Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/ Sikh philosophy network is resource on sikh history sikhi sikhism sikh religion traditions discussion forum and intellectual articles on sikh philosophy. en Sun, 25 Jan 2015 05:04:16 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/images/makemoney/misc/rss.jpg Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/ Unbroken http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/movies-and-cinema/42690-unbroken.html Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:01:57 GMT This seems to have the makings of a good movie . Unfortunately my girlfriend started feeling unwell and we had to walk out at the interval . But the first half was good---though the pace of the... This seems to have the makings of a good movie . Unfortunately my girlfriend started feeling unwell and we had to walk out at the interval .

But the first half was good---though the pace of the film is not fast . For those who don't mind relatively slower paced films , it won't be a bad outing .

It shows the real life survival story of an american olympic athlete after his bomber aircraft downs in a dogfight with japanese fighter aircraft .

Survival on a lifeboat with sharks trying encircling it , no food to eat for long ( the fish they kill are raw uncooked meat which is too unpalatable to eat ) , and the classic dilemma of a person stranded at sea---water water all around , not a drop to drink !!

At the end of this ordeal comes the bigger one---of capture and brutal treatment in a japanese prisoner of war camp....

So at the end of all this , does the hero remain unbroken ?? I think the answer may be worth finding out by going again ( this time alone !! ) to the theater and watching the rest of the movie .

The first half is interrupted by flashbacks of the hero's growing up years---childhood experiences of being bullied and beaten , of being punished at school for lack of discipline , of overcoming odds to reach the sporting pinnacle ; only to see dreams thwarted by the coming of war.....landing in a japanese prisoner of war camp instead of the japanese capital Tokyo where the olympics were to be held....

I guess the hero is not the only one whose dreams were thwarted by world war ; indeed a lot of others in other nations suffered worse.....but our hero has the privilege of being an american---that's why a film is made on him....

One the day I would like to see a film on the life of a ukranian peasant whose life was shattered by the war.....but I guess these will be no takers for the film....

I guess there is a lot of japanese savagery towards the prisoners shown in the second half.....the japanese have already protested against it....makes me want to see the second half even more....nothing is better than controversy to attract me to a film:grinningkaur: ]]> ashdoc http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/movies-and-cinema/42690-unbroken.html Birmingham Sikh Leader Overwhelmed by OBE http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/united-kingdom/42687-birmingham-sikh-leader-overwhelmed-by-obe.html Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:38:25 GMT Birmingham Sikh leader overwhelmed by OBE Dec 31, 2014 14:46 By Neil Elkes http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/birmingham-sikh-leader-overwhelmed-obe-8367075 A Sikh community leader, who has... Birmingham Sikh leader overwhelmed by OBE
Dec 31, 2014 14:46 By Neil Elkes
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A Sikh community leader, who has worked to bring city faiths closer together, spoken of his pride at being handed an OBE in the New Year�s Honours.

Chairman of the Nishkam group Dr Mohinder Singh has been a driving force in the development of the Nishkam Centre and Schools in Handsworth.

He is currently steering, along with other faith leaders, proposals for a �60 million Museum of World Religions, to be based in the former Municipal Bank in Broad Street.

He adds the OBE to a Papal Knighthood given by Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, was the first Briton to receive the official Sikh title of Bhai Sahib and has a series of national and international roles.

He is also a patron of the Nishkam schools.

Dr Singh said: �It is a great honour to receive this prestigious award.

�I have accepted this appointment on behalf of the founders and members of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha and the wider communities I am privileged to serve here in the UK and internationally,� he added.

Also picking up an MBE is volunteer Doreen Mooney, a driving force for the development of the New Heights community project in Kingstanding.

The scheme, led by the Christ the King Catholic Church in Warren Farm Road, was set up in 2010 to tackle yob behaviour, support families and the elderly and create opportunities for locals.

A new community centre was also built.
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]]> United Kingdom Ishna http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/united-kingdom/42687-birmingham-sikh-leader-overwhelmed-by-obe.html Naam Ras 2014: Spiritual Sikh Event Draws More Non-Sikhs http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/south-asia/42686-naam-ras-2014-spiritual-sikh-event.html Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:27:11 GMT Naam Ras 2014: Spiritual Sikh Event Draws More Non-Sikhs tabla! Friday, Jan 02, 2015 http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/naam-ras-2014-spiritual-sikh-event-draws-more-non-sikhs Held at the... Naam Ras 2014: Spiritual Sikh Event Draws More Non-Sikhs
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Held at the Singapore Expo Hall from Dec 25 to 28, Naam Ras Kirtan Darbar 2014 brought thousands of people from Singapore and the region to an uplifting experience of blissful kirtan (Sikh traditional music and singing), selfless service, insightful awareness and a delectable spread of vegetarian Punjabi food.

