SARDARNI GURNAM KAUR DHALIWAL, DAUGHTER OF LATE SDR DELIP SINGH DHALIWAL
Village: Bhai Ka Bhagta, Ludhiana
30.9.1956 – 16.4.2023
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Sardani Gurnam Kaur. She lived a cheerful and vibrant life. She was truly a strong woman and will always be our Iron Lady. She will be dearly missed but may her spirit continue to live on in our hearts.
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the split between Spirit and Matter is an example of duality. In fact, they are two sides of Oneness
the mind is not a substance that is separate from the body. Nor, however, is the mind just the brain. Our sense of being is more than the processing of chemicals and electrical signals in our brain
self-mastery, or the battle to control our mind, is both shaped by, and shapes our lives
“By conquering the mind, conquer the world” (Guru Granth Sahib: 6). This battle for self-mastery has a social dimension. While we are oppressed or exploited in our personal relationships or wider society, we cannot fully express ourselves. Without self-mastery, the life we are living is a pale reflection of the desires and needs of others and not the expression of the self that the One has chosen to take birth in and share life through. All of this is a matter of common sense. I mean common sense in the ordinary way that everyone must use it. It is what all humans know as conscience, as the part of themselves that they must face and cannot deny. It is also the part of ourselves that knows that the external world is real, that we are beings and that other beings are persons. To use the terminology of Western philosophy this ‘knowing’ is not epistemological, a sort of knowing where we accumulate accurate information. Rather, it is a sense of certainty. In that sense, it is metaphysical, as something tied into being in the world at all. In the Sikh tradition common sense is called ‘akl’.
Continuing the theme of being over thinking the cultivation of virtue is the most important weapon that will help us win this battle. Thinking, by itself, is not going to lead to control over our mind. The Naam is at once the name of the divine, a reflection of the qualities of the divine and the Presence of the divine.
“Chorus. The Naam is my pleasure in mansions and estates, Your Glance of Grace my family. Horse, saddle and saddle-bags of gold are in following Your Will, cultivating virtue is my bow and arrow, quiver, spear, sword and scabbard. My battle-drum and standard is the Honour You show me, Your Mercy my social status. Friend, other battle-dress is waste as they fill the mind with evil and lead the body to pain. Chorus. The Naam is my pleasure in mansions and estates, Your Glance of Grace my family” (Guru Granth Sahib: 17).
The sword
A virtuous life helps us to live authentically, fully achieving all the fruits of human life. We are all born with all the guidance we need. The Sabd or Word within is the Guide or True Guru that sets us free to be the best versions of ourselves. The intellect is like a sword that needs to be sharpened to discriminate between good and bad choices.
The Way of the Sword is rather simple. It is to stop manufacturing a war of the self against Life.
The double-edged sword is used as a symbol in many mystic traditions. Its possession expresses not merely spiritual victory but also physical status. Expressing this, in this passage I used the name Excalibur to express the connection with wider symbols of the sword but, in particular, to stress how it connects to ruling and governance. The True Guru is not merely the Word within all beings, as the reality of being, it is also the ultimate Authority on the physical, social and political level. In Sikh tradition this is captured by the doctrine of meeri-peeri, social transformation based on spiritual self-mastery.
“1 All Is Reality. Grace. What measure can we use to assess the value of the words of those who witness the Name? For them virtue is their family, brothers and sisters and through this relationship they achieve the highest status. Nanak founded the state building the ideal fortified palace on the foundations of the real. By installing the canopy of royalty over Lehna’s head and singing in Unity, the One-harrier drank the mead of immortality from the cauldron of life. To stir it, the Guru gives the double-edged sword Excalibur rising from the lake of still meditation and returning to it again. If our lake be stilled the sword of Spirit, Light, Truth, Reality, is always sharp and always with us. The Guru bowed before the disciple while Nanak was still alive. The Master, in his lifetime, handed over to his successor. 1. Nanak announced Lehna’s succession, deserved through his choices. The Light was One, the Way the same; only the body had been changed by the Master. The flawless canopy waves above as the Master sits on the throne in the house of business the Guru built” (Guru Granth Sahib: 966–968. Var (Heroic Ballad) in Ramkali. Revealed through Satta and Balvand.)
