Comments on: Faith in the Early Days http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/ On the Spiritual Path... Memoirs and Writings Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:31:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Hari Singh http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-55870 Hari Singh Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:29:24 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-55870 Sat Nam. To those who may have photos and/or stories of the early days of 3HO in Florida and Colorado, please visit 3HOHistory.com. Please send any data that will help us with this project. Sat Nam. To those who may have photos and/or stories of the early days of 3HO in Florida and Colorado, please visit 3HOHistory.com. Please send any data that will help us with this project.

]]> By: Nam Kaur http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-55779 Nam Kaur Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:37:35 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-55779 dear Ganga, you are really a gifted writer - how well you describe the fact that spiritual life is inverted reality ~ that what is felt to be incredibly courageous dharmically looks foolish to outsiders, and how what the world engages in routinely looks insane to us ~~ I wonder how the newer students can grow and expand without the touch of the Master that we were so lucky to know by our good fortune....it was fun, it was torture, it was magical/mystical mind blowing, it was certainly a once in a lifetime of lifetimes experience. and LOL, i had 2 arranged marriages by YB...the first was such an enormous leap of faith I thought I was crazy myself to go through with it, the second his blessing and the answer to the wish he had offered to grant on my birthday in Spain 20 years previously - to live as a graceful Khalsa woman. he told me I would never be lonely and I am not because he gave me a husband whose prayer was a wife who would also be his best friend...and because by God's grace, he still visits me in his dreams, and each time i relive the fascination and joy it was to be around him and in the environments he created for us to have a touch of the divine reality... much love & fun to you, Nam Kaur dear Ganga,
you are really a gifted writer - how well you describe the fact that spiritual life is inverted reality ~ that what is felt to be incredibly courageous dharmically looks foolish to outsiders, and how what the world engages in routinely looks insane to us ~~
I wonder how the newer students can grow and expand without the touch of the Master that we were so lucky to know by our good fortune….it was fun, it was torture, it was magical/mystical mind blowing, it was certainly a once in a lifetime of lifetimes experience. and LOL, i had 2 arranged marriages by YB…the first was such an enormous leap of faith I thought I was crazy myself to go through with it, the second his blessing and the answer to the wish he had offered to grant on my birthday in Spain 20 years previously - to live as a graceful Khalsa woman. he told me I would never be lonely and I am not because he gave me a husband whose prayer was a wife who would also be his best friend…and because by God’s grace, he still visits me in his dreams, and each time i relive the fascination and joy it was to be around him and in the environments he created for us to have a touch of the divine reality…
much love & fun to you, Nam Kaur

]]> By: GuruGanesha Singh http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-53968 GuruGanesha Singh Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:48:03 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-53968 My Dear Ganga ji, It is always a wonderful treat to see you when we are in Seattle!! Thanks for sharing your magnificent story. It was such a privilege to be with you back then. You have no idea how much we all adored you. We respected Lehri but we LOVED you!! And still do of course!!! Always Your Loving Brother, GuruGanesha S. My Dear Ganga ji,

It is always a wonderful treat to see you when we are in Seattle!! Thanks for sharing your magnificent story. It was such a privilege to be with you back then. You have no idea how much we all adored you. We respected Lehri but we LOVED you!! And still do of course!!!

Always Your Loving Brother,

GuruGanesha S.

]]> By: Jaimie/Guru Vir Singh http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-52225 Jaimie/Guru Vir Singh Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:52:33 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-52225 Ganga,I am so happy I found you and your awesome story on Facebook.I love all the pictures that have brought a flood of memories! Being a part of your story 1973-1779 was a true Blessing.My 6 years in 3HO and the the DC community are always in my heart and soul. Please friend my on F.B. ALL LOVE IN DEVINE Jaimie R Gamler/Guru Vir Singh Ganga,I am so happy I found you and your awesome story on Facebook.I love all the pictures that have brought a flood of memories! Being a part of your story 1973-1779 was a true
Blessing.My 6 years in 3HO and the the DC community are always in my heart and soul. Please friend my on F.B.
ALL LOVE IN DEVINE
Jaimie R Gamler/Guru Vir Singh

]]> By: Hari Kaur Florida http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-35262 Hari Kaur Florida Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:34:18 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-35262 Ganga ... Do you remember the time you and Lehri visited us in Aurora Colorado and the Denver ashram (around 1976) and when we told you of our idea of buying up all the homes on the cul-de-sac and re-naming the street "Khalsa Way", that you and Lehri went back and did the exact same thing in Herndon, where, in fact, our daughter Ong Kar Kaur, Guru Amrit Singh, Saibhang Singh, and Sat Mandir Singh still live to this day. WOW !!! .....What a cool guy God is !!!! and funny too... (((:>) Hari Kaur Ganga … Do you remember the time you and Lehri visited us in Aurora Colorado and the Denver ashram (around 1976) and when we told you of our idea of buying up all the homes on the cul-de-sac and re-naming the street “Khalsa Way”, that you and Lehri went back and did the exact same thing in Herndon, where, in fact, our daughter Ong Kar Kaur, Guru Amrit Singh, Saibhang Singh, and Sat Mandir Singh still live to this day. WOW !!! …..What a cool guy God is !!!! and funny too… (((:>) Hari Kaur

