There is a great tragedy going on today. People who have never done simran, who have not experienced simran, who have not reached an acknowledged state of simran, they talk about simran. Simran is not japa. Japa gives the power of simran. Japa is the repetition of the Holy Naam. Meditation is not simran. Meditation gives you the power of simran. Yoga, Raaj Yoga is not simran. Raaj Yoga is a technology to achieve, receive and conceive the simran. Sahaj Yoga is not simran. Sahaj Yoga is a concept through which you can pursue simran. Prayer is not simran. Prayer gives you the power so that your mind can be set for simran.

When the state of consciousness reaches simran then you do not need to do anything; God follows you. At that stage the Almighty, the Infinite, the Omniscient, the Omnipotent God, the Something which you are so proud of, and which you talk about and you perceive about and scriptures talk about and saints and sages sing about, that entire Universal Power is totally looking towards the teeny, tiny individual. That is simran for which Guru Arjan sang:

Simarao simar simar sukh paauao

Kal kales tan maa-ai mitaaoao.

(To the one who meditates on Him there comes a perfect peace, And all pain and sorrows depart.)

You have seen in the world that normally people who are experts in a certain aspect of life - like a doctor, an attorney, an executive, a business person, all those who have worked hard in one profession - you will often find them very much in pain. They are very successful in one aspect of life and very unsuccessful in the other aspect of life. You will find there is not a balance, because the earthly balance and spiritual balance is not there, and that man can never be happy. It doesn't matter what you belong to, it doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't matter what your intentions are. The purpose to live happily is to understand the deep flow of spirituality. And you have to be firm in it. This flow has to be constant.

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Copyright The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan.

Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji
excerpted from Success and the Spirit: An Aquarian Path to Abundance 

A student asked Yogi Bhajan the following question:

"Is giving an act of God?"

Yogi Bhajan replied, "No, no, no, no. Not at all. It is a perfectly selfish act. Have you heard about when I became rich? Listen to this. It is true. Verbatim, this is exactly true.

I taught a class at the East-West Cultural Center. And I did a wonderful job. There were three hundred and some dollars collected at class. I do not know exactly how much. But I definitely know one hundred fifty and some cents were given to me in an envelope as my fifty percent of that lecture. This is what they do. You go. They advertise you. You teach in that center. And whatever money comes in on that day, fifty percent is given to the lecturer and fifty percent goes to the center.

I did that. Then the director of the center takes the speaker out to dinner. Now this lady, the director, was more spiritual, well-read with the scripture and much wiser than I was. I was very happy with her and she was extremely happy with me, because when she would talk scriptures, somewhere along the line, I'd give her the understanding of the scripture. I'm not very good with all this bookish knowledge but certain things I just know.

She said, "Today your lecture was so pleasing. I just want to take you to eat. Please come with me." She was just overwhelmingly joyful.

I said to her, "Well, there seems to be a storm behind the sunshine."

"What can it be?"

"We'll see."

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New Gurbani Search Engine - GurbaniDB -  in English, Gurmukhi and 52 other languages

After 6 long years of work, the launch of the world's most accurate Guru Granth Sahib search engine called GurbaniDB (which stands for Gurbani Database) in English and 52 other languages is available.

Vision for the Gurbani DB Search Engine

"It has always been my view that the Sikh Gurus gave the Guru Granth Sahib for the benefit of the whole world, not just to the Sikhs. So with this in mind, it's always been my vision to make the Guru Granth Sahib available in a language people can understand, at a price they can afford and in a form that they can use." - Jasdeep Hari Bhajan Singh Khalsa, Founder & Director of The Sikher Project

Click here to read more about the system/search engine and it's capabilities. 

We are grateful to share this information with you. We hope you will take advantage of the wonderful teachers and opportunities out there.

What does it mean to be an Infinite being in a woman's body? What is the divine feminine presence, and does it exclusively belong to women? Why did Yogi Bhajan develop a set of teachings for women, and what is their relevance on the cusp of the Aquarian Age?

Come join other spiritually minded women and explore the answers to these questions and more - under the guidance of a great team of teachers. Visit the 3HO website for more information.  

Japji Sahib: The Song of the Soul. Composed by Guru Nanak

Toronto Workshop. Taught by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa. 

Living as a human being is a very special gift. It is through the human body that the Divine Consciousness can know Itself.

Over 500 years ago, a great master, Guru Nanak, laid down a simple path for any person to find the God within. He recorded this path in a spiritual teaching-song called Japji Sahib.  In it, he gives a blueprint for how the Cosmos moves, and how the human identity flows within it. Join us for a weekend of meditation, study and community as we delve into the profound and timeless truths in Japji Sahib. 

Dates:  

Friday July 22-Sunday, July 24

Location:  

Lotus Yoga Centre. 100 Harbord Street. Toronto, Canada.

Cost:  

Early Registration $225 plus HST (before July 1)
Regular Price $275 plus HST (after July 1)

For more information or to register, email Nirmal Singh at: nirmal@thewellnesspath.ca.