Particpants of the biennial event were inspired by the level of selfless service and commitment that members of the congregation displayed as people from all walks of life contributed to the event in their own ways - serving water, manning the shoe counter and ushering, among others.

This year, Naam Ras also saw more non-Sikhs attend the event over the four days as it reached out to leaders and representatives of other faiths and ethnic groups in Singapore. Guests participated in a guided exhibition of Sikh history and heritage as well as a discussion aimed at providing awareness of Sikh values and traditions. Through these channels, Naam Ras displayed the central position that religious and racial understanding and respect play in the ethos and philosophy of Sikhs here, strengthening the community's bonds within Singapore's social fabric.

"The Naam Ras Kirtan Darbar was really a learning journey on the Sikh culture and how they practise (their faith)," said Mr Jalaludin Peer Mohamed, secretary of the Radin Mas Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circle.

Malminderjit Singh
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]]> South Asia Ishna http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/south-asia/42686-naam-ras-2014-spiritual-sikh-event.html Confused Vandals Target Sikh Temple http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/pacific/42684-confused-vandals-target-sikh-temple.html Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:09:13 GMT Confused vandals target Sikh temple GRACE MILLIMACI October 29, 2014, 1:22 pm https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/25379132/confused-vandals-target-sikh-temple/ *Video available at above... Confused vandals target Sikh temple
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Video available at above website.

Confused vandals have sprayed anti-Muslim graffiti at a Sikh temple in Perth's northern suburbs overnight.

The multi-million dollar temple, which has been under construction in Bennett Springs for more than two years and is due to be completed in February, was vandalised around 1.30am by two offenders who sprayed offensive messages.

Two people were captured on CCTV about 1am this morning wearing dark clothing, their faces covered.

One of them climbed onto the other�s shoulders to spray over the camera.

The graffiti included swear words and offensive messages including "go home", "Arab f..ks" and "Aussie pride".

Sikh Gurdwara Perth founding member Satjit Singh said it was disappointing that the temple was targeted.

He said the vandals had obviously thought they were targeting an Islamic mosque. They did not understand the religious difference between Sikhs and Muslims.

"This temple belongs to the Sikh community and we have no relation with any other religion," he said.

"All Sikhs, wherever in the world they have settled, they are very faithful to the country where they settle."

Damage to the building is going to cost $40,000 dollars to repair.
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]]> Pacific Ishna http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/pacific/42684-confused-vandals-target-sikh-temple.html First Ever Sikh Float - California Rose Parade 2015 http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-youth/42683-first-ever-sikh-float-california-rose.html Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:54:00 GMT Every year on New Year's Day the Pasadena Rose Parade hits the streets to showcase the history and culture of Southern California and the country at large. This year, for the first time ever, the parade hosted a float that celebrated the important and little-known history of Sikhs in America -- and it couldn't have come at a better time.

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In the midst of hate crimes and verbal attacks, the float told another side of the roughly 125-year history of Sikhs in America. A collaboration of United Sikh Mission, SikhLens, Khalsa Care Foundation, SALDEF and a team of dedicated Sikhs around the country, the float aimed to raise awareness about Sikhism in America, both past and present.

�The theme of this year�s Rose Parade is inspiring American stories," Rashpal Dhindsa, founder of United Sikh Mission told the Huffington Post. "That is why the Sikh American story was such a great fit for the parade organizers this year.�

The float was modeled after the Stockton Gurdwara, the first Sikh house of worship established in the United States 102 years ago, SALDEF said in a press release. Also included in the design was a cornucopia and a locomotive to represent Sikh laborers and farmers like Didar Singh Bains, known as the �Peach King of California� for growing the largest number of peaches in the country.

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Twelve community members, including members of California-based police forces, the national Army, a film student and civil rights advocates, were also featured on the float to display the diversity and values of the Sikh community.

"It's not what we believe in," Rashpal Dhindsa, who came up with the idea of the Rose Parade float, told Los Angeles Times. "It's about who we are."

