In this immersive poem, Inni Kaur recites her piece Love's Countless Yearning . The poem is from the perspective of a seeker of the guru – Guru Nanak Sahib. "The love-arrow has pierced my heart. I yearn for union. When will my destiny awaken? When will my longing be fulfilled? ..." ~~~ Featuring: Inni Kaur — sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur #Poetry #Vahiguru #Seeker #SikhPodcast...
In this podcast, you will hear Vah Guru, the poem recited by SikhRI's Manjit Singh. Khan Bahadur Khwaja Dil Mohammad Sahib published Vah Guru in 1916. ~~~ Featuring: Manjit Singh — sikhri.org/people/manjit-singh #Poetry #Nanakshahi550 #Live #SikhPodcast
2019 would mark the 550th Prakash Purab (Illumination Day) of Guru Nanak Sahib. To commemorate this monumental event SikhRI is launching a children’s audio story series in English and Panjabi based on the life and travels of Guru Nanak Sahib. These well-loved stories will help to initiate Sikh children into the Guru’s life and his teachings in a non-judgmental way. ~~~ Featuring: English – Inni Kaur — sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur Panjabi – Arpinder Kaur #KidsCast #Nanakshahi500 #IlluminationDay #...
This immersive poem is written and produced by Amardeep Kaur, and recalls a time of revolt, pain, and sorrow. Barahmah di chitthi Guru Nanak nu / A Letter of Twelve Months to Guru Nanak " sai, my Beloved! Fill me into your red dye You ferried me over the Pacific once Today, I return, to find the ports of Komagata’s revolts What a long journey from the Fragrant Harbour, with gifts of agarwood for the coast of Salish peoples When Ghadaries promised to deliver (contd.) " ~~~ Featuring: Amardeep Kau...
What would Guru Nanak Sahib do in 1984? Listen to this discussion between Harinder Singh and the Sikh Cast host, Manpreet Singh. ~~~ Featuring: Harinder Singh — sikhri.org/people/harinder-singh Manpreet Singh — https://twitter.com/mjassal #Nanakshahi550 #Remembering1984 #SikhCast
At this point in my life, this sabad has come to me for reasons other than telling me to keep moving even when everything feels big and hard to navigate. At this point in my life, it has come to me for reasons that are harder and bigger and more outside of just me and my paralysis. " Whichever day comes, that day goes. Stay is impermanent, departure is imminent. ਜੋ ਦਿਨ ਆਵਹਿ ਸੋ ਦਿਨ ਜਾਹੀ ॥ ਕਰਨਾ ਕੂਚੁ ਰਹਨੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥ " – Bhagat Ravidas in Suhi Rag | Guru Granth Sahib 793 ~~~ Featuring: Jasleen Kaur...
ਚਿਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਬਿਸੀਆਰ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਫਾਨੀ ॥ cili mīli bisīār dunīā phānī. چهل میل بسیار دنیای فانی. Too many desires of the mortal world. This is a continuation of the Persian Voice of the Guru's Featuring the Sikh Research Institutes Researcher Asha Marie Kaur. In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide the pronunciation of the Sabad (Divine Word) in its original form. The Persian recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib and standard Persian often have different pr...
" Whichever day comes, that day goes. Stay is impermanent, departure is imminent. ਜੋ ਦਿਨ ਆਵਹਿ ਸੋ ਦਿਨ ਜਾਹੀ ॥ ਕਰਨਾ ਕੂਚੁ ਰਹਨੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥ " – Bhagat Ravidas in Suhi Rag | Guru Granth Sahib 793 Jasleen Kaur says "This sabad has gently nudged me forward, too many times to count — moved me in some tangible direction, reminded me that the hard days — the days when I cannot get myself to do much of anything — are transient." ~~~ Featuring: Jasleen Kaur — sikhri.org/people/jasleen-kaur #Sabad #Sikhi #Sik...
ਯਕ ਅਰਜ ਗੁਫਤਮ ਪੇਸਿ ਤੋ ਦਰ ਗੋਸ ਕੁਨ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥ yak araj guphatam pesi to dar gos kun kartār. یک عرض گفتم پس تو در گوش کن کرتار . I said one supplication so You listen, O Creator. ~~~ In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide the pronunciation of the Sabad (Divine-Word) in its original form. Persian as written in Gurmukhi script and Perso-Arabic script often entails different spellings and pronunciations of words with the same meaning, and as such the ...
