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March 03, 2025
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What Inspires Me

S. Bhagat Singh Bedi ਬਾਣੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਬਾਣੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਾਰੇ ॥ [Sri Guru Granth Sahib: 982] Does Bani inspire only through writing? Or can it also be spoken, sung, painted, and acted out? Of course, it can! Bani can be expressed in all those forms. You can speak it, sing it, paint […]

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February 24, 2025
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Punjab in the grip of an Ecological disaster: Is there a Solution?

PROF. HARDEV SINGH VIRK* Punjab, the land of five rivers, is facing one of the worst crises in its history. Its youth are trapped in drug addiction, marginal farmers are burdened with insurmountable bank loans – often leading to suicide – and the State’s financial situation is so dire that Punjab is caught in a […]

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February 24, 2025
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The Sikh Identity: Is God Ordained

PAROPKAR SINGH PURI In our faith, all “baptized Sikhs are required to keep their hair-kesh intact, covered with a turban. We also wear the four other symbols prescribed by Guru Gobind Singh ji. We are required to live a simple and truthful life as per the code of conduct laid down by the Gurus. That […]

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February 24, 2025
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The Hungry Cannot Meditate

– S . Kushhal Singh (Canada) SAINT KABIR, THE ‘SIRMOUR BHAGHAT, as the fifth Nanak ranked him, had declared that his ‘rasna’ (tongue) was his rosary: “ਕਬੀਰ ਮੇਰੀ ਸਿਮਰਨੀ ਰਸਨਾ ਉਪਰਿ ਰਾਮੁ ॥” [SGGS: 1364] He needed no mala or rosary.Kabir Sahib would recite the Lord’s Name using no rosary but his ‘fasna’. A rosary […]

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February 19, 2025
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Love and Prayer

– Amandeep Singh “Jin prem kayo, tin hee Prabh payo.” (These who practice the art of love, realize the Almighty) – Guru Gobind Singh Ji When the blessings of love  shower upon a soul, they shape the course of life. Even a tiny creature, like the rain bird, may reveal the meaning of love more […]

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February 19, 2025
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The Importance of Naam Simran

K.S Ahluwalia Today, while listening to the divine wisdom embodied in Shabad at the Gurdwara, something strange happened, unfolding the unexpected, in a celebrative mode. One Word simply stopped me-Naam a word which I must have heard and listened to countless times in the past. I simply closed my eyes and tried hard to concentrate, […]

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February 18, 2025
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The Future of the Sikhs

– Col Dr. Dalvinder Singh Grewal I have often heard some Sikhs saying, “Panth khatre vich” – “The Sikh religion is in danger.” Upon closer scrutiny, it becomes clear that many of these voices come either from political leaders with vested interests who use religion to gain votes or from fundamentalists more focused on rituals […]

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February 04, 2025
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Prayer

-Amandeep Singh The veil of night, the song of morning, the chirping The of birds, the freshness of breeze. Are all these prayers to The Almighty? Are all offering their love to The Lord? There is a wonder in this creation. Souls immersed in His love have the eyes to realize this wonder. My Lord […]

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February 04, 2025
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Kara – Fetters of Freedom

Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba Kara – FETTERS OF FREEDOM. Kara, one of the five kakars of the Sikhs, is neither an ornament nor a tool, but is a blessed gift from Lord, the Tenth Master Guru Gobind Singh ji. Alas, this great gift to the humanity has either been ignored or has not been appreciated in […]

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February 03, 2025
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The Basis of Morality

– Sh.Muni Nathmal Once a youth come to me. He had just returned from abroad after having spent four months there. He had the opportunity of travell-ing widely all over the world. During his stay there he undertook a deep study of the cultural traditions, social practices and other customs of these countries. Some of […]