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Category archive: Sikh History

Do You Know How the Golden Temple Sarovar is Kept Clean and Clear?

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This article is courtesy of Miri Piri Academy Our annual forty days of ishnaan seva at the Golden Temple continues (Follow on instagram @mpaspirit). The site on which the Golden Temple rests has been a space for quiet reflection for centuries. Originally a small lake in the middle of a forest, many saints…
MPA Students doing seva at the GT

Guru Gobind Singh and the Shabad Guru

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The Shabad Guru of Guru Nanak evolved through the crystal psyche of the ten great Sikh Guru's and the Shabad once again rose as the single and uncontested Guru of the Sikhs. So the Shabad Guru reigns even today. To embrace the Shabad as your Guru, teacher, and guide takes courage and devotion.…
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The Invention of the Gurmukhi Script

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Many people who practice Kundalini Yoga as taught by the Siri Singh Sahib - Yogi Bhajan love the mantras and chants. But where did these chants come from? What language are they written in? Kundalini Yoga often uses chants taken from the language of Gurmukhi.  As far as languages go, Gurmukhi is relatively new. It’s…
Photo by Bhai Pratap Singh, Courtesy of Wikipedia.

The Shabad is my Guru

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Shabad – the sound that cuts the ego. Guru – the wisdom that takes us from darkness to light. In his teachings, Yogi Bhajan, also known as the Siri Singh Sahib of Sikh Dharma, taught that the Shabad Guru would become the guiding wisdom for people in the Aquarian Age. But what, exactly, is the…
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Guru Nanak and Prayer

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Guru Nanak was a grown up man now, and he had begun to travel and teach. He walked everywhere on foot with his friends and wherever they went, they sang. His friends were Mardana, who was a Muslim, and Bala, who was a Hindu. Those were the two main religions in India during that time.…
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Master and Disciple

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Renowned Canadian artist - Kanwar Singh, the painter/chronicler of Sikh History, painted this image, "Guru Gobind Singh: Master and Disciple."  It depicts a scene from the seminal event in Sikh history: the First Vaisakhi of 1699 and the Creation of The Khalsa. In the scene thus captured, we witness as follows: Having just…
Guru Gobind Singh receiving amrit - art of punjab

Guru Arjan Dev and the Birth of the Guru Granth Sahib

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Guru Ram Das had three sons. The child who was to become the Guru was the youngest. Born April 15, 1563, he was named Arjan Mal. Each of the boys had very different dispositions. The eldest, Prithi Chand, was clever in social and worldly affairs. He managed the Guru’s household and most efficiently administered the…
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Guru Hargobind Ji

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Guru Hargobind es el sexto Maestro en Sikh Dharma. Nació en Wadali, India y dio su último aliento en Kiratpur, India. Su padre fue Guru Arjan y su madre fue Mata Ganga Ji. Después de la muerte de Guru Arjan, la comunidad Sikh atravesó un cambio profundo. Durante 100 años, ellos habían desarrollado una profunda…
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