We distance ourselves from these institutions of faith. This, in turn, is producing a generation of uninterested, and apathetic Sikhs. We don’t want to get tangled in politics, so we simply stop showing up.
In being present amongst like minded people who share the longing to connect, in being in the electrifying state of meditation and music, the spiral of positive energy created can wipe out any feelings of negativity and take you into a wonderful state of Higher Consciousness.
It seems to me that the leaders of our faith need to make the Word in the Guru Granth Sahib more commonly and easily accessible to all who want it. That's the key to respect for the Guru Granth Sahib.
I stood with President Obama as he announced a range of executive actions intended to pave the way to reduce gun violence in our country. I was deeply privileged to be present there along with Lieutenant Brian Murphy. We represented the community of Oak Creek, which has faced the consequences of mass violence at the hands of a gunman.
The Sikh way of life is simple: work hard to earn an honest living, share what you have, and remember God. Our Gurus taught us to be fair, to respect others and their religions.
While they continue to have sour puss faces and judge people I am going to keep dancing, keep throwing my arms in the air and showing everyone the glory that is my armpit hair.
It slowly dawned up me that the challenges that we were trying to project onto her were indeed trivial. Her embracing of this new lifestyle would require sacrifices from her, which is certain...
[OP/ED] ...seemingly an era where America’s history and its tradition of religious tolerance are being pushed aside in favor of the loudest and angriest kind of bullying rhetoric...
Sikh women are remembered for their great sacrifices during this period. Later, during the golden period of the Khalsa raj, they continued to play a leading role in Sikh affairs.
There has been some debate surrounding the practice of yoga in Sikhism and whether yogic practices are in line with the teachings found within Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
When Jaspreet Singh headed to the store to buy security equipment and supplies to clean up his vandalized gurdwara, he said a woman in the store’s parking lot shouted expletives at him, telling him to get out of the U.S.
A Sikh's strength lies in their identity -- it goes hand in hand with their existence. You might use images of the media to shape your worldview through the bias lens, but we use spiritual power to shape our resolve.
...they were the most powerful computers available at the time... But it wasn't the computing power that fascinated me. It was connecting to other people all around the world.
Even though each of its three legs is equally critical and indispensible to a stable stool, today, I will zero in on only one of the three legs — giving and sharing. I leave the other two for another day.
As you may know there will be a lot of refugees coming to Canada. I know a lot of you worry about the masses of people entering our country in the next couple of months.
On Nov. 17th 1995 Gurumustuk Singh posted the first web page, while still living with his parents in Brooklyn, New York. Likely only seen by a small number of people in those early days of the “world wide web”.
[OP/ED] When we are not able to hold our own youth in our fold then what is the fun of running after the other people in the name of "Nanak Naam Leva Communities"?
This article is based on excerpts from the Spirit of the Sikh written by Professor Puran Singh in 1920's and published by Punjabi University Patiala in two volumes during 1982. This is Part IV of V.
A long standing President of the Gurdwara who had been in that position for a decade and was resisting all calls to step down, “This would be a demotion. I am the President. Create a new title that is higher and I will accept that. Nothing else is acceptable.”
These men wore their turbans on the battlefield, defending the British Empire, yet it was deemed disrespectful to wear it in a place meant to honour the sacrifice of those who served.
But where are you? The one who witnesses, then enlarges the world What happened to you ‘the dominant one’? What happened to melodies of the original Asad?
Sikhs around the world have reached an effective roundabout, where the decisions we make now are fundamental to ensure the cohesion and vision of the future of our community. I say roundabout to highlight the complexity of what we are facing.
But the most important thing that Kultar’s Mime does is to give a voice to the voiceless. Art is a human way to express and share emotions, and stories, and to bring other people into a particular experience.
The current events transpiring in Punjab are just the latest in a long history of abuse of human rights that have largely been overlooked and left unresolved.
Tonight, I packed my bags for a journey I have made over and over again in my mind. Two countries, two cities, partitioned by history and imagined distance, 68 years ago, over two days in August.
When we hear or say Raj Karega Khalsa (Khalsa will rule) it should not be taken as us conquering the world but rather as the Khalsa Panth (Sikh community) working together to overcome maya ...
