I have noticed alot of places sell yogi tea and some even carry their cereal brand as well. I am a Sikh, and am indian, (not the ‘3h0’ cult that puts out this cereal, and want everyone to be aware, because this stuff needs to be boycotted. I know alot of people are fans of their stuff because it supposedly tastes good, but i wanted you to be aware of what REALLY happens when you buy their products, especially when they claim they are doing so much good for society. I have included more information relating to sikhism, and to indian culture, but i want to make it clear that my intent is NOT to discuss interracial marriage, or promote my religion/try to convert anyone, or any else of that kind of crap. So please refrain from having anything to with it in the comments, unless you have genuine questions abut my faith which i am happy to answer. my intention was to give u a background story and make u aware of the truth behind yogi products and those associated with it, nothing more. Thanks…





3 H O Sikhs - most visible by their white outfits, and go by various prefixes like Shri, Hari, Aum/Om, Guru Deva ( often combining Hindu and Punjabi names out of ignorance) etc; often with names such as Amrit, Snatam, etc. (Though is not ALWAYS a sign, as some true Sikhs also have names such as Amrit. Look for other stereotypes and signs, especially as they will have limited association to Punjabi culture, unless to exploit and /or mock it, some even saying it has no connection to Sikhi.)
What they do exploits both westerners and easterners by taking compromise of westerners’ fickle, materialistic, ego driven vices and and using them to take advantage of and seem superior to the overly trusting easterners so as to lure and trap them to use them for their evil deceives. They indulge in the easterner’s will until it is fully taken advantage of, and most often when it is too late. This is the case with both the 3ho cult and the western girls who marry Desi, Asians, or Middle Eastern people, except with the romantic relations, it’s done one a smaller ( one or a few people instead of a large community) yet equally destructive, false, and dangerous scale.
such as this -

raviandjay.blogspot.com/

yogaeastsingapore.com

They are what is called a cult - a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader. It was started by Yogi Bhajan but his real name is something else. He was a small time criminal until he was hired by the Indian government to start a cult and dress it up as Sikh cult to break the Khalistan movement up (divide and conquer) in 1960s, 1970s, 1980’s, and beyond until his death. Anyway he converted a few thousand white (Gora) cult members who treat him as the their unofficial 11th Guru. He gave them Amrit but they don’t keep all the 5 Ks or do 5 bani - the prayers everyday (which is mandatory) and they believe in and teach tantric yoga and other Hindu beliefs. They are considered a dangerous cult that is trying to change the Sikh religion into Hinduism by trying to become its leadership. During the 1980s they were very hostile and negative against the Khalistan movement for a independent Sikh state Khalistan (because they were & are funded secretly by the Indian government to break the Khalistan movement up (divide and conquer). They belong to the ‘new age’ movement - see here for more info - wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age . (New age religions are basically fanatic groups, with ideas taken from mainstream religions, then transformed into groups with ideas which sounds like they were on drugs, going on about false spiritual philosophies, for example, how the auras of the body will transcend the soul to various places if you do this or that, or how you can achieve enlightenment by doing some really strange technique. These were stemmed by the hippie movements of the 60’s, and were fueled by western stereotypical ideas of eastern religions.) They Also run the Miriri Piri academy - miripiriacademy.org/ . Obsessive especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. (Please see these links - cultnews.com/?cat=2 , yogibhajan.tripod.com/id23.html , rickross.com/groups/3ho.html ), and goldentemple.com ( The ‘product listing’ for their line of false health food products, which they try to market if you purchase them they will change your mind and spirit enlighten your chakra and bring you to a higher consciousness, etc.) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X-3HO/ (It’s currently mostly spam infested, but if you dig through the archives, may find some good people who can tell u about the bullscrap that has gone on.)

culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=868&Itemid=11

sarbloh.info/htmls/article_samparda_3ho.html

freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/h/3ho/,

sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=4038 

sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=17036&st=72,

sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=17036,

forums.delphiforums.com/n/main.asp?webtag=KamallaRose&nav=start&prettyurl=%2FKamallaRose%2Fstart

strippingthegurus.com/

freewebs.com/carmenkaur/myblog.htm

freewebs.com/carmenkaur/kundaliniyoga.htm


‘All forms of Yoga are based on an ancient science, starting in the east. Yoga means to “yoke” or “unite” in Sanskrit. Yoga has therefore been a way for the finite (human) to connect to the Finite (God) Its a way to connect with our higher self, and a realm beyond the physical body.

It is believed, that in every body, dormant Kundalini energy lies in the base of the spine. There are 2 nerve channels at the central nerve of the spinal column. These are called the IDA (lunar, negative energy) and the PINGALA (solar, positive energy. Each of them make 2 and a half turns around the central column of the spine, called the sushmana, as they begin to spiral up the spine. These 2 nerve channels act as conductirs of Kundalini energy that feeds the entire nervous system.

Through the practice of Kundalini Yoga, the trapped energy is stimulated and allowed to flow, reaching the skull, activating the secretion of the pineal gland. The pineal controls the nucleus projection of every cell in the body. To go into further detail, would be to describe the undescribable, Kundalini Yoga is all about experience

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this is sickening - here is an example that these 3ho are sucessful in misleading our people -
this person defends the 3ho -

frontlinepunjabiyouth.blogspot.com/2007/12/real-akj-attitude.html
and this crap -

sikhdharma.org/pages/sikhs-netherlands-brief-history?page=0%2C3

sikhspectrum.com/022003/holland_roots.htm

74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:2XOoHPHdcekJ:www.allaboutsikhs.com/historical-events/kurbani-reminiscences-meeting-bhai-fauja-singh-ji.html+bhai+fauja+singh+american+sikhs&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>

74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:g1G1NykJLeYJ:www.allaboutsikhs.com/historical-events/amritsar-massacre-1978-a-martyr-s-words.html+bhai+fauja+singh+american+sikhs&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>

it seems sadly that fauja singh was the martyr who fell under the spell of these frauds. he seems to have been the only one that i am aware of. i hate to speak bad about our martyrs but it seems one had fallen victim to the spies of the falsehoods. it’s a huge shame indeed. i will have to contact kamalla rose kaur and ask her what she may know about the bond for further information which i shall post here later.

sikhnet.com/sikhnet/discussion.nsf/0/18CA88FE9B053C5587256A5B004F9273?OpenDocument

sikhnet.com/sikhnet/discussion.nsf/ca32680024ff68b487256a08007e86d8/B1266C3151128DB487256A53004B85DF!


I am amazed at how many idiots will come to me and try till they are blue in the face to tell me why kundalini yoga has a respectful association with sikhism. thankfully i have also had others who are wise enough to know better.  here’s the basic rundown -


first off , this is what kundalini yoga is -

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga

According to yogic philosophy, the kundalini is a spiritual energy or life force located at the base of the spine. It is conceptualized as a coiled up serpent (literally, ‘kundalini’ in Sanskrit is ‘that which is coiled.’ Sanskrit kund, “to burn”; kunda, “to coil or to spiral”).

In the classical literature of Kashmir Saivism kundalini is described in three different manifestations. The first of these is as the universal energy or para-kundalini. The second of these is as the energizing function of the body-mind complex or prana-kundalini. The third of these is as consciousness or shakti-kundalini which simultaneously subsumes and intermediates between these two. Ultimately these three forms are the same but understanding these three different forms will help to understand the different manifestations of kundalini .[8]

The path of Kundalini is said to proceed from the Muladhara Chakra at the lower end of the spinal column up to the Sahasara Chakra at the top of the head. But its awakening is not thought to be a physical occurrence; it consists exclusively of a development in consciousness. According to some sources, awakening of kundalini brings with it pure joy, pure knowledge and pure love.[4][9]

The word ‘Kundalini’ can be traced to the Sanskrit word ‘kundala’, which means ‘coiled’. Kundalini can therefore be used to refer to the latent energy within the human body which is constantly trying to manifest as our insight, power and bliss. [10] According to one source, the word kundalini literally means “the curl of the lock of hair of the beloved.”.[11][12] It is a metaphor, a poetic way of describing the flow of energy and consciousness which already is said to exist within each person. The practices are said to enable the person to merge with or “yoke” the universal self. This merging of individual consciousness with the universal consciousness is said to create a “divine union” called “yoga”.[13]

wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_energy

Kundalini (kuṇḍalinī, Sanskrit: कुण्डलिनी) literally means coiled. In yoga, a “corporeal energy”[1] - an unconscious, instinctive or libidinal force or Shakti, lies coiled at the base of the spine.[2][3][4] It is envisioned either as a goddess or else as a sleeping serpent, hence a number of English renderings of the term such as ‘serpent power’. The kundalini resides in the sacrum bone in three and a half coils and has been described as a residual power of pure desire.[5]

Kundalini is described as a sleeping, dormant potential force in the human organism.[6] It is one of the components of an esoteric description of man’s ‘subtle body’, which consists of nadis (energy channels), chakras (psychic centres), prana (subtle energy), and bindu (drops of essence).

Kundalini is described as being coiled up at the base of the spine, usually within muladhara chakra. The image given is that of a serpent coiled 3 and a half times around a smokey grey lingam. Each coil is said to represent one of the 3 gunas, with the half coil signifying transcendence.

Through meditation, and various esoteric practices, such as laya-yoga,[7] and kriya yoga, the kundalini is awakened, and can rise up through the central nadi, called sushumna, that rises up inside or alongside the spine. The progress of kundalini through the different chakras leads to different levels of awakening and mystical experience, until the kundalini finally reaches the top of the head, Sahasrara chakra, producing an extremely profound mystical experience.

Meaning

A number of descriptions exist that attempt to describe exactly what the kundalini experience is.

Sri Ramana Maharshi maintained that the kundalini energy is nothing but the natural energy of the Self, where Self is the universal consciousness (Paramatma) present in every being, and that the individual mind of thoughts cloaks this natural energy from unadulterated expression. Advaita teaches that Self-realization, enlightenment, God-consciousness, nirvana and kundalini awakening are all the same thing, and self-inquiry meditation is considered a very natural and simple means of reaching this goal.[8]

Swami Vivekananda described kundalini briefly in London during his lectures on Raja Yoga as follows:[9]

“According to the Yogis, there are two nerve currents in the spinal column, called Pingala and Ida, and a hollow canal called Sushumna running through the spinal cord. At the lower end of the hollow canal is what the Yogis call the “Lotus of the kundalini”. They describe it as triangular in form in which, in the symbolical language of the Yogis, there is a power called the kundalini, coiled up. When that kundalini awakes, it tries to force a passage through this hollow canal, and as it rises step by step, as it were, layer after layer of the mind becomes open and all the different visions and wonderful powers come to the Yogi. When it reaches the brain, the Yogi is perfectly detached from the body and mind; the soul finds itself free. We know that the spinal cord is composed in a peculiar manner. If we take the figure eight horizontally (∞) there are two parts which are connected in the middle. Suppose you add eight after eight, piled one on top of the other, that will represent the spinal cord. The left is the Ida, the right Pingala, and that hollow canal which runs through the centre of the spinal cord is the Sushumna. Where the spinal cord ends in some of the lumbar vertebrae, a fine fibre issues downwards, and the canal runs up even within that fibre, only much finer. The canal is closed at the lower end, which is situated near what is called the sacral plexus, which, according to modern physiology, is triangular in form. The different plexuses that have their centres in the spinal canal can very well stand for the different “lotuses” of the Yogi.”
[edit] Etymology

According to well-known teacher and translator Eknath Easwaran, kundalini means “the coiled power,” a force which ordinarily rests at the base of the spine, described as being coiled there like a serpent.[10]

According to Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, the term “kundalini” is based on several words and has several meanings. The word ending with “i” indicates that it relates to the feminine principle and deals with a form of Shakti (energy) and Prakriti (nature).[11] “Kunda” is a hole or well into which all debris and rubbish is thrown. In time the rubbish loses its original form and disintegrates into a formless mesh in which the individual components are no longer recognizable. In a similar way, our impressions from earlier lives lie like an amorphous substance deep in the unconscious (Muladhara Chakra).[11] “Kundala” means the ring and is generally used to refer to an earring in Sanskrit. The other roots of kundalini are “kundala” the serpent, and “kala” the time or death. In Indian mythology Lord Vishnu rests on a thousand-headed snake and sends out the first vibration (Sphurna), from which the entire Universe evolves.[11]
[edit] Awakening of the kundalini

Yoga and Tantra propose that kundalini energy can be “awakened” by a guru (teacher), but body and spirit must be prepared by yogic austerities such as pranayama, or breath control, physical exercises, visualization, and chanting. The kundalini can also awaken as a result of doing hatha yoga or other forms of spiritual practice, and sometimes it can awaken spontaneously, for no obvious reason.[12]

Kundalini can be awakened through the grace of a Siddha-Guru who awakens the kundalini shakti of his disciple through shaktipat, or blessing. A Siddha Guru is a spiritual teacher, a master, whose identification with the supreme Self is uninterrupted.[13] Like every form of energy one must also learn to understand spiritual energy. According to Hindu tradition, in order to be able to integrate this spiritual energy, a period of careful purification and strengthening of the body and nervous system is usually required beforehand.[11]

Some schools of yoga also teach that the kundalini can be awakened through spiritual practices such as hatha yoga and meditation, rather than via shaktipat.[14] Additionally, spontaneous awakenings can occur, often triggered by intense personal experiences such as accidents, near death experiences, childbirth, emotional trauma and so on. Sometimes awakenings seem to occur for no obvious reason at all. Some sources attribute spontaneous awakenings to the “grace of God”, or possibly to spiritual practice in past lives.

