Charity begins at home: Selfish or a Selfless Motto? : My Perspective as a Sikh


Ever since the publication of ‘Religio Medici in 1642 by Sir Thomas Browne, a phrase from the book that ‘charity begins at home’ has instigated disputed views about its origin. However, the full statement by the Physician Author states, ‘Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world; yet is every man his greatest […]

Discipline And Spirituality : My Perspective as a Sikh


Let me use school as a model to explicate the message in this post. As the expression goes, ‘In my days…’- I wore the right uniform to the expected school standards. The opening commenced with an assembly where all the students congregated as one group and before dispersing to our classrooms we prayed and were […]

Through Life Is Death; Through Death Is Rebirth- My Perspective as a Sikh


Life has a purpose- ‘To live now to live ever after’. However, we can interpret what ‘to live’ mean to us individually and how to achieve the deathlessness subsequently.

Possibility Of A Direct Chat With GOD: A Sikh Perspective


Lighting a candle does not enlighten you, but emotional receptivity towards the glow of light and deciphering its symbolism is real worship.

Coerced Conversion Of Faith : A Sikh Perspective


Coercive conversion of one religion by another is nothing more than a business transaction, not a spiritual act. There’s always a corrupt polity pulling the strings from behind the scenes. Indian politics is such coercive force.

Not Just A Date On The Calendar This Year : It’s A New Beginning Everlastingly


This day comes and goes on the calendar every twelve months, and then life carries on as it did before. But it’s within an individual’s power to change the stalemate.I tell you; I have made a commitment to myself on the last day of the twelfth month for the first day of the next twelve. […]

Whisper Of A Poppy In My Ears: A Lot Remains to Remember


November brings memories and lessons; including some forgotten and some unlearned.The whole world observes the 11th hour of the 11th month every year as ‘Remembrance Day’, commemorating the sufferings of and sacrifices by the brave soldiers. Rather than go into the depths of other causes for the war such as political aspirations of power, polarisation […]