Siri Chand, the eldest son of Guru Nanak Dev, lived his life as a celibate recluse. Siri Chand once met with Guru Raam Das and they entered a dialogue debating ... Read More

I question myself almost every time I “pray.” Is anyone listening? Should I be giving thanks rather than begging sustenance? Who answers prayer? Can Guru, or God, or anyone really solve ... Read More

Guru Amar Das decreed that whoever came to his court, whether an emperor or an untouchable, should sit at the same level side by side, and partake of the same ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday : Entrance to Goindwal Baoli, the Well of 84 Steps Goindwal Baoli, Entrance to the Well of 84 StepsPhoto © [Jasleen Kaur] Goindwal Baoli, The Well of 84 Steps Amar Das ... Read More

In Punjab, the Sikh homeland, the word for Monday is Somvaar. Monday is the beginning of the work week for many around the world. Does Monday have any particular significance ... Read More

Guru Arjun fifth guru of the Sikhs, had to have loved both reading and writing poetry. He compiled the Guru Granth a collection of spiritual poems including not only his ... Read More

The ten gurus of the Sikhs stressed the importance of family life and spiritual living by example. Gurbani, the scripture of Siri Guru Granth Sahib, in many instances compares the ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday : Bride and Groom Stand for Hukam at Sikh Wedding

Sikhs in Abbotsford Canada upset over the refusal of a Christian church to host a Sikh funeral are forgetting that the Sikh Rehit Maryada, (Code of Conduct Section Three, Chapter ... Read More

The US Army responded to a campaign launched by Sikh Coalition on behalf of Captain Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi and Second Lieutenant Tejdeep Singh Rattan to end the military ban on ... Read More

Gurmukhi ScriptPhoto © [S Khalsa] Sikhism has its roots in pre-partition Punjab now part of Pakistan and Northern India. All of the required prayers of Nitnem and Gurbani (the Guru's word) ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday : Singhs Cooking Langar Singhs Cooking LangarPhoto © [Jasleen Kaur] Definition of LangarThe Sikh Tradition of LangarThe Gurwara Langar Kitchen and Dining Hall Illustrated Wordless Wednesday on about.comMore Wordless Wednesday ... Read More

The Sikh Coalition has announced that Kirpan Legislation (AB 504) introduced by Warren T. Furutani (D-Long Beach) passed the California Assembly, in a vote of 76 - 0, on June ... Read More

Commemorating June 1984 attack on Harmandir Sahib – Golden Temple Remembering the thousands of loved ones lost in the massacre of innocent Sikh worshippers, the destruction of Akal Takht, seat of ... Read More

Is Jizia, the Taliban protection tax imposed on Sikhs and other religious minorities living in Islamic Pakistan reasonable, fair and just? Is it wise to pay? Is it possible not ... Read More

The Pakistani Sikh community in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency has negotiated a settlement with Taliban militants allowing them to remain in their ancestral homes. Wednesday, June 3rd 2009, the Bara-based ... Read More

Wordless Wednesday : Sikh Woman Performing Shoe Seva Sikh Woman Performing Shoe Seva Photo Photo © [Khalsa Panth] The Sikh Tradition of Selfless Service Illustrated Remove Shoes Before Entering Gurdwara Definition of Seva Wordless Wednesday on ... Read More

Did you know that America’s love of pizza produces a waste product of three billion cardboard boxes in a single year? Stack them up and it would take just two ... Read More