by MSS Kirtan Singh Khalsa, Los Angeles CA Summer 2012 As the youngest son of Guru Ram Das and after a long trial of deceit and jealous ambition by his older brother, on September 6th, 1581, at the age of 18, Guru Arjan became the Guru. e was born i ...
Interview with SS Karta Singh Khalsa, LeMartinet, France Summer 2012 Guru Arjan as an archetype is very much a leader. He is always very present as a part of my self-expansion and personal vision. Guru Arjan represents for me the archetype of the lov ...
Interview with SS Dr. Gurusangat Kaur Khalsa, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Summer 2012 For me, to relate to the teachings and to live a life as Khalsa means to immerse myself in the sangat and inspire the sangat to be consistently present, living the teach ...
by SS Sunder Singh Khalsa, Herndon VA Summer 2012 I feel China has a very important role to play in the Aquarian Age. The symbol of China is the Dragon. The Dragon is a symbol for heaven and can bring a shower of blessings or a shower of fire. So the ...
by SS Shanti Kaur Khalsa, Espanola, NM Summer 2012 Guru Arjan Dev ji was the fifth Guru of the Sikhs. He built the Harimandir Sahib, complied the Adi Granth and composed heavenly Gurbani that opens our hearts. Gurdas ji wrote that whatever you say ab ...
by SS Panch Nishan Kaur Khalsa, Goettingen, Germany Summer 2012 To be a leader, one must go beyond the comfort zone into the unknown in order to trust and lean on the One within. Guru Arjan inspires me above all to walk my talk and to lead through ex ...
The Siri Singh Sahib established the Ministry for our Dharma as a leadership body to serve the sangat and the world. On March 3, 1971, before the Akal Takhat, the Eternal Throne established by Guru Hargobind to serve as the Chief Seat of Religious Au ...
The theme for our 2012 quarterly Sikh Dharma Ministry newsletters is Guru Arjan: Teacher, Leader, Healer and Bringer of Prosperity. Using Tantric Numerology, the year 2012 embodies the vibration of the Fifth Guru, whose poetry and life inspire us to ...
by MSS Guru Raj Kaur Khalsa, Vancouver BC Canada Spring 2012 By the Grace of the Guru, somehow this incarnation has been made sacred. Through the miracle of Love, we have been made servants of the Word, servants of the times, servants of the souls of ...
by SS Gurujodha Singh Khalsa, Bakersfield CA Spring 2012 Sikh Dharma is the path of the householder. If you are going to “hold” that house you have to earn righteously and pay for it, work for it, feed the people inside, be the neighbors of other hou ...
by SS Guru Amrit Singh Khalsa, Herndon VA Spring 2012 About 10 years ago I was at the fall International Khalsa Council meeting in Espanola, New Mexico. The Siri Singh Sahib was talking about the role of the Khalsa Council and how it is our responsib ...
by MSS Krishna Kaur Khalsa, Los Angeles CA Spring 2012 The Siri Singh Sahib, my beloved teacher, inspired my Ministry, but not in the way I used to think of inspiration. From his example, I long to serve God as he served Him. When I met the Siri Sing ...
by SS Sangeet Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Spring 2012 Our beloved teacher, the Siri Singh Sahib ji, was a Saturn teacher, unstoppable in his quest for us to fulfill our destinies. He said, “I am your teacher. I will always want more. I have a bottomless ...
by SS Awtar Kaur Khalsa, San Francisco CA Spring 2012 I was a highly-stressed teenager when I got my first chance to speak personally to Siri Singh Sahib Ji. I was ushered to his Solstice tent when I freaked out about my karma yoga assignment. I bel ...
It’s 2012, Geronimo! Time and space are definitely moving at lightning speed. Each year the Ministers’ e-newsletter team meets and focuses on a theme for the four newsletters of the following year. Since the Tantric numerology of 2012 is the nu ...
The theme for our 2012 quarterly Sikh Dharma Ministry newsletters is Guru Arjan: Teacher, Leader, Healer and Bringer of Prosperity. Using Tantric Numerology, the year 2012 embodies the vibration of the Fifth Guru, whose poetry and life inspire us to ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 woul ...
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 Tues ...
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 celebratin ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 foreve ...
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 ...