The float arrives at a time when misperceptions and antagonism run high against Sikhs in the United States. In 2013, SALDEF teamed up with researchers from Stanford University to conduct the first public perception assessment of Sikh Americans -- entitled Turban Myths -- which revealed discouraged results. Seventy percent of Americans could not identify a fellow Sikh American and one out of every five Americans experienced anger or apprehension when they saw a Sikh stranger with a turban and beard.

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It is because of these misconceptions that activist and PhD candidate Simran Jeet Singh said the float's ability to raise awareness was "a life and death proposition." Writing in TIME about his decision to fly to Los Angeles to stand on the float, Singh continued:

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The story of Sikhs in America is compelling because it is the quintessential American story. Sikhs came to this country in the late 1800s to make a better life for themselves and their families. [...]

Like every other immigrant community, Sikhs persevered through bouts of xenophobia and discrimination. The first race riots targeting American Sikhs occurred in 1907 in Bellingham, Washington. Despite serving with the U.S. Army during World War I, Bhagat Singh Thind was denied U.S. citizenship because of his ethnicity.

The Sikh community persevered through these challenges and has become an integral part of the American fabric. American Sikhs have made a number of notable contributions to the global society, including the invention of fiber optics, the defense of human rights violations, and the production of world renowned devotional music.

It�s time we start telling this story.
�By bringing our shared American history to the forefront at the Rose Parade, we are addressing bias and generating major Sikh American awareness," Jasjit Singh, Executive Director of SALDEF, explained.

"This New Year�s Day, we are celebrating our Sikh American ancestors and our ongoing commitment to ensure that America is a land in which all Americans can pursue their unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.�

Scroll down to read a brief timeline of Sikh American history, provided by SALDEF:

1899-1917: Sikhs begin to migrate to California working as laborers and farmers; migration was severely curtailed by Immigration Act of 1917 (a.k.a. Asiatic Barred Zone Act). Legal migration from Asia ended with the National Origins Act of 1924.

September 4, 1907: A lynch mob of several hundred attack and rob the homes of Sikh millworkers in Bellingham, Washington.

October 24, 1912: The first Sikh American Gurdwara is founded in Stockton, California.

1913: The Ghadar party�an independence movement from British colonialism�was founded in Astoria, Oregon; California Alien Land Law of 1913 bars South Asians and other groups from owning property.

1920: Sikhs march in New York City�s St. Patrick�s Day Parade wearing green turbans and carrying signs that read: �300,000,000 of India with Ireland to the last� because �our cause is a common cause,� demanding unconditional independence for India and Ireland.

1923: In United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Thind� a U.S. Army veteran who sought naturalization� was �not white� and could not become a U.S. citizen. Asians were barred from citizenship until the Luce-Celler Act of 1946 is signed into law allowing Indians to naturalize and become citizens.

January 3, 1957: Dalip Singh Saund from San Joaquin, California (C.A.�s 29th Congressional District) becomes the first Sikh American and APIA elected (in 1956) to the U.S. Congress.

1965: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 lifts restrictions and exclusions, allowing Asians to immigrate more freely to the U.S.

1981: Sikhs are barred from serving with their articles of faith in the U.S. Military�despite the extensive participation of Sikhs in both World Wars� ending a long-standing religious accommodation. As of today, three Sikh American soldiers have been given exemptions to serve with their articles of faith.

September 15, 2001: Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh American gas station owner, was shot five times and killed, becoming the first American to lose their life as a result of a hate crime after September 11th.

October 2008: Jaspreet Kaur Saini becomes the first Sikh American female lawyer in the Armed Services (Navy JAG).

May 2012: Washington, D.C. becomes the first major city in the U.S. to allow Sikh American police officers to serve with their articles of faith.

August 5, 2012: A white supremacist gunman, Wade Michael Page, attacked a gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six Sikh American members, and injuring four others, in the deadliest attack on a place of worship since the Jim Crow Era.
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]]> Sikh Youth Admin Singh http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-youth/42683-first-ever-sikh-float-california-rose.html Ravinder Singh, Founder Khalsa Aid Sikh of the Year 2014 http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/khalsa-aid/42682-ravinder-singh-founder-khalsa-aid-sikh.html Sat, 03 Jan 2015 21:24:59 GMT There were many nomination for the �Sikh of the Year 2014′ award but the one who stood out the most is Ravinder Singh, CEO of Khalsa Aid.

A message from Ravi Singh, CEO/ Founder of Khalsa Aid:

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"Thank you so much for the wonderful messages since the Sikh Of The Year award was presented to myself yesterday in Amritsar.

