Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community In Chile, there are several langar kitchens that selflessly serve food to homeless people. This group of sevadars is a profound source of inspiration. One of the groups who serve langar is led by Guru Updesh Kaur, called Fundación Langar Manos y Corazones.
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Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, Publications, Sikh History Guru Amar Das insisted that before anyone could get an audience with him, they must first eat in the free kitchen. People of all castes, peasants and royalty, Hindus and Muslims, all sat together, side by side, in the same langar lines.…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, Community, Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People, Your Stories
The 3rd Sikh guru, Guru Amar Das ji, proclaimed that no one would be allowed into his presence until that person had eaten in the Guru’s Kitchen, or Guru ka Langar. Of course, it was a wonderful service to make sure that everyone had this basic need for food taken care of before…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Your Stories 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 Pritpal Singh Khalsa& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, Sikh Dharma Technology, Sikh History The 3rd Sikh guru, Guru Amar Das ji, proclaimed that no one would be allowed into his presence until that person had eaten in the Guru’s Kitchen, or Guru ka Langar. Of course, it was a wonderful service to make sure that everyone had this basic need for food taken care of before…
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 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 Sikh Dharma Ministry& filed under Ministry, Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People This article is courtesy of the Sikh Dharma Ministry
Gratitude and joy were constant and faithful companions during my recent visit to the2015 Parliament of World Religions that took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, from October 15 – 19. The gratitude and joy that filled me was for the remembered blessing of being…
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 Kulwant Kaur Khalsa& filed under Community, Service/Seva, Sikhs Feed People, Your Stories I sent out a notice inviting anyone interested to come to my house for dinner and a discussion about the possibility of forming a seva group to serve at the soup kitchen. My hope was that the lure of delicious food would maximize the turn out.…
Posted by Bibiji& filed under Our Authors When I sit in prayer in your beautiful temple, I am humbled by the profound divine presence, and I have often thought of the many similarities we share in our spiritual traditions.…
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