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REGISTER FOR WINTER SOLSTICE | |
Watch this beautiful video clip about last year's Winter Solstice - get inspired, and consider the possibility of attending Winter Solstice, 2012! You can register now here > |
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White Tantric Yoga in Espanola, Saturday, November 24 | |
Mark your calendar! Saturday, November 24th is the day to join together with sangat, in the transformative, uplifting vibration of the Mahan Tantric, Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan. Pre-registration discount prices end on Thursday, Nov. 8th. For more information call 212-729-8407 or email espanolatantric@hotmail.com
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Book Review by Shanti Kaur | |
The Bichitra Naatik -A part of the Sikh Scriptures, published in 1991, is a translation of the first part of the Dasam Granth that contains Guru Gobind Singh life history in his own words, beginning not only from conception, but even before during his time at Hemkunt Sahib.
Read more >
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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Escape to the Movies
with Shakti |
Check out Shakti's blogspot of movie reviews. Her latest movie reviews include: Arbitrage; The Master; and Beasts of the Southern Wild. |
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KUNDALINI YOGA CLASSES
at the ASHRAM |
Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm,
taught by Tera Kaur
Saturday mornings at 9:00 am,
taught by Kartar Kaur
Classes in the upstairs Langat Hall
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FULL MOON MEDITATION
OCTOBER 28TH AT 6:00 PM
Hearts & Hands invites you for a cozy evening at the home of Sukkhjeet Singh -
1806 Desert Vista, (505)567-0499
Let's get together to chant, meditate and share some yummy food. What could be better? |
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Dying Into Life Course | |
December 1-2, 2012
Espanola, NM
Death and loss are universal experiences, which are a part of life. This training gives us tools to use, to help others in their own transformative journey, and to prepare ourselves to view and respond to tragedy with grace and inner serenity.
14.5 CEU's
CNE's available for this course.
$275 pre-reg.
$295 after November 1.
$325 at the door.
Please see attached PDF for more information. Sign up at: www.aquarianworkshops.com |
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Community Growth Fund | |
The Community Growth Fund supports and maintains the ashram.
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Ashram Classified Ads | |
Post your classified ad for free!
Keep text to 30 words or less, and email to: hgrdads@gmail.com |
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Espanola Community
Market (ECM) |
ECM is now open for business 1.5 days per week, at:
312 Paseo de Onate, (Across from Blocks Mortuary)
Hours are:
Saturdays, 10:00am to 1:00pm &
Wednesdays, 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Now offering bulk food and gluten-free products. Volunteers needed! - You are invited to come and help, during the evenings or on Saturday mornings. Please contact them at
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ESPANOLA FARMERS MARKET | |
The Espanola Farmers Market
is open:
10 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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Dr. Soram on the Dr. Oz Show | |
Dr. Soram has already taped a segment of the Dr. Oz Show. We don't know yet when it will air, and the notice may be last minute. If you want to be sure you see it, you could record the show for the next few weeks, its  at 4 pm, Monday - Friday. On the show, Dr. Soram does Kundalini Yoga with Dr. Oz, and also talks about the Siri Singh Sahib. |
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Thursday Langar | |
To become an 'automatic monthly donor' to the Thursday Langar Program, fill out this form in hard copy, & then :
put the completed form into the donation bowl during Thursday Langar, or give it directly to Swaran Kaur or to Mrs. Sat Mitar Kaur, or mail the completed form to:
Sikh Dharma Thursday Langar
Attn: Sat Mitar Kaur
1A Ram Das Guru Place
Espanola, NM 87532 |
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Congratulations to
Ravinder Singh and Kirinsukh Kaur, who recently announced their engagement |
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HGRD Donations | |
The HGRD Corporation Board has set an intention to reach out to the global community, to invite people to contribute to support Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, the Mother Ashram.
The Board wants to include you, the sangat, in this outreach campaign. If you know of anyone in the worldwide community who feels a connection to the Siri Singh Sahib and/or Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, please share this invitation with them. Also, if you have any fun, creative ideas about how to promote this campaign, and give people the opportunity to connect with the Mother Ashram in this way, please contact Kulwant Kaur. Read more >
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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. Send 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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Your Community October, 2012 |
Oct 5 - GRD chanting at home of Hari Charn Kaur begins 6 pm, followed by meal. 5:30 pm Rehiras
Oct 6 - Class by Dr. Balkar Singh, 10 am - 12 noon.
