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मदारी आया

मदारी आया

देखो, एक मदारी आया, संग में अपने बन्दर लाया। डम-डम डमरू बजा रहा है, बन्दर को वह नचा रहा है। चली बन्दरिया देकर ताने, बन्दर उसको लगा मनाने। दोनों ने मिल रंग जमाया, अपना-अपना नाच दिखाया।

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ऐसा नियम न बाँधो – आनंद शर्मा

ऐसा नियम न बाँधो - आनंद शर्मा

हर गायक का अपन स्वर है हर स्वर की अपनी मादकता ऐसा नियम न बाँधो सारे गायक एक तरह से गाएँ। कुछ नखशिख सागर भर देते कुछ के निकट गगरियाँ प्यासी कुछ दो बूँद बरस चुप होते कुछ की हैं बरसातें दासी हर बादल का अपना जल है हर जल की अपनी चंचलताा ऐसा नियम न बाँधो सारे बादल एक …

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Do you want to better remember new names and faces? Get eight-hour sleep

Do you want to better remember new names and faces? Get eight-hour sleep

Do you want to better remember new names and faces? Go, hit the sack. According to researchers, people are better at remembering faces and names if they get eight-hour sound sleep after seeing those faces and names for the first time. Many different kinds of memories are improved with sleep. While a couple of studies have looked at how naps …

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Do Sikhs Believe in the Devil or Demons?

Do Sikhs Believe in the Devil or Demons?

The Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, makes references to demons mentioned in Vedic legends primarily for illustrative purposes. There is no belief system in Sikhism which focuses on demons or devils. Sikh teachings center on ego and its effect on the soul. Indulging in unbridled egoism may render a soul subject to demonic influences and the realms of darkness which …

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How many people are Sikhs in India?

How many people are Sikhs in India?

Worldwide, there are 25,800,000 (25.8 million) Sikhs, but around 75% of Sikhs live in the Indian state of Punjab, where they are close to 59.9% of the population. Large communities of Sikhs live in the neighboring states, and large communities of Sikhs can be found across India. However, Sikhs are only about 2% of the Indian population.

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What Do Sikhs Believe About the Afterlife?

What Do Sikhs Believe About the Afterlife?

Transmigration is a common theme in Sikhism. The soul travels through countless lifetimes in a perpetual cycle of birth and death. Each lifetime the soul is subject to the influences of past deeds, and is cast into existences within various realms of consciousness and planes of awareness. In Sikhism the concept of salvation and immortality is enlightenment and liberation from …

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What Do Sikhs Believe About God and Creation?

What Do Sikhs Believe About God and Creation?

Sikhs believe in one creator inseparable from creation. Part and participle of one another, the creator exists within creation pervading and permeating every aspect of all that is. The creator watches over and cares for creation. The way to experience God is through creation and by meditating inwardly on the divine characteristic of the manifest self which is in tune …

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