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  1. seekingsikhi

    Getting Hung Up On A Word

    WJKK WJKF Sangat ji, On occasion as I read the Hukamnama I find myself cringing at a particular word used in the English translation. The word is "slave". Maybe it's because I'm an American and our national history with slavery, but whenever I read this word I find myself forced further from...
  2. Inderjeet Kaur

    How Should We Refer To "God"?

    :confusedmunda::confusedkudi: Words are powerful. The words we use and how we use them affects us and those who hear or read our words. What is the clearest, most accurate way to refer to the Supreme Being. This is something I have been wrestling with for years. Let me start withe the noun...
  3. spnadmin

    India Eyewitness Today: Gurbaksh Singh By Artistotle Ji In Amb Sahib

    SPN leader, artistotle ji, has taken some time off from school to travel to Amb Sahib where he joins throngs in support of Gurbaksh Singh. He is communicating with us by mobile device. His eye-witness accounts will be posted here as he reports in. I personally thank him for giving permission...
  4. S

    Words Of Wisdom From Giani Ji

    Words of Wisdom from Giani ji http://manvirsingh.blogspot.in/2013/01/words-of-wisdom.html?m=1
  5. Ambarsaria

    Grammer / Vyakarn Words With Gur / ਗੁਰ In Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

    There are 43 total such words appearing 7042 times. I have taken the top 10 which represent 6929 occurrences of these or 98 % of the total. This is out of curiosity from another thread. I used Dr. Thind's word catalog of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji words and looked up top 10 words that embed...
  6. namjiwankaur

    Words To Snatam Kaur Video

    Sat Nam _/|\_ I'm listening to "Kabir's Song" by Snatam Kaur. I am trying searches to see if this is something from Kabir in the Guru Granth Sahib. Or maybe its a poem by Kabir? Or is it about some person named Kabir? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EQPig6XwPw Nam Jiwan...
  7. namjiwankaur

    Help With 2 Words-Sarbloh And God

    Sat Nam _/|\_ What does "sarbloh" mean? And is there a Name of God in Sikhi for Divine Light? I know Jyoti for Light; is that then considered a Name of God in Sikhi? Ciao Nam Jiwanpeacesign
  8. Rory

    Learn Punjabi Help Translating 3 Words?

    I need to translate this phrase from English into Punjabi, in Punjabi characters: Collection of Waheguru Simran I'm making a graphic for my iPod for my simran folder, just wanted to put the punjabi text on the front with this phrase. Thanks in advance :redturban:
  9. IJSingh

    The World Of Words By I J Singh

    THE WORLD OF WORDS I.J. Singh Sometimes, ordinary words acquire extraordinary meanings. In earlier essays I have explored how specific words in the Guru Granth, challenge us, and how their meanings are subject to context, time, culture and usage. I got in this mode of thinking because I have...
  10. A

    The Third Battle Of Panipat, In My Words

    Here's the link to where i originally wrote it -- http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36712&highlight=panipat
  11. A

    The Story Of Prithviraj Chauhan And The Islamic Conquest Of India--In My Words

    prithviraj chauhan was the king of ajaymeru ( now ajmer ) ,who also ruled over delhi .he was the most powerful king in north india ,and had incurred the wrath of jaychand ,the ruler of kanauj in UP , by eloping with his daughter sanyogita . all these rulers , including those in UP, were...
  12. spnadmin

    Judaism 40 Yiddish Words You Should Know

    The Yiddish language is a wonderful source of rich expressions, especially terms of endearment (and of course, complaints and insults). This article is a follow up on Ten Yiddish Expressions You Should Know. Jewish scriptwriters introduced many Yiddish words into popular culture, which often...
  13. Ishna

    Looking For A Dictionary Of Gurbani Words

    Hi everyone Does anyone know where I might find resources to understand Gurbani words? Many will point me to srigranth.org, and although it has the meanings of some words, it seems to miss the majority, and I really struggle to find resources to help me understand. For example, ਤੂੰ ਆਦਿ...
  14. Ambarsaria

    Thoughts Of Peace And Words Of Inspiration: Japan Earth Quake, Tsunami 2011

    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...
  15. Admin

    Thundering Words: The Martial Language Of Nihangs

    Thundering Words: The Martial Language of Nihangs NIHANGSINGH.ORG Like many nomadic communities, the Nihang Singhs have through the centuries developed a distinguishable dialect. This language is historically known as GarrGaj Bole ('The Thundering Language') of the Khalsa. It combines a...
  16. M

    Sikh Foundation Vaisakhi Greetings - The Sikh Foundation Celebrates With Images, Games And Words!

    <fieldset class="fieldset"> </fieldset> Vaisakhi Greetings To help celerbrate Vaisakhi We bring you these features and games that brings insite into this celebration though images and art! Vaisakhi – Piety and Celebration A photo essay - Vaisakhi is one of the most...
  17. Admin

    Giani Sant Singh Maskeen Ji's Praising Singh Sahib, Prof. Darshan Singh Ji

    Giani Sant Singh Maskeen ji's own words regarding Singh Sahib, Prof. Darshan Singh ji. (he is talking about the period post 1984 pograms) <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0"...
  18. Archived_Member16

    Words Of Great Wisdom

    Words Of Great Wisdom The Native American Code Of Ethics 1. Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak. 2. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray...
  19. Archived_Member16

    The Sikh Dilemma : Action Vs. Words

    http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070608/punjab1.htm#2 Amrit Sanchar Samagam at Jammu Vedanti, SGPC chief endorse move Prabhjit Singh Tribune News Service Jammu, June 7 Rejecting the plea of a Sikh delegation from Jammu for boycott of Dera Nangali Sahib, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Joginder...
  20. Seeker2

    Words

    Encouraging words, smiles they bring Words that hurt, feel the sting Hurtful words, pierce like a spear Promising words, we hold so dear Words of hope, deliver good cheer Words of despair, cause many tears Complimentary words, spoken so gently Word that bring heartache, voiced intently Words of...
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