Prosperity Paths Investing in Your State of Being ISSUE 50 - MARCH 2003 "LIVING SUCCESSFUL DHARMIC LIVES" For Your Enjoyment “Mark Your Life” Inside This Issue Blessings from the Siri Singh Sahib (Yogi Bhajan) Page 2 - Letters from our Readers The essence of life circulates like the stars circulating in Page 3 their own rhythm. Every - Siri Singh Sahib (Yogi Bhajan) class lecture individual is born by the Will Page 4 of God and is granted a period - IKYTA, Tele-Classes, Japji Course Information of pranic breath, through Page 5 which one has to grow into - The Touchstone for Success Tthe essential essence to make Page 6 the soul bright, beautiful, and - Intention and Success & Prosperity Technology light. Page 7 - Introducing PPP, Dasvandh's New But it appears that we have a lot of work, a lot of thinking, Partners for Prosperity Program a lot of house-holding to do. We think about the earth too Page 8 much! 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When I got back, I smile and your cheerful couldn't find one of them - my favorite homes attract people. (of course)!! I looked everywhere and Maybe some people tore everything apart but it was not to will ask, “How have be found anywhere. So I prayed. I asked you achieved this Baba Siri Chand to help me find my everlasting happiness, ring, because it means so much to me, your smiles, and your wonderful life?” This is and I promised if I found it, I would start the effective language of your purity and piety paying Dasvandh every month. Well, the that people welcome. next morning, when I went to put on my turban, there was my ring. And here's my If you cannot think of the universe, then how voided check - please sign me up! can the Maker of the universe think of you? You have to call Him by Name. That is what Blessings to you all for your work. Nam is all about. You have to look to the - Dharma Kaur Khalsa" Creator as his creatures. 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Feel your worth. Feel a law which cannot change: If a your beauty. Feel your tranquility. person does not use his own ego, Everybody is born tranquil, there is no reason that person peaceful, honorable, gracious, shall not be happy. Ego limits made in God. Our life problems and scares you, and puts you can be as diminished as we want in a bound state of mind. You to diminish them. If you have Ycannot move, you cannot flow, you a problem—drop it. Keep going— become cautious. In the name of problems never follow you. There the right hand in a circular your security you follow the ego, are as many problems as there are sweeping movement in rhythm but it takes you miles and miles achievements. with the breath. On the deep away from destiny and happiness. inhale, through a pursed mouth, I am interested in you and in your Do you want to go with the flow power, not in your weaknesses and of life or do you want to go with criticism. I am interested in your your ego? You want to ride an elevation and in your achievement elephant and a horse at the same for yourself. Do you want to time. You have ego because you achieve in life? Do you want to live have nothing else. You do not have happily? Conquer your sadness, ecstasy. You do not understand conquer your shortcomings, that you are a part of the universe, conquer your narrowness. How do and the universe is part of you. we do that? Let us do it tonight bring in energy with the hand. Therefore you protect yourself. You and see if we are successful. On the exhale, through the nose, do not trust in the Vastness, the complete the circular movement. Infinity of God. You do not trust in MEDITATION Palm is slightly cupped. Open the your own Infinity. You have come Conquer Your Weaknesses chest. Give yourself power. Break from the Infinite to the finite, and 1. Sit straight in a cross-legged through. Continue for 11 minutes. will merge again in Infinity. But position. Eyes are closed. Stretch what you do not trust in, do not the left arm out to the side at 2. Place your hands on your heart. believe in, do not befriend, how shoulder level, palm face down. Do Long Deep Breathing through can you merge in it? Raise the right elbow and move the nose. Calm down, relax, go deep. Continue for 3 minutes. Every day we are alive; every day To end, inhale deeply, hold 10 we are dying. If we live to die and seconds, expand your chest while death is inevitable, then we should pressing the heart as hard as you just relax. By hustling, hassling, can and straightening the spine as playing mental and physical games, much as you can. Take the energy you just invite trouble. Trouble all the way up. Cannon fire exhale makes you unhappy. And when through the mouth. Repeat 2 more you are unhappy, with everything times. Relax Teachings of Yogi Bhajan, © 2001 Yogi Bhajan. Used with kind permission from Yoga Gems (A Year With the Master) Synopses from the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, © 2001 Yoga Gems. Contact: [email protected], Prosperity Paths ~ PO Box 249 ~ Espanola, NM 87567 [email protected] Tel: (505) 747-0388 Page 3 10th Annual IKYTA Tele-Courses for Self Mastery Teachers Conference presented by Sikh Dharma Guruka Kaur Khalsa "Education and Community at a Distance" ™ Dear IKYTA Teachers and Students of Kundalni Yoga, Start Your Spring With: Step into the Age of Aquarius and vibrate as a “Spiritual Attraction Sensory Human with Kundalini Yoga teachers from in Action Series” all over the world. Now is the time to make your Foundations That Support Your Destiny plans to attend the 10th Annual IKYTA Teachers Conference on Friday, June 20, 2003, in Espanola, Taught by Holy Kaur Khalsa, DNew Mexico. 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