What did Guru Nanak Sahib teach us? Listen in to this conversation between Inderpreet Singh, SikhRI Board & Sidak Facilitator, Pritpal Singh, SikhRI Board & Sidak Facilitator, and Imroze Singh (Marketing Manager – SikhRI). ~~~ Featuring: Pritpal Singh — sikhri.org/people/pritpal-singh Inderpreet Singh — sikhri.org/people/inderpreet-singh Imroze Singh — Moderator #Nanakshahi550 #GuruNanakSahib #SikhPodcast
Persian is one of the many languages found in the Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Arjan Sahib, and several of the bhagats revealed bani (Wisdom) in the Persian language. In commemoration of #Nanakshahi550, The Persian Voice of the Guru is being introduced with an accompanying article that addresses common understandings and illustrates the role of Persian in the Guru Granth Sahib, followed by transcreations of six sabads (excerpts from the Guru Granth Sahib) by Guru Nanak Sahib. For th...
I have been yearning to experience a silent retreat. Not a structured one but a personal one. Being somewhat of a recluse, I just cannot see myself in a structured environment. It goes against my very core. However, it has been challenging to convince the family that I need to go into silence. “You are already so quiet,” they would say, and I have been bowing to their wishes for the past fifteen years or so. But this summer, the urge to go into silence was so strong enough that I found a place, ...
2019 would mark the 550th Prakash Purab (Illumination Day) of Guru Nanak Sahib. To commemorate this monumental event SikhRI is launching a children’s audio story series in English and Panjabi based on the life and travels of Guru Nanak Sahib. These well-loved stories will help to initiate Sikh children into the Guru’s life and his teachings in a non-judgmental way. ~~~ Featuring: Inni Kaur — sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur Arpinder Kaur #KidsCast #Children #Nanakshahi550 #SikhCast...
2019 would mark the 550th Prakash Purab (Illumination Day) of Guru Nanak Sahib. To commemorate this monumental event SikhRI is launching a children’s audio story series in English and Panjabi based on the life and travels of Guru Nanak Sahib. These well-loved stories will help to initiate Sikh children into the Guru’s life and his teachings in a non-judgmental way. ~~~ Featuring: Inni Kaur — sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur Arpinder Kaur #KidsCast #Children #Nanakshahi550 #SikhCast...
2019 would mark the 550th Prakash Purab (Illumination Day) of Guru Nanak Sahib. To commemorate this monumental event SikhRI is launching a children’s audio story series in English and Panjabi based on the life and travels of Guru Nanak Sahib. These well-loved stories will help to initiate Sikh children into the Guru’s life and his teachings in a non-judgmental way. ~~~ Featuring: Inni Kaur — sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur Arpinder Kaur #KidsCast #Children #Nanakshahi550 #SikhCast #Sojhi...
ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਸੁਚਜੀ ॥ ਜਾ ਤੂ ਤਾ ਮੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਤੂ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮੇਰੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਤੁਧੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਉ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਸਾ ਤੂੰ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਭਾਣੈ ਤਖਤਿ ਵਡਾਈਆ ਭਾਣੈ ਭੀਖ ਉਦਾਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਭਾਣੈ ਥਲ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਰੁ ਵਹੈ ਕਮਲੁ ਫੁਲੈ ਆਕਾਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਭਾਣੈ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਲੰਘੀਐ ਭਾਣੈ ਮੰਝਿ ਭਰੀਆਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਭਾਣੈ ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਰੰਗੁਲਾ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਰਤਾ ਗੁਣਤਾਸਿ ਜੀਉ ਭਾਣੈ ਸਹੁ ਭੀਹਾਵਲਾ ਹਉ ਆਵਣਿ ਜਾਣਿ ਮੁਈਆਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਤੂ ਸਹੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਤੋਲਵਾ ਹਉ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਢਹਿ ਪਈਆਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਕਿਆ ਮਾਗਉ ਕਿਆ ਕਹਿ ਸੁਣੀ ਮੈ ਦਰਸਨ ਭੂਖ ਪਿਆਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਹੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥ O’ Life of life! O’ Breath of breath! When You a...
2019 would mark the 550th Prakash Purab (Illumination Day) of Guru Nanak Sahib. To commemorate this monumental event SikhRI is launching a children’s audio story series in English and Panjabi based on the life and travels of Guru Nanak Sahib. These well-loved stories will help to initiate Sikh children into the Guru’s life and his teachings in a non-judgmental way. ~~~ Featuring: Inni Kaur — sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur Arpinder Kaur #KidsCast #Children #Nanakshahi550 #SikhCast #Sojhi...
The Ungraceful Bride 1 Reality realized by Eternal Perfection’s Grace! O’ Life of life! O’ Breath of breath! I am an unvirtuous-bride, and have a myriad of flaws. How can I expect a pleasure-union from Husband1? I did not sit alongside my Husband. O’ Life of life! O’ Breath of breath! Dark cranes have flown away. White herons are in the sky. O’ Life of life! O’ Breath of breath! The bride is leaving for her in-laws3. What face will she reveal upon reaching there? O’ Life of life! O’ Breath of br...