Grace is the sword that cuts apart the inner demons that bedevil our lives. It is not by our own power but the Universe Itself that leads us to victory.
Our being is like a bride that is not whole until it unites with Being. Being seeks to unite with being as a Husband seeks a bride. Indeed, Being is inside us, the deepest part of us, our Inner Light, the True Guru, the Word that orients us and orients us in common sense. This is the Sword of grace that seeks to free us.
This sword of discriminating wisdom can usefully be compared to the double-edged Vajra of Tantric Buddhism that cuts through ignorance, ego and self-created obstacles. It is also the weapon associated with the Bodhisattva Manjusri. His youthfulness expresses the naturalness and spontaneity of wisdom or common sense, what gurmat refers to as the Sabd. It is other-ness or duality that is cut away through common sense. Only One has necessary or intrinsic existence (Sat); all else has existence as it is recognized to do so as a convention or fiction, for example, money; or contingently, in relation to chains of other things. My conventional self, my social self is composed of ideas of race, gender, class, time and space which interact with a social world that reinforces and disciplines this iron cage of the self. The prajna paramita or perfection of wisdom lies in seeing into sunnya or emptiness. The flashing of the sword is the sudden realization that duality of self-other and self and the world is false. Manjusri can be seen as an image of the Imageless Sabd, a youth with a beautiful voice and a blade, in that sene no different from the Ten Gurus or the Guru Granth Sahib or Khalsa. It is worth noting that Guru Nanak is revered by Tibetan Buddhists and more broadly that Panjab in more ancient times was the heartland of Mahayana Buddhism called Gandhara. Guru Nanak’s intervention was that the emptiness is the same as Oneness and so the sword is not merely freeing the mind but also society.
Equipment
It is important to be properly prepared for battle and that includes dress.
“The state of Samadhi, meditative flowing into, is the armour. Riding the horse of spiritual knowledge, he fires arrows of devotion and emptiness from the bow of dharma, the Right Way. Made fearless by fear of the Timeless he pierces the mind by thrusting the spear of Sabd. The five demons of anger, lust, greed, pride and devouring attachment are cut down. Blessed by Guru Nanak, Amar Das, son of Taij Bhaan of the noble Bhalla clan is the Master of worldly rulers. Sall tells the truth: Amar Das, fighting in this way you have overcome the army of evil” (Guru Granth Sahib: 1396).
Sikhs have an active obligation to disobey any law that violates its principles of freedom, e.g. Guru Nanak breaking the ban on music in Baghdad. Guru Hargobind commanding Sikhs to bear arms and ride horses in violation of Islamic law on dhimmitude is another example of an obligation to disobey a law that limits freedom.
Several of the Gurus took part in wars. The basic principle is that armed conflict is only acceptable when all peaceful methods have failed. No one should be attacked once they have surrendered since you are attacking oppression, not a person. This makes it important to distinguish between those who are fighting and those who are civilians and makes use of indiscriminate weapons, such as weapons of mass destruction, wrong. There is no enemy in the combat — what is being opposed is the oppression being resisted. Therefore, when any person is wounded they should be helped. Bhai Kannayya performed this noble service during the wars of the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.
The Ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was martyred, which means killed for his beliefs, for leading a non-violent political campaign to protect Hindus from forced conversion to Islam. “The first human right is to secure for everyone freedom to worship” (Dasam Granth, p.54). “The second human right is to protect the respect of every person’s private and personal point of contact with God” (Dasam Granth, p.54). The third human right is to promote every good person’s right to pursue their own vision of happiness and self-fulfilment (Dasam Granth, p.54). This means to look within the mind for the Being of being alive. Once that Light has flickered within, it is seen without, as we realise that grace comes for us, and for all. The Universe loves and does not hate anyone. This inclusive attitude means that we need to accept that we are loved by the Universe and need to treasure ourselves as we are treasure. It is also social. “No one is my enemy, and no one is a stranger. I am friendly towards everyone” (Guru Granth Sahib: 1299).
