Stories from Gobind Sadan
The wife of a famous government official has come to see Maharaj, bringing her two friends. She immediately begins telling him of her worries because her 30-year-old daughter is not yet married, a cause of great concern in this...
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A young scholar from the United States, Brian Axel, has come for Maharaj’s darshan. Maharaj immediately begins speaking to him of the practical importance of having a goal:
People should focus all their energy on their goal and follow...
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An extraordinary reading of fifteen Akhand Paaths (continuous reading of Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy scripture) has just ended. The paathis (readers) sat in Darbar Sahib in a rectangle with a slight opening left in front of the...
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This morning Maharaj Ji had a vision that he should not sit in his outer sitting room in the “Dubai kothi” today. He called Giani Ji in to check, but Giani Ji could not see any problem, so Maharaj...
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Several weeks ago, Mohammed Rafiq Shariq Warsi from Saudi Arabia called to request Maharaj’s blessing for his ailing father, the head priest of Dewa Sharif (see May 26th story). Maharaj looked in vision and gave very exacting instructions for...
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Dr. M. L. Sondhi, a former Member of Parliament and esteemed Professor of Political Science at Jawaharlal Nehru University, has brought very interesting guests to meet Maharaj JI. They are members of the Druze, an ancient minority community in...
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We are in the midst of celebrating our biggest mela: Baba Siri Chand’s birthday. He is Maharaj’s revered teacher, the elder son of Guru Nanak, the First Sikh Guru. When I greet Hardit Singh, the old and hunched dishwasher, with...
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Today the morning Hukam Nama from Guru Granth Sahib is a famous hymn by Guru Arjun Dev, the Fifth Sikh Guru:
Wherever I look, there I see Him present
He, my Master, is never far from any place.
O,...
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Tim and Barbara Cook, the pastors of the Church of Conscious Harmony in Austin, Texas, are here with Shirley Lanehart, a member of their congregation, to see Maharaj again. They came for the first time in 1979, brought to...
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Nov. 18, 1994 – Daniel tries again
Daniel Gomez-Ibanez has returned to Maharaj after his very difficult experiences in organizing the 1993 Parliament of Religions in Chicago. It was highly successful in terms of attendance—over 8000 people from around the...
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