Self Realization
I can remember as a small child thinking that every family was just like my own; I had no base of experience to think otherwise. As I grew I discovered what a rich and diverse world we live in. Every...
View ArticleManifesting Your Own Reality
When I think of my daughter some day spreading her wings and heading off into the world on her own, I feel a mix of pangs of personal loss combined with an incredible excitement for the experiences...
View ArticleCelebrating Guru Nanak’s Birthday at Gurdwara
I was raised with a balance of spiritual exposure and inspiration from Sikhism and Paramahansa Yogananda. Even though Yogananda is my Guru, I do not feel the need to choose one path. I believe all...
View ArticleCloser to God: The First 40 Days After Birth
Amrita was born at home, in water, and for the first 6 weeks of her life, our house was her whole world. In the Sikh tradition, the mother and child do not leave home for 40 days, and are cared for by...
View ArticleThe 120 Days of Children’s Souls
There is a belief common in several Eastern traditions where it is said that the soul of the unborn child enters the body on the 120th day of pregnancy.
View ArticleVaisakhi Craft: Make a Flag
One element of the celebration of Vaisakhi is a parade. A fun thing for kids to do is make their own Nishan Sahib, the Sikh holy flag, to carry in the parade.
View ArticleBig Questions and Inner Truths
Now that my daughter Amrita is two, the focus of my parenting has shifted from questions on navigating our way through the daily routines of life, to more philosophical ones.
View ArticleShould We Raise Our Child Vegetarian?
When my daughter Amrita was an infant, I had to be very careful with what I ate or her stomach would get upset...
View ArticleTeaching My Child to Find Spirituality in Nature
To teach a child to cherish nature and see herself within nature’s majesty and beauty and to understand the cycles of birth, life and returning to the Creator are valuable learning tools. As a society,...
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