Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Bani, Shabad Guru
The second pauri of Japji can be repeated 11 times on its own as a mantra for patience and stability, according to Yogi Bhajan. We all need more patience in these fast and trying times. Whether we have highly stressful jobs or home lives, a patient attitude can diffuse tense situations and steer us clear of meltdowns. And…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology, Videos
Harsimranjeet Singh recites the first pauree of Japji Sahib 11 times. The first Pauree is an antidote to depression. It will lift you from the deepest depression, insecurity, nightmares, and loss, and bring contentment.…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Bani, Shabad Guru
Reflections on the Mūl Mantra by Snatam Kaur Khalsa
"The Mūl Mantra is a fate killer. It removes the fate and changes the destiny to prosperity." ~Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan (1)
In the fifteenth Century in a town called Sultanpur in Northern India, a young man named Nānak loved to bathe…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under Our Authors, Shabad Guru, Your Stories
This morning as I sat meditating the thought came to mind to share with you the power of the Mul Mantra. This mantra was given to us by Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs who walked this earth in the fifteenth century. It is a mantra that gives you the compass so that you may…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under 05-Guru Arjan, Music, Our Authors, Shabad Guru
This article is courtesy of Snatam Kaur's blog
Watch Snatam perform live at the 2019 Grammys Awards Premier Ceremony, February 10 from 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm at Grammys.com
One of the greatest struggles that we, as human beings, grapple with on a daily basis – in many shapes and forms – is low self-esteem.…
Posted by Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa& filed under Shabad Guru, Your Stories
It’s a beautiful, crisp November morning in northern New Mexico. We're gathered under the cottonwood trees waiting to carry the Siri Guru Granth Sahib—our Shabad Guru (sacred scriptures revered as the "living" Guru for Sikhs)—in a procession to our temple. It's Guru Gaddee Day - the day that commemorates the installation of our…
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 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…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Gurpurbs, Legacy Organizations, Music, Publications, Shabad Guru, Sikh History
As was customary in India in the 1400s, an astrologer was called to cast the horoscope for a newborn infant. He amazed everyone by saying, “This is no ordinary child. This infant is a divine incarnation.” He predicted that this soul would have a profound influence on the world. The astrologer was definitely right, for…
Posted by Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa& filed under Publications, Shabad Guru
Article written by Dev Suroop Kaur and originally published in the Summer, 2003 issue of Aquarian Times.
It is safe to say that each one of us is experiencing the pressures and stresses of the times. We are faced not only with today’s turbulent political and social environment, but we are also coping…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Bani, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology
Excerpt from Gurdwara Lecture on June 28, 1987 in Espanola, NM, USA by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan
We have in Sikh dharma the base is called mool mantar. Normally in our life, our mind is not under control and mantra means something which can control the mind. Word mantra means man-tra. Whatever sets…
Posted by GuruKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under Dharmic Education, Prayer, Shabad Guru
Akhand Paths are the continual recitation of the entire Siri Guru Granth Sahib, which normally takes 72 hours of nonstop reading. Many Gurdwaras around the world practice these Akhand Paths regularly. …
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