The kundalini rises from muladhara chakra up a subtle channel at the base of the spine (called Sushumna), and from there to top of the head merging with the sahasrara, or crown chakra. When kundalini Shakti is conceived as a goddess, then, when it rises to the head, it unites itself with the Supreme Being (Lord Shiva). Then the aspirant becomes engrossed in deep meditation and infinite bliss.[15][16]

The arousing of kundalini is said by some to be the one and only way of attaining Divine Wisdom. Self-Realization is said to be equivalent to Divine Wisdom or Gnosis or what amounts to the same thing: self-knowledge.[17] The awakening of the kundalini shows itself as “awakening of inner knowledge” and brings with itself “pure joy, pure knowledge and pure love.”[11]
[edit] Physical effects

Physical effects are believed to be a sign of kundalini awakening by some,[18] but described as unwanted side effects pointing to a problem rather than progress by others.[11] According to a 1985 article by David T. Eastman in Yoga Journal, some of the more common signs and symptoms of an awakened kundalini include:

    * Involuntary jerks, tremors or shaking
    * Intense heat, especially as energy is experienced passing through the chakras
    * Spontaneous pranayama, asanas, mudras and bandhas
    * Visions or sounds at times associated with a particular chakra
    * Intense feelings of pleasure
    * Emotional purgings in which particular emotions become dominant for short periods of time.[19]

Reports about the Sahaja Yoga technique of kundalini awakening suggest the practice can result in a cool breeze felt on the fingertips as well as on the fontanel bone area.[5][20] One study has measured a drop in temperature on the palms of the hands resulting from this technique.[18]
[edit] Vedanta view on kundalini, Tantra and Sex

Tantra is the worship of Shakti, the divine mother.[21] Shakti is also referred to as Prakriti, or primordial nature. To ensure that nature (Prakriti) would always maintain the connection to the divine original consciousness (Purusha), the force of attraction developed as an aspect of Prakriti. The desire for union and the striving for expansion are “natural”; they are intrinsic impulses of nature.[22] Other terms for Purusha and Prakriti are Shiva and Shakti. Shiva is the symbol for consciousness and the masculine principle, Shakti symbolizes energy and the feminine principle.[23] The meaning of Shiva and Shakti is sometimes misunderstood when they are looked upon as man and woman and their relation is regarded as sexual.[23]
[edit] Comparisons with other religious systems
[edit] Vajrayana Buddhism

The tantras of Vajrayana manage a system which is very similar to the Indian systems of kundalini yoga, in that they too manage a series of subtle channels, subtle winds, wheels and subtle drops, and they refer to a force known as kandali which must be raised up the central channel. However, there are a number of differences. Firstly, the descriptions are mostly about ‘red bodhicitta’, that resides in the lower chakras, and ‘white bodhicitta’, that resides in the crown. The ‘inner fire’ is ignited, through practices such as Tummo, which causes all the winds in the body to enter and rise up the central channel. When the fire reaches the crown of the head, the white bodhicitta melts and flows down to the lower chakras, producing profound spiritual experiences of bliss and emptiness.[24]

This practice of ‘inner fire’ is seen as a preliminary yoga to a further set of practices; obtaining the ‘Illusory body’, and obtaining the ‘Clear Light’, as well as practices such as dream yoga, and consciousness projection.
[edit] Western interpretation

Kundalini is considered an interaction of the subtle body along with chakra energy centers and nadis channels. Each chakra is said to contain special characteristics [25] and with proper training, moving kundalini energy ‘through’ these chakras can help express or open these characteristics.

Sir John Woodroffe (pen name Arthur Avalon) was one of the first to bring the notion of kundalini to the West. As High Court Judge in Calcutta, he became interested in Shaktism and Hindu Tantra. His translation of and commentary on two key texts was published as The Serpent Power. Woodroffe rendered kundalini as “Serpent Power” for lack of a better term in the English language but “kundala” in Sanskrit means “coiled”.[26]

Western awareness of the idea of kundalini was strengthened by the Theosophical Society and the interest of the psychoanalyst Carl Jung (1875–1961)[2]. “Jung’s seminar on kundalini yoga, presented to the Psychological Club in Zurich in 1932, has been widely regarded as a milestone in the psychological understanding of Eastern thought. Kundalini yoga presented Jung with a model for the development of higher consciousness, and he interpreted its symbols in terms of the process of individuation”.[27]

Sri Aurobindo was the other great authority scholar on Kundalini parallel to Sir John Woodroffe, with a somewhat different viewpoint, according to Mary Scott (who is herself a later day scholar on Kundalini and its physical basis) and was a member of the theosophical society.[28]

Another populariser of the concept of kundalini among Western readers was Gopi Krishna. His autobiography is entitled Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man.[29] According to one writer his writings influenced Western interest in kundalini yoga.[30]

In the early 1930s two Italian scholars, Tommaso Palamidessi and Julius Evola, published several books with the intent of re-interpreting alchemy with reference to yoga.[31] Those works had an impact on modern interpretations of Alchemy as a mystical science. In those works, kundalini is called an Igneous Power or Serpentine Fire.

Other well-known spiritual teachers who have made use of the idea of kundalini include Swami Rudrananda (Rudi), Yogi Bhajan, Osho, George Gurdjieff, Paramahansa Yogananda, Swami Sivananda Radha who produced an English language guide of Kundalini Yoga methods, Swami Muktananda, Bhagawan Nityananda, Nirmala Srivastava (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi), Samael Aun Weor and Lord Sri Akshunna.
[edit] New Age

Kundalini references may commonly be found in a wide variety of derivative “New Age” presentations, such as Shirley MacLaine’s, and is a catchword that has been adopted by many new religious movements. However, some commentators, such as transpersonal psychologist Stuart Sovatsky, think that the association of Yogic Sanskrit terminology (chakras, kundalini, mantras, etc.) with the superficiality of new-age rhetoric is unfortunate.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3HO

Twice a year Summer or Winter Solstice Sadhana Celebrations with three days of White Tantric Yoga, Women’s Camp, a KRI Teacher Training event, and Sat Nam Rasayan training are all offered.
AND -

Belief that the coming Aquarian Age shall soon replace the Age of Pisces, heralding in a new era of compassion—for this purpose 5 Aquarian Age Sutras and 7 Steps to Happiness form part of the basis of the philosophy.

A nutritional vegetarian diet is served, as meat is forbidden according to 3HO beliefs. Consumption of the trinity roots (garlic, onion, and ginger) is encouraged

Cautionary observations

All intensive spiritual practices associated with Asian traditions require attentive practice. Psychiatric literature[22] notes that “Since the influx of eastern spiritual practices and the rising popularity of meditation starting in 1960s, many people have experienced a variety of psychological difficulties, either while engaged in intensive spiritual practice or spontaneously”. Among the psychological difficulties associated with intensive spiritual practice we find “kundalini awakening”, “a complex physio-psychospiritual transformative process described in the yogic tradition”.[22] Also, writers in the fields of Transpersonal psychology[23] and Near-death studies[24][25] describe a complex pattern of sensory, motor, mental and affective symptoms associated within the concept of kundalini, known as kundalini syndrome. Often it will be found that negative experiences occur only when acting without appropriate guidance or ignoring advice



en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini

Vedanta view on kundalini, Tantra and Sex

Tantra is the worship of Shakti, the divine mother.[21] Shakti is also referred to as Prakriti, or primordial nature. To ensure that nature (Prakriti) would always maintain the connection to the divine original consciousness (Purusha), the force of attraction developed as an aspect of Prakriti. The desire for union and the striving for expansion are “natural”; they are intrinsic impulses of nature. Other terms for Purusha and Prakriti are Shiva and Shakti. Shiva is the symbol for consciousness and the masculine principle, Shakti symbolizes energy and the feminine principle.[23] The meaning of Shiva and Shakti is sometimes misunderstood when they are looked upon as man and woman and their relation is regarded as sexual.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti

so what is it that is so wrong?

ok, first off, though it *is* true that there are references to yoga to a degree in our holy texts, real sikhs are not to take a religious attachment to the practice of yoga, such as the hindus. this was against the teachings of our gurus.

second, our gurus taught against the sexual nature of tantra, nor do (or should we at least) we believe in the energy connected to it, and said spiritual beliefs.)

third, true sikhs do not believe in an ‘aquarian age’, ‘age of pisces’, etc. nor do we do any summer or winter solstice worshipping. we also do not worship a devine mother. we see men and women as equal but we do not worship one over the other. we also do not share the same spiritual ideas, as we believe less in the ‘spiritual’ aspect in the sense associated with yoga. we do not focus more n a spiritual aspect, which can be misleading. our faith’s focus is moral conduct, respect, discipline, and common sense. our enlightenment comes from the respect of these things, and not allowing ourselves to be wooed by false pretense or by the panchadosh - 5 evils - Kam (Lust), Krodh (Rage), Lobh (Greed), Moh (Attachment) and Ahankar (ego). because the 3ho have incorperated some elements of real sikhism into their practice, it can be misleading, and those who are gullible will be brainwashed to believe they are doing right. true sikhs laugh at the foolishness of these hypocrates and try to teach others not to follow their false ways.

we also do NOT believe in ‘trinity roots’ or anything else for ‘spiritual energy.’ nor do we believe in ‘spiritual energy’ in the sense they take it. we also do not deal with chakras in this sense. (for real sikhs, A circular steel weapon; one of the symbols of Sikhism; depicted on the Nishan Sahib.)

also, though there are some sects who are strictly vegetarian, sikhs, even amritdhari sikhs CAN eat meat as long as it is not kutha.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism#Sikhism

Sikhism
Main article: Diet in Sikhism

The tenets of Sikhism do not advocate a particular stance on either vegetarianism or the consumption of meat,[130][131][132][133] but rather leave the decision of diet to the individual.[134] The tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh, however, prohibited “Amritdhari” Sikhs, or those that follow the Sikh Rehat Maryada (the Official Sikh Code of Conduct)[135] from eating Kutha meat, or meat which has been obtained from animals which have been killed in a ritualistic way. This is understood to have been for the political reason of maintaining independence from the then-new Muslim hegemony, as Muslims largely adhere to the ritualistic halal diet.[130][134]

“Amritdharis” that belong to some Sikh sects (e.g. Akhand Kirtani Jatha, Damdami Taksal, Namdhari,[136] Rarionwalay,[137] etc.) are vehemently against the consumption of meat and eggs (though they do consume and encourage the consumption of milk, butter, and cheese).[138] This vegetarian stance has been traced back to the times of the British Raj, with the advent of many new Vaishnava converts.[134] In response, to the varying views on diet throughout the Sikh population, Sikh Gurus have sought to clarify the Sikh view on diet, stressing their preference only for simplicity of diet. Guru Nanak said that over-consumption of food (Lobh, Greed) involves a drain on the Earth’s resources and thus on life.[139][140] Passages from the Guru Granth Sahib (the holy book of Sikhs, also known as the Adi Granth) say that it is “foolish” to argue for the superiority of animal life, because though all life is related, only human life carries more importance.

    “Only fools argue whether to eat meat or not. Who can define what is meat and what is not meat? Who knows where the sin lies, being a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian?”[134]

The Sikh langar, or free temple meal, is largely lacto-vegetarian, though this is understood to be a result of efforts to present a meal that is respectful of the diets of any person who would wish to dine, rather than out of dogma.

sgpc.net/rehat_maryada/section_six.html

dasamgranthexposed.com/Meat%20in%20Sikhism.htm


also see these links and note the similarities between 3ho and iskcon -

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISKCON_Guru_System

another important note is that true sikhs do not follow a sect. sects do exist, but are not part of the sikhism our gurus prescribed. a sikh is a sikh and that’s the end of it, as long as they respect morals and their culture. this is a big issue with westerners who convert. they either convert to being sikh thinking they’ve found their enlightenment - but previously living a typical life of lust (open sex, possibly pornography, provacative dress, flirtatiousness, etc.), attentin seeking, and other examples f the 5 evils which sikhism is against, then suddenly pretend to be pure, or are born into the 3ho cult, and especially western women marry men who impress them with their act. while in the east, we don’t feel it’s *wrong* or *bad* if u wish to follow n eastern faith, but do it with respect. research the true faith, make sure that the beliefs and morals of the faith are ones u have followed honestly all your life, and follow it truly, but also respect ur own culture and teach ur own culture respect, and keep ur romantic activity to ur own culture (if ur western, this means black/white/latino is same culture).





http://raviandjay.blogspot.com/

www.yogaeastsingapore.com

We are now called to the unavoidable questions regarding our faith and culture which stand before us : What has happened to the old - order Sikhs who unshakably stood up for morals and our culture, and who were wise enough to know the difference between Sikhs, and false people with ill intent? What has happened to the Sikhs, both young and old, who, at the mere mention of 3 H O, or of others who would claim they were Sikh, but who proved to be false in some form or another - would laugh at you gently, and say ’ Don’t take those people seriously, they are not really Sikh.’ They would beautifully explain to you the difference between ‘3 H O’ and other fraudulent groups, and true Sikhs, also noting how they had seen these people in bars, or with cigarettes in the Gurdwara, or doing other shameful things. These days those Sikhs are extremely rare, and have been all but become obsolete next to the new brand of ‘Anything Goes’ Sikhism - anyone who pretends to be pure Sikh, is heralded, many Sikhs who take Amrit for show, shouting their patriotism loudly, but not following through in action, battle the few old - breed Sikhs who are still not afraid to point out the frauds are chastised by this new order of Sikhs. The current form of Sikhism is being eaten by its own self created Frankenstein monster. Also, the 3 H O are known to befriend an Indian cult called ‘Kookay’ or ‘Namdhari’, with similar intent, though the Kookay don’t take on the western styles of exploitation. They have their own anti Khalistani tactics, hell - bent on preventing Sikhs to have their own land of freedom from the terrors of the government, and others who try to destroy Sikhism. If our Sikhism DOES survive, thanks to the change in mind set and the trust in so many ‘snake oil sellers’ - the fakes who try to sell you purity, so that they can poison you and stab you in the back - it will be drastically changed and transformed into a very different, very false, dangerous, and self - destructive vehicle. We must work now to prevent this!

Gotta love this ….

first off, here’s the site in question -

harisingh.com/about.htm

page down to ‘Who Is The Siri Singh Sahib of Sikh Dharma’

now, a true sikh would answer ‘Guru Granth Sahib.’

what is this idiot’s answer?

