Posted by Shabd Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Your Stories
“You’re late. The rumalas have already been brought to the Harimandir Sahib.”
“We were told to be here at ten.”
With a wag of his chin, he indicated that, according to him, we were incorrect. It was hot and we were all dripping with sweat. He held up a…
Posted by Dharmatma& filed under Your Stories If you have never been to Darbar Sahib or India, there is a spiral circulation of people that is constant at Darbar Sahib, the Takhts (Sikh Thrones) and other large gurdwara complexes such as Goindwal or Tarn Taran. These Gurdwaras have perkarmas and sarovars—walkways encircling the water tanks. Some have only one entrance, but all…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under Community, Our Authors, Sikh Dharma International, Sikhs Feed People, Videos, Your Stories In the honor and memory of those people who lost their lives at the Oak Creek Wisconsin Gurdwara (Sikh temple) shooting in the summer of 2012. Snatam Kaur, along with the Sikh community of the New Jersey Bridgewater Gurdwara, gives us an inside view of the beautiful Sikh way of life. Visit Snatam Kaur's website…
Posted by Shabd Singh Khalsa& filed under Your Stories Bhajan Lal, my tabla teacher's teacher, was born in Lahore in 1935. One of three brothers, his father passed away before he completed the sixth grade, the grade in which he would end his formal education. He was twelve years old. Something else happened in his twelfth year: Indian independence, the formation of the Pakistani…
Posted by Shabd Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Your Stories My inner dialogue is conflicted. As a Sikh, I value the principles of a person over their religion, race, or creed. I try to live by principles over rules and value inner faith and goodness over outer physical identity. Why, then, should I be so concerned with the outer representation of the buildings that house…
Posted by Shabd Singh Khalsa& filed under Around the World, Your Stories The day was warm, but not too hot. The sun shone clear over Amritsar and the minarets of the Akal Takht glinted over the walls of the Golden Temple complex walls. It was difficult to move. Walking was more like wading through a rushing sea of people; pilgrims come to celebrate the birth of Guru…
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