discovering

Sent to me via email message... My name is Michael Jerryson and you were graciously enough to allow my class and I to visit your gurdwara, December 2. I would like to thank you for your extraordinary hospitality and kindness. My students really enjoyed the visit-- and it helped solidify...

This letter was posted on the Facebook page for the local Gurdwara where I attend (Maritime Sikh Society). Permission has apparently been granted to use it. It is a letter sent by an American female MD (Dr. Janet Lant, MD) who is embracing Sikhism, and why she chose this path. The letter was...

When my wife and I decided to move our family from Maplewood to Beijing in 2005 we weren't really sure what it would mean for our Jewish life. We were prepared to scale it back for a few years, and to take more responsibility for keeping the Jewish education of our three children, then aged 2, 4...

Discovering religion in the classroom By Brandon Davis Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 There are eight students in the class, some Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Sikh and Hindu. On the table in front of us are our three, 500-page Pequod packets, compilations of the major Sufi teachings and...

DISCOVERING OUR TRUE SELF Once upon a time, ten men were making their way across a jungle. After arriving at a wide, swiftly moving, six-foot deep stream, they decided to cross it. After reaching the opposite bank, one of the men counted the members, forgetting to include himself. He...

My friend called on me yesterday and we spent sometime in discovering Naam. He told me that one of the essential qualification for a seeker should be that he should not be affected by the highs and lows in life and should remain equi-poised to treat the 25 pair of opposites as same. He suggested...

Bhagvad Gita is undoubtedly one of the most reverred and widely read religious scripture. For many years scholars have been troubled by evidence that the Bhagvadgita, like the scriptures of many other religions, has been so edited and interpolated that its original message has been obscured...

Message from the Desk of Mr. Vinanti Sarkar, Producer of MISTAKEN IDENTITY This is an informal invitation from digital filmmaker in New York, CELEBRATING UNITY, CELEBRATING DIVERSITY All Sikh Philosophy membersare invited to a screening of the award-winning documentary Mistaken Identity...