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  1. Ishna

    Canada Walking The Western Front: A Sikh Soldier Lays At Rest, Far From Homeland And Adopted Land

    Walking the Western Front: A Sikh soldier lays at rest, far from homeland and adopted land Sat May 03 2014 Posted by Katie Daubs, GTA at 06:00 AM The Star He left no photos, no letters, but Sunta Gouger Singh was among 10 Sikh soldiers who fought with Canada in the Great War. And he was the...
  2. Archived_Member16

    UK Bilderberg 2013: Secretive Meeting Of Western Power Brokers Begins Near London

    Bilderberg 2013: Secretive Meeting Of Western Power Brokers Begins Near London By JILL LAWLESS - Huffington Post - 06/07/13 - 08:22 AM ET EDT LONDON -- It's a busy weekend at the luxury Grove Hotel, favored haunt of British soccer players and their glitz-loving spouses. More than 100...
  3. Tejwant Singh

    Judaism Jewish Prayer At Western Wall Ready To Go Co-ed?

    Jewish prayer at Western Wall ready to go co-ed? 5:55 p.m. EDT April 10, 2013 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have proposed establishing a new section at the Western Wall where men and women can pray together, a groundbreaking initiative that would mark a significant victory by liberal...
  4. L

    Western World And A Spiritual Way Of Life

    Okay here goes my story...I am 28 have lived a fair bit of my life in the west(UK and Canada)....I was brought up in a very spiritual environment(I wont say religious because no one is baptized in my family) and because of this, I do not drink, smoke or eat meat....which sounds easier then done...
  5. S

    Is Langer Helping Anyone In The Western World

    Everytime i have been in a gurdwara i see that it is only our people eating not any white/black or someone poor who really needs it. The Granthis and Gianis dont go out into the community and tell people we feed the poor. My question is whats the purpose of Langer if its only a snack time for...
  6. R

    India No Smoking Zones At Stations - Western Railways

    http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HM/2011/09/14/ArticleHtmls/No-smoking-zones-at-stations-WR-14092011006019.shtml?Mode=1 Rajneesh Madhok
  7. B

    Sikh Prayer Help

    Sat Sri Akaal to everyone, This is my first post on Sikhphilosophy, although I have been browsing the website for a while now. I am Punjabi and born in Australia and I consider myself very fortunate to be born into Sikhism however I do find it hard at the Gurdwara to understand because I...
  8. B

    The "Silent Crying Of The Sikhs?" What Will You Do?

    Here on Sikhphilosphy there are lots of people who cannot handle many SIkhs changing the way they live the so-called "silent crying of the Sikhs" It is also possible that many of us are talking about saving Sikhi etc etc but we ourselves have not had children yet It may be possible that when...
  9. N

    Sikhism In The Western Sense

    I don't think Sikhism is a religion in the western sense and it ain't Abrahamic for sure. The message in the Adi Guru Granth resembles a united front or revolution rather than a consistent revelation.
  10. Harvir007

    Peer Pressure, Western Traits And Relationships

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  11. Harvir007

    Peer Pressure, Western Traits And Relationships

    Well im living in a country who's culture is so very different to the 'punjabi' culture. Im bound to do what my friends do right? It is human nature but I mean through the course of 4 years 10-14 I learnt quite a bit, about religion and what science has against it. I even questioned whether...
  12. O

    Philosophical (Western) Taoist And The Sikh

    Sat Sri Akal I was contemplating the nature of Waheguru this morning and comparing (my) today's (ever changing) understanding to thoughts I have had in the past. In doing so I was thinking about the Tao. And the more I tried to contrast what I have learned of Sikhism to the Taoist way the...
  13. Gyani Jarnail Singh

    Islam Is Islam Incompatible With Western Liberalism?

    Hi friends, This speech was given by Homa, who was very active in the fight to keep Sharia law out of Canada. Due to that victory, Jewish and Catholic family arbitration in Ontario is now also under the civil domain. Please ignore the typos and misspellings as this was her own rough draft of...
  14. N

    Western Style Kirtan And Kirtanias

    Waheguru ji ka khalsa Waheguru ji ki fateh Every Sikh loves to listen kirtan and me too. I'm fond of listening western style kirtan. The trouble is -while living in India I'm unable to come across western kirtanias so I don't know them. Can you please name some of the western style...
  15. S

    Is Western Culture Bringing About Degeneration In Sikhism?

    SCANNED Is Western culture bringing about degeneration in Sikhism? Different cultures and way of life to affect one another but religion is more than mere culture. The strength or weakness of a person lies in his faith and convictions. Only those fall who have a wavering mind or faltering...
  16. N

    Sikh News Asian Gang Violence Soars In Western Canada (AFP Via Yahoo! News)

    Young Indo-Canadian and South Asian deceased men dominate police files in Canada's westernmost province of British Columbia like no other ethnic groups...
  17. S

    Western Drought Shrinking Big Muddy (USATODAY.com)

    USATODAY.com - The Missouri River, the nation's longest, is struggling in the dry clutches of a multiyear drought. For six years, the river's three giant reservoirs have dropped alarmingly. While the drought's effects are not irreversible, river managers say it will take years for the waterway...
  18. E

    Hinduism Indian Philosophy Viz A Viz Western Philosophy

    The article below tries to relate Indian philosophy with the western philosophy as well as the various branches of philosophy in a very simple and consice manner. http://www.connect.net/ron/indianphilosophy.html Indian Philosophy, along with Chinese philosophy, one of the foremost Eastern...
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