http://sikhism.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-07T14:20:05Z Tue, 07 May 2013 14:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/14/little-sikhs-books.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Featured: Keeping cool on hot summer days chilling with <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Ik_Onkar.htm" target="_blank">Ik Onkar</a> </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Big sister shows baby brother how to beat the heat by chilling with Ik Onkar while turning the pages of Little Sikh books, "<em>My Little Book of Mool Mantar</em>, and <em>Blessings From Waheguru Ji</em>, by Manpreet Singh</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/14/little-sikhs-books.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/14/little-sikhs-books.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 19:50:43 +0000 2013-05-14T19:50:43Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/07/prayerbook-quiz.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Featured Photo: Prayerbook</strong><br /> Take the quiz below to test your understanding of the words <em>gutka</em>, <em>nitnem</em> and <em>pothi</em>, and how they relate to each other.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">Cryptic Clue: A small handheld sacred prayerbook is used everyday by Sikhs around the world for reading <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Panj_Bania.htm" target="_blank">five daily prayers</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/07/prayerbook-quiz.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/07/prayerbook-quiz.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 14:20:05 +0000 2013-05-07T14:20:05Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/07/happy-mothers-day-to-mata-sahib-kaur-mother-of-the-khalsa.htm <p style="text-align: center;">When his issue-less wife Sahib Devi expressed her deep desire for children, <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/gurugobindsing1/p/Guru_Gobind_Singh.htm" target="_blank">Guru Gobind Singh</a> promised her she that would become the mother of millions.</p> <p style="text-align: ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/07/happy-mothers-day-to-mata-sahib-kaur-mother-of-the-khalsa.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/07/happy-mothers-day-to-mata-sahib-kaur-mother-of-the-khalsa.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 08:33:55 +0000 2013-05-07T08:33:55Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/04/chali-mukte-memorial-gurdwaras.htm <p style="text-align: center;">The sacrifice of the martyred Mahja Sikhs, known as the Chali Mukte, or 40 Liberated Ones, is remembered in the Sikh prayer of daily <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Ardaas.htm" target="_blank">Ardas</a>. Five historical gurdwaras and memorial shrines have been built, and renovated, over the centuries at various spots in Muktsar where the 1705 battle of Khirdana took place.&#160; Led by the woman warrior Mai Bagho, the Mahja Sinks laid down their lives to defend Guru Gobind Singh from relentless Mughal forces.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/04/chali-mukte-memorial-gurdwaras.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/04/chali-mukte-memorial-gurdwaras.htm Sat, 04 May 2013 08:52:57 +0000 2013-05-04T08:52:57Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/03/trivia-quizwhat-did-guru-gobind-singh-do-with-the-chali-mukte-desertion-papers.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Trivia Quiz: Featuring Guru Gobind Singh and the 40 Liberated Ones </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Sikhism Trivia Quiz is inspired by the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/od/culture/gr/Sikh_Trivia_Game.htm">Sikh Odyssey</a> Trivia Game</em>.</p> <div style="margin: 3px 6px; ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/03/trivia-quizwhat-did-guru-gobind-singh-do-with-the-chali-mukte-desertion-papers.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/03/trivia-quizwhat-did-guru-gobind-singh-do-with-the-chali-mukte-desertion-papers.htm Fri, 03 May 2013 19:29:02 +0000 2013-05-03T19:29:02Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/03/trivia-quiz-i-led-the-40-liberated-ones-who-am-i.htm <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Trivia </strong><strong>Quiz </strong><strong>: I Led the 40 Liberated Ones Who Am I?</strong><br /> <em>Trivia Quiz is inspired by the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/od/culture/gr/Sikh_Trivia_Game.htm">Sikh Odyssey</a> Trivia Game</em>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/03/trivia-quiz-i-led-the-40-liberated-ones-who-am-i.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/05/03/trivia-quiz-i-led-the-40-liberated-ones-who-am-i.htm Fri, 03 May 2013 02:58:44 +0000 2013-05-03T02:58:44Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/30/basant-raag-cds.htm <p style="text-align: center;">Gurpreet Kaur of Gurmat Gian Group outdoes herself in&#160; <em>Gur Prasaad Basant Banaa</em>, my favorite of her collections. Each of the CD's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Shabad-Hymn.htm">shabads</a>, performed in traditional classic <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/Sikhism_Glossary_R/g/Raag-Melodious-Hue.htm" target="_blank">raag</a>, is mesmerizing and melodious, soothing and sublime.<br /> <img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/sikhism/1/H/m/R/-/-/gurparsad-box-small-pic-for.jpg" alt="Gur Parsaad Basant Bana" /></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/30/basant-raag-cds.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/30/basant-raag-cds.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:41:49 +0000 2013-04-30T18:41:49Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/30/blind-eyes-begin-to-see.htm <p style="text-align: center;">Many people have perfect vision but I'm not one of them. I wear corrective prescription lenses. In a way this is selective vision because while it allows me to focus on distant objects it blurs those which are close up. To read I have to use an additional set of corrective lenses. This morning I decided to take a walk without wearing any lenses. I put my dog on the leash and let her go where she wished walking slowly along. I held a prayerbook in one hand and without lenses to correct distance I could see the words easily, but not much else.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/30/blind-eyes-begin-to-see.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/30/blind-eyes-begin-to-see.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:56:23 +0000 2013-04-30T16:56:23Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/28/april-2013-round-up.htm <p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <strong>April 2013 Round Up</strong> for any new or seasonal Sikhism articles you may have missed this month.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Looking Back: </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Reviews:</strong><br /> Feast your ears on Gurbani kirtan in classic raag.<br /> <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/traditionofsinging/tp/Kirtan-Collection-Cd-Sets-By-Gurmat-Gian-Group.htm" target="_blank">CD Sets by Gurmat Gian Group Kirtan Collection</a></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/28/april-2013-round-up.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/28/april-2013-round-up.htm Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:10:41 +0000 2013-04-28T19:10:41Z http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/25/free-may-2013-desktop-calendar-featuring-bhai-fauja-singh.htm <p style="text-align: center;">Keep up to date with this <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/2013_Sikh_Holiday/ss/Free-2013-Sikhism-Desktop-Calendars_5.htm" target="_blank">May 2013 desktop calendar</a> featuring marathon runner Bhai Fauja Singh, Sikhism events and <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Gurpurab.htm" target="_blank">gurpurab</a> dates with <a href="http://sikhism.about.com/od/glossary/g/Gurbani.htm" target="_blank">gurbani </a>quotes. Free for personal use courtesy Sikhs in the City.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/25/free-may-2013-desktop-calendar-featuring-bhai-fauja-singh.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://sikhism.about.com/b/2013/04/25/free-may-2013-desktop-calendar-featuring-bhai-fauja-singh.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:43:17 +0000 2013-04-25T18:43:17Z