Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under Around the World, Community, Our Authors, Your Stories
I remember getting the phone call from GuruGanesha, my band mate: "Siri Gobind Kaur of Barcelona, Spain rented a 950 seat church and she says she's gonna fill it!"
I was in dismay. At the beginning of our music touring days those kind of numbers were just unheard of. We were lucky to fill a…
Posted by GuruSangat Kaur Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Community, Woman
Gender inequality has been always around. Really? Always? Let’s examine the history.
According to the Babylonian Myth of Creation, creation is an act of violence. Violence was important and necessary to restore order over chaos. Marduk, depicted as a white-winged, beautiful, good male god slaughters Tiamat, the abyssal black bad female depicted as the…
Posted by Har Simran Kaur& filed under Around the World, Your Stories
The 2016-2017 Sikh Dharma International Yatra to Patna, India, was wonderfully meaningful. One personal highlight was doing a special meditation that was initiated by the third Guru, Guru Amar Das, in the 1550s. He heard a message from the first Guru (Guru Nanak), instructing him to build an underground pool with 84 steps…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Around the World, Events, Gurpurbs
SS Gurujot Kaur Khalsa, CEO of Sikh Dharma International shares her experience on the Raj Khalsa Yatra
The Raj Khalsa Yatra, organized by Sikh Dharma International, was an amazing journey to India where we were blessed to visit the sacred Golden Temple in Amritsar and join in the celebration of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s 350th birth anniversary in Patna Sahib. It was a…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under Around the World, Our Authors, Your Stories
Excerpt from Snatam Kaur's blog on January 16, 2017
One morning during our winter break vacation, I sat meditating on a beach. The sound of the ocean, the spray of fresh air and the beautiful blue of the water and sky captured me. The Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas has thrived for thirty plus years…
Posted by Gurutej Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Sikh Art Corner, Your Stories
Written in Espanola, NM on 5 March, 1995
The dark of the morning had gently begun
Pushing back the night to make way for the Sun,
The wetness of the marble and the cold of the night
Filled me with joy and my heart beat with delight!
I walked with the Master, his hand on my…
Posted by SatKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Community, Dharmic Education, Your Stories
From Taiwan to Japan
In October 2016 the Shabad Guru received a beautiful welcome in Taiwan and Japan for NAAD ACADEMY's Asia Pacific Yatra. Our special yatra was organized by a few very dear souls - Bachiter Singh of Taipei, Sat Siri Singh of Taichung, Harinderpal of Tokyo, as well as Sada Anand Singh…
Posted by Gurutej Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Sikh Art Corner, Your Stories
Written in Espanola, New Mexico, 31 August, 1994
The steps were wet, the marble cold,
As I walked through lifetimes of prayer,
The dark morning sky over this place, so old,
Held the vibrations, which hung in the air.
We climbed to the top while the music played
As my withering mind gave…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Service/Seva
Hacienda de Guru Ram Das (HGRD) is a vibrant spiritual community of about 350 people living in Northern New Mexico just outside the city of Española. While many of the members of the community practice Sikh and 3HO lifestyles, the ashram welcomes all faiths with the philosophy that it is is a place where spiritual…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Sikh Art Corner
It's interesting - if you study sacred art - that when a spiritual tradition moves into a new culture, that culture creates artwork which combines the symbols of the new religion with familiar symbols of their own. Study Buddhist art from India through to Japan and you'll see what I'm talking about. As the symbols…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Around the World, Our Authors, Sikh History, Your Stories
There was an echo of laughter in the streets of Patna 350 years ago, when the amazing soul of Guru Gobind Singh Ji was born.
Far from their familiar home in Punjab, Mata Gujri was traveling with her saintly husband and the ninth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib, on a teaching…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Around the World, Our Authors, Your Stories
In 1995, Snatam Kaur, Shanti Kaur, Sat Kirin Kaur and Bibiji were in India and had the blessing of participating in a walk from Anandpur Sahib to Dumduma Sahib. This is a poem written by Snatam Kaur about her experience there.
“Green trees in cool mud, away from the hot sun.
Villagers gather and…
Posted by Pritpal Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Events
July 30 - August 7, 2016
At the European Yoga Festival site, Domaine de Fondjouan, the ancient forest wraps around the event, creating a wall of peaceful comfort. The old chateau rises above the ornamental lake with majesty as it overlooks the grassy field where we gather each day for early morning Sadhana.…
Posted by Gurubachan Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Community, Events, Your Stories
The 3HO/Sikh Dharma community invites you to participate in the BREATHE event at the Plaza de Española inside the Museum Mision and Convento on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 2pm to 4pm MDT. If you cannot attend in person, CLICK HERE TO TUNE IN VIA THE SDI LIVESTREAM CHANNEL
BREATHE is a FREE event that will focus on…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Sikh Art Corner, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Your Stories
The kundalini yoga community in Cuba is happy to share this painting of the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan with the international Sangat. The creative force and love that inspired this artwork came after meeting the Teacher in one of his videos about human excellence. The Cuban people had never seen Yogi Bhajan before and…
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