Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Your Stories
In those days, we thought Japji was for Sikhs only and often joined Sadhana after. I also had my own reason – despite rejecting the church, I loved Jesus… With the passing years however, following my unfolding spiritual path, I understood there was no contradiction… the human heart is big enough to love Jesus, the…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Your Stories
Recognizing that God and me, me and God are One, is to be aware that there is no separation and that everything is in your hands, which allows me with the greatest humility to bow before his Infinite Love...…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Around the World, Community, Your Stories
This article was written by SS Tarn Taran Kaur Khalsa who at that time was from Hamburg, Germany and first appeared in the 1988 Winter Beads of Truth, Bead 21 Vol II.
It is difficult to imagine that in 1975 Guru Ram Das Hamburg was an outpost. The early struggles on the…
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This article was written by SS Sardar Singh Khalsa from Oslo, Norway and first appeared in the 1988 Winter Beads of Truth, Bead 21 Vol II.
To fully convey the impressions that are deepest within me of the early years in Europe, I wish I could show moving pictures and video glimpses…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Community, KirtanXchange
Mexico City’s 3HO and Punjabi Sikh communities celebrated Baisakhi together during the weekend of May 11th and invited Ram Das Singh, Gurujot Singh, and Simran Singh from New Mexico to teach and play Gurbani Kirtan for the full weekend of festivities.
In Mexico City, Arjan Singh and Arjan Kaur work closely with…
Posted by SuperHealth& filed under Around the World, Community, Dharmic Education, Events, Legacy Organizations
It was a magical experience! A beautiful tapestry of people were brought together to experience the depth of the teachings in friendship and love. One of the highlights was meeting fellow "siblings of destiny" from around the world -- New Zealand, Iceland, Guatemala, Sweden, Belgium, Mexico, Australia and all throughout the…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Your Stories
In 2019 we celebrate the 50th anniversary of 3HO, as well as the 80th birthday of Krishna Kaur, who was one of the first people to join the early 3HO and Sikh Dharma movement in the 1970s.
Krishna Kaur has been instrumental in bringing the teachings of Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Events
Booking your international air travel to join-up with the Yatra can be a nerve-wracking experience.
Here are a few tips and guidelines to help you.
You can do this!
Booking your tickets directly has some advantages, as you can directly control your arrangements. You will find several tips on this page to help…
Posted by Harsimranjeet Singh& filed under Around the World, Bani, Community, Dharmic Education, Your Stories
As a teenager, I was confronted about my identity often. Friends and teachers would frequently inquire about what it was I wore on my head and why I wore it, why I would let the hair on my face and head grow and left uncut and so forth.…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Events, Our Authors
Have you ever thought about visiting India? It is an amazing experience, filled with new sights and sounds. This fall, there is an amazing opportunity to see India with other seekers on the path of Truth - The Light of Guru Nanak Yatra.
This fall is the 550th anniversary of the birth…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Community, Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People
Last fall, Sikh Dharma hosted a fund-raiser for a regional hospital in Venezuela. The lack of food and medicine in that country is overwhelming and raising money is just one step - finding a way to spend that money on the people who need it is not as easy as it may seem. …
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Community Relations Service (CRS) hosted an Open House in honor of Black History Month at their new headquarters in Washington D.C. on February 27, 2019. Guru Amrit Kaur and Adarsh Kaur from the Sikh Dharma of Virginia, Office of Public Affairs were in attendance. They enjoyed connecting with DOJ employees…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Service/Seva, Your Stories
In late January, a devastating mud slide swallowed up the mining town of Brumadinho in Brazil. The mud, sweeping down from a large and unstable mountain of tailings from the Vale mine, destroyed everything in its path. With no warning and no time escape, as many as 500 human lives were buried under…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Around the World, Sikh History
Sultanpur Lodhi (31,22N; 75,20E), is an old town in Kapurthala district of the Punjab. It is located about 35 kms south-east of Amritsar and covers an area of about 10 square km. It is situated on the south bank of a rivulet, called Kali Bein about 10 kms above the confluence of Beas and Sutlej.
Guru Nanak lived in Sultanpur Lodhi for…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Around the World, Community, Service/Seva
On January 11, Guru Amrit Kaur Khalsa represented Sikh Dharma of Virginia at the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions 2019 Kickoff Meeting. The Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) unites people of faith to develop local solutions to the climate crisis, and works to empower religious communities in Virginia to become champions of change. They work primarily…
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