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Kern County businesswoman and community leader Raji Brar has been appointed to the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees, a powerful leadership post that gives the Central Valley a seat at the table at the nation’s largest system of public higher education.
The chief operations officer of a major local the family-owned business also holds the distinction of being the first Sikh woman elected to a city council in Raji Brar is COO of her family’s Countryside Market & Restaurants and the first Sikh woman elected to a California city council
The CSU Bakersfield alumni was appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
“The Valley has to be part of the conversation,” Brar was quoted in a report published at CSU Bakersfield website. “We can’t get 10 or 15 years down the road and realize we should have focused more on the Central Valley. It’s important that the other trustees hear the stories of Kern County students, what we face. I’m grateful the governor understands that we need to be included.”
CSU Bakersfield President Lynnette Zelezny praised the governor’s selection of Brar, who serves as president of the CSU Bakersfield Foundation Board.
“There is a light inside Raji that she shares with our entire community through her many acts of kindness and tireless commitment to public service,” Zelezny was quoted in the same report. “She will bring a unique perspective to the Board of Trustees, and this Valley that we love will be well-represented through her voice. This is a proud moment for the Roadrunner family and our region.”
Owner and chief operations officer of Countryside Corporation since 2003, Brar also holds many leadership positions in Kern County and is co-founder of the Bakersfield Sikh Women’s Association. She earned a bachelor of science degree in biology and a master of science degree in health care from CSUB and is a member of the CSUB Alumni Hall of Fame.
A first-generation American, Brar is the oldest child of two Punjabi Sikhs from northern India who came to the United States with nothing in the mid-1970s and first raised their children in Central Valley farm labor camps. Her mother only got as far as the fifth grade and can’t read or write, according to Brar.
Her father started their company with a single gas station at Seventh Standard Road and North Chester Avenue in Oildale, and with his current wife, Gurmit Jhaj, children and in-laws has now grown to include nine gas stations, seven Taco Bells, 10 Subways, a construction company and a retail developer. It’s also gotten into the car wash business in Taft.
They employ more than 450 people in Kern County, according to a report that appeared in 2020.
The report also shared Brar’s passion for CSU and education.
“They said, ‘What’s the point? You’re a girl,'” Brar said, when talking about her mother’s background. “My mom felt so limited in her opportunities. She worked in the fields and at Burger King, which is the only fast-food place she could work because you would say the orders into the mic, and not have to read the screen. She would tell me in Punjabi all the time, ‘You have to get an education. It’s your life partner, it will never leave you and no one can take it from you.’”
Brar attended CSUB because it was close to home, affordable and accessible, a top priority for the new trustee.
Raji Brar (front, middle) and her family at the grand opening of Countryside at the Countryside Village. Her mother Gurmit Jhaj (front row, 4th from left) and father Rupinder Jhaj (front row, right).
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Some 400 members of the congregation took part in the Vaisakhi 2023 event at Gurdwara Sahib Pulapol, Kuala Lumpur. It was the first major in-person Vaisakhi event at the gurdwara after three years since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aside from the akhand path from April 14-16, the Punjabi Education Centre (PEC) also held their fun and sports event for the students as well as other children.
The Pulapol Youth had organised games for people of all ages, climaxing with a volleyball match.
“Many youth made time to attend this event to celebrate and assist in the event which is commendable. That was heartening to note,” said a volunteer.
The semagam ended with Nishan Sahib Selami (flag raising ceremony) and kirtan by Bhai Tanveet Singh from Chandigarh.
