Guru Nanak Darbar Inc

GND’s organizes a week long Gurmat Camp in the summer to keep the kids connected to the Gurmat values.  It’s a week long camp that aims to inspire kids to connect to the teaching of the Guru and to help our youth identify their roots. Gurmat Camp allow young Sikh children to continue growing emotionally, mentally, socially, and spiritually. Children enjoy the opportunity to spend fun-filled days with other children as they learn about Sikh History, Gurmat, gurmukhi and discipline. During the Camp Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks are provided.

The Langer or the Community Kitchen where vegetarian meal is free and served to all without any discrimination of caste, colour, religion, gender or any social status. In langer sangat (people) would sit on the floor in the pangat (lines or rows) to share and enjoy the food together. Each week a family and group of families volutneer to provide and prepare the meal for several hundred peoples who visit the Gurudwara Sahib or in need.

Marriage is wonderful and joyous occasion for both the groom, the bride, their respected families and invited guests. Anand Karaj is the Sikh marriage ceremony performed in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib for holy union of bride and groom.The Laava or four stanzas, are read and then sung during the ceremony to formalize and sanctify the marriage. Each Lavan gives the teaching to the couple how they can help each other to make the marriage a success.

The Sukhmani Sahib is the simplest and the most popular of all the Banis in the Guru Granth Sahib. “Sukhmani” means something which gives peace of mind or the touchstones for happiness. Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s aim in writing the Sukhmani  (The Psalm of Peace) was that the reader may feel composure of mind and a sense of inner bliss. Any person who is fed up with life or depressed by anxiety or otherwise afflicted will derive real consolation from it.

Sehaj path is the reading of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji from beginning to end, with no time-limit for completion. One may read any number of pages on a single day and the next few pages the next day or even at a longer interval. A Paath may be fulfilled by one or more readers, and the pace depends entirely on those reading. Fulfilling the Paath can be done in honor of a particular occasion or simply to increase one’s feeling of connection to the Guru.

Akhand Path Sahib is non-stop, continuous recital of the Guru Granth Sahib from beginning to end. Such a recital must be completed within 48 hours. The Guru Granth Sahib Ji is 1430 large pages, and is read through day and night  in a continuous reading. Akhand Path Services at Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, most commonly take place on the weekend, with them starting on Friday morning and concluding on Sunday morning. During these three days, families listen to the path and take part in sewa at the Gurdwara Sahib.

The Langer or the Community Kitchen where vegetarian meal is free and served to all without any discrimination of caste, colour, religion, gender or any social status. In langer sangat (people) would sit on the floor in the pangat (lines or rows) to share and enjoy the food together. Each week a family and group of families volutneer to provide and prepare the meal for several hundred peoples who visit the Gurudwara Sahib or in need.

Punjabi classes objective is to introduce, develop and strengthen the students’ skills in reading, writing and speaking Punjabi. Punjabi classes help us preserve Punjabi for generations to come and to keep our mother tongue alive. Teaching our children Punjabi is important so that they can effectively communicate with peers, grand parents and other members of the Punjabi community.

Kirtan/ Tabla classes focus not only on teaching students to learn how to play the harmonium or tabla and sing. Both these instruments are used to accompany the Kirtan during religious services to play the raga (or tune) of the shabad. Our goal is to connect the youth with Gurbani at a much deeper level by incorporating all aspects of Kirtan and Gurbani and an understanding of Guru Sahib’s teachings. The Kirtan classes incorporate all aspects of Kirtan and Gurbani to allow students to experience Guru Sahib’s teachings at a much deeper level.