Ravinder
Singh
Taneja
Columnists
Ravinder
currently
lives in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. and has an abiding interest in expressing Gurbani
in the English idiom. He is the Founder and Convenor of our weekly Talking Stick Colloquium.
The Alchemy of Transformation
The Talking Stick Colloquium XVIII, Stanza 38, May 3-9 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
The final stanza is the essence of the entire message of Japji.
The Way
The Talking Stick Colloquium XVI, Stanzas 32 & 33, Apr 19-25 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
Here, Guru Nanak talks of the method or way of a life of Sikhi.
The Socially Active Renunciate
The Talking Stick Colloquium XV, Stanzas 28 - 31, Apr 12-18 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
Guru Nanak's deep social concern for an egalitarian society is evident here.
The Portal
The Talking Stick Colloquium XIV, Stanza 27, Apr 5-11 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
An absolute sense of awe, wonder and ecstasy!
Inner Rehat
The Talking Stick Colloquium XIII, Stanzas 22 - 26, March 29 - April 4 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
We care reminded that "atam ki rehat' - internal discipline - must form the anchor of a Sikh life.
Cultivating the Inner Environment
The Talking Stick Colloquium XII, Stanza 21, March 22 - 28 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
Guru Nanak sings of how to cultivate one's inner self.
As You Sow, So You Reap
The Talking Stick Colloquium XI: Stanza 20, March 15 - 21 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
It is actions, not birth or status or wealth or learning, that determine one's spiritual journey and the destination..
Religion & Spirituality
The Talking Stick Colloquium X: Pauris 17 to 19 - March 8 - 14 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
Stanzas 17 - 19 of Guru Nanak's Japji address the relationship between religion and spirituality.
The Exemplars of Dharam
The Talking Stick Colloquium IX: Stanza 16, March 1 - 7 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
The 16th stanza of the Japji turns to "dharam" and describes its exemplars.
Naam Simran
The Talking Stick Colloquium VIII: Pauris 12 - 15, Feb 22 - 28 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA
Stanzas 12 to 15 of the Japji focus on Naam Simran or Naam Japna.