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 ...
by SS Manjit Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Fall 2011 As we prepare to serve the highest Truth in the dawning Aquarian Age, sadhana–especially the Aquarian sadhana taught by Yogi Bhajan–will provide the spiritual capacity to sustain ourselves and others. A ...
by SS Ravi Har Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Fall 2011 For most of the past year I’ve been working on writing a book about the Siri Singh Sahib’s vision for the Aquarian Age. I would like to share how this process has affected me personally a ...
New Ministers who took vows at Summer Solstice 2011 (photo above): SS Sat Daya Singh Khalsa, Los Angeles, CA; SS Gurujodha Singh Khalsa, Mexico City, Mexico; SS Amrit Singh Khalsa, Queensland, Australia; SS Mahan Atma Kaur Khalsa, Los Angeles, CA. Wa ...
Excerpted and edited from transcripts of lectures of the Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji It takes you many incarnations to find a Guru. And sometimes as a human you may not even find a Guru, or you may find a Guru who is bog ...
These are turbulent, challenging, transitional times globally, within countries, nations, communities, and most certainly, our Dharma. There is much uncertainty, confusion and upheaval. Yet we have been trained to weather this, and so much more. As M ...
The final cusp of the Piscean Age ends on November 11, 2011, and the Aquarian Age will no longer be “dawning.” Our overall theme for the 2011 Minister newsletters is, “This is the age of the True Guru.” Over the years, the Sir ...
SS Sat Purkha Singh Khalsa May 6, 1952 – May 15, 2011 On Sunday, May 15, 2011 SS Sat Purkha Singh (Los Angeles) returned to Akal Purkh after serving the sangat for many years as a beloved Gursikh. We will miss his wonderful heart and elevated s ...
by SS Sada Anand Singh Khalsa, Nara, Japan Spring 2011 During the April 2011 Siblings of Destiny meetings, Sangeet Kaur had an opportunity to interview Sada Anand Singh from Japan. He spoke about living, teaching and serving in Japan, especially in ...
by SS Simran Kaur Khalsa, Hamburg, Germany Spring 2011 Sikh Dharma Newsletter Team Member SS Sangeet Kaur (Espanola, NM) had an opportunity to interview SS Simran Kaur, from Hamburg, Germany, while she was in Espanola, NM for meetings of the Teacher ...
by SS Balwant Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Spring 2011 Wow! What an awesome journey it has been, it is now, and it shall be, especially since I first put on a turban in 1975. Huge changes as to how I am, think and act continue to evolve. At this point i ...
by SS Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, Kansas City MO Spring 2011 The Siri Singh Sahib once said, “You cannot live by feelings and emotions; you have to live by your intuition and consciousness.” It seems pretty clear (actually, VERY clear!) which path we s ...
by SS Guru Nam Singh and SS Sat Jivan Kaur Khalsa, McAllen TX Spring 2011 Life is a continuous succession of changes. There are changes in everything and everywhere. Humans are accustomed to these changes and we adapt naturally to them. However, some ...
by MSS Nirvair Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Summer 2011 The Aquarian Age is something of a mystery to those of us born in the Piscean Age. As in all major changes on Earth, it will move at its own pace, in the consciousness of those that have the privil ...
Summer Solstice Sikh Dharma Ministers Gathering – “Strong as Steel, Steady as Stone: The Sikh Dharma Ministry Enters the Aquarian Age.” Our core relationship to the Shabad Guru, our consciousness of service and our collective unity ...
A Minister functions as counselor, support, listener and an inspiration in order to help members of the Sadh Sangat go through their growing pains gracefully and successfully. New students who come into the Dharma lack not only knowledge, but sometim ...
by SS Dr. Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa, Assistant Secretary of Religion “Strong as Steel, Steady as Stone: The Sikh Dharma Ministry Enters the Aquarian Age” The fall semester 1972, I started a course at Phoenix College entitled “Kundalini Yoga for Women ...
The final cusp of the Piscean Age ends on November 11, 2011, and the Aquarian Age will no longer be “dawning.” Our overall theme for the 2011 Minister newsletters is, “This is the age of the True Guru.” Over the years, the Siri Singh Sahib ji said a ...
by MSS Guruka Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Spring 2011 The following article is an excerpt from the upcoming book on Sikh Dharma by Shakti Parwha Kaur and Guruka Singh which will be published later this year by KRI (originally appearing in the February ...
by SS Sarb Nam Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Spring 2011 The year was 1969. I was 12 years old and my parents took my younger brother and me to the musical “Hair” at the Aquarius Theater in downtown Los Angeles. I am pretty certain they didn ...
