like this by getting to know their neighbors. Makkar shares the values and beliefs of Sikhism...
The rulers sentenced Saint Valentine to be stoned to death. But he did not die from this torture, hence on 14th February his head was separated from his body. According to Christians, Saint Valentine sacrificed his life in his endeavor to uphold the Christian values, stood and spoke against the evil rule.
Most important is ensuring that the security agencies especially BSF and Punjab Police which have mandate to stop this drug trade, are equipped to carry out their tasks without political pressures.
I think my enthusiasm, passion and drive for anything marketing was obvious. I was regularly invited to meetings and invited to make a contribution. So, yes it scared me but...
Having also recently learned how to adjust to homesickness after studying abroad last semester, I feel as if I’m limitlessly exploring a unique space that seems to hold opportunity at every corner.
... the day after Waris Singh Ahluwalia, a first-class Sikh-American passenger, was refused a seat on an AeroMexico flight from Mexico to New York ... because he refused to remove his turban.
A first generation Australian Sikh, Sukhjit is widely admired for her impressive spoken word poetry, but that’s certainly not her only talent. The 21-year-old is also...
At the age of 44, “Kaur” was bestowed on me. It was a life-changing experience that I relive nearly every day. I am in gratitude for being graced with Kaur. It is not tied to my familial or husband’s name.
I look at India’s glorious, and at times exaggerated glorified, past and I see that India has given the world many things and important ideas but rarely has it given any effective or productive leadership.
The size and growth of the world’s Sikhs population is not addressed in depth by the report, but we can make some extrapolations from the report’s analysis. While not likely statistically valid, perhaps such an exercise can provide a directional view.
I just wanted to share a few thoughts from my own experience about the Partnership Question. I hope the young man who spoke to me at the conference reads this essay, and I pray that these thoughts will be of some use to you.
If this is the purpose of human life, that man has to work to walk on the path of God, then there is a page of history, excellent, beyond excellent and proving beyond any proof, that man can exceed the boundary of the physical limits.
[OP/ED] We need to work together. Educating ourselves and educating others is important, so we can get the Sikh spirit of brotherhood and co-operation going again. Education is a powerful tool and one that we can use to change the world.
[OP/ED] A journey of trust and faith, of one that releases fear. A journey where looking into your eyes, I see nothing but God, His love and His greatness beyond comprehension.
I am a 33-year-old woman, Sikh, British Indian, living in London – one of the most multi-cultural cities in the world. Yet sometimes, I feel as if I am moving further away from my authentic self.
When the Gurus preached for equality, it was this point that they wanted us to understand. The concept of Singh or Kaur, the concept of the turban: it distinguished us by making us all ‘alike’ and unique at the same time: a profound concept.
