Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Ministry Three new Ministers were ordained in Summer 2024: SS Dr. Darshan Singh Khalsa (Virginia, USA), SS Avtar Kaur Khalsa (Hessen, Germany) and SS Bachitar Kaur Khalsa (Engen, Germany). Darshan Singh took his vows in-person at the Sadhana Gurdwara at Hacienda de Guru Ram Das in Espanola, New Mexico on June 15. Avtar Kaur…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories by SS Jujhar Singh, Birmingham, UK
~as shared in the 2024 (Third Quarter) SDI Ministry newsletter
Serving without Judgement
The times are tough: our families, communities, societies appear more polarized than ever. When one is out there trying to be the Guru’s conduit, it is very difficult to stay neutral and come from…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Ministry, Your Stories As shared by SS Siri Chand Singh Khalsa from Espanola, New Mexico in the 2024 (Second Quarter) SDI Ministry Newsletter.
When I was asked to share my experiences with the evening chanting and langar program that we hold at the Hacienda de Guru Ram Das ashram in Espanola, it got me thinking about what…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Ministry, Service/Seva As shared by SS Prem Kaur Khalsa from Guadalajara, Spain in the 2024 (Second Quarter) SDI Ministry Newsletter
The Inner Core of Service
When I started working and training at the Secretariat as a young newcomer to the USA and the Dharma, Ram Das Kaur, the then-Secretary of Religion, told me a story…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Community, Ministry by SS Nam Nidhan Kaur Khalsa, Santiago, Chile, as shared in the first quarter 2024 ministry newsletter.
For a few decades now, the internet has opened the doors to homes and hearts around the world. It has shown us the beauty, as well as the ignorance, dreams and aberrations, that are common…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Dharmic Education, International Articles, Legacy Organizations, Ministry by SS Sukhdev Kaur Khalsa, Raasiku, Estonia (as shared in the Ministry 2024 First Quarter newsletter)
I’m sitting by the window at our MPA campus. The winter fog has draped the whole of Punjab, bringing a deep calm into the surroundings. Nevertheless, as we celebrate Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday, the air is…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories Sada Anand Singh passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 22nd, as he was on his way to teach in Taiwan and then lead a Yatra to the Golden Temple in India. Living and teaching in Japan for more than 30 years, Sada Anand Singh was an ordained Minister of Sikh Dharma and the Director of…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories October 18, 1939 – February 21, 2024
As shared by Jiwan Shakti Kaur Khalsa in the 2024 (First Quarter) Ministry Newsletter
“As the rays of light blend into the sun and water merges into water, so does the soul merge into the Divine and becomes whole.” – Siri Guru Granth Sahib
After a long…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories September 24, 1944 – January 3, 2024
As shared in the 2024 (First Quarter) ministry newsletter.
Ram Dass Singh was born in Boise, Idaho, but spent his childhood in the Pacific Northwest. He studied communication at the University of Washington, then began his journey with Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma in 1970. He…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories June 19, 1929 – November 8, 2023
Mukhia Sardarni Sahiba Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa, known lovingly to so many as “Shakti”, passed away peacefully in her home on November 8th, 2023 at age 94.
Throughout her life, Shakti Parwha Kaur studied spirituality. She met many of the swamis and Eastern masters who came…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories November 12, 1949 - March 2, 2023
As shared by Guru Mander Kaur Khalsa in the 2023 (Second Quarter) Ministry Newsletter
SS Gian Kaur Khalsa, woman, teacher, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a Kundalini Yoga Lead Trainer and a first-generation student trained by Yogi Bhajan.
Gian Kaur discovered Kundalini Yoga in…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories September 13, 1950 – November 23, 2022
As shared by Hearts and Hands in the 2023 (Second Quarter) Ministry Newsletter.
SS Harbhajan Singh Khalsa, formerly of Taos and a longtime member of our sangat at Hacienda de Guru Ram Das in Espanola, passed away on November 23, 2022. He was living in Argentina…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories SS Bir Singh Khalsa was born April 18, 1946, in Chicago, IL, and died August 25, 2022, in Albuquerque, NM. He graduated from Brother Rice College in Davenport, Iowa. He taught 4th grade in
Chicago for a few years after graduation. He discovered Kundalini Yoga in 1972 in Houston, TX, where he worked in the ashram…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories Jai Singh’s deep love of God and Guru was evident in everything he did. He lived his life with integrity and purpose, with generosity of spirit, and with the love of God and Guru in his heart, in service to our dharmic community and to humanity.…
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