1 hr 44 min
Haneet Kaur
From lost to found
Ex-Muslim Was Lost Until She Found Sikhi
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I felt that spiritual connection instantly, that okay, this is where I'm supposed to be.
Haneet Kaur
About this conversation
Haneet Kaur grew up in a Bengali Muslim family. She describes questioning her path and what happened when she heard Naam Simran.
She talks about embracing Sikhi, the conversations she had with her family, taking Amrit (Sikh initiation) and wearing the Dastaar (Sikh turban).
Her husband, Joga Singh, has told his own story on the series. Watch Joga's story
What Haneet talks about
- A Bengali Muslim upbringing
- Questioning her path
- Hearing Naam Simran
- Conversations with her family
- Amrit and the Dastaar
Chapters 34 sections, as listed on YouTube
- 0:00Podcast Highlights
- 3:00Introduction
- 4:00Finding Sikhi
- 8:01Background Of Haneet Kaur - Questioning Islam
- 12:30Meeting Joga Singh - family conflict
- 15:45Finding Sikhi - seeing Joga Singh’s change
- 17:30Listening to Naam Simran for the first time
- 21:30Joga Singh is blessed with Amrit
- 22:00Avoiding the family
- 26:00Breaking the news to her mother
- 33:00Was Haneet Kaur Afraid?
- 35:10Experience of going to the Gurdwara the first time
- 37:30Tying a dastaar for the first time
- 39:15Haneet Kaur’s Anand Kaaraj
- 44:40Experiencing depression and Sikhi saves Haneet Kaur
- 50:00Haneet Kaurs experiences in Sikhi
- 52:10How is Haneet Kaur’s relationship with her family now?
- 54:00The Sikh Sangat has become Haneet Kaur’s family
- 55:00Struggles coming into Sikhi
- 57:50Haneet Kaur being blessed with Amrit
- 1:05:40What keeps Haneet Kaur going?
- 1:08:30How did Haneet Kaur get her name?
- 1:10:45Advice to someone looking to become a Sikh
- 1:12:25Best resources for Sikhs to learn Sikhi
- 1:13:00Greatness of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
- 1:15:00How has Sikhi impacted Haneet and Joga’s marriage?
- 1:16:15First time seeing Joga Singh wearing the Bana
- 1:16:45Why did Haneet Kaur decide to wear a dastaar?
- 1:18:20Going to work as a Sikh
- 1:23:30Seeing the love of Guru Ji in Haneet Kaurs life
- 1:26:00How to stay connected on this path
- 1:27:10Quick fire round!
- 1:30:00Haneet Kaur became a Sikh because of her own connection.
- 1:32:00Best advice given to Haneet Kaur
