In Sikh philosophy, a truly wise person is someone who sees gold and iron as alike. The teaching is actually we can get to a point where we don't see strangers anymore at all. And I think it's that experience of the oneness that has enabled me in the context of really intense racism to be able to find the humanity in people who don't see my humanity.
Educator and author Simran Jeet Singh is Sikh. Most of his fellow Americans have no idea what Sikhism is - causing some to treat Simran with suspicion and hostility. But one of the key teachings of his religion is that all things and all people are connected - something that offers Simran comfort and hope in even the darkest moments.
In the first of a two-part show, Dr Laurie Santos talks to Simran about his book - The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life - and finds that the centuries-old traditions of Sikhism map surprisingly well over the latest happiness science.
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