It occurred to me that there must be people who stand for the recitation of Ardas in Gurdwara, but who do not understand what is being said. Do you understand the meaning of the Ardas that is recited during Gurdwaras? I know there are many like myself who have grown up in Western culture where [...]

Every Sunday during Gurdwara we listen to an inspirational lecture related to Sikhi. The talk was about "Anand" and "Sikh Dharam". I have heard this lecture many times but it always make me think and inspires me. I edited the audio down to a shorter 10 min excerpt for you to listen to. (or you [...]

Going through my every day life there are times when I get caught up in this cycle and forget about the gifts that I have. No matter what our origins are it is normal to sometimes not recognize the beautiful things that we have in our life. 
Over 35 years ago my parents and many [...]

Blessings come in many shapes and forms. Jagatjoti Singh is a man who has become very aware of this and has developed a way to share his insight with us. The result is www.imdownwithyou.com in which children with Down’s syndrome are celebrated through amazing photography.
What is quite wonderful is that Jagatjoti Singh Khalsa is also a sales [...]

by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa * ekongkaar.blogspot.com
There is a story I read once, about a monk who lived on his own on the outskirts of a village. One day, a young woman accused the monk of getting her pregnant. The other villagers believed her. After the baby was born, the illegitimate child was given [...]

While I was in India this past month there was great deal of fog and unusually cold weather in Delhi and Amritsar. The wintry weather caused a lot of headaches for me and the others with whom I was traveling. This may have happened to you too: You go to the airport planning to travel [...]

I was just in Amritsar visiting my son Narayan Singh who is in the middle of his first year at Miri Piri Academy and was on winter break. For me this visit to Amritsar has been very different than previous visits which have always been focused on visiting Harimandir Sahib (The Golden Temple). This time [...]

I just got back from my visit to India to visit my son Narayan Singh who is in boarding school at Miri Piri Academy. I always find that traveling to India is like a quick whirlwind. I always think and plan to do so many things, but the reality is that you are lucky to [...]

Most of the time when I see information about Sikhs and Sikh identity, I see the image of a Sikh Man with a turban shown. Lately I have been thinking about Sikh women and some of the different challenges that are faced by each of the Sikh genders. Most Sikh women these days don’t wear [...]

Here is a cool new SikhNet video where the kids speak out and share their vision of being the leaders of tomorrow, but needing our support to pave the way.
I hope that after watching the video that you will be inspired to support the work that SikhNet does.

These young beautiful children are so full of light, happiness, love, joy, excitement, innocence and beauty.
Those of you who have children in your life know how important they are and how they make us feel. As adults our job is to train them, teach them, learn from them, yet set a foundation and structure [...]