Episodes
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
The Sikh Research Institute's Asha Marie Kaur speaks on how Guru Nanak Sahib integrates Persian and Arabic vocabulary in Sabad to invoke Islamic practices, laying the foundation for a uniquely Sikh engagement with other faiths.
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Featuring: Asha Marie Kaur
#PersianVoice #Sabad #Politics #Poetics #SikhCast
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
The Sikh Cast Host, Manpreet Jassal, speaks with SikhRI's Executive Director Kulvir Singh. Having recently left Panjab amidst a worldwide lockdown, Kulvir compares his experience leaving India to returning home in Canada. But, a deeper conversation ensues on taking the time to work on oneself as a Sikh and helping others explore their Sikhi.
Hosted By: Manpreet Singh - https://twitter.com/mjassal
Featuring: Kulvir Singh - https://twitter.com/KulvirSinghGill
#Sikhi #Sikh #TheSikhCast #SikhPodcast #Lockdown #Covid-19 #coronavirus #selfimprovement #reflection #SikhRI
Monday May 18, 2020
ਗਲੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥ Jog Not Attained By Talking - The Sikh Cast | SikhRI
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
For this episode, The Sikh Cast host Manpreet Jassal and SikhRI's Inni Kaur go through this Sabad of the Month (Infinite-Wisdom) by Guru Nanak Sahib. In it, the Guru redefines the terms Jog and Jogi, outside the six systems of Hindu philosophy. Jog for the Guru is not yoga, neither mental or physical, but a “connection.”
Read Full Sabad here or below: https://www.sikhri.org/jog_not_attained_by_talking
#Sikh #SikhPodcast #Sikhi #Sabad #GuruNanakSahib #Education
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ਗਲੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥ Jog not attained by talking
ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੭
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਡੰਡੈ ਜੋਗੁ ਨਭਸਮ ਚੜਾਈਐ ॥
ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਮੁੰਦੀ ਮੂੰਡਿ ਮੁਡਾਇਐ ਜੋਗੁ ਨਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਈਐ ॥
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧॥
ਗਲੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥
ਏਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਮੜੀ ਮਸਾਣੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਈਐ ॥
ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਦੇਸਿ ਦਿਸੰਤਰਿ ਭਵਿਐ ਜੋਗੁ ਨਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਈਐ ॥
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਤਾ ਸਹਸਾ ਤੂਟੈ ਧਾਵਤੁਵਰਜਿ ਰਹਾਈਐ ॥
ਨਿਝਰੁ ਝਰੈ ਸਹਜ ਧੁਨਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਘਰ ਹੀਪਰਚਾ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੩॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਵਤਿਆ ਮਰਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਐਸਾ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥
ਵਾਜੇ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਜੈ ਤਉ ਨਿਰਭਉਪਦੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਤਉ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੪॥੧॥੮॥
1 Reality realized by Eternal Perfection’s Grace!
Jog1 not attained by wearing tattered attire.
Jog not attained by carrying a stick.
Jog not attained by smearing ash on the body.
Jog not attained by piercing ears nor shaving head.
Jog not attained by blowing a conch.
Jog attained by staying unstained amidst soot. 1.
Jog not attained by talking.
Who sees all as One, is called a Jogi2.. 1 Reflect. 1
Jog not attained outside mausoleums and crematoriums.
Jog not attained through ascetic-trances.
Jog not attained wandering home and foreign lands.
Jog not attained bathing at pilgrim-sites.
Jog attained by staying unstained amidst soot. 2.
When Eternal Guru met, then doubts crumble.
Wanderings stop, becomes steady.
Water flows naturally, music plays within.
Jog attained by staying unstained amidst soot. 3.
Says Nanak: Remaining alive while being dead,
Jog earned this way.
Horn sounds without blowing.
Jog then attained staying unstained amidst soot.
Jog is derived from the word Yuj, meaning joining, or union. It is one of the six orthodox schools of philosophy in the Hindu tradition that seeks union with the Supreme Reality through mind, body, and breath control, as well as through various postures.
