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Light of the Shabad Guru
Sikh Dharma International is pleased to announce that the entire Awakening of the Khalsa video series is available for you on our website. Since Baisakhi, we released one video per week and now they are complete. Each full length, fascinating lecture is ready for you to view at your leisure.
We will begin highlighting videos from the Light of the Shabad Guru series starting this week with a lecture entitled, "Guru's Light." |
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In the Name of the Cosmos
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When all the stars dance around the moon
Reflecting the mighty sun in the dawn of the day
And in the beauty of the sunset...
The total sum is the children of the moon
Reflecting through tears
The Self and the selfless.
That is the Cancer!
From the Game of Love by Yogi Bhajan
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Greetings from Ravi Kaur Khalsa, Executive Director
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 I write this while sitting in the Japji Course (I'm helping to facilitate the flow of teachers and logististics). It's our last day and even though it's only been 3 days, it already feels like a lifetime because of that special space you get into while immersing yourself in something so beautiful as Japji. It's been an impactful experience for me even though I just sit on the side and work on my laptop. Even though I've heard much of this my whole life, I find myself listening so deeply and hearing it from such a different perspective and appreciation. Not only are all the teachers so inspiring but the participants are full of so much wisdom it expands my heart beyond explanation.
 Later this afternoon GuruPrakash and I will be teaching a segment on Prosperity, Dasvandh and the power of the 25th pauri of Japji. At first I was a little resistant to teaching - I'm not really a scholarly type or a historian. So what can I offer? I realized today that we are all just sharing our experiences from our hearts- and we are all teachers in that way. It helps me to reflect on how we never know how we will end up serving as teachers in our lives. The Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan, came here to create teachers, and I grew up with that message. I even have a letter from him when I was 16 years old telling me how I was to become a teacher. But since I never became "A Yoga Teacher", I couldn't understand how I was ever going to become a teacher. But later in my life when I realized that I could teach dance I thought, "That's it! I'm a teacher now". But today I am aware of how we are all teachers and we never know when  or how or with whom that will manifest. To know that we are all here to not only be students but to be teachers as well is a massive relief - knowing that we are truly living our destiny. I believe our individual experiences are so unique and special and how much more impactful they can be when we share them with others.
Enjoy the photos and look online for the video of the course!
Ravi Kaur Khalsa
Executive Director, Sikh Dharma International
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Click here to read a beautiful lecture by the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan, about the true meaning of bliss. And then come join Sikh Dharma International as we travel for 10 days in India in November, awakening ourselves to the experience.
Bliss Yatra
November 9 - November 20
Amritsar. Goindwal. Anandpur Sahib. These sacred sites in India hold the history of how Sikh Dharma began. Join us for a special Bliss Yatra where we will meditate at these holy shrines, spend four days in Anandpur Sahib studying and understanding Guru Amar Das' Anand Sahib: The Song of Bliss, and share in life changing experiences. Find the bliss inside of yourself and reconnect with your Infinity.
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Do you have a desire to expand and deepen your relationship with yourself, your Dharma and Shabd Guru? Join us for a wonderful 9 month telecourse.
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Victory and Virtue is the required reading for this class. This comprehensive manual has a wealth of information for anyone who wishes to deepen his or her understanding and appreciation of the practices of the Sikh lifestyle.
Learn about the Ministry that the Siri Singh Sahib established, the history and composition of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Gurdwara Protocol, the Amrit and Wedding Ceremonies,and much more.
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 Yogi Bhajan' s Family and Sikh Community Honored at New Mexico History Museum
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 6th Annual South-Eastern European Prayer Gathering
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National Public Radio visited Espanola to learn more about Sikhs. Listen to the story here.
 American Lawmakers Vow to Fight Racial Profiling of Sikhs
Kamaljit Kaur, daughter of the Siri Singh Sahib, joined lawmakers and prominent Sikhs in Washington at a reception hosted by the Sikh Council on Religion and Education. < more >
Third US Sikh-Catholic Dialogue Retreat.
Sikhs and Catholics deepen dialogue and build trust between their communities.
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 Celebrating Punjabi Culture in America
Siri Pritam Kaur Khalsa shares her experience of the Punjabi American Heritage Society in northern California.
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