Recent History Articles (Page 2)
The Past, Present and Future of 3HO IKYTA
Written in July 1999 by Nam Kaur Khalsa, the original Executive Director of IKYTA. In 1992 I began meeting with teachers from around the world at Solstices and KWTC to find out what they were doing, and what type of support they needed from 3HO for their Kundalini Yoga classes. Out of that grassroots beginning came a rudimentary newsletter (no graphics, just text), ‘Teacher Enhancement Workshops’ at Solstices, and the beginning of a database of Kundalini Yoga teachers. By 1994 we were on our way, and on the 25th Anniversary of 3HO, Yogi Bhajan founded the 3HO International Kundalini Yoga…
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2012 – The 10th Lord of Miracles Tour in Peru
In this third city of this wonderful 10th Lord of Miracles Tour, we landed in Lima, Peru to a warm reception. Peru is a magnificent country. It is considered to be the shoulders of the South American continent. To the west lies the shimmering Pacific Ocean. Traveling eastward brings you to the beautiful Andes Mountains and Andean culture of the Incas. As you continue to go further east you come to the Amazonia area, the beautiful jungle of Peru rich in indigenous culture. Its history goes back thousands of years incorporating the Incas and pre-Incan civilizations as well as Tiawanaco…
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2012 – The 10th Lord of Miracles Tour in Mexico and Ecuador
Article originally shared on Sikhnet on October 29, 2012, and written by Amrit Kaur Ramos. Lord of Miracles Tour in Mexico Mexico is our first stop on this wonderful 10th Lord of Miracles Tour in Honor of Guru Ram Das. Lying just south of the USA and north of Central America, Mexico has always been a land of gracious hospitality, warm sunny climes and a strong Sikh presence. 100 million Mexicans are devoted and dedicated, kind and smiling, and most of all welcoming. For the past 35 years, the presence of Shabd Guru and the teachings of kundalini yoga have…
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A Time of Prayer, A Time of Peace in New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains
2008 Peace Prayer Day Saturday, June 21. Espanola, New Mexico: In the lovely heights of the Jemez Mountains, in the quaint New Mexico town of Espanola, the 3HO Foundation and the natural food company Yogi Tea co-sponsored the 23rd annual International Peace Prayer Day at Ram Das Puri. The event began at 2 pm and featured an eclectic mix of song, dance and speeches from a variety of faith traditions, all extending their prayers and hopes for peace in the world. International Peace Prayer Day included performances by Izzat Da Punjab Bhangra Troupe; a sacred healing dance with the Red Turtle Dancers of Pojoaque, NM; transcendent healing music with Ashana;…
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Peace Prayer Day (2007)
On Saturday, June 16th, 2007, the 3HO Foundation in conjunction with Peace Cereals celebrated the 22nd annual International Peace Prayer Day at the Ram Das Puri campsite in the Jemez Mountains near Espanola, New Mexico. Over 1000 people gathered at the mountain campsite to pray, sing and share stories about peace. International Peace Prayer Day in New Mexico was started by Yogi Bhajan, Founder of 3HO, Master of Kundalini Yoga, and Chief Spiritual and Administrative Authority for Sikh Dharma International. Yogi Bhajan founded this event to bring people of different faith backgrounds and traditions together to pray for peace. He…
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3HO Shines at the 58th Annual UN NGO Conference
3HO REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED THE 58TH ANNUAL Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 7-9, 2005. Bibiji Inderjit Kaur, Mukta Kaur, Dharma Singh, Sat Kirn Kaur, and I joined over 3,500 people representing 1,160 NGOs from 124 countries in a dialogue about how NGOs will impact efforts for peace, security, human development, and human rights.Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out last year, “It is people mobilized as you are, more than any government initiative or scientific breakthrough, who can overcome the obstacles to a better world.” Now, more than ever, NGOs are empowered…
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New Mexico Governor Richardson Declares “Yogi Bhajan Memorial Day”
Espanola, NM—In an official state proclamation, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson declared October 23, 2004, as “Yogi Bhajan Memorial Day.” Richardson announced the proclamation in front of thousands attending the memorial service for the Sikh leader who passed away on October 6 at age 75. After a private meeting with Bibi Inderjit Kaur, the widow of the holy man, Richardson addressed an international gathering of guests coming to pay respects to Yogi Bhajan. Richardson poignantly remembered his “friend and peer” who came from India to America in 1968. Yogi Bhajan was, he said, “a man with strong views…a leader beyond…
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First 3HO Summer Solstice Sadhana
A firsthand account of the early days of 3HO, the Healthy,Happy, Holy Organization, according to Guru Singh Khalsa, as shared on harisingh.com and 3HO.org. It is the brightest fire of the year, June 21; the longest day; the shortest night; a time spiritual communities have celebrated for thousands of years. This is the Summer Solstice Sadhana, and in June of 1969 3HO began its now decades old tradition of gathering from all over the world for celebrating with Kundalini Yoga, meditation, and White Tantra Yoga. The full story of our tradition actually begins the summer before. It was June of…
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Yogi Bhajan Honored for Mission of Peace
Excerpted from a Middlesex News article from Sunday, November 19, 1995: Friday, November 17, 1995 – Yogi Bhajan was honored as the 52nd recipient of the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award. He said he merely teaches others to raise their own spirit because “a man without peace is not a man complete”. “When I first came to the US in 1969 for a short visit, I saw all the young people getting high on drugs. It was painful to see, so I decided to stay and take the challenge”, Yogi Bhajan said. “Peace is difficult to understand. It is…
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3HO Europe – the ’70s and ’80s
by S.S. Sardar Singh Khalsa, Oslo, Norway, as shared in the 1988 edition of the Beads of Truth, a 3HO Foundation publication. To fully convey the impressions that are deepest within me of the early years in Europe, I wish I could show moving pictures and video glimpses of expressions and situations: like Tantric in Holland, the Siri Singh Sahib’s eyes as he counselled, welcoming smiles in Hamburg, a Golden Temple Restaurant kitchen scene. And then I remember the sounds of the Siri Singh Sahib’s voice, the melody of voices translating into languages of the Mediterranean and the North, at…
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