May 12, 1948 – December 1, 2021 Sardarni Sahiba Siri Ram Kaur Khalsa was a teacher, a mother, and a healer. She was a trained Montessori teacher and had her own school in Los Angeles, combining yogic teachings with her Montessori training. She also served for a time as a staff member at Miri Piri Academy and as Assistant Secretary of Religion under Dr. Sat Kaur. Numerous children were placed in her care by the Siri Singh Sahib for periods of time and she mentored new mothers in the 3HO/Sikh Dharma community and beyond. She also served as a member
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Archives for Memoriam
In Memoriam – SS Siri Ram Kaur Khalsa (aka Noda Downer)
In Memoriam – SS Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa
10/21/1949 – 8/11/2021 by SS Haridass Singh Khalsa, Oak Grove, OR 2021 Fourth Quarter Dr. Guru Sandesh Singh Khalsa died unexpectedly on August 11, 2021, at his home in Lake Oswego, OR. He was 71. He was a devoted Sikh and took his Sikh Dharma Minister vows in 1975. Dr. Khalsa, known affectionately as “Dr. K.,” was a respected naturopathic physician and a revered, beloved member of the naturopathic medical profession. He served for decades in many important and trusted roles, including teacher, mentor, college president and dean, accreditor, administrator, and visionary. He touched the entire naturopathic medicine community in
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In Memoriam – SS Avtar Hari Singh Khalsa
September 10, 1945 – July 15, 2021 by MSS Daya Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM 2021 (Third Quarter) Many of us 3HOers had known each other for a decade or more before we met Avtar Hari Singh. He’d already grown a business and built a career and bought a luxury apartment and told thousands of corny and a few good jokes before his spiritual quest joined with ours in Los Angeles in 1986. Kundalini yoga brought him to us, and the Siri Singh Sahib grabbed his heart and his spirit and landed him in the Guru’s grace. Avtar Hari dove right
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In Memoriam – Sant SS Guru Dev Singh Khalsa
Dec 10, 1948 – April 5, 2021 A Sikh and student of Yogi Bhajan, Sant Singh Sahib Guru Dev Singh was born in Puebla, Mexico in 1948. He felt the call to study the indigenous traditions of his country, which had started to spread and become popular among youth in the 1960s and ’70s. Guru Dev Singh began practicing Kundalini Yoga in 1971. In 1976, he met Yogi Bhajan; two years later he began to study the healing practice of Sat Nam Rasayan®, under Yogiji’s guidance. In 1981 Guru Dev Singh embraced the Sikh religion and was ordained as a
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In Memoriam – Rami Katz (Ram Das Kaur Khalsa)
July 20, 1947 – September 11, 2020 Sardarni Sahiba Ram Das Kaur (nee Lois Katz/aka Rami Katz) served as the Secretary of Religion for Sikh Dharma International through the 1970s and 1980s. She inspired a generation of Khalsa men and women in the West in her embracing of the Sikh faith and her spreading of the Guru’s teachings. She was a mother of two children and a grandmother of three. She traveled the world as an ambassador of the Sikh religion, teaching philosophy, yoga, Kirtan, and the Gurmukhi language. by SS Siri Ved Kaur Khalsa, Bakersfield CA Winter 2020
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In Memoriam – SS Sada Simran Singh Khalsa
March 25, 1952 – October 1, 2020 by SS Pritpal Singh Khalsa, Espanola NM Winter 2020 I first met Sada Simran Singh as we both tried to enjoy our bowls of un-spiced boiled wheatberries (a weekly routine in the Pomona ashram) for breakfast on my first day in Pomona, California. His outgoing charm was on full display, even though we both were struggling to find an understanding of how we ended up in Pomona, eating wheatberries together that day—but we did find friendship. Born and raised in Renton, Washington, Sada Simran Singh began his journey on the path as a Kundalini
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In Memoriam – SS Sat Nam Kaur Khalsa
January 5, 1940 – October 11, 2019 SS Sat Nam Kaur was a long-time student of the Siri Singh Sahib. She was ordained as a Sikh Dharma Minister in 1981 and served the sangat in Mexico for many decades. This loving tribute was written by Sat Tara Singh Khalsa, founder of IKYTA in Mexico. The memoriam was sent by SS Gian Kaur Khalsa of Guadalajara who, along with Sat Tara Singh, served as part of a panj of friends and students who cared for Sat Nam Kaur in the six months prior to her passing in Mexico City. Sat Nam
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In Memoriam – SS Jai Hari Kaur Khalsa
Aug 5, 1946 – May 13, 2019 by SS Jivan Joti Kaur Khalsa, Espanola NM Summer 2019 SS Jai Hari Kaur Khalsa left her earthly body Monday, May 13, 2019 at 4:00 pm in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was born August 5, 1946 in Portland, Oregon. She had a degree in Dental Hygiene from Ohio State University and a post graduate diploma in Public Health from the University of Oregon. She became a Sikh Dharma Minister in 1987. Jai Hari Kaur and I knew each other for 40 years. It’s very touching to think of the journey many
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In Memoriam – MSS Hari Singh Bird-Khalsa
MSS Hari Singh Bird-Khalsa February 27, 1939 – November 16, 2018 by SS Jot Singh Khalsa, Mills MA Winter 2018 MSS Hari Singh Bird Khalsa was a quintessential saint-soldier. Having the good fortune to be one of Yogi Bhajan’s very early students, Hari Singh recognized the privilege and honor it was (and still is), to represent him and his teachings. In conferring the honored title of Mukhia Singh Sahib, the Siri Singh Sahib demonstrated his trust that Hari Singh would be an exceptional teacher and representative of courage, dignity, righteousness, and doing the right thing. Hari Singh made the choice
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In Memoriam – SS Varnjeet Kaur Khalsa
SS Varnjeet Kaur Khalsa February 1, 1955 – October 30, 2018 by SS Nam Kaur Khalsa, Santa Barbara CA Winter 2018 Our dear sister Varnjeet Kaur Khalsa took her last breath and returned to her Divine home on October 30, 2018. She was best known for her love of life, her vibrant spirit, and her sweet smiles and laughter. Varnjeet Kaur’s depth of devotion to the Sikh lifestyle was unwavering; she loved attending Gurdwara, Solstice and the Siri Singh Sahib’s classes and doing White Tantric Yoga with her husband Gurulal Singh. She was ordained as a Sikh Dharma Minister in
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