' The inner desire in every living being is to be comfortable, to be taken care of, to be served. You are grown up,  you want Mother Nature to take care of you and Heavenly Father to stand by you and that's why you want to be spiritual.'

- Yogi Bhajan 6/22/2001

We have no more power than our own purity

Uttrang Kaur the most inspiring and radiant yoginess I had a blessing to meet

'Let us be virtuous and trustful that in this millennium we'll pass with honor. Let us understand we have no more power than our own purity. It is the purity and piety that expands the radiant body.'
- Yogi Bhajan

HEALING (8)

Sacred lake of Hemkunt Sahib ji in Himalayas 

' There are spiritual healers who emphasize the love quality of the heart and those who speak more of the compassion of pure cleansing prana. It is the breath that acts as the channel for healing and when we become our breath there is no individual identity but a continuous flow between our finite vital body and the infinite life force. The more we become our breath the less we stand in a way of the flow of infinite compassion, which is not merely my love but the loving sadness of the universe for all its created creatures. In the highest level of haling work it is not appropriate to say "I am a channel." Only when I am not, then healing takes place; when I am not, then the universe is, God is, love is. This is the untwisting of the 8.'

- Shiv Charan Singh Let the Numbers Guide You p. 176

NAIVETY AND WISDOM (2 and 8)

'Naivety is the absence of an educated negativity whereas wisdom is the presence of the presence of a pure but powerful and educated innocence (such is a language of 2 and 8). Wisdom is not like knowledge; it does not accumulate but empties and destroys the unreal. Being negative is not just about upsetting your friends or being inappropriately critical. Rather it can mean that you cease to co-operate with physical, emotional, or mental abuse weather it comes in the shape and content of religion, politics, cultural norms, or otherwise.' 
- Shiv Charan Singh Let the Numbers Guide You p. 177 

Mountain of Your Dreams

 picture:
Thymann Perrito Moreno - Argentina

Every human in this multiverse wants to climb his or her "Mountain" . . . wants to achieve a dream that matches this character and caliber of the self-image. One of the best exercises for such an effort is the effortless, silent contemplation on the sensation of breathing . . . the sensation of being breath, rather than being the breather of the breath. This is a deduction, not a production — this is introspection, not projection — this is an inaction that reveals the middle pathway to your "Mountain top" . . . the world of your fulfillment. 

Remember: you can always see the Mountain of your dreams from a greater distance, but when you get up to the base camp — ready to climb and do the work and fulfill this dream — all you can see are the foothills (the problems) directly in front of you . . . the challenges that surround you. "You cannot see the forest for the trees." You must climb over these foothills — over all these challenges — with great trust that the "Mountain" is there . . . it is coming on its way toward you. This is the essence of the story of Mohamed and the mountain. 

Use a conscious breathing exercise (pranayam) to tune into and experience the essence of each step — this is the middle path; this is the way of ultimately being at ease with your "Mountain" . . . being at ease with the greatest possibilities of your life.
- By Guru Singh 30/April/2012
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The present child is born as a body of worship with a mind of wonder

The present child is born as a body of worship with a mind of wonder — not an action figure that wanders through insecurity and conquers with aggression. This is how these new Crystal (which means Christal in Aramaic) children are to be raised. 

The early development of a modern child's [DNA] must focus on expanding consciousness or else it will become completely bored. The new human brain, built for discovery, if limited to memorization and testing — will break down. The school's focus on logic and testing will create a neurological rebellion because the creative and magical facets are being ignored. This is the root cause of dyslexia, depression and ADD/ADHD . . . epidemics in today's schools. 

This same bored child grows up seeking fulfillment and relief outside itself . . . an endless battle of work without succeeding to be fulfilled, but producing a lifetime of chasing and competing with the world. When these wants are not readily met, negativity becomes a lifestyle.


Read more on Guru Singh blog 16/Feb/2012
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Placeholder, Experiencer, Phenomenon

Every human being has the opportunity to be one of three personas in life: a 'Placeholder'; an 'Experiencer'; or a 'Phenomenon'.

A 'Placeholder' remains on the same page of the book of life throughout the days, weeks, months and years and specializes in this stasis masquerading as stability. Called conservative, it attempts to conserve what already is . . . fearful of most growth into areas that are new. It claims that it desires change, but it does not want it to be different. A Placeholder also maintains the stagnation where fearfulness gathers.

