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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
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Gurbani (660-685)
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Chhant (687-691)
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Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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Gurbani (795-831)
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Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
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Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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Gurbani (1125-1152)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
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Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 67583" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Re: Yogi Bajan and 3HO</strong></p><p></p><p>Sat Nam Satjot Kaur!!! and Welcome to SPN!!!</p><p></p><p>Here is a list to help you get started. <a href="http://www.chardikalaa.com/glvoc_fr.htm" target="_blank">Vocabulary by Frequency</a></p><p></p><p>Your first question is more complicated because Yogi Bhajan is viewed in some parts of Sikhi as a very controversial person. I am going to try to answer best I can because at one time I was also a student of Kundalini yoga, and stopped because I found it was distracting me from Sikhi. But that is just my personal experience and do not think I am giving you advice. Everyone has a different story and a different vibration that takes them to the Guru.</p><p></p><p>Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan is infused with Sikh themes and elements because Yogi ji was himself a Sikh. He came to the US and was essentially appalled by what he witnessed. It looked to him as if a generation of young people were wasting their lives on drugs, alcohol, sex and aimless wandering from one movement to another. They were lost. He used Kundalini yoga and spiritual practices from Sikhism to get them back on track. He attracted a large following and many of them converted to Sikhism. The original converts, their children and grandchildren have formed communities and built gurdwaras in many places throughout the US, Canada, South America, Europe. As you probably already know the Guru Ram Das Ashram in Espanola New Mexico is a kind of headquarters for what was to become known as "The Western Khalsa" (there is an official name which I can't remember). Yogi ji and his followers have created a HUGE legacy. The <a href="http://www.sikhnet.com" target="_blank">SIKHNET - Sikh Religion - Sikhism Information</a> web site illustrates what some, only some, of this legacy is. Many are prominent leaders in the political, artistic, religious and business communities.</p><p></p><p>Now to the controversial parts -- or some of them. The 3HO Sikhs or Western Khalsa combine yoga with spiritual practice. They are vegetarians. Some are devotes of astrology and numerology. None of these practices are consistent with the mainstream beliefs of the Sikhs of Shabd Guru, and some mainstream Sikhs also strongly reject these practices. This is not to say however that these practices are at odds with the Shabd Guru, only tangential. Guru Nanak argued that these practices were in the end useless.</p><p></p><p>Yogi ji was himself a colorful character and made political enemies in various Sikh communities in India and elsewhere. After one visit to Singapore, he irked a lot of people and was asked not to return. Somehow things got patched up. If you snoop around long enough you will find that he took sides in an argument in which a prominent scholar was condemned by the SGPC in Amritsar and Yogi ji took the side of the scholar in a very vocal way. (I can get you the name of the scholar but it will take some time because it is filed somewhere out of hand right now). It is rumored that Yogi ji had an interesting sex-life. True or not, these rumors are often used as ammunition against him and against all 3HO Sikhs -- which is really unfair and unfortunate. It does nothing to advance Sikhism.</p><p></p><p>In the interest of fairness -- a worship service among 3HO Sikhs is no different from that at any mainstream gurdwara -- except that some parts are in English. 3HO Sikhs do all of their Nitnem, daily Banis with great devotion. Many send their children to study in Amritsar. Every one that I know is a student of Gurmukhi. They sponsor amazing seva projects sometimes on a worldwide scale. They believe in One Immortal Being, the teachings of the 10 gurus, and amrit or Sikh baptism. </p><p></p><p>My answer may provoke some people on this forum to respond with anger. Do keep in mind that this is my opinion in answer to your question. It is based on research, personal experience, and personal encounters with 3HO Sikhs around the country. I am not 3HO, but I am a Sikh because the intensity of their devotion to the Guru showed me the way. So I have a spiritual debt.</p><p></p><p>Do not be discouraged. Pick only the path that leads you to the Guru. All the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 67583, member: 35"] [b]Re: Yogi Bajan and 3HO[/b] Sat Nam Satjot Kaur!!! and Welcome to SPN!!! Here is a list to help you get started. [URL="http://www.chardikalaa.com/glvoc_fr.htm"]Vocabulary by Frequency[/URL] Your first question is more complicated because Yogi Bhajan is viewed in some parts of Sikhi as a very controversial person. I am going to try to answer best I can because at one time I was also a student of Kundalini yoga, and stopped because I found it was distracting me from Sikhi. But that is just my personal experience and do not think I am giving you advice. Everyone has a different story and a different vibration that takes them to the Guru. Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan is infused with Sikh themes and elements because Yogi ji was himself a Sikh. He came to the US and was essentially appalled by what he witnessed. It looked to him as if a generation of young people were wasting their lives on drugs, alcohol, sex and aimless wandering from one movement to another. They were lost. He used Kundalini yoga and spiritual practices from Sikhism to get them back on track. He attracted a large following and many of them converted to Sikhism. The original converts, their children and grandchildren have formed communities and built gurdwaras in many places throughout the US, Canada, South America, Europe. As you probably already know the Guru Ram Das Ashram in Espanola New Mexico is a kind of headquarters for what was to become known as "The Western Khalsa" (there is an official name which I can't remember). Yogi ji and his followers have created a HUGE legacy. The [URL="http://www.sikhnet.com"]SIKHNET - Sikh Religion - Sikhism Information[/URL] web site illustrates what some, only some, of this legacy is. Many are prominent leaders in the political, artistic, religious and business communities. Now to the controversial parts -- or some of them. The 3HO Sikhs or Western Khalsa combine yoga with spiritual practice. They are vegetarians. Some are devotes of astrology and numerology. None of these practices are consistent with the mainstream beliefs of the Sikhs of Shabd Guru, and some mainstream Sikhs also strongly reject these practices. This is not to say however that these practices are at odds with the Shabd Guru, only tangential. Guru Nanak argued that these practices were in the end useless. Yogi ji was himself a colorful character and made political enemies in various Sikh communities in India and elsewhere. After one visit to Singapore, he irked a lot of people and was asked not to return. Somehow things got patched up. If you snoop around long enough you will find that he took sides in an argument in which a prominent scholar was condemned by the SGPC in Amritsar and Yogi ji took the side of the scholar in a very vocal way. (I can get you the name of the scholar but it will take some time because it is filed somewhere out of hand right now). It is rumored that Yogi ji had an interesting sex-life. True or not, these rumors are often used as ammunition against him and against all 3HO Sikhs -- which is really unfair and unfortunate. It does nothing to advance Sikhism. In the interest of fairness -- a worship service among 3HO Sikhs is no different from that at any mainstream gurdwara -- except that some parts are in English. 3HO Sikhs do all of their Nitnem, daily Banis with great devotion. Many send their children to study in Amritsar. Every one that I know is a student of Gurmukhi. They sponsor amazing seva projects sometimes on a worldwide scale. They believe in One Immortal Being, the teachings of the 10 gurus, and amrit or Sikh baptism. My answer may provoke some people on this forum to respond with anger. Do keep in mind that this is my opinion in answer to your question. It is based on research, personal experience, and personal encounters with 3HO Sikhs around the country. I am not 3HO, but I am a Sikh because the intensity of their devotion to the Guru showed me the way. So I have a spiritual debt. Do not be discouraged. Pick only the path that leads you to the Guru. All the best. [/QUOTE]
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