Khalsa Council - SSS Address

 
Date:
April 19, 1989
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
 
 
 
 

Member: ... So have one... just Dasvandh fund is everything, one major fund dasvandh we put all of our energy into that, whatever is going to happen, happens through dasvandh.

Member: (----)

Member: That's okay, we will generate, we can put them all together afterwards. Avtar Hari Singh?

Member: (----)

Member: And get better at tackling those special things. Mukia Singh Sahib?

Mukhia Singh SahibMukhia Singh Sahib Title for a male regional minister in Sikh Dharma. : Yeah, Avtar Hari Singh's comment about the long term dasvandh and the short term funds, I think it's the important issue and what I'd like to deal with is how are we going to raise those funds. Are we going to raise them by saying we need more dasvandh to pay for it? Are we going to come to a unified decision about how to decide what we are going to collect money from? And I can explain it best in the economic terms that we are going to have a free market system of raising money which is this group of people wants to raise money for one thing and they advertise and market and eulogize get all excited about their thing and see if they can pull as much money out of the Khalsas they can, another group is trying for a drug rehabilitation center and they market and advertise and try to pull from the same pool.

Dasvandh is pulling from that same pool, and we have seven or eight different kinds of free market enterprises that are pulling from money. That's you know kind of one system, the free market system of fund raising and there is another one which is more, I would say I don't know organized or unified somehow that there is a committee that maybe comes from this body, that says, 'oh we want it more unified instead of whoever can market best, whoever can yell the best, whoever can sell the best, whoever has the best,' the most money right now can market the most but some committee that sits and decides and discusses, maybe brings to this committee or this council suggestions, let's try to raise from these three areas and no special fund raising goes on. So, to me we have to discuss the system, is it going to be, you know, free market type system, anybody can raise any money they want any time or is it going to be some unified decision making process that maybe a sub committee of this council meets and makes a presentation, or is it going to be something in between, you know, well, there will be certain things that are allowed, other things have to be brought to some I don't know some committee but you know, to me those are the two ways either free market or more of a unified type basis and I would like to hear some comments on which is going to raise the most money or is it which is going to be nicer or...

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Member: GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Singh?

GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Singh: (----)

Member: GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Tej Kaur?

GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Tej Kaur: (----)

Member: Okay, I think that was the comment read there that even if dasvandh is the only the one fund there has to be mechanism for either personalizing or getting people inspired about what they are doing rather than just a general blanket giving the many, many refrains of attach concept and inspirational theme or whatever it is to that to the giving and it will be more effective. And that was verified in a whole bunch of different ways. We are going to try and get some people who haven't talked and then I'll get back to the ones who have... Kiran Kaur?

Kiran Kaur: (----)

Member: So sub committee of this body or group of people that will be responsible for taking all the ideas that this body generates in making sure that they get dealt with and that's your sum, that's the unified process or whatever has been dealt with first specific body and things are going through that body.

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Member: Verification for that or...

Members: (----)

Member: Okay so that's something we might even allow ourselves, (?) verification we might even allow ourselves some time towards the end of this to see if we could get something to start with on. GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Sangat Kaur?

GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Sangat Kaur: (----)

Member: I think that was mentioned by somebody else too... Now that's good to reinforce that. It's a little bit (?) to just say hey everything has been dasvandh, if it is (?) dasvandh you can't raise money for it.

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Member: Okay, I'll take a call here now, get back to Avtar Hari. Yes?

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Member: About the idea of belonging that this (?).

Member: Her ownership is a process or connectedness to what's happening. Whatever mechanism (?) have to make that happen to (?) program will be more effective if it does.

Member: (----)

Member: Avtar Hari Singh?

Avtar Hari Singh: (----)

Member: SatSat Existence; what is; the subtle essence of Infinity itself. Sat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. Sat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. NamSat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. Naam , Nam The manifested identity of the essence. The word derives from Naa-ay-ma , which means "that which is not, now is born." A Naam gives identity, form, and expression to that which was only essence or subtle before. It is also referred to as the Word. .