An 'Experiencer' emphasizes writing new chapters in the book of life; working with the new, but ever mindful of the shoreline and rarely moving out too far beyond the horizon. There is a sense of adventure with an experience of growth and this is a good thing. An 'Experiencer' will write brand new chapters as the life gently progresses and there is very little stagnation.

Being a 'Phenomenon' is a rare opportunity to use your wings of absolute relentless courage. A 'Phenomenon' will constantly write new chapters and even produce an entirely new book. When a person has this special ability to write a new book, they are one in a million. They bring about a 'quickening' - advancing evolution itself. Our history is filled with tales of such quickenings . . . when the path of evolution takes a profound leap forward they form the core of the renaissance. Those who bring these about are rarely - if ever - accepted during their lifetime. This wholesale rejection tends to discourage these actions, for this becomes a lonely and challenging path. The only way to cover this challenge is that the phenomenal person creates a strong relationship with the center of the Cosmos.

This is what we need to change in this new era of the new evolution . . . we must publically recognize the outrageous beauty of our phenomenal brothers and sisters who have this much courage. We must be flexible to accept them and do so while they are alive. We must welcome their enormous leap of faith and limitless growth while it is happening.

And further: we must courageously ignite this tendency within ourselves. Every one of us has the power to turn our lives into a source of phenomenon. Now is a time; Earth requires this great change — bless you today with this courageous effort for tomorrow — bless you today for with the evolution of human consciousness . . . bless you today . . . 

Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Singh 12/Feb/2012

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Any strong intention will consistently receive strong resistance.

"The best laid plans of…" "The road to hell is paved with…" "Money is the root of . . ." All these prominent one-liners state the same fact; any strong intention will consistently receive strong resistance. This is the physical dynamics of life . . . of our world . . . of this universe. "For every action there is equal reaction."

This resistance can seem offensive and rude . . . it can seem personal and punishing. Do not turn it into this kind of monster; do not take offense to the offensiveness that refuses to accept your intention . . . your will. This is the barometer on the dashboard of your life . . . merely the universe acting in accordance with the laws of nature. Your job is to master the navigation of these laws.

All of the acceptance and understanding that you require to navigate this resistance is contained within the origination of your intention itself. This is the engine; it allows you to start dreaming it . . . to dare to express it . . . to attempt to manifest it in the first place. You must acknowledge that surrounding every intention is a collection of great reasons for every ounce of this natural resistance. It delivers the exercise to strengthen the intention to survive. It delivers the dynamic shaping for it to move forward. It is like the shell to the baby bird . . . the strength to survive comes with the action of breaking out. The definition of the bird itself is contained within its persistence and resistance. No one dares to help the baby bird escape, for if they did . . . guaranteed it would perish.

It is like the saying: "When you are walking through hell, don't stop walking!" Just understand that resistance is the natural action prescribed against you to manifest your strength. The last thing that you want to do; the last thing you can afford to do, is interpret this resistance as a personal attack of ill intention. It is not; it is a perfect attack and it defines the magnitude and greatness of your intention. Remember: "You can judge your strength by the strength of your enemy." 



Guru Singh 13/Feb/2012

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What is Karam Kriya?

Karma is the repeating structures that take us through the time but with no result, only repetition of subconsciously familiar patterns that imprison us in a false sense of security. The construct of the word is:

Kar am - action to end all action. The last judgement

Ka = who (what, which);

Ra = to move; Ma = the immovable. Who moves the immovable?

Kriya is the dynamic consciousness that brings our static patterns to completion. It represents the shift from a life of habits that enslave us to a life of discipline that serves us. That means the establishment of Dharma. The Dharmic life uses the time to go beyond the time.

Kri ya - the cry; calling out with soul; acting with soul; (fully, totally and wholeheartedly.)

Karam Kriya is explicit about the spiritual dimension to our existence and refers openly to the unknown God of all gods. It is for those who are finished the travel away from their essential nature and are ready to turn around and begin the journey home.

