A message to all members of New to Sikhi forum!

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa , Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Ning announcement is out and new plans and pricing announced! Ning Network is phasing out our free service in July. As a creator of this community I have decided that I would like to stay with Ning.

I can't imagine losing such great members and friends like you all! We have great bunch of people from different continents.

We have Kavaljeet Singh who told us about Sikhs in World Wars; Jason who started most popular thread Founding Sikhism; my old blogger friend Moonstruckmommy, my brother (can I call you like this?) asli sikh from Ottawa; The Turbanator (Jags), Gursewak Singh Matharu, Gagandeep SinghPrabhjot Singh Sran, Kuldeep Singh Khalsa and Kannan Singh who are helping us to discover Sikhi.

Thanks to Tamara Sharp, OmDan, Anthony Gonsalves for sharing theirs stories & Sonia for promoting Gora Sikhs. As well I was happy to see Gurumustuk Singh (Mr Sikhnet and great Sikh personality) & Mai Harinder Kaur who is 43.75% gori, 6.25% Inuit, 50% Punjabi and 100% Sikh. ( Thanks for great sikh smileys - we want more). Welcome to the newest members - Anna-Maria, Iqbal Singh, Prithi Hardkaur (Fi Hackett), Jassu, Andrea
Young and Gurukarm Kaur Khalsa!

There are so many great people and new faces, I can't let you go and dissappear into the thin air.

I have decided to cover the costs myself but if you wish to help me you can donate. There is a donate button on the main homepage. Thanks in advance.

Looking forward hearing from you.
Yours, Danka

P.S. I'm sorry if I didn't mention someone.
P.P.S. Please send this letter to your friends and ask them to join us!

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New Gora Sikh community!

My latest news.

I have created a new community for people who have discovered Sikhism & Sikhi way of life.

Are you a sikh? Are you gora/gori sikh? Black sikh? Are you a Sikh by choice? Were you looking for the place like this? Please join!

Leave your comments, share your thoughts and meet people like you on Gora Sikhs!

The story of Amrit Kaur

I'm very happy to present the story of Amrit Kaur. I met her online. She read my blog and I read her. Her blog is very spiritual and powerful. Bloggers like this inspire me. I have offered Amrit to write about herself and she answeres yes, so we have exchanged our stories.
Here is her story about being introduced to Sikhi and ways of discovering truth.

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"Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh Ji~!

Because I am a Sikh, but I am not born into it and I don't look at all Punjabi - People frequently ask me questions about how I learned about Sikhism, and why I decided to become a Sikh. Indeed in the area I live, 'Sikh Converts' are very hard to find. So to unveil a bit of the mystery of who I am, and hopefully to inspire~* here's a bit of my story:

I was born in Toronto, Canada. My mother was an atheist and my father a catholic. I didn't get baptized in the Christian faith, and wasn't much exposed to religion. However at a young age I asked a lot of existential questions that sparked my interest in the spiritual world, the paranormal, God, and religion. Questions like: Why am I here? What is the purpose of life? Who is God and Who created God? What is Consciousness? And most of all; Why do we suffer?

These questions sent me on a search for answers that lasted at least 10 years. I researched many religions and practiced different ones... but nothing "belonged" to me. It wasn't until the summer of 2004 when I first met a Sikh that I learned about the existence of Sikhism. It was totally by chance... (or so it seemed). But the miracle happened when I read Jap Ji Sahib for the first time. It mesmerized me, it is wonder and awe incarnate. I was totally amazed at the Truth and Universality of it, and my heart said YES - this is the path for you... you have found the most beautiful jewel. And so I humbly picked up that beautiful jewel in my soiled and trembling hands, and like the philosopher's stone, little by little it transformed me.

I am extremely grateful that the Guru has put mercy on my thirsty soul, and showed me the way of Sikhism. I know how hard it can be at the beginning, to wrap our mind around a different religion, how to find information, and to break through misconceptions... Indeed it is not easy. And so I feel a strong responsibility to raise awareness on Sikhism and the Sikh's way of life, and to share this jewel with those who so wish!

If you wish to contact me, or read more of my posts on Sikhism and related subjects, you may visit my humble abode at: Amritkaur.blogspot.com.

Please feel free to ask me questions, give comments or suggestions - they are greatly appreciated.

May You Be Blessed~~* By the Grace of the True Guru~~*
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh~*"
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May we talk soon~~ If you have an questions about anything let me know and I will be happy to reply!

Love, Amrit Kaur

P.S. To read my own story go to Dana's story.

Jesus camp and God's army

Yesterday I saw a programme about children of Jesus Camp. It's a camp where children taught to become Evangelical Christian soldiers. The are radicalised at very young to become preachers of God. God's army? See www.jesuscampthemovie.com. I saw a lot of anger and tears. They were chanting and they were nearly unconscious. Words like goverment and war were used by grown-up preachers.

Being raised Christian, I accept all religions but it feels that many people nowadays use word religion as a political tool. One young boy in the movie said that when he sees non-christian, he feels bad, unconnected and it felt that he hated them.... at this young age...?

I believe that they are brainwashed at this age... seven years old to twelve years old.... They don't really make decisions... They do what they told....

From my personal experience, I can tell you that I was able to understand religion when I was 16 or 17.... even now I'm realising who I am and what religion means to me. I'm very happy that I dicsovered sikhism... it wasn't pushed on me... wasn't forced....

I wish I could speak Punjabi like them

Very inspirational video! What a punjabi! I wish I could speak Punjabi like them..
Although Sikhism does not have missionaries around world, more and more white people convert to sikhism. More people are discovering sikhism in the 21 st century. I have seen white sikhs in Amritsar (may be from Miri Piri Academy). www.miripiriacademy.org

Respect.

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