Recent content by Hardas Singh

The only place that comed to mind for training granthis is Shahid Sikh Missionary College run by SGPC. The program is only 2 years long, but of course after that I will be an assistant granthi for a few years. They also train preachers and ragis. There is also Sikh missionary college, but I do...

I have finished reading through the various rehats (although only english translations), and I have come to some conclusions: For the most part it seems like the various rehats agree with the Orthodox mainstream Sikh rehat. The big differences between the Sikh rehat and the other rehats is...

Re: Amrit Ki Hain - The Meaning of Sikh Baptism I think all Sikhs should read Amrit ki hain! Here is an audio version of the book that way nobody has no excuses... read or listen it is your choice...

Narayanjot kaur ji, Thank you for your insight, I will have to do some research into the various rehats I guess before I make a decision. Which rehat is closest to what Guru ji wanted? I really admire some of the past leaders of Dam Dami Taksal, but perhaps I am just naive. Just because I...

Thank you both for insight into this matter. I consider the values described by Gyani ji as reflected in his father to be an obvious requirement for anyone who wants to be a good granthi, but on a more specific educational note: Do you think that if I spend a few years studying at Dam Dami...

It seems to me that more and more Sikhs are complaining about the quality of most granthis in our gurdwaras today. Apparently we need granthis that are well "educated", but what does this mean? If someone decides they want to become a Sikh scholar and a really good granthi how should they go...

I just finished talking to a dear friend of mine who I had not heard from for some time. This same friend who introduced me to Sikhi had some time ago turned away from Sikhi. This friend of mine experienced some extremely painful events in her life. I was wondering if Sikhs can pray for another...

Maybe I am the only one who feels this way, but with the increasing amount of stories in the news about Sikhs being beheaded by the taliban and being forced to leave their homes, I am feeling restless. Why are we not doing something about this? We are the Khalsa, we are our own nation! Sikhs may...

Ok... It's just so confusing with all these various groups when all I want to do is follow Sikhi directly as our Guru ji wished. How are they different? I know this question is going to be somewhat biased depending on whose opinion is asked, but which school has the purest most unaltered...

Are there any good Sikh "missionary" colleges? I mean colleges for training new Sikh granthis, raagis, and preachers, etc. I could only find a few, and I really have no idea which one is best. I know three: 1) Sikh Missionary College, 2) Gurmat Gian Missionary College, and 3) Shahid Sikh...

hmmm... both of you are right. I just sometimes want to hurry up and start living my life, I have good intentions and I want to accomplish good things. My problem is that I so badly want to live a life dedicated to doing Waheguru's will that I forget that he has put me in my current place in...

Narayanjot Kaur ji, I am still open to other possibilities it just seems like most devout Sikhs come from families who practice arranged marriage; although I know there are many converts who do not. I just don’t want to end up marrying someone who is going in a completely different direction...

Patience is high on my list of qualities I am looking for in a wife for many reasons. One of the main reasons I am attracted to arranged marriage is the emphasis on bringing two families together, I feel it creates a better support for marriage. I was hoping to marry someone who comes from a...

I have decided I would prefer to have an arranged marriage. Unless I just happen to meet a devout Sikh girl who likes me and get her parents approval, which is kind of unlikely. Arranged marriage just makes more sense to me, but the problem is that I sort of doubt my American Christian parents...

I even wrote to SALDEF (the Sikh legal organization) for advice on how I should handle this situation if a problem arises. I haven't recieved a reply yet because I only wrote them the other day. Nevertheless, I don't really want to take legal action against anyone, and I know my parents wouldn't...