Pulapol is short for Pusat Latihan Polis, or Police Training Centre, which is located at Jalan Semarak (formerly Henry Gurney Road).
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Hervinder Kaur is an undergraduate student at Universiti Sains Malaysia, where she studies applied biology. In 2022, she was accepted into the Global UGRAD programme and went on a semester exchange at Florida Gulf Coast University. Source: Hervinder Kaur
By Hervinder Kaur | United States |
Before studying at Florida Gulf Coast University, I had never thought of studying overseas.
For the most part, I enjoyed my life in Malaysia — even though much of it was a monotonous routine.
I would go to school and come back. The same happened when I pursued my STPM (one of many pre-uni qualifications in the country).
After that, I got into Universiti Sains Malaysia to pursue my bachelor’s degree in applied biology.
When Malaysia went into lockdown due to COVID-19, I attended online classes at uni from my home for two years.
It was also a challenging period for my family. While studying for my STPM, I took care of our grandfather, who has Alzheimer’s.
That meant balancing my time between caring for him and studying for classes.
As you can say, much of my life revolved around staying home — and I am not a person that loves to plan too far ahead for my future. I tend to go with what I have right now.
Of course, I had ambitions of visiting some countries in Europe —maybe after doing my master’s, upon completing my bachelor’s degree, or once I secured a full-time job.
But that was just a dream.
I’ve never ventured outside Malaysia, except to Medan when I was 13.
I never had a passport since — that is, until I got accepted into the US State Department’s Global Undergraduate Exchange Programme (Global UGRAD).
FROM SUNNY KUALA LUMPUR TO SUNNY FLORIDA
So, I was actually looking for a fully-funded internship programme by a genetic school in the UK. After reviewing the eligibility requirements, I realised I qualified for the programme.
Here’s the thing: I forgot what was the name of that school and I vaguely remember typing the following term on Google.
“fully funded undergraduate scholarship”
Global UGRAD was one of the top search results. I applied and the rest was history.
Of course, I was quite sceptical about a fully funded internship programme.
Is it really fully funded? Even if they did pay for my flight tickets and tuition fees, I’d still have to bear my cost of living as an international student.
It took three days to register for my account for UGRAD and three weeks to apply for the scholarship.
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
What is interesting about Global UGRAD is that I got assigned to study at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Getting accepted into Global UGRAD, though, was a dream come true because I always felt that the US was out of my reach or it was too expensive for me to study there.
Reading the alumni stories of how they went from Malaysia and how the programme impacted their lives was truly empowering. Some of them have their own YouTube channels.
It got me thinking: I could be them too. After all, America is the land of opportunities, right? Studying there — even for a semester — and the chance to live independently abroad was enough to motivate me to apply.
Even though I got accepted into the programme, it took time for them to decide where to assign me.
So, I started browsing through YouTube channels or online galleries on the scholarship website to see where the other Global UGRADers have been to.
You could see them going to places that were really cold — some of them were in thick clothing. Others would go to beautiful places that looked like national parks.
While studying at Florida Gulf Coast University, I never let down my window blind so that I could enjoy this view of Miromar Lake. Source: Hervinder Kaur
MY FIRST WEEK AT FORT MYERS
Before arriving at Fort Myers (a town near Florida Gulf Coast University), I read about people being kind and warm-hearted.
I experienced this when I landed at Fort Myers. A guy approached me and offered to help carry my bags as I booked a taxi to uni.
During the ride, I noticed how the trees looked similar to the ones back home or how the heat was familiar to the ones in Kuala Lumpur. I also observed that the roads were clean and the place was huge.
Upon arriving at my dorm, I was greeted by a UGRADer from Haiti, South Korea, and Honduras, who were already there before me.
It was so nice to finally meet them in person after chatting with them for months over Whatsapp.
I lived in North Lake Village, which as the name suggests, was situated across Miromar Lake.
The best part? I got to enjoy the golden sunrises and sunsets — so much so that I never let my blinds roll down apart from the time when Hurricane Ian struck Fort Myers.