A jogi is a practitioner of jog.
Guru Nanak Sahib in Rag Suhi | Guru Granth Sahib 730
Monday May 11, 2020
Blessed Mothers: Dhan Janedi Mau - LIVE Webinar - The Sikh Cast | SikhRI
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
We celebrate Mother’s Day while social distancing and engage in conversation with Inni Kaur, Neelu Singh, Mandeep Kaur, and Sharanjeet Kaur to discuss how Sikhi has informed their ideas of motherhood, their challenges, and their triumphs. What does Gurbani say about being a mother? How are we embodying those values?
Featuring:
Inni Kaur - https://twitter.com/InniKaur , https://www.instagram.com/innikaur/
Neelu Singh
Mandeep Kaur - https://twitter.com/mandeepChaplain , https://www.instagram.com/mandeep.albel/
Sharanjeet Kaur
#MothersDay #HappyMothersDay #Sikh #Sikhi #Covid19 #TheSikhCast #SikhPodcast
Monday May 04, 2020
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Pt.2): Jasleen Kaur – The Sikh Cast | SikhRI
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Jasleen Kaur shares how society is dealing with the effects of a global pandemic, for better and for worse. She explores the nature of feeling anxious during uncertain times, and by reflecting in Sabad we find not only the strength to deal with lockdown but to look towards a better future.
To read the complete article click Here. https://bit.ly/2SzqSJk
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#shabad #TheSikhCast #SikhPodcast #COVID19 #stayhome #lockdown #poetry #podcast
Friday May 01, 2020
Sidakers at Frontline of COVID-19 - LIVE Webinar - The Sikh Cast | SikhRI
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
As we continue to navigate social distancing together, we want to engage the community in conversation with the frontline workers. Discussing how Sikhi has informed their lives and practice, what the community can do to support them, and their everyday realities. We welcome Sidakers at the front-line of COVID-19 to this episode of The Sikh Cast.
Featuring:
Host - Manvinder Kaur
Dr. Birinder Singh: Family Physician - Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Sharandeep Singh: anaesthesiology/ICU resident - Glasgow, UK
Dr. Manjot Kaur: Emergency Medicine Physician - Louisiana, USA
#Frontline #COVID19 #TheSikhCast #Sikhism #SikhPodcast #Medicine #Pandemic
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Allah the Unseeable | Persian Voice in the Guru Granth Sahib | The Sikh Cast
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Through the Persian-influenced Sabad of Guru Nanak Sahib, Asha Marie Kaur explores our feeling of "place" in light of COVID-19. How do we cope when the physical places we frequent are beyond our reach? Guru Nanak Sahib's redefines the Sufi principle of "maqam" or spiritual waystation and provides insights.
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Featuring: Asha Marie Kaur
#PersianVoice #Sabad #Politics #Poetics #SikhCast
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Vulnerability of a Love Warrior: Inni Kaur – The Sikh Cast | SikhRI
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
"What I do know is that I want to live courageously and heart-centered. I want to live fully embracing life with my entire being and allowing the lightness of my breath to mingle with the heaviness of my matter."
In this Sikh Cast episode, Inni Kaur recounts the moment when she connected with sabad on a deep level, not just to explore her connection with Sikhi but to truly feel confident in being vulnerable and loving openly. Have a listen.
#SikhPodcast #Love #BeingVulnerable #GuruWisdom #GuruGranthSahib #TheSikhCast
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Afghanistan Sikhs: Past, Present and Future – The Sikh Cast | SikhRI
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Asha Kaur talks to The Sikh Cast host, Manpreet Jassal, about the history of how the Sikhs got to where they are in Afghanistan today. We separate facts from rumors and how Sikhs around the world can help.
#SikhPodcast #Afghanistan #Kabul #AfghanSikhs #SikhHistory #TheSikhCast
Friday Apr 10, 2020
My Sovereign is new everyday – The Sikh Cast | SikhRI
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
The Sikh Cast Host, Manpreet Singh, revisits an episode from the past to help shed light on the present. Through Sabad we explore coming to terms with fear and overcoming anxiety during the current global pandemic.
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