The calendar year 2025 carries the vibration of the Subtle Body—the subtle perceptual ability to sense the Infinite and universal reality within the material and physical worlds. In his life, Guru Teg Bahadur, our ninth Guru, embodied these traits. Guru Teg Bahadur spent much of his life in deep meditation, and is well known for his Sloks in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib emphasizing non-attachment as the key to happiness and spiritual fulfillment. During these times of challenge, stillness and steadiness are essential qualities for Ministers to cultivate within themselves. This year’s newsletter series will focus on different aspects of
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#95 – 2025 Newsletter (First Quarter)
#94 – 2024 Newsletter (Fourth Quarter)
This year’s newsletter series has celebrated Ministers who are engaged in meaningful service—in their communities and around the world. This seva looks different for each Minister, but the desire to serve and uplift from the heart is the unifying thread across our Ministry. In February, we focused on Sikh Dharma Ministers doing extraordinary service in conflict zones around the world. Our May issue highlighted the efforts of Sikh Dharma Ministers engaged in two meaningful areas of service—education/youth programs and food seva. Our August issue featured the seva of Sikh Dharma Ministers engaged in promoting interfaith harmony and religious freedom around
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#93 – 2024 Newsletter (Third Quarter)
This year’s newsletter series celebrates Ministers who are engaged in meaningful service—in their communities and around the world. This seva looks different for each Minister, but the desire to serve and uplift from the heart is the unifying thread across our Ministry. In February, we focused on Sikh Dharma Ministers doing extraordinary service in conflict zones around the world. Our May issue highlighted the efforts of Sikh Dharma Ministers engaged in two meaningful areas of service—education/youth programs and food seva. Our August issue features the seva of Sikh Dharma Ministers engaged in promoting interfaith harmony and religious freedom around the
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#92 – 2024 Newsletter (Second Quarter)
The calendar year 2024 carries the vibration of the Pranic Body–the source of infinite energy available for us to raise our vitality, elevate our spirit, and serve in the world. This year’s newsletter series celebrates Ministers who are engaged in meaningful service—in their communities and around the world. This seva looks different for each Minister, but the desire to serve and uplift from the heart is the unifying thread across our Ministry. In his brief life, Guru Har Krishan, our eighth Guru, embodied those traits. Known as a natural healer, he was sought by many people suffering during the smallpox
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#91 – 2024 Newsletter (First Quarter)
The calendar year 2024 carries the vibration of the Pranic Body–the source of infinite energy available for us to raise our vitality, elevate our spirit, and serve in the world. Our goal for this year’s newsletter series is to celebrate Ministers who are engaged in meaningful service—in their communities and around the world. This seva looks different for each Minister, but the desire to serve and uplift from the heart is the unifying thread across our Ministry. In his brief life, Guru Har Krishan, our eighth Guru, embodied those traits. Known as a natural healer, he was sought by many
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#90 – 2023 Newsletter (Fourth Quarter)
The concept of Collective Efficacy posits that together we can make meaningful change in our community, whether or not we agree on everything. Working together, anything is possible. Our 2023 Ministry Newsletter series features this concept front and center. This issue focuses on how Ministers can support fellow sangat members, both individually and collectively, during this time—in healing, rebuilding, and assessing what values remain meaningful at this juncture. “I am a sacrifice to my pure friends, the immaculate Saints. This body is attached to them, and we have shared our minds. We have shared our minds – how could I
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#89 – 2023 Newsletter (Third Quarter)
The concept of Collective Efficacy posits that together we can make meaningful change in our community, whether or not we agree on everything. Working together, anything is possible. Our 2023 Ministry Newsletter series features this concept front and center. What we have collectively experienced in our international sangat mirrors the model of what occurs when an individual undergoes the disruption and dysregulation of a traumatic event. To address this, in the four issues of the newsletter we will share with our readers the progressive arc of the resolution of trauma. For our February issue, we shared tools that Ministers have
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#88 – 2023 Newsletter (Second Quarter)
The concept of Collective Efficacy posits that together we can make meaningful change in our community, whether or not we agree on everything. Working together, anything is possible. Our 2023 Ministry Newsletter series features this concept front and center. What we have collectively experienced in our international sangat mirrors the model of what occurs when an individual undergoes the disruption and dysregulation of a traumatic event. To address this, in the four issues of the newsletter we will share with our readers the progressive arc of the resolution of trauma. In our February issue, Ministers shared tools for stabilization of
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#87 – 2023 Newsletter (First Quarter)
The concept of Collective Efficacy posits that together we can make meaningful change in our community, whether or not we agree on everything. Working together, anything is possible. Our 2023 Ministry Newsletter series will feature this concept front and center. What we have collectively experienced in our international sangat mirrors the model of what occurs when an individual undergoes the disruption and dysregulation of a traumatic event. To address this, in the four issues of the newsletter we will share with our readers the progressive arc of the resolution of trauma. For our first issue of the new year, we
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#86 – 2022 Newsletter (Fourth Quarter)
In the February 2022 issue of our newsletter, we explored the core values that unite us as Ministers. The May issue offered intimate reflections from our authors on processing change, loss, trauma and grief during these past few turbulent years. For the August issue, we examined the possible gifts that have been gained—at the same time acknowledging the ever-changing landscape of the world in the midst of a pandemic, political upheaval, and our own Dharmic organizational challenges. For our November issue, we turn our focus toward the heart, and the possibility of forming heartfelt connections with one another that transcend
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