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  1. Ishna

    Spiritual Why We Only Need To Pray For Naam

    Four people came up to a tree. The first person asked the tree for shade, and the tree provide the person with shade. The second person asked the tree for beautiful flowers, and the tree gave the person beautiful flowers. The third person asked the tree for fruit, and the tree gave the person...
  2. Tejwant Singh

    Christianity Arizona House Member’s Atheist Nod At Prayer Time Sparks Do-over From Christian Lawmaker

    Arizona House member’s atheist nod at prayer time sparks do-over from Christian lawmaker Ross D. Franklin By Associated Press, Published: May 22,2013 PHOENIX — An atheist lawmaker’s decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from a...
  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. spnadmin

    United Sikhs First Sikh American Offers Prayer At 67th UN General Assembly Opening Session

    First Sikh American offers prayer at 67th UN general assembly opening session http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/First-Sikh-American-offers-prayer-at-67th-UN-general-assembly-opening-session/articleshow/18706604.cms AMRITSAR: Jatinder P Singh, associate director of United...
  5. spnadmin

    Sapreet Kaur: First Sikh To Offer Prayer At Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service

    Executive Director Sapreet Kaur Becomes First Sikh to Offer Prayer at Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service Video at this link. May take time to load. January 21, 2013 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/4326353 Sapreet Kaur, Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition, offers a Sikh prayer at the...
  6. Archived_Member16

    USA TEMPLE SHOOTING: Sons Use Power Of Prayer To Awaken Critically Injured Sikh Priest

    TEMPLE SHOOTING: Sons use power of prayer to awaken critically injured Sikh priest Published on January 19th, 2013 Written by: DesiWireFeed In this March 2012 photo provided by his family, Punjab Singh poses at a Sikh temple in Glen Rock, N.J. Singh was critically injured in a...
  7. findingmyway

    Judaism Prayer With An Impersonal God

    One evening, I found myself conspicuously ignoring two of etiquette's basic rules, talking about both religion and politics with a good friend. Veering from one topic to the other, we eventually found ourselves ensconced in a discussion about theology. I was working to articulate my belief...
  8. namjiwankaur

    Islam Prayer Of Light (Prayer Of Muhammad) Sung By Ani Zonneveld

    Ani Zonneveld has a new cd out. This beautiful song's lyrics are Prayer of Light by Prophet Muhammad pbuh. Watch the youtube video of the song here: Prayer of Light By Ani Zonneveld Prayer of Light O God! Grant me Light in my heart, Light in my grave, Light in front of me, Light behind me...
  9. Archived_Member16

    Opinion Sikh-led Prayer And GOP Convictions

    Sikh-led prayer and GOP convictions By Valarie Kaur, Special to CNN updated 2:31 PM EDT, Wed August 29, 2012 Editor's note: Valarie Kaur is the founding director of Groundswell, an initiative at Auburn Seminary that combines storytelling and advocacy to mobilize faith communities in...
  10. Kanwaljit.Singh

    General Prayer To Get Well Soon?

    One of our friends is not doing well. So there was just a status message asking for prayers so that he gets well soon. I was thinking, why are we praying about? Are we reminding God that this nice man is suffering and needs God's help? Are we asking God to save him? I am a bit confused and feel...
  11. Ishna

    Prayer / Simran Space

    Gurfatehji Do you have a special place set up in your home for prayer or simran? Why / why not? If you have one, what does it look like? What do you have there? Feel free to PM me if you don't want to share with the crowd. If you don't, do you at least perform these actions in the same...
  12. Harry Haller

    What Is Prayer? Should Sikhs Pray?

    Gurfatehji The dictionary definition of prayer is a. A reverent petition made to God, a god, or another object of worship. b. The act of making a reverent petition to God, a god, or another object of worship. 2. An act of communion with God, a god, or another object of worship, such as in...
  13. bscheema

    Ardas / Sikh Prayer?

    i have two questions about ardas 1 .what is BHAGAUTI / why to serve first ? 2. why word "Guru" is absent at the name of Shri Guru Teg Bahadur ?
  14. Archived_Member16

    What Prayer Does To Your Brain?

    What Prayer Does to Your Brain Link: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Scientific-benefits-prayer-works/2011/12/20/id/421663#
  15. spnadmin

    Christianity 25th Assisi World Day Of Prayer For Peace: Joys, Blessings And Hopes

    25th Assisi World Day Of Prayer For Peace: Joys, Blessings And Hopes by Tarunjit Singh Butalia In the interreligious movement, Oct. 27, 1986 stands out as a landmark moment when Pope John Paul II convened representatives of the world's religions to gather at the Church of Saint Francis of...
  16. Ishna

    Petitionary Prayer And Hukam

    If everything happens per Hukam, then what's the point of petitionary prayer or ardaas where something is asked for? If Waheguru is the inner-knower, and It provides everything all the time, how can my concentrated asking possibly influence the outcome of anything? Isn't it better to "pray"...
  17. bilee

    Prayer For Protection/overcoming Enemies And Truth?

    Hi there i hope someone can give me a prayer from the guru granth sahib that will protect me from negative people who wish me harm. I dont want to make an issue of this or go into details but some of my family members consistently use manipulation and tells lies about me. It is beyond the...
  18. 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...
  19. spnadmin

    UK Aarti: Sikh Evening Prayer At Windsor Castle As Part Of The Faith In Conservation Project

    Photos: Gurdwara Windsor and Windsor Castle YouTube - Sikh evening prayer
  20. spnadmin

    Islam Sufi Kathak - Dance As A Divine Prayer

    Dance as a divine prayer Soyesh H. Rawther "Something … Some force… Someone that makes me dance." For Manjari Chaturvedi, the creation of Sufi Kathak as a medium of expression was not part of a conscious act. It came on its own as a quest, a search for the divine. “I see my dance as a prayer...
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