(click)

Welcome to
SiriSinghSahib.com

The Siri Singh Sahib of Sikh Dharma



“If you cannot see God in all,
you cannot see God at all.”

“If you want to learn something, read about it. If
you want to understand something, write about
it. If you want to master something, teach it.”

“God is nothing but your own inner consciousness.
Now I will agree with you that you cannot always
feel this God, but that is because you think that you
are separate from God. We call it Maya. Maya is the
illusion of separateness: it is the quicksand of this life.
Sometimes we sink into this quicksand and then we
need a hook; we need some guidance to help us pull
ourselves out so that we can continue our journey.
The hook that we use to do this is called the Guru.”
Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji

Who is the Siri Singh Sahib?

The Siri Singh Sahib, Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji (Yogi Bhajan) is the chief religious and administrative authority for the Ministry of Sikh Dharma in the Western Hemisphere. Yogi Bhajan was given the Ministerial title of “Siri Singh Sahib” by the central governing body of the Sikh religion, the Akal Takhat, in recognition of his unceasing missionary work in the Western world.

He is an individual of remarkable insight, powerful energy and an unwavering commitment to global healing and spiritual awareness.

Yogi Bhajan is a Master of Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, and a dedicated and inspired teacher. Since arriving in the United States in 1969, he has dedicated himself to bringing meaning, dignity and a reconnection of Spirit into the lives of people everywhere, especially those people who have become lost and confused through the use of drugs.

As he has worked diligently to spread the science and practice of Kundalini Yoga throughout the Western Hemisphere and beyond, Yogi Bhajan has become widely recognized as a world leader and champion of world peace and healing.

“Since ancient times, humans have found that they have zillions of thoughts, billions of feelings, millions of emotions, thousands of desires, hundreds of fantasies, and a multitude of realities and personalities.

We do everything to get rid of this pressure, because it is eating us up inside. We try every method available, but ultimately, our mind and thoughts rule us and bog us down.”


“We have the Birthright to be
Beautiful, Bountiful and Blissful.”

Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D., is also a gifted Doctor of Psychology, counselor and yogic therapist. The counseling methodology called “The Science of Humanology,” helps people realize there inner strength and well being by giving them practical tools to utilize with an every day lifestyle. Yogi Bhajan In Memoriam

Sikh Group Finds Calling
In Homeland Security
As reported in the New York Times
September 28, 2004
By Leslie Wayne

Espanola, NM - At the end of a dusty road, behind a barbed-wire fence, is Sikh Dharma of New Mexico, a religious compound with a Golden Temple of worship, a collection of trailers used for business and a quiet group of people wandering the grounds wearing flowing white robes and turbans.

In the New Age culture here, the Sikh Dharma community, founded in the early 1970’s, provides a place where followers of Yogi Bhajan, a Sikh spiritual leader and yoga master, can live in harmony and follow their beliefs in vegetarianism, meditation and community service. Except for Yogi Bhajan, who was born in India and came to the United States in 1969, most members of the Sikh Dharma are American-born and moved here to pursue their way of life.

The compound is also home to Akal Security, wholly owned by Sikh Dharma and one of the nation’s fastest-growing security companies, benefiting from a surge in post-9/11 business. With 12,000 employees and over $1 billion in federal contracts, Akal specializes in protecting vital and sensitive government sites, from military installations to federal courts to airports and water supply systems.


Akal Security reps with President Bush

Despite Akal’s unusual lineage, Sikh Dharma members say they are following an ancient Sikh tradition of the warrior-saint as well as showing deftness at the more modern skill of landing federal contracts.

“Our customers look at who we are and filter it all out,” Daya Singh Khalsa, Akal’s co-founder and senior vice president, said in an interview in his office here. “They couldn’t be less interested in our religion and what we look like.”

Among Sikhs “there is no stigma in being financially successful,” Mr. Khalsa added. “Prosperity does not take away from spiritual net worth. You can have both.”

Akal certainly bears that out. It is the nation’s largest provider of security officers for federal courthouses, with contracts for 400 buildings in 44 states, including the federal courthouse in Manhattan.

The company just won a major contract to guard Army bases and munitions dumps in eight states, and also provides guards for the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, blocks from the White House. It handles security at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, as well as at four new detention centers run by the Homeland Security Department where foreigners await deportation.

In the straight-laced world of the security business, where most people have a police or military background, Akal stands out. It is the only security company that anyone in the business, including Akal’s own executives, can think of that is owned by a nonprofit religious organization.

“If we are in a room with 50 other contractors, you won’t remember the other guy, but you will remember us,” said Mr. Khalsa, who wears a white turban, has a long beard and refrains from cutting his hair.

It has also not hurt that Akal has been a generous campaign contributor to both Democratic and Republican candidates at the federal level, and that Mr. Khalsa has met with President Bush both in the White House and in New Mexico. Local New Mexico politicians have also benefited from this largess - and responded with friendship and support.

Four former New Mexico governors stopped by Yogi Bhajan’s recent 75th-birthday party; Governor Bill Richardson was last year’s keynote speaker at the group’s International Peace Prayer Day.

“We play in the political arena like everyone else,” Mr. Khalsa said. He and his wife, Sat Nirmal Kaur Khalsa, who is Akal’s chief executive, have given more than $30,000 to both Democratic and Republican federal candidates since 2000.

Mr. Khalsa, who was once known as Daniel Cohn, was given his name by Yogi Bhajan after he moved here in 1971, soon after graduating from Amherst College. Like other members of the 300-family Sikh Dharma community, he has adopted the name Khalsa, which refers to a group of orthodox Sikhs.

The Sikh Dharma community here blends New Age values and orthodox Sikhism, a monotheistic religion that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the 15th century.

“We are not used to non-Punjabis joining our religion; it is a curious development,” said Gurinder Singh Mann, professor of Sikh studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who explained that many of these new converts are more devout than those born into the religion.

Unlike their counterparts in India, women in Sikh Dharma wear turbans, as do some of the children. Most members of the Sikh Dharma live in modest houses near the compound and Yogi Bhajan’s ranch in Espanola, the Hacienda De Guru Ram Das Gurdwara. Yogi Bhajan has arranged many marriages within the community.

Under Akal’s biggest security contract, worth $854 million, it provides protection for federal courthouses and judges. While federal courthouse guards wear United States marshals’ uniforms in nine districts, their employer is Akal, which hires mainly former police and military officers, almost none of them Sikhs. Akal’s contract with the guards prohibits them from wearing turbans or having facial hair, unlike the company’s Sikh officials, who are required to do so by their religion.

For all the group’s unusual ways, government officials have few complaints about Akal. “Our people have done checks on them years ago and we have no issues with them,” said John Kraus, a contracting officer for the Department of Justice. “Last I’ve checked, we’ve had freedom of religion.”

One high-profile contract Akal recently garnered, beating 20 other companies, was for $250 million to provide security guards at five Army bases and three weapons depots. The Army has turned to the private sector to replace soldiers sent to Iraq.

Competition was based on ability, past performance and price, according to an Army official, who added that Akal’s religious ties were not a factor, nor did Akal benefit as a religious group.

“We do not discriminate based on race, creed, religion or national origin,” the official said. “It was never really a factor.”

Because of that open approach, Akal has almost exclusively gone after government contracts.

“The federal government has created the fairest acquisition system in the world,” Mr. Khalsa said. He added that with the company’s low overhead - Mr. Khalsa, its top executive, earns a modest $90,000 - Akal is “very price-competitive” in the eyes of government agencies on tight budgets.

Yet Ira A. Lipman, founder and chairman of Guardsmark, one of the nation’s largest security companies, is critical of the government’s low-price approach to protecting important installations.

“You have people working in highly sensitive government sites and the government is working on a low-rate concept,” Mr. Lipman said. “This company has taken advantage of a low-rate mentality in the government to assemble a lot of business. But let the buyer beware and let the public focus on the people and their experience.”

Akal is just one of several for-profit and nonprofit entities that are part of a larger Sikh Dharma financial empire. These include Golden Temple, a natural foods company that makes Yogi herbal teas, Soothing Touch health and beauty products, Peace natural cereals, dietary supplements and private-label products for Trader Joe’s, the specialty food chain. Its annual revenues exceed $60 million.

Akal and Golden Temple both operate under the loose umbrella of the Khalsa International Industry and Trading Company, which also includes Sun & Son, a computer software company.

The sole shareholder of all these companies is Sikh Dharma.

Equally important are a number of nonprofit ventures also owned by Sikh Dharma. The biggest of these is the 3HO Foundation, with the name standing for Healthy, Happy and Holy Organization. That group is dedicated to the spread of Kundalini yoga, which is focused on releasing inner energy, and of Yogi Bhajan’s teachings. Other nonprofit organizations have been set up to preserve Yogi Bhajan’s archives as well as to support a Sikh Dharma school in India, where many of the group’s children are sent.

“The whole point of all these ventures is not for an individual to get rich, but to perpetuate the mission of the community,” said Avtar Hari Singh Khalsa, who, as Arthur S. Warshaw, was once president of Time-Life Television in Hollywood. Today he is chief executive of the 3HO Foundation and other nonprofit’s.

No money from Akal, Golden Temple or the other profit-making ventures goes to the church, which is supported by donations, officials say. Sending money to the church is barred by Akal’s bankers and could also jeopardize the tax-exempt status of the church. Akal pays no dividends and plows all cash generated back into the business to support its expansion, Daya Khalsa said.

Officials here say that no individual member of the Sikh Dharma community, including Akal executives and Yogi Bhajan, has any equity in either Akal, Golden Temple or any other profit-making businesses. Yogi Bhajan has served as an unpaid Akal adviser and has been hired, occasionally, as a paid consultant on Akal management issues.

Yogi Bhajan’s guidance led to the founding of Akal. In 1980, Akal’s other co founder, Gurutej Khalsa, found that although he had graduated from several law enforcement schools, his beard and turban prevented him from getting a job. He turned to Yogi Bhajan for advice and was told that if he started his own company, the police would begin to work for him.

The Amar Infinity Foundation, based in Phoenix, is also tied in financially. It has $100 million in assets, gained mainly through individual donations and through such fund-raising events as the annual Yogiji Golf Classic in Phoenix. Amar Infinity was set up to support the 3HO Foundation, the Sikh Dharma and a long list of other nonprofit groups.

A final piece of the Sikh Dharma financial mosaic is the Siri Singh Sahib Corporation, a nonprofit organization set up, according to its state incorporation papers, to “administer and manage affairs of Sikh religion.”Yogi Bhajan is the sole officer and director.

Akal has developed a comfortable relationship with leaders of both major political parties. In Daya Khalsa’s office are numerous “grip and grin” photos of him with various politicians, including President Bush, former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore.

Akal donates at the state level, too, giving $10,539 to Governor Richardson’s 2002 election campaign and thousands more to the New Mexico Democratic and Republican parties. Federal election records also show numerous political contributions to both parties from various Khalsa’s of Espanola, in amounts ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars, along with $14,000 in contributions from Yogi Bhajan.

The group has built up trust at the federal level over a long period. When questions were raised after Akal landed its first big contract in 1986 to protect the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman, a Democrat from New Mexico, rose to Akal’s defense.

“People were saying, ‘How could you let these foreign whomever’s take over a critical weapons testing site?’” Daya Khalsa recalled. “And he said that we were friends and that we’re good Americans doing a good job.”

How to Succeed in Business
As Taught to Us by the Animals
By Yogi Bhajan

“To be effective and excel through current pressures
and challenges, we must learn from and adopt:
The grip of a bear.
The skin of a rhino.
The loyalty of a dog.
The clarity of an owl.
The hunt of a wild dog.
The neutrality of a dove.
The attack of a cheetah.
The friendship of a wolf.
The intelligence of a rat.
The beauty of a peacock.
The diplomacy of a rabbit.
The endurance of a horse.
The responsibility of a cat.
The planning of a lion’s pride.
The personality of a butterfly.
The communication of a crow.
The adjustment of a rattlesnake.
The executiveness of a king cobra.
The courage and strategy of a lion.
The brain and intuition of an elephant.
The vision and watch of the eagle’s eye.
The penetration and impact of stampeding buffalo.”


and then we have this crapola -

it is shit, because true sikhs do NOT believe in ‘kundalini energy oor anything related spiritually as to such is mentioned below. true sikhs also do not believe in spritual chakras or anything else like this. this is a false, western distortion if the sikh faith.


ransformational Properties
of Precious Metals, Gems and Jewels
and their Chakra Connections

              
“In ancient times transformational gems and metals
were placed inside the Turban, and later the Crown
to enhance Spiritual Wisdom, Knowledge and Power.”

Ever wondered why we like necklaces, rings and bracelets?
People are often inexplicably attracted to and even treated
with specific gems, precious stones and-or precious metals.

Abalone Shell



Abalone Shell stimulates our intuition and imagination. It increases our ability to be more emotionally expressive and encourages co-operation between ourselves and others. Abalone Shell is very much an emotional healing stone and is invaluable when working through emotional issues with others as it encourages calmness and soothing in emotional situations, but still allows us to be unique individuals and to be expansive. Abalone is very healing to the body and especially the first three Chakras. It is also calming to high strung people. Used by athletes to help build and protect muscle tissue. Also benefits the heart and helps in digestion.

Abalone is a beautiful shell showing a play of bright blues and turquoise across a polished surface. Shells are the outer housing (exoskeleton) of sea-creatures, and is an organic gemstone which has been used in jewelry making and religious ceremonies for countless ages. Usually found off the coasts of South America, Japan, and China. Mother of Pearl and Paua Shell is simply the dark blue and pearly lining of the Abalone Shell.

Amber

Amber has long been honored for its energizing and healing properties. It is a purifier, acting on the energetic, emotional and physical levels to transform negative or stagnant energies into clear, usable frequencies. Amber is an excellent “stone” for protection because it transforms negativity into a source of clear energy. It is recommended for anyone recovering from illness or injury because its warm and nurturing energies activate the life force, as well as our emotional desire for wellness. Due to its light-carrying properties amber can help those who become depressed in Winter due to light deprivation. It assists in stimulating metabolism, physical energy and the flow of energy along the meridians of the body.