One thing about Fort Myers, though, is that there are not a lot of Asians since that part of Florida is predominantly white. Most of them have not seen many Asians — let alone Malaysians — or even heard of Malaysia.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing. I would encourage my friend, who was also from a country that is not heard of by the local community, that it’s a chance for us to share about our country, culture, and tradition.
Switching from rote memorising to adapting to how Americans teach at Florida Gulf Coast University I noticed that Florida Gulf Coast University students were outspoken and not afraid to speak what was on their minds. It was as if nothing held them back.
My professors were also patient in learning new things, such as discovering how to pronounce my name properly.
They knew a lot too. In my pathogenic microbiology class, I did all kinds of experiments, which I didn’t get to do because of online learning back in USM.
My professors were like a walking encyclopaedia — you could name a bacteria and she could tell you what disease it was.
Outside of class, I appreciate the service learning opportunities because they teach you so much more than a classroom can.
I volunteered as a student journalist, was involved in a cleanup post-Hurricane Ian, and organised a Christmas gift donation drive at my uni for the Christian campus ministry.
Together with some of the kindest people I met while studying at Florida Gulf Coast University. Source: Hervinder Kaur
SURVIVING HURRICANE IAN
Before Hurricane Ian hit, I was reading the news that said a tropical storm was forming near the Caribbean, in the Bahamas.
That article mentions that if the storm were to become a hurricane, it would be named “Ian.”.
A few weeks later, our uni sent out a notice to students about how a hurricane was approaching Florida and it was gaining strength daily.
My friend from Haiti started hearing how Ian damaged Cuba, which was only 90 miles from the hurricane.
One morning when I woke up, I saw that everything was pitch dark. It wasn’t like the sun hadn’t risen, but it was completely dark.
The clouds were really low. Despite this, I walked to my class. It was so windy — only 10 out of 25 students were present in class that day.
Initially, Ian was projected to hit Tampa, north of Fort Myers. Many local residents were not bothered by this warning, but our uni believed that Ian would somehow divert to Fort Myers, as was the case with Hurricane Irma.
We were all sent to an evacuation centre, meaning we had to pack our stuff — we were even prepared to sleep there.
We ended up staying at the centre for four days and three nights.
One main commercial area, nicknamed “Times Square”, a bustling plaza of restaurants, bars and shops, was almost completely leveled.]
The worst part? One day, it was just pure silence — you couldn’t hear animals, birds, or anything.
I’ve read about these things, but I didn’t know that nature can sense hurricanes before they hit.
When Ian struck, the wind started getting stronger. The walls of the evacuation shelter were shaking.
You could hear how intense it was. Luckily, I had friends to accompany me and slept relatively well despite the whole ordeal.
HELPING FLORIDA GET BACK ON ITS FEET
I got a rake and swept all the dirty stuff that was carried by the hurricane.
Everything was painful to watch — traffic lights were on the ground, and roads were destroyed. Ian ravaged many neighbourhoods.
The emotions really hit me hard when we went to a family’s house. There was an old man with a walking stick, who had no option but to run out from that place for safety.
He underestimated Ian and thought the hurricane would never make its way through Fort Myers.
Together with some of the kindest people I met while studying at Florida Gulf Coast University. Source: Hervinder Kaur
RELATING TO NELSON MANDELA
It always seems impossible until it’s done.
Nelson Mandela’s quote now hits differently after completing my stint at Florida Gulf Coast University through the Global UGRAD exchange programme.
After all, I applied to a programme I had never heard of without a passport in hand.
With Global UGRAD, I’m grateful for all the challenges that came my way and the chance to experience the US tertiary education system.
The article first appeared here. The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (also known as the Global UGRAD Program) provides one semester scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students from around the world for non-degree full-time study combined with community service, professional development, and cultural enrichment.
