Posted by Sikh Dharma Brotherhood& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Your Stories
This is an article from a 1978 issue of Sikh Dharma Brotherhood, written by Shakti Kaur.
As I walked through the street, en route for the first time to the Harimandir Sahib, there grew a welling up inside of me, an inner excitement almost like that of a child on the advent…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Siri Singh Sahib Ji
In February of 1977 the Siri Singh Sahib and about a dozen of his staff and aides sat down to review potential sites for a permanent location for the Summer Solstice Sadhana. An exhaustive search had been conducted of all available properties within a hundred mile radius of the Espanola Ashram, and as each property…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Publications, Sikh Art Corner, Woman
This post contains excerpts from an article that originally appeared in a 1976 issue of Beads of Truth
The Home Of Guru Ram Das
By S.S. Guru Prem Kaur Khalsa
The earth where we root our souls, the floor.
The infinite reach of our hearts, the ceiling.
Our yearning to be…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Publications, Woman
Before the beginning of the summer, I couldn’t understand why we didn't name our women's camp “Camp Green-trees” or “Camp Cottonwood." These aesthetic names seemed to perfectly depict the idyllic setting and peaceful vibration of an all-woman summer camp in a grove of trees, under the sunny bright skies of northern New Mexico. “Camp Greentrees"…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations
The story of the first American Sikh enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1974 who stood by the rights of the 1st Amendment to pave the way for Sikhs to practice their religious beliefs, including the wearing of beard and turban. …
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Ministry, Sikh History, Your Stories
As I stood in line with the ministers of Sikh Dharma, receiving the instructions of Yogiji, as to the nature of our duties, I was pleasantly amused when he told all of us to go touch the feet of the members of the Sangat. But, when I placed my hands upon the feet of the…
Posted by Beads of Truth& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations, Music
By the Grace of God and with the blessing of Guru Ram Das Ji, and with the help of the generous donations of our Divine Family; we are pleased to announce the opening of the Guru Ram Das ashram, Los Angeles as 3H0 Foundation International Headquarters at 1620 Preuss Rd. Los Angeles, California 90035…
Posted by Sikh Dharma Brotherhood& filed under 04-Guru Ram Das, Community, Legacy Organizations
This is an article from a 1978 issue of Sikh Dharma Brotherhood, written by M.S.S. Krishna Kaur Khalsa, where she recounts her experience in 1971 of hearing the "Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru" mantra for the first time.
It was a cool morning in mid-January. I got up…
Posted by Livtar Singh Khalsa& filed under Sikh History, Your Stories
Livtar Singh Khalsa recounts his experience as one of the two first students of Yogi Bhajan in the West to take Sikh vows:
On Sunday morning of the Baisakhi day Gurdwara in 1970, I met up with Baba Singh on the street in Los Angeles. He was wearing a turban,…
Posted by Sikh Dharma International& filed under Community, Sikh History
In Baisakhi of 1970, Baba Singh and Livtar Singh made history by becoming the first Western-born students of Yogi Bhajan to take Sikh vows.…
Posted by Guru Singh Khalsa& filed under Community, Legacy Organizations
What is that?” I heard a huge voice behind me asking, as I sanded an antique Thonet bentwood chair. I turned to see Yogi Bhajan, my new teacher, towering over me with a most inquisitive stare. “It’s my turban, Sir,” I responded with great enthusiasm. It was actually a scarf that I’d managed to wrap enough…
Posted by Aquarian Times& filed under Community, Music
In this article written in 2004 by Guru Dass Singh, which was originally published in the Aquarian Times, Winter of 2005 (Vol. 4, No. 4) Edition, he explores the first 35 years of music in 3HO.
I wanted to be a rock star. I had left Puerto Rico for Boston in…
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