Recent content by Inderjeet Kaur

I am reputed to have a fairly good sense of humor, but I see nothing funny here except possibly that it was written by some guy who is not Sikh and obviously has no grasp of what Sikhi is about.

Since this is an English language site, many of us here are not fluent in Punjabi. I got a translation from Google Translator. It may or may not be good. If you don't like it, you could offer your own English version. Desperation The desire to meet God, the rate is gone, the runway passes away...

One big advantage is that none of us styles ourself as an expert. We are all just Sikhs sharing what we have learned along the way. Christians often ask me why I'm not a Christian. I say, "I can't tell you because my answer would be blasphemous and hurt you. My religion doesn't allow me to do...

The best way to learn real Sikhi is to study Gurbani. It's really all in the Japji Sahib. I think that's the place to start. There are some very good videos on YouTube. That view of God as angry and punishing is from the Abrahamic religions. I prefer not even to use the word God because of...

How deep do you want to go? I have read that the entire spacetime continuum can be summed up as the first symbol in the Mool Mantar. I'm not deep enough to know whether it is true or not. If it is true, it simplifies things immensely. But sigh I am still just a fool. what do I know?

I was thinking much the same thing. Also, how can we talk about preparation for prayer unless we first define what we mean by "prayer"? I would not use the words "conversation with God," as that implies two-way exchanges. People to whom God speaks are usually considered either saints or...

Please look at my "signature at the bottom of this comment. Then read the shabad it comes from, Ang 612 ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ Soraṯẖ mėhlā 5. Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl: ਕੋਟਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡ ਕੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਰੇ ॥ Kot barahmand ko ṯẖākur su▫āmī sarab jī▫ā kā ḏāṯā re. God is the Lord and Master of...

There is a lot of prejudice in the Sikh community against anyone who is obviously not Punjabi. Black people get the worst, but White and East Asians get it, too. The attitude is: if you're not Punjabi, you're not really Sikh and you don't belong in the gurudwara. Of course, this is abhorrent...

Would it really be so hard to preface a "correcting" comment with something like, "it is my understanding that..." That allows for both teaching and growing. It not only holds open that possibility that I may grow in knowledge and understanding but also shows a wee bit of humility. Of course...

Please allow me to make an observation. Without taking sides in this discussion, I remind you both that, as our understanding of Gurbani grows, so do our interpretations of it. What a shabad means to me today will not be the same as what it will mean to me when I am farther along the path. This...

As regards Karah Prashad, the sugar in it can also be a problem for diabetics and others who avoid sugar. The solution here is simple. Eat only a small amount. If you are a vegan diabetic with celiac disease, you may have a problem without solution. Sorry.

Kids love my vegan vegetable soup. They do. Kids who refuse to eat veggies often love vegetable soup. Go figure. Anyway, there is no reason to feed them the chemical over-salted concoction that you buy in a can or dried. [Yes, Campbell's, I talking about you.] My simplest version of this is...

Being a Sikh does not give immunity to any of the distresses of being human, but Sikhi does give us the tools for handling them.

At least he didn't imitate Groucho and start smoking cigars!

I'm not sure why, but this whole incident makes me think of old Badal.