Harbans Lal, Ph.D.; D.Litt. (Hons) In the past few days, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu brought good news. He announced that the Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa had told him that Islamabad would open a corridor to connect Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan’s Narowal district with Gurdwara Dera Sahib on the… Read More International Peace Bridge Connecting Kartarpur in Pakistan and Dera Baba Nanak in India

By Harbans Lal, Ph.D.; D.Litt. (Hons). It was the beginning of 2016 when my son Ravi suggested that I undertake a new project to save my sanity – cajoling my ageing brain to keep it alive and kicking. Several possibilities immediately flashed in my mind. I searched for something that would permit continual reading and… Read More Seeking Wisdom is Therapeutic

By Harbans Lal, Ph.D.; D.Litt. (Hons). BOOK REVIEW Science and Sikhism: Conflict or Coherence (Anthology of Essays on Various Concepts in Sri Guru Granth Sahib) 334 pages – By Dr. D.P. Singh Singh Brothers Publishers, Amritsar, India Contact – drdpsn@hotmail.com When I received the newly published book my first reaction was, oh’ another book on… Read More BOOK REVIEW: Science and Sikhism. Conflict or Coherence (Anthology of Essays on Various Concepts in Sri Guru Granth Sahib).

By Harbans Lal, Ph.D.; D.Litt. (Hons). Introduction The light of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) is sought by over 300 million spiritual seekers worldwide. With this rapidly expanding urge and need, there is a concern that haunts us. It is about providing easy access to the Guru’s wisdom to a rapidly evolving global village.… Read More Does Language Impact the Transmission of Wisdom from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib

A team of committed enthusiasts have succeeded in collating together materials from various sources to trace Guru Nanak’s travels to the Middle East and Himalayan kingdoms in a book form.  They will be releasing this collection as a new book to mark the 550th Birth Anniversary in 2019. We are pleased to add this book… Read More How Guru Nanak Became Relevant to Global Society: A New Book

By Harbans Lal, Ph.D.; D.Litt. (Hons). I derived the title of my essay from a verse by Guru Nanak in SGGS on page 1412: ਗਿਆਨ ਹੀਣੰ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਪੂਜਾ When translated into English, the verse means “restraining the Light of Truthful Wisdom inevitably leads to the Darkness of falsehood and Ignorance.” When applied to the everyday… Read More When the light is dimmed, an invitation to darkness is inevitable

Harbans Lal, Ph.D.; D.Litt. (Hons) What is Reincarnation Sikh theology differs in defining reincarnation. The ideas of reincarnation are many and as old as human civilization. Their descriptions are found from the last centuries of the 1st millennium BCE. However, the ideas remain ideas only, and have never reached any logical or precise description. Descriptions… Read More Thousand Lives of Reincarnating Minds

By Harbans Lal, Ph.D.; D.Litt (Hons) It’s not just what we say, but what we do that counts. Over ten thousand registrants at the past Parliament of the World’s Religions were invited as guests of the Sikh volunteers to share a meal in The Salt Lake City, Utah, throughout the five-day event. The guests came… Read More Langar – Sharing a Meal with Purpose

A Book Review by Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal The Japuji: The Way to Divine Lif, With an Introduction, Paradigmatic Essays, Punjabi Text, English Translation, and Notes – 240 pages. By Prof. Balbir Singh Makkar. B.Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh – Publishers Contact: balbirsmakkar23@gmail.com Among the world scriptures, the Japuji is considered Guru Nanak’s foremost composition, thereby qualifying… Read More Japuji: The Path of Nanak