SS Ram Singh Guetaba of Lome, Togo, took his Minister vows in a beautiful ceremony with the Sikh Dharma community in Togo during morning Gurdwara on September 28, 2025. Ram Singh was ordained in the presence of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. SS Dr. Sat Kaur Khalsa, Secretary of Religion, performed the vows and oath of a Sikh Dharma International Minister virtually. MSS Krishna Kaur Khalsa (Los Angeles, CA) delivered inspiring remarks about Ram Singh’s service and the growth of the Sikh Dharma community in Togo. Ram Singh’s friends and family blessed him on his new path as a Minister
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Minister News & Notes (2025 Fourth Quarter)
Secretary of Religion Column (2025 Fourth Quarter)
Dear Ministers, As this year moves quickly to a close, it is a time of reflection. How have you navigated your way through these times? What has helped you to stay connected to you higher self, your center, your inner guidance? As I reflect on these questions for myself, I realize there have been a variety of ways, practices, tools, and disciplines I have used to move towards Shuniya on a daily basis. One of those supports has been this little practice: I have continued to recite the Shabad by Guru Arjan Dev Ji that we shared for the 40-day
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#98 – 2025 Newsletter (Fourth Quarter)
The calendar year 2025 carries the vibration of the Subtle Body—the subtle perceptual ability to sense the Infinite and universal reality within the material and physical worlds. In his life, Guru Teg Bahadur, our ninth Guru, embodied these traits. Guru Teg Bahadur spent much of his life in deep meditation, and is well known for his Sloks in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib emphasizing non-attachment as the key to happiness and spiritual fulfillment. During these times of challenge, stillness and steadiness are essential qualities for Ministers to cultivate within themselves. This year’s newsletter series focuses on different aspects of the
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In Memoriam – SS Satya Singh Khalsa
December 7, 1949 – August 11, 2025 Projekte Yogazentrum Hoheluft (Hamburg) – Satya Singh bio 2025 (Third Quarter) We bid farewell to Satya Singh, who took his last breath on August 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at home surrounded by his family, chanting the mantra he had requested. Satya Singh was born on December 7, 1949, in Haarlem, Netherlands. He discovered Kundalini Yoga in the 1970s, moved to the ashram in Amsterdam in 1979, and soon began teaching regularly, at times up to 13 classes a week. He was always a seeker, but, according to him, only found the answers
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In Memoriam – SS Tarn Taran Kaur Khalsa
May 27, 1949 – July 28, 2025 Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter Team 2025 (Third Quarter) Minister Bio In 1972, Tarn Taran Kaur and Tarn Taran Singh moved from the ashram in Tucson, Arizona, to Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. In 1975, the couple relocated to Hamburg, Germany where they established the first German Kundalini Yoga School, the Guru Ram Das Ashram and Gurdwara, and the European Yogi Tea Company. From 1994 to 2004, Tarn Taran Kaur served in positions of CEO, and Sales and Marketing Executive for the non-profit and for-profit legacy corporations. She developed and led the Conscious Pregnancy training
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In Memoriam – SS Harinam Kaur Khalsa
July 27, 1944 – June 3, 2025 By Rama Singh Khalsa, loving son of SS Harinam Kaur Khalsa 2025 (Third Quarter) SS Harinam Kaur Khalsa from Birmingham, AL, transitioned Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6 p.m. after complications from heart surgery. In Loving Memory of Sardarni Sahiba Harinam Kaur Khalsa Ji Harinam Kaur lived her life as a radiant light of love, spirit, and kindness. A devoted wife to Harinam Singh Khalsa and the proud mother of three sons—Kirtan Singh, Rama Singh, and Sat Amor (with Jenna Love)—and grandmother to Siri Dharam Singh, she lives on in the hearts and
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Sitting in Shuniya: Helpful when Managing Death & Loss
by SS JivanJoti Kaur Khalsa PhD, Florence, Oregon 2025 (Third Quarter) The theme of this Sikh Dharma Ministry Newsletter is “Holding a State of Shuniya while Interacting with the Community.” Utilizing the State of Shuniya can be helpful when navigating through Death and Loss. One of the things we Ministers are called up to do is be with someone who is either transitioning out of this life or who has experienced the death of a loved one, student, neighbor or friend. It is common to be at a loss of what to say or do. Words seem superficial and inadequate
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True Insight through Shuniya
by SS Hari Krishan Singh, Engen, Germany 2025 (Third Quarter) Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh! Blessings abound, often concealed by a thin layer of perceived challenges. Having a family with two teenage boys, running a school and small retreat center, traveling, and maintaining a big garden certainly can disperse my mind. A lot. Experiencing and cultivating Shuniya is essential to be able to keep all running smoothly, healthy and sane. To perceive the blessings as they present themselves. Timelessness, true insight, inspiration, relaxation and creative thought, are all possible through Shuniya. Getting out of the
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Shuniya in Service: Seeing the Unseen Through Presence
by SS Sat Bachan Kaur Khalsa, Valdivia, Chile 2025 (Third Quarter) In the space of the continuous hum of community life, when we are washing dishes after Langar, helping someone to cross a parking lot, or listening deeply to someone in pain, we may suddenly find ourselves in a very different state of awareness, a moment beyond thought where sheer presence is the signature of the space, and all the inner commentary is in silence. By Thy Grace, we experience Shuniya. Shuniya is not a state of passivity, it is the zero point, the living stillness in which awareness becomes
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Cultivating Shuniya: A Minister’s Guide to Service in Chaotic Times
by SS Manjot Singh Khalsa, Gotland, Sweden 2025 (Third Quarter) In an increasingly turbulent world, the concept of Shuniya—the zero point, the ecstatic neutrality, the place of stillness—offers a profound anchor for Sikh Dharma International Ministers. It’s the ideal state of a yogi: a grace-filled, centered presence in seva (selfless service). For ministers dedicated to serving their communities (sangat), embodying and delivering Shuniya is not just a personal aspiration but a powerful offering. This article explores practical ways to cultivate and maintain Shuniya, especially during chaotic times, and why imparting this state to others is so meaningful. Cultivating and Practicing
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