Here is one topic that is always a hot button subject for many Sikhs. Typically most Sikhs refrain from eating meat, however there are many mixed opinions and practices. In this video Guruka Singh answers a SikhNet user's question about this topic and hopefully gives you some new things to think about.
The fact is, everyone is born a Sikh, because everyone is born to learn and understand reality. Some become Christians, some become Jews, some become Buddhists, some pretend that they are Sikhs, and a very few remain true Sikhs.
Amrit Vela Sadhana (Naam Japna) has always been one of the three cores of Sikhi along with right livelihood (Kirat Karni) and sharing with everyone (Vand Chakna.) All three are required for us to live a balanced life.
This new book came about mainly because of the feedback I received from my earlier Have Fun With Panjabi books. Parents wanted the next stage up. A book that would engage children who have little or no knowledge of the Panjabi/Gurmukhi script. A book that could prepare them for when they go to Panjabi school or could even be used for beginners at Panjabi school.
...they were the most powerful computers available at the time... But it wasn't the computing power that fascinated me. It was connecting to other people all around the world.
What to do when a young couple wants to marry and only one of them is a Sikh but the other is not? Should they be allowed to marry in a gurduara and enjoy the blessings...
Of course, since the teaching was conducted in English and we had Punjabi speakers, Chinese speakers and German speakers. There were three simultaneous translators who served tirelessly translating for each group of students.
Kiran Lyall, the creator of "Have Fun With Panjabi" and "Ria & Raj and the Gigantic Diwali Surprise" has now published the second book in her Panjabi for kids series. It's perfect for kindergarten age kids to learn basic words and phrases and have a lot of fun at the same time.
Every week the entire SikhNet team reads aloud the names of all our donors from that week, along with their comments, and together we pray to bless you and everyone.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, May Darwin be with you—what is the best seasonal greeting? What if they are all fine? That’s the sentiment behind a new book that treats the winter holiday season for what it has become for many people, an intercultural, inter-religious celebration.