This video began from a discussion about the Amrit Sanchar and became a discussion about the difference between a ritual and a ceremony.  In Sikhi we have ceremonies, not rituals. But a ceremony can become a ritual when no one understands the how and why of what is happening. Water is like a battery for [...]

About a month ago I had a transformational experience of receiving the Guru’s Amrit at the end of the Summer Solstice Camp. The reason you have not seen me write anything about it here earlier is that I felt it was a very personal thing for me and that by showcasing it online it might [...]

Another inspiring Gurdwara lecture, from March 5th 1989, Los Angeles, California.
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Every year the Summer Solstice Camp here in Espanola, New Mexico (USA) attracts spiritual seekers of all kind, from all over the world, and from all walks of life. It is a gathering place where you can interface with people from so many different backgrounds and religions (this year around 1,400 people came). I love [...]

In this video Guruka Singh shares his thoughts about the power of prayer, and reasons we why pray.

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A Spiritual Gathering of Men. August 1 – 5
Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, CANADA

"This will be the third annual Khalsa Men’s Camp! Promising to be a spiritually upliftingtime for men to get in touch with their masculine core, it will feature a full program of activities including men’s yoga, meditations [...]

Earlier this summer a photographer friend named Fiona Aboud took some pictures of our family (in New York and in New Mexico). She is planning to create a book about Sikhs in North America and has been taking pictures in different places of Sikhs. You can see some of her photography and a few of [...]

 
Just in case you are not a regular visitor of the Daily Hukamnama section on SikhNet: You can hear an English explanation of the daily Hukamnama which is taken every day at Hari Mandir Sahib (Amritsar, India). Normally Nihang Sukha Singh does this translation, however he is away in India for over a month, and [...]

Here is the first video of the new set that we recorded last week. In this video Guruka Singh is asked why we say the Sikh greeting of "Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh", and of course gives a unique perspective on the meaning, and the universality of this greeting.
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It’s been a long time since I posted any new video interviews with Guruka Singh. I keep getting emails from people asking to make more videos with Guruka Singh. So, in preparation I have been noting down topics and questions that people have asked over the past months so that we can use them to [...]

Here is a talk given in Gurdwara by SSS Harbhajan Singh Khalsa on May 7th, 1989, Los Angeles, California. It’s a wonderful explanation of the 17th, 18th and 19th pauris of Japji Sahib, as well as other things.
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