Member: "Wahe Wahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. GuruWahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. Guru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. JiJi Soul; used as an endearment or sign of respect. Ka Khalsa, Wahe Wahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. GuruWahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. Guru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. JiJi Soul; used as an endearment or sign of respect. Ki Fateh." I'd like to shift tracks just briefly to make everyone aware of what I feel is a large body of people that would contribute money to things all of us would like to see money contributed to, who do not currently contribute dasvandh and who probably in the near future anyway will not contribute dasvandh and that is our KundaliniKundalini Comes from the word "kundal"; coiled energy; the creative potential of an individual. Kundalini Yoga It is a Raaj Yoga that creates vitality in the body, balance in the mind, and openness to the spirit. It is used by the householder, busy in the world, to create immediate clarity. The fourth Guru in the Sikh tradition, Guru Ram Das, was acknowledged as the greatest Raaj Yogi. (See Raaj Yogi.) He opened this long secret tradition to all. YogaKundalini Yoga It is a Raaj Yoga that creates vitality in the body, balance in the mind, and openness to the spirit. It is used by the householder, busy in the world, to create immediate clarity. The fourth Guru in the Sikh tradition, Guru Ram Das, was acknowledged as the greatest Raaj Yogi. (See Raaj Yogi.) He opened this long secret tradition to all. students and the various other types of students we have in the 3HO family who for whatever reason do not understand, appreciate, or participate in the basic concept of dasvandh. Nonetheless, these people are inspired by what we do and if we could make them aware specifically of the projects that we have and inspire them to contribute directly to these specific funds that they would in fact do so. There are numerous groups in existence, one of which comes to mind is the... I can't remember the name of the group, but it's the organization headed up by the gentleman used to be Baba Ram Das, now Ram Das. And they contribute cornea transplants, SevaSeva Selfless Service. the heart of the Aashram experience is serving each other. Foundation and they raise huge quantities of money from people who are not specifically members of their organization at all because someone goes around, they put on an event, someone talks to the people from the heart and very directly inspires these people to raise very vast sums of money for these specific causes.

So I think we need to address this pool of people we have access to who would in fact contribute to things outside of dasvandh very specifically if we could have someone directly contact them and inspire them to do that. SatSat Existence; what is; the subtle essence of Infinity itself. Sat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. Sat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. NamSat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. Naam , Nam The manifested identity of the essence. The word derives from Naa-ay-ma , which means "that which is not, now is born." A Naam gives identity, form, and expression to that which was only essence or subtle before. It is also referred to as the Word. .

Member: Yes.

Member: (----)

Member: Okay, so establish the projects, get some numbers and then try and raise the money. Is there anybody who hasn't had chance to talk it on? Okay.

Member: (----)

Member: Yeah, I just got back to priorities. Now, we didn't do this in any scientific kind of way but we still have the datas so we want to go back and add more statistical weight to this we could. These are just listed in, correct me if I am wrong Daya Singh, these are listed in just numbers of mentions. So it's not ranked whether you mentioned at one, two, or three. It's ranked in total number of mentions, is that correct? Yo Daya Singh?

(Laughter)

I tried to warn you there again, I said your name in the beginning, you know. That's it. Okay so...

Member: (----)

Member speaker: I'll behave. All right.

So this is just the numbers of mentions and we can go back we still have the data we could, you know (?) what do you rank that one, two, or three but in numbers of mentions the first one was children's education which was, had forty-one mentions, the second one was schools with twenty five. So that's interesting between the top two are children's education and then schools was next, which are closely related topics. The third one was publishing, which had eighteen. That's the personal surprise. Fourth was having the Siri Singh SahibSiri Singh Sahib Honorary title given to Yogi Bhajan to indicate his role as spiritual leader of Sikh Dharma in the West. His complete title within Sikh Dharma is Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji. translate the Siri Siri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. GuruSiri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. Guru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Siri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. GranthSiri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. Granth Literally: knot: book. SahibSiri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. , which had twelve and then came legal defense with eleven, increasing the funding of current dasvandh projects with nine. Siri Singh SahibSiri Singh Sahib Honorary title given to Yogi Bhajan to indicate his role as spiritual leader of Sikh Dharma in the West. His complete title within Sikh Dharma is Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji. 's needs with eight. Free kitchens with seven and other causes with five. (?) at two.

Member: (----)

Member speaker: Hundred and forty-four. The percentage has worked for just the top couple, children's education was mentioned twenty eight percent of the time and schools were mentioned seventeen percent of the time. So those were the results we had.

