We were nearly out the doorway when all of a sudden a man wielding a sword flew above the crowd from the left and struck Yogi Bhajan on the head. Thank God for the turban and kanga (wooden comb tucked in the hair) as Yogiji was not hurt, but as soon as I heard the metal sword cracking against the kanga, all my warrior instincts erupted. It was clear we were under attack as another man jumped with his sword over the crowd on my right. But as he flew over my head, I literally caught this man and hurled him back onto the crowd.
Read: "Saving YogiJi"
Categories: 3HO History, Our Stories
Tags: Aquarian Times, Aquarian Times - 2005-Winter
Slowly the business grew. By I984, we had graduated from our little brown bag, to a four color printed box of bulk Yogi Tea in three flavors (Original, Almond and Carob Mocha). I remember going to the Natural Foods Merchandiser Expo in Los Angeles with Yogi Bhajan in January 1985. He took me directly to the Celestial Seasonings booth. He stood there, looked at the booth, then looked at me and said,
“Get busy. One day soon we’ll have more teas than they do and we’ll be one of the biggest tea companies in the world.” He looked at me closer and then said, “Yogi Tea is magic.”
Read: "A Heavenly Aroma"
Categories: 3HO History, Our Stories
Tags: Aquarian Times, Aquarian Times - 2005-Winter
Every Heartbeat” is designed to heal mental pain by giving hope and a deep understanding of spiritual truth. “God is Within Me” is wonderful as background music or for meditation. This soothing album with beautiful lyrics feels as if it removes the worries of the world. The voice of Nirinjan Kaur has a rare quality that is soothing, meditative, and truthful. The ancient traditional chants are enhanced with English lyrics written by Yogi Ji , master of white tantric yoga and Kundalini Yoga. These lyrics contain the essence of the ancient chants and together, the two languages create a powerful synergy.
Read: "The Sacred Sounds of Nirinjan Kaur"
Categories: Music history, Our Stories
Tags: Beads of Truth, Nirinjan Kaur
As was in the time of Guru Nanak, so it is today. Individual and social pressure and oppression continue. The technology of Guru Nanak lives. When practiced, it creates the same self-empowerment which Guru Arjan Dev ji demonstrated. We have only to look to the example of all the great Sikhs who have come before us to witness the practical power of Guru Nanak’s technology. Oppression can never touch the one who realizes his right to be human, who has the experience through his own identity as the One.
Read: "The Right to Be Human"
Categories: Sikh History
This article was originally published in a 1980 issue of Beads of Truth.
In February of 1977 the Siri Singh Sahib and about a dozen of his staff and aides sat down to review potential sites for a permanent location for the Summer Solstice Sadhana. An exhaustive search had been conducted of all available properties within a hundred mile radius of the Española Ashram and as each property was presented to him, he flatly turned it down.
Read: "Ram Das Puri: Where Angels Dare to Tread"
Categories: 3HO History, Our Stories
Tags: Beads of Truth, Beads of Truth - 1980-December
Yogi Bhajan identified the causes of drug dependence in America. “America, he said “is a credit economy. This creates pressure on the nerves and when one does not know how to relax, one turns to drugs, alcohol and smoking.” He also knew that a major cause of drug abuse was the depression and insecurity due to the decay of the American Family and the erosion of the institution of marriage. “We must build a drug free nation if we are to survive, and we must go into the root cause of drug use – a broken unhappy home.”
Read: "Building a Drug-Free Nation"
Categories: 3HO History, Our Stories
Tags: The Man Called the Siri Singh Sahib