Amber is excellent for eyes, and for glandular swellings of the throat and lungs. Amber balances endocrine and digestive network. Amber brings good luck. It is associated with time, cycles and longevity. Amber is also regarded as being highly sensual and magnetic. Amber insures very long enjoyment of the qualities that make the wearer attractive. Amber has long been associated with healing energy and mental stimulation, and is said to balance aggressive traits.

Amethyst
      
Amethyst is a powerful stone for spiritual protection, expansion and purification. It is an aid to meditation and can help to still our thoughts. It can help curb overindulgence and assist one to give up unhealthy habits. It balances the nervous system and the brain. Amethyst builds a cocoon of light around our aura or presence, creating a powerful resonant field that helps us remain clear and centered in the midst of negativity, while staying open to spiritual direction and intuitive information.

Amethyst magnifies psychic abilities and right-brain activity. It strengthens immunity, while energizing and purifying the blood. Amethyst relieves headaches, improves blood sugar imbalance.

The Greek work “amethystos” basically can be translated as “not drunken,” expresses the ancient folk belief that the stone protects its owner against drunkenness. As the myth goes, drinking wine from an Amethyst goblet would prevent one from becoming inebriated. The gemstone still symbolizes sobriety.

Amethyst was thought to encourage celibacy. Because of that, Amethyst was very important in the ornamentation of churches in the Middle Ages. Bishops still often wear Amethyst rings.

In Tibet, amethyst is considered to be sacred to Buddha and rosaries are often fashioned from it. Placed under the pillow at night, the beautiful Amethyst is believed to produce a calm and peaceful sleep. Amethyst is given as a symbol of sincerity, security, and peace of mind. .

Aquamarine

Aquamarine is good for all types of calming and cooling, from hot flashes to anger and hysteria. It also assists in activating the Throat Chakra (one of seven energy centers of the body, see below), assisting us in the clear communication of our highest truth. For women, Aquamarine enhances courage and clarity to express inner knowing, while enhancing intuition. For men, Aquamarine helps dispel emotional numbness and the difficulty men sometimes experience in communicating their feelings. It is a stone of empowerment and is excellent for teachers and presenters. It is an excellent stone for children who have been through traumatic situations and have disassociated from their emotional bodies, or who are acting out their emotions in an aggressive way.

Aquamarine works against nerve pain, glandular problems, toothache, and disorders of the neck, jaw and throat. It strengthens liver and kidneys. Aquamarine diminishes problems with eyes, ears and stomach, relieves cough. Moreover, Aquamarine protects from perils of the sea, including seasickness. It is said to help ease depression and grief.

Aquamarine has a soothing effect on “just married” couples, assisting them in working out their differences and insuring a long and happy marriage. Aquamarine is said to re-awaken love in long-married couples and assist in the making of new friends. It also provides courage and strengthens the will. Aquamarine is an excellent aid for meditation.

The Chakras

The Chakra - Gland Connection

Blue Topaz

Blue Topaz enhances one’s mental processing and speaking skills, as well as improving our attention span and ability to concentrate on mental tasks. It has a calming, soothing effect on our emotions. Blue Topaz helps to integrate lessons and gain knowledge from our experiences. It can assist those who wish to attune to inner guidance, as well as those who hope to serve others through readings or spiritual healing work.

Carnelian

Carnelian is usually smooth and often translucent, a durable stone and a dependable lifetime gem. Known to have electro-magnetic properties to help ground the wearer, feeding energy directly through the skin, instilling a feeling of well-being and inflowing power. It assists us to take action to manifest our highest goals, dreams and destiny. In communication it helps timid speakers become both eloquent and bold. Gives courage. Helps overcome fear of taking action or fear of doing the wrong thing. A symbol of the warm vitalizing and positive energy of the earth. When used in meditation it can help us understand how to bring a concept into being. Can assist those who procrastinate or are unable to decide on a course of action. It can lend physical vitality and energy to the body, personal power, creativity and compassion.

Citrine

Citrine opens the inner doors to increased clarity of thought, enhanced creativity and magnified powers of will and manifestation. Citrine enables us to open more fully to the energy of Divine Will and the path of love. By resonating with Citrine, we are reminded that we are loved and supported by the Universe in our efforts towards manifestation. It supports us in bringing forth what is truly beautiful. Citrine enables us to be more assertive and outgoing. A great stone for people who can’t say no, helping them clearly state what is acceptable and what is not. It brings optimism, playfulness and happiness into one’s energy systems, and gives us a “second wind” to face difficult situations.

Diamond
    
Long held in the treasuries of kings and queens, diamonds were believed to offer access to the Divine energies. This is one reason why Diamonds have been set in crowns. Putting such a stone near the brain, particularly at the forehead, can enhance your inner vision and intuitive connection with the higher Spirit realms. Worn in everyday life, Diamonds can intensify the ability to focus consciousness on manifesting one’s goals, dreams and destiny. They seem to emanate more energy for their size than any other stone, and may amplify the power of any emotional state, from uplifted to depressed. They can work therapeutically to “burn through” underlying emotional issues. Diamonds encourage us to see the Light within and to radiate that Light outward, illuminating ignorance and illusion. Diamonds often carry the energies of angelic beings who are aligned with both courage and light. They encourage us to express our most sacred self.

Diamond is a great assistance for all brain diseases. It is beneficial in stomach area. Diamonds strengthen the owner’s memory.

Diamonds foster faith, purity, life, joy, innocence and repentance. They assist in developing concentration and in being straight-forward and honest. Some believe the Diamond loses its brilliance with the health of the wearer, regaining it only when the owner recovers.

Diamond is an antidote to poison and is capable of detecting poison by exhibiting a moisture or perspiration on its surface. Supposedly, the higher quality the Diamond, the better it supports these qualities.

Emerald
    
Emerald is the stone which most purely represents the energy patterns of the activated Heart Chakra. An open heart allows the cornucopia of universal blessings to flow into our life and perhaps why Emerald is known as a stone of prosperity. Wearing Emerald aids the vibrational pattern to the spectrum of abundance, allowing us to attract our needs and desires. It supports shifting scarcity consciousness to prosperity consciousness. It is also a stone of courage – another emotion that emanates from a strong and open Heart. It helps one move forward on the “Path with Heart” regardless of any threats or danger. Emerald is a wonderful emotional healer allowing us to display compassion and a caring nature without fear of vulnerability. It is a strong heart healer and can assist the physical heart in recovering from all manner of imbalances or diseases.

Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, emerald is extensively used for physical and emotional healing. Emerald has refreshing soft green color, which has amazing healing powers for eyes, and it is a good talisman for any eye trouble.

If worn about the neck or finger, emerald prevents convulsions in children. Emeralds are also an antidote for poisons and poisonous wounds. It aids with ailments of the spine. Emeralds help fighting all mental illness and neurological disorders.

Many virtues are ascribed to emerald. It is said to drive away evil spirits, and to preserve the chastity of the wearer. Emerald is said to bring wisdom. Believed by the ancients to empower the owner with foresight into the future, an Emerald is regarded as an amulet for good fortune.

The emerald fosters faith, success in love, and discovery of false friends. It changes color in the presence of false friends or false witnesses. It promotes constancy of mind, true friendship, and felicity in domestic life. As a love token, it registers the degree of love. If pale, love is waning. An emerald symbolizes rebirth and youth. According to some, emeralds strengthen the owner’s memory, quicken the intelligence and assist in predicting the future. When worn, the stone is thought to prevent epilepsy attack, and when held in the mouth it is believed to be a cure for dysentery. It is claimed to assist women at childbirth.

Fire Agate
    
Fire Agate assists in taking decisive action in unclear circumstances. It allows us to manifest Divine guidance through action and can help in all aspects of manifestation work. Fire Agate opens the channels of creativity, so that Divine inspiration can flow into all activities and artistic expressions. It helps us find the courage to take risks in order to fulfill the inner promptings which call us more fully into passionate involvement with life. It is a ‘stone of eternal youth’ bringing a new sense of vitality to our overall health.

Agate is cooling stone, it reduces fever, quenches thirst, beneficial in stomach area. It quiets the pulse and heart throbs and insures good health and a long and prosperous life.

Botswana Agate: Use with high-pressure oxygen therapy. Master healer with color therapy, enhances all essences. It grounds and balances, binds the Sexual and Heart Chakra, burns energy. Moss Agate: Emotional priorities, mental priorities; circulatory, pancreas and pulses, and blood sugar balance.

Agate guards against danger. Wearers become temperate, continent and cautious. It helps one view themselves with more clarity and see the world through a broader viewpoint. Wearing Agate is believed to cure insomnia and to insure pleasant dreams.

Fluorite



Fluorite can assist in clearing away mental fog, confusion and conflicting ideas. It is a powerful stone to use in balancing the brain. It’s energy acts to quiet worried thoughts and anxiety caused by fear of the future. It aids in making order out of chaos, structuring our energy to accomplish goals and dreams. Assists in organizing energies on many levels of Body, Mind and Spirit.

Cultured Freshwater Pearls



Cultured Freshwater Pearls are symbolic of prosperity and beauty and are thought to enhance integrity. They are used in the treatment of digestive disorders and for increasing fertility, vitality, and understanding.

Garnet

Garnets carry the energy of prosperity producing expansiveness in awareness and manifestation. They balance and stimulate the development and movement of the Kundalini energy. They energize the total system to vitality and control, and dispense the amount of energy that is best for the system. Garnet helps one align the emotional and intellectual bodies with the perfection of “All That Is.”

Gold



Gold revitalizes one’s physical energies and magnifies the power of most gemstones. It supports openness and integrity and builds confidence in the wearer. It is related to worldly knowledge and an understanding of manifestation. It carries the energy of the Sun, stimulating our will to grow and stretch beyond our current experiences. Can assist in overcoming paralysis and fear allowing one to keep up through harsh circumstances. It evokes strength, determination and will power. Gold can help overcome low physical vitality and depressive tendencies.

Green Tourmaline
    
Green Tourmaline is a premier stone for self-healing. It assists in aligning the Heart’s electromagnetic field with the electromagnetic field of the Earth, helping to strengthen the Heart itself. It helps calm the nervous system and emotions, and it facilitates the proper flow of healing energy through the body. It brings an invigorating energy of growth and expansion to the emotional body. It can help one become less inhibited and more expressive. It is useful in overcoming fear of change or the over-regulation of our life and habits.

Tourmaline calms nerves, regulates hormones, fights against genetic disorders and induces a tranquil sleep.

Tourmaline is said to dispel fear, negativity and grief. According to many, Tourmaline, of all colors, protects the wearer against many dangers and misfortune.

Jade

Jade is prized for it’s healing and protective qualities. It harmonizes and balances the heart, aiding in both emotional and physical well-being. It helps strengthen and soothe our nervous system. It assists in learning to enjoy physical life. It reminds us to “smell the roses,” touch someone you love, and share your abundant heart with others. Jade is good for attracting abundance and prosperity and for broadcasting peace and loving kindness to all in our surroundings. It helps us to receive Divine abundance on all levels and to share that abundance with others in affirmations of plenty. Helps heal scarcity-mindedness, fear of money and poverty and other symptoms of faith in money as a measure of worth.

Jasper

Jasper is known as the “Supreme Nurturer.” It acts as a reminder that we are not here, on this physical plane, just for ourselves, but to bring joy and service to others, assisting them in releasing their bonds of constraint. Jasper protects against negativity and helps us to be grounded to the stabilizing energies of the Earth. It steadies our presence, providing a cleansing effect to smooth dysfunctional energies, and remove negativity. Jasper is a healing and sustaining stone and can assist in keeping our energy high, in difficult situations. It prevents tissue deterioration of the internal organs and is good for soothing the nerves.

Labradorite



Labradorite transforms intuition into intellectual thought. Can help provide patience and clarity of insight, and the dissipation of disturbing thoughts, instilling strength of peace. Enhances faith and self-reliance, and may help to realize one’s destiny. It has been used in the treatment of disorders of the brain and to stimulate mental acuity while reducing anxiety. Assists in digestion, regulation, and metabolism. Has been used to clarify the eyes and encourage restful sleep.

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli augments strength, vitality, virility, mental clarity and illumination. It is associated with expansion of awareness and intellectual capacity, and allows for conscious attunement to the intuitive and psychic aspects of our nature, as well as the powers of love and healing. It has been used in treatment of conditions related to lymph, inflammation, and pain (especially in-on the head). It supports the psyche and helps relax an overactive mind. Releases tension and anxiety. Strengthens skeletal system. Activates thyroid gland, and stimulates emotional, mental and physical purity and clarity, supporting courage in activities culminating in the advancement towards universal wisdom. Assists in balancing the Yin-Yang energies.

Larimar



Larimar helps relieve stress and its physical and energetic effects. It helps calm excessive fear and diffuse explosive anger. It soothes and cools both the physical and energetic bodies, facilitating healing and a return to balance. Larimar is a powerful stone for the Throat Chakra. It assists in effectively communicating our emotions and our boundaries in a way others can hear and respect. Larimar helps us to respect, love and nurture ourselves, so we can have the inner resources to give these gifts to others. It supports a state of confident well being and relaxed knowledge of our capacities.

Mother of Pearl

           

Mother of Pearl enhances mental clarity, intuition, sensitivity, imagination, adaptability, cooperation. Helps those in need of loving care; calming and sedating in nature. Also associated with the powers of wealth and protection.

Pearls eliminate emotional imbalances. They help one master the Heart Chakra, aid stomach, spleen, intestinal tract and ulcer problems.

Pearl is said to help one see themselves and help improve self-worth. As an emblem of modesty, chastity and purity, the Pearl symbolizes love, success, and happiness.

Ocean Jasper
        
Ocean Jasper is a stone of joy and high spirits. It is soothing and centering and can keep us from overreacting. It is useful in facilitating a meditative state, and can strengthen the experience of presence in the moment. It banishes complacency and the habit to take other’s, health, prosperity or security for granted. Provides helpful relief from depression by shifting our focus on the positive, wholesome aspects of life. Beneficial to wear in social situations, as its positive vibrations are amplified and spread through our energy field to everyone nearby. Supports the regeneration of tissues in the body, the healing of organs and balancing of the glandular system.

