Prosperity Paths I S S U E 3 8 THE INTERNATIONAL SIKH DHARMA NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2 0 0 0 Inside Prosperity Paths Keepsake Issue 2000: Living the Attitude of Gratitude What we have today is a Masterpiece. We are in peace and it is something we have to correlate to Guru’s Grace, that he has prepared us as a nation. His hand of kindness and full of blessing is on us. Whether or not we understand the Re-Write Your Destiny courage we have to walk in Guru’s grace, and Guru’s place. We are in nature, Page 4 in tranquility, in creativity, in our inner molecule of self. We have the guts to walk with beauty and bounty, regardless of the environment, the thoughts or the feelings. The STORY ~ A Poem by Gurutej Singh Give yourself one second when you listen and when you speak. In one Khalsa second you can see the light. And if you stop just one second, you will have a total effectiveness then because then the third eye, the ajna, will act. Technically it is a very simple thing. What it takes is one second. “The Story” Up + lift. That one second is the beaming of your command center. It’s Page 8 automatic. Just stop. When someone says anything, let them say it, don’t intercept and don’t try to interpret. Let a person speak and listen. And then stop for a second and answer. You’ll be shocked how much you know, how impressive you are, how effective you are and how deep you are. But on this day I’d like you to give your thanks to Guru Nanak Dev - “devum, nanak devum, sadar satiam, satiam sohar, satiam sahay.” This is not something ordinary, it’s something to be said and taught to transform yourself and give your thanks to the Guru, who always Punjabi University remains consistent, constant and contained. And this is one day we should give our thanks to Guru Gobind Singh, the father of this nation, Page 12 because he freed us from a concept of superiority and brought us to equality. (con’t page 2) My thanks to you. In my deep sense of consciousness I pray to God that you will all be ten times better than me and take care of the things you have to take care of. Let us walk hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, singing and enjoying, on to the infinity of God’s Will, and creating peace and harmony on this planet for reason we know the best. May you enjoy your ecstasy of consciousness and be the real true sons and daughters of Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Deva, so you can grow with your purity piety and consciousness from those sacrifices which were made to create the Khalsa! Wahe Guru Ji ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji ki Fateh. Excerpts, Thanksgiving, 2000, NM JEWELS ~ JEWELS ~ JEWELS ~ JEWELS ~ JEWELS ~ JEWELS “Adversity, calamity “What is the and misfortune - secret to being these are three sisters. grateful? The greatest They only come to visit those thing is to be great, it’s who react to them. Opportunity, a simple thing- right now fortune and good luck, these are you are breathing, you are three sisters, too. They come to alive, and you are full of life. ”Those visit those who are calm, If you start with that, you who quiet, and peaceful. It is have 3 things. You will be choose in the inner tranquility.” prosperous. You will be life the rich. And you will have compliments many, many opportu- in place of nities and friends.” complaining, are always prosperous and “Don’t go and get happy.” “You have to it; Be, and allow it to live with kind- come to you.” ness, compas- sion, and service. These are the three “Character has to be principles, sources of all built from the foundation knowledge, happi- up. Character brings you ness, prosperity, prosperity.” and richness.” Pg 2 Prosperity Paths Keepsake Issue 38 December 2000 SD Dasvandh PO Box 249, Santa Cruz, NM 87567 Dasvandh Year-End Video Presentation MILE AFTER MILE Video Slide Show In the mail now - Don’t miss it! Mile After Mile Where did it start so long ago - You taught me how to see God in all “Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo” You showed me how to stand tall Where was I then, where am I now? You give me courage to answer the call The places I’ve been to, Mile after mile… I’ll carry on. the spaces I’ve been through The lessons I’ve learned The foundation is God, because I met you you have led me here Surrendering ego, surrendering all You taught me how to see God in all When I was down, you picked me up; You showed me how to stand tall when in doubt you taught me trust You give me courage to answer the call When I needed to fly Mile after mile… I’ll