Recent content by gurbilas

Dear divinesanative, I am really sorry if you felt I am angry. I'd also suggest you read what you have posted and decide whether it is in any way a constructive material. It gives a suggestion of unnecessary ridiculing to vent some kind of unprovoked agitation.

Re: French school expells Sikh students for wearing turbans I do not think turban is a religious symbol at all. Turban is basically a socio-cultural head gear of the Indian subcontinent in particular. Long hair on the other hand can definitely be regarded as religious symbol in the modern...

Do you have a master plan or are you only trying to tell everybody that is obvious? Exactly as I said before, many of us do not understand the language of the Holy Granth and do not make an effort to realise the meaning. Also we do not need a certificate from different companies for our own...

I knew there was a problem but your observation is extremely worrying. I pray you meet some genuine sikhs pretty soon to increase the percentage!

Re: Amrit - Is it for everyone I was thirteen when I told my mother that I want to partake Amrit and become a khalsa. My mother explained that it is not easy and I probably amd not ready for it. I could have ignored this but I thought about it and enviously saw other boys of my age partaking...

And to re-emphasise that Sri Guru Granth Sahib has nothing to do with Sikhism specifically. It is meant for the entire humanity.

Our main problem is understanding the Holy Guru Granth Sahib. At least that is what I face when I read the holy book as there is nobody to tell us and reach out to us. We on our part probabaly do not make enough effort. I read parts of translated holy Quran a long time ago and then started...

I lived in Amritsar quite near to the Golden Temple and as a young boy I was highly impressed by Sant ji's words be it preaching 'Rehat Maryada' or to become 'Tayar-bar-Tayar' with weapons. I guess it was not only exciting but also very close to the 'Sakhis' of valour I had heard from our elders...

Prayer may not change things for us but it certainly changes us for things.

It was a beautiful cloudy evening in January 1995 as beautiful it can get in Chandigarh.I was enjoying my drive towards SAS Nagar on Udayan Path as I did at least thrice a week to see a very dear friend who resided in Phase 7.Although not the shortest route it definitely used to be the one with...