Gurjot Singh: What I would like to see soon if not right now is first actually establish committee that could, I mean, these are important kinds of bits of information but I think people working on it for you know, hours and hours and hours and hours can develop kind of questionnaires and studies and come and report back to us with, you know, well thought out, sophisticated kinds of ideas, I mean, we are throwing out, well, I think there should be inspiration, I think there should be, I should feel like I belong, you know and have ownership and you know we are starting to deal with how to make this good now but I think if there was some committee that could actually be asked to do it and that it be made up of I mean, I am offering some suggestions now a small number of people who can you know, in a very responsible and mature way come up with suggestions that they can bring back to this body by winter solstice you know, again I would like it to be very small five or six, seven people that they be people who can represent the different interests among our sangats. You know that there will be a certain number of you know family people on it and a certain number of single, you know, people who can represent all the different elements in a kind of a proportionate way so that we get that kind of involvement, I mean, I would like to move as soon as possible in wrapping this up and getting busy on it if we could.

Member: Verification for that? (?) assume that's on that topic.

Member: (----)

Member speaker: Okay, so the suggestion is the financial aid committee which has already been dealing with our topmost priority, the children's education and trying to raise money from that and has experience in what that has meant. You would be willing to take on the additional task of expanding your focus to, I mean, not, not leaving behind your other focus but expanding it to include...

Member: (----)

Member speaker: Okay.

Member: (?)

Member speaker: I would like to comment on that in that I think certainly just from the people who are on that committee that there would be, I would think several people from that committee who would be on that kind of thing I was picturing but I would kind of like the idea of having a committee that was dealing with overall financial planning and then there would also be committees which I think are absolutely essential to deal with specific interests areas that almost, you know, they do represent a cause, I think if we dilute the kind of overall planners, you see, I want that committee to stay in existence just like it is to be, you know tooth and nail, just thinking about the children and education and you know and then I agree there is a lot of things that are being learned and lot of dynamics that are being gone through which I think if you know, two or three people on this committee or half the people on this committee could be from that committee and I think it would answer the kind of suggestions you were making of the benefit of that committee would be brought to this but I would not like to take away the focused approach which I think we need five or six focused approaches, one is on the children and I think there is other areas that need very focused approach you know, if we start building hospitals I would like to see in all the hospitals focused approach committee or the free kitchen you know, or the Siri Singh SahibSiri Singh Sahib Honorary title given to Yogi Bhajan to indicate his role as spiritual leader of Sikh Dharma in the West. His complete title within Sikh Dharma is Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji. translating the Siri Siri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. GuruSiri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. Guru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Siri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. GranthSiri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. Granth Literally: knot: book. SahibSiri Guru Granth Sahib Sacred compilation of the words of the Sikh Gurus as well as of Hindu, Muslim, Sufi, and other saints. It captures the expression of consciousness and truth derived when in a state of divine union with God. It is written in naad and embodies the transformative power and structure of consciousness in its most spiritual and powerful clarity. It is a source of many mantras. you know, I would like to see a committee focused on that so I agree with the benefits and I think they could be taken care of by including you know, very much so the people and ideas from that committee but I would like to see it, you know a different body. I guess it has a different charter, you know and then you keep the financial aid chart, which I think is a critical charter.

Members: Verify.

Member speaker: Okay so there is a lot of verification to that one, Sardarni Sahiba GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Charan Kaur?

Sardarni Sahiba GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Charan Kaur: (----)

Member speaker: This committee, my understanding is this committee that we are talking about forming would be formed to solve, you know how that would actually happen or is there not be a eventual committee, there is just the people say okay we got a lot of input now of which what you just said is one. How can that become a reality? There is not the final committee, there is not another, they are just the ones that stack up the issues that we brought up here and say all right we will make you a presentation as to how we think, what your input was could actually become a reality of what you know your topic that you brought up (?) be one of the issues that you have to deal with.

Subaag Singh?

Subaag Singh: (----)

Member speaker: Does that mean I should keep this hands raised for this committee and just do it?

Member: (----)

Member speaker: Yes?

Member: (----)

Member speaker: So if I understand you are saying was is having volunteers is the best way to form this committee.

Member: (----)

Member speaker: Is there a verification for that?

Members: (----)

Member speaker: So if we don't volunteer for it that has to be a point that brings up a question.

Members: (----)

Member speaker: So yes?

Member: (----)

Member speaker: I think request would probably the word we would use and the secretary general already indicated the willingness to do that and I think any committee would be an Ad-Hoc Committee to just take what we started here and come back with more anyway for us to valuate whether we thought that was serving us or not serving us and to change or do with what we would, what we want, so that was one of the...

Member: (----)

Member speaker: No, what the suggestion is that the secretary general point an Ad-Hoc Committee to take the energy that was generated here, work on it between now and winter solstice and come back and present a report.

Member: (----)

Gurjot Singh: This committee should be working every...

Member Speaker: They should be working and come back with the report. Well, what happened is they would take what was generated here, work on it and come back with the report.