SS Harbhajan Kaur Khalsa, Millis MA Spring 2011 On December 20th, 2010, in Lake Wales, Florida, Sikh Dharma Ministers from Alabama, California, Millis (MA), Kansas City (MO), New York City and Texas gathered for the final Winter Solstice Sikh Dharma ...
by SS Harinder Kaur Khalsa, Eugene OR Spring 2011 How do I relate to this change of the age? I accept. Acceptance is the key word for me, for being able to observe all the changes that go on around me without being affected by it. Acceptance of the f ...
by SS Snatam Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Spring 2011 Because I grew up in Sikh Dharma and 3HO I became very familiar with the concept that in my lifetime there would be a monumental transformation called “the coming of the Aquarian Age.” Som ...
In February 2011, the Espanola Sangat experienced a state-wide natural gas outage. Sikh Dharma Minister Jivan Joti Kaur shares the experiences she had with members of our sangat serving people in this rural community who were without heat during an e ...
I feel as if I’ve waited my whole life for 2011, and in many ways I have. So much of what the Siri Singh Sahib taught us was in preparation for these times. I am so grateful for that guidance. As the Minister e-newsletter team met to plan the f ...
The final cusp of the Piscean Age ends on November 11, 2011, and the Aquarian Age will no longer be “dawning.” Our overall theme for the 2011 Minister newsletters is, “This is the age of the True Guru.” Over the years, the Siri Singh Sahib ji said a ...
by SS Hari Kaur Khalsa, Espanola, NM Winter 2010 Fall/Winter has always been such a deeply fulfilling time of year for me. The cottonwood leaves are turning golden, and I am drying chamomile and learning to make calendula oil from yellow and orange c ...
by SS Guruka Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2010 About eight years ago, a team of people were working together to build our relationships with the Global Community. We called ourselves the “Core Team.” Our team included SS Amrit Singh fr ...
by SS Hari Charn Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2010 As with most of my life lessons, this experience of Sahej was personally delivered by the Siri Singh Sahib. This moment of being in concert with God’s will, where I could recognize what I ne ...
by SS Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2010 Throughout 2010, a common reflection for me has been the concept of Sahej. With all the considerable challenges and ups and downs of the year, I’ve often wondered what this state of “p ...
by MSS Livtar Singh Khalsa, Atlanta GA Winter 2010 “Sahej.The easy acceptance of your own spiritual radiance.”—The Siri Singh Sahib My own journey to Sahej began at the beginning of creation, where all journeys began. No, I’m not t ...
by SS Siri Sevak Kaur Khalsa, Millis MA Winter 2010 Sahej has been translated as “intuitive ease,” the opposite of which would be doubt, fear, anxiety, and stress. We all know that our culture is specializing in stress as we make the tran ...
excerpted from a lecture by the Siri Singh Sahib on November 19, 1989 “Anand bhe-aa mere maahe satiguroo meh paaiaa. Satigur taa paaiaa sahej setee man vajiaa vadaaeea.” I have found it in an easy way. Sahej means very easy, very smooth, ...
(Winter 2010) Reprinted from “Victory and Virtue: Ceremonies and Code of Conduct of Sikh Dharma,” published by the Office of the Bhai Sahiba of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere. The Granthi is a dedicated, trained Minister who is ful ...
It’s Here! – Winter Solstice Sikh Dharma Ministers’ Gathering. This is the last Winter Solstice of the Piscean Age! As we cross the threshold into the Age of the True Guru, come to be reminded of the Siri Singh Sahib’s wisdom ...
I do hope your life has been better than mine of late. I normally have a lot going on but this is even over the top for me. The Siri Singh Sahib warned us about these times. However, if what has been asked of me lately is a prelude to coming attracti ...
