DAVINDER P.S. SANDHU, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Every life is important

My teacher once told me a favourite allegory of the great sufi, Sheikh Hamza Maqtul. A gnat was looking for a place to stay, and...

Share His benevolence

The king had heard of the stories of the great benevolent Hatim Tai, who gave up his throne for the sake of his people,...

Share His benevolence

The king had heard of the stories of the great benevolent Hatim Tai, who gave up his throne for the sake of his people,...

Share His benevolence

The king had heard of the stories of the great benevolent Hatim Tai, who gave up his throne for the sake of his people,...

The cracked pitcher

The farmer has planted a field of corn, and it is time to ensure that rodents and birds do not damage the crop. The...

The cracked pitcher

The farmer has planted a field of corn, and it is time to ensure that rodents and birds do not damage the crop. The...

The cracked pitcher

The farmer has planted a field of corn, and it is time to ensure that rodents and birds do not damage the crop. The...

The one treasure

My Teacher told me this Sufi story. A man had three sons. When the eldest son came of age, he called him aside and said,...

The one treasure

My Teacher told me this Sufi story. A man had three sons. When the eldest son came of age, he called him aside and said,...

The one treasure

My Teacher told me this Sufi story. A man had three sons. When the eldest son came of age, he called him aside and said,...

To know is to surrender

Behlol was a Sufi master—the master of masters. The world discovered him when he gave up a usual life, and was overtaken by junoon...

To know is to surrender

Behlol was a Sufi master—the master of masters. The world discovered him when he gave up a usual life, and was overtaken by junoon...

To know is to surrender

Behlol was a Sufi master—the master of masters. The world discovered him when he gave up a usual life, and was overtaken by junoon...

The inclusive framework

The fifth Teacher Guru Arjan Dev, decided to build a place of worship in Amritsar. It would simply be called the Harimandir, the temple...

The inclusive framework

The fifth Teacher Guru Arjan Dev, decided to build a place of worship in Amritsar. It would simply be called the Harimandir, the temple...

The inclusive framework

The fifth Teacher Guru Arjan Dev, decided to build a place of worship in Amritsar. It would simply be called the Harimandir, the temple...

Pillars of a plural nation

The number five is important across cultures. There are five books of the Torah, five pillars of Islam, and the five wounds of Jesus...

Pillars of a plural nation

The number five is important across cultures. There are five books of the Torah, five pillars of Islam, and the five wounds of Jesus...

Pillars of a plural nation

The number five is important across cultures. There are five books of the Torah, five pillars of Islam, and the five wounds of Jesus...

The camel’s shadow

The Eighth Teacher, Guru Harikrishan, was all but eight years in age. One day, he was in congregation when the local priest also arrived....

The camel’s shadow

The Eighth Teacher, Guru Harikrishan, was all but eight years in age. One day, he was in congregation when the local priest also arrived....

The camel’s shadow

The Eighth Teacher, Guru Harikrishan, was all but eight years in age. One day, he was in congregation when the local priest also arrived....

Burn the ‘I’

My teacher recounted the story of Queen Chudala of the Malava kingdom. Chudala spent the morning in meditation, and aided King Sikidvaj in governing the...

Burn the ‘I’

My teacher recounted the story of Queen Chudala of the Malava kingdom. Chudala spent the morning in meditation, and aided King Sikidvaj in governing the...

Burn the ‘I’

My teacher recounted the story of Queen Chudala of the Malava kingdom. Chudala spent the morning in meditation, and aided King Sikidvaj in governing the...

A journey with four friends

The Indian sub-continent is blessed with diversity of philosophical strains. A devotee has the good fortune of selecting from amongst many paths, but at...

A journey with four friends

The Indian sub-continent is blessed with diversity of philosophical strains. A devotee has the good fortune of selecting from amongst many paths, but at...

A journey with four friends

The Indian sub-continent is blessed with diversity of philosophical strains. A devotee has the good fortune of selecting from amongst many paths, but at...

A gentle warrior

Guru Har Rai was the seventh Teacher in the line of apostles, and one of his contributions to the faith was a great sense...

A gentle warrior

Guru Har Rai was the seventh Teacher in the line of apostles, and one of his contributions to the faith was a great sense...

A gentle warrior

Guru Har Rai was the seventh Teacher in the line of apostles, and one of his contributions to the faith was a great sense...

Truth is selfless

It is in our very nature to query, and gain knowledge. The first part of this nature seeks to understand, and then find ways...

Truth is selfless

It is in our very nature to query, and gain knowledge. The first part of this nature seeks to understand, and then find ways...

Truth is selfless

It is in our very nature to query, and gain knowledge. The first part of this nature seeks to understand, and then find ways...

Only needs can be satisfied

A rich man goes to a temple congregation, and impressed with the sermon, invites the sage to stay at his home. After a few...

Only needs can be satisfied

A rich man goes to a temple congregation, and impressed with the sermon, invites the sage to stay at his home. After a few...

Only needs can be satisfied

A rich man goes to a temple congregation, and impressed with the sermon, invites the sage to stay at his home. After a few...