We are born to realise a notion, to bring an idea into the world, to embody a principle in action. In the beginning of life that notion is very vague and by the end of our life it could crystallise to become our last word. Karam Kriya is the work of finding and applying the action that will complete the notion, giving it shape to carry it into infinite life.

By Shiv Charan Singh - Master of Karam Kriya

Why I study KK and Kundalini Yoga. It gives tools to transform inner reality, which then leads on to a different life. Otherwise the life never changes and I will never get where I feel I belong.

As humans we actually believe that when we move from one place to another place to another place, we are having the experiences of each place and that the places are different. However, the realities of the majority of the experiences that we have are actually traveling with us. This is in what is known as 'Place' ('capitalized' for distinction) in the science of Humanology. You enter a space, but 'Place' travels with you — it is yours and it defines the majority of your experience.

Place is, in fact, a complex equation carried within the electro-magnetic field that surrounds you . . . known as the Aura. This is a filter of your input and output. It is constructed by four facets of your human being. These are your Feelings, Perceptions, Pace and Place . . . each one constructed interactively over tremendous amounts of time . . . even generations biologically . . . even incarnations cosmologically.

As you move from the traffic on a road to the quiet of a room you have changed the space of your experience, but you have carried within you, the definitions of the experience that you will be experiencing. The inner noise (the definitions) traveling with you into the quiet room is far more present than your environmental shift. You will continue to experience the inner sensations of the noisy traffic you left outside until they fade from your memory or are replaced. In order to change the foundation of 'Place', you must transform the inner 'codes' . . . you must work on the inner constructs of your Feelings, the inner constructs of your Perceptions, and the inner constructs of your Pacing.

Simply changing the space (the persons, the locations and the things) with which and within which you exist will change very little . . . 'Place' is only slightly modified by these external changes. Space is merely the setting in which you experience your experience; your Feelings, Perceptions and Pace define this experience. 'Place' will manifest based on your propensity to Feel, to Perceive and to Pace. Changing this 'Place' — which you carry with you — affects the entire experience of your experience . . . affects the entire sense of your existence . . . affects your entire outlook and your outcomes. 'Place' is the experience and the experiencer.

Do not try to understand this by using your thoughts . . . allow it to sink into your body and your being. Allow it to contribute to your Place.

"The observer and the observed are one . . . they are in fact the same event." Guru Nanak - India (ad.1489) "The observer defines the observed" Albert Einstein - (ad. 1909). 

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- Guru Singh 6/Feb/2012

Liberation is never from anything, it is always toward everything.

 Lake in Russia - photographer unknown.

When a man commits to a position . . . occupying no dimension . . . projecting limitlessly forever . . . this is a liberated man. When a woman trusts the imagination of her total vision . . . agreeing to her limitlessly forever . . . this is a liberated woman.
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When you are no longer the witness; when you are no longer holding out for a peek to see if you are 'OK' . . . you are in the moment . . . you are 'OK' to the 'nth' degree. Unaware of all that you might 'not' be; you are simply employing life-force (Prana) as a means of being who you are. The perfect mantra for this condition is: I am who I am . . . that is that.

All that you are becomes merely what you are. All that you are engaged in becomes simply engaged. You are experiencing the experience without the need for a witness to witness the experience. You do not require anything to justify you, or verify you, or confirm anything other than the experience of your existence.

This is what yogis call a state of grace . . . it can come from having complete confidence; it can come from extreme simplicity or it can come from deep trust. The word confidence is from the Latin and 'con' means — with — and 'fidence' means — faith. Faith is a subject that has no object. It is never faith in something (that would be reliance) it is simple; it is just faith.

This confidence allows for many things including — the experience of life to be that of living the experience. It is when you have the experience of joy without needing an explanation of a reason; or when you experience love and require no justification for the experience. You thereby disallow any doubts from becoming the witness to your experience and there is then no disruption to the joy of your love. This is the pure existence having a pure experience. This is known in Sanskrit as 'Khalsa'.


Guru Singh 5/Feb/2012
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WHAT IS A RELATIONSHIP ?

          

What is a relationship? Sex? No. Security? No. Love? No. No matter what you say, that is not what a relationship is. A relationship basically is the commitment of trust in each other. Now we are cutting to the nitty-gritty of what marriage is. That commitment of trust in each other comes through the intelligence. And to maintain that relationship we need applied intelligence, which comes from the meditative mind. Otherwise the marriage you are living is just a man laying a mother trip on a woman and a woman laying a father trip on a man.

