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 Sikh Dharma International& filed under 09-Guru Teg Bahadur, Gurpurbs, Publications Each Guru who followed Guru Nanak named a successor before he died, and in 1644, just before his death, Guru Hargobind entrusted the leadership of the Sikhs to his grandson, Har Rai, who became the seventh “Guru Nanak.” He knew it wasn’t time yet to turn over the Guruship to Teg Bahadur.…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Gurpurbs It is recorded historical fact that there were over 50,000 people present and it is also recorded history that some ran away, thinking "the Guru is crazy." Some sat down and prayed for him, that God should give him wisdom: "He doesn't know what he is doing." But one man did get up. He was…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Gurpurbs, Legacy Organizations, Music, Publications, Shabad Guru, Sikh History As was customary in India in the 1400s, an astrologer was called to cast the horoscope for a newborn infant. He amazed everyone by saying, “This is no ordinary child. This infant is a divine incarnation.” He predicted that this soul would have a profound influence on the world. The astrologer was definitely right, for…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Gurpurbs, Legacy Organizations, Our Authors, Sikh Art Corner, Sikh History Renowned Canadian artist - Kanwar Singh, the painter/chronicler of Sikh History, painted this image, "Guru Gobind Singh: Master and Disciple." It depicts a scene from the seminal event in Sikh history: the First Vaisakhi of 1699 and the Creation of The Khalsa.
In the scene thus captured, we witness as follows: Having just…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under 04-Guru Ram Das, Events, Gurpurbs, Service/Seva During the Siri Singh Sahib Ji’s life, traveling to India and doing Kirtan programs throughout the Punjab was something he did every year. This was his seva - to share the love of Guru Ram Das with the sangat and sing God’s Name together. This fall we will once again do this seva…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Gurpurbs, Sikh Art Corner by Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji, 1996. English translation by MSS Guruka Singh Khalsa
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ।। ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਹਿ
Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa! Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh!
The Panth is gathering
God's heart quivers with joy
The prayers of his lovers resound
In…
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 Sikhnet& filed under 07-Guru Har Rai, Gurpurbs, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History One day someone asked Guru Har Rai a question, “Guru ji, we always sing so much Gurbani. Sometimes we don't understand what we are singing. Is there any use in singing these holy words when we don't know what they mean?”
Guru ji didn't answer at that moment, he just smiled and waited till…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Events, Gurpurbs, Our Authors, Sikh History, Your Stories On a dark and stormy night in December 1705, Guru Gobind Singh Ji and the people of Anandpur Sahib left the city to escape the siege of the brutal Mogul Empire. They left with the promise of safe passage, but were cruelly betrayed and attacked from the rear as they crossed the river Sarsa. During…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 06-Guru Hargobind, Gurpurbs, Sikh History Guru Hargobind created the martial art of the Sikhs - called Gatka. He also built the Akal Takhat, or the Throne of the Undying One, next to the Harimandir Sahib. The throne was a statement that the Sikh community was sovereign in its spiritual identity, and was self-governing in its social/political identity.…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 06-Guru Hargobind, Community, Dharmic Education, Gurpurbs, Sikh History "Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh"
The inspiration and the most inspiring factor of human is his memory to a dream or to an image, or to a reality, in those three stages, comes the Akal Takht, the throne of deathlessness, which makes human to inspire to the point that…
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