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Excerpt from Victory and Virtue (Chapter 3)
Rehit Maryada means "To live in the constant remembrance of death." It is a code of conduct for living. "Reh," from the verb "rehenaa," means to continue, or to live. Adding "it," it means "lifestyle." "Mar" is derived from the verb "marna," to die, and "yad" means…
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The International Khalsa Council met in Espanola, New Mexico on September 20 – 23, 2017 for its Fall meetings.
Comprised of approximately 100 Ministers and leaders from the global Sikh Dharma community, the Khalsa Council serves as a leadership body for our Dharma, meeting twice a year to discuss issues of relevance to the present and…
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by SS Dharm Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM
Winter 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
My dear friend and spirit brother Sada Sat Singh has passed into the light. We both served Yogi Bhajan for many years in Los Angeles and formed a bond in that 24-hour-a-day seva. In the beauty and the spiritual challenge of it,…
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by SS Guruganesha Singh Khalsa, Herndon VA
Fall 2017 SDI Minister Newsletter
Singh Sahib Guru Dass Singh, my beloved brother and fellow Minister in Divine, was a total gift from Guru Ram Das ji. I met him in January 1973 at Ahimsa Ashram in Washington D.C., where we lived,…
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by SS Satya Kaur Corfield, Espanola NM
Fall 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
Simran—the constant remembrance of God—is the one aspect of Sikh Dharma that resonates above almost all else for me. Having two “10”s in my numerology has always given me a connection to Guru Gobind Singh. With two children who have Simran as…
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by SS Guru Prem Singh Khalsa, Los Angeles, CA
Fall 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
I experienced a unique relationship in my practice of Naam Simran under the guidance of the Siri Singh Sahib. It began in 1981, when he asked a favor of me that would take the next seven years to accomplish. I…
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by SS Mata Mandir Singh Khalsa, San Francisco CA
Fall 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
Simran is often translated as “remembrance,” which, to me, doesn’t explain the word. Other people say simran is repeating a mantra. I understand repeating a mantra as japa, which means “to repeat a mantra.”
Does repeating a mantra lead…
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by SS Jot Singh Khalsa, Millis MA
Fall 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
It has been 45 years since I embarked on this sacred path of Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma. Along the way there have been many blessings that have helped me understand the concept of sacredness, and to begin to integrate it within…
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by SS Prabhu Nam Kaur Khalsa, San Leandro CA
Fall 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
Simran is remembering of, or meditation on God’s Name. It is also prayer. “Simran” is the noun form of “simar,” which means to remember, to hold in remembrance, to meditate on.
The Gurmukhi word sounds the same as the…
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I pledge allegiance to the sovereign Khalsa Spiritual Nation,
Which shall live to obey the will of God,
Serve humanity with love and peace,
And spread the radiance of the Holy Naam,
As given by Guru Nanak through Guru Gobind Singh,
And embodied in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib,
…
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Excerpt from Chapter 1, Sections I-K, “The Sikh Ministry”, page 8, of the book, Victory and Virtue
It means to make yourself small so that others may feel large.
It means to make yourself a servant so that others may feel their mastery.
It means to give so that others who lack…
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Excerpt from Chapter 1, Sections C-H, “The Sikh Ministry”, pages 6-8, of the book, Victory and Virtue
The Functions of a Minister of Sikh Dharma
A MINISTER of Sikh Dharma is a shining light, a radiant son or daughter of Guru Gobind Singh who lives to be healthy, happy and holy, and who inspires others to…
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Excerpt from Chapter 1, Section B, “The Sikh Ministry”, page 5, of the book, Victory and Virtue
1. We shall not bow to any person for worship, but shall bow only to God and Siri Guru Granth Sahib as the Word of God.
2. We shall not worship any deity or angel, other than God,…
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Excerpt from Chapter 1, Section A, "The Sikh Ministry", pages 2-4, of the book, Victory and Virtue
Sikh Dharma is conventionally described as a religion. More accurately, however, it is a way of life "Dharma" a practical, practicing reality. It sprouted from the seeds of the Word, spread by Guru Nanak upon…
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by SS Sat Bachan Kaur Khalsa, Española NM, from the SDI Ministry Summer 2017 Newsletter
“Your reliability will give people the courage to trust you. Their trust will give you the power to carry a situation. A leader carries and serves people. Learn to lead as a ‘seva;’ people will love you, and you will…
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