Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 09-Guru Teg Bahadur, Gurpurbs, Sikh History Guru Teg Bahadur was born in Amritsar, India, on April 18, 1621. The name Teg Bahadur, means mighty of the sword and was given by his father, Guru Hargobind, after showing unimaginable valor in a the battle of Kartarpur against the Mughals. As a child, Guru Teg Bahadur was trained in the martial-arts of archery, horsemanship, and swordsmanship. …
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 05-Guru Arjan, Gurpurbs, Sikh History A cousin of Guru Ram Das Ji came to Amritsar from Lahore especially to ask Guru Sahib to attend his son’s wedding. Guru Ji said, “I will not be able to go because I can’t leave my duties as Guru. Perhaps I can send one of my Sons instead.” Guru Ram Das Ji had three…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 07-Guru Har Rai With gratitude for this artwork by Bhagat Singh (www.sikhiart.com)
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Baani Guru, Guru Hai Baani
ਬਾਣੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਬਾਣੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਾਰੇ ॥
ਗੁਰੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਕਹੈ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜਨੁ ਮਾਨੈ ਪਰਤਖਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥
Baani Guru Guru Hai Baani Vich Baani Amrit Saaray || …
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Events, Gurpurbs Sikh Dharma International will be bringing our global community together for a special 12-hour live event to celebrate Guru Nanak's birthday! We invite you to join us on November 26, 2023, for 12 hours of live recitation of the first pauree via Zoom.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 08-Guru Harkrishan, Gurpurbs, Publications, Sikh History Pundits (scholars) and other village intellectuals were not happy, to say the least, about having to bow to a little child as their Guru. To test his spiritual authority, they asked Har Krishan to give them a dissertation on the Bhagavad Gita.…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 05-Guru Arjan, Sikh History As he meditated for thousands of years the words of his master echoed as he waited to meet the Guru of the future kal yug... …
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, Publications After the remaining steps were completed, the Guru said that whoever recites Japji on each of the eighty-four steps would be freed from the cycle of birth and death. There are 8.4 million possible life form incarnations for all creatures.…
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.
In the time of Emperor Aurangzeb's reign (1618 - 1707), the state turned openly hostile against non-Muslims. …
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Community, Events, Gurpurbs Sikh Dharma International will be bringing our global community together for a special 24-hour live event to celebrate Guru Gobind Singh Ji's birthday! We invite you to join us for 24 hours of live Gobinday Mukhanday recitation on Zoom starting on December 30, 2022!…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Sikh History Zoravar said, “Little brother, the time has come to sacrifice our lives like our grandfather Guru Teg Bahadur. What do you think?" Fateh said, “Our grandfather gave his head but not his faith. We must follow his example." …
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