Comments on: Faith in the Early Days

By: Hari Charan Kaur

Hari Charan Kaur — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:20:39 +0000

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

Prabhu Singh Khalsa — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:26:48 +0000

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

Satsimran Kaur — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:38:43 +0000

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

By: Ganga Barrett

Ganga Barrett — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:51:42 +0000

To all the beloved souls who have responded with your kind and heart-felt comments, I bow. I am deeply touched, encouraged and treasure this connection of the heart. Thank you so very much. I look forward to continuing our communication. Hearing from you in such a sincere manner renews and reinforces not only my experience, but the truth that “Sat Nam” and the Grace of Guru Ram Das which was carried to us so mightily by YogiJi, has its own unfolding destiny, of which we are each uniquely blessed to be a part. Love and Blessings upon you, Ganga

By: amarrama

amarrama — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:10:44 +0000

dhan dhan RAAM DASS GURU ,
This is very beautiful .
Ganga ji , it is very encouraging and inspiring to know what it was like to be the beginners , but as you have said - “FAITH” was all you had . May Guru ji keep you in good health and high spirits and may you continue sharing your so valuable experiences .
Humbly
amar

By: Sat Deva Kaur

Sat Deva Kaur — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:39:09 +0000

Ganga thank you so much for sharing your story. I´m from a new generation, I jus started my yoga practice 3 years ago with Babaji Sing in Mexico City. From the first moment it changed my life. 8 months ago I got married and now I can say I had so many doubts about doing it (he is not into Yoga or spiritual life). I wondered then as i wonder now for how long we can walk through our lifes together having such diferent interest and ways to live. He is now sorrounded by diferent kinds of problems and challenges and living with him is hard. Reading your story has opened my eyes to the fact that this is my path, and he is here right now with me, and I shall not quit out of fear or misunderstanding. I shall learn and grow and keep walking.

By: ujjal

ujjal — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:11:42 +0000

At first I thought I willnot say anything since I have nothing to contribute however your ’s is not only a true tale but actually history of the onward progress of GURU RAMDASS JI ‘S teachings and the ever increasing vista of the message of GURU NANAK. The Almighty has special blessings on Yogiji but an extraordinary gift given to you and others of your generation in particular for they were the harbingers , pioneers of adopting a path wich required covering a distance strewn with mighty questions to be answered, enormous emotional baggage to be discarded,, undergo a mental metamorphsis, overcome numerous mental hurdles , social order that was being overthrown . It was not easy to face such challenges. You are extraordinary because your esteemed self and your generation laid the foudation stone on which the edifice came up which it is today. By the blessings of the Almighty it is still growing . Ironically few understand the GREAT TRANSITION that you all have undergone . It is much easier for thechildren because you are there to pass on the baton

By: Sarb Jit Kaur

Sarb Jit Kaur — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:58:09 +0000

Thanks Ganga…I’m just sitting here smiling…your story is a true tale of how we all (in our own ways) had those incredible experiences with the Master. Hope you are doing well Ganga and thank you so much for sharing this story!

By: Sahib-Amar Kaur

Sahib-Amar Kaur — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:53:30 +0000

Dear Ganga, You tell this so eloquently and honestly, without blame, judgment or remorse. Straight from the heart. I think it would be hard for anyone who was not “there” at the time to understand how we could take such leaps of faith as we all did. You continue to be an inspiration, as you always were back in those early days. I have some wonderful pictures of you and Pink Krishna when you led a Women’s Course in Madison back in the ’70s. Remember?
Love & blessings, Sahib-Amar
PS - Sat Nam Singh & Singh Kaur were from Tucson (not Phoenix).

By: yogatraveldreams

yogatraveldreams — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:30:13 +0000

Ganga, I was a little younger than you all, and being of shy (and as Yogi ji said; “insecure”) temperment, I rarely made my presence known. “Ganga” “Ganga!” your name seemed to be on everyones lips, even Yogi ji’s, all the time. As Guruka says, you tell it so sweet. I relish it every time. Thank you so much.