Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Events, Gurpurbs, Our Authors, Sikh History, Your Stories
On a dark and stormy night in December 1705, Guru Gobind Singh Ji and the people of Anandpur Sahib left the city to escape the siege of the brutal Mogul Empire. They left with the promise of safe passage, but were cruelly betrayed and attacked from the rear as they crossed the river Sarsa. During…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Around the World, Community, Events, Your Stories
In 2008, the completed Spanish Translation of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib was presented by Sikh Dharma Yatrees to Sikh Jathedars in honor of the 300th Anniversary of Guru Gaddi of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib.
The Siri Guru Granth Sahib began to be translated in Spanish in 1975. Six years had passed since Siri Singh…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Events, Our Authors, Your Stories
By MSS Guru Raj Kaur Khalsa, October 2008
We often hear people say, “Oh, I felt his presence….” What does that actually MEAN, anyway? Yet we have all experienced it with individuals whom we love, respect, look to: the saints, sages, heros and warriors, beyond Time and Space, we feel their presence. Well, in…
Posted by Bibiji& filed under 08-Guru Harkrishan, Our Authors, Sikh History
There was an epidemic of small pox in Delhi. Guru Har Krishan went to the place where the outbreak had occurred and through his blessing, a spring of sacred water appeared that could heal the people of the illness.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, 09-Guru Teg Bahadur, 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Around the World, Sikh History
According to historians almost two thousand years after the Buddha, Guru Nanak visited Patliputra during his first journey to the East in the beginning of 16th century. There were 64 gates and 670 towers protected by moat and wooden walls. Guru Nanak entered Patna through the western gate and stayed at Bhagat Jaitamal's House which…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, Sikh History
A trader by name of Goinda once hoped to establish a post at a ferry landing to take advantage of the traffic at the crossroads. He encountered a great many difficulties in launching this venture and asked Guru Angad Dev Ji’s blessing on it. Guru Angad asked his faithful follower, Amar Das, to oversee the project.
…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Bani, Dharmic Education, Sikh Dharma Technology, Woman, Your Stories
"Khalsa Women’s Training Camp in the summer of 1983 was a revolutionary time for women in Sikh Dharma. For the first time, SSS Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji set the roots of the Khalsa women of the west deep into the identity of Guru Gobind Singh and the path of the spiritual warrior. What we discovered…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World
As part of the Raj Khalsa Yatra, we will have the opportunity to visit this exquisite Bahá'í place of worship. Here is some information about it.
About the Lotus Temple
The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, India, is a Bahá'í House of Worship completed in 1986. Notable for its flowerl-ike shape, it serves as the…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World
Of course, one of the delights of travelling to India is SHOPPING! No trip to India would be complete without it, so we will balance our spiritual journey by doing a little of this "down-to-earth" activity.
The vibrant and exotic atmosphere of Delhi markets can make shopping lots of fun. In fact, Delhi has…
Posted by Gurutej Singh Khalsa& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, Around the World, Our Authors, Sikh Art Corner, Sikh History, Your Stories
Where the Land lies green on fertile ground,
At the bend of the river, Goindwal is found,
In the humble village lived three Gurus;
Amar Das and Ram Das, and Arjan too
At the bottom of the eighty-four steps
The pilgrims go to take their dips;
To wash away their karmas and pains
It…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under Your Stories
It is a must for not only for Sikhs but others to visit The Golden Temple and pay your homage. Not only the experience will be blissful but it also has a healing effect both on their mind and physical body. It is difficult to quantify the blessings and what one takes with them after…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Your Stories
Written by HarKiren Kaur, Courtesy of Sikhnet
The below text is a funny and illustrated description shared by Harkiren Kaur from Malaysia about some of her experiences doing seva at Harimandir Sahib and being a Sikh woman. It is from 2006.
"I think I’ve mentioned that I have joined the school (Miri Piri Academy) in Amritsar…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Dasvandh, Prosperity, Prosperity Lectures
Siri Singh Sahib speaks on Giving and Prosperity. Lecture excerpts from June 12, 1994 in Espanola, NM
“Giving is Godly, give, give and give and keep on giving. Question comes, where should I give and why should I give? Is that person honest to whom I am giving? Then you start…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Dharmic Education, Prosperity, Videos
Highlights from the "Your Path to Prosperity" class taught by Satwant Singh and Guruprakash Kaur at the Sikh Dharma Academy Tent at Summer Solstice in Espanola, NM in 2016. …
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