Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History Early every morning Nanak loved to take a bath in the nearby river. He would clean himself with the cold water and then he would meditate. The time was coming for Nanak’s life to change in a big way. All his life he only cared about God.…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under Bani, Legacy Organizations, Shabad Guru, Your Stories Japji Sahib, also known as the Song of the Soul, is the love of my life. After about three months of daily chanting, one Sunday morning I felt bliss—a feeling that was already somewhat familiar to me in that I had felt it several times before after a solid yoga or chanting session.…
Posted by Harsimranjeet Singh& filed under Around the World, Bani, Community, Dharmic Education, Your Stories As a teenager, I was confronted about my identity often. Friends and teachers would frequently inquire about what it was I wore on my head and why I wore it, why I would let the hair on my face and head grow and left uncut and so forth.…
Posted by Prabhu Nam Kaur Khalsa& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology The Eighth Paurī is a meditation that touches on many subjects and guides the “listener” to merge into the essence of a Siddha, the person who can manifest the seemingly miraculous; a Pir, the revered spiritual guide; and Sur nāth, the great yogi of divine caliber; – to experience as near as is possible the consciousness of such illumined…
Posted by Siri Sevak Kaur Khalsa& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology “When you suffer from greed, madness for power, overbearing expansion and the need to control, when you become trapped in your territoriality, the seventh Paurī will heal you.” – from the Teachings of the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan (1)
jay jug chāray ārajā hor dasūṉī ho-i. …
Posted by Sat Bachan Kaur& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Community, Your Stories When I first listened to the sound current, the rhythm, the voice and the intonation, immediately I felt a coziness and familiarity. I was especially focused on the recitation of the 28th and 29th Paurees...…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology Reflections from MSS Hari Dharam Kaur Khalsa, Chief Granthi
The fifth Paurī must be recited when you feel a sense of failure within yourself. When you feel that you are not up to the job this Paurī will grant you all success.
~from the Teachings of the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan…
Posted by Ram Singh& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology After introducing and developing the notion of hukam, Gurū Nānak invites us to a new relation to the divine, a new kind of exchange with God.
One of the main manifestations of our ego is thinking that we are doers. The very word Gurū Nānak uses for “ego” says it clearly: in its Sanskrit etymology, ahankar means “me-doer” or…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology This Paurī also awakens in us an awareness of the many paths, the many ways to relate to the Source and to name the Infinite Spirit, so we come to appreciate all the facets of the creative manifestation around us. The way each person expresses their connection to their own soul and the Great Cosmic…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh History In this video, Shanti Kaur tells the story of one of the most important chapters in Guru Nanak's life. What pushed Guru Nanak to transition from the life of a regular householder to begin traveling and spreading the message of Ek Ong Kaar?…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Bani, Dharmic Education Japji Sahib is timeless and universal. Recited daily (Jap), it becomes a companion, slowly revealing insights of your inner journey of self-realization and bringing light and strength to your divine self, your “ji.” The recitation of Japji acts as a medicinal salve or remedy to heal the injuries and the challenges encountered during your life.…
Posted by GuruKirin Kaur Khalsa& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, 06-Guru Hargobind, Shabad Guru, Sikh Dharma Technology, Sikh History When we hear the word ‘command’ it can spark a reaction as we all desire freedom. When we hear the word ‘Command’ it can spark a reaction as we all desire freedom. As we understand and accept the nature of the Divine Order, we learn that freedom is only achieved by taking responsibility for our…
Posted by Sardarni Guru Amrit Kaur& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Sikh Dharma Technology, Siri Singh Sahib Ji Reflections from Sardarni GuruAmrit Kaur Khalsa
“The First Paurī contains the total knowledge and ecstasy of God. The second half is an antidote to depression. It will lift you from depression, insecurity, nightmares, and loss.”
~ from the Teachings of Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan (1)
Sochai soch na hova-ī jay…
Posted by Snatam Kaur& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Bani, Shabad Guru Reflections on the Mūl Mantra by Snatam Kaur Khalsa
"The Mūl Mantra is a fate killer. It removes the fate and changes the destiny to prosperity." ~Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan (1)
In the fifteenth Century in a town called Sultanpur in Northern India, a young man named Nānak loved to bathe…
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