<h2>Harinder Singh talks about Valentine's Day, the concept of Love in Sikhi, Martyrdom, the Lovers of Panjab and more.</h2> <ul><li>Harinder Singh (@1force)</li> <li>Manpreet Singh (@mjassal)</li> </ul>

Harinder Singh talks about Valentine's Day, the concept of Love in Sikhi, Martyrdom, the Lovers of Panjab and more. Harinder Singh (@1force) Manpreet Singh (@mjassal) 

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Love in Sikhi – The Sikh Cast | SikhRI

<p>Chapter 7 – Remembering Vahiguru's Beautiful Creation | The SikhCast by SikhRI</p> <p>English – Inni Kaur</p> <p>Panjabi – Arpinder Kaur</p> <p><strong> ~~</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

Chapter 7 – Remembering Vahiguru's Beautiful Creation | The SikhCast by SikhRI English – Inni Kaur Panjabi – Arpinder Kaur  ~~ 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.

Chapter 7 – Remembering Vahiguru's Beautiful Creation | The SikhCast by SikhRI

<p><span style="font-weight:400;">I once met an elderly man who had taken pictures before and after 1984.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">I asked him: “What was it like photographing 84’?” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">His response: “I feel like I have been photographing 1984 my entire life.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">His response shook me and it became a very significant moment for me.</span></p> <h2><em><span style="font-weight:400;">This experience led me to question - Why do I care about the violence that occurred during 1984…why should I care?</span></em></h2> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight:400;">–––</span></em></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight:400;">Amanpreet Kaur has a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology and a Bachelor of Laws. She is an alumna of Sikh Research Institute’s Sidak program and the World Sikh Organization’s (WSO) Sikh Youth Leadership Institute program. She is driven by a passion for defending the human rights of all, women’s empowerment and the protection of animals. Amanpreet’s most recent Seva project includes acting as WSO’s Lower Mainland representative for the 1 Billion Rising Initiative, a global initiative raising funds and creating care packages for survivors of domestic violence.</span></em></p>

I once met an elderly man who had taken pictures before and after 1984.  I asked him: “What was it like photographing 84’?”  His response: “I feel like I have been photographing 1984 my entire life.”  His response shook me and it became a very significant moment for me. This experience led me to question - Why do I care about the violence that occurred during 1984…why should I care?   –––   Amanpreet Kaur has a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology and a Bachelor of Laws. She is an alumna of Sikh Research Institute’s Sidak program and the World Sikh Organization’s (WSO) Sikh Youth Leadership Institute program. She is driven by a passion for defending the human rights of all, women’s empowerment and the protection of animals. Amanpreet’s most recent Seva project includes acting as WSO’s Lower Mainland representative for the 1 Billion Rising Initiative, a global initiative raising funds and creating care packages for survivors of domestic violence.

1984: Why should I care? – Amanpreet Kaur | The Sikh Cast

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">ਹਮ</span> <span class="s1">ਜੇਰ</span> <span class="s1">ਜਿਮੀ</span> <span class="s1">ਦੁਨੀਆ</span> <span class="s1">ਪੀਰਾਮ</span> <span class="s1">ਸਾਇਕਾ</span> <span class="s1">ਰਾਇਆ</span> <span class="s3">॥</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">ham jer jimī dunīā pīrām sāikā rāiā. </span></p> <p class="p3" dir="rtl"><span class="s1">هم زیر زمین دنیا پیران شیخ ها راییا</span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1">All the sheikhs, spiritual teachers, rulers [will be buried] under the ground. </span></p> <p><strong>–––</strong></p> <p>In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide pronunciation of the <em>Sabad</em> (Divine Word) in its original form. The Persian recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib and standard Persian often have different pronunciations of words with the same meaning, and as such the Perso-Arabic transcription is written with spellings that allow a modern-day Persian reader to understand the text. </p>

ਹਮ ਜੇਰ ਜਿਮੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਪੀਰਾਮ ਸਾਇਕਾ ਰਾਇਆ ॥ ham jer jimī dunīā pīrām sāikā rāiā. هم زیر زمین دنیا پیران شیخ ها راییا All the sheikhs, spiritual teachers, rulers [will be buried] under the ground. ––– In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide pronunciation of the Sabad (Divine Word) in its original form. The Persian recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib and standard Persian often have different pronunciations of words with the same meaning, and as such the Perso-Arabic transcription is written with spellings that allow a modern-day Persian reader to understand the text. 

