Prime Environmental Teachings of Sikhism
Devinder Pal Singh
Abstract
Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of the Sikhs, contains numerous references to the worship of the divine in Nature. The Sikh scripture declares that human beings' purpose is to achieve a blissful state and be in...
earth
environmental teachings
gurbani
gurmat
guru nanak
impermanance
interdependence
nature
panch tattava
pollution
sri guru granth sahib
sustainability
sutak
trees
world peace
Christians are very clear from their bible on how God created the world in 7 days (6000 yrs ago). I believe this to be bogus, and very flawed. I've yet to read up on how Islam or Hindu's explain this question. But was more interested in how Sikhi explains the creation of the world and...
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BY Associated Press
Thursday, March 08, 2012
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The sun...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/scientists-determine-earth-has-87-million-species/article2139597/
Interesting article talks about 8.7 million species on earth. There is much talk in Eastern wisdom about 84 Lakh (Lakh/Lac = 100,000) species or 8.4 million species. What...
First Trojan asteroid circling sun in Earth's orbit discovered
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“Air is the Guru Water the father and Earth the great mother”
—Guru Granth Sahib
And now marble is king. Sikhism is the world’s youngest religion and perhaps the only one in which trees have contributed to spiritual evolution. More than 50 Sikh shrines across the country, and some in Pakistan...
This is a perfect example of how we love to blame others and not take responsibility as it is too hard to change! All done with perfect humour of course icecreamkaur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDIP71Lviys&feature=player_embedded#at=45
APRIL 21, 2011
The day the Earth shook and the ocean erupted
April 21, 2011
Mardi Tindal - THE STAR, Toronto
Paul Lachine / Newsart - Earth Day
Paul Lachine/Newsart
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The 50-metre-long rock could have destroyed a small country
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As we share and suffer with people in Japan, let us bring some peace in these difficult times in our own ways.
From Sikhism, I start with the following from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, our Holy Book and teacher embodiment,
YouTube - gurbani
Please post based on religion or...
NASA scientist finds evidence of alien life
By: Andrew Couts •
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Aliens exist, and we have proof.
That astonishingly awesome claim...
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New evidence linking “Snowball Earth” glacial events to the rise of early animals has been found by a team of scientists, led by biogeochemists at the University of California, Riverside. The controversial Snowball Earth hypothesis posits that the Earth was covered from pole to pole by a thick...
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Whose Responsibility is it to protect?
http://worldsikhnews.com/22%20April%202009/Whose%20Responsibility%20is%20it%20to%20protect.htm
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