Member: (----)

Member speaker: Singh Sahib (?), have I been missing you over there? Okay, I'll catch you next.

Member: (----)

Member speaker: Good point and I am sure that the secretary general who is aware of the work that has been done with those people would be influenced by their ability and I wouldn't be surprised if some of those people ended up on this committee, Mukhia Singh SahibMukhia Singh Sahib Title for a male regional minister in Sikh Dharma. and then I'll pick Singh Sahib down here.

Mukhia Singh SahibMukhia Singh Sahib Title for a male regional minister in Sikh Dharma. : I appreciate the (?) from it that comes from volunteerism, I would like to see a mix of people volunteering who may or may not be known to be relevant to process and people (?) I would not like to see it just be an executive process.

Member speaker: Any verification for that?

Gurjot Singh: Why don't we... how about if we take volunteers plus maybe nominations from the floor, give it to the secretary general and she can do whatever she wants, at least she has a feedback you know to...

Member speaker: I think that would be fair, let's do the... the suggestion is we call for volunteers and if people want to nominate people they think will be good to do that, plus of the secretary general zone, knowledge of people who she respects, who she thinks would service well in that capacity, she can choose from that group of volunteers and nominations and people she knows can come up with the committee.

How many people feel comfortable with that process? Okay, so how many people would like to volunteer for this committee, could you raise your hand and we will keep them raised long enough for us to, higher after higher. Okay. You can put me down, you can put me down for that to...

Gurjot Singh: Keep your hands up, I (?) to write down these names.

Member speaker: Very good. It's a good selection of people. You got them? Very good, thank you very much, so that's a good, good (?) group of people. Ho!

(Yogiji arrives)

YB: May I come in?

Members: "Wahe Wahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. GuruWahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. Guru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. JiJi Soul; used as an endearment or sign of respect. Ka Khalsa, Wahe Wahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. GuruWahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. Guru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. JiJi Soul; used as an endearment or sign of respect. Ki Fateh."

YB: Come on, please sit down. I like to be forgiven for this intervention of taking your twenty minutes. Is that true? There is a one line of JapjiJapji , Japji Sahib The Song of the Soul written by the First Sikh Guru, Guru Naanak Dayv Jee. Saadhana opens with a recitation of Japji each morning at 3:40 am. A mantra, poem, and inspired religious scripture composed by Guru Nanak. Japji Sahib gives a view of the cosmos, the soul, the mind, the challenge of life, and the impact of our actions. Its 40 stanzas are a source of many mantras and can be used as a whole or in part to guide both your mind and your heart. , which is very hard to swallow, difficult to chew, and extremely impossible for humans to understand but the word prosperity one, greatness two. Prosperity, greatness and fulfillment is based on that one line. Am I clear? Is there any member here who doesn't want those three things? Prosperity, what did I say? Can you repeat please?

Members: Prosperity, greatness and fulfillment.

YB: I didn't hear it distinctly.

Members: Prosperity, greatness and fulfillment.

YB: One, speak little... let us go slow about it. Prosperity, one. What is the two?

Members: Greatness,

YB: Greatness is two, right? And fulfillment?

Members: (----)

YB: Is three. And the line of the japjiJapji , Japji Sahib The Song of the Soul written by the First Sikh Guru, Guru Naanak Dayv Jee. Saadhana opens with a recitation of Japji each morning at 3:40 am. A mantra, poem, and inspired religious scripture composed by Guru Nanak. Japji Sahib gives a view of the cosmos, the soul, the mind, the challenge of life, and the impact of our actions. Its 40 stanzas are a source of many mantras and can be used as a whole or in part to guide both your mind and your heart. is,

"Daydaa day laiday thak paahi, Jugaa jugantar khaahee khaahi, Hukmee hukamHukam An order from the Guru. chalaa-ay raahu, Naanak vigsai vayparvaahu."

The giver gives, those who take they get tired. Those who take, thak paahi, they take and get tired. Daydaa day, giver gives. Laiday, those who take, they get tired, paah by taking it. Giver gives, those who take they get tired of taking it. Daydaa day laiday thak paahi, jugaa jugantar khaahee khaahi. From time immemorial to time immemorial people are out to eat on each other. Khaahee khaahi. We all eat on each other's psyche. Nobody can live without it, including God. If Almighty God could have lived His own self, He had no right or privilege to create all this. He got bored like us, He got lonely like us, He didn't know what to do, He did it all, but He did too much. Like us. What is above is below. God is not different than us.

