April 29, 2018

Lead by Rev. Kalie Marino

Rev. Kalie Marino, who lived among the Sikhs of India, leads the Celebration with a guest speaker from India, Harvinder Kaur. Many will remember Harvinder as the musician and speaker who accompanied S.S. Mahan Rishi Singh Khalsa D.C. when he spoke at our Feb. 25th Celebration.

Harvinder shares her struggles as an immigrant in America. Her family came to the U.S. in the early ’70’s.  She is an Indian Sikh who struggled and faced many challenges. “What I was most confronted by was my identity. Who was I; where did I belong; why was I not ‘white;’ why was I so different; why couldn’t I just be ‘normal’? I would visit Amritsar, India every summer as a child.  The Golden Temple was where I belonged, but I didn’t belong in India.”

Her love for chanting and mantras was a seed planted by her parents. It really flourished when she revisited her faith as an adult. She became interested in mantras through Kundalini Yoga.

Her story is a story of Transformation, which is the topic of her workshop in the afternoon.

Harvinder is a student of The Ancient Vedas and the Sacred Text of Gurbani.  She has been a speaker and lecturer for over ten years.  She is able to simplify and present knowledge with ease and clarity.  She has a unique perspective regarding Life and Spirituality.  However, knowledge without action is futile, so Harvinder is committed to creating change through conversation, dialogue and by sharing techniques that were given by the Sages of The East.