Archive for June, 2010
WaheGuru and I
Yazan: Jaskaran | 30 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized
God is near me (or rather in me), and yet I may be far from God because I may be far from my own true self. – C.E. Rolt
Our relationship with WaheGuru and our relationship with ourselves are interwoven. Sometimes we feel disconnected from ourselves or emotionally flat. It’s when we are not communicating [...]
An Unhurried Mind
Yazan: Jaskaran | 29 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
“Every moment is a doorway to meaning, purpose, and joy.
The key is an unhurried mind.”
Eknath Easwaran
The Eight Point Program of Eknath Easwaran
Yazan: Jaskaran | 28 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
Meditation
Repeating the Mantram
Slowing Down
One-Pointed Attention
Putting Others First
Training the Senses
Spiritual Fellowship
Reading the Mystics
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Account with WaheGuru
Yazan: Jaskaran | 27 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Universal
The world wonders when it sees a person draw large sums from the bank for some emergency. But what the world has not seen are the countless small sums paid into the bank, earned by faithful work over a long time. And so it is with the bank of the spirit. A person of faith [...]
A Most Precious Gift
Yazan: Jaskaran | 06 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Sikh
My father-in-law did this meditation in writing and left a treasure for all his kids, a notebook full of waheguru, waheguru, waheguru that he meticulously, lovingly wrote with his own hand. His request was that the children should read it at least once.
He was a main of a simple and strong faith, had a very [...]
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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 […]