"Joiee pindey, so-birmindey."

What is in is all spread out.

Birmind means the totality of the Infinity of the cosmos and pindey means what is contained in this body. Pinda means body, pind means this body, five tattvasTattvas A category of cosmic existence; a stage of reality or being; a "thatness" of differentiated qualities. In total there are 36 tattvas. Each wave of differentiation has its own rules and structure. The final five tattvas are called the gross elements and have the phasic qualities and relationships of ether, air, fire, water, and earth. working body is called pind. So,

'Juagaa jugantar khaahee khaahi, hukmee hukamHukam An order from the Guru. chalaa-aay raahu.'

One in command hukmee, who commands the command. Containers of the command, commander-in-chief, it's called hukmee. It's a one simple word. Hukmee hukamHukam An order from the Guru. chalaa-ay raahu, the commander-in-chief commands and makes the way for Raah means path, wave the path with it. Hukmee hukamHukam An order from the Guru. chalaa-ay raahu, Nanak, here Nanak is consolidatory. It's not explanatory; Nanak is used in two ways. He is consolidatory here. Nanak, complete the line.

Members: (----)

YB: Nanak, Nanak, consolidatory. He gives you to draw your attention. Behold, that's word Nanak here means. Consolidatory, means it's not explanatory. Nanak vigsai vayparvaahu, Nanak the carefree prevails, vigsna means prevail. Real prosperity means to prevail. And one tenth which you give, you do no favor. Only you do favor to yourself.

I know you have proportionate questions in your regions, in your sangat, in your congregation, and in your personality. I agree you have the right of questions, yes sir, you have the right of questions and proportionate you will have the prosperity. I don't question your giving, I question your questioning. Question me, question me, question me, but just understand it is going to cost you, not me. Our books are cleaner than you, our dealings are shinier than you, and our life is straighter than you. I brought the comptroller general here and let me tell you our statement. We do it simple, we do it straight and we do it in a smile. We don't pretend the pain about it. My personal life is concerned you want to ask for it, let me tell you my story. I came and I wore an underwear because it is so ordained by GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Guru Gobind Singh Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Gobind SinghGuru Gobind Singh Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. . And when I am going to go that underwear is going to go with the flame of the fire and if beyond that you ever mean anything that you can cover yourself you are the most living stupid on the earth. Only God covers us. We have no strength to cover ourself.

"Karmee aavai kaprhaa nadree mokh du-aar, Naanak ay-vai jaanee-ai sabh aapay sachi-aar, AmritAmrit , Aamrit The nectar of bliss; also the ceremony in which a person dedicates their life to the Khalsa. vaylaa sach naa-o vadi-aa-ee vichaar."

If you rise at ambrosial hour and praise the true one, who has a true name, if you happen to do that, "AmritAmrit , Aamrit The nectar of bliss; also the ceremony in which a person dedicates their life to the Khalsa. vaylaa sach naa-o vadi-aa-ee vichaar," vadi-aa-ee means the praise, vichaar means you brought it into your total stimuli.

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... Means thought, intelligence and confidence. Thought, intelligence and confidence. That is called stimuli, vichaar. Yeh English hei na, nobody knows those words and their meaning, that's the tragedy of it. AmritAmrit , Aamrit The nectar of bliss; also the ceremony in which a person dedicates their life to the Khalsa. vaylaa sach naa-o, ambrosial hour is for that true name, that's God's hour. Why? It's a simple psyche. We live by sun energy and sun hits ground at sixty degree. Whenever the ray of energy hits a person, or a place, person, place or a thing, at sixty degree upwards prosperity comes. Sixty degree downward downfall comes, nobody can stop it. (?). You can sweat and work and make trenches for three dollars forty five cents, or you can go and buy one dollar lottery and you can get sixty million dollars, nobody knows why it happened so.

"Ik Nihaale Paisavan Eh Uppan Len Khadey."

There are some who sleep under the quilts and they are uncomfortable, there are some who are standing and fanning on them, and they are comfortable. There is no answer to it.

"Dinn Savaarey Naanaka Taako Nadar Karey."

God as you make that, as, as you wish you make them, that's how people are.

"AmritAmrit , Aamrit The nectar of bliss; also the ceremony in which a person dedicates their life to the Khalsa. vaylaa sach naa-o vadi-aa-ee vichaar, Karmee aavai kaprhaa nadree mokh du-aar."

