Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Sikh History
Lead by Governor Wazir Khan, huge armies surrounded Anandpur. The Guru and the Sikhs were cut off from food and water. The Sikhs were starving. They went for months in a very desperate condition. Wazir Khan promised the Guru, "If you leave Anandpur, I will allow you to go wherever you want. No one will attack you.…
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Mata Ganga, who was the wife of Guru Arjan Dev ji, could not have a baby. So she went to ask Baba Budha for this blessing.…
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This annual festival held at Anandpur Sahib in Punjab and now replicated at other Gurdwaras worldwide was started by Guru Gobind Singh as a gathering of Sikhs for military exercises and mock battles on the day following the festival of Holi. It reminds the people of valor and defense preparedness. …
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib
In this month, one humbly falls at the feet of the saint who is able to reunite the separated soul with the universal soul. Thus, the beginning of Spring in the month of Chayt, is symbolic of the blossoming of a yearning to receive Vaheguru ji's darshan within the heart, and the soul to be alleviated from the pain of…
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Bhagat Ravidas ji was a true and vehement devotee of Waheguru, whose devotion and ardent divine love poured out in the form of spiritual poetry. His compositions expressed deep love and strong passion for Waheguru and Guru Arjan Dev ji decided to include his compositions in Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji. The divine ditties of…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 07-Guru Har Rai, Gurpurbs, Sikh History
Listen to this story, courtesy of Sikhnet:
We always keep learning and understanding more about the Guru's teachings. It's ok that we don't understand everything.
One time someone asked Guru Har Rai a question about this. They asked, “Guru ji, may I ask a question?” Of course…
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Bhikan Shah decided to go to the town of Patna. He felt that a divine soul had incarnated there. Not just a messenger of God, but that a part of the all merciful Allah Himself had taken the form of a human body. He saw it in his vision.…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, 04-Guru Ram Das, Sikh History
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Once a rich man once came to see Guru Amar Das. He wanted to pay respect to this kind old saint, who was the third Guru of the Sikhs. He offered many expensive and valuable things. He brought out a most amazing necklace with…
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When’s the last time you told a Saakhi to someone? Well, now’s your chance! This year is a new cyber event: The International Saakhi Competition. …
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Arjan Dev described the diversity of colors and their hues as limitless. Guru Nanak proclaims that God is all-pervading in the multiplicity of colors and forms in Nature. …
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib
We are living in a time of turmoil for Mother Earth. The planet we call home is facing the extinction of species, deforestation, climate change, rising sea levels and many other problems. These problems are a result of the way modern society exploits the earth and her resources – the way we relate to the…
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This timely story, inspired by the pressing environmental concerns and global warming of our planet, takes a spiritual activist approach and tells of a young girl’s devotion and the divine guidance that came to her from God along with the miracles that followed when she combined faith with action.…
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The great earth, with its many life forms, is the “Dharam Khand,” the realm where balanced, responsible and righteous living should be practiced. In Sikhi, the purpose of human life on earth is to see and experience the Creator Being in nature (kudrat) and to serve both.…
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When much of the world last saw George Floyd, he was on video, face-down on the ground, handcuffed and begging for life and breath, calling for his mother as a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee down on his neck. Floyd’s words, “I can’t breathe” are burned into America’s collective consciousness.…
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Should Sikhs be environmentally conscious? The answer is as human beings we should be environmentally conscious. We are polluting our home, and no animal does that. For now we only have one planet so we have to start taking care of it. …
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Saraswati Kaur Khalsa doesn't sew, but that hasn't stopped her from becoming one of the main organizers of Rosie the Respirators - a group of more than 40 volunteers with a goal of making 10,000 face masks for front-line workers in Northern New Mexico.…
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