Jasper exhibits various colors, but chiefly brick red to brownish red. It owes its color to admixed hematite, but when it occurs with clay admixed, the color is a yellowish white or gray, or with goethite, a brown or yellow. Often Jasper is multi-colored.

Opal
        
Opal is helpful to the pineal and pituitary glands, and aids in the conscious connection to the higher realms. Helps us to recognize and feel the creativity within the Self, providing inspiration and imagination to all situations. Strengthens the memory, and may instill faithfulness and loyalty with respect to love, personal affiliations, and business relationships. Good for blood purification, eye and vision disorders and circulation problems.

Opal has been described in medieval times as a cure for diseases of the eye. Fire Opal: Red corpuscle and blood disorders; depression; apathy; lethargy. *Black Opal: Reproductive organs; spleen and pancreas; filters red corpuscles and aids white corpuscles; bone marrow; depression, especially of sexual origin. White Opal: Balances left and right brain hemispheres for neuro-disorders; stimulates white corpuscles.

*Black Opal is regarded as an extremely lucky stone. In ancient times opal was accepted as a symbol of faithfulness and confidence. It has reputed healing properties, especially to increase mental capacities such as creative imagination. Black Opals worn near the heart on necklaces made of gold are said to protect one from the evil eye and protect travelers on journeys to far away lands. Opals have been ground up and used a magic potions to heal the body, ward off bad dreams, and used an energy enhancement tools.

Paua Shell

Paua Shell aids creativity and helps to dispel depression and tension. It is an excellent gemstone for healing conditions with the spinal cord or problems with the bones. It is also helpful for ear canal disorders and hearing loss.

Peridot
  
Peridot may help one in the understanding of life’s changes as they occur, and in recognition of the harmful patterns detrimental to growth. May be used to cleanse and stimulate the Heart and Solar Plexus Chakras, encouraging openness and acceptance with regard to relationships. Helps to regulate one’s life cycles: physical, mental, emotional, and intellectual. May help lessen anger or jealousy by helping to inspire happiness within the Self.

Considered an excellent healing stone, Peridot may act as a tonic for strengthening and regenerating the body. This beautiful stone is worn or carried for general healing purposes. Peridot increases strength and physical vitality. Peridot protects against nervousness and aids in healing hurt feelings. It helps liver and adrenal function. Peridot is also thought to protect lungs, sinuses, and wrists from illness and injury.

Peridot is used to help dreams become a reality. This very popular stone is believed to attract love. The deep green hue of the Peridot also suggests a connection in wealth-attracting. Peridot calms a raging anger. It is also useful to dispel negative emotions, and it is believed to promote sleep when worn to bed.

Quartz (clear)



Quartz (clear) is a versatile and multidimensional stone. It’s key properties are memory, amplification, and programmability. It’s structure and range of resonance allow it to amplify any energy with which it moves into resonance. It will amplify the energy of any other stone and help make the effects of smaller stones more easily felt. Clear Quartz can be “programmed” by one’s focused intention to assist in achieving virtually any goal whether in the inner or outer realms. This can be amplified by consistency in one’s prayer, feeling or “broadcast,” to penetrate throughout the earth’s electromagnetic field and into the etheric realms. Clear Quartz is an excellent aid to meditation, healing and prayer work. It encourages clarity on all levels.

Rainbow Moonstone


Rainbow Moonstone emanates great vitality, life force and exuberant joy. It offers the gifts of inner peace and harmony, emotional balance and strength, purification and the transformation of negativity, as well as psychic protection. Rainbow Moonstone facilitates the alignment and activation of all of the Chakras, while helping to maintain a centered and grounded presence. These gems are powerful healers of the emotional body. They are recommended for anyone who encounters daily stress or who carries old emotional wounds or grief. They aid in kindling the Inner Light of the Heart and Soul.

Rhodocrosite



Rhodocrosite is a stone of joy. It emanates one of the most tender and loving energies of any stone. It soothes the heart and comforts the soul, helping us to claim our rightful powers and be everything we are meant to be. It vibrates to the frequencies of inner peace and self-forgiveness, allowing us to fully blossom. Rhodocrosite is the foremost ally in healing the inner child, especially where deep emotional traumas have left one unable to feel joy or express creativity. It is ideal for nervous system imbalances. and can be a great aid in withdrawal from caffeine and other stimulants. It is an excellent anti-anxiety and anti-stress stone.

Ruby

Ruby stimulates the flow of life-force energy or chi through the body, strengthens the ability to meet needs and manifest desires, and can be a catalyst for the activation of the Kundalini energy. It is particularly good at attracting prosperity. Rubies eliminate feelings of hopelessness or defeat from our thoughts, and open the wellspring of optimism and determination needed to accomplish difficult goals. Ruby is a stone of courage. It assuages doubt and assists in dealing with anxiety. It helps one become comfortable with the unknown and overcome the fear of death. Ruby inspires the protective aspects of our character. It encourages us to step forward and stand up for those who are threatened, whether they be friends, children, animals, trees, a homeless stranger or victims of war in another country. Ruby helps one to manifest the attributes of the Spiritual Warrior.

Sapphire (blue)

Sapphire (blue) is a stone of mental and psychic activation, an enhancer of insight and mental agility. It assists one to see below surface appearances to underlying truths and to speak clearly and wisely. Blue Sapphire is a royal stone that can be used to evoke wisdom in difficult situations. It lends discipline, strength of mind and greater learning ability. It helps access deeper levels of consciousness, promoting a fuller understanding of Self. Blue Sapphire assists those who are easily swayed by the opinions of others, by becoming more secure in our opinions and knowledge.

Sapphire (yellow)

Sapphire (yellow) has long been recognized as a stone of prosperity. Those who embrace the metaphysical, often use Yellow Sapphire not only to assist in bringing financial abundance, but also to manifest any vision one wishes to realize. Yellow Sapphire stimulates the 2nd and 3rd Chakras from the bottom, allowing one to put one’s creative energy to use through action. It assists one in formulating plans and following them to completion. It also will assist to develop and align our personal will with Divine will. It can help us to see where perseverance is required to overcome obstacles, or where obstacles may be pointing to a misalignment with Divine will. Yellow Sapphire can help us distinguish when called upon to overcome a problem from when being asked to go in a different direction. Yellow Sapphire carries a joyful, exciting energy that can stimulate visions and our desire to manifest them. It is a wonderful ally for overcoming procrastination or fear around taking action. It can help us feel more bold and willing to take risks that may allow us to reap much larger rewards than if we“played it safe.” Yellow Sapphire assists in feeling delight in the process of creation – not only in the attainment of goals. It stimulates creativity and artistry and can bring new ideas of what is possible.

Silver



Silver encourages self-containment and inward reflection. It provides us with patience and perseverance and can be a window to the Soul. It supports our efforts to go within and explore the deepest aspects of the Self and Nature. It assists us in perceiving the truth behind surface appearances. It aids in exploring the deep inner realms of emotion and intuition. It is a favorite of those who honor the feminine aspect of nature. Silver bring attunement to the emotional self. It can assist in embracing mystery and surrendering to the unknown. Can aid in cooling excess heat in the body and bolster the immune system’s ability to fight infection.

Sugilite


Sugilite is one of the premier stones for this age, because of its numerous beneficial properties. Among them are protection from negative influences in the environment, awakening the “Third Eye” and Crown Chakras and strong influences for healing. Sugilite can be particularly beneficial for those on a spiritual path, as it can assist in “burning” karma, removing negative attachments and karmic influences. When we begin to wear or carry sugilite, an energetic cleansing process is initiated. This process can speed up inner development and help us to be a spiritual beacon in the world. When we meditate or dream with Sugilite, it can help realign and begin to manifest what the Soul is-has been yearning for in this lifetime. It assists in finding our true spiritual passion, and following that passion to abundance and wholeness. It helps us believe in life’s possibilities and offers hope and optimism for a better future.

Turquoise

Turquoise is considered to be a healer of the spirit, provider of calm and peace of mind. It induces wisdom and understanding. Thought to combine the energies of the sky and earth, and considered Earth-grounding. Considered to provide strength and protection during vision quests. May enhance trust and kindness. Stimulates the Throat, Heart, and Navel Chakras. May bring communication and creative skills to emotional situations. Opens communication, expression, mental relaxation. Used in the treatment of headaches, regeneration of tissue, and relief to skin disorders related to stress.

Note: Some of the intuitive insights shared in the above gemstone descriptions have their origin in “The Book of Stones,” by Robert Simmons and Naisha Ahsian. —

“Chakras are centers of activity for the reception,
assimilation and transmission of life energies.”


From ‘Wheels of Life’ by Anodea Judith, Ph. D.

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What do you know about the Chakra System?

Many people focus on a single Chakra - like the Crown Chakra for Spirituality, the Brow Chakra for Psychic Powers, the Heart Chakra for Universal Love, the Solar Plexus for Power (especially for those into the martial arts) and so on - each Chakra’s special attribute. And some people try to repress the ”lower” Chakras as morally bad. BUT the real importance is to understand the Chakras as THE Energy System of the entire Mind-Body-Spirit Complex.

WHEELS OF LIFE presents the Chakra System as a Formula for Wholeness and a Template for Transformation - actually a Map for the Journey through Life.

At the inner core of each one of us spin seven wheel-like energy centers called “Chakras.” Swirling intersections of vital life forces, each Chakra reflects an aspect of consciousness essential to our lives. Together the seven Chakras form a system of modeling of consciousness that enables us to better see ourselves - in mind, body, behavior and culture. This system is a valuable tool for personal and planetary growth.

“Chakras are centers of activity for the reception, assimilation and transmission of life energies.”

As all our actions and understanding arise from and return to points within ourselves, our Chakras, as core centers, form the coordinating network of our complex mind-body system. The Chakras are the master programs that govern our life, loves, learning and illumination. Like a rainbow bridge, they form the connecting channel between mind and body, spirit and matter, past and future, Heaven and Earth. As we spin through the tumultuous times of our present era, the Chakras are the gears that turn the spiral of evolution, drawing our attention toward the still untapped frontiers of consciousness and its infinite potential.

“Wheels of Life” is a system about a system - journeying the reader through the seven major Chakras with theory, example, practical application and experiential exercises to accomplish the great work of personal transformation. Each consciousness is a unit in the evolutionary process moving us from what we are to what we can become, and through that process we realize ourselves as magicians, healers and visionaries.

“Wheels of Life” takes us through each Chakra to fulfill its potentials and then transforms and makes us whole.

The journey is taken step-by-step, with each step bringing practical advantages in the development of inherent skills and abilities to meet the increasingly critical challenges of life in our times. Your life is filled with meaning and purpose. Your destiny is “Enlightenment.” Now, you must take the first step. —


then we have this crap -

spirit-fest.com/


so, we may say that these people are neither really hindu OR sikh. They ARE full of seriously drug influenced BULL .




Then, last but not least, we have….

www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=clnk&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2F64.233.169.104%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcache%3AUOMj-P-E8EQJ%Awww.mrsikhnet.com%2F2005%2F09%2Fhow-to-tie-turban-video-tutorials.html%2BThere%2Bis%2Bonly%2BSikhNet%2Blogos%2C%2Band%2Ba%2B%2522Donate%2Bto%2BSikhNet%2522%2Bbox.%26hl%3Den%26ct%3Dclnk%26cd%3D1%26gl%3Dus&ei=_QNPSLSrJajMedzJlcYC&usg=AFQjCNHTLrsgDgtuTuqQhEgPdWFftnNlxw&sig2=5JhDFHav-djh9otG_Frs1Q>

1. Anonymous posted at 9/20/2005 - 10:52:30 PM
Gurumustuk Singh ji,

Waheguru ji ka khalsa,
Waheguru ji ki fateh!

This is a humble request. I can see on the page on SikhNet you have taken videos from
SikhiFM/EktaOne website. However, there is no recognition of their work, and there is no “Donate to
EktaOne” box. There is only SikhNet logos, and a “Donate to SikhNet” box. This seems unfair and not
very chardi kala. Please kindly give recognition, and put a “Donate to EktaOne” box. Thanks.
Waheguru ji ka khalsa,Waheguru ji ki fateh!

2. Gurumustuk Singh posted at 9/20/2005 11:08:56 PM
Waheguru ji ka khalsa,
Waheguru ji ki fateh!

Anonymous:

If you play the videos it is obvious that it is from SikhiFM.com. I am not taking credit for those
videos. I am merely trying to make them more accessable to people. The donation link is there to
allow people to support the bandwidth and hosting costs for SikhNet. You can see that the videos are
hosted on our servers so do not pose any costs to Ektaone. Anyone can download the videos off of
SikhNet and post them on their own websites. The intention is to educate people and get these
materials out there. It would be great if Ektaone downloaded and added all the videos that are now
on SikhNet and would make more options for peole. They could put a donation link there to support
Ektaone too. I have no issue with that. Seriously… I’m not trying to steal anyone’s thunder. I
really am just trying to help. If you are part of Ektaone we can discuss via email further if this
is not agreeable to you.

1.Gurumustuk Singh veerjee I think you should at least put some mention of EktaOne on the webpage
there - such as “This video is from www.EktaOne.com” for example. vaaheguroojeekaakhaalsaa
vaaheguroojeekeefatheh !!!

2. Gurumustuk Singh posted at 9/21/2005 12:31:58 PM

Kulpreet: as I mentioned in my previous comment, I don’t think this is necessary. If someone watches
the video it is clear that it is by SikhiFM.com which goes to EktaOne. You can see the web address
quite clear. The prime purpose for the videos is education not promotional purposes. I know some of
the people who created these videos for SikhiFM…so I am not doing this in a vacuum. If they feel I
am doing something wrong they would tell me. Are you one of the Sevadhars at EktaOne? I’m just
curious why you are so insistant on this.

