Basic principles of Budhism
Buddhism began as a missionary religion. A few days after the first sermon, the Buddha sent his chosen converts into the world with the exhortation, “Go ye forth, O Bhikkus,…
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Science and Spiritualism
Science and Spiritualism are two schools of enquiry into the ultimate truth. These appear to be diametrically opposed and apart because of their apparent techniques of investigation and enquiry and…
Need for God Conscious person
Ever since its creation, the world has always been in need of prophets, divine messengers, saints and sages for the uplift of mankind and the acquisition of divine peace by…
The Summit Within
“Of all the emotions which surged through me as I stood on the summit of Everest, looking over miles of the panorama below us, the dominant one I think was…
Sri Guru Granth Sahib: A Brief Introduction
What is Guru Granth Sahib? It is a religious scripture, a compilation of spiritual/mystical hymns with a common philosophy but written by different spiritual Masters, prominent saints (Bhagats) and some…
Some more Pearls of Wisdom
1. Kartar nu milan di sachi khitch (Longing to merge with the Almighty) Just as a person has immense craving to dress himself well and eat sumptuous food, similarly if…
Hari Kirtan: Takes us close to Almighty…
Guru Arjan Dev recorded in the Holy Guru Granth Sahib the sermons of various visionary spiritual saints, apart from the verses of the Gurus, to establish the concept of the…
Love is his own power
Sheikh Farid Sheikh Fariduddin Masud, popularly known as Sheikh Farid or Baba Farid, was born in 1173 AD at Kasur. His father, Jamaluddin Suleiman, belonged to an aristocratic family of…
The magic of Amrit
It was the summer of 2005 and I had one semester left for completing my bachelor’s in computer engineering in Detroit, Michigan. My younger brother and I had not been…