Yogi Bhajan taught these things not to make them into Sikhs, he shared these ideas and technologies to help people. He did not sit and teach only Yoga, he taught people how to live healthy happy and holy lifestyles (hence the name 3HO). It was not just for Sikhs, it was for everyone. But all of the philosophy and wisdom he shared was threaded through with Guru’s Teachings and the perspective of a true Gursikh.

By the hand of the Guru, some who learned from him also saw the Sikh Religion and their souls found (or came back to) their path.

Who is going to understand what a Sikh is through just an intellectual idea? It must be experienced. Just meeting a true Gursikh can be all it takes.

Philosophy and intellectualism are worthless and meaningless without the practical experience of them. It has to be lived to be real.

I think this is a case of making a mountain out of a mole! It’s amazing how western Sikhs using Yoga creates such a commotion when all it is doing is letting them get closer to the Guru! Maybe they just want to share the knowledge and want many other Sikhs to experience what they are and have experienced by using Kundalini yoga?

There are much more crazy things that are going on in the world of Sikhi like corrupt leaders, committees, our youth losing their identity and roots of Sikhi but we are here complaining about how Western Sikhs are using yoga! Lets get a grip and let bygones be bygone if you dont want to do yoga dont do it thats your choice, if you do then do it simple as that but dont criticise just because “You” dont like or want to do it. We as Sikhs as for “Sarbat da bhalla” everytime we do Ardaas that means everyone and anyone so lets live by this command!

Bhul chukh maaf karna,

(A Sikh who just wants true brotherhood seeing beyond caste, creed, colour)

Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ke fateh.

Avtar Singh Boparai

Bole So Nihal!!!
If people r obsessed with Kundlani yoga. Then Y don’t they learn other types of yoga like ‘Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Patanjali’s Yoga, Jnana Yoga,Hatha Yoga, SwaraYoga, Raja Yoga, Kriya Yoga & Mantra Yoga.

This is not a criticism but I am really concerened abt the fundamentals that drives people here towards Sikhism because in future u will come across no. of people that will try to shake ur foundation so u need to have sound and strong basics.Their r so many ridiculous questions that u will find people asking that some of u will loose ur cool and for some so called brave hearts first thing that will come in their mind will be “Is it worth being a sikh?” after this.

So I feel every Sikh Should have answer to “y I am a Sikh?” , “y do we look different?” etc. Do u know y i am asking u to do this because u have to come across these type of questions “h**p://o3.indiatimes.com/sikhism/archive/2006/01/10/407866.aspx”(Times of india is leading news paper of India) which were posted by some Mr Singh (i dont know y people like to be anonymous).The most upsetting thing was that their were around 150 replies but no one was able to answer all the question accuratly which i feel is shame on us. Some of these r the most ridiculous questions but I feel we should have a sound knowledge of our fundamentals and basics so that we can give a strong reply to who so ever asks and what soever asks.

I don’t have words how to appreciate u people the way ur following traditions of Sikhism Specially after seeing this site. But I have some concerens so i have written all these things because Sikhs in punjab have created mess but I don’t want u to do this in future.

Regarding Yoga I would say do an EXPERIMENT “Take some Yogi guys to close room where u do yoga and try cure someone who is suffering from flue or something as such with Yoga exercises and see result next day ,u all will need a CURE so ‘moral’ of experiment is, do yoga in open AND and dont follow Yoga blindly beacuse i have seen people doing yoga in rooms in BBC23HO VIDEOS. Because if some one is uffering from flue Yoga can be devastating specially when u do breathing exercises.

Another thing I have greeted with “BOLE SO NIHAL” it is not a mistake becausse u know what comes next and when u will ’say’ that that means u have accepted my greeting.’I hope i have not upset some egos’. and regarding questions asked in the site in site I can answer all those but First I hope all of u will try and if u have some other u can ask it from me any time.

I think we all agree that yoga is fine, just as going for a jog in the morning and doing stretches, aswell as other exercises to help focus the mind.

I find that going for a jog in the evening is beneficial to me to waking up early for amritvela as it gets the blood flowing. Similarily Yoga can also help people clear there mind to concentrate more. That being said its not a part of Sikhi, but it is a technique that can help with ones Sikhi.

to annonnymous, sikhi is a path of prema bhagti. Serving and remembering god with every breath. Our Guru’s gave some specific hukams so its not just rules and rules and some more rules, what our gurus said will be followed by those who are truly in love with the guru’s who gave those hukams.

Sikhi is not a path where you can say it just matters what is in my heart and I dont have to listen to hukams. Sikhi is a practical religion with practical guidelines to help one progress spiritually at the fastest possible pace.

Waheguru

“Mr. Prime Minister, the United States is looking forward to eating Indian mangoes,”
George Bush

The One Light resides in each of us. We are One with God and Guru, regardless of our caste, country of origin, even religion. For that Infinite Wisdom that creates us all, these barriers are not seen. I was really concerned at reading some of the comments posted here that there’s still this differenciation between punjabi sikhs and western sikhs. I am a western and also a mexican. If somebody wish to categorize me from that, is fine. But does that really define me before Guru’s eyes? The only ‘concept’ (to put it this way)that I know and that Guru’s wisdom keep telling us is that we are infinite and timeless by nature. Those could be two adjectives that would likely suit me -and all of us- better than the others.

I was brought to Sikh Dharma by the experience of Kundalini Yoga. I do not particularly think that either one bring the other or viceversa. In my experience, both have the amazing grace to bring consciousness to anyone who practice them. When we say ‘we are working to bring people together’, it’s not that we are trying to either convert non-sikhs to sikhs or to convert sikhs into yogis. There’s no such thing. The true purpose is to bring people together in consciousness, so we can lift up from our insecurities, our ego, and our limited perception of this game of life. And from this point, it’s similar like sitting in the Guru’s court or in the Guru’ka langar, where we can be fed from that infinite truth without looking into our differences and sitting at the same level.

I had the blessing of living a year abroad in Vancouver. This was in my early days as a sikh, when I had short hair, starting to let it grow, and knowing very little (in experience) about sikh lifestyle. By coincidence or by destiny, I had the chance to experience very closely the life of ‘western sikhs’ and its relationship with ‘punjabi sikhs’. I learnt a lot of things from many punjabi families, I interacted with them in a way that -because of my outer resemblance to punjabis- was heartening and familiar. Mexican and punjabis families are very much alike. My experience from observing the dynamics between ‘white siks’ and ‘punjabi sikhs’ killed all this prejudice that is being talked about. I saw a beautiful relationship that meets at the heart and bows at the feet of the Guru.

Kundalini Yoga is not just physical exercise, it’s a whole based system. I’m sure Gurumustuk has writen about it hundreds of times in his blog. I would suggest to the people that still have doubts about what is kundalini yoga to practice it, experience it and then make a judgement. There’s nothing to lose!

Let me write some bonus. Nothing new. Sikh spirituality has Ek Ong Kar in its foundation. It means We are One.

I am with Mohinder Singh that we should really strive to see what bring us together instead of what divide us. And this is not just among us as sikhs but as humanity.

May God and Guru bless us all cyber sangat! Sat Nam.