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by SS Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa, Belton TX
Originally published in the Winter 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
Of all the many tools the Siri Singh Sahib delivered to his students, perhaps the most subtle and most powerful was Shabad Guru. As we begin to vibrate these sounds, we refine our own minds, so that we…
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by SS Christ Singh Khalsa
Originally posted as part of the Winter 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
Obey
When I think of the word obey, I think of duty. Or as our teacher taught us, the concept of “keep up.” Since it seems that I’ve always been a “lighting rod” for helping other people work out…
Posted by Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa& filed under Shabad Guru, Your Stories
It’s a beautiful, crisp November morning in northern New Mexico. We're gathered under the cottonwood trees waiting to carry the Siri Guru Granth Sahib—our Shabad Guru (sacred scriptures revered as the "living" Guru for Sikhs)—in a procession to our temple. It's Guru Gaddee Day - the day that commemorates the installation of our…
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The song "Winter Solstice Time" was written by Livtar Singh Khalsa
Here are the lyrics:
1. It's mornin light, and out on the lake The mist is dancin around
I'm with my Guru, and all of my friends and God is all around
We come from near and…
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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…
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by SS Bibi Bhani Kaur Khalsa, Phoenix AZ
Originally posted in the Fall 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
In 1970, I was finishing my first year at Antioch College in Columbia, Maryland. I had been playing music with a man I met there and we’d performed at some local coffee houses.…
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by SS Gian Kaur Khalsa, Guadalajara, Mexico
Originally posted in the Fall 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
Beloved Sadh Sangat,
I feel honored to speak about this ultimate experience of Guru’s Love, although to describe the indescribable subtlety of this profound love is a challenge.
I experience it like the…
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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…
Posted by GuruKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Ministry, Shabad Guru, Your Stories
Originally posted in the Fall 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
There is a saying that God is always working in our best interest to serve us and we just need to connect with this energy to deliver the goals or prayer we are seeking. Throughout my life, I’ve explored how this happens and…
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By SS Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, Kansas City MO
Originally posted in the Fall 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
My first visit to India—after adopting the Sikh faith—was in 1980. We went to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Upon my arrival at the Harimander Sahib, the Guru determined that I was in…
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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…
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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 Sat Purkh Kaur Khalsa& filed under Our Authors, Prayer, Your Stories
We stood outside the facilities in McAllen, Texas, in the parking lot across the road, and looked at the United States flag that was flying in the courtyard. I’ve never been particularly prayerful, as a child I refused to say my evening prayers before bed. That’s still my innate response to anyone asking me to…
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Each year the students of Miri Piri Academy are blessed to participate in an annual forty days of ishnaan seva at the Golden Temple.
Each morning as we walk down the stairs of the Golden Temple complex, we’re blessed with the vision of the golden…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under Legacy Organizations, Our Authors, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Your Stories
Fourteen years ago in the afternoon of October 6th, Yogi Bhajan breathed his last breath. At home on his Ranch, surrounded by family and students, he made that final journey and crossed into the subtle realm of spirit. For as long as I live, I will not forget the sounds, sights and sensations of that…
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