Guru Nanak taught us that our common humanity is the highest spiritual truth. As religious sectarian violence explodes on the world stage, we Sikhs need to embody this message and share it with others.
This paper was read at the virtual session of the Parliament of world’s Religions on 17 Oct 2021... "Guru Nanak took on the mission to do something about it. He set out to study the issues and travelled for nearly 24 years meeting leaders o all religions in India, in the Himalayas, China and the Middle East including Makkah, the seat of Islam."
The origin of Hindu-Sikh divide goes back to the day when Guru Nanak as a young boy of 10 years refused to wear the janeu, the ceremonial thread being worn by all Hindus.
Sikhi is a religion of converts. 3 of the Guru Sahibs converted. Some of the most consequential Sikhs of the last century were converts: Bhagat Puran Singh, Prof Sahib Singh & Master Tara Singh. Many of you reading this, and myself as well, were blessed to be born into this tradition.
Through the offices of Mian Mir and Wazir Khan, Governor of Punjab; Jahangir was convinced to release Guru Ji.
Mahram Ali Shagasi was the first person to lose their life during the horrific attack inside the Guru Har Rai Gurdwara in Kabul where more than 2 dozen lost their lives. Mahram was a Muslim security guard at the gurdwara.
Hoosier Sikhs proudly participated in the 2017 IPL 500 Festival Parade as part of NCI Parade Unit
Gurdwaras in Detroit and surrounding areas hosted more than 600 students from 7th grade.
Love is not a passing feeling; it is an act of will. It is the choice to extend our will for the flourishing of others and ourselves. When we pour love in places where there is fear and rage, we can transform an encounter, a relationship, a culture, a country. Love becomes revolutionary.
A young Sikh woman goes to Amritsar to reconnect with her family's faith.