by SS Simran Singh Khalsa, Santa Fe NM Winter 2019 Our Gurus were at the forefront of combating religious repression, and it was indeed Guru Tegh Bahadur’s sacrifice that guaranteed India’s religious freedom. I’ve spent some time looking at the issue of religious freedom from a 21st century Sikh Minister’s perspective and found that nearly 70% of the world’s population lives in countries with high restrictions on the freedom of religion. Over 50 governments impose high levels of restrictions on the way its people may practice their faiths, and around the globe, social hostilities towards faith minorities are significant. It
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Archives for Bana
Religious Freedom for All
The Habit of Bana
by SS Arjan Singh Dhillon, Mexico City, Mexico Spring 2017 Bana and Bani are twin words, derived from the root word “BAN.” The expression “BAN” is generally interpreted as “habit, character or behavior of a person or a domestic animal.” Some are characterized as having a good BAN, others a bad BAN. As a linguistic rule, BAN is without any gender; bana is masculine and signifies the physical appearance of a person and bani is feminine and signifies what one utters. So bana and bani together represent our personality and consciousness – the basic force of our projection. The Siri Singh
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Secretary of Religion Column (Spring 2015)
There is a passage in the Ardas that strikes me deeply: “…but never gave up their faith and determination to live according to Sikh Dharma, with all their hair, to the last breath. Meditate, O pure ones…” Our Sikh history is full of examples of extreme sacrifice to carry this faith forward. The Ardas speaks of this heritage. It is a daily reminder of our roots and what qualities help us overcome the obstacles and challenges in our lives. It can serve as a reminder to keep up. As a therapist, I must utilize the neutral mind. The Siri Singh
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The Chuni and the Arc Line
Guru Hargobind Singh ji is the Sixth Guru. The sixth body of consciousness is the arc line Body. MSS Nirvair Singh writes in “The Ten Light Bodies of Consciousness” that “the arc line is your halo. It’s actually depicted in old paintings of saints. You don’t have to be a saint to have one. Everybody has one. It is a band of energy that runs across the top of the head from ear to ear in both men and women. Women have an extra arc line that moves across the chest from nipple to nipple as well. The arc line
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