Who is sant sipahi

We need new stories. The liberal worldview could only offer a softer, user-freindly capitalism. Meanwhile, the right entrenches its vision in memes of God and Country, patriarchal obedience and a return to an imagined white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant Golden Age.

The Salafism of Islamic State, too, offers its young, lost recruits a twisted, cruel reading of Islam that is currently ravaging the Middle East. Sikhism, a religion born from conflict in the Punjab region of India nearly five centuries ago, does not prosyletize. I am not writing to convert you, just to offer a perspective.

That perspective rests on the idea that justice, equality and solidarity can have a spiritual and disciplined foundation. Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, had an important realization. For Nanak, religious identity was merely a form. Nanak and his followers, as well as the subsequent Sikh Gurus ten in all rejected the Indian caste system. All beings have equal access to spirituality and its fruits.

This radical notion of equality and acceptance took on concrete practices. The langar, or free kitchen, is a place where anyone can get fed, regardless of background.

When the Sikh community was visited by Emperor Akbar, the third Guru, Amar Das, insisted that the Emperor sit among the rest of the commoners during the lunch. Guru Nanak also proclaimed the equal status of women, and later Gurus decried cultural and religious practices that forced veiling or seclusion of women.

Mai Bhago, a woman warrior, is revered by Sikhs to this day. Hegarty, James In: Power, Maria and Paynter, Helen eds. This chapter explores Sikh understandings of violence and of peace. As a woman, I strive to be a Warrior of the Light and shine brightly in every situation, from the most mundane to the most life-threatening.

Thus, as starts, my intention is to live, breathe, embody and project Light, Strength and Courage, as a true Sant Sipahi does. She travels and teaches about the technology of Kundalini Yoga and the teachings of Yogi Bhajan on women and spirituality.

She is married to SS Dharm Singh, is the mother of two daughters, a business woman and enjoys teaching sacred painting. Secretary of Religion Column Third Quarter Honoring Balbir Singh Sodhi. A Peaceful Day in LA. Ministering to the Ministers. A Time of Transitioning. We welcome comments and feedback on this newsletter and our website. Please contact [email protected].

The exemplary Sant Sipahi figure in Sikhism is the Khalsa. The Sant Sipahi unity arises over the span of Sikh tradition. One is the idea of Miri Piri, introduced by Guru Hargobind. Miri and Piri are the names of two swords worn by Guru Hargobind Singh, referring to temporal and spiritual sovereignty, respectively. Skip to main content Skip to table of contents. This service is more advanced with JavaScript available.

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