Schedule

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Schedule

Thursday, January 5th

6:00 PM Arrival at retreat centre;
Registration
7:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Evening Divaan
9:00 PM Introductory Session
10:00 PM Sohila and Lights Out

Friday, January 6th

5:30 AM Wake Up and Get
Ready
6:00 AM Parkash/Simran
6:30 AM Morning Divaan
8:30 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM Workshop – Who’s Your Sangat?
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Workshop – The Five Thieves
2:30 PM Outdoor Activity – The Amazing Race: Sikh Edition
4:00 PM Free Time
5:00 PM Dinner
6:00 PM Evening Divaan
8:30 PM Supper Club (evening discussion)
10:00 PM Sohila and Lights Out

Saturday, January 7th

5:30 AM Wake Up and Get Ready
6:00 AM Parkash/Simran
6:30 AM Morning Divaan
8:30 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM Workshop – Institution Building – Time for a Sikh Youth Gurdwara?
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Indoor Activity
2:30 PM Outdoor Activity – Choose your own adventure
4:00 PM Free Time
5:00 PM Dinner
6:00 PM Evening Divaan
8:30 PM Open Mic Night
10:00 PM Sohila and Lights Out

Sunday, January 8th

6:00 AM Wake Up and Get Ready
6:30 AM Parkash/Simran
7:00 AM Morning Divaan
9:00 PM Breakfast
10:00 AM Art Activity
11:45 AM Wrap Up Session; Q & A; Group picture
12:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Clean up & Departure

 

Workshops

1) Who’s Your Sangat?

We are products of our environment. The individuals in our lives help shape us in profound ways. Our values, perspectives, and even our actions are influenced by others. Psychologists call this peer pressure and our Gurus called it sangat. We all know who we should be hanging out with, but in reality, who really influences our thinking and behaviours? How do I find the elusive sadh sangat that our Gurus deem so important to our spiritual development?

2) The Five Thieves

Kam, Krod, Lob, Moh, and Ahankaar. They’re labelled many things – evils, sins, and even thieves. They’re inherent to the human being. So what are we to do about them? Are we to extinguish them or conquer them? What real relevance do they have to our lives?

3) Institution Building: Time For A Sikh Youth Gurdwara?

Across the Sikh diaspora, Sikh youth are struggling to effectively engage with their local religious institutions. In many cities, frustration with parochial, power-hungry violence-prone committees has reached a boiling point. Has the time come for Sikh youth to launch their own gurdwaras? If so, how would they be unique? How would they avoid the challenges faced by our existing institutions? What would it take to launch one?