All Under The Earth (Ham Jer Jimī) – Persian voice in the Guru Granth Sahib

<h2>My Patshah: Guru Nanak Sahib – Inni Kaur</h2> <p>Inni Kaur talks about how she discovered Bibi Nanki's Brother, Bhai Mardana's friends – Guru Nanak Sahib</p> <p>"It freed the people. The hold of the middleman was over. The Guru freed and uplifted further." </p> <p>#TheSikhCast #Nanakshahi550 #Sikhi</p>

My Patshah: Guru Nanak Sahib – Inni Kaur Inni Kaur talks about how she discovered Bibi Nanki's Brother, Bhai Mardana's friends – Guru Nanak Sahib "It freed the people. The hold of the middleman was over. The Guru freed and uplifted further."  #TheSikhCast #Nanakshahi550 #Sikhi

My Patshah: Guru Nanak Sahib – Inni Kaur | SikhRI

<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The love-arrow has pierced my heart.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">I yearn for union.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">When will my destiny awaken?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">When will my longing be fulfilled?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">–––</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;"><a href="https://twitter.com/innikaur"><strong>Inni Kaur</strong></a> is a passionate author, poet, story-teller and painter. To Inni, every single day is a celebration. While she writes anytime the spirit moves her to, she also thoroughly enjoys watching the clouds pass her by, taking long mindful walks to appreciate nature’s innate beauty and painting abstract art-work. She lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.</span></p> <p> </p>

The love-arrow has pierced my heart. I yearn for union. When will my destiny awaken? When will my longing be fulfilled?   ––– Inni Kaur is a passionate author, poet, story-teller and painter. To Inni, every single day is a celebration. While she writes anytime the spirit moves her to, she also thoroughly enjoys watching the clouds pass her by, taking long mindful walks to appreciate nature’s innate beauty and painting abstract art-work. She lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.  

Love’s Countless Yearnings – Inni Kaur

<p>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. </p>

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. 

Vah Guru (Poem) Khan Bahadur Khwaja Dil Mohammad Sahib – SikhRI #Nanakshahi550

<p>Chapter 6 - Keeping Our Thoughts Clean | The SikhCast by SikhRI</p> <p>English – Inni Kaur</p> <p>Panjabi – Arpinder Kaur</p> <p><strong> ~~</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

Chapter 6 - Keeping Our Thoughts Clean | The SikhCast by SikhRI English – Inni Kaur Panjabi – Arpinder Kaur  ~~ 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.

Chapter 6 - Keeping Our Thoughts Clean | The SikhCast by SikhRI

<div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <h2 class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><em>Red Dye:</em></h2> </div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Barahmah di chitthi</span><span> Guru Nanak </span><span>nu</span><span> /</span></div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <h2 class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>A Letter of Twelve Months to Guru Nanak</span></h2> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>~~</span></div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>sai, my Beloved!</span></div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Fill me into your red dye</span></div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>You ferried me over the Pacific once</span></div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Today, I return, to find the ports of Komagata’s revolts</span></div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>What a long journey from the Fragrant Harbour,</span></div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>with gifts of agarwood for the coast of Salish peoples</span></div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>When Ghadaries promised to deliver</span></div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><em>(contd.)</em></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>~~</span></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DK2WGA7X3rKos2v1AABBD _20x9t-BL2SDh7lOGEew66E"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Amardeep Kaur was born and raised in Hong Kong and presently lives in Toronto. She is a doctoral candidate in Geography at York University and a graduate associate at the York Centre for Asian Research. In 2019, she taught Introduction to Sikhism as a course director at the University of Toronto (Mississauga campus) in the Department of Historical Studies. Amardeep Kaur's work explores diaspora, culture in the city, religious spaces and political movements across the Pacific. At night, she explores artistic creations, walking and training in Chinese martial arts. She has participated in Sidak at Sikh Research Institute in the summer of 2016 and 2017.</span></div> </div>

 Red Dye: 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.)   ~~   Amardeep Kaur was born and raised in Hong Kong and presently lives in Toronto. She is a doctoral candidate in Geography at York University and a graduate associate at the York Centre for Asian Research. In 2019, she taught Introduction to Sikhism as a course director at the University of Toronto (Mississauga campus) in the Department of Historical Studies. Amardeep Kaur's work explores diaspora, culture in the city, religious spaces and political movements across the Pacific. At night, she explores artistic creations, walking and training in Chinese martial arts. She has participated in Sidak at Sikh Research Institute in the summer of 2016 and 2017. 

