Seeing Yogiji in deep meditation on his lawn at the Ranch on a crisp New Mexico morning, would not give you any idea that one of the things he particularly enjoyed, was to have us do PT (physical training) on the dew drenched grass. Bundle rolls were his favorite, where we rolled across the grass like logs.
Read: "Yogiji Reading His Banis"Categories: Our Stories
Yogiji didn’t place himself on a pedestal. He was very much a friend and a guide; warm, approachable and human. Here he is enjoying a game of volleyball at Summer Solstice.
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This picture was taken in Santa Fe in January, 1988. Look closely at his sunglasses, and you may see reflected in them the ski basin in Santa Fe, where Yogiji is enjoying the sun and snow. He was a family man who loved life and wanted to take everyone along with him to have a good time. His entourage was often forty people. When he wanted to go somewhere, he just stood up and said, “let’s go!”. We learned how to always be dressed and ready to get up and go, or “hurry up, and then wait!”.
Read: "Yogiji – Ski Basin in Santa Fe"Categories: Our Stories
In his relaxed moments, Yogiji often displayed a child-like mischievousness. He would tell jokes in his mother tongue, Punjabi, that would keep Bibiji and him in splits of laughter. The essence of the jokes was lost in translation, so we could never really be a part of these occasions, but we joined in their laughter anyway!
In this picture, taken at the Ranch in August 1987, he has hurriedly put a turban on his loose wet hair, possibly to see an unexpected visitor.
Read: "Yogiji Relaxed Moments"Categories: Our Stories
While I was working on the idea of this book, my pictures (I always attempted to make him smile for me) opened a floodgate of the intimate memories that I share here with you. If I may humbly say this, I don’t think of this as “my book” because Guru Ram Das and Yogiji saw me through it, and it took on a life of its own.
Read: "Yogiji – The Light of Our Souls"Categories: 3HO History, Our Stories
This image is by Soorya Kaur and taken at the Ranch in Espanola, NM, USA in February, 1988. It was published in her book, YogiJi the Light of Our Souls. Here’s what she wrote about it:
Read: "The Ranch – February 1988"Categories: Our Stories, Yogi Bhajan