On your action there shall be a cover, you will not be naked. I know you all want to be nude and we all want it. Death wish is our inner self. Nobody can kill us. Whereas right to live, wish to live, wish to love, wish to grow, wish to multiply is our essence, so is equally balanced of the other side of coin is our death wish, our destruction, our throwing up in the window, here you go, here, oh people. Jumping out of the window is the oldest process of everyone. Wherever, every person succeeds, he carries his failure with it. I tell you the story.

Ravana who conquered every facet of God by BhaktiBhakti Self-purification, The devotional form of yoga practiced by a Bhakta. , finally conquered death, finally. He is the only one man who can claim, that's why they put ten heads to him of angels and one of a donkey. When he conquered death, he tied the messenger of death with his bed. Tied him up. Wanted to be sure that he is there. And when that thing got to him and Ravana said, "You are my captured, how can you proceed against me?"

He said, "Lord, if you had given me one inch distance from your bed, I couldn't have touched you because you tied me with it, I am part of it, now I can get you."

So we always tie our death with our life, we always tie our failures with our success. All wise men are wise enough to make their pit of failure. To that GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Guru Nanak First Guru of the Sikhs. NanakGuru Nanak First Guru of the Sikhs. says,

'Karmee aavai kaprhaa nadree mokh du-aar.'

Your action shall be covered and your redemption gate shall be within your sight.

'Naanak ay-vai jaanee.'

Nanak, thus know only this way. Here Nanak is again consolidatory. Thus how this is to be known. Nanak, Nanak commands here. This is how you know.

"Sabh aapay sachi-aar."

'God is the only truth there is.'

He is complete with Himself.

When I used to work, I used to make money, things were going smooth. I am grateful to those who directly, indirectly helped my glamour as Siri Singh SahibSiri Singh Sahib Honorary title given to Yogi Bhajan to indicate his role as spiritual leader of Sikh Dharma in the West. His complete title within Sikh Dharma is Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji. and kept me going. Some did with lip sympathy, some did very practical, some did very solidly, some did showingly, some did doing it was a pleasure to them, some did it they were forced to do it, God knows. There were many facets to it but it's all going on. Now people don't think I am dying and now they have many thoughts. You go back as leaders and let them know there is only one thought to pursue, that is tomorrow. Tomorrow is today, only written tomorrow, only to be read tomorrow, only to be discovered tomorrow. I am being asked, "open our books." Oh go ahead, see them, we need bookkeepers why don't you come and work few months. Help us out. You have a responsibility, which you cannot discharge singly. Commonly we can.

The necessity of a DharmaDharma A path of righteous living. It is both an ideal of virtue and a path of action that is infused with clear awareness and comprised of actions that are the soul in total synchrony with the universe. It is action without reaction or karma. for a individual is not that he is incapable individually. The necessity of a DharmaDharma A path of righteous living. It is both an ideal of virtue and a path of action that is infused with clear awareness and comprised of actions that are the soul in total synchrony with the universe. It is action without reaction or karma. is individually, individual is not capable to do totally because every drop of rain needs a flow, every flow needs a brook, every brook needs a stream, every stream needs a river, every river needs an ocean, every ocean has to evaporate. And that's the law of life. And this is called sun law, S U N and this is also called son law, S O N. It is puttar, pittar, puttar, pittar. Son, puttar means son, S O N. Pittar means S U N, the giver of life. The ancient one. It's called puttar pittar karmaKarma The law of cause and effect applied to mental, moral, and physical actions. Ego attaches us to and identifies us with objects, feelings, and thoughts. These attachments create a bias toward certain lines of action. Instead of acting you begin reacting. Karmas are the conditions required in order to balance or complete these tendencies. Though necessary, karma is not dictatorial or fatalistic. It is the mechanism that allows the finite experience of existence to maintain and stabilize itself. We all have free will and can take actions to re-direct the momentum of a karma. We can transform it or neutralize it using meditation, jappa, good deeds, or intuition that remove your sense of ego and the identification with that past line of action. . It can never change.

I think I'll not take much of the time, I have another three minutes, but I just want to be very sure I have made a structure, it's not hollow, it's not shallow, it is solid. It has to be maintained and there is nobody wiser among the Khalsas than the father of the Khalsas GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Guru Gobind Singh Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Gobind SinghGuru Gobind Singh Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. and he said one tenth, dasvandh belongs to the GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. . It doesn't belong to us. Hey, I am Virgo.

Thank you.

