The Bahadur Blog

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. As most will be aware, this month is currently Ramadan, a month of fasting, for Muslims around the world. It recently came to light, through media, that Gurdwareh in places like Pakistan and Dubai were holding Iftar, the evening meal eaten after Muslims break their fasts. There's been controversy over this topic since it was publicised on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, with media outlets highlighting this great deed being done by Sikhs in countries which they are, as usual, minorities in. Showing again, the concept of compassion which has been taught to us through the Gurbani which we have been blessed with. This image shows people from over 30 different nationalities at an Iftar, held by Guru Nanak Darbar in Dubai, the largest Gurdwara in the Gulf region. The first point which I want to highlight is that as Sikhs, we do not believe in the concept of fasting . Guru Sahib taught us that fasting doesn't bring

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. Ego is one of the five thieves within Sikhi and is just one form of Maya which exists to try and draw us away from the truth of Sikhi. In Punjabi it is referred to as Ahankar, and can be defined as the feeling of excessive pride or self-importance. These feelings may be as a result of attachment to worldly pleasures or material wealth. A person thinks that they are higher than others and that they are of more importance because they have more attributes than the other, and this is an example of Maya. In Sikhi, we are taught by Guru Sahib, that we should remain humble and that we should devote our lives to Simran and Seva, without seeking any gain from doing this. When we accept that we serve Akaal Purakh, the true creator, then we are able to gain Nimrata (humility). However when we start to think that we have everything under our own control, that is where ego begins to grown and expand like an illness. We should take our human life as

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh. For many students, exam season is upon us, whether it's GCSEs, A-Levels or university examinations. This also means that many of us may be feeling worried or stressed for these exams and the pressure can be distracting. I'm going to share some of my experiences which I have been through and how I've dealt with them. During my GCSEs, a lot of the people around me were revising almost all day everyday, they were staying up until early hours without taking breaks, and what I found was that they ended up being overworked and this wasn't helpful to them in the long run, during the exam period. Whereas I left my revision until the last few weeks before the exams, and I took regular breaks between study periods. Although, this was meant to be more relaxing and less pressurising, I still felt distressed from inside. That void could only be filled by Guru Sahib and Sikhi. I found that it was important to maintain my spiritual life