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The Spiritual Importance of Reciting Gurbani Daily - By Bhai Sahib Bhai Joginder Singh Jee Talwara Question: When once an understanding of some Baanee is obtained then what is the benefit of reading it over and over again on a daily basis? Answer: Every...

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 192 gauVI mhlw 5 ] gur kw sbdu rwKu mn mwih ] nwmu ismir icMqw sB jwih ]1] ibnu BgvMq nwhI An koie ] mwrY rwKY eyko soie ]1] rhwau ] gur ky crx irdY auir Dwir ] Agin swgru jip auqrih pwir ]2] gur mUriq isau lwie iDAwnu ] eIhw aUhw...

In all this talk about spiritual devotion, there is one simple fact. You have to like it. It should make you happy. It is unfortunate that so much coercion, unhappiness, bitterness, guilt, and fear become wrapped up in spirituality. Why can't we simply do things out of joy? Practicing...

Spiritual wellness is the quest for meaning, value and purpose resulting in hope, joy, courage and gratitude. It is the ability to find peace and balance in our lives in which our values and ethics match our actions. Spiritual Wellness involves self evaluation of personal beliefs. It is learning...

The Spiritual Strength of Woman - The following is an article that Shanti Kaur Khalsa presented at the Women's Seminar at the World Sikh Samelan, Amritsar 1995. BANA: The Khalsa Uniform Bana is our own flag. Bana is our Nissan that states unequivocally who we are. If we have the dress and...

Trust is such a personal thing. Faith is even more so. Whether you’re sending out your prayers and intentions or falling in love, trust and faith are intertwined. Trust says that you logically know everything will turn out for the best. Faith says that on an intuitive emotional level you sense...

Friday, October 20, 2006 When we make our first entry into the realms of spirituality, there comes a certain feeling of excitement, and along with it a bit of superiority for having done what the masses have not. Instead of feeling...

SPIRITUAL EGO When we make our first entry into the realms of spirituality, there comes a certain feeling of excitement, and along with it a bit of superiority for having done what the masses have not. Instead of feeling humbled that God's Grace has allowed this important first step, we feel a...

Spiritual Surrender The present-day world wants individuality. It demands freedom. But true individuality and freedom can breathe only in the Divine. Surrender is the untiring breath of the soul in the Heart of God. Human individuality shouts in the dark. Earthly freedom cries out in the...

This Shabad is by Bhagat Kabeer Ji in Salok Kabeer Jee on Pannaa 1372 kbIrw jhw igAwnu qh Drmu hY jhw JUTu qh pwpu ] jhw loBu qh kwlu hY jhw iKmw qh Awip ]155] kabeeraa jehaa giaan theh dhharam hai jehaa jhoot(h) theh paap || jehaa lobh theh kaal hai jehaa khimaa theh aap ||155|| Kabeer...

The transformation of spiritual aspirant The spiritual journey is to transform yourself from ignorant soul to realized soul and finally to become the liberated soul which is called as the complete salvation. You have to be dear and near to God to become a liberated soul. This transformation is...

10 Ways to Build a Strong Spiritual Life Start your day with a prayer of gratitude for another day. Draw in the morning's peace by taking a slow deep breath. Feel your breath spread throughout your spirit, mind and body. Exhale and stretch and acknowledge every part of your body. Create a...

10 Ways to Nurture Your Child's Spiritual Development Sue Frederick, author of A Mother's Guide to Raising Healthy Children When my daughter was born, I felt a great responsibility to nurture and strengthen her connection to God as she made her way through the challenges of growing up. Over...

Principles of Spiritual Activism http://www.satyana.org The following principles emerged from several years' work with social change leaders. They are offered not as definitive truths, but rather as key learnings and guidelines that, taken together, comprise a useful framework for spiritual...

Protecting Our Spiritual Sapling by Robert Elias Najemy In the same way we need to protect our newborn spiritual self from drying up because of a lack of spiritual sustenance. We can do this by keeping company with spiritually oriented persons through seminars and group gatherings for such...

The beauty of niqaab... A spiritual perspective from a non-muslim A controversial dress and a shock to see in any western country, the niqaab is an extremely conservative way of dress for Muslim women - a type of dress where the shape of the body is hidden, and nothing revealed but the eyes and...

Sikh spiritual leader set for Edinburgh visit (The Scotsman) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11m13f7gq/*http%3A//news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=586762006 Array Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:03:32 GMT AN eminent Sikh religious and spiritual leader is set to come to Edinburgh on...

Spiritual Internship Sometimes it can be a struggle to make sense of our lives here on Earth, and it is only by imagining a larger context that all of the pieces fall into place. We might often wonder why we have had experiences of pain and hardship. If we knew the whole of our soul’s...

The spiritual journey of a soul Initially the Lord attracts the devotee through miracles and creates belief and devotion in the mind of a human being. Thus the human being is converted into devotee. Thus from the stage of human being the soul carries on the journey to the stage of...

The materialistic field (Pravrutti) consists of the day-to-day interactions. The spiritual field (Nivrutti) consists of the interaction with the Lord. Both these fields are quite opposite like darkness and light. Veda says the same (Duramete Vipareete Vishuchi). This means that Pravrutti and...