I have a simple thing to deal with, I created a structure, it's not hollow, it's not shallow. You have I and I have given you a institution. Now this institution as a DharmaDharma A path of righteous living. It is both an ideal of virtue and a path of action that is infused with clear awareness and comprised of actions that are the soul in total synchrony with the universe. It is action without reaction or karma. needs maintenance and it comes two ways, either I hit the road and I work or you work for it. There are no two ways. And if anybody has any doubtful idea that person is lying. Which way you want me to go? Have guts? Speak up.

Member: (----)

YB: My idea is if you work for it, then tomorrow will be secure and safe because you will understand what is going on. If I hit the road you will never know and I still can carry it. When a person becomes institution, he has a status. Then person doesn't live, status lives. And a I, which does not become institution, should never have been born to begin with.

"Kya sift salayiye vishta kaa keedey?"

Why to talk and waste time on those who are the worms in the human stool?

Human stool is called vishta; keeda is the worm in it. "Kya sift salayiye vishta kaa keedey?" "SatSat Existence; what is; the subtle essence of Infinity itself. pechata naa yuu, mritu vaa keedey." They have never understood the truth, they died without being anything. I don't promise anything to you, I don't want your support, I'll carry the banner, I started with one saying, "Ang-sang Wahe Wahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. GuruWahe Guru , Whaa-hay Guroo A mantra of ecstasy and dwelling in God. It is the Infinite teacher of the soul. Also called the gur mantra. Guru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. ." That's all I know. My physical body does not command on me to work. I am trying to move and test it out, but if forced I'll work and I won't let fall what is supposed to be living or you go out and work. There is no freedom, which is free; there is no liberty without labor. Sweat now, it will be sweet later and cold out, it's your problem.

This GRD Academy is in Dehradun but it is our trying at somebody's expense. Tomorrow we have to build our own and I got a letter, 'my dear Siri Singh SahibSiri Singh Sahib Honorary title given to Yogi Bhajan to indicate his role as spiritual leader of Sikh Dharma in the West. His complete title within Sikh Dharma is Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji. those side flags are too heavy, should we cut them out?' Can you believe that? 'It looks too militaristic.' Why not? I didn't say "the design came to Siri Singh SahibSiri Singh Sahib Honorary title given to Yogi Bhajan to indicate his role as spiritual leader of Sikh Dharma in the West. His complete title within Sikh Dharma is Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji. from your Grandpa, you shut up you idiots," but I said "okay, now the flags are all right, you know you can't believe it, you know. We got to live with the nonsense." How long we will tolerate this insult that we cannot even flag ourself on a stationery which we are designing? Are you not ashamed of it? Do you understand with what insult I live? These hyenas are not biting at your butts because once here and there I put a bone out. Otherwise God, they are dirty. That's all. Right now, what day is today?

Members: (----)

YB: Well, this Saturday, there is going to be meeting somewhere to plan and out, all the money they have spent on the lawsuit against us how to discover it. They are not leaving us alone, don't misunderstand. This was the latest intelligence. I said, "Hi, you guys don't call anymore, what happened?"

They said, "Well, everybody is upset."

I said, "What happened?"

"Well, they spent a lot of money and they paid lot of bills and they thought you will come through and you just showed them the green color and now they are thinking something else."

I said, "Good. Who next is on the hit list?"

According to them I am a used cartridge. I am useless. But some others they need. But anyway...

We are an institution, we have arches, we have floors, we have walls, we have roof, we have hangers. Everybody has a part to play but one part everybody has to play is to keep the strength going and that is dasvandh. Normally we can discuss it openly, there is no problem, but it will take away that flavor, that will take away the juice out of it. It's nothing, it becomes a business then. Never have a man in the office who you cannot trust or your dasvandh is safe with him. Dismiss me, if you are that ugly, then I am the ugliest and if you have guts, come in, walk in office, sit down in the accounts office, we will deal with you and whatever is the deficit you shall leave after writing the check. Well, you know what I mean. If you want to know how belly is under my shirt, then you got to rub it. Is something bad asking? On this joke we dismiss the meeting.

(Laughter)

I am kind of tired of everyday... aah after lunch I am going to teach a course and I know some of you were seen running around in movie theatres and everything, but that's only my privilege, not yours, and this course you must attend because that is the base of our ever built in businesses. Got it? I know it will be very boring, I can assure you. The subject I am teaching is extremely boring, neurotically nonsense, but that's essential for any life which wants to be in business and make a buck.

Member: There is announcement about the people who want to meet for that education group or the children's committee (?) wanted the time would be tomorrow at 9. This meeting is scheduled for 10, so be tomorrow at 9 at that one, where GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Singh is the chairman.