Khalsa Aid has become a much loved organisation in the hearts of many around the globe. This is truly an amazing achievement for a faith based relief organisation and shows the absolute humanity of our wonderful volunteers.

Thank you for your love and support. Let's now focus on reaching out to many more needy people in 2015. God bless."

www.khalsaaid.org
Ravinder Singh has been honored with �The Sikh of the Year 2014′ Award in Amritsar. It is a tribute to �Ravinder Singh� who worked sleeplessly in improving the health and lives of people affected with poverty, war and natural disaster. He is also known to be Courageous, inspirational and selfless person.

He begins his journey as a Humanitarian Aid worker in 1999, and started a nonprofit relief aid organization named �Khalsa Aid� which works toward providing assistance to victims of wars, flooding and natural disasters worldwide. Khalsa Aid has launched over 25 International Emergency Relief Missions over the last 14 years and raises the awareness of Sikhs beliefs and values worldwide.

He started his first mission in Albania/Kosovo border where Khalsa Aid Provides Assistance to displaced victims of Civil War & genocide. In his second mission to Turkey (1999) when devastating earthquake struck Northwestern Turkey, he provided a thousand pairs of garments and water purifier to the affected people. Since then humanitarian aid has been provided to suffering communities in Orissa (2000 cyclone), Gujarat (2001 earthquake), Rwanda (2002 volcanic Eruption), Dhaka (2007 cyclone) and many more.


SERVICE TO HUMANITY IS SERVICE TO GOD!
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]]> Khalsa Aid Admin Singh http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/khalsa-aid/42682-ravinder-singh-founder-khalsa-aid-sikh.html <![CDATA[Ashdoc's movie review---Ugly]]> http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/movies-and-cinema/42669-ashdocs-movie-review-ugly.html Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:46:48 GMT After 'Gangs of Wasseypur' director Anurag Kashyap turns from the badlands of India towards Mumbai---the economic capital of India....

But the feel of this movie is the same---dark , gripping and gritty....

He had the chance to show some nice and glitzy locations , and some high octane action using modern gadgets---this being the economic capital after all....

But no....the locations in which the fighting ( it isn't glamorous enough to be called 'action' ) takes place are dark and dingy if not downright filthy....

The people doing the fighting---they spew the choicest abuses and obscenities...all gutter level language....

No fashionable clothes are worn---very few people are well dressed here....

And hardly any person is good---all have either some problem in their relationships , or their ego is too big for them to think in the right direction....

The ending of the movie is sick enough to make you puke....

No wonder the film is called UGLY....

In the midst of all this is caught an innocent little girl who has been kidnapped....

Her step father ( Ronit Roy ) is a big police officer who chronically ill treats her mother , leading her mother ( Tejaswini Kolhapure ) to contemplate suicide....

A man as problematic as him is bound to take the wrong step , and instead of searching properly for the girl he tries to implicate the girl's real father ( his wife's ex husband ) in the kidnapping....

The ex husband ( Rahul Bhat ) tries to upstage the police officer by using extremely high handed tactics to search for his daughter....and he is helped by his friend ( Vineet Kumar Singh ) who has brainwave after brainwave of stupid ideas to get back the daughter---more like brainstorms actually....

Their are several other characters with an axe to grind in the situation...

In the midst of all this the kidnapped girl is nowhere to be found....

Tonnes of blood is leaked , tables and chairs smashed , and mayhem unleashed in this explosive cocktail of a situation....

Several people do several things in order to get what they want out of the situation....

No wonder you feel that people are interested in satisfying their own stupid egos and ambitions rather than rescue the kidnapped girl....

Among all of them , the one who puts a stellar acting performance is actor Girish kulkarni , who plays a policeman who is sidekick to the big police officer---his dialogues ( in marathi accented hindi ) dripping with sarcasm are the only ones that make you laugh for some time in the movie....

Acting by everyone else is decent too---care has been taken by the director to make the acting and the situations look as realistic as possible and not filmy....

The twists and turns keep you hooked on to the movie for a considerable time....

But towards the end the director tries a twist and a turn too many , and loses grip over the situation....

The climax hits you like a cold shower after a hot bath , leaving you stunned....

Mercifully , no songs interrupt the movie ; music is not an important part of the film....

It seems the director got overambitious and lengthened the film too much for it's own good....

So what about the girl and who is her kidnapper ??
Go and watch the movie for that....
But even if you don't , it does not really matter---for I was not particularly impressed by this effort .

The film has been given an 'Adults' rating chiefly for it's violence and bad language , but their are no sex scenes.

