The Sikh Cast

Words of Faith: a new series explaining the recurring words in Guru Granth Sahib.   Did you know that "Har" is the most used word in Guru Granth Sahib?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsH-01YTxe4

Guru Fatih, Thank you for listening to our podcast exploring the recurring words in Guru Granth Sahib. IkOankar (1Force, The One, Divine, Creator) is Guru Nanak Sahib’s offering to humanity, and the opening of the Guru Granth Sahib. Through this worldview, Guru Nanak Sahib affirms the completeness and oneness of all of creation which is inseparable from the Creator. All things are rooted in this s...

What is the significance of Gurus? Though all of us know them, their exact contributions are not known by students of Sikhi. In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on their lives and contributions.  Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries?  What lessons can we draw from them?  How do they teach us to think? The s...

What is the significance of Gurus? Though all of us know them, their exact contributions are not known by students of Sikhi. In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on their lives and contributions.  Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries?  What lessons can we draw from them?  How do they teach us to think? The s...

In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on the lives and meaning of Gurus in Sikhi.  Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries? What lessons can we draw from them? How do they teach us to think?  The series introduces Gurus as masters of fine arts, builders of cities, deliverers of justice, coordinators of Seva and an ov...

While trans-creating a chapter from Bhai Vir Singh’s book Kalgidhar Chamtakar, I was transported into another dimension. Prose and poetry blended effortlessly. And what I experienced was a glorious symphony, an unexpected beauty that touched the depths of my being. This story seems to have been set around the period of the Battle of Bhangani (1688). The Hill Rajas had formed an alliance to fight G...

What is the significance of Gurus? Though all of us know them, their exact contributions are not known by students of Sikhi. In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on their lives and contributions.  Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries?  What lessons can we draw from them?  How do they teach us to think? The s...

The State of the Panth series is a report on Sikh matters presented by the Sikh Research Institute to the global Sikh community. The series reports on matters affecting either a large section of the Sikh Nation or a perspective on critical issues facing the human race at large. It surveys the self-identified Sikhs on their stances. It outlines a Sikh perspective based on Gurmat (the Guru’s Way) tr...

What is the significance of Gurus? Though all of us know them, their exact contributions are not known by many Sikhs. In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on their lives and contributions.  Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries?  What lessons can we draw from them?  How do they teach us to think? The series i...

What is the significance of Gurus? Though all of us know them, their exact contributions are not known by students of Sikhi. In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on their lives and contributions.  Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries?  What lessons can we draw from them?  How do they teach us to think? The s...

"Hola Mahalla" was established by Guru Gobind Singh and is now celebrated annually. We talk with Harinder Singh on its significance, historical context, references in Guru Granth Sahib and what it means for Sikhs today. We know the date can be March 1st or the 14th but we don't give any importance to the dates on the podcast and mainly focus on Hola Mahalla's importance. Host: Manpreet Singh (@mja...

What is the significance of Gurus? Though all of us know them, their exact contributions are not known by students of Sikhi. In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on their lives and contributions.  Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries?  What lessons can we draw from them?  How do they teach us to think? The s...

What is the significance of Gurus? Though all of us know them, their exact contributions are not known by students of Sikhi. In a new podcast series, The 12 Gurus: From 1469 to Infinity , SikhRI sheds light on their lives and contributions. Were they spiritualists and reformers or Divine and Revolutionaries? What lessons can we draw from them? How do they teach us to think? The series introduces G...

The Sabad opens with the Guru's profound declaration of being a "maiden-slave" of the Divine Ruler, symbolizing complete surrender and dedication. By grasping the feet of the Divine, the ego is metaphorically killed, signifying the eradication of self-centeredness and the birth of true humility. This act of submission to the Divine is the gateway to a life filled with the presence and light of the...

Salok Mardana 1 Ignorance-era is the carafe,In it is liquor of lust,Mind drinks. Anger is the cup,Brims with attachment,Pride serves. Trash-lie’s greed is the party,Drinks and drinks,Winds up frustrating. Make great-deeds the carafe,Put in molasses of the Eternal,Brew real liquor. Make virtues the bread,Honesty the clarified butter,Humility the meat diet. O’ Nanak! Realize this by becoming Guru-or...

