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  1. S

    How could my sins be forgiven?

    I'm a 15 year old sikh girl and I've been very very disrespectful to my parents. My dad has always been soft on me and never put restrictions on my while my om loved me with her whole heart. I feel the worst for taking advantage ofd them. I took advantage of almost everyone in our house...
  2. Tejwant Singh

    Sikhi Death Is Not The Enemy

    By Doctor Kamal S. Kalsi, MD, Major, United States Army. Death is not the enemy… I am many things, but on a good day, I’m an ER doc. Last night I took care of a patient that had been bed bound in a nursing facility for at least the last 7 years. She had bed sores the size of my hand. But that...
  3. IJSingh

    Sikhism The Fragmented Self And Chardi Kalaa

    My alternative title for this essay would have been “Think Death – But Why?” But I stepped away from it because it might have fostered a black mood. That’s not my goal since I hope for a more optimistic stance of life – the essence of Charhdi Kalaa, a core value of Sikhi. All life runs on two...
  4. Navdeep88

    Dealing With Insecurity, Death And Loss

    You know, there are many things that we wish had happened differently, whether it was pain caused to a loved one. or a direction in life that changed. But we have to remind ourselves that we're not here alone, not by any chance. A careless God? No. A God that teaches through experience & pain...
  5. S

    Death Is A Sorrow But So Is Birth Isn't It ? Jamman-maran Is A Dukh!

    I don't know how many 25 yr olds feel in a situation like mine : broke, hurt, wounded, suffering from self-pity , depression, low self-esteem , unemployment , .... It seems like many of them are enjoying their life to the fullest. But now that I feel I am seeing what seems like ' life for...
  6. A

    USA Akal Takhat Jathedar Attends 10th Death Anniversary Yogi Bhajan

    http://www.sikh24.com/2014/10/08/akal-takhat-jathedar-attends-10th-death-anniversary-yogi-bhajan/#.VDWntPldV7A ESPANOLA, New Mexico, USA (October 8, 2014)—The Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Gurbachan Singh Ji, attended the 10th Anniversary Barsi of Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji in...
  7. aristotle

    World War 1 To Show Their Contempt For Death, Some Sikhs Had Refused To Hide In The Trenches

    Excerpts from a collection of Guardian reportage from the first world war 12 Nov 1914: When the Indians Arrived The people of the Raj – modern India and Pakistan – were not consulted about their participation in the war. More than 1 million soldiers served overseas in the Indian army – and...
  8. spnadmin

    India Cancel Pvt Firm's Contract Or Will Fast Unto Death, Says Ex-SGPC Member

    Cancel pvt firm's contract or will fast unto death, says ex-SGPC member http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/amritsar/cancel-pvt-firm-s-contract-or-will-fast-unto-death-says-ex-sgpc-secy/article1-1181905.aspx Members of the Guru Hargobind Dhadhi Sabha on Saturday threatened to go on...
  9. Inderjeet Kaur

    World Nelson Mandela Is Dead

    South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25249520#" The announcement of Mandela's death was made by President Jacob Zuma Obituary: Nelson Mandela South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa's...
  10. S

    For Sikhs, Both Life And Death Are Intertwined

    For Sikhs, both life and death are intertwined by Kanwal Prakash Singh Sep. 7, 2013 Today, the Faith Forum continues its series about finding consolation and meaning in the challenges of death. In a human and temporal context, life is joyous, welcome and full of new beginning, while death...
  11. S

    Whats The View Of Sikhs Who Believe In Only One Life?

    This is my second thread here . The first one was about sexual orientation in which a few participants told me that they don't believe in reincarnation or bar bar da janam and that even SGGS talks of one life . so what do you guys believe in ? and how does it make any sense ? if not...
  12. aristotle

    Zoroastrianism Parsis Pray For Return Of The Scavenger Bird

    Bushra Baseerat, TNN Feb 17, 2013, 01.03AM IST HYDERABAD: The dwindling number of vultures is adding to the woes of the dwindling Parsi community in the city. Depending on the scavenging birds to dispose of their dead in the 'Tower of Silence', the 1,200-member Parsi community in Hyderabad has...
  13. spnadmin

    USA Sikh American Family Receives Death Threat Letter

    Sikh American Family Receives Death Threat Letter http://aapress.com/ethnicity/sikh/sikh-american-family-receives-death-threat-letter/14114/ Washington, D.C. (March 2, 2012) — This past Tuesday, February 28, 2012, a Sikh American family from Sterling, Virginia received a letter containing...
  14. Tejwant Singh

    Nature Elephant 'tramples To Death Suspected Poacher'

    Elephant 'tramples to death suspected poacher' By Emily Miller 3:26PM BST 12 May 2013 A suspected poacher has reportedly been trampled to death by an elephant as he tried to shoot the beast in Zimbabwe. Incidents of elephant poaching have been on the rise in recent years, driven by...
  15. Abneet

    Near Death Experiences

    Every has read atleast one testimony about near-death experiences. But why does every person from different religion see something different. Christians see the light of Jesus Christ apparently, and Muslims see light of Allah. From my view no one has the right answer since they haven't...
  16. IJSingh

    Cat's Nine Lives By Dr. I. J. Singh

    This nugget of' old wives' tales hit home just weeks ago. I had ended up in a hospital emergency room on a really minor matter. The attending doctor ordered a scan of the belly. When the result came the doctor's face grew noticeably longer. Any and all talk of my going home was soon forgotten...
  17. Tejwant Singh

    Pacific China's Cultural Revolution: Son's Guilt Over The Mother He Sent To Her Death

    China's Cultural Revolution: son's guilt over the mother he sent to her death A moving video and several family photographs are available at this link http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/27/china-cultural-revolution-sons-guilt-zhang-hongping Zhang Hongbing was 16 when he denounced his...
  18. spnadmin

    The Death Penalty?

    When I check around the web many sites report that Sikhs oppose the death penalty, under most or all circumstances. How accurate is that view? Where do you stand on this controversial issue? Please share your views.
  19. Chaan Pardesi

    Malaysia Community Mourns Death Of Johns Creek [SIKH] Family

    http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/community-mourns-death-johns-creek-family/nWGBt/ Johns Creek police are expected to release more information Tuesday about the apparent murder-suicide in the northern suburb that left four people dead. Officials with the Fulton County Medical...
  20. Chaan Pardesi

    Islam Celebrity Saudi Preacher 'raped' And Tortured His Five-year-old Daughter To Death

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2273171/Fayhan-al-Ghamdi-raped-tortured-daughter-5-death-escapes-light-sentence.html#axzz2Jgc5P69J Celebrity Saudi preacher 'raped' and tortured his five-year-old daughter to death Lama al-Ghamdi's back was broken and she had been raped and...
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