by SS GuruSurya Kaur Khalsa, Brooklyn NY When our son Hari Simran Singh was 10 years old, a few weeks before he was to leave for his first year at school in India, I told him that I intended to pray for him every day he was away. We were walking together along the park. I hadn’t settled on the form the prayer would take—perhaps one of the banis or a shabd, a mantra. He answered right away, “Har Har Har Har Gobinday, Har Har Har Har Mukanday.” Of course! The Guru Gaitri Mantra with Four Hars* was a perfect choice.
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Archives for Children
Me and Hari Simran Singh—Attuned to the Infinite
A Gift from God
by SS Gurubachan Kaur and SS Gurubachan Singh Khalsa, Albuquerque NM Winter 2014 Our children are a gift from God. They choose us as their parents and we have the job to nurture, protect, guide and love them. They do not belong to us. As their first teachers, we have a very important work to accomplish. We are here to guide them to be great human and spiritual beings and to help them live and fulfill their destiny. The way we teach them is through our example. So much depends on how confident and strong we are, or how mentally
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Fearless Minds
by SS Siri Vias Singh and Siri Chand Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2014 “Give our children fearless minds so they may see the world through the Guru’s eyes.”—Song of the Khalsa This is our prayer for our children’s future, that they will be fearless in the face of martyrdom, in the face of impossible odds, the way the Gurus viewed the world. We must teach our children values and spirituality, give them security in God, and train them to overcome obstacles and achieve their greatest goals. Our best efforts must go to the creation of calm, safe, and secure
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The Heart of Parenting
by SS Manjit Kaur and SS Sat Want Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2014 “Create dependable children, not dependent children. Give your children the basic values to face their own tomorrows, not be blinded by yours. Make them proper personalities, not helpless puppets. Position them for success; don’t paralyze them with the commotion of your emotions.”—The Siri Singh Sahib Spiritual Parenting: Knowing that many have spoken, written and lived eloquently on this topic—best of all the Siri Singh Sahib Ji, as well as each of the living Gurus and the Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji—in this article we are
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A Special Sadhana
by SS Sat Daya Singh, Los Angeles CA Winter 2014 In the months before and after conception, most soon-to-be parents read books and study teachings on how to raise children. They often think: “My parents did so-and-so negative thing to me. I would never do that to my child.” Fast forward: Several months/years of sleeplessness have burned off that perfect parenting ambition. Chances are that the little Aquarian being is a great deal smarter and more sophisticated than the parent and that child is experimenting with pushing the limits. When the child deliberately spills his dinner on the floor or
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