One who calls oneself a Sikh of the Guru, the Eternal Guru,rises at dawn, contemplates on All-Pervasive Nam1. Endeavors daily at dawn:cleanses and bathes in the pool of Immortality. Follows Guru’s Instructions, utters the utterance of All-Pervasive! All-Pervasive! Pains from all evilish transgressions vanish. Then, at daybreak, sings Guru’s Teachings,contemplates on All-Pervasive Nam while sitting...

If the bearded-powerful persecute the poor,the Transcendent has them burning in their own fire-rage.  1. Creator administers complete justice,Is fully capable of protecting Own’s votaries.  1.  Reflect. Glory-heat manifests since the beginning and throughout the ages. Slanderer dies in the high heat-turmoil being produced.  2. No one can protect those being destroyed. Their reputation is spoilt he...

Who understands and knows this method:Drops in the ocean, ocean in the drops. You observe the playful creation,You recognize its essence.  1. Few reflect on such Wisdom:Freedom and final state of existence is through the One.  1. Reflect. Night in the day, Sun in the night,Same method in summer and winter. Nobody knows movement-measurement of the One,Without Guru, there is no understanding.  2  Th...

Some say Ram-Ram1, some Khuda2.Some serve Gusai3, some Allah4.  1. O’ Cause-Effect, O’ Generous! O’ Gracious!  O’ Compassionate!  1. Reflect. Some bathe at pilgrimages, some go to Hajj. Some perform worship, some bow their heads.  2. Some read the Vedas, some the Abrahamic texts. Some wear the blue, some the white.  3. Some call themselves Muslims, some Hindus. Some yearn paradise, some heaven.  4...

First, Allah1 created Light. All beings are of Creation. The entire universe was created from One Light—Who’s good, who’s bad?  1. O! People, O! Brother,doubt not, forget not. Creator, Creation,Creator within Creation,totally permeating all spaces.  1. Reflect Creator created many forms from one clay. Flawless is the clay pot, flawless is the Potter.  2. Within all is the same Eternal One. All thi...

‘Be-gam-pura’ – City’s name is ‘Sorrow-less-ville.’No pain or anxiety in that place. No grief, no taxes on commodities. No fear of error, no fear of loss.  1. Now I have discovered a great homeland. O! My brother there is always goodness there.  1. Reflect.  Sovereignty is always stable. No second or third, only oneness there. Always populated and famous. The contented wealthy dwell there.  2 As t...

The imagery of this unbreakable love conveys the Divine’s omnipresence in the devotee’s life. The Sabad points out that, even amidst the chaos of life, the Divine resides within the mind, day and night, offering constant comfort and guidance. This internal presence reflects a state of surrender, in which the devotee acknowledges their dependence on the Divine’s grace for all actions and outcomes....

Fortunate are dyed in Red-Love-Color,Never gets dirty or stained.  1. Discovered Divine Comfort-Giver, met in love and comfort,Remains within naturally, cannot be abandoned.  1. Reflect. Old age and death afflict not, the pain does not reoccur. Satiated drinking Immortal-Nectar, Guru bestows Immortality.   2. One who has tasted the invaluable All-Pervasive Nam1 knowsprice cannot be stated; what sa...

For king’s daughter, one became the disguiser. Though lustful and selfish, even his honor was preserved. 1.  O! World-Guru! What’s Your virtue, if my deed isn’t rescinded? What’s the use of going to tiger's sanctuary, if the jackal is going to eat you? 1. Reflect. For one drop of water, rain-bird suffers the pain. If breath leaves and ocean is obtained, it is of no use. 2  Being that’s tired, isn’...

Body, mind and bosom cooled by remembering, remembering, my Owner Divine. My being’s beauty, color, comfort, wealth and caste, is the Transcendent. 1.   Tongue intoxicated with Charmer-Divine’s nectar, Colored in Love-Color of my Charmer-Divine, the  Lotus-Feet ¹ becomes the abundant treasure.  Reflect . To whom I belong, protected me, perfect is the Divine’s way. Nanak: Comfort-Giver united me, A...