Member: SatSat Existence; what is; the subtle essence of Infinity itself. Sat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. Sat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. NamSat Naam , Sat Nam The essence or seed embodied in form; the identity of truth. When used as a greeting it means "I greet and salute that reality and truth which is your soul." It is called the Bij Mantra - the seed for all that comes. Naam , Nam The manifested identity of the essence. The word derives from Naa-ay-ma , which means "that which is not, now is born." A Naam gives identity, form, and expression to that which was only essence or subtle before. It is also referred to as the Word. , the executive committee meeting tomorrow would start at 10:30, executive committee at 10:30 tomorrow.

YB: We are going to build this academy better than this here one day folks. With a bombshell to (?). Hi, you are a intern?

Yeah, I have to discuss this, subject is, subject is, 'future of the Indian influence in America,' and I have a practical (?) and I want them to give us the guideline what they have and (?) can tell them what we can do.

(Conversation)

YB: Hey Hari Jeevan... aah Soram I need some money. I need some money. Oh doesn't matter. How much you got?

Student: (-----)

YB: Okay, will this work. Oh I need money. What is this check now? (?).

Student: (-----)

YB: Sopurkh, this is the check, I don't want to mix up oil and water. Hurry up, separate. SatSat Existence; what is; the subtle essence of Infinity itself. Kripal, come here, where is your purse? Singh, Singh, I need, Kaur you put Kaur in front, what is wrong? Okay, how much is you have got?

Student: (-----)

YB: Cash, cash, fifty bucks?

Student: (-----)

YB: More? This is given to me by Dr. Subaag Singh, it goes to the account, fifty.

Student: (-----)

YB: Well, he gave sixty. Now who have... hey SatSat Existence; what is; the subtle essence of Infinity itself. Santok, give me forty dollars. Mahan, give me a hundred dollars, hurry up. Oh he has given to you, not me. Come on, I agree he has given to you, come on son, let us make it happy. (?). I am sorry, that's the way I am. I have to test my blood, doesn't matter whatever it is, how much is that?

Student: (-----)

YB: One, two, three, all right, you can keep this back. You need some money, what check? You are writing a check? Oh write down under cash and write down two hundred fifty dollars. Check is... (?) once a while he got in trouble. So here you are. Put proper date and sign right, so it must not bounce. I am mad at him anyway. Psychologist?

Student: Yes sir.

YB: Fifty bucks.

Student: Yes sir.

YB: Hey, how much (?).

Student: (-----)

YB: GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Ka?

Student: (-----)

YB: You have a checkbook or cash?

Student: (-----)

YB: Is there anything with you?

Student: (-----)

YB: How many? How many?

Guruka: Seven.

YB: Give me two, keep the five. Okay.

Hey you wrote the check, gave it to me? Okay. What is it, fifty? Now how much is this? Oh (?) eleven year, sixteenth birthday, we got to collect eleven hundred dollars (?).

GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Charan? Fifty bucks. Look happy. Now how much is darling? Fifty bucks son... hello, thank you. Fifty bucks. Is that done now or not? GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. Charan, ahahaha thank you, that's the spirit. Fifty bucks. No, then if you got all that I'll take thirty. How much is now? Oh you are writing a check? No, check write hundred fifty, how much... wait, wait, hold on, hold on, how much is the balance, count quick. I am getting a check, quick cash, write to cash. You guys have to grow up (?). We need money all the time. Thousand ninety is out of eleven hundred and eleven dollars rest balance you write on check.

Student: (-----)

YB: Eleven and eleven. Thousand twenty six out of eleven and eleven, minus thousand twenty six what is...

Student: (-----)

YB: How much is that now? Twenty-five comes this, now minus...

Students: (-----)

YB: Yeah, yeah, one hundred and eight. God bless us.

(Conversation)

YB: Thank you everybody in heavens, whosoever has contributed shall be blessed if there is God or GuruGuru That which takes us from ignorance to knowledge; from darkness, gu, to light, ru. It can be a person, a teaching, or in its most subtle form - the Word. . So be it, okay where are my glasses?

(Conversation)

YB: Siri Santh you look smilingly much better than otherwise. Very simple. Hey Siri Santh, come here Leo, I'll teach you how Leos are. Run, run, run for life come on quick.

(Conversation)

YB: Aah SatSat Existence; what is; the subtle essence of Infinity itself. Purkh you did the job? Did you do that thing all done?

SatSat Existence; what is; the subtle essence of Infinity itself. Purkh: All done?

YB: Okay, thanks a lot. Thank you for (?).

(Conversation)

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