Verdict---Just about okay .
Two stars out of five . ]]> ashdoc http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/movies-and-cinema/42669-ashdocs-movie-review-ugly.html Take Amrit http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/new-to-sikhism/42667-take-amrit.html Sat, 27 Dec 2014 21:15:26 GMT Hello everybody :) I have a simply question to ask it is necessary to take amrit for a sikh and what is the rapport of non baptism sikh and god thanks for your answer Hello everybody :)

I have a simply question to ask

it is necessary to take amrit for a sikh

and what is the rapport of non baptism sikh and god

thanks for your answer ]]> New to Sikhism Killgore http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/new-to-sikhism/42667-take-amrit.html <![CDATA[Ashdoc's movie review---PK]]> http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/movies-and-cinema/42665-ashdocs-movie-review-pk.html Fri, 26 Dec 2014 23:14:57 GMT In all of Amir Khan's films his hard work shows . PK is no exception .
A lot of toil and hard work has been put into every scene , into every dialogue , and into every expression on Amir's face . He certainly carries the whole weight of the film on his capable shoulders , but I would not dare say that he does this effortlessly....
In fact , he has done a lot of effort in fleshing out every scene , and so has the director .

Of course , Amir's trademark expression---that of gouging his own eyeballs almost out their sockets while staring at people---has been tried out before from films like 'Ghulam' to 'Rang de basanti' , but here it did not strike me as odd like it struck me in the earlier two films.....for in this film he plays the role of an alien who has landed on earth , and since everything is new to him on this planet , it is not surprising to see him staring at things with wide eyed awe and amazement and wonder .

And his inability to comprehend things , or more rather his 'alien' way of comprehending things that occur on earth in a different way , gives rise to some really laughable situations especially in the first half of the movie keeping you in splits for some time . This happens because his remote transmitter for communicating with his mother ship gets stolen by a human being immediately after he lands on earth , and he has to spend a lot of time on earth to try get it back---time that he spends discovering new things and giving his own spin on understanding them ; a spin that seems ridiculously funny in the first half but becomes intelligent in the second half of the movie.....so intelligent that powerful people are shaken when begins to question them....

Inevitably , for an alien like him the chief question is human beings' belief in God.....and his own vain search for that God in the hope that God would help him get back his stolen remote transmitter is what gives rise to the funny situations . But his landing on this planet from his mother ship in completely naked condition , his learning about humans' need to cover themselves with clothes , his inability to speak any of the earth's languages and his eventual acquisition of the ability to speak not in any sophisticated language but a queer rural dialect of the Indian state of Rajasthan---all speak volumes about the extraordinary ability of the director ( Raj Kumar Hirani ) to entertain us and the stupendous acting ability of Amir himself .

In the midst of his travails on earth , Amir meets the woman who would eventually make him feel like not wanting to leave this planet ever---Anushka Sharma . Her hairstyle ( what in India is commonly called by those like me who are ignorant in women's hairstyling techniques as 'Bob cut' ) put me off for a while , but gradually I warmed up to it .

And Anushka is the one who discovers the explosive potential of Amir's different but mindblowing take on humans' belief in God , and his ability to hit the bulls eye in questioning the manner in which humans of different religions worship different gods , and the manner in which godmen act as middlemen to rake in financial and other profits while devotees are lured into a fools' paradise of fake promises and false hopes . And like the savvy television anchor that she is , she decides to convert all this in a television show....
But what Anushka does not know is that what happens on the television show would affect her own life....for she has her own past....

So will Amir the lovable alien be able to get back to his planet ?? And will his sojourn on our planet irreversibly change our belief in the way we worship God ?? Does Anushka make an impact on Amir or he will make an impact on her ??
Watch the movie for the answers....

There is no doubt that this is a highly intelligently made film , and it has been made to make us think . It delivers the entertainment and the churning of our minds in equal doses . And it never fails to make us laugh---at our own stupid beliefs . Above all it takes on those manipulative peddlers of religion called godmen , and it takes on them with aplomb . And it never fails to engage the audience---to the very last reel .

Some scenes like a person wearing the clothes of the Hindu God Shiva running away from Amir and cowering in the midst of a crowd may not be liked by orthodox persons , but I didn't mind them . I am not a religious person by nature anyway....
If you are expecting the film to be anti hindu like the hindu nationalists are complaining , your experience will be underwhelming....In fact I found nothing anti hindu in the movie . If you are a believer in some godman and find the film anti your religious beliefs , then your belief in the godman is your own stupidity anyway.....

