Happiness is My Birthright
by Yogi Bhajan
We are going to discuss today what is called the vanj, the employment. The employment in Sikh Dharma. And the caliber of employment, prosperity of employment, life as employee, relationship between employee and employer, and how the Siri Guru Granth and Sikh Dharma talk about it...
Featured Events
Winter Solstice Sadhana Celebration
Lake Wales, Florida
December 19 - 25, 2008
Advance Yourself! Join us in the serene setting of Central Florida for a rejuvenating experience guaranteed to bring the light back into your life during the cold winter months.
Quote of the Month
If you give, you’ll be light and enlightened.
The Three Laws of Prosperity: Be Kind to Everyone; Never Speak ill of anyone; Never speak ill of yourself
- Yogi Bhajan -
Community Corner
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Events and Workshops
November 8
White Tantric Yoga
Los Angeles, CA, USA
November 11 – 16
KRI Teacher Training Level 2 Module: Stress & Vitality
Ojo Caliente, NM, USA
November 15
White Tantric Yoga
Minneapolis, MN, USA
November 18 – 23
KRI Teacher Training Level 2 Module: Mind and Meditation
Bangkok, Thailand
November 19 – December 7
Heavenly India – Three week tour of India's holiest sites
Several Locations, India
November 22
White Tantric Yoga
Española, NM, USA
November 25 – 30
Kundalini Yoga Festival Asia
Bangkok, Thailand
November 29
White Tantric Yoga
Bangkok, Thailand
November
Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha: Dukh Bhanjan – End of Suffering. A Naad Yoga Night
Southall, London, UK
November
GuruGanesha Singh Live in Concert
Several Locations - East Coast, USA
December 6
White Tantric Yoga
Seattle, WA, USA
December 13
White Tantric Yoga
Buenos Aires, Argentina
December 19 – 25
3HO – Winter Solstice Sadhana Celebration
Lake Wales, FL, USA
December 21 – 23
White Tantric Yoga at Winter Solstice Sadhana Celebration
Lake Wales, FL, USA
December 27 – January 1
Sikh Dharma Days
Klint, Germany
Visit the 3HO Events page for more listings.
Recommended Product
Add Grace and Prosperity with Kundalini Yoga
This DVD contains a wonderful yoga exercise kriya that Yogi Bhajan taught during the early morning hours as a preparation for deep meditation. It is a fun, and effective series that will create balance, elevation, relaxation and grace.
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Kundalini Yoga Updates
Online Spiritual Name Request!
Your spiritual name defines your destiny and is a sacred technology of claiming your spiritual identity. The practice of receiving a spiritual name, initiated by Yogi Bhajan and continued now by Nirinjan Kaur, is an opportunity for a rebirth in consciousness. To request a spiritual name online, hear how to pronounce them, and/or print out hard copies of the updated Spiritual Name Request Forms in 6 different languages for your Kundalini Yoga students and friends, go to: spiritualnames.3HO.org
Aquarian Times – Around the World
Did you know that you can receive multiple copies of Aquarian Times to share with your students, friends and family? The only cost to you is for shipping and handling. Please visit the Aquarian Times website for more details or contact Guru Tera Kaur at 505-629-1687.
The November issue is on Service around the World. It includes an amazing article about the spread of Kundalini Yoga to Australia as well as to China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and other Asian countries and a Kundalini Yoga set: Becoming Like Angels. Get your copy today!
For the May 2009 issue is on Embracing the Aquarian Age. Send your stories by Jan. 9.
Kundalini Yoga in the News
Global Mala Yoga for Peace Ritual in Los Angeles (and around the World)
A 6 hour Sacred Music and Movement experience with 700+ participants. Gurmukh, Saul David Raye, Shiva Rea, Hala Khouri, Larry Payne and Krishna Kaur were leading 108 sun salutations with sacred music by Suzanne Sterling, Donna De Lory, Joey Lugassy, and Wade Imre Morisette.
See more photos and information
"Yoga Bears: It is No Stretch to Say Traders are Taking Deep Breaths - Financiers Bend over Backwards to Ease Stress of Turbulent Markets; Chants Optional"
Read PDF Article
from the Wall Street Journal
Yogis List
Prosperity is a click away! Sell your products and services on Yogis List.
