The sins of Granthohiles – a dialogue
– It will be difficult for you to deny that religions have fermented more hatred between the world’s peoples than any other human pursuit. Yet religions yell the loudest that they are champions of peace and love. – That’s a signal: the apocalypse is coming. – Many have passed. Which one do you have in…
Climatic Hazards and Water Management in the Mediterranean region
Climatic Hazards and Water Management in the Mediterranean region.
Granthophilia
What is Granthophilia? What is Granthophilia? The idea of of GRANTHOPHILIA is as old as the Christian Bible. Many Christian are still bibliophiles, who love the Bible dearly and have total faith in it. They believe that just reading it or any part of it randomly, without even understanding it, can solve all problems and…
Poor God!
Translation from original French published in LE TEMPS. Poor God! Naginder Sehmi, Genève My God is a supreme Force all powerful and omnipresent; the Creator without fear and hatred that monitors everything. It is so strong that it cannot be blasphemed (the 15.01.2015 LT). On the other hand, there are many others whose God is…
War between “religions of peace”
(English translation of an article in French that was published in LE TEMPS a Swiss national newspaper.) LE TEMPS – 19 February 2015 OPINION THE WAR BETWEEN ” RELIGIONS OF PEACE” Naginder Sehmi* Men leaders – women leaders do not exist in most of the religions especially those of the Book – continue to loudly proclaim as…
Verses from Adi Granth
Verses from the Sikh holy book Recited by Kabir and Naginder Sehmi on the occasion of the United Nations Day organized by the Geneva Spiritual Appeal Group at Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Geneva, Switzerland, 21 September 2006. ——————- We are going to recite seven verses out of 112 written by Sheikh Farid a Muslim Sufi-saint born in…
Nanak’s meditations – Dialogue 2
NANAK’S MEDITATIONS – Dialogue 2 By Naginder S. Sehmi A dialogue presented by Amita Sehmi-Guigoz and Naginder S. Sehmi, at Centre Védantique, Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday 22 November 2008 N- This morning we have lovingly and reverently recited or listened to Nanak’s Japu. It is the first poem in the Granth, our Book-guru. We chanted it…
A Sikh prayer
A Sikh prayer for peace (Read by Amita Sehmi Guigoz and Naginder Sehmi on the occasion of the United Nations Day organised by the Geneva Spiritual Appeal Group Cathedral of Saint Peter, Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday 24 October 2004.) A thousand years ago, in Spain, inter-religion conflicts had deeply grieved four wise and loving persons –…
If you don’t use it you may lose it
Association of Former WMO Staff, Bulletin 5, November 2006 If you don’t use it you may lose it By Naginder Sehmi In April 2004, aged 67, I was fitter than I had ever been, having run my first half-marathons and looking forward to many more. My total UN health insurance reimbursement for 2003 was zero. …
Danube biking
Association of Former WMO Staff, Bulletin 17, November 2012 Biking along the Danube from Passau to Vienna Naginder Sehmi One school friend thought that I had been dead for ages until he came across my website. Another e-mailed me: are you still alive? If your memory is intact I can tell you who I am. There…
