Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

As the year approaches the end, on December 26 every year, the global world Sikh community commemorate the martyrdom of three of their most loved figures of the Guru household. On this darkest of days, their youngest hero and bravest comrade of Sikhism, Sahibzada Fateh Singh (6 years, 1699-1705, probably the youngest recorded martyr in history who knowingly and consciously laid down his life at the very tender age of 6 years) who was the youngest of Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh (1696-1705), his elder brother (8years) and Mata Gujari Kaur ji, his grandmother sacrificed their lives for their faith and the right to remain Sikhs.

At such a tender age, they were bricked alive but did not bow before the tyranny and cruelty of the Mughal government and did not accepted to change their religion.

The renowned Hindi poet, Maithli Saran Gupta in his well known book Bharat Bharati said: “Whatever their present position, the future of the community whose sons can thus lay down their lives for their faith, is bound to be glorious.”

 

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Whaeguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

Saadh Sangat Ji, please join all of us to celebrate the Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurupurab on Sun, 05-Nov-2017 in DC Gurudwara. Professor Surinder Singh Ji from UK (Raj Academy) will be here with his kirtan jatha.
Guru Nanak Gurpurab also known as Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Jayanti, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Apart from Sikhs, Hindus and other followers of Guru Nanak’s philosophy also celebrate this festival. Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born on April 15, 1469.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji travelled far and wide teaching people the message of one God who dwells in every one of His creations and constitutes the eternal Truth. He set up a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternal love, goodness, and virtue.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s teaching is understood to be practiced in three ways:

• Vaṇḍ Chakko: Sharing with others, helping those with less who are in need
• Kirat Karo: Earning/making a living honestly, without exploitation or fraud
• Naam Japna: Meditating on God’s name to control the five weaknesses of the human personality.

These five weakness are kaam (lust), krodh (rage), lobh (greed), moh (attachment) and ahankar (conceit).

Guru Nanak Dev Ji widely acknowledged to have made four major journeys, spanning thousands of kilometres, the first tour being east towards Bengal ,Assam and Manipur, the second south towards Sri Lanka, the third north towards Kashmir, Ladakh, Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh and the final tour west towards Baghdad, Mecca and Medina on the Arabian Peninsula.

About Raj Khalsa Academy, UK: Raj Academy is the largest institution worldwide to deliver quality education and training at grass-roots level in the universal art known as Sikh music, Gurmat Sangeet and Naad Yoga. They offer concerts, workshops, outreach courses and opportunities to train as a teacher or therapist, harnessing musical composition for holistic healing and personal growth.

12:30PM – 01:30PM : Professor Surinder Singh Ji (Raj Academy, UK, pic shown below)
01:30PM – 02:15PM : Bhai Surinder Singh Ji

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

Sikh Gurdwara DC participated in Unity Walk 2017 with multiple other religious groups. This year 1300+ people were able to get langar (free lunch) in Gurdwara. Here are some moments captured.

Press: https://www.voanews.com/a/muslims-jews-christians-sikhs-hindus-walk-for-unity/4025009.html

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

Kapil is 45 years old and father of 3 beautiful children including a newborn. Kapil was recently diagnosed with Myelofibrosis, a rare type of blood cancer.

Kapil’s condition is deteriorating rapidly. His hemoglobin is under 7 g/dl and he is taking blood transfusions every 2 weeks. His ONLY chance of survival is getting stem cell transplant, an expensive and risky procedure.

The entire situation is causing financial distress on Kapil and his family. Medical costs are high and covered only partially by insurance. Loss of income for indefinite period, costs of post-transplant logding and caregiving, and childcare costs are all very daunting.

Kapil is extremely grateful for any financial help he could get. All donations are tax deductible with donations going directly to pay for medical and treatment-related expenses for Kapil.

Thank you for giving hope to Kapil. He and his family is counting on you.

For donations, visit: https://onetoonefunds.crowdsterapp.com/kapilvij

For those interested in making payments via checks, please write the check in the name of Bone Marrow Foundation, and mail the check to Abhi Agrawal, 3119 Dell Place, Glenview, IL 60025.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

The Khalsa School at DC will open on 17th September. The school is being expanded & renovated. Work is still in progress. The School School families are requested to bear with us and join us for Gurtagaddi diwas on 3rd Sep and Unity Walk on the 10th Sep.

Meanwhile registration for the school is open in the upcoming weeks for Primary, intermediate, Advance and Adult Classes. The timings for the classes are:

12 to 1:30 PM for Primary Class
12 to 2:00 PM for the Intermediate Class
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM for Advance & Adult Classes

For any questions or concerns contact Harpreet Kaur.
Email: Preeeet4@yahoo.com
Cell: 443 939 2654