Monday

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19

July

2021

Follow Surender Pal Singh as he speaks about how, while serving as the Guru, Guru Teghbahadar Sahib visited far-off places and interacted with many individuals and communities. The Guru faced opposition not only on the external front but also on the home front. The Guru navigated through scheming and aggressions, many times violent, with grace and wisdom. This presentation explores the Guru’s interactions with people and communities and the underlying principles that governed the Guru’s politics of alliances.

Thursday

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15

July

2021

The next sakhi takes us to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Around the year 1525, Guru ji and Bhai Mardana arrived in Mecca. Guru ji’s interaction with the qazi (a Muslim scholar) was very shaky at first because the qazi thought Guru ji was disrespectful. The qazi felt that Guru ji should not be pointing his feet towards the Kaa’ba. To the qazi, Vahiguru existed only in Kaa’ba. Guru ji tuned into this and made it a point to educate the qazi that Vahiguru is all around us. Vahiguru created everything and exists within every heart. It’s important to see what the meaning of such truly is. Listen to this podcast to enlighten your mind about Vahiguru.

Monday

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28

June

2021

Introducing Paigham-i-Goya: Expression of Love , new translations of a selection of ghazals from Bhai Nand Lal “Goya.” Today’s podcast begins with a recitation of Bhai Nand Lal’s ghazal in Persian, followed by a new English transcreation, the result of a unique collaboration between Dr. Fatima Fayyaz and Dr. Nadhra Khan of Lahore University of Management Sciences, Damanpreet Singh, writer, and graduate student, and Inni Kaur of SikhRI, followed by a discussion between Daman and Inni about the beauty of the ghazal and the transcreation process. Follow Damanpreet and Inni as they discuss their learnings and challenges while engaging with the words of Bhai Nand Lal. The unique and symbolic meanings that these ghazals reveal are a treat for those who yearn to get a glimpse into the court of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. Author: Bhai Nand Lal “Goya” Collection: Divan-i-Goya Transcreators: Fatima Fayyaz, Inni Kaur, Nadhra Khan, and Damanpreet Singh Persian Narrator: Gholamhossein Sajadi English Narrator: Ryan Gillis Persian چون ماه دو هفته رو نمایی چه شود امشب مه من اگر بیایی چه شود این جمله جهان اسیر زلفت گشته یک لحظه اگر گره گشایی چه شود عالم همه گشته است بی تو تاریک خورشید صفت اگر برآیی چه شود یک لحظه بیا و در چشمم بنشین در دیده نشسته دل ربایی چه شود این هندوی خالت که به رویت شیداست بفروشی اگر به نقد خدایی چه شود در دیده تویی و من به هر کو جویا از پرده غیب رو نمایی چه شود گویا ست به هر طرف سراغت جویا گر گم شده را راه نمایی چه شود English Translation What would happen if You showed Your face like the full moon? What would happen if You came tonight, my Moon? The whole world is imprisoned by Your tresses. What would happen if You untangled Your tresses for a moment? There is darkness in the world without You. What would happen if You rose like the Sun? Come for a moment and reside in my eyes forever. What would happen if You resided in my eyes and stole my heart? This mole, which dotes on Your countenance, What would, for God’s sake, happen if You sold it for cash? You are in my eyes, and I search for You everywhere. What would happen if You lifted the secret veil? Goya searches for You everywhere. What would happen if You showed the right path to the lost?