Yogi Bhajan

A few months ago, RP Singh wrote a very timely post on compassion and what it means to Sikhs.  In Gurbani, the word Daya often translates to compassion, a trait which is long known in our history.  One of the Panj Pyara or beloved five was Bhai Daya Singh and thus, Compassion along with Justice, ...

ArdasHukamnama: You are the Emperor, and I call You a chief — how does this add to Your greatness? As You permit me, I praise You,... http://bit.ly/4VvVMe

29th Dec 2009 @Hukamnama Harmandir SahibYou are the Emperor, and I call You a chief — how does this add to Your greatness? As You permit me, I praise You, O Lord and Master; I am ignorant, and I cannot chant Your Praises. || 1 || Please bless me with such understanding, that I may sing Your Glori...

The criterion for including a book in my Top-10 list is very personal: Is this a book that I am likely to read again?

"Sikhaan de be-taaj Badshah!"

The events following the June elections in Iran continue to reverberate.  The allegations of widespread election fraud led to hundreds of thousands of Iranian youth to take to the streets and asking “Where’s My Vote?”A regime unable to answer its citizenry and an escalating use of repressive tact...

28th Dec 2009 @Hukamnama Harmandir Sahib O my Lord and Master, I know nothing. My mind has sold out, and is in Maya’s hands. || 1 || Pause || You are called the Lord and Master, the Guru of the World. I am called a lustful being of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga. || 1 || The five vices have corrupted ...

The criterion for including a book in my Top-10 list is very personal: Is this a book that I am likely to read again?

Reality is a paradox, for in order to gain we must let go, and in order to create our future we must let go of our past, and in order to make progress we must be still, and in order to get to something we must get to nothing, and in order to be powerful we must be humble, and in order to accept w...

"You should be proud of your way of life, but don’t let that pride get in the way of seeing God in every way of life"

We of the Punjab, were called to don the robe of the Guru’s Discipleship.We wear turbans as He did; we keep long hair as He kept.We prefer the colours he liked.We are still alive with the spark he lit in our souls.The torch when lighting another creates its own images.We carry the Guru’s face. Hi...

Waheguru Ji Ka KhalsaWaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!One year ago today, I started this blog - Spirit Of The Sikh - as a way to collect my thoughts, stories, and experiences. And perhaps along the way, some may come across it and offer their comments and ideas as well. Little did I know that so many friend...

ArdasHukamnama: The simmal tree is straight as an arrow; it is very tall, and very thick. But those birds which visit it hopefully,... http://bit.ly/5OVdox

27th Dec 2009 @Hukamnama Harmandir SahibThe simmal tree is straight as an arrow; it is very tall, and very thick. But those birds which visit it hopefully, depart disappointed. Its fruits are tasteless, its flowers are nauseating, and its leaves are useless. Sweetness and humility, O Nanak, are t...

To have a life one must live,To live, one must experience,To experience, one must experiment,To experiment, one must be fearless,To be fearless, one must be Divine,To be Divine, one must realise the soul,To realise the soul, one must surrender,To surrender, one must become nothing,To become nothi...

"The day your don’t do your Sadhana, is a day you lose your self"By Yogi Bhajan

_/\_ Spiritual / Temporal spring clean:New Year's decision=WIll only b usin Twitter.No more blog, facebook or facebook fanpage updates, reading of messages, comments, inbox etc... This will be last message on all these webpages. If u still want2 contact or communicate with this insignificant pers...

A few weeks back, while skimming through the news, I found an interesting report on Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent visit to the Darbar Sahib in Amritsar. Although I didn’t care much for the hoopla around his visit, I did find it interesting that he “offended” Sikhs by refusi...

"Daughters are still used as leverage. I wonder what will it really take to change that."

ArdasHukamnama: Martydom of Sahibzadey Baba Zorawar and Baba Fateh Singh Ji and Mata Gujri Ji. We are not being faced with the... http://bit.ly/5CBdOn

ArdasHukamnama: Martydom of Sikhism Sahibzadey Baba Zorawar and Baba Fateh Singh Ji and Mata Gujri Ji. We are not being faced... http://bit.ly/4wH7Nj

ArdasHukamnama: Those who do not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul — those self-willed manmukhs are foolish and... http://bit.ly/7tbYPF

26th Dec 2009 @Hukamnama Harmandir SahibThose who do not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul — those self-willed manmukhs are foolish and ignorant. Those who attach their consciousness to emotional attachment and Maya, O my soul, depart regretfully in the end. They find no place of...

ArdasHukamnama: O my mind, under Guru’s Instruction, do good deeds. Dwell forever and ever upon the Lord God, and you shall find... http://bit.ly/5bDX5i

25th Dec 09 Hukamanama @Harmandir Sahib, AmritsarEmotional attachment to Maya is darkness; without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom. Those who are attached to the Word of the Shabad understand; those in duality are ruined. || 1 || O my mind, under Guru’s Instruction, do good deeds. Dwell fo...

Khalsa Kanucks to ring in the New Year with The Polar Bear DipThe Khalsa Kanucks will be participating with Toronto Polar Bear Club for the “Dip of the Decade” in Lake Ontario at Sunny Side Park in Toronto, on January 1, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.The Khalsa Kanucks, a chilly freezing icy frosty bitter w...