Espanola Ashram Monthly eNewsletter
(a HGRD publication available the first week of every month)
In this month's newsletter...
Ashram Evernts
Birthday of Guru Ram Das
Thanksgiving Celebrations
Food for Kids
Simran Singh Khalsa
Remembering Shirley Hooper
Computer Corner
Yogi Bhajan Story
Breast Health
Food for Health
Guru Gaddee Day
Astrology/Numerology
Missal Duties
November Birthdays
How to Sign Up to Receive this Newsletter

REGISTER FOR
White Tantric Yoga
in Espanola, Nov 29

white tantric yoga line

For more info and to register for the course click here > link.Get the early bird rate by registering before November 14th!
Siri Singh Sahib Quote  

"White tantric yoga is, when you achieve supreme happiness of the soul and bliss in the consciousness and you break all doubts and barriers in your subconscious mind. And these are certain fundamental achievements in the life. We always practice a kind of yoga which is absolutely based on White Tantric..."
~Yogi Bhajan, October 30, 1972 in Santa Cruz, CA

JapJi Classes

Classes with Siri Sevak Kaur
Continuing Japji (Pauris 26-31)
For Transliteration readers:
Dates:  Mondays,
Nov. 17, 24, Dec. 1, 8

For Gurmukhi readers:
Dates:  Tuesdays,
Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2,9
Time:  8:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. EST
Fee:  $75 if registered by Nov. 14; $85 thereafter. Click here to register.

Naad Academy

Sat Kirin Kaur's Fall Webinar Classes

SOPURKH: Saturday November 29, 12pm- 2:30pm NYC You have heard so much about the power of this prayer. Learn how to really pronounce the words for the greatest effect to your purpose.  

MERAA MAN LOCHE: Sat., Jan. 10, 12pm- 2:30pm, NYC
One of the most sacred mantras called SHABD HAZARE. Yogi Bhajan called this mantra "the union or junction in which Shakti and Bhakti meet forever"
$30 for each class. Make your payment on Paypal to: [email protected]  

Attend Winter Solstice Sadhana in Florida in December!
Recharge, reboot, refresh at Winter Solstice in Lake Wales, Florida, December 16 - 23.  Register Here
ASHRAM COMMUNITY GROWTH FUND
Wedding Announcement
Congratulations to Harbhajan Kaur and Jaskaran Singh who were married on Oct 12, in India.
  120th Day Announcements

Congratulations to Sadhu Kaur and Guru Sewak Singh on their 120th day of pregnancy celebrated on November 1st.

Congratulations to Kartika Kaur & Ajai Singh who will be celebrating their 120th day on Thurs., November 13th at 5:30 pm at their house. 

THE ASHRAM GARDEN NEWS

The Langar Garden has a brand new tractor that was purchased through a joint effort of several members of our sangat. Also, Japa Kaur organized a "Gardening Party" for the ashram children on Nov. 1st, where they pulled winter carrots, planted garlic, and had a lot of fun! 

Winter carrots harvested by the Ashram children

Espanola Community Market
Locally Grown Cilantro

Shop at Espanola Community Market (ECM)on Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays.

Visit their website 

Links to
What's Happening
Talk Radio Show about Ashram Life
  
at 3HO:
"Yogic Living" Newsletter
  
at Sikh Dharma:
SDI Website
 
Journey to the Heart of Sikh Dharma -
classes begin in September
  
 
at HGRD (Hacienda de Guru Ram Das Ashram):
Facebook
Website 
 
at MPA( Miri Piri
Academy):
MPA Facebook
Website
 
at LYF Foundation:
Website
Rental Website 
 
at Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Humanology: 
website 

Ashram Contact  Information

Phone Number: Ashram Office (& Akhand Path Schedule): (505)753-6341
 
Ashram Mailing Address:
Hacienda de Guru Ram Das Ashram
1A Ram Das Guru Place
Espanola, NM 87532
 
Ashram Secretary:
Swaran Kaur Khalsa,
(505)753-6341
  
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Your Community                      November, 2014

Ashram Events 
Nov 6 - Akal Takhat Remembrance Gurdwara & 120th Day Celebration for Sadhu Kaur & Guru Sewak Singh in the Gurdwara - 6:00 pm
Nov 9 - Guru Nanak Dev ji Birthday Breakfast in the Langar Hall - 9:00 am
Nov 13 - 120th Day Celebration for Kartika Kaur & Ajai Singh, 5:30 pm, 30 County Road 126 
Nov 27 - Thanksgiving Gurdwara  at 11:00 am and Wish and a Dish Langar to follow in the Langar Hall. Sign up for a dish here >
Nov 29 - White Tantric Yoga Course, in the Langar Hall. Early discounted registration ends November 14th 
News
On the birthday of Guru Ram Das, October 9, we celebrated by singing and meditating on the "Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru" shabad for 2� hours, during the ambrosial hours of the morning.
Ashram Thanksgiving Gurdwara and Wish and a Dish Langar - November 27th