The overall theme for 2010 is The Journey to Sahej: Stories from the Hearts of Our Ministers. Sahej Pad is “that stage of ease, balance, and grace, when everything fits together. We sense what serves the moment, then hold the space, allow the t ...
by Sat Kewal Kaur, Moscow, Russia Fall 2010 Guru’s Word sounds heart-touching to everyone, including people who hear Gurbani for the first time. [I had] just started practicing Kundalini Yoga. I listened to Japji every day on the way to work an ...
by SS Guruka Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Fall 2010 On the first day of Khalsa Council in October 2009, we worked in small groups to identify projects that furthered the current Khalsa Council 2009-2011 agenda on the topic Sharing the Teachings: Kundali ...
by SS Prabhu Nam Kaur Khalsa, San Leandro CA Fall 2010 I had been in the Dharma for a year or two when I had my introduction to the sound current. Amarjeet Kaur was teaching a two-week class at the Golden Temple Restaurant in Los Angeles, which was a ...
by Gurujot Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Fall 2010 Originally published on SikhNet.com The act of translation contains its own intrinsic impossibility. That is, every translation is only an approximation of the original. That does not mean that we should ...
by SS Gurudev Singh Khalsa, Houston TX Fall 2010 The translator’s desktop is seldom considered a place of pilgrimage, a sacred space where the seeker can find his deepest realization. Most of us imagine a place of pilgrimage as a physical place ...
by SS Sat Mohine Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Fall 2010 The focus of our Fall 2009 Khalsa Council Meetings was the Shabd Guru. We broke into small groups to discuss this topic. It came up in our group, through Sat Bachan Kaur, that we needed a good trans ...
Reprinted from “Victory and Virtue: Ceremonies and Code of Conduct of Sikh Dharma,” published by the Office of the Bhai Sahiba of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere. THE FUNCTIONS OF A MINISTER OF SIKH DHARMA A MINISTER of Sikh Dharma ...
Our Summer Solstice Ministers’ gathering on Sunday, June 20, 2010 was a unique experience. Based on the theme that the Ministry is the heartbeat, pulse, and spirit of Sikh Dharma, we began by using sound and beat to open up the entire body thr ...
The theme for the Fall 2010 Ministry Newsletter is Transformation Through Translation. We asked Sikh Dharma Ministers and others to share the experience of translating the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. Please enjoy the following articles on this topic. ...
“I know of a man who used to say, ‘God bless you. May you be restored to health.’ His virtues were many. People with diseases which we cannot imagine would ever be cured used to get cured by his word. So I became very interested in ...
by SS Hari Nam Simran Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Summer 2010 How does Simran serve me in my life? To me, Simran is vast, with so many different infinite intertwining connections. In fact, Simran is so vast that any attempt to describe in words the esse ...
by SS Har Simran Kaur Khalsa, Los Angeles CA Summer 2010 I was less than thrilled when the Siri Singh Sahib Ji gave me the name Har Simran. Meditation was something I did because I felt better afterward and I knew it was good for me, not because I en ...
by SS Satsimran Kaur, Los Angeles CA Summer 2010 The good thing about practicing meditation for a long time is that we can see that it works. In the beginning, it feels good. We notice small things like having more energy and, although we might have ...
SS Simran Kaur Khalsa, Los Angeles CA Summer 2010 Simra-o simar simar sukh paava-o|| Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance of Him, and find peace. Prabh kai simaran ridhh sidhh no nidhh || In the remembrance of God are wealth, miraculous spirit ...
The tradition of Langar expresses the ideals of equality, sharing, and the oneness of all humankind; an essential part of any Gurdwara is the Langar or free kitchen. Here the food is cooked by sevadars and is served without discrimination to all. Aft ...
The theme for our 2010 Summer Solstice Minister’s Gathering is: “The Spirit and Pulse of the Sikh Dharma Ministry.” Join with other Sikh Dharma Ministers as SS Dev Suroop Kaur leads us in a joyful experience of Naad, rhythm, and mo ...
The other day I was talking with a friend who is facing some immense challenges in his life. These are due to circumstances outside of his control and are partially a result of political upheaval in his local area. He said, “I thought it was go ...
