Bhai jagraj Singh does a hard hitting katha at Southgate Gurdwara about Committees and planning the future of our Gurdwareh.
... taking together all sehajdhari, keshdhari or amritdhari Sikhs, we need to transcend such personal differences and get together to face bigger issues being faced by our community and realize the vulnerability we are subject to because of this infighting.
In this video, Siri Singh Sahib ji discussed the sacredness that comes when we meditate in the ambrosial hours, and the love that takes us away from duality. And this is the gift that Gurbani gives the human.
It was a hate crime that agonized a peaceful community—but the message of love that has surfaced from their forgiveness runs deeper than the wound. This is the beautiful story of a community who chose to change the memory of their tragedy into a hope for the future.
I wish to share this message with the world. This is my way of fighting. It is my hope that this poem will help us open our hearts and, as mentioned in the poem, turn this whole world into God's holy Promised Land. ~Teji Kaur
Shanti answers the question with yes. However we don't necessarily need to be warriors in the same way as in the Guru's time.
Some have referred to this Kirpan as one that might be called the finest ever created. My experience with historic weapons, including Kirpans, is that fabrication standards held in the past are not near as high as those held by my contemporary knife and swordmaking colleagues as well as myself.
This video addresses a question from a SikhNet user asking about the concept of "Jhoot", and not sharing food with non-amritdhari's. He was wondering why some Sikhs practice this.
Here is video interview from 2005 with Kirin Kaur Khalsa describing a common day for many Sikhs in Espanola, New Mexico. She also shares her experiences of being a mother, wearing a turban and other things of interest.
No matter what our origins are it is normal to sometimes not recognize the beautiful things that we have in our life.