This year we will be having a Thanksgiving Gurdwara at 11:00 am on Thanksgiving Day followed by a Wish and a Dish Langar at 12:30 pm.  Amrit Singh will be organizing some of the main dish cooking in the langar kitchen. (Please contact him if you would like to be part of his team.) We will have a sign up sheet of dishes to accompany the main dishes, so you can sign up for something you really love to make. If cooking is not your thing, we can always use your help in setting up serving tables, serving and cleaning up after langar. Let's get together, pray and eat together, and make it a warm and cozy Thanksgiving for our big sangat family!
Food for Kids Thanksgiving 
By Gurusimran Kaur
Thanksgiving weekend means 420 qualifying children will miss six free meals at school! Would you like to give all the children a food bag for the holiday weekend so they can have a good Thanksgiving, too? You can donate online at food4kidsnm or give your donations to me in person. We will hand deliver the bags on November 24th. Thank you for your generosity!
The Jethadar of the Akal Takhat addresses the Khalsa Council during the recent meetings on Oct 2-4 at the Santa Claran Hotel in Espanola.
 Remembering Simran Singh Khalsa
"In an instant one is born and in an instant one dies. In an instant one come to this world, and in an instant one disappears. One, who recognizes the Shabad and merges into it, is not afflicted by death."
~ Guru Granth Sahib Ji, pg. 58
Simran Singh with his friend Gobind Singh (left)
A young Simran Singh with Kartar Singh on his back
Remembering Shirley Hooper with Love
By Hari Kaur
"Honey, you want a glass of water or something?" said Shirley Hooper with a wonderful gentle southern drawl.  It was 1978, at my first meeting with her, an interview for a job working for her, the Secretary of State, in the Capitol Building in Santa Fe.  I had fallen asleep in her cushy soft arm chair across from her desk but she hired me anyway, as her "spiritual guide."  She was always that thoughtful and kind and funny with me and everyone else. Read entire article

Computer Corner - Is there Such a Thing as Privacy Online? by Guruka Singh

Well my quick answer to that question is "no." It's the Aquarian Age. What do you have to hide? In my mind privacy is rapidly becoming an outdated notion. Personally, I just operate under the assumption that nothing is private and do my best to maintain online security using two-tier authentication and good passwords. See my September Computer Corner Column in the Ashram Newsletter for more about online safety. Read Entire Article

The candlelight procession on Oct 6, from the Ashram Gurdwara to the Siri Singh Sahib's Dome at the Ranch, honoring the 10th anniversary of the passing of our beloved teacher, was very beautiful, as was the meditation in front of the Dome. Photo by Gurumustuk Singh         
Yogi Bhajan Story - Mess Up, Keep Up

By Hari Jiwan

On a warm September evening in 1992, I messed up again. Listen, it comes with the turf when you are a student of the Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan. After all, if students didn't mess up, we'd be masters. Read Entire Article

Remembering and honoring our beloved teacher, with a candlelight meditation in front of the Siri Singh Sahib's dome, at the Ranch, Oct 6.  Photo by Gurumustuk Singh
Breast Health Tips
By Dr. Arjan Kaur
October was "Breast Health Awareness Month".... and I'm going to give you some simple self-care tips that you can implement at home.

Here in America, our health care system highlights the importance of breast health during the month of October.  All the information is being offered with the best of intentions, however, I find a couple of very important tips missing from the common dissemination of information: what you can do to keep yourself ahead of the game.
Read entire article 
Superfood Green Bean Casserole: Vegan Gluten Free Organic Recipe
Superfood Green Bean Casserole: Vegan Gluten Free Organic Recipe

The Panj Piare, the Five Beloved Ones, during our Guru Gaddee Day Celebration, October 19, in Espanola

Monthly Forecasts, for November, 2014

Ashram Missal Duties - November 2014

Date

Setup

Langar

Clean up

Akand Path

10/26-11/1

2

3

4

1

11/2-11/8

3

4

1

2

11/9-11/15

4

1

2

3

11/16-11/22

1

2

3

4

11/23-11/29

2

3

4

1

11/30-12/6 

 

*****November Birthdays *****
                  To view list of sangat members with 
                       November birthdays Click here

 

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Sadasat Simran Singh, and his daughter, Mantra Simran Kaur, during the candlelight procession, October 6.

Photo by Gurumustuk Singh

   Brothers Harijot Singh and Gurujot Singh, framed!
                     Photo by Gurumustuk Singh