Back from the Mountains....
Well... I am back from a week in the mountains at the Summer Solstice event. Below are some pictures and videos. More to post soon. Lots of stuff to share. I'm pretty tired and it is late so I'll post some more tommorow or the day after.
Tommorow (sunday) a friend is getting married and there is a big Gurdwara, so it will be another busy day in Espanola. There is always a lot going on here during the summer.
Women's Camp is also starting tommorow, and my wife Arjan Kaur is going to be there with Narayan....so with them at camp I'll be a "bachelor" for the week and I'm sure I'll have plenty of time after work to catch up on the blog.
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The beautiful morning sky with the full moon setting.
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My solstice badge
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Work of Art!
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Miri Piri Academy Kids doing Bhangra
Every evening there is different entertainment. On this night the Miri Piri Academy kids who graduated that year put on a show. One of the things was some of the Girls doing Bhangra.
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Art Projects for the Kids
Narayan and other kids doing some art projects.
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Narayan Dancing
Narayan doing a dance and just having fun being a kid.
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Waheguru Meditation
Singing and meditating in the morning to Waheguru. Our whole family and a few others were leading this morning meditations.
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My mother and father (Sat Kirin Kaur and Siri Vishnu Singh) leading the meditations in the morning.
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Meditating at Morning sadhana
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The super solstice diet of Mungmeans and rice, carots, beats, hot sauce and lettuce. This is what we normally ate every date for dinner. Part of the cleansing diet for the week.
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Arjan and Siri Amrit Singh. Siri Amrit used to live with me and Arjan and also work at SikhNet. He moved to India this last year and has been studying Kirtan.
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Gurdwara on Sunday up in the mountains under the shelter.
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Narayan Singh Cutey...
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Sat Sangat Singh and Hari Kaur who got married at this Gurdwara during Summer solstice.
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Bibiji reading the hukamnama at Gurdwara
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Siri Nirankar Singh..another friend. His daughter is also good friends with my son.
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My friend Dharampal Singh who just took Amrit this morning. His daughter (Hari Simran kaur) is one of my son's best friends.
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A friend of mine who I see from time to time at Summer Solstice every year.
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Sewa Singh (The artist) in Meditation during Gurdwara. You can see some of his art work at: http://www.sikhphotos.com it's really beautifull and unique.
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An American Indian tipi which is setup out in the field.
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Playing old classical instruments from Guru Nanak's time.
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During every Gurdwara we have a "kids program" and they normally sing a song and do hand motions with the song. One of the songs is "We are the Khalsa, mighty mighty Khalsa, Everywhere we go, people want to know, who we are, so we tell them, WE ARE THE KHALSA!"
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Ardas...
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During Ardas...
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Hari Dharam Kaur during Ardas. She is one of the very dedicated women in our community who does at lot in our Gurdwara.
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My mother (Sat Kirin Kaur) doing the Hukamnama
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Cherdikala Jatha Playing Kirtan at Gurdwara
Cherdikala Jatha Playing Kirtan at Gurdwara on Sunday
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Meditating in the morning.
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Women in meditation.
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It was cold in the morning so everyone bundled up in sleeping bags or blankets.
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Gagandeep Singh
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A view from the back of the shelter of everyone doing Sadhana meditations together in the morning as the sun was rising in the back. This was a highlight for me every morning. I would pick up sleeping Narayan Singh and put him over my shoulder, grab my backback, a mat and a few sleeping bags and then as quickly as I could walk from my tent to the shelter. It was pretty hard carrying all the "stuff" (including Narayan). Once I was there and setup it was really peacefull to meditate along with everyone and watch the sun rise.
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A man who was next to me meditating.
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Sadhana Meditations in the Morning
After 5AM in the morning near the end of the daily Sadhana, doing meditations...as the sun rises from behind the mountains.
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Sadhana Meditations in the Morning
Snatam Kaur and others leading everyone in a Waheguru meditation in the early morning for the daily Sadhana.
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Sat Darshan Kaur and Narayan. This is one of Narayan's good friends who came out from Phoenix, Arizona for peace prayer day and the weekend.
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My "house" for the week. Me and Narayan camped in this tent.
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Everyone camps in tents for the whole week. Here are a few tents overlooking the mountains and field.
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A view of the Shelter where many meals and classes are held. You can see the giant bazaar and food/entertainment tent in the background.
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Near the end of the day on Peace Prayer day everyone goes to the huge field and does a sacred healing walk. It starts in the center and a dirt path goes around in two and a half circles.
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The crowd at peace prayer day doing the "Celestial Communications" hand motions along with the kids.
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The kids singing along with Snatam. A song for peace. (Narayan there in the blue shirt)
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The kids singing along with Snatam. A song for peace.
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Bhangra!
At the end of Peace Prayer day some of my friends led everyone in a Bhangra Dance. Eventually a big circle formed and people took turns showing dance moves in the circle.
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Little Amar Singh Busting out the Dance Moves
Here is on of my friends' son (Amar Singh) dancing away at peace prayer day. He loves dancing. I think he is about 3 years old.
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Drumming and Dancing to the African Rythms
A Local African Drummer group which played at Peace prayer day. Everyone was dancing and moving the the drums, it was great. Here is a short video clip from it.
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The Sun Shines on Everyone
At peace prayer day Snatam Kaur leading the The kids in a song "The Sun Shines on Everyone".
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Snatam Kaur leading everyone in a meditation.
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Hari Bhajan Kaur on stage doing a meditation with everyone.
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Guruganesha Singh (part of the Spiri Voyage Group with Snatam Kaur) playing the Guitar.
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Bibiji Inderjit Kaur (Wife of Siri Singh Sahib Habhajan Singh Khalsa Yogi ji)
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Snatam Kaur holding Indian Feathers and leading everyone in a prayer, chanting words of "God" from all different religions (Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Bhuddist, American Indian, Christian, Jewish).
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Sat Pal Singh (Son in Law of Bibiji Inderjit Kaur), A man fro ma local Indian Tribe and Bibiji.
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A sea of people participating in Peace Prayer day.
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Snatam Kaur leading an interfaith prayer at Peace Prayer Day. Jathedhar from Patna Sahib (on left) was also there for the event.
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Bibiji Inderjit Kaur (Wife of Siri Singh Sahib Habhajan Singh Khalsa Yogi ji) holding the Peace flame with othres. The runners along side her brought the flame from 25 miles away, running all the way up the mountain, in the New Mexico heat, which is no small task! This "peace" flame I think was orginally brought around the world and now burns continuously in an old church in Chimaya, NM. Every year as part of the interfaith peace prayer day, runners bring the flame to the event.
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Peace Prayer Day Reggae Jam
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