Naad in Action
The Joy is Now Tour
Accompanied by an all-star line-up featuring the angelic and heart-opening voice of Nirinjan Kaur, this ecstatic chanting experience is supported by a fusion of Indian classical raag / jazz / rock instrumentals led by GuruGanesha's signature guitar. Jai Khalsa will open the night with her spellbinding dance "The Birth of Joy," referencing classical Indian dance in a way that is simultaneously ancient Eastern and contemporary Western.
Dates, Show times and Tickets are online at Spirit Voyage.
Kundalini Yoga Centers
Three West Yoga
Deluth, MN, USA
Kundalini Yoga Center San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
Narayan
Santiago, Chile
Casa De Luz
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Share your stories with the Global Community. Please submit your news, articles and blogs to Liv Kaur at LivK@3HO.org
Resources
3HO Foundation
Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization
Aquarian Times
Serving the Aquarian Age
KRI
Kundalini Research Institute
3HO IKYTA
International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association
White Tantric Yoga
A one–day meditation workshop
Prosperity Technology
Getting started on your path to prosperity
Sat Nam Rasayan®
The art of healing
Breathwalk
Breathing, walking and meditation into specific exercise patterns that create vitality
Miri Piri Academy
A unique Aquarian school founded by Yogi Bhajan
Sikh Dharma
Creating a spiritual way of life
SikhNet
Connecting Sikhs worldwide
Ancient Healing Ways
Bringing you the art and science of Kundalini Yoga
Spirit Voyage
Sacred music source
Guru Ram Das Center for
Medicine and Humanology
Brings the techniques of Kundalini Yoga into the health care field
More Resources
Welcome to the world of 3HO
Giving and Receiving: The Energy of Philanthropy and Prosperity
A Center of Transformation
A Modern–Day Kundalini Yoga Ashram in the Heart of Berlin
Learn about this new Kundalini Yoga Ashram in Berlin, stay in their “Yogi-tels” when you are in Berlin on business. Go for a 40–day immersion in the teaching of Kundalini Yoga and Shakti Yoga or Gatka (martial arts).
Watch and discover the secrets of starting a modern–day ashram.
Aquarian Pilgrims Online Community
The Aquarian Pilgrims community was created by Hari Sadhana Singh and Amarpreet Singh in late summer. Hari Sadhana had the original idea when the 2008 Summer Solstice Sadhana Celebration was coming to a close. Both Hari Sadhana and Amarpreet were on the Luggage Shuttle service team and wanted a way to keep in touch with all of the awesome people they had met from around the world. Thus Aquarian Pilgrims was born.
In a conversation with Amarpreet he relayed, “I guess you could call it seva. It is what Hari Sadhana and I live for. I think that I speak for both of us when I say that this is a necessary, natural, and extremely enjoyable blessing to meet people from all over who have the same incentive for limitless spiritual growth! I truly believe that the 'shift' has occurred and we are climbing fast into the Aquarian Age. Hopefully in our lifetime we will see less and less duality (on all levels) as Yogi Bhajan says, and people will see that compassion, peace, and love in our communities is the way to go.”
Aquarian Pilgrims is now 88 members strong and growing. Aquarian Pilgrims are people from all over the world including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and Uruguay.
Visit Aquarian Pilgrims at: aquarianpilgrims.ning.com
Please send us your 3HO and Kundalini Yoga related photos and stories so that we can share them with the global community. Send them to Photo@3HO.org. Terms of Use
Message from the 3HO Chief Executive Officer
Sat Nam,
Warm greetings to you during this chilly fall season. The focus of this month’s 3HO Foundation eNewsletter is Philanthropy and Prosperity. These two consciousnesses are reminders of ways for us to be in the world today and are ways of being of service in times of need, which is now and always.
Our economy is facing deep challenges and our presidential leadership in the USA is about to change. During times of radical transformation we always have a choice: to either let our fears overcome us and perhaps become frozen by them or have faith and believe in the greater good and keep our lives moving forward.
I believe that what we are facing today as individuals and as a global community is what Yogi Bhajan has been preparing us for in relation to the Aquarian Age. “What is clear to everyone is a sense of urgency and a vast change in society, consciousness, and the nature of our perception of the world and each other. We have always experienced change, but rarely with this intensity and speed and never with the scope of vastness. The change is on all levels of life at once. It is not sequential and orderly, nor is each step predictable. And it affects each one of us personally.” His teachings have been preparing us for this time.
Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan© and living the path of this dharma are powerful ways that we can assimilate this change personally and help others through the transformation of the Ages. “The slogan of the Age of Aquarius: “I know, let me help take you there.” This will be the age of experience, expertise and expansion. Prosperity shall be the key factor, and the prosperity message is: Prosperity, prosperity, prosperity, is perpetual with people who prefer to be penetrating, prepared and purposeful. But prosperity only comes to those who are trustworthy, deliver, and who are content and consistent. Basically, it boils down to commitment. If you put your soul into anything, you can plug into the whole world. It will be yours. You can sweep prosperity with your commitment. Contain, commit, and be continuous.”
Here are some of the ways that 3HO Foundation is living the Philanthropy and Prosperity technologies.
Group Meditation
Over 40 days ago, we started the Gyan Chakra Kriya Meditation as our 3HO team daily meditation. Noted as being one of the most sacred kriyas in Kundalini Yoga, this meditation focuses on healing and prosperity. There is a beautiful story associated with this meditation that you will find in the Kundalini Yoga section of this eNewsletter.
Giving Back
| • | As a team, we have committed 4 hours per month to a service action that has an impact either locally, nationally or internationally. |
| • | We are working in partnership with another nonprofit organization whose mission is to plant trees to help offset the carbon footprint on our earth. You will find more information on how the Solstice Sadhana Celebrations are contributing to this program within this eNewsletter. |
| • | We are developing programs and services for 2009 that better support Kundalini Yoga students, teachers, yoga centers and 3HO Foundations worldwide. |
Being Green
Being a vegetarian is one of the greatest ways to support our environment. In addition to being vegetarian, we have made our office more environmentally friendly and continue to develop the summer events to do the same. Additionally, each of us at 3HO have made our own personal commitments in how we take care of and support Mother Earth.
“There is no isolation. Each action we take must be considered ecologically, and globally, because each person does affect, directly or indirectly, vast networks of people, and other living beings and places.”
In service,
Bhajan Kaur
3HO Foundation
All excerpts taken from
"The Aquarian Teacher Level One Textbook" by Yogi Bhajan,
published by the Kundalini Research Institute
PS: Our new President of the United States, Barak Obama addresses the crowd after becoming the first African-American president in U.S. history.
Watch his speech
November 2008
Winter Solstice Sadhana Update
Register Before November 30 to Receive Discounted Rates
Relax, rejuvenate and rejoice as we celebrate the return of the sun at 2008 Winter Solstice Sadhana Celebration in Lake Wales, Florida. Enjoy the serenity of nature, the power of Kundalini Yoga, the bliss of White Tantric Yoga® and the love of community. Join us during this powerful time of the year as we emerge from the darkness and into the light.
Need a ride-share? Check out the Yogis List and connect here
A Perspective on Seva
I Believe in Seva or Selfless Service
Well, sure, who wouldn't? Selfless service is a way we scrub off karma that might negatively affect spiritual progress. It is a path where we balance our actions and traverse the space between the “now” and the “then” without making the path longer or more difficult... Read More
Yogic Principals in Starting a Business
By Hari Jiwan Singh Khalsa
Starting a business is a daunting process. Where do I begin; what do I do; where do I go; from whom do I learn; where do I get the money to start? These are but a few of the questions one feels must be answered before the process begins. And, they should be answered. However, the first step is to begin. Let me repeat that: The first step is to begin. Each of us has had the experience of having a great idea only to delay acting on it, while in the meantime, someone else does. How many times has your mind said, “Oh, I thought of that.” Well, so what! Those who win are those who do... Read More
Prosperity Is in Your Projection
Free Teleclass from Sikh Dharma International
Experience how your projection and intention create your reality! Join us for a FREE 60-minute bridgeline class that will share mantra, meditation and spiritual technology to bring prosperity home today!
