What a special Minister’s Gathering we had at Summer Solstice 2014! These gatherings were created to help build a sense of community among the Ministers, to offer tools for our Ministers and to support each other with our unique contributions. As Secretary of Religion, I am dedicated to supporting Ministers to help shape the future of our Ministry. It is my belief that Sikh Dharma Ministers, through their leadership, will manifest the future of our Sikh Dharma Ministry and thereby, Guru will manifest the future of the Dharma. Towards that vision and purpose, this gathering was the fifth in a series
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Archives for Gurus
Secretary of Religion Column (Fall 2014)
#53 Fall 2014 Newsletter
The year 2014 embodies the vibration of the Seventh Master, Guru Har Rai. The seventh body, the Auric body, carries the qualities of compassion, kindness, elevation of the self and others, as exemplified by Guru Har Rai. For the Fall 2014 issue, we asked our Ministers to write on the theme of Delivery–Nurturing Others Through Compassion. We asked each author to write from personal experience, whether it be nurturing in a professional capacity, or in their ministerial seva. What is the process of nurturing through compassion, as embodied by Guru Har Rai Ji? Please enjoy these wonderful essays from our global ministry. “Your
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The Power of Ahimsa
by Bhai Sahiba Dr. Bibi Inderjit Kaur Khalsa Summer 2014 Guru Har Rai Ji gave us the great gift of showing us how to understand through compassion (ahimsa). It is easy to react emotionally to life’s challenges, rather than with self-mastery and compassion for peace and the greater good. Guru Har Rai Ji was unwavering in his commitment to bestowing peace. He embodied an aura of profound tranquility. He became our seventh Guru at the age of only 14, representing the seventh body or the auric shield. Guru Har Rai held his sangats in that great protective umbrella of unlimited
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The Tools of Compassion
by SS Dr. Kartar Singh Khalsa, Santa Fe NM Summer 2014 In these difficult and challenging times it is important to remind ourselves of the tools we have been blessed to receive from the Siri Singh Sahib, our spiritual leader and teacher. One of the Aquarian sutras he gave us to survive and thrive in the midst of our challenges was: “Understand through compassion or you will misunderstand the times.” It’s the human condition: when we’re busy and stressed, we can forget to have compassion both for ourselves and for others who are struggling with life’s challenges. “Recognize the other person as yourself” is
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#52 Summer 2014 Newsletter
The year 2014 embodies the vibration of the Seventh Master, Guru Har Rai. The seventh body, the Auric body, carries the qualities of compassion, kindness, elevation of the self and others, as exemplified by Guru Har Rai. The Siri Singh Sahib said: “Religion is to bring reality into practice…the test to be religious is to see compassion at the moment when you cannot see it and to act compassionately when it is impossible to act like that.” This year, our newsletter explores the topic of Guru Har Rai: Teacher of Compassion. For the Summer 2014 issue we asked our Ministers to write on the theme of
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Understanding Through Compassion
by SS GuruJivan Kaur Khalsa, Victoria, Australia Spring 2014 Guru Har Rai is the seventh Master in Sikh Dharma. He was the grandson of Guru Hargobind. He is known as the “tender-hearted” Guru. He was born in Kiratpur, India. His father was Guruditta Ji (son of Guru Hargobind Ji) and his mother was Mata Nihal Kaur ji. His wife was Mata Kishan Kaur Ji, also known as Mata Sulakhni Ji. After the battles and wars of Guru Hargobind’s time, the 7th Sikh Guru ushered in a time of healing and peace. Guru Hargobind instructed the boy that he should never
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The Yoga of Compassion
by SS Krishna Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Spring 2014 I have a deep appreciation for Guru Har Rai as a primary role model of human compassion. I also have a qualitative, causal understanding of myself through the Tantric Numerology system that we were taught by the Siri Singh Sahib. At one point in his teaching, he said that whenever you are counseling anyone, always start by understanding the numerology of that person. Guru Har Rai was the Seventh Guru. My numerological gift is the number 7, the Auric Body which essentially indicates the Crown Chakra. And the quality that we
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Evidence of Compassion
by SS Chioneso Kulwant Kaur Khalsa, Birmingham UK Spring 2014 In a world increasingly beset by strife, conflict, and the cries of the cruelly displaced, the values of compassion and its benevolent effects shine forth like a luminescent beacon on this wonderful gift of a planet we call home. Passion is part of our emotional template as humans. Compassion is a jewel of our spiritual birthright that, when engaged, raises us up and enables us to experience the closeness of the Divine. It allows us to expand in the experience of the higher aspects of our being, rather than contract
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The Light of Guru Har Rai
by Bhai Sahiba Dr. Bibi Inderjit Kaur Khalsa Spring 2014 Guru Har Rai Ji exhibited the most sublime nature of divine compassion and pure sensory awareness to his physical and spiritual environments. We can learn much from his life about how we may rise to our own highest sensory human functioning. We are now living in the Aquarian frequency, and we find ourselves being relentlessly bombarded with external stimuli, which is in turn causing massive sensory overload in our population. The Siri Singh Sahib told us that this day would come. As a result, we would all be forced—often unknowingly—to
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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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