Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Ministry, Your Stories SS SiriKartar Kaur Khalsa of Tarquinia, Italy took her Minister vows in a lovely virtual ceremony at her home Gurdwara on February 14, 2026.
SiriKartar Kaur was ordained in the presence of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. SS Dr. Sat Kaur Khalsa, Secretary of Religion, performed the vows and oath of a…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Ministry, Your Stories by SS Charansev Kaur Khalsa from Viña del Mar, Chile
Seva is the greatest gift Guru Ram Das has ever given me. Truly, it is the only and most meaningful gift He has left me. Throughout different stages of my life, service has shaped me, guided me, and revealed itself in many…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories December 7, 1949 – August 11, 2025
Projekte Yogazentrum Hoheluft (Hamburg) – Satya Singh bio
2025 (Third Quarter) Newsletter
We bid farewell to Satya Singh, who took his last breath on August 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at home surrounded by his family, chanting the mantra he had requested.
Satya Singh was…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories May 27, 1949 – July 28, 2025
Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter Team
2025 (Third Quarter)
Minister Bio
In 1972, Tarn Taran Kaur and Tarn Taran Singh moved from the ashram in Tucson, Arizona, to Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. In 1975, the couple relocated to Hamburg, Germany where they established the first German Kundalini Yoga…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories SS Harinam Kaur Khalsa from Birmingham, AL, transitioned Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 6 p.m. after complications from heart surgery.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories As shared by SS Sarb Sarang Kaur Khalsa, Espanola, NM in the Fall 2014 Ministry Newsletter.
When Nav Jiwan Kaur moved into our apartment, my inner voice said, “You’re supposed to help her die.” “How?” I asked. “I don’t even know her.” As we became close friends, she shared her thoughts and…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories Sangeet Kaur is probably best known for her angelic voice, and the uplifting melody she drew from the ethers for the Dhan Dhan Ram Das Gur recording. But she also recorded sadhana mantras, banis, and other shabds, always collaborating with other musicians.
Fewer people know the many other ways Sangeet Kaur served Sikh Dharma, the Ministry, Solstices, several Ashrams and Gurdwaras,…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Around the World, Interfaith, Ministry by SS Sham Kaur Khalsa, La Paz, Bolivia
2024 (Third Quarter) SDI Ministry Newsletter
As Sikhs, our active participation in interreligious dialogues around the world is nourished by the inclusive teachings of our faith. In 2023, I had the honor of experiencing this firsthand in Bolivia, where I joined as a Sikh…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories Dr. Soram Singh Khalsa, a pioneer in integrative medicine, passed away surrounded by love and grace on September 28, 2024. Known by so many as “Dr. Soram,” over his nearly 50-year medical career, he treated and healed tens of thousands of people from his Khalsa Medical Clinic in Beverly Hills. He was 76 years old…
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…
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