Archive for May, 2010
Still the Hopping Mind
Yazan: Jaskaran | 12 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
All human evil comes from this: a man’s being unable to sit still in a room. – Blaise Pascal
Unless we train it, the very nature of the mind is to keep on hopping from one thing to another, almost at random. The mind can be very usefully employed, but it has [...]
Of Intellect and Faith
Yazan: Jaskaran | 07 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
I can hope to comprehend the spiritual with my faith and prayer, not with my intellect. I should think of God more with my heart than with my mind. I can breathe in God’s very spirit in the life around me. I can empty my mind of all the (perceived) limitations. I can sense the [...]
Worship, and Stay Attached to Him
Yazan: Jaskaran | 06 May 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Sikh
Even brave and mighty men cannot withstand the powerful and
overwhelming army which the five passions have gathered.
The ten organs of sensation attach , even detached renunciates to sensory pleasures.
Those these make attached, ever seek sensual pleasures.
The world of the three dispositions is under their influence;
no one can stand against them.
How [...]
Easy Does It
Yazan: Jaskaran | 02 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
You must be, before you can do. The doing must be the expression of being. We cannot accomplish much in personal relationships without first preparing ourselves by being honest, pure, unselfish and loving. We must choose good and keep choosing it, before we are ready to be used by WaheGuru to accomplish anything worthwhile. We [...]
WaheGuru Mantar
Yazan: Jaskaran | 01 May 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Hindu, Sikh
The mantram is most effective when we say it silently, in the mind, with as much concentration as possible. Saying the mantram aloud a few times can help you get started, and it is so rhythmical that it can be sung aloud. But we need not dwell on the tune and rhythm. Anything which [...]
Sikh News
Kids’ Stories
- The Secret To All Happiness And Success, Part 1: Jagjit's Mysterious BookOnce a woman visited her best friend Jagjit. Jagjit went to buy some food so they could eat together and she found herself in Jagjit's room. She saw an altar that had inspiring pictures on it. It also had dazzling and expensive jewels on it, "Wow!" She thought. In the center of the altar was a book that had the most exquisite and intricate art […]
- The Guru, The Emperor And The Grass-CutterThe emperor of India King Jahangir met with Guru Hargobind ji. The emperor asked, "I am the emperor of India, why do you have your Sikhs call you the True Emperor?" The Guru taught him, "I never asked my Sikhs to call me this, they are just expressing their love. I can not stop they from expressing their love. I believe that God is the One Tru […]
- World PlayOnce there was a play and two kids went to go see it. They heard it was a great play and it was. It was funny, it was dramatic, it was meaningful. They were so entertained, and all of the sudden the music ended, the curtains closed and people started to get up and walk around. "Is the play over??" No is was just intermission, the second half would […]
- Attitude of GratitudeOnce there were two students who were honored to see the Grand-Master. One was a junior student and one was a senior student. The Grand-Master showed both of them some beautiful and secret things. Even though both the students knew a lot, the senior student lived a happier life. Can you guess why the senior student lived a happier life?read more […]
- Listening to the HeavensOnce a sister told her brother, "Auntie ji is in town, let's go visit her. She talks to the angels, she's amazing!" The brother wasn't really paying attention because he was watching T.V. The sister couldn't get his attention, but after some time she finally convinced him to go. They visited the Auntie. Auntie ji whispered somet […]
- It's All WithinOnce there was a deer prancing around in the forest. All of the sudden she smelt something wonderful. The deer thought, "Where is this coming from?" She ran and ran and ran everywhere smelling everything. She smelt all the animals, all the plants, everything in the wind and everything in nature. She couldn't figure out where the smell was comi […]
- The Horse MindOnce a man went to visit an old friend. They had a fun time and when it was time for him to leave, his friend said, "I want to give you a horse, it's a gift to you, please take it." The man left with his new horse, but there was a problem. The horse wouldn't listen to him. No matter what he did, the horse just came right back to where th […]
- A Real KingOnce there was a great king. He didn't want to be king anymore, "I'm very bored being a king. I want something bigger." His adviser didn't understand why he wouldn't want to be king anymore, "It takes 100 days to ride from one end of your kingdom to the other. What could be bigger than being the ruler of a great kingdom?! […]
- Guru ji's ArrowThe Mughal emperor had sent his army so lay siege on Anandpur. Two generals named Wajir Khan and Zabardast Khan were camped two miles away from the Anandpur fortress. The two generals were playing a game of chess when an arrow came out of nowhere and hit the leg of the platform they were sitting on. "Who shot this arrow?!" they demanded. A local hi […]
- The EarthquakeThere once was a man who never prayed. One time he was eating with his family and the ground started to shake. It was an earthquake. The man felt that this would be the end of his life and he found himself praying, "Oh God save me! My Dear Lord show Your grace!" After the earthquake was over, all his family was hurt and his house was damaged. He ye […]