What is life…
Some of these thoughts were penned by me a few months back when my maternal grandmother left for her heavenly abode. The Guru’s viewpoint, both on Life as well on Death is very different from a normal person’s viewpoint. While the world sees birth as a beginning and death an an end, the Guru sees [...]
The Golden Temple
The Golden Temple, at Amritsar, India is the seat of Sikhism. Built by the fourth and the fifth Sikh Gurus, there is history seeped into each step of the Temple. I recently visited, sharing some photographs. Click on the photographs to enlarge, or move into the full screen mode:
Sajid does not understand Sikhism
In a recent episode of India’s Got Talent Season 2, there was a performance by a Sikh group, showcasing Sikh martial arts using swords with some beautiful music, which had one 5-6 year old kid as part of the group. One of the judges, Sajid Khan mentioned that while the performance was “okay”, the involvement [...]
His True Name – Part II
A few days back I had talked about the importance of reciting the lord’s name even once. Today I want to revisit that with another interesting parable, from Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Ajaamal was a sinner, and having married a prostitute, he fathered a son. He met a saint and asked him what he should [...]
Vaisakhi
Can’t believe I haven’t written about Vaisakhi before – its one of the most important events in Sikh history. Also known as Baisakhi, this is a harvest festival that marks the beginning of a new year as per the local calendar. More important, for Sikhism it also marks the birth of the Khalsa – the [...]
Japuji Sahib: the video
The video below is the result of approx. 50 hours of computer time, over a one year period – first five Pauri’s (steps) of Japuji Sahib, explained. Hope you enjoy.
