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This is the way it is supposed to work on our journey to being Gurmukh. ਪਉ ਸੰਤ ਸਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੁ ਚਰਣੀ ਮਿਟੈ ਦੂਖੁ ਅੰਧਾਰੁ ॥੨॥ Po Santh Saranee Laag Charanee Mittai Dhookh Andhhaar ||2|| Seek the Sanctuary of the Saints, and fall at their feet; your suffering and darkness shall be removed. ||2|| 
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Each week SPN would like to post an event in the life of one of our Gurus or Bhagats. The thread is a place for comments, reflections and discussions: a place to learn more about the values of Sikhi and the moral and ethical insights of the Guru Sahibhan, bhagats and sants whose bani is part of...

Turban’s role in Canadian life examined in Sikh Heritage Museum show opening Sunday ARISSA CAHUTE http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/nridiaspora/exhibit-turbans-role-in-canadian-life-examined-in-sikh-heritage-museum-show-opening-sunday/462034/ About the first image attached for this...

MONROE, Conn. — On the first day back, Sean Murray said, his 9-year-old son, Brendan, was eager to return to school and see his friends, but he was nervous at the same time. “Brendan had two kids in his class whose siblings were killed,” Mr. Murray said. “He’s been getting counseling outside...

Has anyone seen the Life of Pi? If not please see it. It talks a lot about religion and faith.* If yes, read [spoilers] http://www.quora.com/Life-of-Pi-2012-movie/Which-of-the-two-stories-was-real I think there is a lot more one can discuss about it.* --*

On being a Sikh? I'm not sure what to do. I've been reading the Granth Sahib, but I'm not sure on what to start applying in my daily life. I wish there was a manual step by step guide on being a Sikh. I also went to a Gurdwara once but didn't go again. It's not really that I felt...

Save the Children filmed the accounts of six Syrian children living with their families in a refugee camp in the north of Jordan. Over 65% of camp inhabitants are children, many of whom are traumatised by the violence they have witnessed in Syria. The children describe hearing bombs dropping...

Recognizing the perhaps enviable persona of Guru ji he is asked about what techniques he adopted and got the mind so directed. Let us review the following, Sidhas/Yogis ask: Guru Ji’s answers: Guru ji state that realization of being born of the creator, the wandering subsided. The...

I just wanted to say that as a convert to the Sikh faith, I have noticed that since I started to attend the Gurdwara, and actively become part of the Sangat here locally, my life has been honestly and truly blessed and I feel a presence I have never felt in my life before within me. I feel it...

Confused Ji and I would like to take up the discussion of Karma and right understanding of Karma, stated in another post. I suggest we do so here, pulling on Sikh and non-Sikhi philsophy as appropriate to arrive at a conclusion. The Sikh Wiki reads: This might be the personal opinion of...

B.C. soccer player helps Indian girls take aim at life goals http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/08/02/b-c-soccer-player-helps-indian-girls-take-aim-at-life-goals/

Gurfateh, On a post the other day, I wrote something to the effect that the path of the flesh leads to death, while the path of God leads to eternal life. Later that night I was musing about the concept of eternal life, and how it fitted in with my thoughts regarding death as being basically the...

Kindly put some light on final hours of Guru Gobind Singh Jee. it is already known that guru gobind singh jee's last hours of human life were there in nanded but what happened at that time??? while going through some literature i found that guru jee left for almighty with his human body, where...

Vancouver truck driver sentenced to life in Indian prison for killing his wife By Sam Cooper, The ProvinceJune 10, 2012 Manjit Badyal (L) was sentenced to life imprisonment in India for the contract killing of his wife, Kuldeep Badyal (R) in 2009, when she was shot dead on her...

NAGPUR: The ever increasing disparity in sex ratio in states like Rajasthan and Gujarat is having an impact on lives of destitute and orphan girls of Shri Shraddhanand Anathalaya in Nagpur. As it gets increasingly difficult for boys of middle and lower middle class homes in these states to...

ਕਬੀਰ ਮਨੁ ਜਾਨੈ ਸਭ ਬਾਤ ਜਾਨਤ ਹੀ ਅਉਗਨੁ ਕਰੈ ॥ Kabeer, the mortal (mind) knows everything, and knowing, he still makes mistakes. ਕਾਹੇ ਕੀ ਕੁਸਲਾਤ ਹਾਥਿ ਦੀਪੁ ਕੂਏ ਪਰੈ ॥੨੧੬॥ What good is a lamp in one's hand, if he falls into the well? ||216|| (Lamp also needs to be fueled up with oil regularly!) ਕਬੀਰ...

Hi, I was born into a very poor family, I was born in a poor area of my city, My family then moved to a poorer part of the city where our house was robbed and now we been living on a council estate in another poor part of the city. My father is an massive alcoholic (typical of sikh men these...

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Enjoy the great video with this thread. She looks and dresses like a traditional Indian woman, yet she speaks with an American-Italian Brooklyn accent. Maria Provenzano Singh is also one of the few women cab drivers in New York City. Recently, a young man pulled out a gun at the end of...

PANAJI: A young couple working in the IT industry committed suicide by hanging themselves at their residence in Merces, just outside Panaji. The decomposed bodies were found by Old Goa police on Thursday night after neighbours complained of a foul smell emerging from the flat. Police suspect...