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  1. aristotle

    USA Shooting Of Sikh Army Veteran Suffering From PTSD Creates Controversy

    In late January, a mentally ill man was shot and killed by two police officers in Lodi, California, south of Sacramento. Tragedy often follows a confrontation between the police and a mentally ill person, but the facts of this case are in dispute. The victim was a Sikh Army veteran, and his...
  2. Ambarsaria

    Guru Nanak Dev Ji Being Asked: How World Created; How To Remove Suffering … Last Of 19

    In these questions and paraphrasing the issue is how is the universe created and how is misery eliminated? Let us review the following, Sidhas/Yogis ask: Guru Ji’s answers: In this last of the questioning lines, the issue of the creation of world/universe and the elimination of...
  3. BhagatSingh

    General God The Water (BoSKD 3)

    Bani of Sant Kabir Das, Shabad #3, starts in the middle of page 323, followed by more of his shabads. Having been introduced to Kabir's philosophy and belief system, and his meditation experiences (in 1 and 2), we now explore Kabir's writings in depth, we explore various themes, different...
  4. J

    Controversial God's Almightyness Versus Evil

    Hello, God-Allah-Yahvé- thats ok as the different names of God can be easily explained trough the different geographical/historical & cultural contexts but I have doubts about our only and unic God being Almighty...look at all the evil and suffering in this evil-heavy world. And pls do not...
  5. spnadmin

    Christianity Why Is There Suffering?

    Rev. James Martin, S.J. Catholic priest and author, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, a horrifying disaster that unfolded before our eyes on television and the Internet, not only wrenched the hearts of every compassionate person, but also...
  6. spnadmin

    Buddhism The Buddhist Way Of Being Present To Suffering

    Bernie Glassman Zen master; founder, Zen Peacemakers Posted: February 17, 2011 10:10 PM Doing service for others as a spiritual practice is a way to be in the world without separation. In the Buddhist tradition, we call this recognizing that everything is an expression of emptiness...
  7. Admin

    The Anatomy Of Suffering

    The Anatomy of Suffering Late Sr. Raghbir Singh Bir* Human beings are, by nature, pleasure loving, hungering for the gratification of passions and, indeed, believing that sensual satisfaction is life’s sole purpose. As a result, man remains preoccupied - day in and day out - with fulfilling his...
  8. spnadmin

    Islam The Problem Of Suffering: Muslim Theological Reflections

    Posted for SPN member Tejwant Singh ji Malik The Problem of Suffering: Muslim Theological Reflections Sherman A. Jackson Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Michigan Posted: September 18, 2010 07:51 PM Admin Note: The conversation below had me...
  9. Admin

    The Sikh Perspective On Death And Suffering

    The Sikh Perspective On Death and Suffering by Wazir Singh Copyright © Professor Wazir Singh, Punjabi University Pleasure and pain are a set of robes that men must keep on wearing. Sikhism is not a philosophy of suffering. Even so, human suffering and death are the two running...
  10. K

    Khalsa Aid SIKH REFUGEES SUFFERING IN PAKISTAN

    Dear Sadh Sangat Ji, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh !! The conflict in Pakistan's tribal and border areas between the Pakistani Army and the Taliban insurgents, has forced many civilians to seek shelter in the safety of nearby cities. Earlier in 2009 the Hindu and Sikh...
  11. S

    Existence Of God And The Pain And Suffering Around The World

    If the god exists and he is a supreme being and very compassionate and all powerful, why is there pain and suffering all over the world? Why are the people in misery, tensions, problems, anxieties and what not? Around 1 million people commit suicides all over the world, that means that there is...
  12. R

    Pain And Suffering

    Sitting as we do in our own comfortable environments can we truly feel the suffering of those for whom we pray when we do our Ardas. I say that pain is unique to those who are suffering or going through the hardship, the rest of us, yes we may feel compassion if only briefly but can we really...
  13. Archived_Member16

    Satisfying Desires & Erasing Suffering

    This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Kaanraa on Pannaa 1318 pauVI ] ieCw mn kI pUrIAY jpIAY suK swgru ] hir ky crn ArwDIAih gur sbid rqnwgru ] imil swDU sMig auDwru hoie PwtY jm kwgru ] jnm pdwrQu jIqIAY jip hir bYrwgru ] siB pvhu srin siqgurU kI ibnsY duK dwgru ]14] pourree ||...
  14. N

    Palliative Pain Management: When Both Pain And Suffering Hurt (RedNova)

    Abstract / Patients with advanced cancer frequently experience intractable pain without sufficient response to a conventional pharmacological approach. One reason for refractory pain at the end of life can be the bidirectional nature of pain and suffering...
  15. S

    Why There Is Suffering Around If There Is God

    Since the day I started apprehending the world around with my young enthusiastic eyes, I have been constantly witnessing the suffering around, I was not able to eschew myself with the thought that Why does people suffer? Once staring outside my window, “the reflections from my mind engulfed...
  16. S

    IBM Suffering Some Big Blues, As Is The Tech Field, Economy (Investor's Business Daily)

    Investor's Business Daily - Big Blue's first-quarter fumble is stirring questions about the world's biggest computer maker and the tech sector in general. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibd/20050415/bs_ibd_ibd/2005415tech
  17. N

    Sikh News South Asian Women Suffering Domestic Violence

    http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-1-2005_pg7_58 South Asian women suffering domestic violence Daily Times, Pakistan - 6 hours ago ... Participants included members of South Asian community organisations such as Andolan, the Sikh Coalition, and the Taxi Workers Alliance. ...
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