I recently received an email from Priya Kumar, a doctoral student at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, and who recently completed a TEDx Talk about the role of the web in the South Asian diaspora.
During Sunday Gurdwara at 3HO Summer Solstice Chardikala Jatha sings a shabad by Guru Gobind Singh ji "As Kirpan Khando Karag"
A Day of Music and Prayer -- International Peace Prayer Day is an expression of Where We Become One through offering our prayers for peace, healing, and unity. An all-day gathering on the sacred land of Guru Ram Das Puri,
Shanti Kaur Khalsa says that, during the Guru's times, women were equal on all levels of life, including leadership. But discriminatory practices against women came into the Sikh life later on when different groups were in charge of places like the Harimandir Sahib.
This short documentary tells the story of Operation Bluestar in an impartial and objective way in the context of the history surrounding it .
One thing we want to think about is cutting back on the processed foods. There is a paradigm when we are preparing food for people; quality and quantity. It is better to have a smaller portion of higher quality food, than to have bigger portions of low quality food.
Guruka Singh answers this question by saying "don't worry about it." Don't worry if you are spiritually progressing. There is no measurement for it. You just need to keep following your path to spirituality with sincerity and you will go where you need to go. This question also comes from the thought that some people are spiritual and some are not, which is incorrect. We are all spiritual beings.
Shanti Kaur explains what the Akal Takhat Rehet Maryada is concerning the daily Banis. Then she explains that there is no limit to how many Banis you can read, and it comes down to your devotion and what you feel inspired to do.
Guruka Singh responds to a person who feels unfulfilled because he doesn't always read his Banis.
Guruka responds to a person who feels unfulfilled because he doesn't always read his banis. But even when he does he feels that he should be doing more still. Guruka explains that this mentality is focusing on the negative instead of the positive. He recommends that you schedule your time, and don't feel bad about what you're not doing.