Oct 6 - 6th of the Month Akal Takhat & Siri Singh Sahib Passing Remembrance Gurdwara at 6 pm, Wish & Dish Langar.
Oct 7 - Evening Chanting, at home of Sat Kirpal S & K, begins 6 pm, followed by meal. 5:30 pm Rehiras.
Oct 8 - Chanting at the home of Dharm S. & Guru Kiren K, 5:30 pm Rehiras, 6 pm chanting, 6:30 meal
Oct 9 - Guru Ram Das Birthday, Special Sadhana
2 1/2 hrs. chanting starting at 4:00 am.
Oct 13 - Clothes Swap for women, 9 am-1 pm, Langar Hall
Oct 16 & 18; 23 & 25 - Yogi Bhajan Video Lectures, in the Langar Hall
Oct 21 - Guru Gaddee Day Celebration - 9 am Breakfast at the Ranch, 10 am Nagar Kirtan
Oct 28 - Hearts & Hands Full Moon Meditation and Dinner at the home of Sukhjeet Singh, 6 pm |
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GRD Evening Chanting -still a few nights left!
One of the cozy things about living in the Espanola Ashram in the Fall, is the 11 evenings of chanting to Guru Ram Das, leading up to his birthday in early October. There are still a few nights left! You can go to Hari Charn Kaur's house tonight (Friday, Oct 5), the Gurdwara tomorrow night, the Sat Kirpal's on Sunday night, and/or Dharm Singh & Guru Kiren Kaur's home on Monday. |
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 Guru Ram Das' Birthday
Tuesday, October 9
Join the sangat for a very special morning sadhana on Tuesday, October 9. Celebrate the birthday of Guru Ram Das by immersing yourself in the sweet nectar of two and a half hours of beautiful kirtan, beginning at 4:00 am.
Here is the schedule:
3:40 am: Jaapji Sahib
4:00 am - 6:30 am: 2.5 hrs Dhan Dhan Ram Das Gur
Kirtan Leaders:
4:00 - 4:30 Sangeet Kaur
4:30 - 5:00 Ravi Kaur
5:00 - 5:30 Pritpal Singh
5:30 - 6:00 Sat Nirmal Kaur
6:00 - 6:30 Guru Shabad Singh
6:30 - 7:00 - Gurdwara ending program
REMINDER: Please do not bring sheepskins into the Gurdwara, as the Guru will be in prakasah.
7:00 am: Luscious & delicious breakfast will be served!
Sangat members are invited to bring baked goods/desserts to contribute. Contact Hari Kaur(Trinidad) if you have questions at 747-7655. |
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 Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan
Video Lectures in the Langar Hall:
Tuesdays & Thursdays,
Oct 16 & 18; 23 & 25; $11, 6:30 pm, in the Langar Hall
"The Chakra Series"
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Yogi Bhajan - Who Am I, Really?
by Hari Jiwan Singh
The Siri Singh Sahib started to speak. "I'll tell you how to gauge yourself? I'll tell you how to do it so that there's never a misunderstanding as to who you think you are!" We were seated at a table in Spain. I was just enjoying the French fries at the beach, our favorite afternoon destination. My mind was in a million different places. We were all seated around a long table and as soon as he spoke the table hushed into silence. "So there is no mistake, let me settle this once and for all. If you ever believe what your mind thinks, and I mean anything, you've got a long way to go. You're job is to follow, not think. The earth is full of many different paths to follow. Thank God we follow a truthful and royal path." Yes, 1982 was in interesting year...Read entire article |
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Guru Gaddee Day Celebration
Sunday, October 21
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Sunday, October 21, is Guru Gaddee Day, the day we celebrate and honor the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. The schedule is as follows:
9:00 am: Breakfast at the Ranch, everyone invited.
10:00 am: A grand procession, known in India as a 'Nagar Kirtan', (involving gatka, the big drum, and live kirtan), from the Ranch, up Shady Lane to the Gurdwara, (carrying the Guru on our shoulders);
followed by a beautiful Gurdwara Service, and Langar. |
 New Ashram MemberHardev Singh
Sat Nam! My name is Hardev Singh Khalsa. I'm 23. In 2009, I began to walk (or run) on the path of Raj Yog. For 1.5 years I was a member of Guru Ram Das Ashram in Millis, MA. Very sweet sangat and landscape!
