SS Gurubachan Singh Khalsa, Albuquerque NM Winter 2011 There is one simple guiding principle as a Minister of Sikh Dharma: Mission without Commission. To honestly serve this mission we have to put aside our own personal agendas and serve the needs of the time and space before us. It is such a tremendous privilege to serve in the capacity of a Minister that there are no limitations in service. As the Guru is the hub and touchstone of the community so too is the Minister a guiding physical presence. The world is full of many changes today and no one is
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A Guiding Presence
Dwelling in Our Hearts
by SS Har Nal Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2011 As Sikh Dharma Ministers, we can function as one subtle energetic body, like the yogic concept of Vyana Prana Vayu. This prana is a heart-centered energy that flows through the entire physical body, distributing vital energy throughout. Like this Vyana, the ministry’s energetic vibration can pervade the entire body of Sikh Dharma, bringing cohesion, integration and connection. Our subtle bodies are connected through our commitment as Ministers, and our daily Dharmic practice, especially sadhana, and our living relationship with the Siri Guru Granth Sahib and the Sat Sangat. Infusing ourselves
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Light of a Thousand Suns
by SS Gurujodha Singh Khalsa, Mexico City, Mexico Winter 2011 It has been seven years since our beloved teacher, the Siri Singh Sahib, passed. It is not a coincidence that he passed exactly one full cycle of consciousness (seven years) before we would fully enter the Aquarian Age on 11.11.11, so that we could adjust and prepare to carry the baton ourselves, as a cohesive, integrated and Aquarian group of people. By Guru’s grace, we have been doing just this. For example, we have prepared ourselves by stepping up beyond the psychic mantle of protection of our Teacher and we
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Ministry News and Notes (Winter 2011)
Join fellow Sikh Dharma Ministers at the 2011 Winter Solstice Minister’s Gathering, to be led by SS Siri Sevak Kaur Khalsa and SS Dr. Sham Rang Singh Khalsa. The theme for the gathering at the 3HO Winter Solstice Celebration, to be held on Tuesday, December 20 from 3-5 p.m. in the Fire Tent is: “The Magic of Asking for Nothing and Receiving Everything: The Experience of 33rd Pauri of Japji” Guru Nanak, the Guru for the Aquarian Age, sang the 33rd Pauri of Japji Sahib, Aakhan Jor, as a Sampuran Kriya, a perfect seal. The Siri Singh Sahib says, “This Pauri means that
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Secretary of Religion Column (Winter 2011)
Wahe Guru Ji ka Khalsa! Wahe Guru Ji ki Fateh! Finally, we cross over into the Age of Aquarius. Hallelujah! Yes, yes, I know the Siri Singh Sahib said it will take the next 27 years to have the full effect of this phenomenon, but I’m celebrating just the same! There is so much heaviness all around, a little lightness of being is just such a needed break and I’m taking it. So much has to be worked out, healed, bridged and uplifted. I am choosing to tap into the energy of this new age and let the joy inside
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#42 Winter 2011 Newsletter
The theme for our 2011 quarterly Sikh Dharma Ministry newsletters has been the Dawning Aquarian Age. In our last three issues we asked Ministers to address the topic of how we are making the transition to the new times ahead. What tools are we using as Ministers and as individuals to keep up? For the Winter 2011 issue we asked several of our Sikh Dharma ministers to address the topic of how, as a body of Ministers, we can function as an energetic body, akin to the yogic concept of Vyana Prana Vayu. (In the yogic teachings, the Vyana Prana Vayu is based in the heart
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In Memoriam
Sardarni Sahiba Nav Jiwan Kaur Khalsa June 6, 1952 – August 12, 2011 On Friday, August 12, 2011 Sardarni Sahiba Nav Jiwan Kaur Khalsa of Espanola, New Mexico, died after a long illness. We will miss her generous heart and strong, clear spirit. She is survived by her children Abinashi Singh and Guru Parkash Kaur, daughter in-law Sat Siri Kaur, sister Anne and brother Jim. We honor her memory in the words of her family and friends. Her elder sister Anne describes early signs of Nav Jiwan Kaur’s spirit. “In our classically WASP 1950’s New England family there were rules
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An Aquarian Teacher
by SS Guruatma Kaur Khalsa, Houston TX Fall 2011 Back in 1970, my parents sent me to the stage production of “Hair” for my high school graduation present. That glorious melody and those hopeful words of the Age of Aquarius song are forever etched in my musical databank. At the time, I did not realize that this phenomenon was a real-life happening. Last year, while teaching a seven-month Project-Prosperity course, it “dawned” on me that I had been teaching the class from a Piscean perspective. We were studying The Law of Projection (“One must ask, and have clarity and vision
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Journey of the Heart
by SS Mata Manidir Kaur Khalsa, Herndon VA Fall 2011 The Age of Aquarius is the age of knowledge and experience. As we enter this age as ministers, we have a powerful tool for educating ourselves. The bridgeline course, Journey into the Heart of Sikh Dharma, celebrates 11 years this fall. We interviewed SS Mata Mandir Kaur Khalsa about her journey developing and facilitating this wonderful course. Q: How was Journey to the Heart of Sikh Dharma created and how did you become the facilitator? MMK: In 2000, Siri Sikdar Sahiba Sardarni Guru Amrit Kaur was working on a minister
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A Doorway for the Shabd Guru
by SS Sat Kartar Kaur Khalsa, Los Angeles CA Fall 2011 In the last 10 years I have taught in various Level 1 Teacher Training courses. I marvel at how far KRI has come with the development of [Kundalini Yoga teacher] curriculum. There is a huge body of information to impart to teacher trainees. I have found that, while the Sound and Mantra modules are comprehensively well organized, there is little time to cover the technology of Shabd Guru, with respect to how many other subjects need to be covered. Working with student teachers, I’ve seen how many techniques they
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