Kulvir Singh, Chair at Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) shares his reflection on Vaisakhi.
Kulvir Singh, Chair at Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) shares his reflection on Vaisakhi.
The Guinness Book of World Records states: “On 15 August 1947, the partition of British India triggered the largest ever mass migration, uprooting over 18 million people.” The land of the five rivers, Panjab, became divided into two parts: West Panjab went to Pakistan, and East Panjab became a part of India. This is one story of the 18+ million people separated from their roots.
Personal reflections on wrestling with being ‘in the world’ but ‘not of the world’ while the why, what, and how ‘of the world’ keeps creeping in.
The author descends into an exploration of what connects her most to Vaisakhi and its roots. She shares her deep connection to Sabad while acknowledging that she has yet to be graced with the “Five Gifts.”
The initiation rites or ceremonies without a doctrine get reduced to mere meaningless rituals. Without the Nash doctrine, the Vaisakhi for the Sikhs can not be located as a transformative historical event. And it will not continue to be a revolutionary 1Force-1Ness paradigm to radically secure personal and public freedoms, from spiritual to political.
The author descends into an exploration of what connects her most to Vaisakhi and its roots. She shares her deep connection to Sabad while acknowledging that she has yet to be graced with the “Five Gifts.”
The initiation rites or ceremonies without a doctrine get reduced to mere meaningless rituals. Without the Nash doctrine, the Vaisakhi for the Sikhs can not be located as a transformative historical event. And it will not continue to be a revolutionary 1Force-1Ness paradigm to radically secure personal and public freedoms, from spiritual to political.
Inni Kaur descends into an exploration of what connects her most to Vaisakhi and its roots. Listen as she reflects back on her life. Her words hold power, there is resonance and relation and an acknowledgment that she is still not where she would like to be.
Inni Kaur descends into an exploration of what connects her most to Vaisakhi and its roots. Listen as she reflects back on her life. Her words hold power, there is resonance and relation and an acknowledgment that she is still not where she would like to be.
Inni Kaur descends into an exploration of what connects her most to Vaisakhi and its roots. Listen as she reflects back on her life. Her words hold power, there is resonance and relation and an acknowledgment that she is still not where she would like to be.