Then I lived in India for 6 months, serving at the School (MPA) as a sevadar, beginning in January, 2012. My original plan had been to go for one month and pay respects to the Harimander Sahib. However, I missed my flight, and Jugat Guru and Amrit Singh let me stay on at MPA.
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The 2012 Siblings of Destiny meeting at the Santa Claran Hotel in Espanola |
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Computer Corner
Movies and TV without Cable or Satellite
by Guruka Singh
You can get all the entertainment you need from the Internet. Pretty much everyone knows about Netflix and Hulu Plus, but here are three good streaming-video sites that might be new to you.
Out-of-the-way video experiences on the Web
Streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu Plus have wonderfully large libraries of movies and television shows. But they don't have everything. If your cinematic tastes tend toward the old or the esoteric, if a classical concert sounds like a great way to spend the night at home, or if you want live coverage of just about anything, here are services that could be right up your alley.
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Plant a Tree, to honor Guru Ram Das!
By Guru Simran Kaur, Sr.
There is something which I believe you will enjoy hearing about. The Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan, was always very protective of the environment, but most especially about his trees. If anyone on his Ranch wanted to cut down a tree, they had to request an appointment with him personally and get his permission.
I was there once, when he refused permission. He said: "If you want to build a road, you make the road around the tree but that tree will not be cut down."
One time someone asked him, "Sir, how can we honor Guru Ram Das? We always meditate and pray to Guru Ram Das, but how can we actually honor him?" The Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan replied: "If you really want to honor Guru Ram Das, plant a tree."
Contact the LYF Foundation here in Espanola, to have a tree planted at Guru Ram Das Puri or at Yogiji's Ranch on your behalf. To do this, please contact Gobind Kaur at gobindk@lyffoundation.orgor phone her at (505)367-1377.
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 The Clothes SwapSaturday Oct 13
9 am -1 pm
All ashram women are invited to come "shop", visit, help, hang out. Bring your donations of clothing, already on hangars, if possible, when you come to the Langar Hall Saturday morning, Oct 13. For more info, contact Jai Jeet Sangeet Kaur: 901-1409
The following to be sung to the tune of "At the Hop":
"O there'll be lots of precious treasures and ladies taking measures AT THE SWAP! (bum bum, bum bum-ba-dum,...(*) Oh there'll be women doing shopping and excitement will be hopping AT THE SWAP! (*) So clear out all your closets, and then make some new deposits AT THE SWAP! (*) LETS GO TO THE SWAP! O baby,....let's go to the swap! ...Ahhhh, ...Ahhhh,... LETS GO TO THE SWAP! |
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Food for Health -
Beet Salad with Walnuts and Goat Cheese
Inspired from Food Network Kitchens
2 bunches medium beets, (about 1 1/2 pounds) tops trimmed
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 T. fresh basil, chopped fine
1/2 cup walnuts
1 bunch arugula, trimmed and torn
1/2 medium head butter lettuce, torn
4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
Put the beets in a saucepan with water to cover and season generously with salt. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. When the beets are cool enough to handle, peel them--the skins should slide right off with a bit of pressure from your fingers. If they don't, use a paring knife to scrape off any bits that stick. Cut each beet into bite-sized wedges.
Whisk the vinegar with salt and pepper, to taste, in a large bowl. Whisk in the olive oil in a slow steady stream to make a dressing. Add the chopped basil. Toss the cut beets in the dressing; set aside to marinate for at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and oven-toast, stirring once, until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Cool. Toss the arugula and butter lettuce with the beets and divide among 4 plates. Scatter the walnuts and goat cheese on top. Serve. |
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Evolutionary Astrology -
Emotional Responsibility and Democracy in Action
by Himat Kaur Khalsa
In the arc of human existence, we have only recently begun to understand the subconscious and unconscious minds and how they work, primarily within the last century. Thank you, Doctors Freud and Jung. Experiencing, understanding, and mastering these facets of ourselves are important to the process of human evolution. I think of that old saying that, "The way out is through..."
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Sangat Birthday's for Octber
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Monthly Missal Duties
October 2012
(Listed by Missal numbers )
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Set Up |
Langar |
Clean Up |
Akand Path | |
9/30-10/6 |
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10/7-10/13 |
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10/14-10/20 |
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10/21-10/79 | 1 |
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10/28-11/3 |
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A Khalsa Panj - photo by Kartika Kaur |
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