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KUNDALINI YOGA CLASSES |
Kundalini Yoga Classes
currently being offered in the upstairs Langar Hall:
Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm
Tera Kaur, Instructor
Saturday mornings at 9:00 am
Kartar Kaur, instructor
Monday evenings at 6:00 pm -
Gurvinderpal Singh, instructor. |
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New Baby | |
Shabd Simran Kaur and Yinka Kamalprem Singh joyfully announce the birth of their daughter, Sohaila Adebola Adeniji, born August 21, 2012
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Wedding of
Amrita Kaur & Guru Amrit Singh | |
By the grace of Guru Ram Das,
Guru Amrit Singh (son of Holy Kaur & Hari Dass Singh of Portland, Oregon) and Amrita Kaur (daughter of Gurbani Kaur and Kartar Singh of Espanola) were married in a very sweet ceremony, in Oregon, on August 27th. Rai Singh and Rai Kaur served as the ministers.
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Guru Amrit Singh and Amrita Kaur
on their wedding day, August 27. |
Gurubani Kaur and Kartar Singh would like to thank everyone for all the love, prayers and blessings, being showered upon the beautiful new couple. |
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Feed the Hungry in Espanola | |
Join the ashram team who serves at Espanola's Free Kitchen, San Martin de Porres, an inter-faith sponsored Soup Kitchen. For info, email Kulwant Kaur at kulwant@khalsa.com |
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Support for
Thursday Langar |
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Guru Ram Das Ji,
serving Langar to the Sangat |
Become an 'automatic monthly donor' to the Thursday langar program! Sign up now, to give a set amount each month via Electronic Funds Transfer. You'll never have to worry about finding cash for your Langar donation on Thursdays! A donation of $11 to $26 per month (or more) is suggested. To sign up, fill out this form (click to print), and then put your completed form into the donation bowl during Thursday langar, or give it directly to Swaran Kaur or Mrs. Sat Mitar Kaur.
You can also mail your donations to:
Sikh Dharma Thursday Langar
Attn: Sat Mitar Kaur
1A Ram Das Guru Place
Espanola, NM 87532
Thank you and blessings, Sat Nam. |
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Sikh History Book Review | |
Review of 'The Sikh Religion'
by S.S.Shanti Kaur Khalsa
In 1909, after 16 years of dedicated work, Max Arthur Macauliffe completed his monumental work on Sikhism: The Sikh Religion - Its Gurus, Sacred Writings, and Authors. 1500 pages in six books, this work is considered to be the most comprehensive work on the early Sikh tradition in any language.
Read Entire Article
Note: Shanti Kaur has started an online Sikh History Bookstore, to help people build their libraries. Check it out: www.sikhbookshelf.com |
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Henna (Mehndi) by Vanessa |
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Vanessa Khalsa, offering Mehndi Art(henna), during the Yogi Bhajan's Birthday Party |
Mehndi is the art of using henna, an herbal dye, to paint beautiful designs on the skin. It is widely used in India, especially to decorate a bride before her wedding. Espanola Ashram resident, Vanessa Khalsa, has become very skilled in the art of Mehndi. She now is available professionally, to do Mehndi for bridal showers, weddings, parties and other events.
Call her at (206) 999-1794
or email her. |
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FARM FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES | |
The Espanola Farmers Market
9 am - 5 pm on Mondays
2 pm - 7 pm on Fridays
at 1005 N. Railroad Ave. (near corner of Fairview Drive and Railroad Ave.)
(505)685-4842
www.espanolafarmersmarket.org
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Espanola Community
Market (ECM) |
 ECM is now OPEN for business:
Sat., 9:00am to noon and
Wed., 11:00am to 6:00pm
at 312 Paseo de Onate (Main Street), in Espanola.
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Shakti Parwha's
Movie Reviews | |
Her latest movie reviews include: Robot & Frank, The Bourne Legacy, Farewell My Queen, Hope Springs, & The Well Diggers Daughter. |
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Support Your Ashram Community! | |
The Ashram Community Growth Fund supports and maintains the ashram infrastructure.
Contribute now! |
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Ashram Classified Ads | |
Post your ad free
in the Ashram Classifieds!
Keep text to 30 words or less, and email to: hgrdads@gmail.com |
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Newsletter & Ashram Information |
Ashram Monthly Newsletter input Guidelines:
Submit articles for publication in the Ashram Monthly Newsletter, to Kirpal Kaur, at least 10 days before the 1st Friday of the month to kirpalk@3ho.org
Please note: Any images or pdfs submitted for publication must be no more than 800 kb.
