Sikh gurus

The Sikhs are a group of peaceful people from India. “The Sikh religion intertwines the spiritual and secular spheres, seeing love as the ultimate goal, one achieved only by practicing love in one’s everyday life.” (pg 5, US News) Followers believe in reincarnation, karma and salvation, and that spiritual evolution depends on their deeds and actions in life. People who don’t understand, or even know about, the Sikh religion commonly mistake them for Muslims because they resemble each other, both

was going to the Sikh temple. I choose to experience the Sikh religious practices because I felt that some of my personal beliefs matched with there’s and wanted to see how they encompassed these beliefs into the community. Particularly the ideal that everyone is accepted, regardless of their spiritual background. I was pleasantly surprised to find this belief to be held for front. I was welcomed in with food, conversation and interest. I found the conversations I had with the Sikhs comforting, although

Ethnographic essays are a way of finding out more about a culture that may not be known about outside of the original culture. One culture in particular that is interesting is the Punjabi culture. The Punjabi culture has many interesting facets but the one that elicits attention is there marriage traditions. In order to find more information about the topic it is important to find people who belong to that culture to interview. After speaking to Amritapreet Kaur Grewal, who is Punjabi, the focus

Ajeet Cour 1. Pebbles in a Tin Drum by Ajeet Cour; Translated by Masooma Ali; Published by Harper Collins Author, activist, and social worker Ajeet Cour (1934 -), one of the best-known writers in the Punjabi language, believes that the arts and literature can help build bridges across cultures. She set up the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, a unique track II (people-to-people contact) initiative to establish peace on the subcontinent. Ajeet Cour began her career as a romance writer

Amritsar is the spiritual capital of the Sikhs, home to Sikhism's holiest shrine, gaining its name that means 'Holy Pool of Nectar', from the surrounding body of water around the Golden Temple. Moving away from the famous Golden Temple, you can witness the mos humbling sights, hyperactive streets, traffic noise, air-pollution and congestion. The city is divided in two by couple of railway lines. The old city contains the Temple and various other fascinating historic sites bound by 12 gates. Touring

with others. Who is Sikh? Introduction: In today’s world every Sikh person faces lots of trouble on both sides West and East world. Whenever a person talking about Sikh religion or heard a name "Singh" or Kaur, every person most in every part of the world took a virtual memory of a person wearing a TURBAN with full mustaches and beard or a female wearing Salwar Kamiz with Chuni.

After reading the book and doing some online research which you can check below under sources which is where I got all my information. I have read and completely understood the story of Siddhartha also known as the Buddha the founder of Buddhism. And one of the stories from a different religion that I can compare to the story of Siddhartha Gautama Is the story of Jesus Christ. The founder of Christianity and is the most famous myth in Christian religion. I can compare both because of the way Buddha

inspiration to their followers. Sikh believe in God and that he is the creator of the universe and you must live a clean righteous life in order to attain eternal life. Another similarity is Guru Nanak Dev Ji left with God for three days. While spending that time with God he learned his laws and what it takes to have eternal life. After having spiritual enlighten he went out spread the message about God and having purpose for your life. Upon further research of the Sikh religion I learned many things

Lovedeep Kaur Langara College ANTH-1132 Dr. Cassandra Bill 1 December, 2016 Canada is known for its multi-cultural society. B.C. is one of the most popular study destinations for international students living in Canada, hosting almost one-third of all international students living in country. International students bring social, economic and cultural benefits to communities, schools and institutions in B.C. Surrey Schools provide an education to more than 2000 international students from

religion. Holy People/Days One holy day is January 14th which is Maghi. Maghi is a holiday where Sikhs commemorate the 40 immortals of their religion. Another celebration is Diwali which is a festival of light, but the date of the occasion varies. Also, Vaisakhi is celebrated on April 14th. This holiday is basically like our thanksgiving only for the Sikhs. God(s) Sikhs believe