Favorite Wisdoms from the Guru Nanak Dev Ji

“The secret to religion lies in living in the world without being overcome by it.” Because that is the real challenge. “One may read for years and years …and read all one’s life Right up to one’s last breath Of all things a contemplative life Is what really matters All else is the fret and fever …

Asian Art Museum: the Sikh Gallery

Happy Free First-Sundays! The Asian Art Museum was free to the public today, so I went upstairs to see the only permanent collection of Sikh art in North America, donated by Dr. N.S. Kapany. A series of paintings follow the travels of Guru Nanak, the first guru, and his two life-long companions, a Hindu convert named Mardana and …