- Yogi Bhajan, July 28, 1981








                                                                                                                 Picture by Danita Delimant

Biggest Solar Storm in Eight Years Now Pummeling Earth

When you form an impression, your system dedicates its entire perception to substantiating this exact view. The senses become selective with what they register in order to achieve this certainty. This is an ancient survival tactic . . . "safety" . . . achieved via always being right. In today's evolutionary phase — by virtue of this neurotic survival mechanism — the deep subconscious mostly prefers being right to being happy. The reward system in our education facilities pounds this into our children's psyche, year after year after year. 

We all have this core instability; it is an evolutionary sensation on which all other feelings are built. When the cover sensations become too numerous over time, this core sense is heavily distorted and masked. Your feelings become inaccurate, but you insist on certainty within the illusion and grasp for more illusion to increase this false certainty. Thus, the roots of greed and obsession begin to dominate. This is the 21st century and it is destroying the planet. 

It is now time to move from this ignorance of the false known — to the wisdom of embracing the vast unknown. The long and winding road of physical evolution eventually returns home where our physical machine of work (our human body) becomes a refined instrument of worship. The next evolutionary phase will now take this instrument of worship and tune it to its highest harmonic frequency. Old attitudes and impressions — caught within your senses for ages — will become meaningless. This will be frightening and many in society will react with rage. Lend your time to gently accomplishing this goal within yourself and around your community. Never eat alone . . . associate with those who have your back. 

When you cease seeing the objects in space and begin to perceive the oneness of place, the majority of your survival mechanism disappears. This requires more courage than urge. Gently, the connection between yourself and all else appears as if it was always there. This connectedness (for example) displays and perceives the branches and leaves of a tree — not as branches and leaves — but as tree. You begin to see the truth of what is . . . not what appears to be. 

This is freedom . . . this is liberation. This will ultimately be the saving grace of humanity, but it will be resisted . . . so be gentle.

Text by Guru Singh
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Draw New Maps of Your World Often

Remember when the world was flat? Ignorance created that flat world out of one that was perfectly round. Countless courageous adventurers embarked on tremendous explorations with thousands of navigational errors to turn that flat world into the round one that we enjoy and travel today.

What part of your world is still flat? What part of your world is still trapped in old patterns of ignorance?

Human beings have a few fundamental requirements known as Commons. These are the resources that are common and essential to life. They are earth, water and air for all life, and one other particularly essential to human life. Humans require freedom in order to develop hope; to set and establish their visions and perform the daily tasks in alignment with their dreams. Commons — including freedom — are essential to human life and are therefore sacred as a birthright.

Expanding human paradigms beyond the limitations of old fears requires the same enthusiastic explorations that turned the flat world round. How do you achieve this freedom and adventure in your world on a daily basis? How do you take charge of and enable your dreams by insuring that they can be accomplished with your skillset. Where do you step off the edge of the horizon — beyond the limits of old established fears — and sail forth into the lands of your inspirations?

See to it that you exercise this impulse daily. See to it that you draw new maps of your world often. See to it that you are the captain of you own ship. See to it that you cherish the Commons and exercise the Freedom that you were born to have. See to it that your world is round.


- By Guru Singh http://blog.gurusingh.com/

Where Do We Go Wrong?

  'First, we think that to have a good relationship we need to be attractive, perfect, powerful, sexy, interesting, thin or some other long list of ways we measure ourselves and others. What is more important is that we listen and then we share our identity - our real self. The most powerful attractant is to be receptive and interested in our partner and in what is meaningful to them. The most powerful bond that we share our real self, from the heart, and create trust and tolerance between us.

Second, we must learn to manage negative feelings and consciously use positive feelings to work out any problems. The most deadly feelings to a relationship are projection of superiority over the other, non-responsiveness, defensiveness and constant criticism.

Non-responsiveness is a profound form of withdrawal when you frequently use defensiveness, or deflect input and avoid responsibility to take actions to improve or correct the situation.'

text from Yoga Teacher level 2 manual Authentic Relationships p. 54