Please review attached Mother Nanak's main scriptural offering: version of Japji Sahib I aspire to have an open dialogue to discuss more fine points as Spiritual Wisdom is limitless and I am bound to make mistakes. Thanks Gurpreet ..read more

Recently ,i attended a family Akhand Path at Gurdwara Naank Parkash -Harnall Lane coventry. i was shocked to see a bright bold sign outside of the main prayer hall saying "WHEELCHAIR NOT ALLOWED " i found this sign very upsetting and disturbing, let me explain , i am a independant wheelchair user, and have been since i sustained a spinal cord injury following a road traffic accident. The same signs are also seen at Sedgley Street Gurdwara in WOLVERHAMPTON, uk so whilst... Read more ..read more

Hi everyone. I am a non baptised Sikh. I am what would be considered a sehajdari sikh. I had to cut my hair as a young boy after I moved to the west in a country with no Sikhs. The mental pressure I faced was immense... I would like to discuss what I have read in this article on the Sikh identity https://www.sikhanswers.com/what-ar...-a-pluralistic-nature-known-as-sanatan-sikhi/ As I got older I became more spiritually... Read more ..read more

Allegiance: ​Early European accounts of the Sikhs like those of English parliamentarian Richard Joseph Sulivan record that when asked who they owe their loyalty to, Sikh aristocrats and horsemen would solemnly answer that their allegiance was to no earthly ruler but their transcendental Maker. Remarkably, this was often done in the presence of their Sirdars or leaders who did not demur from confessing similarly that their loyalty was only to their God and his earthly emulation... Read more ..read more

ਸਿੰਘਾਂ ਨੇ ਬਨਾਰਸ ਤੇ ਕਲਕੱਤੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੁੱਚੜਖਾਨੇ ਬੰਦ ਕਰਾਉਣੇ ਡਾ: ਦਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਗ੍ਰੇਵਾਲ​ ਕਾਸ਼ੀ/ਬਨਾਰਸ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਨਾਥ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਮੰਦਿਰ ਹੈ ।ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ । ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਦੇ ਮੂਹਰੇ ਬੁੱਚੜਖਾਨਾ ਬਣਾ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਸੀ । ਕਾਸ਼ੀ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਮੰਦਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਹਾਲਤ ਬਹੁਤ ਖਰਾਬ ਸੀ ਇੱਕ ਵੇਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਸ਼ੇਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮਲਕਾ ਨੂੰ ਡਾਲੀ (ਤੋਹਫੇ) ਭੇਜਣ ਦੇ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਰਦਾਰ ਡੋਗਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ 500 ਜਵਾਨ ਪਲਟਣ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਕਲਕੱਤੇ ਨੂੰ ਭੇਜਿਆ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਵਿਲਾਇਤ ਤੋਂ... Read more ..read more

ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲੇ (ਬਾਲਾ ਸੰਧੂ (1466-1544) ਦੀ ਹੋਂਦ ਦਾ ਸੱਚ ਡਾ: ਦਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਗ੍ਰੇਵਾਲ​ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਸਾਥੀ ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ ਕਰਕੇ ਤਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਤਾਂ ਹੈ ਹੀ ਪਰ ਉੁਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਯਾਦਗਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਸਿੱਖ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਈ ਮਰਦਾਨੇ ਵਾਂਗ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਸਥਾਨ ਹੈ [ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ ਤੇ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ​ ਪ੍ਰਚਲਿਤ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ, ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ, ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਭਰ ਦਾ ਸਾਥੀ ਸੀ ਜੋ ਚੰਦਰ ਭਾਨ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਸੀ, ਜੋ... Read more ..read more

The thread has been started to provide a place for comparisons of various translations into English of Shabads in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Maharaj. There are times when approved translations of the Granth do not agree at the level of understanding; and consequently the translation into English will be different. Yet, at other times, approved translations do seem to agree at the level of understanding, but the translation into English can be dramatically different. Discussions must be... Read more ..read more

Brief write-up on Dasam Pita ..read more

Introduction: ​In a prior article, we delineated how Bhai Gurdas, the successor to Guru Nanak’s Sikh intellectual tradition, elaborates in his Kabits that the physical Guru is the personification of the divine wisdom constructed by Akal Purakh that underpins our existential reality. The Guru’s mission is not to solely provide a renunciative liberation from worldly travails but rather reform the Sikh into an emulation of himself furnishing an eternal example of the... Read more ..read more

Most Sikh devotees have been reading and reciting Bani for years. However, that is just scratching the surface of the ocean of Spiritual Wisdom contained in SGGS. We need more advanced ways to dive deeper into the Spiritual Ocean and actually contact the Divine hiding behind words of SGGS. Meditation is the only way. In this article, I am sharing some learnings from my personal experience where by I could realise deep True Happiness and higher states of consciousness by devoted practice... Read more ..read more