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Bhakti and Shakti are two sides of the Guru.
While deep internal contemplation and the exuberant worldly power are often painted as dichotomous, Sikh history, Gurbani, architecture, and art all demonstrate their interwoven and complementary nature.
What are the modern applications of these fluid concepts? How do we maintain a true connection to all the strength, internal and external that Sikhi affords us?
Join us in conversation with historians and academics Paneet Singh and Harleen Kaur as we look at the theory and application of the concept in our modern journeys.
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Dr. Jaspreet Bal is an Associate Dean for the Child and Family Studies department at in Toronto.
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In saloks sixty-six through ninety-two, Sheikh Farid Ji reminds us that with each day comes someone’s time to depart this world. All those here are like guests; yet they spend their lives oblivious, forgetting to prepare for the journey ahead.
Inni Kaur reflects on how wind, rivers, and skies reveal Guru Nanak Sahib’s Presence. Through poetic narration, this inward journey explores Hukam, grace, and the jewel of Nam, guiding us closer to Divine love.
In saloks thirty-seven through sixty-five, Sheikh Farid Ji describes the typical human life, where beings are drawn to glittery yet ultimately harmful transient things and relationships, spending their entire lives in pursuit of them.
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