]]> By: Hari Kaur Florida http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-35261 Hari Kaur Florida Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:29:36 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-35261 Dearest Ganga !!! Thank you so very much for sharing your life experiences with us... you are truly inspiring... Hari Singh and I met Yogi Bhajan in 1968 in Orlando Florida through John Twombly. Our daugher Ong Kar Kaur last 25 years in (Herndon VA) and Sat Kartar Singh, in (Albuquerque, NM) were only 4 and 2 at the time and I remember you and Larry (later on Lehri) so very much and visiting you folks in DC at the "Q" St. ashram. You have always inspired us with your fun and positive attitude as well as your outgoing and caring being...and continue to do so to this day. I will write some stories one day shortly on this site. It is so nice re-connecting with old friends through this site, and I thank Siri Ved Kaur for providing this opportunity. Dearest Ganga !!! Thank you so very much for sharing your life experiences with us… you are truly inspiring… Hari Singh and I met Yogi Bhajan in 1968 in Orlando Florida through John Twombly. Our daugher Ong Kar Kaur last 25 years in (Herndon VA) and Sat Kartar Singh, in (Albuquerque, NM) were only 4 and 2 at the time and I remember you and Larry (later on Lehri) so very much and visiting you folks in DC at the “Q” St. ashram. You have always inspired us with your fun and positive attitude as well as your outgoing and caring being…and continue to do so to this day. I will write some stories one day shortly on this site. It is so nice re-connecting with old friends through this site, and I thank Siri Ved Kaur for providing this opportunity.

]]> By: Siri Chand Singh Ashton http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-31876 Siri Chand Singh Ashton Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:11:57 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-31876 Sat Nam! I just stumbled apon this site just as I stumbled into 3HO back in the early 70's. So much of what you recall reminded me of my own story. We have all come a long way through our love and devotion to the Guru. There is so much more to do , and even so much more to be thankful for. Yogi Ji has given me a purposeful life. Through my many pitfalls I find myself still moving forward growing and loving ever more. Sat Nam! I just stumbled apon this site just as I stumbled into 3HO back in the early 70’s. So much of what you recall reminded me of my own story. We have all come a long way through our love and devotion to the Guru. There is so much more to do , and even so much more to be thankful for. Yogi Ji has given me a purposeful life. Through my many pitfalls I find myself still moving forward growing and loving ever more.

]]> By: Hari Charan Kaur http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-12886 Hari Charan Kaur Fri, 16 May 2008 21:20:39 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-12886 Just decided the other day to type some names in google and yours was one. Remember me - I lived in Wash. DC with you all from 1973 to Jan. 1977. I worked at Golden Temple Concious Cookery and had a son, Sat Charan Singh Swanson. Anyway, was glad to see you are doing well and retired. I am very happy and live in the country in North Central Florida. You were and are a very special lady and I always admired you and was a bit jealous of you also, but not anymore. Just decided the other day to type some names in google and yours was one. Remember me - I lived in Wash. DC with you all from 1973 to Jan. 1977. I worked at Golden Temple Concious Cookery and had a son, Sat Charan Singh Swanson. Anyway, was glad to see you are doing well and retired. I am very happy and live in the country in North Central Florida. You were and are a very special lady and I always admired you and was a bit jealous of you also, but not anymore.

]]> By: Prabhu Singh Khalsa http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-11854 Prabhu Singh Khalsa Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:26:48 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-11854 <p>Thanks for sharing. Everything was so new back then. Things that were normal in Sikh or Indian culture was bizarre for Americans. Both Yogi Ji and his students must have been very compassionate to deal with each other :-)<br /> <br /> </p> Thanks for sharing.
Everything was so new back then. Things that were normal in Sikh or Indian culture was bizarre for Americans. Both Yogi Ji and his students must have been very compassionate to deal with each other :-)

]]> By: Satsimran Kaur http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-11808 Satsimran Kaur Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:38:43 +0000 http://www.ourtruetales.com/2008/03/03/faith-in-the-early-days/#comment-11808 <p>my dear dear friend,<br /> You render me speechless. Thank you for sharing your story so beautifully. In doing so you have brought back the memory of my own story of that time and space and my own journey. I know this will happen for all who read this who were there; and for those who were not there, your words can serve as a touch stone for what they may be experiencing and to what they can look forward to as they consciously embark on their soul's journey.<br /> Thank you--love you--<br /> satsimran</p> my dear dear friend,
You render me speechless. Thank you for sharing your story so beautifully. In doing so you have brought back the memory of my own story of that time and space and my own journey. I know this will happen for all who read this who were there; and for those who were not there, your words can serve as a touch stone for what they may be experiencing and to what they can look forward to as they consciously embark on their soul’s journey.
Thank you–love you–
satsimran

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