Sardarni Sahiba Holy Kaur Khalsa Feb. 26, 1957 – Sept. 26, 2013 The Sikh Dharma Ministry sends its blessings and prayers to the family of Sardarni Sahiba Holy Kaur Khalsa. She was the example of a graceful, noble Khalsa woman. She excelled as a warrior-saint, a healer, teacher, mother and wife. She will be missed and we bless her light to merge with the Light of God. A Tribute by Jai Kartar Kaur and SS Hari Charn Kaur Khalsa Holy Kaur Khalsa, a dedicated student of Yogi Bhajan and Kundalini Yoga Teacher and Trainer, lived and served in Portland,
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Archives for 2013 - Winter
In Memoriam
Sow the Seed of Shabad Guru
by SS Deva Kaur Khalsa, Coral Springs FL Winter 2013 Bowing to another person often does not work well, due to human shortcomings, but bowing to an infinite, undying teacher—the Siri Guru Granth Sahib—can prevent the malady of spiritual ego. But even the Siri Singh Sahib, with all his caliber and consciousness, found it challenging to discover a way to deliver his students to the feet of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. Because he loved the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, and his students loved him, the door was opened, and then he taught the powerful technology of Shabad Guru contained
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Letting Go of Attachment
by SS Sat Siri Singh Khalsa, Southall UK Winter 2013 The 200 years of Guru Nanak’s light living in a human being is the story of the awakening, expansion, containment, completion, and integration of the purest possible Divine Inspiration. The result of this journey is dharma, a morphic field of highest elevation, purity, and strength. As an archetype, this story also reflects the path of the individual living in this field, not only in its entirety, but also in all kinds of fractal parts of it. The first five Gurus awakened, expanded and carried the idea of the bhakti movement
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I AM
by Mukhia Jethadar SS Amrit Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2013 I am a Sikh Dharma Minister I am radiant in the Name, Har Har I am the sword of Guru Gobind Singh that cuts through all obstacles I am Jai Te Gang, the arc of the sword, brighter than the sun I am Bana that all may see and recognize I am the inspiration of Guru Nanak, constant, disciplined I am the total obedience of Guru Angad I am the Lord’s slave; I exist only to serve I am the bliss of Guru Amar Das I am Seva; I
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Becoming a Laser
by SS Siri Hari Hari Singh Khalsa, Anchorage AK Winter 2013 In thinking about our direction and projection into the future, I remember the Siri Singh Sahib’s response to one of my Gemini-induced questions about the many job tangents I was pursuing. “You need to become like a laser. Very, very, very focused.” Guru Hargobind is well known for having the Akal Takhat built and sending out the call for young Sikhs to come and train for fighting. His life was a constant challenge. The important thing to realize is that he had the profound insight to know these actions
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Truthful Living
by SS Har Simran Kaur Khalsa, Los Angeles CA Winter 2013 Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living.— Guru Nanak, Siri Guru Granth Sahib, p. 62. No words of Guru Hargobind are in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, not because he had no truths to share, or because he was ignorant of the teachings of the Gurus who came before him. He often responded to a question by applying the words of his predecessor Gurus to perfectly address the situation at hand in the most exalting way. Guru Hargobind’s way of bringing light was through his
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The Sacrifice of the Akal Takhat
by Bhai Sahiba Dr. Bibi Inderjit Kaur Khalsa Winter 2013 First erected by Guru Hargobind Ji, the name of the Akal Takhat means the Eternal Throne of the Timeless One. The Akal Takhat exists beyond time and space, so in actuality it cannot be destroyed. In the spiritual realm it is deathless, timeless, everlasting, and forever. The Siri Singh Sahib told us that the Akal Takhat sacrificed itself. The Akal Takhat demonstrated by its sacrifice that the true spiritual throne is timeless and eternal and shall not be destroyed. We too will one day shed our own physical form, and
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Secretary of Religion Column (Winter 2013)
I am struck by what Dickens said in A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way. In short, the
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#50 Winter 2013 Newsletter
The theme for our 2013 quarterly Sikh Dharma Ministers’ newsletters is “Guru Hargobind: Transforming Sikh Dharma.” For this issue, we look at the quality of Integration. How do we integrate psyche and soul? Our destiny and its delivery? What is our journey to spiritual maturity? Guru Hargobind Singh established the Akal Takhat and changed the history of Sikhs for generations to come. Now is the time for us to individually and collectively envision and make manifest the changes that will serve the future of our Dharma for generations to come. We asked the Ministers to reflect on how their individual journey brought them to be a
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