Saturday 10:00 a.m. (MST) on November 15 or December 6
November 15, 2008
With Ek Ong Kaar Kaur: In this class she will share her experience of the power of living in prosperity consciousness as a daily practice. The author of Japji Sahib, the Song of the Soul and Anand Sahib, the Song of Bliss, Ek Ong Kaar Kaur travels the world teaching and sharing her great knowledge and expertise on Conscious Living as taught by Yogi Bhajan and is also a minister of Sikh Dharma.
Sign up for this class
December 6, 2008
With Hari Dharam Kaur: In this class she will bring her unique perspective of living with prosperity as your projection. Hari Dharam Kaur worked closely with Yogi Bhajan as a financial officer for over 20 years and brings this wealth of experience along with her personal success through prosperity technology to everything she does. She’s well known and loved in Mexico and South America, having travelled there many times sharing the teachings of Yogi Bhajan.
Sign up for this class
For more information, please visit us at SikhDharma.org
For more Prosperity Technology, please visit: Dasvandh.org
Achieving Business Success with Consciousness
Brought to you by Dasvandh
GuruGanesha Singh Khalsa, Founder of Spirit Voyage Music, CEO of the very well known Sandler Sales Institute of Virginia, and longtime teacher of Prosperity Consciousness, will share with you his secrets to success and prosperity in a five-part course designed specifically for young people (ages 15 to 40). GuruGanesha has been tremendously successful in teaching these techniques to businesses and corporations around the world. This class will give you unique, practical and time-proven tools for taking charge of your professional and personal life. Whether you are 15 years old and contemplating a career in business or 39 years old looking for some additional guidance, Achieving Business Success with Consciousness is for you! This course is free for Dasvandh Donors. If you’re not yet a Donor, go to the web address below to find out how you can qualify for this amazing course.
5 sessions from 8 – 9:30 p.m. EST on the following dates:
January 8, 2009. “Mastering the Inner Game”: Your actions in life and business are a manifestation of your beliefs.
February 12, 2009. “Goodwill – Your Business’s Most Valuable Asset”: Radiating goodwill in every human interaction.
April 9, 2009. “The Secrets to Successful Marketing”: Learn the secrets to building a high-yield marketing machine.
June 11, 2009, and July 9, 2009. “Mastering the Art of Sales – Part One and Two”: Sales is the engine of any good business.
August 13, 2009. “Successful Self-Management – Becoming Proactive instead of Reactive”: Get the best possible return on your invested work hour.
More information available through email or by visiting Dasvandh.org
Eco-3HO
Trees for the Future
At the 2008 Summer Solstice Sadhana Celebration, 3HO Foundation made a promise to the Global Community to offset our carbon footprint by planting a tree for each attendee. The attendance at Summer Solstice peaked at 1,680, and in response we have made a contribution to Trees for the Future. Trees for the Future will plant a tree for each Solstice attendee in a needed place around the globe. 3HO promises to continue this program and plant a tree for each of our attendees at all 3HO events in the remainder of 2008 and in 2009.
The Green Team at Solstice
The past few Summer and Winter Solstices have included the quiet but conscious efforts of the Green Team. Their mission is to elevate conscious use of resources at Guru Ram Das Puri and at 3HO Foundation events through sustainable seva: Connecting Consciousness to Action. The Green Team is responsible for our recycling and composting efforts at Solstices. They have done a wonderful job and we’d like to thank the Green Team for their efforts.
How you can help at Solstice
| • | Bring reusable cloth napkins rather than using paper. |
| • | Be sure to put compostables in the compost and recyclables in the recycle bins. |
| • | Conserve water whenever you can by taking brief showers and turning off the water when soaping up; use porta-lets instead of flush toilets, and turn off any running faucets you run across. |
| • | Bring biodegradable soaps and shampoos to use while showering. |
How 3HO is green at Solstice:
| • | We use organic rice and choose to buy local and organic roots wherever we can. |
| • | All snacks and most ingredients of children’s meals are premium quality, name-brand organic ingredients. |
| • | We plan our purchases and buy in bulk wherever possible, including toilet paper, compostable and recycled utensils, and most foods. |
| • | We use green kitchen and bath cleaning products at both Guru Ram Das Puri and at Circle F Dude Ranch. |
| • | We are printing our Solstice program booklet on recycled paper and using local print vendors. |