Ashram Contact Information:
Hacienda de Guru Ram Das Ashram
1A Ram Das Guru Place
Espanola, NM 87532
Swaran Kaur Khalsa
Ashram Secretary
(505)753-6341
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YourCommunity September, 2012 |
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MPA Students leave for India
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MPA Students and staff saying good bye to family, just before their recent departure for India |
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Wisconsin Memorial Service on Channel 7
On Sunday, August 12, the Espanola Ashram hosted a Gurdwara to remember and honor those who lost their lives in the Tragedy at the Oak Creek Gurdwara, in Wisconsin on August 5. Many friends and neighbors outside the Ashram community attended, to show their support. Click Here to view a report by Channel 7 on this Memorial Gurdwara in Espanola. |
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Powerful, beautiful 10 minute video clip of the Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan, explaining the concept of Sadhana: why do sadhana, the power of sadhana to clear the subconscious mind, and the benefits of taking a cold shower. |
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Yogi Bhajan - Compete and Compare; Upbeat and Aware
by Hari Jiwan Singh
Competition around the Siri Singh Sahib was always on going. At least that's the way I saw it. I'm sure most didn't even know they were competing or what they were competing for, but I was out of their game so I could see it clearly. On one hand, the Master liked this competition. He called it aggressiveness. It showed a willingness to work on the part of the student. On the other, he didn't like it very much. He'd often say, "All you do is compete and compare. This leads to disappointment or arrogance. Be appreciative of one another." Well, which is it? Does he like competition or not? Read entire article |
 New Ashram Member
Simrit Anand Singh
Moving to Espanola is a great experience for me, sharing a new home with my papaji, Krishna Singh, and Sangeet Kaur, mataji. I was born here and raised in this sangat until the age of six. For the past few years I lived in Seattle, developing my cooking skills as a chef for a vegetarian restaurant, and working closely with our local Gurdwara langar program...
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Initial Board for Dharmic Businesses & Entities
Because of recent Legal agreements, the 'Initial Board', elected in May, 2012, by representatives of the Sangat, may soon be taking more responsibility in the management of our Dharmic Businesses and Entities. The Initial Board consists of the following members:
Siri Sikdar Sahiba S. Guru Amrit Kaur (NM)
Bhai Sahiba Bibiji Inderjit Kaur (NM)
SS Gurujodha Singh (CA)
SS Avtar Hari Singh (NM)
SS Gurujot Kaur (VA)
SS Shanti Kaur (NM)
MSS Guru Raj Kaur (Vancouver)
SS Sirivishnu Singh (NY)
SS Guru Amrit Singh (VA)
SS Siri Pritam Kaur (Yuba City)
MSS Krishna Kaur (CA)
SS Jai Singh (MA)
SS Harjot Kaur (Calgary)
SS Viriam Singh (OR)
MSS Guru Singh (CA)
SS Dharm Singh (NM)
SS Hari Nam Singh (NY)
SS Amrit Kaur, Chancellor (Alaska) attends the board meetings as a non-voting Legal Advisor
Amrit Singh, PhD (representing KRI Board of Directors)
Sada Sat Singh (representing 3HO Board of Directors)
Deva Singh, FL (representing SDEI Board of Directors) |
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Peter Lopez with Guru Meher Kaur at Yogi Bhajan's Birthday party |
Mural Artist Edward O'Brien
By Peter Lopez
Peter Lopez is in the process of completing his book about Ed O'Brien. Mr O'Brien was the artist who lived with us here in the ashram while he painted the beautiful mural at the back of our gurdwara. Mr. Lopez has been working over the last several years to gleen as much information about Mr. O'Brien's life. His book will contain detailed images of the ashram mural as well as little known facts about Mr. O'Brien. He is looking for sponsors to support the publishing of this book by Sunstone Press. All contributions of $100 or more will be recognized in the book's acknowledgment section. Please contact Mr. Lopez at 505-425-8214 if you would like to be a sponsor.
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KRI Teacher Training Course-Aug. 30
Healing Ring Meditation on the Quad |
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Evolutionary Astrology - Reframing Pisces and Aquarius
by Himat Kaur Khalsa
Poor Pisces has gotten such a bad reputation; it has been maligned as a sign because of some of the ways humanity has expressed Piscean energy in this Piscean Age (roughly the last two millenia).
I'd like to reframe our idea of Pisces. The fact is that each sign of the zodiac reflects a particular archetype, and there is a broad range of expressions within that archetypal field. Each sign has a God-like level of expression, and a low-vibration level of expression, and a whole smorgasbord of archetypal possibilities in between. Read Entire Article |
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Computer Corner
Fighting Malware & Winning
by Guruka Singh
My last column was in the July 2012 ashram newsletter. If you wondered what happened to the August column, well, I was on the other side of the world traveling and teaching in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. It was a wonderful 3 week trip teaching kids from 8 to 20 at a camp in Bangkok and teaching all ages in Gurdwaras, classes and camps in Singapore and Malaysia. I'm now happily back at my desk and eager to share more computing tips with you.
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Food for Health
 Sweet Potato Fries (baked)
A simple, tasty way to prepare sweet potatoes is to peel them, slice into 'french fry' sized strips, spread them on a baking sheet, lightly spray with oil, and sprinkle with sea salt, black pepper, and cinnamon. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes. |
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Sangat Birthday's for September
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Monthly Missal Duties
September 2012
(Listed by Missal numbers )
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Set Up |
Langar |
Clean Up |
Akand Path | |
9/2-9/8 |
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3 |
4 |
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9/19-9/15 |
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4 |
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9/16-9/22 |
4 |
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9/23-9/29 | 1 |
2 |
3 |
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9/30-10/6 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
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