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Kaur Life Virtual Retreat
07 / 02 / 2020

Kaur Life Virtual Retreat

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We have exciting news! Kaur Life is hosting a virtual Kaurs retreat on Aug 8 & 9. Our hope is to spark conversations and…

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Lifestyle
How to Transcend Gender & the Violent Mind
07 / 01 / 2020

How to Transcend Gender & the Violent Mind

Lifestyle – by Kaur Life

With Pride Month concluding, Arunima (all pronouns) shares a moving account of how she has come to understand gender fluidity as invaluable to their Sikhi…

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Challenging the Gendered Double Standards of Body Hair & Kesh
06 / 21 / 2020

Challenging the Gendered Double Standards of Body Hair & Kesh

Bana & Saroop – by Kaur Life

Becoming worthy of the Guru’s Sovereignty–Dismantling double standards with ਕੇਸ (kesh) & ਰੋਮ (rom – body hair) By ਹਰਨੂਰ ਸਿੰਘ harnoor singh I have…

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Keeping my Body Hair: A Story of a Sikh Convert Kaur-in-Training
06 / 20 / 2020

Keeping my Body Hair: A Story of a Sikh Convert Kaur-in-Training

Bana & Saroop, Uncategorized – by Kaur Life

By ReeseHelene Kaur Punjabi:  “Log kya kahenge?”  Tagalog: “Ano iisipin ng ibang tao?” “What will people say? / What will people think?” My Body…

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Should Sikhs Care About Black Lives Matter?
06 / 08 / 2020

Should Sikhs Care About Black Lives Matter?

Equality – by Kaur Life

This article is part of Kaur Life’s Black Lives Matter series created by Kaur Life board members and project advisors. Be sure to check…

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Equality
Why Should Kaurs Support BLM?
06 / 08 / 2020

Why Should Kaurs Support BLM?

Equality – by Kaur Life

This article is part of Kaur Life’s Black Lives Matter series created by Kaur Life board members and project advisors. Be sure to check…

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Equality
How Does anti-Blackness Show Up in the Sikh Community?
06 / 08 / 2020

How Does anti-Blackness Show Up in the Sikh Community?

Equality – by Kaur Life

This article is part of Kaur Life’s Black Lives Matter series created by Kaur Life board members and project advisors. Be sure to check…

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Equality
How and why do Sikhs align with whiteness?
06 / 08 / 2020

How and why do Sikhs align with whiteness?

Equality – by Kaur Life

This article is part of Kaur Life’s Black Lives Matter series created by Kaur Life board members and project advisors. Be sure to check…