1. xSHANTIx (aka)gdkaur.blogspot.com/ (This was the westerner  who once argued with me over how
important Punjab/Desi heritage is to Sikhi. She feels it has no importance, her real name is Carmen,
and she is also 3 H O. ) posted at 9/21/2005 01:07:28 PM
dear cyber sangat…please stop judging others…Gurumustuk Ji was carrying out very valuable
seva…many of us needed a site like this and i think hes done an amazing job..also the videos from
ektaone and sikhifm clearly have their websites advertised on the video clips so what is the
problem? ALSO whats wrong with sharing!!!! Where is your universal spirit…im sure ektaone will be
glad that more people are seeing their work! remeber Guruji is the true Judge….whoever ties
dhumulla..for whatever their reason is personal to what they are projecting in the world….its
their choice. eeeee also Gurumustuk….i cant wait for your mothers new album, the sound clip on one
of the clips sounds amazing

mrsikhnet.com/videos/wmv/espanola%20sikh%20girls%20punjabi%20dance.wmv

Check out this freaky 3 H 0 attempt at doing a ghidda (north indian folk dance done by females) session. They r all in white, with a huge
photo of Yogi Bhajan (true sikhs don’t worship yogi bhajan, don’t have pictures of him or any other person in such a revered way except our 10 original gurus. Yu would never see this done by true indian sikhs.)  d. BTW -side note, they not only have stolen some videos without credit, but
steal other information from the other, TRULY CREDIBLE Sikhi sites for sikhnet.com….right down to
the name (think sikh.net).

mrsikhnet.com/videos/wmv/espanola%20sikh%20girls%20punjabi%20dance.wmv

youtube.com/watch?v=fQVZSAVoiqM

‘Every year we have a big birthday celebration for Siri Singh Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa (Yogi
Bhajan). Many guests, friends, family, etc come to this party to celebrate with each other. Every
year there are different types of entertainment, however one of the constants is having a show of
Punjabi Dance. Here is a video clip of some of the local Espanola Sikh women doing a few different
dances in Aug 2002. Ravi Kaur of the Bhangra Troupe “Izzat De Punjab” does some great choreography. She is the one that organizes and gets everyone together to have fun and practice these dances.’

images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mrsikhnet.com/uploaded_images/turb2-

mrsikhnet.com/2005/09/how-to-tie-turban-video-
tutorials.html

and real sikhs don’t do this -

photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/6622/640/DCP_4443.jpg

and see this
(also posted here - http://awayfromourheritage.blogspot.com/2009/08/3ho-and-fake-gori-hindu-cult-leader.html )
the fake hindu cult leader western woman from the last posting has some connections with the 3ho! interesting!

first off, to catch you up - she’s a little known cult leader who claims she was enlightended and all that typical crap……well go back and read some links about her on the last post, ( http://awayfromourheritage.blogspot.com/2009/08/creepy-white-fake-hindu-cult-leader.html ) then see this -


they had this gathering, and look who opened the thing - snatam kaur, one of the biggest 3ho’s!

soulofmiami.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/natural_awakening_mb_poster.gif


and the 3ho’s creal brand…that’s right, they have their own cult cereal…and tea…and granola bars, and security, and a slew of other stuff….


peacecereal.com/PeacePeople/PeacePrayerDay.html



that same weirdo shows up on their page!

then we have this…

they mention kirtans…BUT not a sikh related thing in sight, but there is some western follower of whatever crap they’re selling - and he looks more like a troll than anything!

www.bhagavandas.com/college.html


then we have a bunch of western women dressed in salwar kameez and gauzy dresses who seem to be worhsipping the freaky woman -

c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/61/m_edc14d997746bbee9866dd9dc12258ef.jpg

and see this -


religion-cults.com/Cults/Eastern/cults.htm#3ho

or bull like this - gurusantsinghkhalsa.com/ people who deem themself as high as God itself. if you really are that high, you would not be preaching yourself and showing urself off in this way. it would show through pure actions, not ego.

culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=868&Itemid=11

factnet.org/cults/3ho/index.html
icsahome.com/infoserv_grp/grp_3ho.asp

answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20080910040233AABff3E

What do you know about the strange 3HO Cult?
Someone I once knew was in the 3HO cult, but got very angry when I started asking questions about it. They are very bizarre: they are Americans who wear turbans and grow long beards, and they wear all white clothing. They worship a man called Yogi Bhajan, who is their guru. I wish I could ask this person more, but he got very mad at me “when I asked too much” - I guess they didn’t want me to find out what went on inside the cult.

Help! I’m scared for my friend! He seems so strange. He’s shoved his friends and family away. They’ve totally cut him off. They make him do all this unpaid work, and he is supposed to pay the cult a ton of money every month as a “tithe.”. His year-round house is a tent in New Mexico. He, and other followers camp outside the temple. He has almost no food or any kind of a life - he has to beg the temple kitchen to throw him some leftover food, and some days he doesn’t eat. This cult has stolen his life and his dignity! Help!

Does anyone know anything about this terrible cult??!?

* 3 months ago

Additional Details

3 months ago
Pangel - yes I know, there’s the yoga part of it, but that’s just one side of it. I’ve even done the yoga classes, and they were OK, but there is a different side of it once you get pulled WAY in - you are in a different ballgame. You have to dress like them, believe and worship like them, hand over your money, change your name…. etc…. … usual cult stuff. The yoga part is just what you see on the outer periphery - the inner part of it is very controlling and dark!

And I’m not just over-reacting. How insensitive. I’ve seen people’s lives ruined by 3HO, and my friend has given up his life, all his potential, and is having his soul sucked out of him!


indiadivine.org/audarya/kundalini-yoga/203989-3ho-cult.html

the western ‘sicks’ try to bully anyone who tries to speak against the cult. isn’t that somethng? this is common on any eastern relions/yoga/sikhism/etc. forum that mentions them. if u have nothing to hide, why be so defensive?

forum.rickross.com/read.php?12,62197,63011


Over the past months I have tried to post my logical, practical, non-hateful, non-offensive opinion on the way 3ho Sikhs are confusing our youth and how their teachings deviate from Sikhism.. My goal was to modestly inform the Sikh youth and public through the internet about how our youth are being greatly confused and taken away from their families. Through meeting people, listening to television shows, radio broadcasts, reading a wide range of information, using 3ho services, listening from their prayer tracks, purchasing their CDs, seeing information and learning their form of Sikhism and seeing regular Sikh I have definitely learned something. Our religion is going through one of the greatest changes any religion has ever experienced. Instead of moving forward we are moving into a mystic, counterproductive experience of Sikhism. I first thought that only a few Sikhs would be affected by this misinformation. However I have found that thousands of Sikhs and Sikh children are becoming confused in some way to some degree.

I have posted on websites like sikhnet.com, sikhsangat.com and I have not been allowed on these websites to post because I simply stated my view. Also I would like to inform you that the most popular website for Sikhs, sikhnet.com, is based at Espanola, New Mexico and always supports a 3HO Sikh agenda. On the webmaster’s blog mrsikhnet.com he even tried to tell the Sikh public that we are forgetting that Yoga was once part of our religion. Because his blog is so popular I posted my opinion only to find it deleted and I was permanently banned from the website. Their efforts are becoming successful and many mainstream Sikhs are falling into their net.

In the book titled “Sikh Identity” by Opinderjit Kaur the author explains how the 3HO lifestyle deviates from the Sikh teachings. Also she explains that the Sikh head SGPC president Tohra stated in a news report that Yogi Bhajan was never given the title of Sri Singh Sahib, the Sikh leader of the Western hemisphere. He also stated that there is no such title as the Sikh leader of the Western hemisphere. There are many teachings from 3HO which deviate from the Sikh way of life. First, Yoga is made compulsory, and the quest for enlightenment is encouraged. 3HO even teaches in books like “Yoga for Business Success” by Darshan Singh Khalsa that one can obtain spiritual powers from doing Kundalini Yoga. In the Sikh scripture is states “Inhaling, exhaling and holding the breath by the force of the mind – by empty hypocritical practices, Dharmic love for the Lord is not produced. Only through Word of the Guru’s Shabad is the sublime, supreme, essence obtained.” (Page 1043 of Guru Granth). Infact there are many quotes which support this argument. This organization is like many others which often use the Sikh holy book to encourage doing Yoga, or Meditation to attain enlightenment. In this case, enlightenment means continuously seeing and hearing inner light and sound. This is obviously not possible to any degree, and though meditation can give peace and alertness is cannot make you see continuous white or yellow light as these groups claim. Specifically Sant Mat which was once infamously known in the Punjab (area where Sikhs live in India) as the Rhadasoami group has claimed that they can show people inner light and they have confused many people and may have even ruined lives. For information on this cult go to (knowthyselfassoul.org) and ruhanisatsangusa.org.

Other practices of 3HO are also notable. In the Yogi Bhajan lecture archive on sikhnet.com Mr. Bhajan would encourage people to give offerings like Pizzas to Guru Ram Das. Many 3HO members admit that they worship Guru Ram Das by giving him objects and this has never been a form of worship in Sikhism. Sikhs have only worshipped God. Also 3HO encourages people to become strict vegetarians in order to save “Karma”, and to wear only white in order to be holy. As long as there has been Sikhism Sikhs did not have to wear only white in order to follow their religion. In Sikhism the singing of religious hymns is suppose to be done using traditional instruments. 3HO members like Snatam Kaur (snatamkaur .com) and Guru Ganesha (a-healing.com/gugasi.html) say things like “I give my heart to you Guru Ram Das.” and consistently focus their music on this particular Guru. However there were 10 human Gurus who were all equal and one holy scripture which by title is considered a Guru as well. The holy scripture for the Sikhs the Guru Granth Sahib holds the title as the current Guru of the Sikhs as it holds the teachings from all ten of the Sikh Gurus.

Also 3HO has introduced new mantras which have never been part of Sikhism, or even Hinduism. When I ask many people from India whose Grandparent’s where Sikhs they have never even heard of these mantras. When Snatam Kaur does her worldwide tours she comes to Sikh Gurdwaras and instructs the audience to chant these mantras instead of chanting the normal Waheguru which is the only mantra that Sikhs chant.

I think that this information is important for people to know because many Sikhs and other people are being taken away from their families because of organization like these. Some people are learning about Sikhism and converting to “Sikhism” after being Kundalini Yoga teachers when Sikhism is not associated with Yoga is any way. So many innocent, Americans, Canadians, and Sikhs are becoming confused and following teachings which are not what they claim to be.
You can learn a lot about Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere (the teachings which deviate from original Sikhism) from Google Books search for the book Identity of Sikhism, pages 158-177). Most of these pages are available online at Google Books. Also note that Power Broker magazine has counted Bhajan among ‘New Mexico’s Top 100’ influential business people. An excerpt of the article is available on page 160. Also in a lecture on www.mrsikhnet.com’s audio archive by Mr. Bhajan he explains specific details of the tenth Sikh Guru. The real details which he describe are actually unknown and cannot be confirmed. Yet “Yogi” Bhajan described the Guru’s height, diet, and stated that he could spin a sword around so fast that no arrow could hit him. This is actually true and can be found in the audio archive on www.mrsikhnet.com
In conclusion, 3HO is confusing our youth and altering our religion. From this website I have become educated on the true facts of Yogi Bhajan which I wish many Sikhs knew. He told a women from his yoga class (http://www.rickross.com/reference/3ho/3ho83.html) “In fact, the sex was never presented or regarded as a part of any religion or religious experience. It was only later, when I asked him to reconcile his role as a professed, celibate religious leader with the fact he was having sex with more than one woman, that he put a religious gloss on the sex. He said he was actually living three lives in one, and that I was his spiritual wife in one of the lives..” Many Sikhs have believed Yogi Bhajan to ba a Siri Singh Sahib of their religion. This is the like one rank below the Head of the religion the Jathedar. To help one further understand this rank may be seen as the equivalent of a Archbishop in Christianity who is seen as below the Pope. When I learnt of this scandal I became really shocked and upset. I felt this way because Mr. Bhajan claimed to have such a high rank in our religion and so many people believed in. When in reality he had taken part in scandals which would have never allowed him to receive this religious title in reality. The title “Sri Singh Sahib” is a real religious title which some have earned authentically for example Prof. Darshan Singh.

