guru nanak

Gurfateh Sangatji My dear mother and father, pleased that I have stopped calling myself an atheist, sent me this link to encourage me today., Some of you may have seen it before, it is an animated version of Guru Nanak's life It also answered a question that I had had for some time, Did...

The first Sikh guru Guru Nanak Dev still owns over 1800 acres in Nankana Sahib district Pakistan. According to the revenue records of the district, Rai Bular Khan, who owned over 3600 acres, had donated half of it to Hazrat Nanak Dev in late 15th century when Guru Nanak was just a teenager...

How did he truly know there was a supreme being?

JAPJI– A JOURNEY TO DIVINE GRACE from the blog, SaadSangat and authored by Rawel Singh. Japji is the first composition in the Sikh Holy Scripture, Sri Guru Granth Sahib (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji) whose contents are referred to as Gurbani meaning the Guru’s word. One theme that runs...

Everywhere I look for an interpretation of Sidh Gosht I see the same English translation which I find confusing and which doesn't adequately get the message across. I thought it would be good to have a go at interpreting it with the SPN sangat to get a more in depth sense of what Guru Nanak Dev...

The thought is based on the understanding of 21st pauri of JAPJI SAHEB. The pundits know naught Of the dawn of Thy creation To record it in the puranas, Nor have the qazis seen that time To put it down in the quran, Nor do the yogis know Of the season, hour,date nor day. That...

Highlights: Sikh Community of East Africa joins hands with UNITED SIKHS to establish "Sri Guru Nanak Food Bank" in Nairobi UNITED SIKHS enters into agreement with Red Cross Society of Kenya to work on local relief work NAIROBI, KENYA: On January 22, 2011, UNITED SIKHS set up...

Sikh shrine in Baghdad lives on in memories Jan 26, 2011 at 09:59 BAGHDAD - A desolate courtyard surrounded by fields of mournful graves is all that remains of an ancient shrine to the Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak inside a sprawling Muslim cemetery in Baghdad. War, insurgents or...

Sat Sri Akal my fellow SPN'ers! I'm hoping I've posted this where it should be. Although I'm sure the marvellous admin will move it if required :grinningkaur: I came across this shabad the other day, and was simply blown away by it's beauty. I just thought I'd share it with you guys. I...

The Importance of KESH for a Sikh The birth as a human being is very difficult, before taking birth as a human one has to take birth in 84 lakhs ‘joons’ according to one’s deeds. If someone percives birth as human being he/she has to find a good teacher (guru) to attain eternal happiness...

This is the first of many questions I'll be asking...but I'm starting at the beginning... The death of Guru Nanak...he was covered in a shroud, and the next day the Muslims and Hindus pulled back the shroud and all they found were the flowers they each placed there....so what happened to his...

Attached please find the Latest Edition of the Sikh bulletin and Article on Japji sahib By dr Karminder Singh Dhillon of Malaysia.

Guru Nanak and Sankardev said to have met in Barpeta in 1505 BIJOY KR SHARMA Dhubri, Dec. 10: Harpreet Kaur Khalsa still finds it hard to believe that two great saints separated by thousands of kilometres could have met five centuries ago. She is referring to Guru Nanak Dev and Srimanta...

Conception and Aim of Education According to Guru Nanak Dr. Amrit Raina* * Principal, Mata Gujri Girls College, Sardulgarh (Mansa) 151507. Propounder of a new religion, Guru Nanak was a versatile genius who dealt with all phases of life elaborately. He wrote profusely on religion, philosophy...

Some wheat, some chaff. That's life. These are high holy days for Sikhs as we mark the birth of Guru Nanak, the Founder of Sikhi. Let's p{censored} a parable of his life from the end of his days. We know that anything and anyone that lives a life as flesh must perish and die one day. Everyone...

Humanism of Guru Nanak by J.S. Sarna (Jaipur) Guru Nanak’s humanism was entirely modern in outlook and expression. His approach to life was, in a way, reverse of the old prevailing beliefs and values. He sought to establish a casteless society based on socio-economic equality. Guru Nanak...

The representation of the Gurus, particularly Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh, constitutes a major part of the themes in murals of Sikh art, writes Kanwarjit Singh Kang ABOUT wall paintings in ancient Punjab, we have no evidence that has survived. Percy Brown spoke of the possibility of...

WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama has extended his greetings on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. More...

The Japuji of Guru Nanak : Its Doctrinal Basis Sirdar Kapur Singh The Japu is the first text included in Guru Granth Sahib. It is held by many scholars that the Japu contains the main thesis of the Sikh religion and that the rest of the Guru Granth is merely exegetic. This is the reason why a...

Founder of Sikhism died in 471 years ago. More...