This is the second part of the blog post and video titled “Is Gurbani Written With Grammar?” If you haven’t read or watched Part-1, I highly encourage you to do so before reading further. Click here to read and watch Part-1. (If you prefer to view the video instead, kindly scroll down and click on …
The straight forward answer to this question is “Yes! Gurbani is written with grammar.” (If you don’t feel like reading, please scroll below and watch the video.) This realization of the presence of grammar within Gurbani came about quite recently, as I was struggling to make sense of certain words and verses in Sri Guru …
Ever since the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic was unleashed, many of us have had to deal with various circumstances to adapt with the ‘movement restriction’ (MCO) put forth by the various governments all over the world. Some, countries were fast to act and ordered the lockdowns quickly, minimizing the infection and fatality rate, whereas some were …
Please know, under NO circumstance am I writing this article to degrade, slander or put down any particular Gurdwara, committee or Giani. I just want to share my observation as to why I think a Gurdwara today is no longer the same Dharamsaal created by Guru Nanak. I have travelled and visited many Gurdwaras in …
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According to the overwhelming research carried out by the various scientific fraternities in the world, there isn’t sufficient evidence to back that ghosts exist. According to Wikipedia, most of the stories about ghosts stems from folklore. Their existence is impossible to falsify, and ghost hunting has been classified as pseudoscience. The belief in the existence of an afterlife, as …
In this article, I’d like to make an attempt to share my observation about how and why our Sikh community is struggling to connect with themselves and with Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS). If you noticed, in some places, the younger generation, the millennial seem to have lack of interest with what’s going on in their …
To many, this topic maybe touchy or sensitive because many, if not all tend to make it their life’s mission to visit the sacred shrines or historical gurdwaras (teerath asthaans) in India. We call this act ‘yatra’ or ‘teerath yatra’ and for some reason, we consider this act sacred or ‘pun’ (meritorious act). Here are …
What is the purpose of human life? You’ll get different answers from different people and frankly, there is no one ‘right’ answer to this question because everyone thinks about their lives differently. If we look at the cycle of life, from the beginning when we are born, we live unknowing of our own existence. We …
This topic about drinking or consuming alcohol is probably one of the most commonly discussed topics. Recently, someone did a survey among friends asking them to share their view on drinking and alcohol. Their responses were somewhat surprising. I guess the level of confusion and doubt out there about this topic is far greater than …