The topic for the May issue is Simran: Constant Remembrance of the One. Simran is the state of constant meditation where the mind flows in remembrance of Oneness through the sound current. Simran brings one to the state of Anand, where all things com ...
by SS Gurubachan Kaur Khalsa, Albuquerque NM Spring 2010 As a Minister how do I recognize and deliver my natural gifts? My daughter always tells me, “Mata Ji, you were born to be a mother. It just comes so naturally for you and you have no inse ...
by SS Siri Bhrosa Kaur Khalsa, Los Angeles CA Spring 2010 “As a Minister, how do you recognize, accept and deliver your natural gifts? How do you overcome your fears and insecurities?” My natural gifts are leadership, counseling, and heal ...
by SS Dr. Siri Atma Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Spring 2010 In every situation, I ask myself: What is God’s responsibility? What is the other person’s responsibility? What is my responsibility? If I have defined these boundaries then I am c ...
by SS Sangeet Kaur Khalsa, Phoenix AZ Spring 2010 Sitting in Guru’s beautiful golden-domed sanctuary atop the Harimandir Sahib (Golden Temple in Amritsar India) this past October, listening to the beautiful chanting of the Akhand Path (scriptur ...
SS Gurprasad Kaur, Los Angeles CA Spring 2010 We are all, each and every one of us on this path, making our journey, collectively and individually, to sahej pad, that place where we experience more and more our alignment and synchronization with Divi ...
by SS Shiv Charan Singh Khalsa, Portugal Spring 2010 2010 Numerology The change of the year is noted by the introduction of the number 10 and, in combination with the century, we find the total number 2+0+1+0 = 3. Key themes of 3: action, manifestati ...
by MSS Guru Raj Kaur Khalsa, Vancouver, Canada Office of the Bhai Sahiba of Sikh Dharma International Spring 2010 To be a Minister of Sikh Dharma is a sublime and most humble role. As one who has been deeply involved in Training Kundalini Yoga Teache ...
by SS Har Darshan Kaur, Chapel Hill, NC (2009 Solstice Gathering Facilitator) About a dozen Ministers (and one new Khalsa) attended the 2009 Ministers’ Gathering this year at 3HO Winter Solstice. As most of you know, our Dharma is going through ...
At a Ministers’ gathering in 1993, we went through a strategic planning process for the Ministry. The mission statement that resulted was: “To selflessly serve and uplift humanity and to perpetuate Sikh Dharma in the spirit of Cherdi Kala ...
The overall theme for 2010 is The Journey to Sahej featuring stories from the hearts of our Ministers. Sahej Pad is “that stage of ease, balance, and grace when everything fits together. We sense what serves the moment, then hold the space, all ...
by SS Sada Anand Singh, Japan Winter 2009 My way of sharing Guru’s wisdom in my daily life is simple. In Japan, we often have holistic fairs where I offer free five-minute yoga counseling sessions as “Yogi Khalsa.” I invite the indi ...
by SS Jot Singh Khalsa, Millis MA Winter 2009 For the majority of my adult life, and even beyond his passing, the Siri Singh Sahib (Yogi Bhajan) has been my role model. I watched him serve people for decades everywhere I had the good fortune to be wi ...
by SS Suraj Kaur Khalsa, Altadena CA Winter 2009 “Guru can be a word of wisdom coming through a person who has attained a state of mental consciousness to direct or guide or speak the infinite truth under all circumstances.” This quote fr ...
by SS Hari Mander Jot Singh, Albuquerque NM (interviewed by SS Sarb Nam Kaur Khalsa) Winter 2009 There is a line in the Re Man shabd written by Guru Gobind Singh that inspires me: “Jaap so ajaap japay.” It means to recite without reciting ...
by SS Siri Krishna Kaur Khalsa, Medway, MA Winter 2009 I had a particularly hard time trying to decide if my story was worthy enough for the publication…but I suppose that that’s not my job. My job is to tell my story and then let the edi ...
by SS Dr. Gurusangat Kaur Khalsa, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Winter 2009 Have you ever heard the story of the Kiri Tree, also known as the Princess Tree in old China? One day a magician turned this powerful tree into a wonderful harp and in so doing cast ...
by SS Shiv Charan Singh, Portugal Winter 2009 The Gurmukh is like God’s tree, always green, blessed with the Sublime Love of the True One, with intuitive peace and poise.—Siri Guru Granth Sahib (p. 66) “Use the tools to take the fools to ...
All Sikh Dharma Ministers are invited to participate in our twice yearly Ministers’ Gathering. This year our focus is information sharing and skill building to meet the current challenges. Facilitated by SS Har Darshan Kaur. Please join us at t ...
