Browsing Tag: Sikhi In The Modern World

Members of “other religions” (a category that includes Sikhs, Wiccans and Unitarian Universalists) are also expected to continue growing.

"I'm overwhelmed with the love and support from each event, organisation and individual. Not only has everyone welcomed me with an incredible amount of love but the gestures people have made gives me belief in my art and belief in myself.

EcoSikh also served “Guru ka Langar - free meal” after the tree plantation event for all the volunteers who had come to be a part of this activity. Other groups included volunteers from Girls Scouts and University of Maryland.

The segment emphasizes how Sikhs have stood strong with American and Sikh egalitarian values by not turning racial discrimination away from themselves and deflecting it towards Muslims.

Baisakhi holds a great significance in Sikh faith as the Khalsa Panth was formed on this day, and the participation of a LGBT contingent in Baisakhi celebrations is a significant way of extending support by the Sikh community...

I personally love the psychology and utility that come with the 5Ks. It is incredible that we can wear the exact same kakars and take the exact same commitment as the Kaurs and Singhs did in Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s court.

“The idea of it is that there’s equality and universal brotherhood amongst all people, regardless of faith,” he said. “Whether you’re a king or a beggar or a shoemaker, you’re going to sit on the same level...

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport in Amritsar is North India's premier airport with a promising future. The holy city is the gateway to the country on the world tourist map.

Sara Shamsavari’s Dastaar: Fitting In and Standing Out exists to highlight this generation Sikhs. They exemplify the idea becoming part of society whilst remaining visibly Sikh as they wear turban.

India Defense calls a chaplain as Religious Teacher (RT). Apart from the general duties of a chaplain a Sikh Chaplain would be able to bring Sangat to all Sikh members of the US Armed Forces.

The purpose of the workshop was to explore the day and age we communicate today within families, how has it changed and is it effective?

The power of sangat and kirtan is undeniable on the mental and spiritual health of a mother and her child. But, the question many new mothers grapple with is, “Where is it appropriate to breastfeed outside of the house?”

[VIDEO] It is a story of despair, love, hopelessness, grace and triumph. Viewers of the video have commented that they both laughed and cried.

I feel such camps are necessary in which today’s youth can really resonate learning in the relaxed but casually disciplined environment and using linear method they can jump start on their way to faith with their self reflection, motivation, clear understanding and coaching, youth need to be provided exposure.

At the hospital I am given privilege to visit any one from any faith. This is not to say that I go in and preach my religion or my beliefs. Rather the purpose is to support the quest of one's own meaning and purpose in their life, to help them discover in their own terms their place in this cosmic play. In doing so I take the guidance of Guru Nanak,....

It bears repeating that the Sikhs are a proud people. And why wouldn’t they be? Check out what Singh means — most male Sikhs adopt the term “Singh” (meaning “lion”)

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.

And while his life has been pretty much an open book, not many people know about his mother, who happens to be a an Amritdhari Sikh who dons a turban and always wears her 5 K’s blessed by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

As with all traumas that come to hospital, the Chaplain visits making a Spiritual Care Assessment of their emotional and spiritual well being.

Our purpose is to create an educational system based on academic excellence and Dharmic values, we believe the core principles of Sikhism can serve as a substratum to a new culture...

This was particularly moving as some of the young Sikhs really opened up by narrating personal stories about overcoming challenging circumstances with conviction, courage and persistence.

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Harpreet Singh Binning, 35, is a Caltrans engineer by trade but spends most of his free time volunteering for Sikh youth in Fresno.

We've all got this preconceived notion of what a religious person must be like, that we can't see people for who they are. Which is pretty much the same with any label we put on a person.

"Hateful rhetoric around the country is surging and people feel increasingly emboldened to verbally and physically attack people based on how they look or what they believe,"

[VIDEO] "I fell down in the parking lot" and the suspect fled alone in his vehicle, Singh said. But the gunman also left "empty-handed," Singh said. "He didn't get anything."

Now more than ever, it is important for faith leaders to come together and help raise awareness of not just their own faiths, but each other's faiths.

Dalbir Singh believes humour has the power to challenge stereotypes.

"We demand that the military take the next logical step to allow all eligible observant Sikhs to serve," Harsimran Kaur, legal director of The Sikh Coalition, told NBC News.

Here is an amazing story of a white Australian, Donald Harry Goldsmith, who took Amrit and became Sikh, and now called Devinder Singh.