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Surrender: Victory or Defeat?

As a spiritual student, I have always asked myself, what does surrender really mean, winning or losing? Many a time, I have found myself confronted with the beliefs of society, on the one hand, and the convictions of spiritual individuals, on the other. The former tells us that surrender amounts to losing, and the latter […]

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The Source of Stability

        Stability is not something that is independent of our ups and downs. It is very much within, and part and parcel of the ebb and flow of life. It is invaluable and always there. We look at it, but never see it. In the early 1980s, a Bio-dome experiment was carried out, in that

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The Original World Wide Web

        The year 2020 was significant, a game changer for countless lives. A year, in which we shared our views on 20/20 perfect vision, but also became inordinately chaotic across the globe with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic. It has caused inestimable pain and suffering. Societies have been left devastated. This has been both

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The Fearless Ones!

        Highest Truth in pursuing, they display, Both courage and morale, Oh Nirankar, Under no circumstances do saints ever, Lose heart or become fearful, Nirankar                                       – Hardev Bani 294 Since the start of the state-wide lockdown, I, for one, have had no alternative but to go to work. For my company, considered to be

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A Machine of Magnificence!

Don’t you think satnavs (GPS systems) are one of the most wonderful, useful, and empowering pieces of technology given to us in recent years? If you had inherited the same lamentable sense of direction that my dear mother appears to have passed on to me, then I think you may well agree! Many years before

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The Role of the Guru

God created man in his own image1 aptly reminds us that we, as human beings, are the creation, and God – the Almighty Power -, the Creator. The Creator is pure, subtle energy; the creation is its issue we see all around, which is animated with its own essence that we call atman or the

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Faith

Faith is one of the most beautiful of words in any language. Just the sound of it brings a sense of calmness and peace to the mind. And for those who have been christened with the name, there is probably a story to be told – a story of hope over despair. The word faith

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The Purpose of Life

Janet Johnson will always be remembered for her elegance, poise and spiritual wisdom. She became a regular attendee in gatherings of the Sant Nirankari Mission during the time of HH Baba Hardev Singhji, and became a regular contributor in Oneness Gatherings (Satsangs).  Although of Afro-Caribbean heritage, Janet took to Punjabi classes so that she could

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That Which Endures

I remember sitting in the Sangat and the saint presiding on the stage saying, let’s all think about nothing for 30 seconds. Before the start of the brief silence, I remember thinking to myself; this is going to be pretty easy! But as soon as that timer started, my mind was immediately distracted and my

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