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Videos
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Persian Voice: Ep 5 - Tuvana Ability or Power
Asha Kaur beautifully explains the meaning of Tuvana and its relation to you and Kudrat.
Persian Voice: Ep 4 - Azrael in Sikhi
Did you know Azreal "The angel of death" has been referenced in Gurbani several times? Asha Kaur explains the references and how it relates to Ik Oankar and Love.
Persian Voice: Ep 3 - Muqam & Ik Oankar
Asha Kaur explains how Muqam & Ik Oankar are connected, touching on Sufism and how Guru Nanak uses it to make an ultimate relationship with the Divine.
Persian Voice: Ep 2 - Explaining Parvardigar
One of Asha's favorite terms for the Creator helps us move away from a fear based relationship to a more Love based connection.
Persian Voice: Ep 1 "Exploring Al-Rahim"
How did Guru Nanak convey the message of IkOankar using words and phrases from Islamic traditions? In the 1st episode of this video series Asha Kaur explores “Al-Rahim” in the Sikh context.
Persian Voice: Ep 1 "Exploring Al-Rahim"
How did Guru Nanak convey the message of IkOankar using words and phrases from Islamic traditions? In the 1st episode of this video series Asha Kaur explores “Al-Rahim” in the Sikh context.
Persian Voice: Ep 2 - Explaining Parvardigar
One of Asha's favorite terms for the Creator helps us move away from a fear based relationship to a more Love based connection.
Persian Voice: Ep 3 - Muqam & Ik Oankar
Asha Kaur explains how Muqam & Ik Oankar are connected, touching on Sufism and how Guru Nanak uses it to make an ultimate relationship with the Divine.
Persian Voice: Ep 4 - Azrael in Sikhi
Did you know Azreal "The angel of death" has been referenced in Gurbani several times? Asha Kaur explains the references and how it relates to Ik Oankar and Love.
Persian Voice: Ep 5 - Tuvana Ability or Power
Asha Kaur beautifully explains the meaning of Tuvana and its relation to you and Kudrat.
Articles
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O Creator: Listen
Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. In this transcreation, we have chosen to keep the repeating words in the Sabad the same. We aspire to learn and retain the Divine attribute as used in the original Sabad and avoid terms like God or Lord.
Persian Voice in the Guru Granth Sahib
The Persian language occupies a strange place in Sikhi. Sikhs are universally aware that Persian has a place in our history yet simultaneously unaware of its magnitude.
Persian Voice in the Guru Granth Sahib
The Persian language occupies a strange place in Sikhi. Sikhs are universally aware that Persian has a place in our history yet simultaneously unaware of its magnitude.
O Creator: Listen
Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. In this transcreation, we have chosen to keep the repeating words in the Sabad the same. We aspire to learn and retain the Divine attribute as used in the original Sabad and avoid terms like God or Lord.
Light into the Dust
This Sabad (Divine Word), in Rag Tilang of the Guru Granth Sahib, is one of the few Sabads by Guru Arjan Sahib revealed in fluent Persian speech.
Reflect on the Knower
Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. In this transcreation, we have chosen to keep the repeating words in the Sabad the same. We aspire to learn and retain the Divine attribute as used in the original Sabad and avoid terms like God or Lord.
O Servant of the Unattainable
Sabad is Infinite; we are finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.
I Am Blind, O Creator
Sabad is Infinite; we are finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.
Podcasts
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Make Your Deeds The Soil
Researcher Asha Marie Kaur dives into two Sabads from the Guru Granth Sahib and reveals their Persian influences illuminating a new perspective in Gurbani.
Let Compassion Be the Mosque
The Sikh Research Institute's Asha Marie Kaur speaks on how Guru Nanak Sahib integrates Persian and Arabic vocabulary in Sabad to invoke Islamic practices, laying the foundation for a uniquely Sikh engagement with other faiths.
Allah the Unseeable
Through the Persian-influenced Sabad of Guru Nanak Sahib, Asha Marie Kaur explores our feeling of "place" in light of COVID-19.
All Under The Earth (Ham Jer Jimī)
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.
Fill This Unbaked Vessel: 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.
O Creator: Listen
In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide pronunciation of the Sabad (Divine-Word) in its original form.
Introduction: The Politics and Poetics of Persian in Gurbani
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.
O Creator: Listen
In this transcreation, the original Gurmukhi is followed by an English transcription to guide pronunciation of the Sabad (Divine-Word) in its original form.
Fill This Unbaked Vessel: 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.
All Under The Earth (Ham Jer Jimī)
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.
Allah the Unseeable
Through the Persian-influenced Sabad of Guru Nanak Sahib, Asha Marie Kaur explores our feeling of "place" in light of COVID-19.
Let Compassion Be the Mosque
The Sikh Research Institute's Asha Marie Kaur speaks on how Guru Nanak Sahib integrates Persian and Arabic vocabulary in Sabad to invoke Islamic practices, laying the foundation for a uniquely Sikh engagement with other faiths.
