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Selfless Sikh praised worldwide

  Harman Singh had no hesitation breaking religious protocol to use his turban to tend a seriously injured child. Photo / Michael Craig Aucklander who removed turban to help wounded boy praised worldwide. By Russell Blackstock Harman Singh woke up yesterday to hundreds of messages from around the world praising his humanity. A picture of…


How Jaap Vibration Works

Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa is a Kundalini Yoga teacher trainer and Chief Compliance Officer at Akal Security. She travels around the world and teaches about sound and Naad. She is a recording artist who has produced 10 albums of Mantra music and Sikh Kirtan. devsuroopkaur.com This video was filmed at her Sound and Mantra workshop at…


East Comes West & West Comes East

In 1889 Rudyard Kipling wrote: “OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat.” Well, I’m here to testify that he was wrong. His Victorian mindset could not foresee the miracles that are happening right now in the 21st…


My Last Day as a Sikh

My Last Day as a Sikh I didn’t sleep well last night. Today is my last day as an honorary Sikh and I feel as if I’m floating between two worlds. We’ve talked about how jarring each transition is, but it’s especially difficult with a faith that bonds to you so well. Another unique aspect of…


5 Ways to Work Kundalini Yoga into Your Daily Life

5 Ways to Work Kundalini Yoga into Your Daily Life We all love the way that Kundalini Yoga makes us feel, and yet many of us are so busy that we struggle to make enough time for it throughout the day. Here are some very simple ways to integrate yoga into your life even when…


YOGI BHAJAN

Born Harbhajan Singh Puri, August 26, 1929, in the part of India that became Pakistan in 1948, he was the son of a medical doctor. He spent his youth in privileged environments in private schools and his summers in the exclusive Dalhousie mountain region of Himachal Pradesh. As a young boy he attended a Catholic…


Inside the World’s Largest Free Kitchen

  A young man in a hot-pink turban raises his hands humbly as he sits crossed-legged on the floor. Into his raised hands falls a hot roti that he plops into the metallic tray in front of him. Next to him is an elderly woman wearing a saffron sari. She raises her hands next and…