Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Around the World
The Hindu temple of Naina Devi is dedicated to the Goddess Durga. It sits in the top of the highest hill in the area and is easily seen from the backyard of Dashmesh Sadan. There are several ancient mythological stories connected with the temple.
Shri Naina Devi Temple is also known as Mahishapeeth because…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 07-Guru Har Rai, Publications
The below text is an excerpt taken from the book Heroes, Saints and Yogis: Tales of Self Discovery and the Path of Sikh Dharma, compiled by Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa and Guruka Singh Khalsa.
Har Rai was an extremely sensitive child. The story is told that when he brushed against a rose bush and accidentally knocked…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History, Videos
A very beautiful true story about Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Listen to this story, courtesy of Sikhnet
When Guru Nanak was traveling, he came to a village where a robber lived. The robber’s name was Bhoomi Daku. No one liked him because he was a thief. When he saw Guru Nanak,…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 05-Guru Arjan, 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Publications, Sikh History
Part 1 of Chapter 3 of Victory and Virtue
Through his Hymns and Prayers, Guru Nanak inspired and uplifted humankind to live a life of truth, righteousness and spirituality. These enlightening words were sung by his companions, Bala and Mardana, and by the Sangats which grew up around Guru Nanak. In his later…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib
Our relationship will always be happy, if we keep on expanding.
Touch every heart, bow your head, bless everybody and you shall be blessed.
~Yogi Bhajan (YB Teachings, LLC)
Excerpt from Gurdwara Lecture on January 26, 1992 in Española, NM by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan
Human nature is to expand. This is a…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Around the World, Bani, Ministry, Sikh Dharma Technology, The Guru
by SS Siri Bhrosa Kaur Khalsa, Anandpur Sahib India
Winter 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
My personal approach to reading the banis has always been a very practical one. I feel that reading the banis in the vernacular (in English or whatever your native tongue) and pondering on the meaning of the words, either one line or…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Around the World, Ministry, Sikh History
by SS Dr. Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM
Winter 2017 SDI Ministry Newsletter
Have you heard this story?
When Guru Gobind Singh was 16 years old, he received an invitation from Medni Parkash, the ruler of the Nahan State, to select any place in the kingdom to settle permanently.
The Guru…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 04-Guru Ram Das, Meditation
This is the mantra for miracles where the impossible becomes possible. When life seems stuck, praise the domain of Guru Ram Das, the realm of the true Reality, the realm of the heart, of the Neutral Mind, where all things become pure.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 04-Guru Ram Das, Shabad Guru
Guru Ram Das was the Fourth Sikh Guru, and a man of infinite compassion and service, whose very presence could heal. In addition, he was the King of Raj Yoga, having been given that throne for perpetuity.
What is Raaj Yoga?
“Raaj Yog is that state in which you are a king…
Posted by Sardarni Guru Amrit Kaur& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Our Authors, Shabad Guru, Shabad Guru Courses
Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, lived in a time of great turmoil. The circumstances of his life were fraught with tragedy and hardships. Yet, his radiance was so strong that people lost their fear in his presence.
How did he do this? What courage or faith…
Posted by Sardarni Guru Amrit Kaur& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Our Authors, Shabad Guru, Shabad Guru Courses
Before he was born into this life, Guru Gobind Singh explains how God came to him in his deep meditation with a call to serve in the world. In his own words, this is how he shares it with us:
“Now I relate my own story as to how I was brought here, while…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under 04-Guru Ram Das, Events, Gurpurbs, Service/Seva
During the Siri Singh Sahib Ji’s life, traveling to India and doing Kirtan programs throughout the Punjab was something he did every year. This was his seva - to share the love of Guru Ram Das with the sangat and sing God’s Name together. This fall we will once again do this seva…
Posted by GuruKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under 11-Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Shabad Guru
The Siri Guru Granth Sahib is a specific collection of shabads (poems) compiled by the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan in 1604, with a few shabads added in by the 10th and last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. It begins with the Japji written by Guru Nanak and includes writings by the first five Sikh Gurus…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 04-Guru Ram Das, Around the World, Sikh Art Corner, Your Stories
There is that very beautiful picture of Guru Ram Das at the museum of the Darbar Sahib, where he is surrounded by flowers. (The one that's used a lot, he sits on a lovely Persian carpet and the view is out through the window onto the Golden Temple.
In my mind's eye, I picture…
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