Of course , the part of Anushka's boyfriend ( Sushant Singh ) being Pakistani is clearly aimed at winning over the Pakistan/middle east audience and earning more moolah . Somewhere it hurts to give our Indian girls in marriage to Pakistanis who regularly send terrorists to attack India , and I didn't like that part .

Once again Amir Khan has put heart and soul in acting for a film , and once again he is a winner . Hopefully he shall continue that for years to come....

Verdict---Absolutely brilliant .
Four and a half star rating .
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]]> ashdoc http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/movies-and-cinema/42665-ashdocs-movie-review-pk.html Difference between us and the Gurus? http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/42663-difference-between-us-and-the-gurus.html Wed, 24 Dec 2014 22:39:51 GMT Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh.

Okay, I know I said that I wouldn't go here any more, but forget that :)



What is the nature of Guruji, what is Guruji's relation to Waheguru, and what is the difference between us and Guruji? People say that Guruji is Waheguru made manifest, but if there's no distinction between the Creator and the Creation, if everything is Waheguru's Name, then surely all of creation is a manifestation of God? And if the human soul is a part of Waheguru, then what is Guruji's soul? ]]> Sikh Sikhi Sikhism AngloSikhPeace http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/42663-difference-between-us-and-the-gurus.html Inner regions/experiences ?? http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/questions-and-answers/42662-inner-regions-experiences.html Mon, 22 Dec 2014 03:24:39 GMT Can somebody please shed some light on Inner regions/experiences one can go through while on path to realize God? Thank you.. Can somebody please shed some light on Inner regions/experiences one can go through while on path to realize God?

Thank you.. ]]> Questions and Answers notanotherloginplease http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/questions-and-answers/42662-inner-regions-experiences.html Hyderabad http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/book-reviews-and-editorials/42661-hyderabad.html Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:03:16 GMT Dear family,
Har-willing, I will be in Hyderabad for some days in January. I'm wondering if any Sikhs here have any experience with Sikh community in Hyderabad.
Any knowledge about the gurdwaras or other landmarks? ]]> Brother Onam http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/book-reviews-and-editorials/42661-hyderabad.html Jap ji Sahib http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/book-reviews-and-editorials/42660-jap-ji-sahib.html Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:47:55 GMT Sat Shri Akaal Everyone, I have finally finished my reading of Guru Granth Sahib translations done by Prof Sahib Singh Ji. Thereafter, I decided to translate Japji Sahib prayer in depth for my... Sat Shri Akaal Everyone,

I have finally finished my reading of Guru Granth Sahib translations done by Prof Sahib Singh Ji. Thereafter, I decided to translate Japji Sahib prayer in depth for my immediate family who don't know how to read Punjabi and also don't know much about Sikh faith. I am handing out the copies for people's feedback so I can further improve it for this particular audiance.

If anyone on this website can take the time to read, and provide honest feedback, it will be greatly appreicated.

Thank you,
Rani Deol
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]]> rani_vancouver http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/book-reviews-and-editorials/42660-jap-ji-sahib.html SIKLIGAR: A Documentary on the Original Weapons Makers of the Sikhs http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/hard-talk/42658-sikligar-documentary-original-weapons-makers-sikhs.html Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:13:32 GMT A documentary portraying the lives of the Sikligar Sikhs, the blacksmiths/ironsmiths and weapon makers of the Khalsa Army of the Sikhs. Very little is known about the Sikligars in and outside of... A documentary portraying the lives of the Sikligar Sikhs, the blacksmiths/ironsmiths and weapon makers of the Khalsa Army of the Sikhs. Very little is known about the Sikligars in and outside of India, as they have been displaced through years of colonization and government oppression.

Originally named Sikligar by the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, they now live in the slums of Rajasthan, Delhi, Agra, and beyond. Illiterate for the last 300 years, the Sikligars are beginning to empower themselves through different means. Learn about their history, their current state, and what is being done to assist in the growth and development of this community.



Directed, Shot, & Edited by: Mandeep Sethi
http://www.mandeepsethi.com
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]]> Hard Talk Admin Singh http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/hard-talk/42658-sikligar-documentary-original-weapons-makers-sikhs.html Soul http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/questions-and-answers/42657-soul.html Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:28:05 GMT What is soul and to the perfect means how it could be defined? What is soul and to the perfect means how it could be defined? ]]> Questions and Answers Gourav sharma http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/questions-and-answers/42657-soul.html