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| Entry: 15 April 2023; Updated: 17 April 2023 | Source: Family
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Takhat Sri Damdama Sahib photo in 2008 – Photo: Kewal Sidhu / Flickr
Press Statement | World Sikh Organization of Canada | Canada |
Ottawa (April 13, 2023): The World Sikh Organization of Canada condemns the overwhelming police and paramilitary deployment by Indian authorities at Takhat Sri Damdama in Punjab ahead of Vaisakhi and calls for their immediate withdrawal from the vicinity of all Sikh sites. Individuals arriving to attend the commemoration of Vaisakhi are being subjected to repeated police checking and harassment in what many believe is an attempt to deter the Sikh community from gathering on this occasion.
Over the past week, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav along with other senior police officials have been personally visiting and reviewing security operations at Takhat Sri Damdama Sahib in Talwandi Sabo, Takhat Sri Keshgarh Sahib at Anandpur Sahib as well as Sri Amritsar Sahib. Security forces carried out flag marches in the days leading up to Vaisakhi in all three locations. Flag marches are a colonial tool of intimidation used by occupying forces as a show of force.
Section 144 of the Indian Criminal Procedure Code has been imposed at Talwandi Sabo. The colonial-era law allows the administration to prevent the gathering of more than four individuals.
For the past month, Punjab has been under siege by Indian security forces as they attempt to arrest Sikh leader and activist Bhai Amritpal Singh and individuals associated with the Waris Punjab De organization. No clear justification has been provided for the crackdown. Bhai Amritpal Singh, head of the Waris Punjab De (Heirs of Punjab) organization, has recently come to prominence in Punjab with his successful campaign to inspire Punjabi youth to reject drugs and embrace the Sikh faith. Amritpal Singh has also been open and unapologetic in his support for Khalistan, a sovereign Sikh state, as well as highlighting discrimination against the Sikh community in India.
Hundreds of Sikhs have been arrested and nine Sikh activists associated with the Waris Punjab De organization have been transported to the Dibrugarh Jail in Assam, over 2500 kilometres away from Punjab under the provisions of the draconian National Security Act (NSA) which allows the Indian government to indefinitely detain individuals without charges. Those detained under the NSA have not been informed of the grounds of their detention or been provided free access to legal representation.
WSO President Tejinder Singh Sidhu said today,
“The overwhelming police and Indian paramilitary presence around Takhat Sri Damdama Sahib in the lead-up to Vaisakhi is outrageous and unacceptable. Sikhs are being repeatedly searched and harassed as they attempt to attend this yearly gathering. We have also seen reports of similar checking and shows of force by Indian security forces at Anandpur Sahib and Amritsar Sahib.
Similar to events leading up to the 1984 Sikh Genocide, the Government of India appears intent on creating an atmosphere of terror in Punjab and intimidating the Sikh community. Without any justification, Punjab has been put under siege by security and paramilitary forces. Bhai Amritpal Singh and the Waris Punjab De organization have not been implicated in any activity that would justify a crackdown of this magnitude. The security operations accompanied by internet blackouts, harassment and detention of journalists, mass censorship and ongoing targeted disinformation by India’s Godi media have clearly shown that the Government of India sees Punjab as a subject colony, where democratic rights and due process are optional.
The Government of India must immediately withdraw security forces from the vicinity of Sikh sites and stop the harassment of the visiting sangat.
Regardless, we are hopeful that the Sikh sangat will not be intimidated by these security measures and will attend the Vaisakhi celebrations at Takhat Sri Damdama Sahib in large numbers, as they do every year.”
The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote and protect the interests of Canadian Sikhs, as well as to promote and advocate for the protection of human rights of all individuals.
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Gurdwara Sahib Subang was lighted up resplendently with fireworks last night (April 13) as the local Sikh community celebrated Vaisakhi celebration. What a feeling! Photo by Hardeep Singh
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| Entry: 14 April 2023; Updated: 16 April 2023 | Source: Family
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