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Hola Mohalla is the Sikh festival which falls in March (2013 is March 28th) and a national holiday in India. Together the words "Hola Mohalla" stand for "mock fight". During this festival, processions are organized and accompanied by large “nagara” drums and headed by Panj Pyaras, which proceed from one Gurdwara to another. The custom…
Posted by Dharmic Office of Public Affairs& filed under Community, Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People
January 19 marked the fourth anniversary of Raj Khalsa Gurdwara’s monthly langar for the homeless program, an important milestone for the Raj Khalsa Gurdwara sangat in Virginia, USA.…
Posted by Siri Sevak Kaur Khalsa& filed under Community, Events, Shabad Guru, Your Stories
S.S. Siri Sevak Kaur Khalsa describes the Gurdwara experience at Sat Nam Fest East (2018) in the Berkshires.
One of the unique things Sikh Dharma International does is to create a Gurdwara at both Sat Nam Fests—in the Berkshires and at Joshua Tree. I had the opportunity to experience the one In…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, The Guru
Excerpted from the May 16, 1976 gurdwara lecture in Los Angeles by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan
My subject today is “The Greatest Meditation.” The greatest meditation is coming to the Guru. There is no meditation which can beat it. There’s no technology which can make up for it. There’s no grace which can…
Posted by Chardi Kala Jatha& filed under Events, Music, Videos
This is a live Kirtan by Chardi Kala Jatha recorded at Camp Miri Piri 2015. Visit www.campmiripiri.com for information about our next Camp Miri Piri
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Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, Gurpurbs, Lectures-Siri Singh Sahib, Sikh History
Gurdwara Lecture by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan
You have heard bhakti, bhakti means devotion, prayer and meditation and Shakti means power, self-control, discipline, elevation and everything in the spiritual world and the personal world is divided into bhakti and Shakti. There are different beliefs. Some people with bhakti you will get Shakti,…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Ministry
This article is courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry
From the earliest days of his ministry, Guru Nanak’s approach to spreading his God-given message was very simple. Accompanied by his minstrel Mardana, he walked from village to village throughout much of India and many surrounding countries. There he would sit down under a tree,…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Your Stories
After the attacks on the Golden Temple complex, the Siri Singh Sahib established a monthly 6th-of-the-month Gurdwara to honor the sacrifices offered in dedication to the Khalsa Panth. In a Gurdwara lecture dated March 6, 1993, he explained,"So it is a privileged day today, it's the sixth, we celebrate every sixth, the day of the Akal Takhat,…
Posted by Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan& filed under Prayer, Videos-Siri Singh Sahib
Siri Singh Sahib Ji
January 6, 1987
Guru Ram Das Ashram, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Part of the “Awakening of the Khalsa" Series
On June 6, 1984, the Akal Takhat, the seat of religious authority for Sikhs, was attacked. Many remember the tanks and bullets and thousands of lives lost, yet through the…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Events
SDI sponsored a youth camp August 5-8, 2014 at the Raj Khalsa Gurdwara in Sterling Virginia. It was a four day camp of learning about the Guru, learning and playing Gurubani Kirtan, doing yoga and learning gatka. The grand finale was going to the park for a game of "gatka wars" and playing kirtan as a group in…
Posted by Harinam Singh& filed under Around the World, The Guru, Your Stories
Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh!
I would like to take this time to share a few words about my recent trip to Kenya, during which I had the privilege to serve and spend considerable time with the wonderful Punjabi Sikh community there. No words can adequately describe how deeply…
Posted by Himmat Singh Khalsa& filed under Gurpurbs, Music, Your Stories
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa! Waheguru ji ki Fateh!
In celebration of the first Prakash of the Adi Granth Sahib (1604 C.E.), Hardeep Singh Virdee, a former member of the Los Angeles Sangat - now living in Indianapolis - invited M.S.S. Kirtan Singh and jatha to join in the occasion at the Plainfield Gurdwara in…
Posted by Himmat Singh Khalsa& filed under The Guru, Your Stories
PROCLAMATION Whereas, Guru Nanak Dev Ji gave us the words "Ek Ong Kaar" to serve as our guiding star; and, Whereas, as Sikhs of the Guru we live to honor those words and recognize the One in All; and, Whereas, Guru Angad Dev Ji said, "Jis Piaaray Sio Neh, Tis Aagai…
Posted by Gurujodha Singh& filed under Community, Your Stories
I just returned from events at the Oak Creek Gurdwara commemorating the one (1) year anniversary of the shootings which killed six worshipers in the Gurdwara on August 5, 2012. It was my third trip to Oak Creek since the shooting. I was there one week after the shootings accompanying a delegation from Sikh Dharma…
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