Quote of the Day
"I felt in need of a great pilgrimage so I sat still for three days and God came to me." - Kabir
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Monday, April 25, 2005
Quote of the Day
"Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat. My shoulder is against yours.
You will not find me in stupas, not in Indian shrine rooms, nor in synagogues, nor in cathedrals: not in masses, nor kirtans, not in legs winding around your own neck, nor in eating nothing but vegetales.
When you really look for me, you will see me instantly; you will find me in the tiniest house of time. Kabir says: student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath." - Kabir
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Saturday, April 23, 2005
Quote of the Day
"In between birth and death, you have a time to emit light so you leave behind a legacy" - Yogi Bhajan
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Narayan Singh running wild after morning Gurdwara
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Ashes of Siri Singh Sahib Dropped from Helicopter in Ram Das Puri
This morning our sangat gathered at the Gurdwara for the Bhog of the Akandh path dedicated to Siri Singh Sahib Habhajan Singh Khalsa Yogi ji.
We then had langar together, relaxed on the grass outside, and then went up the mountain to Ram Das Puri(Jemez mountains just above Espanola, New Mexico). We all gathered together to remember Siri Singh Sahib and watch his ashes be dropped from a Helicopter onto the land.
It was extremely cold up there because of the strong wind, so everyone bundled up as much as they could and sat under the large shelter which was built up there many years ago for our yearly "Summer Solstice" camp.
A few musicians lead the Sangat with music and chanting as we waited.
After the helicopter came it circled around a few times and then dropped the ashes. We then all gathered for a few minutes of silence to remember the life of Siri Singh Sahib. Ardas was then done and countless jaikaras were shouted out by the Sangat.
In January a portion of the ashes were brought to India and dropped in the river at Kiratpur Sahib. This was the final dispersal of his ashes as per Siri Singh Sahib's wishes before he passed away.
Below are some pictures from today.
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Sahib Singh eating a muffin and playing with Narayan.
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Bhog of Akandh Path dedicated to Siri Singh Sahib ji.
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Bhog of Akandh Path dedicated to Siri Singh Sahib ji.
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Bhog of Akandh Path dedicated to Siri Singh Sahib ji.
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Marshmellow Kaur.....oops...I mean Guru Darshan Kaur. (it was pretty cold with the wind blowing! brrrr..)
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My family....and Narayan's school teacher and friend.
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Everyone sitting together under the shelter and singing together and meditating.
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Bibi ji Inderjit Kaur, (wife of Siri Singh Sahib) listening to the kirtan.
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Everyone sitting together and singing Hyms of the Guru.
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The main shelter at Ram Das Puri and everyone gathered.
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Siri Singh Sahib's Ashes being dropped from the helicopter onto the land of Ram Das Puri, in the Jemez mountains of Espanola, New Mexico.
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The Helicopter with Ranbir Singh (Yogi Bhajan's son) after dropping the ashes.
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A few minutes of silent rememberance of Siri Singh Sahib Harbahajan Singh Khalsa Yogi ji
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After the ashes were dropped from the helicopter onto Ram Das puri land we gathered for Ardas.
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My mother, Sat Kirin Kaur Khalsa visiting me in Espanola, New Mexico
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Friday, April 22, 2005
Quote of the Day
"There are two ways of living in this world; the way of worry and the way of relaxation. If you worry, you have to concentrate to imagine, and it becomes physical work. But if you turn your mind to the Universal Mind, then things will come to you" - Yogi Bhajan
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Thursday, April 21, 2005
Late night ramblings
Well...Another day has gone by. There is always so much to do. I always have this feeling of racing with time. Trying to beat it to the finish line. To get that much more squeezed in the day.
When it comes down to it though, everything happens when it needs to happen. Some times I am trying to do a project or a specific task and there is one problem after the other. One time....Ok...I'll try again. Two times....Might be a problems...Three times...How bad to I want to do this? Four times...Hmmm....maybe I'm not supposed to do this right now. You might call that superstitious...but there have been too many things like this at times and looking back I can say..."wow...if I had done that then XYZ would have happened".
I try to tune into things happening. I don't take things as coincidences. I feel like everything is happening for a reason and has some purpose.
So, back to "being busy talk". There are so man cool projects to work on with SikhNet and other people/organizations and I wish I could somehow get more help from people. We are all busy with our jobs and day to day life, but if you can only experience what it is like to serve the sangat by helping create something bigger than your own day to day existence. It's the stuff that makes life rewarding.
"Happiness comes out of contentment, and contentment always comes out of service."
I always feel that the work that the SikhNet team is doing is just the tip of the ice berg. There are so many needs that our community has. If only I could get more people to help and be a part of our effort. I'm trying to network more with others and get out from behind the computer screen. I think it really takes connecting with people and inspiring people...so that they see the value.
We are all taking this journey of life and have a gift that can be shared with someone. It is up to you to look inside and see what the Gift is that you possess, and then open up your heart and share. See how rewarding that is for you and how it is sharing your light with others.
