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Whither Scholarship
The Talking Stick Colloquium # 52 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

Where does Sikh scholarship stand today in refining and enhancing Sikh theology? What role does Sikh theology play in shaping a distinctive Sikh ideology and Sikh identity?

The Talking Stick Colloquuim # 51:
Lectio Divina & The Guru Granth Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

It's the discipline of spiritual reading. It's components: lectio (reading), meditatio (meditation), oratio (prayer), and contemplatio (mystical contemplation).

The Talking Stick Colloquium # 50:
Intimations of The Divine Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

My daily readings of Guru Granth tend to be analytical or exegetic: trying to look beyond the text's literal meaning to an allegorical or spiritual interpretation.

Minding Your Own Business
The Talking Stick Colloquium #49 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

How far are we really free to do as we please? And where and how do we draw the line in telling others what to do?

When Life Is A Lemon ... How To Make Meaning Of A Bowl Of Cliches Convenor: I.J. SINGH

What kind of attitude will carry us through the muck and suffering of life? Sikhs have a cliché for it - chardi kalaa.

The Talking Stick Colloquium #47
Janam-Saakhis: Fact, Fiction or Myth Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

Saakhis were part of the oral tradition and long played an important role in the transmission of Sikh history and teachings within the community.

The Talking Stick Colloquium #46
Tiger Mom: Raising A Brood Today Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

"Mom has the same solution for everything," my daughter - now 18 years old -  complained to me once when she was in her early teens.

The Discipline & Practice of Naam
The Talking Stick Colloquium #45 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

Naam juppna essentially means practice through recitation/ repetition. It refers to the practice of naam, the discipline that forms the basis of a Sikh's life.

Seize The Opportunity
The Talking Stick Colloquium #44 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

The notion of time is both chronological and an opportunity. In gurbani we find repeatedly the exhortation to seize the opportunity, and not to lose time.

Awakening To Purpose
The Talking Stick Colloquium #43 Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH TANEJA

Gurbani prods us repeatedly and in different ways to pause and reflect on our true purpose here on earth.