Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories March 25, 1952 – October 1, 2020
As shared by SS Pritpal Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2020.
I first met Sada Simran Singh as we both tried to enjoy our bowls of un-spiced boiled wheatberries (a weekly routine in the Pomona ashram) for breakfast on my first day in Pomona, California. His outgoing charm…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories July 20, 1947 – September 11, 2020
Sardarni Sahiba Ram Das Kaur (nee Lois Katz/aka Rami Katz) served as the Secretary of Religion for Sikh Dharma International through the 1970s and 1980s. She inspired a generation of Khalsa men and women in the West in her embracing of the Sikh faith and her spreading…
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.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Around the World, Community, Ministry, Your Stories 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.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Around the World, Ministry, Your Stories 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 Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories January 5, 1940 – October 11, 2019
SS Sat Nam Kaur was a long-time student of the Siri Singh Sahib. She was ordained as a Sikh Dharma Minister in 1981 and served the sangat in Mexico for many decades. This loving tribute was written by Sat Tara Singh Khalsa, founder of IKYTA in Mexico.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Ministry, Your Stories August 5, 1946 – May 13, 2019
As shared by SS Jivan Joti Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Summer 2019
SS Jai Hari Kaur Khalsa left her earthly body Monday, May 13, 2019, at 4:00 pm in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was born August 5, 1946 in Portland, Oregon. She had a degree…
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…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Ministry, Your Stories 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. …
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Ministry, Your Stories 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…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Ministry, Your Stories 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…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Ministry, Your Stories 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…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Ministry, Shabad Guru, Your Stories
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.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Ministry, The Guru, Your Stories
by SS Gian Kaur Khalsa, Guadalajara, Mexico
Originally posted in the Fall 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
Beloved Sadh Sangat,
I feel honored to speak about this ultimate experience of Guru’s Love, although to describe the indescribable subtlety of this profound love is a challenge.
I experience it like the…
Posted by GuruKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Ministry, Shabad Guru, Your Stories Originally posted in the Fall 2018 SDI Ministry Newsletter
There is a saying that God is always working in our best interest to serve us and we just need to connect with this energy to deliver the goals or prayer we are seeking. Throughout my life, I’ve explored how this happens and…
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