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Arunima reflects on geder and the Divine in our la Arunima reflects on geder and the Divine in our latest article, "How to Transcend Gender and the Violent Mind." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "You can transcend gender no matter which markers you feel comfortable with," Arunima writes. "All ten Gurus were fearless advocates for human beings to expand our minds. Yet, we see that societies are still forcing Trans*, Nonbinary, and Queer Sikhs to live with fear. Our own communities in South Asia and the global diaspora are inconsiderate, violent and unaccepting. We laugh, casually insult, and disrespect the humanity of trans people. We are driving Queer Sikhs to suicide while melanated Trans angels are being killed from hate crimes at alarming rates. We know the pain of violence ourselves, especially religious persecution, then why do we choose to be violent when we can lovingly accept human beings who are striving to exist in alignment with Ik Onkar?"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read the full article. Link in bio.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru #QueerSikh #Gender
With Pride Month concluding, Arunima (all pronouns With Pride Month concluding, Arunima (all pronouns) shares a moving account of how she has come to understand gender fluidity as invaluable to their Sikhi and illumination. Arunima shares guidance which, Guru Nanak Sahib and Mool Mantar gave us, to transcend the violence in our thoughts and actions by understanding that it is a product of separation. He invites you to respond to this reflection, and your inner self, with all the love & care you can hold.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Vichaar karo (reflect): How does the gender marker you associate with yourself give you a sense of stability and belonging? At the same time, do you experience discomfort because of this identity marker; been told to stay in line because that’s “how X gender behaves”?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My relationship is with my physicality as a body-form. What essence do the words male or female really have? How do they bring me closer to the Truth…? Through Spirituality and Sikhi, I practice embodying awareness of the (non) self."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read their complete reflections - link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru #QueerSikh #Gender
Exciting news! We're hosting a virtual retreat thi Exciting news! We're hosting a virtual retreat this August! Save the date! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our hope is to spark conversations and thought, provide resources and inspiration, and fill a need for sangat during this time of isolation.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For more info: https://kaurlife.org/2020retreat (Link in bio).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ July 8: Registration Opens: 7:00 am PDT /9:00 am CDT /10:00 am EDT/3:00 pm London/7:30 pm Amritsar⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ July 13: Registration Closes: 7:00 am PDT /9:00 am CDT /10:00 am EDT/3:00 pm London/7:30 pm Amritsar ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru
How did ReeseHelene Kaur @reeseilient find the str How did ReeseHelene Kaur @reeseilient find the strength to keep her kesh?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Over time, I developed my own 'e-sangat' on Twitter. I saw Kaurs who kept their kesh proudly, and I wanted to be like them. I learned about Bhai Taru Singh Ji who was scalped rather than cut his kesh....Kesh is part of our uniform as Sikhs, telling others our beliefs and values.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kesh is Waheguru Ji’s gift to us and I will honor it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I threw my razors away a while ago. It was freeing. I’m embracing my identity as a Kaur. I am grateful to my 'e-sangat' for empowering me."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read more about her story! Link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru #bodyhair #kes #kesh
ReeseHelene Kaur grew up in her mother's Catholic ReeseHelene Kaur grew up in her mother's Catholic family. She starting exploring Sikhi in an attempt to learn more about her father's Sikh family, whom she had no connection to. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "I didn’t want to know more than the basics, but the more I discovered about Sikhi, the more I liked it. It resonated within me. It made sense. Sikh values are what I had valued all along, and now I found a religion for it!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ...I was just beginning my journey in Sikhi and keeping my kesh. My hair became the new thing my titas (aunts) had to point out when I attended family gatherings. And at home, I heard my mom’s constant advice to shave my hair because it didn’t conform to current societal standards of what is acceptable of women’s bodies. My family felt that boys would not find me attractive with body hair, or that they won’t like me, or speak ill of me behind my back – as they did in front of me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So I did. At the time, the shame forced upon me was greater than Hukam." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Eventually, ReeseHelene Kaur changed her relationship with her hair and body, and started to keep all of her kesh. Find out how - link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru #kes #kesh #bodyhair #leghair
We stumbled upon ReeseHelene Kaur's @reeseilient We stumbled upon ReeseHelene Kaur's @reeseilient Tweet about keeping her body hair. Her boldness and commitment was so compelling we had to reach out to learn more about her Sikh journey. ReeseHelene wrote an article sharing her experiences called "Keeping my Body Hair: A Story of A Sikh Convert Kaur-In-Training." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She writes about how her family didn't understand her choices to keep her kesh, but her virtual sangat supported her. Read her story; link in bio.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This beautiful photo by is by Jasmine Kaur @mina_etportraits ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru #bodyhair #kes #kesh
Why do some of us discourage Kaurs from expressing Why do some of us discourage Kaurs from expressing their love for ਗੁਰੂ (Guru) through kesh? This discouragement can come through teasing, online bullying, social exclusion, gossiping, dismissing them as potential partners, etc.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ harnoor singh asks us to pause and reflect when we find ourselves looking down on someone's body hair. "Question the source of your criticisms," he says. What is our motivation? How can we align our thinking with Gurmat and Gurbani? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "Our ਗੁਰੂ (Guru) called for was a much higher purpose to liberate each other from the structures and forces (ਮਾਇਆ (maya – attachment) and ਅਹੰਕਾਰ (ankar – ego)) that prevent us from seeing the oneness of the ਪੰਥ (panth)," harnoor singh. Read more. Link in bio. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru #bodyhair #leghair #Kesh #kes
In our latest article, harnoor singh asks, "Since In our latest article, harnoor singh asks, "Since keeping kesh is an act of love for the Guru, who are we to shame those who keep it? Do we silently or explicitly scorn body hair? Do we live up to our values as Sikhs?" . . . harnoor continues his exploration and asks, "How far have we fallen from our sovereignty if we as Singh believe that it is fair for us to encourage Kaurs to cut or shave their hair to bend to Western beauty standards?" . . . Read his full thoughts in his article, "Challenging the Double Standards of Body Hair & Kesh." Link in bio. . . Photos by @_kiranyy . . #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru #Kesh #Kesh #BodyHair #Hair #leghair
Do we celebrate hair differently if it's on a Sing Do we celebrate hair differently if it's on a Singh vs a Kaur? What have you experienced or noticed? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Harnoor Singh explores this question. He shares how he feels kesh, in any and every form, is an expression of love for the Guru, and we should never belittle anyone for keeping it. Read more link in bio! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Kaur #KaurLife #SikhWoman #SikhWomen #Sikh #Sikhi #Sikhism #Singh #Khalsa #Gurbani #Guru #SikhGuru #bodyhair #LegHair #SelfLove #BodyAcceptance #Kesh #Kes
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