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“When the pursuit of love trumps obligations.”

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“I do not need to understand words to know he is disappointed I am not a boy. Some things need no translation. And I know, because my body remembers without benefit of words, that men who do not welcome girl-babies will not treasure me as I grow to woman - though he call me princess just because the Guru told him to. I have come so far, I have borne so much pain and emptiness! But men have not yet changed.”

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Book:What the Body Remembers

Source: What the Body Remembers

“The pavement artist thought for a bit, then agreed. 'I can start tomorrow morning.' 'Good, good. But one question. Will you be able to draw enough to cover 300 feet? I mean, do you know enough different gods to fill the whole wall?' The artist smiled. 'There is no difficulty. I can cover 300 miles if necessary. Using assorted religions and their gods, saints, and prophets. Hindu, Sikh, Judaic, Christian, Muslim, Zoroastrian, Buddhist, Jainist. Actually, Hinduism alone can produce enough. But I always like to mix them up, include a variety in my drawings. Makes me feel I am doing something to promote tolerance and understanding in the world.”

Christian Gods Muslim Saints Hindu Prophets Sikh Judaic

Book:Such a Long Journey

Source: Such a Long Journey

“...Of the Hindu, of whatever caste, it may be said, as of the poet, nascitur non fit. His birth status is unalterable. But with the Sikh the exact reverse is the case. Born of a Sikh father, he is not himself counted of the faith until, as a grown boy, he has been initiated and received the baptism of the pahul at the Akal Bungah or some equally sacred place.”

Baptism Caste Sikh

Book:Ranjit Singh

Source: Ranjit Singh

“Vaheguru, forgive me, but a woman must choose the wisdom of lies over the dangers of truth.”

Woman Womens Fiction Sikh

Book:What the Body Remembers

Source: What the Body Remembers

“She leans over Roop the way Sardarji leaned over Satya the years she cried for children, brushing tears from Roop's heavy lashes with her lips. She strokes her head as a mother would, says. "Slpee little one, we are together now." And Roop sleeps, overcome by the afternoon heat. While Satya watches her. So trusting, so very stupid.”

India Womens Fiction Sikh

Book:What the Body Remembers

Source: What the Body Remembers

“Sikhism emerged as a ray of hope for the people of India who were stuck in obscurity – who craved for a way out from the rigorous battle between Hindu and Muslim orthodoxy.”

India Islam Hinduism Muslim Orthodoxy Religious Extremism Religious Fundamentalism Indian Culture Hindu Sikh Sikhism

Book:Neurons, Oxygen & Nanak

Source: Neurons, Oxygen & Nanak

“Nanak’s encounter of God and God’s court was in fact a profound hallucinatory Near-Death Experience caused by drowning that strengthened his pre-conceived notion of a rational, compassionate and unorthodox society.”

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Book:Neurons, Oxygen & Nanak

Source: Neurons, Oxygen & Nanak

“Like so many interactions in the Sikh community, the encounter will end in a kind of wrestling match, with one person trying to thrust money on the other, the other refusing to accept, and both people ending up offended and possibly physically bruised by the other's persistence.”

Asian Sikh Punjabi

Book:The Boy with the Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton

Source: The Boy with the Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton

“Religion can Only bind up the people, not devide the people. Because every religion are just branches of love...!”

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Book:व्यस्त लोगों के लिये ध्यान

Source: व्यस्त लोगों के लिये ध्यान

“Prayer is the foundation of every life filled with faith.”

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Book:Daddy's Little Girl

Source: Daddy's Little Girl