Ask the Bhai Sahiba Column Winter 2009 A few years back, a man approached a group of us going to have breakfast. He asked us about our Dharma. He didn’t know much, but what he did know was revealed in his opening comments: “Oh, you are ...
It was the first morning of the Khalsa Council 2009 Fall meetings. As part of our initial process, we met in our check-in groups. I sat next to Kirtan Singh from Los Angeles. Before we started, his cell phone rang. I heard him say, “Oh, I am so ...
The theme for our Winter 2009 newsletter is In the Light of the Guru. In response to this quote from the Siri Singh Sahib, we asked Sikh Dharma Ministers to write an article discussing how they translate, transmit, deliver, and share the essence of t ...
by SS Siri Narayan Kaur Khalsa Fuda, Buffalo NY Fall 2009 For her 2008 Ministers’ exam, Siri Narayan Kaur of Buffalo, NY wrote a moving essay about the energy of Guru Gobind Singh serving her during a deeply challenging time in her life. We tho ...
by SS Awtar Kaur Khalsa, San Francisco CA Fall 2009 I sat in a tiered lecture hall as the Siri Singh Sahib started on his topic “Personal Sorrow Has No Place in Business or in Life.” I could relate to a lecture entitled “How to Over ...
by SS GuruJivan Kaur Khalsa, Victoria, Australia Fall 2009 Fortunately or unfortunately my life has been full of challenges, which have all helped to make me who I am, GuruJivan Kaur (“One who lives as the Guru,” according to Yogi Bhajan ...
by SS Siri Ved Kaur Khalsa, Bakersfield CA Fall 2009 Bani, Bana, Seva, Simran. All the technology we need is found within these four gifts. Through the practice of Bani, we experience Shabd Guru and transform our every molecule. Through Bana, we augm ...
by SS Subagh Kaur Khalsa, Sao Paulo Brazil Fall 2009 In Memory of Guru Sewak Singh Khalsa My greatest moment of darkness came in 2001 when I received an evening phone call from my husband Guru Sewak’s surgeon, informing us that the result of hi ...
by SS Siri Bandhu Kaur Khalsa, Ottawa, Canada Fall 2009 My childhood was spent roaming the smooth, rich, rounded ancient hills of Appalachia. I was the little girl with the big laugh. The mountains’ wealth of flora and fauna ranged from red and ...
It never fails. There is that magical moment during the wedding ceremony when the transformation begins. The couple is ready, seated before the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, the presiding Minister has spoken the words appropriate to bring the couple into t ...
Welcome to new Sikh Dharma Minister Guruprasad Kaur Khalsa from Los Angeles, CA. She took her vows at 3HO Summer Solstice in June 2009. Blessings! It’s not too late to send in your 2009 Minister Renewal letters. This is not an exam year. Save t ...
Our Sikh Dharma Minister Gatherings at Summer and Winter Solstices and the European Yoga Festival bring us together to connect, elevate and expand as Ministers. We consciously do not call them Minister meetings, even though we do convene. To most of ...
The theme for the Fall 2009 Ministry newsletter is Tools for Ministers: Keeping Up on the Journey to the Aquarian Age. Please enjoy these inspiring articles by Sikh Dharma Ministers. “In your consciousness, you have to find a time to think. It ...
by MSS Guruka Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Summer 2009 In 1992 I learned the true power of “A Dish and a Wish.”* I remembered that the Siri Singh Sahib had said to cook a dish “with your own hands” from scratch. I spent several h ...
by SS Sarb Nam Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Summer 2009 Our teacher said, “So, it is a privileged day today, it’s the sixth, we celebrate every sixth, the day of the Akal Takhat, and it’s a day of the dish and wish and it’s a prom ...
Excerpts from July 6, 1987 lecture by the Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji The word is akal and what we are celebrating today is in memory of the Akal Takhat. Takhat means tirath. Tirath means that which has the base and whic ...
by SS Dr. Harjot Kaur Singh, Calgary, Canada Summer 2009 In the concept of Miri Piri, there is a subtle co-existence of the two bases of authority—spiritual and temporal. The Sikhs were acknowledged spiritually in India but not politically and this l ...
Summer 2009 How did the Akal Takhat come into existence in the Golden Temple complex? In 1608, Guru Hargobind Ji built the shrine Akal Bunga opposite the Golden Temple. This is now known as the Akal Takhat (which was the first Takhat built in Sikh hi ...
