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You say you want to marry a good Christian. For that be a good Christian. Believe that God made us in His Own Image, believe that God loves all, believe that God is Beautiful, believe that He loves Beauty, Truth, Trust and Goodness—then how can He create an “ugly woman”? God always compensates...

Before we try to unravel the mysteries of God, let us go look at our own existence. "Go" because we need to mentally move out of our bodies, and look at ourselves from the eyes of any rational alien. Several Rishis (with much greater powers of observation, analysis & synthesis than the majority...

Naam means the following phrase: ek aumkar satnam sri vahiguru Naam simran refers to the recitation of the above phrase. For details, please contact: Gobind Sadan, Mehrauli.

In the pre-partition Indian map, Talwandi is in the West

As per Vishnu Puran, a God's Messenger was to be born in Western India to teach the Hindu masses to segregate spiritualism from ritualism. Hence, Guru Nanak was born in Talwandi, and those who followed his teachings were called the 'shishya'. Ultimately, the individual Members of the martial...

Before we try to unravel the mysteries of God, let us go look at our own existence. "Go" because we need to mentally move out of our bodies, and look at ourselves from the eyes of any rational alien. Several Rishis (with much greater powers of observation, analysis & synthesis than the majority...

Every Holy book is a veritable treasure. For example:- 1)The repeated recitation of a single word of the Holy Quran, can lead to sidhi. The varied pronunciation of a single word, like 'Bismillah', has different effects. The use of a single 'ayat' from the Quran can asnswer our prayers...

Dear Mr. Neutral Singh, In Law, the burden of proof lies on the person who want other(s) to accept that what he/she says is right. But there are certain facts which need not be proved. There is a proverb in Punjabi : "Sau siyane eko mat"-- in those situations there is no need to argue...

Dear Mr. Confused, The moment you ask a question, you become a Sikh—a ‘shishya’ a seeker of knowledge or Truth. The only timeless Truth is the temporally dimensionless ‘Akal’ purukh. ‘Karma’ is a Universal philosophy—be it in Hinduism, Islam or Sikhism. It is the chariot on which the...

Dear Mr. Etinder, The ready-made turbans which I suggested were soon made commercially available at Gurdwara Bangla sahib (New Delhi) by some enterprising businessmen. The alternative suggestion was for 'patkas'-- at that time hankerchiefs used to be tied around the bun ('juda') and patkas were...

About a decade and a half ago I advocated ready-made short turbans/patkas when I found that some Sikhs-- especially those in the 'driving trade', were unable to keep their hair kempt and wearing turbans in a rushed & untidy fashion and, thus, giving a slovenly view of a Sikh's appearance to the...

UNITY IN DIVERSITY Here are a few extracts from the Civil Writ Petition titled Cpl. Rohtash S. Sehrawat (Retd.) vs. Ministry of Human Resource Development & Others, filed in the High Court of Delhi; the Holy Scriptures cited therein clearly show the Oneness of God:- “3. That the...

French Government’s Misunderstanding of the Term ‘Religious Symbols’ Apropos the case filed by certain students in France regarding the controversy about the wearing of ‘patkas’ or turbans or ‘chunnis’, a convincing ‘legal ground’ (argument) may run as under:- With regard to the above...

Naam is: "Ek Aumkar Satnam Srivaheguru" (sometimes misspelt as 'Ik Onkar Sat Nam Siri Wahe Guru'). Its source is recited in the Janm-Skhis, to cite just two:- 1. 100 Sakhis by Bhai Ram Kaur, written in 1734, published by BhaiChattar Singh and Jeevan Singh, Amritsar, and also Buta Singh...

Freinds! Nam "Ik Onkar Sat Nam Siri Wahe Guru" appears in several old books which are available at Gobind Sadan in their library. There may be other sources, but may I mention these two: 1. 100 Sakhis by Bhai Ram Kaur, written in 1734, published by Bhai Chattar Singh and Jeevan Singh, Amritsar...