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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Simran Singh Khalsa, representing the Dharmic Office of Public Affairs at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable, signed a letter to the President requesting protection for all religions in Syria.
The Law and Liberty Trust and Jubilee Campaign are gathering signatures on an NGO letter to President Donald Trump asking him to ensure that…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Events, Service/Seva, Your Stories
This article is by Shiv Antar Kaur Khalsa, who shares her experience of the 2018 Lord of Miracles Tour in South and Central America
When I decided to go on this tour, I had no idea what to expect. Part of me was excited, while the other part nervous. Most of…
Posted by Miri Piri Academy& filed under Around the World, Dharmic Education, Legacy Organizations, Videos
A podcast by students at Miri Piri Academy.
Students from Miri Piri Academy share their thoughts on the following quote by the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan
"What we are trying to do is not to live at each other, not to live with each other, but to live for each…
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By Jugat Guru Singh Khalsa and Saraswati Kaur Khalsa, Miri Piri Academy.
“Recognize that the other person is you”
This is one of Yogi Bhajan’s most widely known teachings. To be community-minded is to understand the inextricable connection between ourselves and the people around us.
Individual consciousness has to go into a group consciousness to find…
Posted by Miri Piri Academy& filed under Around the World, Legacy Organizations
On Friday, the students at Miri Piri Academy completed 40 days of parkarma seva at the Golden Temple. For 40 days they rose in the Amrit Vela to complete this beautiful seva.
The Siri Singh Sahib himself participated in this seva for four years continuously.
"Now can you believe me, I was…
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The Miri Piri Academy annual forty days of ishnaan seva at the Golden Temple continues (Follow on instagram @mpaspirit).
One of the aspects that’s so cherished at the Golden Temple is the langar, the free community kitchen. Each day it serves approximately 50,000 people a simple meal of dhal, rice, sabzi, kheer and…
Posted by Miri Piri Academy& filed under Around the World, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History
This article is courtesy of Miri Piri Academy
Our annual forty days of ishnaan seva at the Golden Temple continues (Follow on instagram @mpaspirit).
The site on which the Golden Temple rests has been a space for quiet reflection for centuries. Originally a small lake in the middle of a forest, many saints…
Posted by Miri Piri Academy& filed under Around the World, Legacy Organizations
This article is courtesy of Miri Piri Academy
Our annual forty days of ishnaan seva at the Golden Temple is a blessing for our students (Happening now! Follow on instagram @mpaspirit). Each morning as we walk down the stairs of the Golden Temple complex, we’re blessed with the vision of the golden Harmandir Sahib before…
Posted by Jagat Guru Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Dharmic Education, Legacy Organizations
By Jagat Guru Singh Khalsa and Saraswati Kaur Khalsa of Miri Piri Academy.
As shared in the KRI May 2018 Newsletter.
Raising conscious children is a commitment that we, as Kundalini Yoga teachers, students, and parents, embrace wholeheartedly. In the previous newsletter we introduced the ten things that Yogi Bhajan said every parent…
Posted by Dr. Harjot Kaur& filed under Around the World, Your Stories
I was asked to write an article on the visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Amritsar in February 2018. The actual journey, however, began two years ago. In March of 2016, while meditating at the Golden Temple, I received a phone call from the Prime Minister’s office. Given that Prime Minister…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Around the World, Community, Ministry, Your Stories
by SS Ram Krishan Singh Khalsa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Courtesy of the Spring 2018 Ministry Newsletter
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…
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 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…
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