Also I strongly feel that though Yogi Bhajan has died the 3HO cult is still active and affecting Americans, Canadians and Sikhs throughout the world. One can practice their beliefs but they should have their own distinctive name. This way people would not be confused as they are currently still claiming Bhajan’s teachings that they are following are the original form of Sikhism though they do not comply with the original Sikhism.


this girl also was a former 3ho, but has woke up from the horror, and have a great blog about it -

indiakids.blogspot.com/

religionnewsblog.com/category/3ho

factnet.org/discus/messages/3/66.html

curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=969334

curezone.biz/blogs/fm.asp?i=969335

yoga.meetup.com/459/messages/archive/

books.google.com/books?id=aqmbnfXCzn0C&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=3ho+cult&source=web&ots=9V_ghl9J9l&sig=i5aa3MSqmtl6cvsXjmyiQ_SJ_6s&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA118,M1

panthic.org/news/123/ARTICLE/2410/2006-04-23.html

These are good steps Prabhsharandeep Singh indicated, but questioned why more was not being done in isolating those who continue to support Kala-Afghana and the Spokesman editor. He also questioned why the Jathedars attended a function organized by the 3HO, which he stated was as a cult. “During the function, which was broadcast by SikhNet, Jathedar Sahib referred to Yogi Bhajan as ‘Sri Singh Sahib’”, Prabhsharandeep Singh strongly protested. “How can the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib refer to anyone with that title? There is no precedence of it in Sikh history for anyone having such a title” he later added. Not expecting this line of questioning, the Jathedars were taken aback. Out of embarrassment Jathedar Vendati kept his head lowered when questioned.

csj.org/infoserv_groups/co_ae.htm

sikhsangat.com/lofiversion/index.php/t13378-100.html

one of the 3ho’s and some supporters try to spread bull…

theologyweb.com/campus/archive/index.php/t-10658.html

orthodoxphotos.com/readings/future/tantric.shtml

books.google.com/books?id=nHMQrhbpEz0C&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=3ho+cult&source=web&ots=00QVV8AlI2&sig=3idHGNW4r72aIvoO_KJVMFV-I_0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result

forum.wingmakers.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8

surrealist.org/links/oldfiles/3ho.html

sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Talk:3HO

yogiblog.destinymanifestation.com/wordpressmu/

orange-papers.org/orange-cult_q1.html

books.google.com/books?id=vnAk9WefhfwC&pg=PA442&lpg=PA442&dq=3ho+cult&source=web&ots=Od92Xgt7pZ&sig=GuNpblIWGmds_HCw9DrAROGDpx8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result


freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1004361/posts

strippingthegurus.com/stgsamplechapte rs/bibliography.asp

holysmoke.org/cos/observer-beyond-belief.htm

there’s this guy who claims to be pure punjabi sikh…he’s another western guy, married to a western woman, and you can see large amounts of hindu om signs in his pictures…also both he and his wife dress in the 3ho style.

images.orkut.com/orkut/albums3/ATgAAACRvlvYC-Ci54z73714dwOimKIuUm1wZrhd6grcFfEApvYj-eXjfQY—15Z1shZMRsvE0O4sdEzjVUkLy7ZAp4GAJtU9VDUSjd751htvgt6KFKnPHG5QdnFIA.jpg

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he heads up these websites -  consejokhalsa.blogspot.com and

sikhdharmabhaibandi.blogspot.com/
 with which he tries to pretend he is pure and pro khalistan. he spams alot of people with them, and is trying to play tricks on real sikhs who may have been too wise to not fall for other common 3ho tactics.


barcelona.indymedia.org/es/2006/07/26992.shtml

creedopedia.com/topics/Cult

enlightenmefree.com/phpbb3/phpBB-2.0.22/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=290&sid=a56a9f6ad22403a445f260b5715b2392


surrealist.org/links/guestbook5.html

forums.panthic.net/index.php?act=Print&client=printer&f=23&t=14532

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult-Proofing_Your_Kids

britneygroupie.com/2006/02/26/has-britney-spears-stumbled-into-another-“cult”/

richarddawkins.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8199&p

photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=325712

culticstudiesreview.org/csr_bkreviews/bkrev_cultaroundthecorner.htm

questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99205970

neuereligion.de/ENG/ReligiousNature/03.htm

geftakysassembly.com/Reflections/SiteMap2.htm

1mall.com/ODP/Society/Religion_and_Sp irituality/Opposing_Views/Yoga/

southasianconnection.com/articles/159/1/Sikh-Priest-Serve-As-Saint-And-Soldier-For-Jesus-Christ/Page1.html

guruphiliac.blogspot.com/2008/08/song-with-some-sour-notes.html

kundaliniyoga.tribe.net/thread/801b497a-8bc5-4dc3-9423-7b7578c399ca

books.google.com/books?id=ziUMK-0C89MC&pg=PA182&lpg=PA182&dq=3ho+cult&source=web&ots=kAE7C-95WL&sig=X-fF8E5nXLDuKibrV1qM5wMuLBs&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result

interesting…

hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/sects.asp

monkeyfilter.com/link.php/4675

thebereancall.org/node/6014

frontlinepunjabiyouth.blogspot.com/2007/12/real-akj-attitude.html

health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Sri_Chinmoy_Survivors/messages/101?viscount=10

h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=6497

fairfieldweekly.com/article.cfm?aid=8485

community.beliefnet.com/index.php?page_id=24&tgt=1228263845 -


flameout.org/flameout/gurus/bhajan.html

kundaliniyoga.tribe.net/thread/0a9ec78c-f3de-41b1-a046-6bc77397f4c9

lol - see ‘fifi’ -

Rick Ross manipulates information and makes money off of so-called “cult busting.” His list of “frauds” includes many of the world’s most highly respected yoga teachers. Yogi Bhajan was human for sure, and it’s wise to question what you hear and read, but question it from all ways. Rick Ross is not at all an unbiased source of information, nor an accurate one.

Yea, right…..sounds like we have another sucker in the making! it’s not just rick ross sweety…..it’s incredible how many e 3ho-ers there are, and even when panthic.org mentions it being a cult and yogi bhajan being a fraud, you’re a bit outnumbered!

panthic.org/discussion.php?id=2410

strippingthegurus.com/stgsamplechapters/bhajan.asp

home.sprintmail.com/~angelman24/Armageddon4.html

byeliseabramsmiller.blogspot.com/2007/11/david-duchovny-saved-my-life-v.html

ooh, interesting…here comes gurumustuk himself trying to defend the gang…..awwwww sucha defensive lad, what are u hiding?!

religionexplorer.com/cgi-bin/web.pl?terms=bhajan&page=0&site=1720

guruphiliac.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html

www.rickross.com/reference/3ho/Feltcomplaint.pdf

64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Gna_vytx7tEJ:www.myprimetime.com/play/self/content/yogi1213/index.shtml+gurmukh+kaur+khalsa+speed&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us>

ex-premie.org/papers/kirpal_statistic.htm

ckjatha.com

kriteachings.org/


forum.rickross.com/read.php?12,57279


these girls even make a mockery of punjabis -

mrsikhnet.com/2005/07/this-dance-was-pretty-funny.html

and the western men of the cult -

mrsikhnet.com/2005/07/gora-sikh-punjabi-mundayo-dressed-and.html

youtube.com/user/ravistarproductions

youtube.com/watch?v=fQVZSAVoiqM

youtube.com/watch?v=UW1QTTeZEiQ

videodust.com/videos/2007/05/08/Bhangra-Performance-Izzat-da-Punjab-dance-indian.html

youtube.com/watch?v=VeRR3JFaba8 ( another 3ho gori dressed as a singh making a mockery)

youtube.com/watch?v=MVCe_9fjRJ8&feature=related

youtube.com/user/gmustuk

PEACE PRAYER??? WTF -

youtube.com/watch?v=iZuPNpUifS4&feature=related

youtube.com/user/lisadeleochicago

youtube.com/user/TheOmegaInstitute


interscience.wiley.com/journal/119423334/abstract

cesnur.org/2002/mi_kent.htm

creedopedia.com/topics/ISKCON

surrealist.org/links/oldfiles/3ho.html

allfaith.com/Religions/awake3.html

books.google.com/books?id=EIdhyctgq0wC&pg=PA239&lpg=PA239&dq=iskcon+3ho&source=web&ots=N87FLX22fH&sig=aHZ2ihiCGuIdU1xJei_GqX_DqIY&hl=en&ei=bgSZSdH6MM3dtgf26c2pCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result

surrealist.org/links/oldfiles/index.html

icsahome.com/logon/infoserv_elib/elibrary_articles_byicsapub_culticstudiesreview_03.03.asp
caliber.ucpress.net/doi/pdf/10.1525/nr.1997.1.1.96

angelfire.com/hi2/graphic1designer/cults/comprehensivesites.html

google.com/search?hl=en&q=iskcon+3ho&start=0&sa=N

spirit voyage.net/

read this load of bull

3ho.org/events/yoga-retreat.html#rates

Yogi Bhajan was not only the Master of Kundalini Yoga, but also held a position of distinction in the Sikh religion. His title was The Siri Singh Sahib and he served as the Chief Administrative Authority for Sikhs in the Western Hemisphere.

‘The Sikh lifestyle shares elements of the technology of Kundalini Yoga. Sikhs grow their hair, cover their heads, are vegetarians, and do not use any substances such as alcohol or tobacco. As recommended, many wear white clothing, which is a combination of all colors (spin a color wheel and see white)! White enhances the aura and strengthens the magnetic field. Being in this environment offers participants a chance to experience this aspect of the technology. Because of this, you will see a lot of people wearing turbans and white clothing.

*Body workers and healers must be licensed by the State of Florida. (body workers? u mean prostitutes?)

Sadhana: You are invited to participate in Sadhana or “daily practice.” Each morning we begin at 3:45 am with Japji (prayer reading), followed by 45 minutes of Kundalini Yoga, 62 minutes of meditation (to live music) and a short Gurdwara service. Yogi Bhajan gave this specific sadhana as a powerful personal tool during the transition from the Piscean to the Aquarian Age.

WHITE TANTRIC???? KARMA YOGA????

whitetantricyoga.com/

anyone with any sort of IQ - sikh, hindu, or whatever, knows this is bull!

from the website sikhkaras.com -

5. Why are the costs for these SikhKaras so much higher than for standard Indian Karas?
All our SikhKaras are made to the highest quality standards. SikhKaras with even the tiniest flaw get discarded or reworked before going out to the customer. This high level of quality results in much higher production costs.
 
 
6. Is it okay for Non-Sikhs to wear a SikhKara?
Yes, definitely it is. The Kara is a universal symbol of the totality of God; free for everybody to use. Any Sikh who will see the SikhKara on you will be happy and proud that you choose to wear it.
 
 
7. What is the difference between wearing an iron/sarbhloh and a stainless steel SikhKara?
The Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan used to wear a simple stainless steel Kara himself, and this was argument enough for me to wear a steel Kara. However, my partner Parvinder Singh likes to wear an iron Kara and this is what he has to say:
Iron has magnetic power and receives the energy coming through the Root Chakra. This energy is basic, pure and impeccable. Iron, as a natural metal, has an electromagnetic field which is capable of storing this energy and reflecting it back to us when we need to bring balance to our physical and spiritual health. It heals the subconscious mind, helps to strengthen the heart Charka and to have a blissful experience of the soul.
 
 
8. Why to wear the SikhKara on the left or right arm?
As what we learned from SSS Yogi Bhajan men should wear the Kara on the right hand and women on the left. He says that balances the dominating hemispheres of the brain accordingly. Guru Dev Singh (Sat Nam Rasayan) wears two Karas on the same hand. He says that that helps you to stay connected to yourself when you do a lot of healing work.
The Indian Nihangs wear their Karas on both arms as the see themselves as not man and not woman, but as creation of God. That way both hemispheres are being balanced. Some Sikhs also believe that you should wear the Kara on the hand you use the most as it reminds you not to do anything unjust with that hand.
In the end, I suggest that you try it out for yourself and wear it on the hand it feels better for you.

this thread is about a western girl who got into kundalini yoga, n wants to wear a kara. many sikhs who posted think it’s ok, and not only support her but supoort the 3ho as well -



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Posted 04 August 2007 - 10:03 AM
Hi. I am a non Sikh, but practice Kundalini Yoga and have read and believe msot of the Sikh religion. I do not plan on becoming baptized. Is it offensive to anyone if I wear a kara? I know that I have read that it is not really a kara unless it is blessed and given to you, but I believe the deep spiritual meaning that it has. I don’t want to offend anyone. Is this okay? Sat Nam!
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Posted 04 August 2007 - 12:25 PM
I would say its okay to wear kara in your case :) but some precautions to take before wearing one… No alcohol, no smoking etc..
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Posted 04 August 2007 - 12:42 PM
i think you should go for it
one of the things the kara repesents is that its a circle which describes God as it has no beginning or end
But one thing to remeber is that the kara also reminds you that your not suppose to do anything bad with these hands that God has gaven you
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why not ?
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Post icon  Posted 05 August 2007 - 03:11 AM
5 Kakaars have a lot of meaning which in themselves could take a lifetime to understand - just like Gurbani. Hence i agree with the sentiments of what the previous members have advised but would add put as much effort as possible into the understanding of Gurbani as this will give you the true meaning of the Kara.

Also have a read of:
http://www.mrsikhnet…m-barnat-sumat/

as it might help in the learning of both Jaap Sahib which is soo beautiful for your soul, as well as develop yourself physically.

Sat Naam
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I personally do not think it’s okay. If we make an excemption, before long everyone will be wearing it and it’ll loose it meaning. All the 5’ks should be modelled on a proper Sikh.

Our community is also facing a problem due to non sikhs wearing our symbols and then doing silly things. It ends up giving our community a bad name.
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Posted 05 August 2007 - 11:32 AM

View PostPunjabi_Link wannabe_, on Aug 5 2007, 12:18 AM, said:
I think you shouldn’t wear a kara at all. A lot of Sikhs do get offended when non-sikhs (especially Hindus and Muslims) wear karas. Check out a thread called “can moneh wear karas” out. You will see what I am talking about here.


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Posted 05 August 2007 - 11:53 AM
Waheguroo jee ka Khalsa!
Waheguroo jee kee Fateh!

A kara has a lot of symbolic value: if you respect the symbolism, i would strongly suggest wearing one!

Waheguroo jee ka Khalsa!
Waheguroo jee kee Fateh!
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Posted 05 August 2007 - 01:03 PM
hmmm i think most of these guests are the same person lol, lets not cause more intolerance, i think bhenji knows a little about sikhism and agrees with most of the concepts she has read, i think itd be alright for you to wear a kara i doubt whether any1 would tell you to take if off!!! do whatever you think is right but show it some respect aswell as sikhlionz said previously!

bhul chuk maf :D
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Posted 06 August 2007 - 07:19 AM
Its quite stoopid really though - its our Sangaths fault for allowing Kar’eh to be sold at shops etc as if their ANY OLD ITEM - no wonder Muslims and Hindus go about wearin them - a Kara has more meaning to it that than just a “steel bangle”.

The thread- starter says that they are non-Sikh- and do NOT plan on being baptized - then WHY ARE YOU PLANNIN ON WEARIN ONE???! Just becuase you do Kundalini Yoga doesnt mean that you have the right to go abot wearin a Kakaar.

