Vanjara: From Worldly Trader to Spiritual Seeker
‘Saneha: Becoming Guru-centered’ are theme-based sessions (presentation, activity, discussion) to foster Sikh values based on Gurmat.
Date and time
Location
Central Public School
24 Alexander Street Brampton, ON L6V 1H6 CanadaAgenda
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Event Start - Session 1
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 2
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Session 3
4:30 PM
Event close
About this event
- Event lasts 4 hours 30 minutes
About the Event
What is Saneha?
Saneha is a beautiful Panjabi word that means personally delivering a message on behalf of another.
‘Saneha: Becoming Guru-centered' sessions are for personal and/or community development. Content incorporates the Gurmat framework of bani (wisdom), tavarikh (history), and rahit (lifestyle), as well as other universal principles that resonate with the message of the Sikhi.
Participants are encouraged to ask questions and arrive at answers through collective understanding.
Vanjara: Recognizing the Trader Within Us
We are all traders, constantly engaging in exchanges through our interactions, choices, and pursuit of meaning. But what do we truly seek to accumulate? What holds lasting value? This presentation explores Guru Ramdas Sahib’s Vanjara, situating it within its cultural framework and lived experience. We will reflect on the composition's foundational themes and their relevance to our daily lives. Through this exploration, we will examine our world transactions and our relationship with IkOankar—the One asking: What are we trading in? What are we gathering? And ultimately, what will we take with us on our journey ahead?
The workshop aims to:
- Seek deeper spiritual understanding
- Exploring the meaning of life's transactions
- Tread the journey of self-discovery and explore lasting values
About the Presenters
Senior Research Associate at the Sikh Research Institute
He holds a Master’s degree in Religious Studies and English. He is the English Content Reviewer for The Guru Granth Sahib Project. He also develops curriculums, presentations, and research papers and delivers topical courses on Sikh theology and culture online. He is the lead instructor of the Gurbani 101 track at Sidak, an annual leadership development program by SikhRI. He is the co-author of the Gurbani linguistics book Guru Granth Sahib – Its Language and Grammar and the author of the Workbook Gurbani Language and Grammar. He has over twelve years of experience teaching Gurbani linguistics and twenty years of experience teaching Sikh theology and culture.
Associate Editor, The Guru Granth Sahib Project.
Sukhmann Kaur graduated from the University of Washington with a MA in International Studies: South Asia and a graduate certificate in Feminist Studies. She also holds a BA in History with a Minor in Ethnic Studies from Central Washington University.