There is the great story of how the Anand Sahib, by Guru Amar Das ji, came to be written. Author Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa begins a 41 part series. Each will be on a pourhi of Anand Sahib. In this story a Sidh Yogi leaves his body at the direction of the Guru, "Be reborn in my family. Then come to me and I will teach you how to live."
Mata Sahib Devan Kaur and Guru Gobind Singh shared the highest form of love. It is the true potential of love between a man and a woman. The joining of the subtle energies to open a dimension of Light that can BRING HEAVEN ON EARTH!
Gurbani has the power to bring balance and healing on all levels - to ourselves and to our environments.
We all know that trees are good in that they provide shade and greenery. Could trees also have a mystical intelligence and a profound affect on the greater environment around them?
Without this relationship, every other relationship will fail. It is the anchor of our lives, if we have the blessing to recognize it. The first relationship decides if we are fulfilled or miserably wasting our lives.
That little bit of surrender to the shadow ignites a light within that protects me from the darkness, even if there is no way out of it.
But as I thought about writing an end of year column, it occurred to me there is one little passage from my 2013 diary that I could share. It comes from one of the dreams this year that I recorded.
In the last few weeks, the story of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh and his hunger strike have become a focus for many people within the Sikh community. A hunger strike is a time-honored tactic of non-violent protest, meant to bring attention to political or human rights issues.
When I meditate on Gurbani, the phrase "Har Naam" often appears. The translation most used in English is, "the Lord's Name." But there is a whole world that gets lost in that translation.