In this special Valentine’s Day podcast, Inni Kaur explores the epic Panjabi love stories mentioned in the Varan of Bhai Gurdas. These epic romances give us a glimpse into a transcendent love that Bhai Gurdas points to as an example of the relationship between the Sikh and the Guru — a relationship between the lover and the Beloved that exists without transactions, that teaches us about surrender and devotion and shows us how to rise in love. Valentine’s Day Special — Love does not measure, it j...
2019 would mark the 550th Prakash Purab (Illumination Day) of Guru Nanak Sahib. To commemorate this monumental event SikhRI is launching a children’s audio story series in English and Panjabi based on the life and travels of Guru Nanak Sahib. These well-loved stories will help to initiate Sikh children into the Guru’s life and his teachings in a non-judgmental way. ~~~ Featuring: Inni Kaur — sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur Arpinder Kaur #KidsCast #Children #Nanakshahi550 #SikhPodcast #Sojhi...
Inni Kaur recites a translation from the original writings of Bhai Vir Singh. Translation: "It is Nanakshahi 550. And I ask myself a question: “What are you doing to honor the Guru who transformed you from a dry twig into a blossoming tree?” ... ~~~ Continue reading the full translation at sikhri.org --- Featuring: Inni Kaur — sikhri.org/people/inni-kaur This series is supported by the generosity of an admirer of Bhai Vir Singh’s writings. #Poetry #Translation #BhaiVirSingh #SikhPodcast...
In our Sabad of the Month Sikh Cast Host, Manpreet Singh and Inni Kaur explore the Sabad O’ My mother! Mind pierced by the Compassionate. Mind the temple, body the ascetic cloth, bathe within the heart pilgrim-shrine. One Sabad lives on my breath, no longer entering birth-cycle. 1. O’ My mother! Mind pierced by the Compassionate. Who knows the pain of others? I worry not about others. 1. Reflect. O’ Unreachable! O’ Unperceivable! O’ Indescribable! O’ Immeasurable, worry about me. Totally pervadi...
In this last episode of the "12 Gurus Series" we dive into the world of Guru Khalsa Panth: • Sovereignty of the Khalsa • Rahit Mariada • Guru Khalsa maniye pargat Guru ki deh? • 10 core values of the Guru - Humility - Submission - Equality - Service - Self-sacrifice - Justice - Compassion - Clarity - Composure - Courage *Adapted from Bhāī Nandlāl’s Ganjnāmā ~~~ In this new podcast series " The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity" , SikhRI sheds light on the lives and meaning of Gurus in Sikhi. Were ...
Inni Kaur recites translations from the original works of renowned Sikh author and poet Bhai Vir Singh. In this episode, we explore the story of " The Nightingale & The Traveler ". Many have come into my life and have barely left a trace. Less than a handful have entered my cautious heart. These amazing beings have lifted my consciousness, enabling me to rise. It is as if fate had a hand in bringing us together. My life is richer because of them, I cherish their friendship... ~~~ Continue re...
In a new podcast series The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on the lives and meaning of Gurus in Sikhi. Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries? What lessons can we draw from them? How do they teach us to think? The series introduces Gurus as masters of fine arts, builders of cities, deliverers of justice, coordinators of Seva and an overarching gateway to freedom and equality. It touches on the singular and harmonized Jot and Jugat as well as var...
In a new podcast series The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on the lives and meaning of Gurus in Sikhi. Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries? What lessons can we draw from them? How do they teach us to think? The series introduces Gurus as masters of fine arts, builders of cities, deliverers of justice, coordinators of Seva and an overarching gateway to freedom and equality. It touches on the singular and harmonized Jot and Jugat as well as var...
What’s the relationship between the Gurduara governance and the local sangat worldwide? We traced Gurduara’s history throughout the ages and surveyed the opinions of 1,172 self-identified Sikhs from 22 countries. Read and listen to our commentary on the results in our new State of the Panth series report: Gurduara: A Sikh Place of Learning. Read the article: https://sikhri.org/articles/gurduara-a-sikh-place-of-learning Watch the video: https://youtu.be/5FxrbFje6qY Download the report: SikhRI.org...
Bhai Vir Singh (1872-1957) was once asked by an admirer, of the thousand or so tracts he had written, which one, in his opinion, was the best. In an instant he replied, “Rana Bhabor.” And I am not surprised. For the personality of Rana Uday Singh is similar to that of Bhai Vir Singh’s. Rana Bhabor is part of his book, Kalgidhar Chamatkar, but this story has also been published separately. Rana Bhabor is a story of a small hill chieftain who came in contact with Guru Gobind Singh Sahib during the...
What is the significance of Gurus? Though all of us know them, their exact contributions are not known by students of Sikhi. In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on their lives and contributions. Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries? What lessons can we draw from them? How do they teach us to think? The series introduces Gurus as masters of fine arts, builders of cities, deliverers of justice, seva (service) coordinators...
Words of Faith: a new series explaining the recurring words in Guru Granth Sahib Sabad is vast. It is infinite wisdom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrdpd9FRRug
