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Mera Man Lochai
The Bani of the Fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev, in the Raag (musical measure) called Maajh, Chau-Padas (Four lines per Hymn), First House of Raag.
My mind longs for meeting the Guru
(Guru Arjun Dev, not yet a Guru, expresses his desire to meet his father Guru Ram Das…
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Every minute of every day divine scriptures are being read out loud from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the holy book of the Sikhs, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India.
This ceremonial, nonstop recitation of Sikh Scriptures, from beginning to end—all 1,430 pages—is known as an Akhand Path and continues, unbroken, to…
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SDI sponsored a youth camp August 5-8, 2014 at the Raj Khalsa Gurdwara in Sterling Virginia. It was a four day camp of learning about the Guru, learning and playing Gurubani Kirtan, doing yoga and learning gatka. The grand finale was going to the park for a game of "gatka wars" and playing kirtan as a group in…
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Experience the Power of the Shabad
Jaa Too Mayrai Val Hai
Written by Guru Arjan, the Fifth Sikh Guru, this shabad brings prosperity and contentment. It's beautiful meaning can dissolve any fear about not having enough and deliver you to a state of Cherdi Kala - spiritual peace. Chant or recite…
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The New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe has a new exhibit called “Painting the Divine” centered around a collection of Images of the Virgin Mary in the New World. The event planners of the museum asked me if they would be able to view the mural painted by Ed O’Brien in the Siri Singhasan…
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Provided by Gurubachan Singh
(Seva translation by Ms. Chen Yichen)
In the afternoon of March 29th, Gurubachan Singh accepted the invitation of Xiamen First Middle School and presented a splendid speech to senior high school students who are enduring great pressures of preparing for university entrance examinations. Those students were all amazed at…
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The skylight at the entry of Guru Ram Das Ashram in Los Angeles was empty for years. Then suddenly I realized that the 4 white trapezoidal spaces were like canvases. I immediately imagined the inspirational images that were going to populate them: the first 4 Mehl.
I humbly started sketching Guru Nanak, conveying all…
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Espanola, New Mexico Sangat Members, Sat Kirtan Kaur and Siri Sadhana Singh share inspiring words on their experiences of seva at the Los Angeles Baisakhi Day Celebration.
Sat Kirtan Kaur
Baisakhi is my favorite event of the year. While I deeply love Solstice, White Tantric Yoga days and the Guru Ram Das…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Events, Gurpurbs
On Friday, November 15th, President Barack Obama greeted "Sikh friends" around the world in remembrance of the birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak, saying Sikh values of pluralism were also "central to who we are as Americans".
The following is the text of President Obama's message:
"I want to extend my best wishes to all…
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We join with Sikhs around the globe in celebrating the birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the beloved founder of the Sikh faith.
Guru Nanak was inspired by a powerful spiritual experience that gave him a vision of the true nature of God, and taught that the way to spiritual growth was through meditation…
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February 16-26, 2014
Join us for this intimate experience in the Guru’s Land, connecting with your inner longing to serve humanity as a Minister of Sikh Dharma. Fall in Love again with the Guru.
Amritsar:
We experience the Golden Temple, immerse ourselves in the healing space of Guru Ram Das,…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under The Guru
by Dharmatma Kaur Khalsa Sat Nam. What is balance of power? When I studied political science in college in the 70s, it referred to a bi-polar world, dominated by two superpowers: the USA and the USSR. At its essence, the matching arsenals (power) of each nation kept the world in a very…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community
Participants in this Seva Camp came from around the world – Russia, the Netherlands, France, UK, Canada, Mexico, and USA
Projects the seva team worked on included:
varnishing the doors and windows of the refectories
sanding, painting and varnishing of the dorms on top of the refectories
creating fences around the pond, with…
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The very best time of day to experience your Higher Self is during the hours before sunrise. This time of day is known as the Amrit Vela - the time of Deathless Consciousness. …
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Sikh Dharma Technology
Amrit is a state of consciousness where a person knows in the very marrow of their bones that they are beyond the power of death; that the physical body and the mind are temporary - and that the eternal, undying Spirit within each one of us is who we truly are.…
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