Posted by Jagat Guru Singh Khalsa& filed under Legacy Organizations
This article was written by Jugat Guru Singh, MPA Principal and Saraswati Kaur, MPA Assistant Principal and shared in the October 2018 KRI Newsletter
Yogi Bhajan told us that we should make “God” a part of our child’s life, but what does that mean? For some people, the concept of God is…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under 01-Guru Nanak, Gurpurbs, Legacy Organizations, Music, Publications, Shabad Guru, Sikh History
As was customary in India in the 1400s, an astrologer was called to cast the horoscope for a newborn infant. He amazed everyone by saying, “This is no ordinary child. This infant is a divine incarnation.” He predicted that this soul would have a profound influence on the world. The astrologer was definitely right, for…
Posted by Miri Piri Academy& filed under Around the World, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History
This article is courtesy of Miri Piri Academy
Our annual forty days of ishnaan seva at the Golden Temple continues (Follow on instagram @mpaspirit).
The site on which the Golden Temple rests has been a space for quiet reflection for centuries. Originally a small lake in the middle of a forest, many saints…
Posted by Miri Piri Academy& filed under Around the World, Legacy Organizations
This article is courtesy of Miri Piri Academy
Each year the students of Miri Piri Academy are blessed to participate in an annual forty days of ishnaan seva at the Golden Temple.
Each morning as we walk down the stairs of the Golden Temple complex, we’re blessed with the vision of the golden…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under 10-Guru Gobind Singh, Legacy Organizations, Our Authors, Shabad Guru, Sikh History
The Shabad Guru of Guru Nanak evolved through the crystal psyche of the ten great Sikh Guru's and the Shabad once again rose as the single and uncontested Guru of the Sikhs. So the Shabad Guru reigns even today. To embrace the Shabad as your Guru, teacher, and guide takes courage and devotion.…
Posted by Guruka Singh Khalsa& filed under Bani, Legacy Organizations, Shabad Guru
The power of conscious speech is the power of invocation. We can literally create reality through the power of our words. Every word we speak is an act of creation. But we do not understand our own power. Breath is God’s gift of life and when we use it to utter sounds, those sounds carry…
Posted by Shanti Kaur Khalsa& filed under Legacy Organizations, Our Authors, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Your Stories
Fourteen years ago in the afternoon of October 6th, Yogi Bhajan breathed his last breath. At home on his Ranch, surrounded by family and students, he made that final journey and crossed into the subtle realm of spirit. For as long as I live, I will not forget the sounds, sights and sensations of that…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under Legacy Organizations, Meditation, Prayer, Sikh Dharma Technology, Siri Singh Sahib Ji
Excerpt from a Commentary by Gurucharan Singh, originally published in The Inner Voice, February 1991 and revised October 2001
Ang is 'a part'. Sang is 'in every,' or 'with every'. Wahe is 'the indescribable living ecstasy of Infinite Being'. Guru is 'the knowledge that transforms your mind, emotion and essence.' The whole phrase means,…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under Legacy Organizations, Meditation, Shabad Guru
"Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad, Sat Gur Prasad Ek Ong Kar." God and We are One. I know this by the Grace of the True Guru. I know this by the Grace of the True Guru. God and We are One. This mantra, also known as the Siri Mantra or the Magic Mantra, stops…
Posted by Dev Suroop Kaur Khalsa& filed under Legacy Organizations, Shabad Guru
Sochai Soch Na Hova-ee is the first verse or pauree of Japji Sahib following the Mool Mantra. In this verse, Guru Nanak describes this very concept—that searching outside of you is illusory. In Sochai Soch Na Hova-ee, Guru Nanak lays out the secrets of how to live well.…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Legacy Organizations, Siri Singh Sahib Ji, Your Stories
It has been over 30 years since I spent time with Yogi Bhajan, although I often smile and think of him when I read those little homilies on my tea bag in the morning. I used to teach at the U of T School of Architecture back in the sixties and at the beginning of…
Posted by 3HO-Legacy Organization& filed under Dharmic Education, Legacy Organizations
Let’s meditate on Nirvair, which translates as ‘without revenge, vengeance or animosity.’ It comes after Nirbhau (without fear) in the Mul Mantra, showing us that we need to reach the fearless state before we can let go of the past.…
Posted by Teachings of Yogi Bhajan& filed under Dharmic Education, Legacy Organizations, Shabad Guru
Shabad means sound, Guru means teacher or knowledge that transforms you. The simplest meaning of Shabad Guru is a special sound that is a teacher. The Shabad Guru employs the Naad, totally balanced universal sound, to remove the constrictions and distortions of the ego.…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 08-Guru Harkrishan, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History
Guru Har Rai Sahib chose his youngest son HarKrishan to be the eighth Guru. Guru HarKrishan showed the Sikhs and all people that he truly was. He spoke the appropriate words of Guru Nanak for the right
situation. He showed divine knowledge and healed people. Elsewhere there was a Brahman, which…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under 03-Guru Amar Das, Legacy Organizations, Sikh History
There once was a Yogi who honestly meditated with as much devotion as he could. He meditated and did yoga in order to to gain spiritual powers. He dedicated himself to living a simple life of spirituality. He never ate much and he held his yoga postures for a very long time. He tried to…
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