Posted by SatKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Community, Videos, Your Stories
Satkirin Kaur shares her experience of the April 2017 European Khalsa Spring Festival in Boizenburg, Germany
Slowly, gently, drop by drop, the stream of nectar trickles down within.
"Jhim Jhim Varasay Amrit Dhaaraa".
Water trickling down the canal under the small foot bridge to enter Shabad Guru's new home in Europe.
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Posted by Sat Bachan Kaur& filed under Prayer, Sikh Dharma Technology, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Your Stories
Sat Nam Dear Friends!
Let sincere faith be your bowing in prayer, and let the conquest of your mind be your objective in life. Wherever I look, there I see God’s Presence. || 1 || Guru Ram Das, Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Page 84
Let me tell you a story. And let me…
Posted by Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa& filed under Music, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Woman, Your Stories
For many years, women from the 3HO and Sikh Dharma community would travel to New Mexico and gather together to live in tents for six weeks each summer to learn at the feet of Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan. Here Dev Suroop Kaur reflects on those times and the songs we sang together.
This…
Posted by Sat Bachan Kaur& filed under Sikh Dharma Technology, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Your Stories
Sat Nam, Friends.
I’m Sat Bachan Kaur and this is the first of my new weekly Sacred Share: A Yogic Approach to the Art of Living. This idea to share my tips for living a noble spiritual life, in Sukh Sahej, effortless peace, comes from the gratitude I have for all the help I…
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 Morning Sadhana& filed under Sadhana, Your Stories
by Karta Purkh Singh, courtesy of MorningSadhana.org
It is said in India, if you have a shawl, you have shelter. That of course says more about India than it does about shawls. In my travels to India I can’t count the number of obviously poor or stricken people who wear some kind of humble…
Posted by Morning Sadhana& filed under Community, Sadhana, Sikh Dharma Technology, Your Stories
There’s a beautiful story in 72 Stories of God, Good and Goods by Yogi Bhajan about Baba Farid, the great Sufi, whose writings are included in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. It tells of how Farid’s mother decided she wanted her son to be a saint, so she told him to meditate on God. When…
Posted by Morning Sadhana& filed under Sadhana, Sikh Dharma Technology, Your Stories
Many of us begin our day with a shower or bath. It seems to wash away the previous day and helps us to feel and smell good. Students of Yogi Bhajan take the morning shower a step further, making it a true wake up of the mind and glandular system. He brought to our attention…
Posted by Morning Sadhana& filed under Sadhana, Your Stories
by S.S Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, courtesy of MorningSadhana.org
GURDWARA
Sat Nam,
Bowing to my Guru first thing after awakening and bathing
My only prayer is gratitude
Thank you
I am here and you, my Guru are here
Thank you for the safety of my journey
Thank you…
Posted by Morning Sadhana& filed under Sadhana, Your Stories
by Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa, courtesy of MorningSadhana.org
In the early morning hours, there’s a magic in the air.
Those who leave their consternation, find their resolution there.
When the wisdom of the angels seeks the glory of the soul,
Then the blessings of the heavens leave us fresh and bright and…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Bana, Ministry, Your Stories
Written by SS Japa Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
[Bana] was the foundation stone laid for the beginning of the most beautiful consciousness, the Khalsa. Dress has a very unique power in it. It gives you confirmation in relation to the world around you.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Bana, Ministry, Your Stories
by SS Sangeet Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
There have been two events, among many, that confirmed without question that it has been my destiny for lifetimes to live as Khalsa. One came the very first day I wore bana in public.
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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 Jot Singh Khalsa& filed under Sikh History, Your Stories
Jot Singh Khalsa, Master Sword Maker and Jewelry Maker, shares his experience of the Raj Khalsa Yatra.
It was my good fortune to have been requested to make a special sword, that was presented in Patna India honoring the 350th birth anniversary of one of humanity's most revered and respected humanitarians, the…
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…
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