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by SS Har Nal Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM, shared in the SDI Ministry Summer 2017 Newsletter
Real seva comes from the heart:
“Out of love you give selflessly to those who ask and those who don’t ask. When you are a giver, then your faculty and God’s faculty become the same. That is divinity.”—The…
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Por SS Guru Nam Singh Khalsa y SS Sat Jivan Kaur Khalsa, McAllen TX, Publicado en el Verano de 2017, boletín del Ministerio de SDI
ARTICULO SOBRE LA TRADUCCION, IMPRESIÓN Y DISTRIBUCION DE LIBROS DE LAS
ENSENANZAS EN ESPANOL.
A principios de los años 80’s mi esposa hizo frente a una profunda…
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by SS Guru Nam Singh and SS Sat Jivan Kaur Khalsa, McAllen TX, published in the Summer 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
In the early 1980s, my wife SS Sat Jivan Kaur was facing a deep depression. Two prestigious doctors made the diagnosis and both agreed that it was imperative that she take strong medications…
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by SS Arjan Singh Dhillon and SS Arjan Kaur Khalsa, Mexico City, Mexico as part of the Summer 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
A common proverb in India is “The seva brings meva.” Meva means fruit or benefit. In Sikh Dharma, the concept of seva implies giving to the Infinite beyond personal identity. This may…
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by SS Sangeeta Kaur Khalsa, Yuba City CA, Courtesy of the Summer 2017 Ministry Newsletter
“Seva is a win/win, the total source of victory. The moment you serve with heart and head, and without grinding any axe, you win the person forever. You deliver another person facing difficulty to their own strength. You save the person…
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by SS Ram Dass Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM, Courtesy of the Summer 2017 Ministry Newsletter
Once my noble daughter asked me who was in the picture on the wall in her room. I told her it was Guru Ram Das. She said, “Yes, but who is the person behind him waving the Chauri Sahib?” And…
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Written by SS Arjan Singh Dhillon of Mexico City, Mexico
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
Bana and Bani are twin words, derived from the root word “BAN.” The expression “BAN” is generally interpreted as “habit, character or behavior of a person or a domestic animal.” Some are characterized…
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Written by SS Kulwant Singh Khalsa, Walsall UK
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of our beloved Tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. He was born in 1666 as Gobind Rai, and spent most of his childhood in the town…
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Written by SS Japa Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
[Bana] was the foundation stone laid for the beginning of the most beautiful consciousness, the Khalsa. Dress has a very unique power in it. It gives you confirmation in relation to the world around you.…
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by SS Sangeet Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
There have been two events, among many, that confirmed without question that it has been my destiny for lifetimes to live as Khalsa. One came the very first day I wore bana in public.
…
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Written by SS Sarb Sarang Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
The first sewing assignment the Siri Singh Sahib gave me was to make an outfit for his doctor’s daughter, using a piece of Guatemalan fabric. When he saw it, he asked, “Why aren’t…
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by Sant SS Guru Dev Singh Khalsa, Rome, Italy
Courtesy of the #61 Fall 2016 SDI Ministry Newsletter
How do we experience the Subtle Body? It is experienced through awareness. Unfortunately, 99.9% of the people are not aware, or not aware enough to recognize their experience. So we meditate and bring stability to our meditation…
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by SS Hargopal Kaur Khalsa, Los Angeles CA
Fall 2016
Sometimes, in meeting a person, the exterior gruffness or roughness can be off-putting. At the same time, the Siri Singh Sahib always said, “If you can’t see God in all, you can’t see God at all.” Relating to that person at a more…
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by SS Dr. Kartar Singh Khalsa DOM, Santa Fe NM
Fall 2016
As we go through the evolutionary process of consciousness, our souls develop the capacity to experience life more thoroughly through the Subtle Body. The Subtle Body—being the container for the soul and the sensory organ of the soul—gives us the capacity…
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by SS Sat Kartar Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM (as told to SS Sangeet Kaur, Article Editor)
Fall 2016
I came to Hacienda de Guru Ram Das in Espanola in April 1991. One day I was doing some seva (service) at the Ranch [the Siri Singh Sahib’s residence]. I was just coming back from…
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Written by SS Shanti Kaur Khalsa, Española, NM
Courtesy of the #60 Summer 2016 SDI Ministry Newsletter
In the month of Vaisakh we celebrate the birth of the 9th Sikh Guru—Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib. His life is an epic story of bravery and fearlessness, devotion and meditation, and ultimately the sacrifice of his own life…
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