Mistaken Identity - Film Screening This Monday November 20th @ 7pm

CELEBRATING UNITY ... CELEBRATING DIVERSITY

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You are invited to a screening of the award-winning documentary Mistaken Identity: Discovering Sikh Neighbours, a film focusing on Sikh Americans, post-9/11. This documentary film has won the Golden Lion Award, the Remi Gold Statuette and the NYIIFV Festival in Hollywood, Los Angeles. It was first screened in Canada at the House of Commons in 2005 to great acclaim.

Professor Sudan Burgeon, from Yuba College, California had this to say upon viewing the film:
"I can truly say that this was the best film on Sikhism I have ever seen, especially in terms of building cross-cultural understanding. Both Sikhs and non-Sikhs loved the film. We had excellent discussion sessions after the viewing, and it provided the basis for dialogue between Sikhs and non-Sikhs. No other film has had such a strong impact on bringing together people of mixed cultures in a spirit of tolerance and understanding. In addition, the music was beautiful! The film had just the right mixture of elements: it was upbeat, yet deeply serious and moving. It is beautifully directed; it provides the viewers with many different voices and responses; it opens the doorway for tolerance and understanding; and it touches the heart. This is one of the most powerful and moving films I have seen. I give it my highest recommendation.”

Come out for an evening of film, discussion and snacks.

Where? Humanities Theatre, University of Waterloo
When? Monday, November 20, 2006
Time? 7:00 pm
Cost? FREE

This event is sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies, Office of the Dean of Arts, Sikh Students Association, and the Golden Triangle Sikh Gurdwara, Kitchener

Contact:

Mandeep Kaur
Sikh Students Association
University of Waterloo
519-590-8562
uwssa@yahoo.com

Waterloo + Laurier YKD

Waterloo YKD

Let the Game Begin !!

Sadh Sangat

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Once the State Governor (subedar) came to see Satguru Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj with the question "O Guru, when you are pleased with a Sikh, what do you give him?"

"When I am pleased with a Sikh, I send to his house one who is dear to me" replied Maharaj.
"Guru ji, if you are very pleased with a Sikh, then what do you give him"

"When I am more pleased with a Sikh, I send to his house, two of my dear ones."

"And if, Guruji, you are still more pleased, what would you give him?"

"In that case I would send three of my dear ones to his house."

The subedar continued to repeat his question, until Guru Ji had raised the number of dear ones to ten.

"When you send ten dear ones to a Sikh, what does the Sikh gain out of it?”

"The more the dear ones that visit a Sikh, the more is the praise and discussion of the Lord. In the company of saints, spiritual discussion automatically takes place. Whatever the Sikh hears will stay in his mind, and ultimately liberate him from the cycle of birth and death. At the same time his livelihood will flourish, and his family will also follow his example in serving the saintly persons, to become pure like him. Such are the benefits of a saint's visit."

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