Posted by JHSD - Course& filed under Your Stories
For the last few weeks I have been meditating on commitment, and what it means to me. How am I able to make, and more importantly to keep, the commitments in my life? I have been having an intensive reflection on that, including how it manifests in different parts of my life.…
Posted by JHSD - Course& filed under Your Stories
I have always experienced a certain feeling of gravity when I think of Amrit vows – I take the process and ceremony very seriously. While I have always felt an overwhelming love of the Guru, and the deepest gratitude that my soul came into the Sikh path during this lifetime, I have held off on…
Posted by JHSD - Course& filed under Your Stories
I took Amrit about 40 or so years ago at Summer Solstice in NM. At the time I was still in the beginning stages of transforming my identity, and to me it simply seemed like the logical next step. I was already practicing the 5 K’s, so that part didn’t really faze me back then—for…
Posted by JHSD - Course& filed under Your Stories
Western society, in general view, doesn’t value or encourage us to make a commitment. There is a common quote that says today that "everything is relative." Well, not everything is relative; there are things that are absolute, like the values that bring us closer to our soul. These values should not be negotiated in any…
Posted by JHSD - Course& filed under 09-Guru Tegh Bahadur, Gurpurbs, Your Stories
In this world there is neither up nor down, privileged or undeserving, good or bad. There is just God. Guru Teg Bahadur and his followers gave their lives in service of this truth; refusing to support the special claim to God that then Emperor Aurangzeb was imposing on that part of the world with his demand for…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Ministry, Your Stories
Por SS Ram Krishan Singh Khalsa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Es un gran honor para mí anunciar que el 15 de Febrero de 2018, Sikh Dharma Argentina fue formalmente reconocido como una religión oficial en nuestro país por primera vez en la historia.
El 2012, comencé a desarrollar una relación con el Guru a través de…
Posted by Morning Sadhana& filed under Sadhana, Your Stories
Sadhana gives you grace, Sadhana gives you fearlessness, Sadhana gives you self, Sadhana gives denomination, domination, projection, polarity combination, equilibrium, respectability, totality, internal and external self knowledge, and it gives you purity, it gives you Divinity, dignity, grace, it gives you radiance, it gives you pranic Shakti, it gives you auric Shakti, it gives you…
Posted by Sada Bahar Kaur Khalsa& filed under Community, Events, Shabad Guru, Shabad Guru Courses
As the sun starts to glow over the desert, people make their way along the tree lined path from morning Sadhana to the Gurdwara, with the sound of Gurbani Kirtan guiding them on. They are welcomed at the entrance with booklets, head covers and smiles, as they join the Sangat (community) in this sacred space.
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Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Around the World, Community, Ministry, Your Stories
by SS Ram Krishan Singh Khalsa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
It is a great honor for me to announce that on February 15, 2018, Sikh Dharma of Argentina was formally recognized as an official religion in our country for the first time in history.
In 2012, I began to develop a relationship…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Legacy Organizations
Este artículo es cortesía de Japjeet Kaur de la Academia Miri Piri
Ayer fue un día muy emocionante para los Sikhs en Amritsar y alrededor del mundo. El Primer Ministro Canadiense, Justin Trudeau y su familia, visitaron Amritsar y el Harimander Sahib. Nuestros estudiantes desde el grado 9 al 12 estuvieron en el parkarma para…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Legacy Organizations
This article is courtesy of Japjeet Kaur from Miri Piri Academy
Yesterday was a very exciting day for Sikhs in Amritsar and around the world. The Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and his family visited Amritsar and the Harimandir Sahib. Our students from grades 9 to 12 were on the parkarma to greet…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under Events, Legacy Organizations, Your Stories
My experience at Camp Miri Piri is hard to put into words, but I will try my best.
What inspired me to attend the camp was that I wanted to experience a Sikh camp and I also wanted to visit Española and meet the Sangat there.
I come from a Punjabi Sikh family and my parents have always…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under Legacy Organizations, Sikh Art Corner, Woman, Your Stories
This article is courtesy of 3HO and written by Pritpal Kaur
One of the most powerful archetypes that Yogi Bhajan shared in his lectures was the Ashtabhuja.
The Ashtabhuja is the archetype of woman as Goddess. She represents warmth, heat, energy and her body shines with a radiance like the glowing sun. She has ashta - eight, bhuja -…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under Around the World, Our Authors, Your Stories
Below Snatam Kaur shares a beautiful story about the power of the Buddhist mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum". It is a wonderful lesson for us all!
There was once a boy named Yeshi, who lived in the high mountains of Tibet with his father. One day their horse disappeared. Given all of the important…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Community, Events, Our Authors, Videos, Your Stories
In this short video interview with Camp Miri Piri teacher, Shanti Kaur Khalsa, she explains the modern essence and importance of the warrior spirit within Sikhi. From her perspective it is important for us to continue to be fearless defenders of those who are not as strong or as lucky as we are, not so…
Posted by Hari Jiwan Singh Khalsa& filed under Your Stories
Sat Nam Dear Family,
There’s a song we sing called “Happiness Runs” which was first sung and released by Donovan in 1969. It’s almost like a camp song. By that I mean that its very simple, rhythmic, and catchy. It could even sung in rounds. The Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan, loved this song.…
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