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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Written by SS DukhNiwaran Kaur Khalsa, Chicago, IL
Courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter #63 Spring 2017 Newsletter
Celebrating the 350th Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh’s birth, I reflect on the radiance he embodies. As the Father of the Khalsa, the warrior, Guru and poet, Guru Gobind Singh bowed to the everlasting…
Posted by Bibiji& filed under Dharmic Education, Ministry, Prayer
Our Ardas is an elevation and a standing to our Khalsa values, and victory of the spirit. Ardas offers a deep sense of continuity of these values, of honoring the past, standing together in the present, and facing the future with confidence in and calling upon God and Guru.…
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It is a great honor for me to announce that on February 15, 2018, Sikh Dharma of Argentina was formally recognized as an official religion in our country for the first time in history.…
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How do we reach those most in need to support and serve by the grace of Guru Ram Das and Yogi Bhajan? A few stories from “down under” are shared here. The devotion is stretched across this vast land to all walks of life and we will continue to serve and spread the teachings.…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Ministry, Sikh History, Your Stories
As I stood in line with the ministers of Sikh Dharma, receiving the instructions of Yogiji, as to the nature of our duties, I was pleasantly amused when he told all of us to go touch the feet of the members of the Sangat. But, when I placed my hands upon the feet of the…
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by SS Sangeet Kaur Khalsa, Phoenix AZ
Originally published in the Winter 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
The Guru has made my life richer, deeper and more valuable than anyone could ever have imagined possible. This spring, the Guru carried me through the end of my life-destiny and helped me to restart a new one.
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by SS Sat Jagat Singh Khalsa, Brooklyn NY
Originally posted in the Winter 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
I have had two unique experiences while serving at the Golden Temple that have helped me to excel with the Guru.
First, I took a rag and started polishing the walls in the stairways inside Harimandir…
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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…
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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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