Many people ask me why I practice Kundalini Yoga, and how this relates to Sikhi. Personally I don’t look at Kundalini Yoga as a "Sikh Thing", however It is "yoga for the householder" and I see it as very complementary to the Sikh lifestyle. There is nothing in Kundalini Yoga that is against Sikhi. The [...]

(As explained by Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji)
"Naad means "the essence of all sounds". All languages contain sounds which relate to one or more of the five elements of air, fire, water, earth or ether. Gurbani is a perfect combination and permutation of sounds relating to all the five elements in [...]

Guru Har Rai was once asked whether there was any benefit gained by reading the Guru’s Bani without understanding it. “Yes,” he replied, “as grease sticks to the pot even when it is emptied, so does the Guru’s Word stick to the heart. Whether you understand it or not, the Word bears the Seed of [...]

The past 3-4 months I have been spending more time and energy on my daily sadhana (spiritual discipline). It has been an up and down cycle for many years as I struggle to stay consistent. The normal day to day work and happenings tend to try to squeeze their way into my time and force [...]

There are so many Gurbani MP3 files out there and it can be quite overwhelming. So, I take it upon myself to share some "Gurbani mp3 picks" which I think stand out. Everyone has different tastes so I am just sharing the things that I like.
The last time I posted some Kirtan by Dalip Kaur [...]

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While we are on the topic of kids and educating kids I wanted to let those of you who are in the New York Area know about a friend of mine from New York (Raminder Kaur) who is offering her services.
She is an early Childhood Educator, a Tutor, a Kirtanee and holds a degree in [...]

Sharanjit Singh from Prince Rupert, BC, Canada just sent SikhNet this picture that he took in Anandpur Sahib of a Nihang Singh with a really tall turban.
The turban that Major Singh tied was really wide…and this one is so tall! You have to to wonder how long and how many people it took to [...]

As a parent and Sikh I find it very important for us to have rich and engaging stories from Sikh history to remind us of our heritage. It can be easy to forget the sacrifices that the those before us made and just think about your day to day things. It is important to understand [...]

It is pretty cool seeing people from many different cultural backgrounds adopt the Sikh lifestyle. The interesting part of it is that each culture has it’s own flavor, music, style etc., which brings a unique new face to Sikhi. Also, many Sikhs who were originally from India/Punjab have settled around the world and the younger [...]

Ok… I think most people know what a blog is by now, right? Many Sikhs (including myself) didn’t really understand what a blog was and all the “hype” about them. Now blogging is part of my every day routine and I realize how much of an impact a blog can have on people.
It’s been almost [...]

In the mid 70’s Guruliv Singh created quite a few different audio stories relating to different things from Sikh history. These are the stories that I grew up on and used to fall asleep listening to. Narayan now listens to them too when he goes to sleep. At night he always says “Papa…I want [...]