^^ I sound really in-your-face there lol am not being moody about the situation but I don’t think you should wear one - you got no reason to wear one. I understand that you have read into this Religion and the spiritual meaning of the Kara but why just wear it about - it aint a fashion-item.#

I also get the feeling that MOST other faithed people wear a Kara or want a Kara becuase they see a Kara like they see that ‘budda’ u know the laughin budda that people keep in their house…messed up
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kara only has a meaning to a sikh, if you aren’t a sikh, its just a bangle then. and the lady understands that, so i see no harm in wearing one. it wouldn’t be offensive to me at all because unless you are a baptised sikh, its really not a kara :)
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 01:02 AM

View PostKarKirpaWaheguru, on Aug 6 2007, 04:19 PM, said:
Its quite stoopid really though - its our Sangaths fault for allowing Kar’eh to be sold at shops etc as if their ANY OLD ITEM - no wonder Muslims and Hindus go about wearin them - a Kara has more meaning to it that than just a “steel bangle”.

The thread- starter says that they are non-Sikh- and do NOT plan on being baptized - then WHY ARE YOU PLANNIN ON WEARIN ONE???! Just becuase you do Kundalini Yoga doesnt mean that you have the right to go abot wearin a Kakaar.

^^ I sound really in-your-face there lol am not being moody about the situation but I don’t think you should wear one - you got no reason to wear one. I understand that you have read into this Religion and the spiritual meaning of the Kara but why just wear it about - it aint a fashion-item.#

I also get the feeling that MOST other faithed people wear a Kara or want a Kara becuase they see a Kara like they see that ‘budda’ u know the laughin budda that people keep in their house…messed up


to be honest shops dnt usually sell sarbloh karas, what they sell they promote as kareh but are in fact just bangles! theres a millions of non-sikhs who respect sikhi and believe in different parts of it such as the circle of life represented by the kara, the bhenji is not offending any1 by wearing it and it seems like shes getting interested in the religion, who are we then to say she cant?!

bhul chuk maf :D
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Posted 07 August 2007 - 03:11 AM

View Postkullykhalsa, on Aug 7 2007, 10:02 AM, said:

View PostKarKirpaWaheguru, on Aug 6 2007, 04:19 PM, said:
Its quite stoopid really though - its our Sangaths fault for allowing Kar’eh to be sold at shops etc as if their ANY OLD ITEM - no wonder Muslims and Hindus go about wearin them - a Kara has more meaning to it that than just a “steel bangle”.

The thread- starter says that they are non-Sikh- and do NOT plan on being baptized - then WHY ARE YOU PLANNIN ON WEARIN ONE???! Just becuase you do Kundalini Yoga doesnt mean that you have the right to go abot wearin a Kakaar.

^^ I sound really in-your-face there lol am not being moody about the situation but I don’t think you should wear one - you got no reason to wear one. I understand that you have read into this Religion and the spiritual meaning of the Kara but why just wear it about - it aint a fashion-item.#

I also get the feeling that MOST other faithed people wear a Kara or want a Kara becuase they see a Kara like they see that ‘budda’ u know the laughin budda that people keep in their house…messed up


to be honest shops dnt usually sell sarbloh karas, what they sell they promote as kareh but are in fact just bangles! theres a millions of non-sikhs who respect sikhi and believe in different parts of it such as the circle of life represented by the kara, the bhenji is not offending any1 by wearing it and it seems like shes getting interested in the religion, who are we then to say she cant?!

bhul chuk maf :D


okay i understand that but what am sayin is that when and IF she does wear a Kara, and she’s standing their people gona be like “wow what is that” you know you get people asking like what is it? I don’t want this person to go about wearin it as something to get attention (I know thats not the reason so scuse me :) )but when people see someone else wearin something different to them, they want to wear it too. Like I said before, the whole laughin budda thing is the same thing, you see that loads of people keep them in their houses especially ghor’eh - they think its brings “luck” or wuteva - I bet the MAJORITY of Buddists..or is it Hindus? I duno which one but who ever it relates to would probably find it offensive.

Personally, am offended by people who wear OTHER Religious items, point is why pick at a religion on the bits that you find easy or more flexible to follow? Why just take the Kara and be like “Yeah I get the Spiritual meaning of it - i’ll wear it permanant” You cant pick and mix with a Religion.

So overally, I don’t accept people wearing a Kara or any other Religious article that they don’t REALLY follow - stick to your own.
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View PostS1ngh, on Aug 4 2007, 12:24 PM, said:
I would say its okay to wear kara in your case :) but some precautions to take before wearing one… No alcohol, no smoking etc..



View PostRandom_Singhni, on Aug 4 2007, 12:41 PM, said:
i think you should go for it
one of the things the kara repesents is that its a circle which describes God as it has no beginning or end
But one thing to remeber is that the kara also reminds you that your not suppose to do anything bad with these hands that God has gaven you


Thats essentially few things a amritdhari is supposed to do….and she mentioned that she is NOT going to take amrit.

Also, KARA was here ages before sikhism. ANYBDY can wear it. I know it has some special meaning in sikhi….but that doest mean it belongs ONLY to sikhs……OPEN YOUR MIND singho.



View PostAkirtghan, on Aug 6 2007, 06:49 PM, said:
kara only has a meaning to a sikh, if you aren’t a sikh, its just a bangle then. and the lady understands that, so i see no harm in wearing one. it wouldn’t be offensive to me at all because unless you are a baptised sikh, its really not a kara :)


That makes some sense….
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Posted 27 August 2007 - 12:09 AM
i agree, everyone has the right to wear a kara. I think of it this way for a sikh. With the 5 K’s, the more you have the better it is. Just because we might not be at the same level, by wearing a kara you a taking a step up. lol if u get what i mean.
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Posted 28 August 2007 - 12:54 AM

View Post_jatt_, on Aug 27 2007, 12:08 AM, said:
i agree, everyone has the right to wear a kara. I think of it this way for a sikh. With the 5 K’s, the more you have the better it is. Just because we might not be at the same level, by wearing a kara you a taking a step up. lol if u get what i mean.


My dear friend it is not things you should go on collecting. There is nothing except bani.
having kesh and not reciting bani is also useless.
Sikh is one who recites bani daily, without bani whether you wear kara or Not, you are not sikh.

Bani changes a Human to sikh. kara doesnt.

There is nothing except bani, bani is the only Truth. 5 K without reciting bani are useless.
So if you want to come closer to sikhi start to listen to some bani. Just start to say Vaheguru when you crosses a day, As doing so will slowly start love for Sikhi and Hence Akal.

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Posted 13 October 2008 - 07:10 PM
The kara reminds us to always remember god in all that we do….how is it wrong for a non-Sikh to wear a kara if it will help them remember god in all they do? Sikhism is such an open, inviting religion, and you aren’t doing anything to help people see that. who knows, this may be the first step in her journey to actually take amrit. She may not be prepared now but it could to that. Way to welcome people into sikhi. sikhi isn’t about what you wear, its how you live your life.



View PostKarKirpaWaheguru, on Aug 6 2007, 07:19 AM, said:
Its quite stoopid really though - its our Sangaths fault for allowing Kar’eh to be sold at shops etc as if their ANY OLD ITEM - no wonder Muslims and Hindus go about wearin them - a Kara has more meaning to it that than just a “steel bangle”.

The thread- starter says that they are non-Sikh- and do NOT plan on being baptized - then WHY ARE YOU PLANNIN ON WEARIN ONE???! Just becuase you do Kundalini Yoga doesnt mean that you have the right to go abot wearin a Kakaar.

^^ I sound really in-your-face there lol am not being moody about the situation but I don’t think you should wear one - you got no reason to wear one. I understand that you have read into this Religion and the spiritual meaning of the Kara but why just wear it about - it aint a fashion-item.#

I also get the feeling that MOST other faithed people wear a Kara or want a Kara becuase they see a Kara like they see that ‘budda’ u know the laughin budda that people keep in their house…messed up

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Posted 14 October 2008 - 03:15 PM
random singhni/s1ngh. what the hell are u on about???

of course it is not ok. its a kakkar a religious symbol to be worn by sikhs. it was given to sikhs bu guru gobind singh to help them maintain self discipline. it wasnt designed for people who like to do yoga. bloody hell man. if i ever met a non sikh wearing a kara id take it off them straight away!!!

wud it be ok a random person wearing a kirpan ……….no then why is it diff its its a kara. u people need to sort urselves out
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Posted 15 October 2008 - 04:50 AM

View Postsherlsurj, on Oct 15 2008, 12:15 AM, said:
random singhni/s1ngh. what the hell are u on about???

of course it is not ok. its a kakkar a religious symbol to be worn by sikhs. it was given to sikhs bu guru gobind singh to help them maintain self discipline. it wasnt designed for people who like to do yoga. bloody hell man. if i ever met a non sikh wearing a kara id take it off them straight away!!!

wud it be ok a random person wearing a kirpan ……….no then why is it diff its its a kara. u people need to sort urselves out



I disagree.

The Kara in simple terms is an iron bracelet. Braclets have been used in many cultures across the world.

Kirpan is the name given to the type of shaster that is carried by Sikhs. But I know of patthans (muslims), who carry shaster with them, just like a kakkar.

You can’t say that 1 particular kakkar is only for Sikhs, as described, other cultures do require to wear bracelets, shaster etc, but you can say that the 5 kakkar that are worn together is a unique identity for a Sikh. If that makes sense!


Just my personal opinion.
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Posted 15 October 2008 - 05:55 AM

View Postsherlsurj, on Oct 15 2008, 12:15 AM, said:
random singhni/s1ngh. what the hell are u on about???

of course it is not ok. its a kakkar a religious symbol to be worn by sikhs. it was given to sikhs bu guru gobind singh to help them maintain self discipline. it wasnt designed for people who like to do yoga. bloody hell man. if i ever met a non sikh wearing a kara id take it off them straight away!!!

wud it be ok a random person wearing a kirpan ……….no then why is it diff its its a kara. u people need to sort urselves out


I think its perfectly acceptable for the original poster to wear a karra. She believes in Sikhi but is not baptized. Well I believe in Sikhi but I haven’t taken amrit either, should I remove my karra? Although I’ve been brought up as a Sikh from childhood but that doesn’t make me any different from the OP does it? :)
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Posted 15 October 2008 - 03:23 PM
bracelet that word sums up ur whole view point. a kara is not just a bracelet. i suppose a kachera are just a pair of shorts for u aswell. a kara is a kakkar. and shud be treated as such its not just for anyone/everyone to wear but carries responsibilities and identity with it. if every1 wore 1 as they have started doing its significance wud diminish. bracelet….bloody hell man
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Posted 15 October 2008 - 03:56 PM
Some people make an issue out of everything !!!!
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Posted 15 October 2008 - 07:44 PM
^ I guess God likes to keep the world “colorful”… =)


google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=yogi+tea+sued&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.1,or.&fp=b5fc6a07c812d0bf

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Tea

yogiproducts.com/

In 2010 Yogi Tea was sued by Yogi Bhajan’s widow Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Puri[1], and the State of Oregon [2]. The suits allege that trusted advisers of the Yogi had forged documents regarding to their take-over of the company, exclusion of the family from the board and the abandonment of what Bibiji describes as orthodox Sikh practices.[1]


notice the similarities between these people and 3ho? there are many westerners who take indian names, pretend to follow what they perceive as indian inspired culture and religious beliefs, use initials for their group, both from ‘religious leaders’ who brought the ‘faiths’ to the west. they wear eastern dress…saris for iskcon, salwar kameezes and dastaar (turban) for 3ho. often they even sound similar in how they talk…

iskcon.org.uk/

iskcon.org.uk/devotees/notes.html


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISKCON

news.iskcon.com/node/2178

rickross.com/groups/krishna.htm

rickross.com/reference/krishna/krishna11.htm

cultnews.com/?p=1559

cultnews.com/?p=1460

rickross.com/reference/krishna/krishna7.html

rickross.com/reference/krishna/krishna57.html

rickross.com/reference/krishna/krishna5.html

also check this out….just as 3ho are not really sikh, iskcon are not really hindu, but many are lead to believe otherwise…

rickross.com/reference/krishna/krishna8.htm

cultnews.com/?p=1460

harekrsna.org/pada/isklinks.htm

cultnews.net/comment?linkID=35245

guruphiliac.blogspot.com/…/black-bhakti-guru-bringing-it-home.html

rickross.com/reference/krishna/complaint0606.pdf

cultnews.com/?cat=79

Notes on spiritual names
Devotees usually receive a spiritual name from their guru at initiation, consisting of a name of Krishna, a great devotee of Krishna, or an aspect of the spiritual world, coupled with “Das”. Devotees usually also have a different legal name. Some devotees, for example second-generation devotees, may have a spiritual legal name because their parent gave them one. Gurus usually give a spiritual name related to a devotees legal name, at least the first letter, for example “Melanie” could be initiated as “Manjula Dasi”.

“Das” means servant. “Dasa” is the masculine, and “Dasi” is the feminine. “Dasa” is pronounced “Das”. Sometimes devotees use “Das”, sometimes “das”, and sometimes “dasa” or “dasi”.

So, all devotees are named as servants of Krishna, or servants of servants of Krishna. If you are writing an article, and wish to shorten a devotee’s name, it is clearer to use their first name rather than “Das” - all devotees are ‘someone Das’, so to refer to just “Das” is rather like referring to someone as just “Mr”. Devotees usually address each other as “Prabhu” (master), by first name, or both first name then “prabhu”. Women are usually referred to as “Mataji” (honoured mother), or as “Mother” then first name.

“Swami” also means master, but is more honourific than “prabhu”, and is the title given to sannyasis (advanced renunciates). Sannyasis are also often addressed as “Maharaja” (literally ‘great king’).

In formal communications, devotees names are preceded by “His/Her Grace”. Gurus and sannyasis names are prefixed by “His Holiness” (female gurus are rare). Single male monks’ names are sometimes suffixed by “bramachari”, and married men by “adhikari” to denote their ashram (stage in life).

if you listen to the way these people act and speak ‘spiritually’, you will start to find they have much in common with the 3ho’s.

This westerner who is an ISKCON convert is married to an indian who belongs to the cult. They were at a concert for one of the 3h0 singers -

karunadd.blogspot.com/search/label/Snatam%20Kaur%20Concert

Read more about this issue here -

http://awayfromourheritage.blogspot.com/search/label/for%20informational%20purpose