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by Ek Ong Kaar Kaur Khalsa

Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.

Today is November 11th, 2005. It is a date that I have looked forward to and dreaded all at the same time. One mustn’t believe in astrology, I understand. But still – here we are- about to go into the last seven year cycle in the transition between the ages.

When Yogi Bhajan first came to the United States in the late 1960’s, there was a lot of singing and talking about the Aquarian Age. There’s even a musical – Hair – with an entire song dedicated to the theme. While pop culture has forgotten about the fact that we are going through a cusp period between two ages (the Piscean and the Aquarian) – in our little corner of the world, it is a subject that Yogi Bhajan taught about at length. And the key theme he repeated over and over again was: Look – the transition time is going to be difficult, people are going to go crazy. You have to be in a position to help them, to serve them, to teach them, to heal them. If you can’t reach out and help elevate someone from their pain and misery, who is going to do it?

Stars and planets, zodiac ages and the center of the galaxy. It is for every individual to decide for themselves whether the Hukam which guides creation can be understood through the stars. There is the One Creator behind it all, guiding it according to Divine Will. And as Guru Nanak says in Japji Sahib – no one can talk about what that Hukam is – although everything is contained within it.

For myself, because today starts the last seven year cycle in the transition between the ages, I do want to share with all of you a little bit of what he shared with us. Because deep in my heart, I believe it is important.

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You know - the spirituality section of the book stores in the US keep getting bigger and bigger - with all types of Dharmas being presented in 21st-century form to the everyday reader. There’s Buddhist meditators and Native American shamans, Chicken-soup for the Soul and inspirational versus. But where the heck is Guru Nanak in all of this?

Well - my dear friend Dr. Dharma Singh is trying to bridge that gap with his new book The End of Karma.

It’s a great book that takes the reader through the 40 verses of Japji Sahib during the course of 40 days. And each day, there are questions that you ask yourself, visualizations to do or little meditations to practice. No one’s quite succeeded yet in bringing the brilliant universal wisdom of Guru Nanak to the typical “new age” reader of the United States. But I have a lot of hope that The End of Karma will share Guru Nanak’s wisdom with a whole generation of readers.

Here’s a huge “Bole So Nihal…Sat Siri Akal” to Dr. Dharma for stepping out with Guru Nanak.

All love in the Divine,

Ek Ong Kaar Kaur

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Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.

Friends in Texas have been sending e-mails to each other - sharing what’s happening with the relief efforts in Houston and how the Sikhs are getting involved. Here’s some excerpts from some of the emails that have been sent…. Blessings… - Ek Ong Kaar Kaur

Wednesday, September 7, 2005
As you know, thousands of evacuees from the hurricane have come on their own or have been brought to Houston for shelter. The whole city of Houston has come together so far with an enormous response of volunteers and supplies. The Astrodome and George R. Brown Convention Center have been turned into well organized shelters and are covering many, many needs including providing medical care, meals, clothing and supplies, telephone banks, etc.

The Houston 3HO Sikh Sangat is very small but at least five of us have spent time volunteering at the Astrodome working in whatever capacity was our expertise or where we were needed. We have been well received and they are grateful for the help. There are two categories of volunteers: medical and non-medical. In the medical area a volunteer is utilized according to how they are licensed. In the non-medical area a call for a job to be filled is made and volunteers who can fill those jobs are sent there.
The Sikh Center in Houston is also sending volunteers to the Astrodome. In my humble assessment, it is not really an issue here in Houston that the city has a lack of hands to do the work. Houston is a very large city and has the man-power. What is important though, is that there be a strong Sikh presence. The Siri Singh Sahib said we must be known for our service so anyone who wishes to come and serve is welcome.

There is another need for service. United Sikhs has organized a lungar kitchen in Baton Rouge and they are in desperate need of volunteers. That city, from what I understand, has nearly doubled their population with hurricane evacuees. You should call Kuldip Singh with United Sikhs who is coordinating volunteers at 404-550-8356. Also, this is the email address of Mejindarpal Kaur who is the point person for that lungar seva in Baton Rouge mejindarpal@yahoo.com. They will be most grateful for any extra hands. You can see what they are doing on their website http://www.unitedsikhs.org.

Keep us informed of any plans that may be made within the Espanola sangat.

Love and blessings, Guru Gian Kaur

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