Strengthen My Belief

[asingh1997]

Hello everyone,

I am currently a teenager living in the United States. Growing up, I have always been accustomed to sikhism--my parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts--all have very strong faith and path everyday. Moving to America, it has been a little hard for them to translate this faith into me, I live in a predominantly white town, with the closest Gurudawara being 2 hours away. I know how to speak basic punjabi, I've learned it all my life, and I do path everyday—once in the morning, once before I go to sleep. However, know that I am growing up, I want to take my faith to the next level. I have had small instances where I really felt the presence of God with me/around me, and I want to feel that on a daily basis. The only thing is, when I path, I don’t fully understand what I am saying, making it harder for me to path. I’ve looked up translations and have memorized what the words mean, but I personally feel like my faith shouldn’t come from memorization, it should come naturally. I really do want to learn more about my faith, because honestly, I don’t fully know all the details, and it is so hard for us to go to a Gurudawara because my parents work all day. I read different articles, but I really want to feel that presence with God, I want to know that he is always with me and is watching over me every step of the way. If you guys could help me know more about the religion or help me further progress my relationship with God that would be extremely appreciated. Thank you so much, and I am so sorry if I have said anything that is not 100% correct, spelling wise or content wise.

[SadSingh]

if you want to feel close to Waheguru. you have to do what gurbani says. to meet Waheguru you have to do simran

This human body has been given to you

This is your chance to meet the Lord of the

Universe.

Nothing else will work.

Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;

vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||

Ang 12

watch this video it will answer the question what is the purpose of your life and how to meet Waheguru step by step

Lecture 66 - Why simran is good for you:

[SadSingh]

also check out the youtube channel called 'basics of sikhi' they have a free course you can go through which covers the lives of the ten Gurus in detail. they also have hundreds of question and answer videos.