Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations
Guru is the Guiding Word for the Sikh, the student of Truth. But what does the word Guru mean? Literally, Guru means in the Sanskrit original, "from dark to light." It refers to that technology, that source, which takes us from the darkness of ignorance to the light of God. In the historic sense, Guru…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community, Gurpurbs
An estamated 15,000 people attended the 2019 Baisakhi Celebrations in Los Angeles, California on April 14th. Organized by Sikh Dharma of Southern California and hosted by a unified team of 22 Gurdwaras in Southern California, this is the hallmark event of Sikhs in the western United States. …
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Community, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Legacy Organizations, Siri Singh Sahib Ji
This article was originally published in a 1983 issue of Beads of Truth, and is based on a lecture delivered by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan September 18, 1971.
The soul is immortal. The soul does not know death. This body is made out of matter. Matter neither can be produced nor can…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under Bani, Legacy Organizations, Shabad Guru, Your Stories
Japji Sahib, also known as the Song of the Soul, is the love of my life. After about three months of daily chanting, one Sunday morning I felt bliss—a feeling that was already somewhat familiar to me in that I had felt it several times before after a solid yoga or chanting session.…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Siri Singh Sahib Ji
This post was excerpted from an article originally published in a 1982 issue of Beads of Truth. It is drawn from remarks delivered by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan and Ram Dass on the topic of nuclear war during Summer Solstice 1982.
Siri Singh Sahib Ji
We are committed…
Posted by Kirtan Singh Khalsa& filed under Community, Events
The Sikh Community of Southern California will come together on April 14th at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the annual Baisakhi Kirtan Darbar & Nagar Kirtan Celebration, attended by thousands. The event consists of the Kirtan Darbar (The Court of Divine Music) which will take place from 7:00 am - 3:00 pm…
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 Aquarian Times& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations
"We are a whole culture, we are a new era, we are the pioneers of the Aquarian Age, and we are building a spiritual family."…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Sikh Art Corner
A few members of the Khalsa Visual Arts Association had been grumbling about the hasty execution of the Sarkar e Khalsa sign over the Gurdwara at Solstice. Yet none of us was prepared for the Siri Singh Sahib's reaction: "We must have a better sign than this. We are surely better than this. The best…
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 Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Music
Here are excerpts from an article originally published in a 1979 issue of Beads of Truth.
"When you take away a nation's songs, you take away its spirit."
- Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan
Through music we have grown; through music we have been united; through music we have…
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 Sikh Dharma International& filed under Your Stories
Hola Mohalla is the Sikh festival which falls in March (2013 is March 28th) and a national holiday in India. Together the words "Hola Mohalla" stand for "mock fight". During this festival, processions are organized and accompanied by large “nagara” drums and headed by Panj Pyaras, which proceed from one Gurdwara to another. The custom…
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