| • | Continuing with a vegetarian diet. |
Healing the Body, Mind and Soul
Ten Sacred Secrets to Success
1. Learning is not a weakness.
2. If somebody is avoiding reaching you, you reach out. (knowing is the knowledge)
3. Be the altar not the alternative.
4. Let your manners speak for you, let your deeds prove you, and let your deliverance impress you.
5. Work never waits. Those who wait, have not yet started.
6. Excuses, avoidance, delays will not stop the consequences.
7. Pros and cons: Check properly, it will save you from con games.
8. Be a statesman and a diplomat.
9. Your individuality, your attire, and your attitude – all count above all.
10. Act three ways: Action, support, cover. Must include safe place for retreat.
From "The Aquarian Teacher Level One Textbook" by Yogi Bhajan,
published by the Kundalini Research Institute
Disclaimer
Sacred Eats
Breaking bread together is a blessed and sacred act. To honor that consciousness, the 3HO team in Española is taking turns cooking up a recipe to share with the rest of the team. Yum! If you have created a wonderful vegetarian dish and would like to see it featured in our eNewsletter or on our website please send it to Livk@3HO.org. Be sure to include whom the credit goes to!
Pumpkin Scones
Ingredients:
½ cup sugar
3 ½ cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
3 tsp. ginger powder
½ cup butter or vegan butter substitute
2 cups pumpkin puree
Cooking instructions:
Preheat oven to 425º F. In a mixing bowl combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter until well mixed. Add pumpkin and combine well. On a lightly floured surface knead dough a few times. Push into a large circle about 1 inch thick. Cut into 12 pieces. Bake 12 – 15 minutes until done.
“The Cook’s Tips”
I added more powdered ginger and also 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and ½ teaspoon cloves. (I think I would still put more ginger! – maybe some fresh grated.)
Next time I will not roll them as thin as 1 inch … so that they are a bit thicker like traditional scones. (they don’t puff up that much when baked)
These would be great with some other add-ins such as dried cranberries, golden raisins, pecans or walnuts. They are also really good with a little ghee or butter.
Everyone really liked them as they were really soft and moist, plus they made my kitchen smell great, especially as the weather is getting cooler.
Submitted by: Upma Kaur, IKYTA Administration, courtesy of Jolinda Hackett
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Kundalini Yoga
Gyan Chakra Kriya
“Brighten Your Halo” from Yogi Bhajan teaching on February 19, 1996
Gyan Chakra Kriya attracts abundance and prosperity, as it opens our heart. Specifically the arm movements stimulate the radiance of our halo, expand the brilliant protection of our aura, as well as strengthen our nervous system. This kriya also adjusts our life force so that we can move through any intense situation with grace and creativity. And abundance is drawn in like a magnet.
Yogi Bhajan told a story about Gyan Chakra Kriya and its impact on a community in India over 2,000 years ago. A teacher, Rishi Anand, saw with his intuitive eye that a great weather shift and famine would strike the country, creating much hardship and death. So Rishi Anand told his students to practice this kriya daily for three years... Read More
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Support 3HO Foundation
We give our heart-felt thank you to those who have generously given to continue the mission of 3HO Foundation.
Aimee Forsberg, United States
Bhajan Kaur, United States
Brad Simon, Canada
Deborah Ventura, United States
Devjeet Kaur, United States
Guru Amrit Kaur, Mexico
Gurucharan Kaur, United States
Hargobind Singh Khalsa, United States
Joanna Paschin, Canada
Karen Reineri, United States
Liv Kaur, United States
Monica Camps, Mexico
Nirmal Singh Khalsa, Global Citizen
SatMitar Kaur Khalsa, United States
Siri Chand Kaur, Canada
Stephanie Delmanto, United States
Suraj Kaur, United States
Upma Kaur, United States
Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa, USA and India
~Donors as of October 28, 2008
Have you ever wondered how you can help support the 3HO Foundation and our Global Community? Through your contribution, you can choose to support the mission of 3HO by helping fund our financial aid or service scholarships programs or you can also elect to support new green projects on the sacred land of Guru Ram Das Puri or provide general support to 3HO’s mission.
Visit our website for a description of these opportunities
As we move into the Aquarian Age, the needs will be greater than ever. Your gift can make these services possible for someone who calls 3HO Foundation today, tomorrow or in the next few weeks.
