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I started learning of Sikhism about a year ago. I just recently left Islam and started learning more about Sikhsim. the more I learned the more I fell in love with it. it's a beautiful religion. I want to be Sikh now, but how do I convert? I would go to a temple but the closest one to my...

Connected thread http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/interfaith-dialogues/29408-sikhism-and-zoroastrianism-a-dialog.html In previous discussions the following statement was made: Well proselytizing has become a bad name, because of the techniques used, and the attitudes shown, by the people who...

New Delhi, March 3 : Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, whose mother was a Sikh, says he feels drawn towards the religion and wants to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar with his children Abhishek and Shweta but can't because of time constraints. More...

Dear Narayanjot I thank you for your kind words. What can I say? I have an inquiring mind. I have experienced the Divine and I thirst for it. I am always looking to find the best way and place , format, and-or belief system, to worship, Him, to understand Him (as much as that is possible) to...

An Introduction to Sikh Belief by P.M. Wylam (Manjit Kaur) When Guru Nanak first began to preach his message, it was not with the intention of starting a new religion. He was such a gentle person, full of selflessness and humility that it was not in his nature to arrogate to himself the...

Is Sikhism a universal religion or a culturally specific one? A tough question, isn't it? What is "universal religion?" A friend once told me that Sikhism is universal for, no matter where one travels, there is always a Sikh who has been there before you. That may well be true, but no...

Where can I learn about sikhism more? I dont know much, any good articles?

(Austin, Texas) February 12, 2010 ? Over the past 8 months, the Sikh Coalition has partnered with Texas Sikhs to press the state to include information on Sikhs in the mandatory state-wide public school curriculum. After months of intense work, the Coalition is excited to report that a...

This paper was presented in International Sikh Conferences 2004 WHAT SIKHISM SAYS ABOUT GENDER AND SEX I.J. Singh This century has discovered the evils of sexism, and gender politics is such that the subject will not go away, nor should it. Gender issues remain minefields that continue...

Quoted from a passage by S. Rattan Singh Jaggi ...these days people do not follow the ideology of Guru Nanak and his message in our practical life, which is the cause of decline of the religion... Finally there is a realization that Sikhism is on a decline.The Reasons? To begin with, today...

Environment Protection in Sikhism By Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal Director Principal BMS College of Engineering Muktsar The Akal Takhat is the highest temporal and spiritual body of Sikhs. On Sunday July 26, 2009, Jathedar Gurbachan Singh the Head of the Akal Takhat made a public statement...

Ardas is an invocation, supplication, appeal or a humble prayer to Waheguru (God). Sikhs pray to God, with the Guru and Guru Granth Sahib as their witness. Ardas is recited to start and end every Sikh ceremony, or a session of individual or a congregational prayer. In Gurdwaras (the Sikh...

Tarungpa Tulku - A Tibetan Buddhist's View on Sikhism This story was published in the Indian Express, March 6th, 1966 It gave me great pleasure when I was asked to write this article as I have wanted for a long time to say something about my impressions of the Religion of the Sikhs in India...

Sikhism and Organ Donation Eye, blood and other organ donation of the body is generally opposed by the self styled religious guides of different faiths on the pretext of desecration of the dead body. We present here the Sikh point...

This is mental and physical non-injury to anyone. Every creature is created by the creator [God], all is His property, and no one in this world has permission to kill or hurt anyone for one’s profit. Prime thing is not to injure or hurt anyone, even in thought. This is the rule of The God...

Amrit Dhara or Amrti Rass – Drip of Nector. To enjoy that nector (love of God) leave this taste (attachments). Once you enjoy the honey (Naam), You will discard this drink (Maya). Kabir (342-7) Eh rass chhadae ouh rassu aavaa Ouh rass peeaa eh rassu nahi bhaavaa Kabir (342-7) Amrit dhara – A...

I sincerely wonder if sikhism has anything to do things of superstitions like black magic or Jadu Tuna. Recently a girl, whom I know of due to my professional commitments, has been thrown out of her home by her husband and in laws on the grounds that she practices Jadu-Tuna. After making a small...

Kakkar – 5 K Kakkars are five 1. Kesh (Kes) – Hair Unshorn hair to keep their appearance distinct and dignified. The head, hair must always be kept covered by everyone, by any sort of cloth, in any style. A short length of cloth called Keshki or Keski to cover the hair is considered to be the...

These words were the title of a paper i'm writing for my english class. When saying hypocrisy, i'm talking about the caste system. After digging through newspaper articles, interviewing people, and researching more on the role of the caste system in Sikhism, I am completely full of disgust. I...

Dear forum members, This thread is in the Hard Talk Section because sarbloh is hard and so is truth. And in the past several days the Internet audience of Sikhs worldwide has been treated to and mistreated by a mystery. It is a mystery that has all the elements of a Jacobean drama in which...