Many years ago, when I first got into the Dharma, I thought that people on a spiritual path would not be plagued by the same issues I found in my counseling practice with the general public. How naïve was I? Over time I found that the Dharma was real ...
The theme for our Summer 2009 newsletter is Remembering the Akal Takhat. On June 6, 2009, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the attack on the Akal Takhat. The Siri Singh Sahib ji referred to the Akal Takhat as “the longitude and latitude o ...
SS HarDarshan Kaur Khalsa Chapel Hill NC Spring 2009 When and how did you become a Minister? I became a Minister in 1993 after studying the Dharma for 10 years. I did some mentoring with MSS Livtar Singh of Atlanta, Georgia, and then spent some time ...
by SS HarDarshan Kaur Khalsa, Chapel Hill NC Spring 2009 In 1539, after living for 70 years and spreading the light and truth of the One far and wide, Guru Nanak knew that his time on the earth was complete. He had found his successor, Lehna, whom he ...
by MSS Nirvair Singh Khalsa, Anchorage AK and Espanola NM Spring 2009 There is a story of Guru Nanak told by Guru Meher Kaur (Divine Mataji of Espanola, NM) on SikhNet.com: When the time came for Guru Nanak to go out and do his mission, he went to go ...
by MSS Livtar Singh Khalsa, Atlanta GA Spring 2009 And then they fell deeply in love, got married, and lived happily ever after. Well, that could happen. But usually, life and marriage are a constant challenge. Guru Nanak’s story is our story, ...
by SS Deva Singh Khalsa, Pompano Beach FL Spring 2009 Guru Nanak was born to middle-class parents in India in 1469. Early on, Nanak’s father was very upset that his son had little interest in worldly ways. He was always impatient with Nanak bec ...
by MSS Guruka Singh Khalsa, Espanola, NM Spring 2009 Editor’s note: This article is partly based on excerpts from the new book from MSS Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa and MSS Guruka Singh Khalsa: entitled “Sikh Dharma: Heroes, Saints, Yogis an ...
by SS Sangeet Kaur Khalsa and SS Hari Charn Kaur Khalsa On Saturday, December 20, 2008, during the 3HO Winter Solstice Sadhana, seven ministers and interested students gathered for the annual Winter Solstice Ministers’ Gathering with the theme ...
Ask the Bhai Sahiba Column Spring 2009 Excerpted from From “Psyche of the Soul: The Nit Naym Banis, with Additional Shabads and Prayers, and Their Effects,” by Siri Singh Sahib Shai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji and Bhai Sahiba Sard ...
The numerology of 2009 is 11: Mastery, completion. The Siri Singh Sahib said that these times before the dawn of the Aquarian Age will be dark…the end of the Kali Yug (Dark Age). Based on this information, the Minister e-newsletter planning tea ...
The theme for our Spring 2009 issue is From Darkness to Light: The Life of Guru Nanak. Please enjoy these inspirational articles on the life of our First Guru by Sikh Dharma Ministers. “Maya is the shadow of God. Maya lives as God lives. The in ...
Ask the Bhai Sahiba Column Winter 2008 From”Living Reality” by Bhai Sahiba Dr. Inderjit Kaur Khalsa (Bibiji), Miri Piri Academy Press, Chheharta, India. How did the Siri Guru Granth Sahib become the living Guru? On October 6, 1708, Guru G ...
This is a time of change. It is a transition into a brave new world. We have been preparing for this time our whole lives. Our souls were guided to this path, one that embodies a technology for now and for the future. I am seeing a whole new aspect o ...
In this issue we are celebrating 300 years of the Shabd Guru, reflecting on a question from our 2008 Ministers’ Exam: “The year 2008 marks the 300th anniversary of the installation of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib at Hazoor Sahib, India, by ...
Known as the “Mother of 3HO” for her role as Yogi Bhajan’s first Kundalini yoga student, MSS Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa was ordained in 1973 as a Sikh Dharma Minister with the Ministerial title Mukhia Sardarni Sahiba. She is the auth ...
Guru Hargobind Singh ji is the Sixth Guru. The sixth body of consciousness is the arc line Body. MSS Nirvair Singh writes in “The Ten Light Bodies of Consciousness” that “the arc line is your halo. It’s actually depicted in old pain ...
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