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    How Are Sikhs So Rich And Wealthy?

    Sikhs are usually very rich and well off. How is that happening? Is there a particular paath that bestows this blessing? I do want spiritual ascent ultimately however a certain amount of wealth is really necessary to have attention free from money matters and ones financial status. I really need...
  2. spnadmin

    An Epic Diaspora Story Of Work, Wealth, Family Obligation & Loss Of Cultural Heritage

    'I am ashamed my son has abandoned his cultural heritage': Frail father of £800million Radisson-Blu boss gives evidence in luxury hotel as he sues him for shunning Sikh tradition Images: Mohinder Singh, in white turban, and his wife Satwant Kaur Singh, in wheelchair, outside London's High...
  3. arshdeep88

    Health Exercise And Fitness

    "Health Is Wealth" How often do we read and hear this statement right from the childhood and all conrnes of the society and rightly so it is Indeed the real wealth. I once visited Gurudwara and was told a beautiul saying by Bhai Ji There that son "Wealth gone nothing is lost Health Lost Your...
  4. Archived_Member16

    Opinion Do Countries Lose Religion As They Gain Wealth?

    Updated: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 - By CBC News, cbc.ca Do countries lose religion as they gain wealth? The world's poorest nations are also some of its most religious – but does that mean religion can't flourish in a prosperous society? Gregory Paul doesn't think so. After constructing a...
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    India Billionaire Investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Pledges 25 Pc Of Wealth For Charity

    Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala pledges 25 pc of wealth for charity PTI Aug 4, 2011, 08.31pm IST MUMBAI: Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, often referred to as India's Warren Buffet for his investment strategy, has decided to pledge one-fourth of his wealth for charity --...
  6. spnadmin

    Buddhism Buddhism And Wealth: Defining 'Right Livelihood'

    Lewis Richmond Buddhist writer and teacher "Right Livelihood" is a traditional Buddhist teaching and one of the limbs of the eight-fold path taught by the Buddha. For laypeople, Buddha's teaching of right livelihood meant ethical livelihood. In the book The Buddha's Teaching on...
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    No Shortage Of Wealth Of Naam

    Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Arjan Dev Dev Ji De Paavan Bachan............. ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ Gourree Guaaraeree Mehalaa 5 || ਹਮ ਧਨਵੰਤ ਭਾਗਠ ਸਚ ਨਾਇ ॥ Ham Dhhanavanth Bhaagath Sach Naae || I am prosperous and fortunate, for I have received the True Name. ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥...
  8. Admin

    Wealth & Poverty In Sikhism

    Wealth & Poverty in Sikhism by SEWA SINGH KALSI The concepts of wealth and poverty are closely linked with the doctrine of social justice in Sikhism. In order to understand their significance for the development of ethical behavior we will attempt to reflect on some of the...
  9. Archived_Member16

    Socio-Economic Study Of Wealth And Poverty In Sikhism

    Socio-Economic Study of Wealth and Poverty in Sikhism Friday - May 14, 2010 Amritsar (IndiaVision Exclusive) - The concepts of wealth and poverty are closely linked with the doctrine of social justice in Sikhism. In order to understand their significance for the development of ethical...
  10. Admin

    Greed And Social Creation Of Wealth

    John Fleming "Because you like nice things" is a wonderful advertising slogan, a real classic. I think this phrase from a local television commercial should be trumpeted throughout the country. It could be applied to everything from automobiles and...
  11. spnadmin

    All That Glisters Is Not Gold As Dowries Adapt To India's New Wealth

    SPN's stance on dowry. We adhere to the principles laid out in the Sikh Rehat Marayada regarding the payment of dowry: i.e., (l) No Sikh should accept a match for his/her son or daughter for monetary consideration. From Sikh Rehat Maryada, 1971, Section 4, Chapter 10. All that glisters is not...
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    Opinion Wealth Over Health

    IN MEHTAGAON in southern Punjab, Raj Kumar has an 11-acre plot of land, clearly divided in the middle. On one side is a dense patch of wheat, where each seed sprouts several shoots and each acre gives 12 quintals of food. He uses 1,500 kilos of chemical...
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    World Schooled Beggars Wait For 'common Wealth'

    Schooled beggars wait for 'common wealth' It seems that beggars are made, not born. An informal academy for wannabe beggars in Rohini in west Delhi is training initiates in this profession. The training, imparted with an eye to the coming Common-wealth Games, is in foreign languages...
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    Sucess, Wealth & Love

    WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat." "Is the man of the...
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    MONEY Or WEALTH

    MONEY OR WEALTH (what it can buy) 1) Wealth can purchase a 'bed' but not 'sleep'. 2) Wealth can purchase 'books' but not 'knowledge'. 3) Wealth can purchase 'foodstuffs' but not the power of 'digestion'. 4) Wealth can purchase 'medicines' but not 'health'. 5) Wealth can purchase a 'house' but...
  16. Archived_Member16

    Permanent Wealth

    This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Gujri on Pannaa 511 mÚ 3 ] eyko inhcl nwm Dnu horu Dnu AwvY jwie ] iesu Dn kau qskru joih n skeI nw Eckw lY jwie ] iehu hir Dnu jIAY syqI riv rihAw jIAY nwly jwie ] pUry gur qy pweIAY mnmuiK plY n pwie ] Dnu vwpwrI nwnkw ijn@w nwm Dnu KitAw...
  17. Archived_Member16

    Money Or Wealth - What It Can Buy !

    MONEY OR WEALTH (WHAT IT CAN BUY) 1) Wealth can purchase a 'bed' but not 'sleep'. 2) Wealth can purchase 'books' but not 'knowledge'. 3) Wealth can purchase 'foodstuffs' but not the power of 'digestion'. 4) Wealth can purchase 'medicines' but not 'health'. 5) Wealth can purchase a 'house'...
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