Red Dye: Barahmah Di Chitthi Guru Nanak Nu | The Sikhcast

<p>What wouldGuru Nanak Sahib do in 1984?</p> <p>w/ Manpreet Jassal & Harinder Singh</p>

What wouldGuru Nanak Sahib do in 1984? w/ Manpreet Jassal & Harinder Singh

What would Guru Nanak Sahib do in 1984? – SikhRI

<h2>Whichever day comes, that day goes.</h2> <h2>Stay is impermanent, departure is imminent.</h2> <h2>ਜੋ ਦਿਨ ਆਵਹਿ ਸੋ ਦਿਨ ਜਾਹੀ ॥</h2> <h2>ਕਰਨਾ ਕੂਚੁ ਰਹਨੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥</h2> <h2>– Bhagat Ravidas in Suhi Rag  | Guru Granth Sahib 793</h2> <p>~~</p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">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.</span></p>

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 ~~ 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 – Pt. 2

<h3><strong>ਚਿਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਬਿਸੀਆਰ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਫਾਨੀ ॥</strong></h3> <h3><strong><em>cili mīli bisīār dunīā phānī</em>. </strong></h3> <h3><strong>چهل میل بسیار دنیای فانی. </strong></h3> <h3><strong>Too many desires of the mortal world.</strong></h3> <p><strong>–––</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide pronunciation of the </span><em><span style="font-weight:400;">Sabad</span></em><span style="font-weight:400;"> (Divine Word) in its original form. The Persian recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib and standard Persian often have different pronunciations of words with the same meaning, and as such the Perso-Arabic transcription is written with spellings that allow a modern-day Persian reader to understand the text. </span></p>

ਚਿਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਬਿਸੀਆਰ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਫਾਨੀ ॥ cili mīli bisīār dunīā phānī.  چهل میل بسیار دنیای فانی.  Too many desires of the mortal world. ––– In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide pronunciation of the Sabad (Divine Word) in its original form. The Persian recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib and standard Persian often have different pronunciations of words with the same meaning, and as such the Perso-Arabic transcription is written with spellings that allow a modern-day Persian reader to understand the text. 

Fill This Unbaked Vessel: O’ Creator – Persian voice in the Guru Granth Sahib

<h2>Whichever day comes, that day goes.</h2> <h2>Stay is impermanent, departure is imminent.</h2> <h2>ਜੋ ਦਿਨ ਆਵਹਿ ਸੋ ਦਿਨ ਜਾਹੀ ॥</h2> <h2>ਕਰਨਾ ਕੂਚੁ ਰਹਨੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥</h2> <h2>– Bhagat Ravidas in Suhi Rag  | Guru Granth Sahib 793</h2> <p>Jasleen Kaur says "<span style="font-weight:400;">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.</span>"</p>

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."

Whichever day comes, that day goes – Pt. 1

<h2><strong>ਯਕ ਅਰਜ ਗੁਫਤਮ ਪੇਸਿ ਤੋ ਦਰ ਗੋਸ ਕੁਨ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥</strong></h2> <h2><strong><em>yak araj guphatam pesi to dar gos kun kartār.</em></strong></h2> <h2><strong>یک عرض گفتم پس تو در گوش کن کرتار .</strong></h2> <h2><strong>I said one supplication so You listen, O Creator.</strong></h2> <p><strong>~~</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-weight:400;">In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide pronunciation of the </span><em><span style="font-weight:400;">Sabad</span></em><span style="font-weight:400;"> (Divine-Word)</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">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 Persian transcription is written with spellings that allow a modern-day Persian reader to understand the text. </span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-weight:400;">This <em>Sabad </em>grounds itself in Persian and Islamic religious references. For the <em>sabads </em>written in fluent Persian, the Perso-Arabic script will be styled for a modern-day Persian speaker to read and understand. For the <em>sabads</em> infused with Persian vocabulary, the focus is transcription.</span></strong></p>

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 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 Persian transcription is written with spellings that allow a modern-day Persian reader to understand the text. This Sabad grounds itself in Persian and Islamic religious references. For the sabads written in fluent Persian, the Perso-Arabic script will be styled for a modern-day Persian speaker to read and understand. For the sabads infused with Persian vocabulary, the focus is transcription.

O Creator: Listen – Persian voice in the Guru Granth Sahib | SikhRI

<p>What did Guru Nanak Sahib teach us – SikhRI #Nanakshahi550</p> <p>Guests:</p> <ul><li>Inderpreet Singh (SikhRI Board & Sidak Facilitator)</li> <li>Pritpal Singh (SikhRI Board & Sidak Facilitator)</li> <li>Imroze Singh (Marketing Manager – SikhRI)</li> </ul>

What did Guru Nanak Sahib teach us – SikhRI #Nanakshahi550 Guests: Inderpreet Singh (SikhRI Board & Sidak Facilitator) Pritpal Singh (SikhRI Board & Sidak Facilitator) Imroze Singh (Marketing Manager – SikhRI) 

What did Guru Nanak Sahib teach us – SikhRI #Nanakshahi550

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