Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Sikh Dharma Technology, Sikh History, The Guru
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…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Events
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…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 05-Guru Arjan, Prosperity, Prosperity Shabads
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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…
Posted by Shiv Charan Singh Khalsa& filed under 08-Guru Harkrishan, Sikh Dharma Technology
August: Number 8 – Guru HarKrishan – Pranic Body
Burn out or time out - Be a medicinal drop in the ocean of life.
The Dharma of number 8 is purity, compassion, power to empower, being a channel for healing, connection through depth of being.
The Karma of number 8 is obsessions…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Sikh Art Corner
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…
Posted by Seva Kaur& filed under Sikh Art Corner, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Your Stories
In 1983, Guru Hans Singh, a student of the Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan, found a uniquely designed necklace in, of all places, a French architectural book. When he presented this to the Siri Singh Sahib Ji, he was overjoyed. He declared that Tantric Masters have worn this sacred, geometrically designed necklace for thousands of…
Posted by Sat Nishan Kaur& filed under Dharmic Education, Your Stories
Commitment IS the first step to happiness. Here I am to express my deepest gratitude for this amazing and fulfilling Journey into the Heart of the Sikh Dharma which certainly forged strong bonds between the 12 of us. From a flyer landed in my hand as I just took my Sikh Vows the last day…
Posted by Shiv Charan Singh Khalsa& filed under 07-Guru Har Rai, Sikh Dharma Technology
Number 7 - Guru Har Rai - Aura The Dharma of 7 is that you can forgive. The Karma of number 7 is all the ways you hold on to the past. How do we hold to the past - pride, shame, anger, guilt, resentment, bitterness, souvenirs, searching for answers, analyzing, explaining, justifying, excusing,…
Posted by Sewa Singh Khalsa& filed under Sikh Art Corner, Your Stories
Although I was formally trained in art, the greatest lesson, and the one that has most influenced my work, was the lesson I learned from my spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan. He taught me to be unattached to the work, to the process and to the idea of an identity as an artist. Since…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 06-Guru Hargobind, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib
A lecture by Siri Singh Sahib Ji on July 6th 1987
The word is "akal" and what we are celebrating today is in memory of the Akal Takhat.
Takhat means "Tirath". Tirath means that which has the base and which ultimately means sovereign. Takhat means throne. Throne was a place which was thrown away…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under Our Authors, Sikh History
In the month of June this year, the Sikhs worldwide will commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Indian Army attack on the Harimandir Sahib, known as the Golden Temple of Amritsar, the most beloved Gurdwara of the Sikhs. This is a time of prayerful remembrance for Sikhs everywhere. Understanding the course of events that resulted…
Posted by Shiv Charan Singh Khalsa& filed under 06-Guru Hargobind, Sikh Dharma Technology
June: Number 6 – Guru HarGobind – Arc-Line The life of Guru HarGobind, the number 6 and a vibrantly clear arc-line, are there to inspire and remind us, in the month of June, not to mistake hesitation for moments of meditation, and do not mistake moments of meditation for hesitation. The Karma of number 6…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Sikh History
by Siri Singh Sahib Ji
Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.
Today is a very auspicious day, a national day. We call it "Father's Day." And I'm just explaining that aspect, "father" and the Gurmat -- in the Sikh way of life what father represents.
Sometimes we have…
Posted by Shiv Charan Singh Khalsa& filed under 05-Guru Arjan, Sikh Dharma Technology
May: Number 5 – Guru Arjan – Physical Body - The Fruit of LifeThe Karma of number 5 is imbalance, false martyrdom, gaps in communication, contradictions and self exile.The Dharma of number 5 is balance, sacred sacrifice, transformative exchange, intuitive communication and paradox.May brings the first fruit of the year. It is a month to…
Posted by Amrit Singh Khalsa& filed under Sikh Art Corner, Your Stories
The Guru guides my hand. I decided long ago that society's view of the Artist would not work for me; eccentric, flighty, unreliable, hopefully not but possibly starving. Not me, not in this life. The Artist is in the fiber of the being, unavoidable. It is a perception, the way you see and understand and process…
Posted by Pritpal Singh Khalsa& filed under Events, Our Authors
We are very excited to report back on the success of the Gurdwara at Sat Nam Fest West that took place in Joshua Tree, California, on April 16th through April 20th.
Sikh Dharma International was invited by Spirit Voyage to host a Gurdwara at the Sat Nam Fest event in Joshua Tree, California in…
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