carry on. you gave me wings to soar… This whole time, How far have I come, you’ve loved me all the while and how much further to go You have stood beside me… To think it all started with mile after mile that simple “Ong Namo” You give me food for thought, You taught me how to see God in all words take on a new face You showed me how to stand tall “Consciousness,” “caliber,” You give me courage to answer the call “integrity,” and “grace.” Mile after mile… I’ll carry on. Tel: (505) 747-0388 email: [email protected] Prosperity Paths Keepsake Issue 38 December 2000 Pg 3 Re-Writing Your Destiny Prosperity Technology by Dr. Guruchander Singh Khalsa Har Har Har Har Gobinday Sit in easy pose, Har Har Har Har Mukhanday with your eyes Har Har Har Har Udaaray at the tip of your Har Har Har Har Apaaray nose. And repeat Har Har Har Har Haariang the mantra. Har Har Har Har Kaariang Har Har Har Har Nirnaamay These are the 40 Har Har Har Har Akaamay steps of vibrat- ing frequency to We wanted to share this technology this holiday season, to change the pat- create hope for all of our futures. Yogi Bhajan’s gift to us has terns of how the been his bountiful teachings about transitioning into the New planets can serve Age. Our gift to ourselves is to eradicate all obstacles and you on your become totally fulfilled human beings in the tradition of the dharmic path. Golden Chain. The science of Kundalini Yoga helps us to con- Mudras help to change the patterns given at birth, from past- vert all obstacles we are born with (called “squares” in astrol- life incarnations. when a planet is in some opposition to your ogy) into triangles (called “trines” in astrology). flow of life (this is the astrological “square” formation), prac- ticing the mudra which rules the planet can cut the lesson. What happens is that it applies the consciousness of Infinity <- Jupiter to change the way you act upon anything with this planetary influence. Let’s take an example: Let’s say your health planets are astro- Saturn -> logically squared. You meditate consciously using the Sun finger Mudra so that the square becomes two triangles. this changes the original birth pattern to have the sun energy give you two trines instead of the square which translates to triple <- Sun blessings instead of the hardships. You may experience this as a lifelong feeling of health problems and a sudden realization of how to heal yourself which can suddenly become a solution to others with similar health problems. Mercury -> In other words - we are born with a specific astrological pat- tern and there are naturally occurring “squares” which will be obstacles in our lives. Now, we can wait out the course As we near the New Year, it is an appropriate time to share of the planets, but through the technology of Kundalini Yoga more about the Mantra: Har Har Har Har Gobinday (in full we also have the option to take the initiative to change those above). Yogi Bhajan explained in April, 2000, that this mantra “squares”. Those lessons written in our destinies can become can be ideal for enhancing prosperity in our lives, but it can strengths instead of contractions. We can use techniques such also effect many other aspects of our lives as well. Doing as mudras to create triangles which are triple blessings to the this meditation using the Mercury finger mudra (the tips of psyche in that the energy of the “squares” is re-booted and the pinky and thumb pressed together), it gives you friend- becomes a blessing instead of a blockage. ship, prosperity and it creates full wallets. When done with the Jupiter mudra (the tips of the forefinger and thumb pressed The essence is that we can command the energy of the planet together), all hurdles in our lives will disappear. With the to behave differently within our beings now. Saturn mudra (the tips of the middle finger and thumb pressed A Prosperous New Year to all! together), it will create purity and piety, while if done with the Sun finger mudra (the tips of the ring finger and thumb pressed together), it will give us health. Please visit Dr. Guruchander Singh’s website at: from www.realworldenlightenment.com Pg 4 Prosperity Paths Keepsake Issue 38 December 2000 SD Dasvandh PO Box 249, Santa Cruz, NM 87567 Giving Thanks By Darshan K Khalsa In the delightful, excited babble of my one-year-old son, there are few words we adults can actually understand, but the one that stands out most prominently is his cute little “Thank you.” And it warms my heart to hear this young, growing human, who cannot otherwise communicate, clearly giving thanks.