Posted by Sikh Dharma Brotherhood& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Your Stories
This is an article from a 1978 issue of Sikh Dharma Brotherhood, written by Shakti Kaur.
As I walked through the street, en route for the first time to the Harimandir Sahib, there grew a welling up inside of me, an inner excitement almost like that of a child on the advent…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Siri Singh Sahib Ji
In February of 1977 the Siri Singh Sahib and about a dozen of his staff and aides sat down to review potential sites for a permanent location for the Summer Solstice Sadhana. An exhaustive search had been conducted of all available properties within a hundred mile radius of the Espanola Ashram, and as each property…
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 Community
The Dharmic Office of Public Affairs attended a Santa Fe gala for Somos un Pueblo Unido (meaning: We are a united people) on February 26, 2019, an important organization in New Mexico representing the rights of immigrants. …
Posted by Sardarni Guru Amrit Kaur& filed under Community, Events
A 40 Day Seva Sadhana Intensive at Hacienda de Guru Ram Das in Espanola NM, USA
Two Separate Offerings
May 1st – June 12th or June 24th – August 6th
The 40 Day Seva Sadhana Intensive Values and Virtues of the Aquarian Age explore core virtues of Sikh Dharma which help us to…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community, Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People
January 19 marked the fourth anniversary of Raj Khalsa Gurdwara’s monthly langar for the homeless program, an important milestone for the Raj Khalsa Gurdwara sangat in Virginia, USA.…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Publications, Sikh Art Corner, Woman
This post contains excerpts from an article that originally appeared in a 1976 issue of Beads of Truth
The Home Of Guru Ram Das
By S.S. Guru Prem Kaur Khalsa
The earth where we root our souls, the floor.
The infinite reach of our hearts, the ceiling.
Our yearning to be…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Publications, Woman
Before the beginning of the summer, I couldn’t understand why we didn't name our women's camp “Camp Green-trees” or “Camp Cottonwood." These aesthetic names seemed to perfectly depict the idyllic setting and peaceful vibration of an all-woman summer camp in a grove of trees, under the sunny bright skies of northern New Mexico. “Camp Greentrees"…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations
The story of the first American Sikh enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1974 who stood by the rights of the 1st Amendment to pave the way for Sikhs to practice their religious beliefs, including the wearing of beard and turban. …
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 Snatam Kaur& filed under Our Authors, Shabad Guru, Your Stories
This morning as I sat meditating the thought came to mind to share with you the power of the Mul Mantra. This mantra was given to us by Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs who walked this earth in the fifteenth century. It is a mantra that gives you the compass so that you may…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Ministry, Sikh History, Your Stories
As I stood in line with the ministers of Sikh Dharma, receiving the instructions of Yogiji, as to the nature of our duties, I was pleasantly amused when he told all of us to go touch the feet of the members of the Sangat. But, when I placed my hands upon the feet of the…
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