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Quote of the Day
"Tomorrow always becomes today and yesterday is always gone. Therefore, life is a gift. Don't drift or create a rift. Be happy as long as breath is in you." - Yogi Bhajan
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Thought of the day....
Just came accross this quote that I felt was really true:
"Happiness comes out of contentment, and contentment always comes out of service."
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
Adventures in Landscaping - Major Projects Going on at home
Well....spring is coming and I have been working hard getting ready for the change in seasons and plants coming to life. Every weekend and free time I have been working on some project or the other.
Backyard landscaping (even with a "city lot") is a lot of work. Be bought our first house in October of last year and the front and back yard were barren with no vegetation. If you don't get some groundcover and plants that you like, weeds and other unwanted plants will readily pop up out of the ground. Who wants to spend their weekends pulling weeds??
View of our house in the backyard
Front yard - So, my mission started last fall to beautify our front and back yard. I laid out landscaping fabric on the front yard and put crushed rock on top (blocks weeds). Planted some trees...started a flower garden in the front, Setup drip irrigation and soaker hoses on a timer to water everything ...and "voila"; Phase one of Emergency landscaping completed. Whew. That was a lot easier to type than do.
So...with that out of the way...onwards...and upwards. The back yard. What to do?? I speant forever tyring to come up with a design and in the end I just went with "going with the flow" and creating as I go.
Fountain - My first project was a stone waterfall fountain. Dug a trench to run conduit pipe for electrical and water. Then dug a ditch, laid down thick plastic for the fountain and then drove up to Taos and picked out some beautiful Red stone to use for the fountain. It was fun creating the fountain. I finished this..and then found some design flaws and leaking and had to start over from scratch. I had to take a break to muster up the courage to do it again. I finshed that...and it has been running nicely....but still some kinks to work out. Such is life as a do-it-yourself landscaper!
Trees - Well...with that out of the way...I went to the river with Narayan and found some nice Cottonwood trees and spent the day digging up trees. Brought them home and planted them in the yard.
Vegetable Garden - We love fresh vegetables and the fun of going out back and picking stuff that you grow. Nowadays stuff in the supermarket come from God knows where and with who knows what chemicals. Not fresh like the days in Punjab when it comes fresh from the field. We planted 3 long rows or veggies a week or so ago. Now all we do is water and wait, till life shows itself!
Flower Beds - One of the conditions that I had for landscaping was that it had to be really easy to maintain and use minimal water (we are in the high desert). We found a place that sells Xeriscape (waterwise) plants that do well in our climate. This last weekend I was making the beds and planting them in the ground.
Grass - If you don't have some type of ground cover, nature will provide its own (aka: weeds) so I had to figure out something. Our area has a lot of water restrictions so we don't want to waste water. Most grass needs loads of water. I did some research and found a solution. Buffalo and Blue Grama grass. Hardly needs any water and best of all hardly needs to be mowed. This is another thing I don't want to spend my weekends doing. So...I ordered some seeed... rented a rototiller and tilled up the dirt. Ready to go! Wait..Almost. Darn. I Have to wait till later spring to plant this "warm season" grass.
So...much of it is in progress but it's all starting to take shape which is exciting! I can't wait to enjoy the summer afternoons lounging on the grass by the fountain and feeling the breeze blow softly on my face, while looking up at the beautiful New Mexico sky!
Below are some pictures of our house and back yard. Might not look like much yet...but wait till late summer and you'll see things coming to life!
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Our living room, dining room...view from the kitchen side.
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Orchid flower in dining room window overlooking the back yard.
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Our living room, dining room and kitchen in the back
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Our living room, dining room and kitchen in the back
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Just planted small plants on the beds...and made a stone corner with statue from bali.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
During my visit to Toronto, Canada I finally met up with Sandeep Singh Brar (sikhs.org).
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Arjan putting the Khanda pin on Narayan's first turban. (One of the first turbans that I have tied on someone else. I did ok...didn't I?)
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Narayan's first real "full" turban. He really just wanted to have the Kanda pin...on...so that was the motivation to tie a turban.
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Hard manual labor digging holes and trenches for our new rock fountain for our back yard. Fun fun!
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Major back yard projects in progress in our new house. Lot's of landscaping work to do!
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Narayan trying on my XXL turban in his Santa Claus pajamas.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
SikhNet Flashback
Wired Magazine review of SikhNet.com in Aug 1997 Issue.
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Quote of the Day
"If you can't see God in all, You can't see God at all.." - Yogi Bhajan
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Narayan being Mischievious and running around naked in the park (Arjan chasing after him)
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Narayan (aka: Harry Potter) and Gurudev dressed up on Holloween.
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Baisakhi Gurdwara celebration in Espanola, New Mexico
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Panj Piare Leading the Siri Guru Granth Sahib to the Gurdwara on the Baisakhi Nagar Kirtan
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