Posted: 27/01/2015 02:54 IST Updated: 27/01/2015 03:29 IST With more than 150 years of history in the United States, Sikh Americans are still highly misunderstood. Regularly subjected to discrimination and occasionally even the targets of hate crimes, Sikhs number between 200,000 and 500,000 in the U.S., according to AP. There are an estimated 25 million Sikhs worldwide, making their tradition one of the…
Sat Nam: The Secret History of Kundalini Yoga December 20, 2014 What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word “yoga”? Stretching? Juice bars? Pseudo-Eastern spirituality? Tight pants on skinny girls pre-brunch? Yoga today is an urban trend, growing quickly in popularity since the turn of the 21st Century. The irony of…
Recently Hari Simran Singh Khalsa attended “Sat Nam Fest” in Mexico. As a dedicated Sikh he was a frequenter of Sikh camps, workshops and spiritual events. On Dec 30th he happily went on a hike to take in the beautiful environment. This last picture of him which he took, in his text he simply said,…
Dear Sadh Sangat Piaray Jio, Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh. Many prayers that you and your family are in high spirits (chardi-kala) as we near the end of 2014. Did you know that SikhNet will turn 20 years old next year? SikhNet.com has now served an entire generation of Sikhs world-wide….
My Life Changed After I Assaulted a Sikh Man Posted on December 18, 2014 by Administrator Dear Supporter, In the early morning hours after September 11, 2013, I got drunk and assaulted an innocent Sikh man. I charged him, forcefully knocking off his turban. He had done nothing to warrant my actions, I had simply hit rock bottom…
In the aftermath of the hostage crisis in downtown Sydney, Australians are showing the world they’re not caving to racism or Islamophobia. On Monday, an armed gunman stormed a cafe in Martin Place, entering a tense standoff with police. After the hostage-taker displayed an Islamic flag in the cafe’s window, many of Australia’s Muslims are understandably anxious about facing retribution….
he news: It turns out meditating is good for more than just quiet time: It can actually help us fight the cripplingly high stress levels we experience during our busy lives, in the office or elsewhere. November 7, 2014: Scientists from Harvard University and the University of Sienna recently found that meditation is so powerful it can change the…
1) Sikh Warriors Sikh Warriors were so powerful that they were able to defeat armies more then 5 times their size. In most battles Sikhs were always outnumbered yet gave a crushing defeat to the enemy. Majority of Amritdhari(Baptised) Sikhs are vegetarian for spiritual and health purposes. A great vegetarian diet mixed with Bir Ras(Energy derived from high level…
When the British annexed Punjab in 1849, they would usually classify the Sikhs as a sect of Hinduism. During these times, a Sikh reform movement known as Tat Khalsa came into existence. In their efforts to present the Sikh faith as a distinct religion, they disassociated themselves with many of the practices that they viewed…
SIRI SINGH SAHIB HARBHAJAN SINGH YOGI JI A TEACHER PAR EXCELLENCEA PHILOSOPHER WHO TRIEDTO BRING THE SOULS THAT WERE SUFFERINGINTO THE GURU’S SHRINE…HARBHAJAN SINGH YOGI JIA INSPIRATION OF OUR TIMEA SHINING STAR………THAT LED MILLIONS OF PEOPLETO CONNECT WITH THE SUBLIME…HE LED US TO GURU NANAKAND REVIVED THE TEACHINGSOF THE GURBANI, THAT HOLD USSUPPORT US….ON…