Posted in Early Years with Yogi Bhajan on Mar 31st, 2007 1 Comment »
He said he didn’t read books, and yet the Siri Singh Sahib’s lectures are full of quotes from the classics. One that he was especially fond of and often quoted, was, "Theirs is not to reason why, theirs is but to do and die.”*
Interpreting what a spiritual teacher quotes, does, remembers, […]
Posted in Early Years with Yogi Bhajan, Poetry on Feb 8th, 2007 No Comments »
This poem was written November 16, 2004,
on the occasion of the fortieth day
after the passing
of the Siri Singh Sahib Yogi Bhajan.
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Getting It Right
You came to me in a dream…or was it?
Facile flashes of
Words
Combinations and permutations
producing atomic structures
of infinite beauty and grace.
Placing wings on my arms
You gently pushed me off a cliff
To fly or fail
With Guru […]
Posted in Siri Ved Kaur's writings, Early Years with Yogi Bhajan on Jan 22nd, 2007 7 Comments »
I tried to write this story from the perspective I had at the time and because of that I’ve used the names of people as they were then known. Danny is now Siri Ved Singh. We were married for almost 14 years. A few years later in 1987, I met and married Gurujodha Singh, and […]
Posted in Shakti's Writings, Early Years with Yogi Bhajan on Jan 20th, 2007 13 Comments »
Tales from Yogiji’s first "student"
When I finished my breakfast shift as a waitress at the Beverly Hilton I changed out of my multi colored striped uniform (red, blue, orange, yellow, violet) and rushed home to make a big salad for the yogi. He was living in Mr. Thrapp’s apartment building on Ninth Street, across from […]
Posted in True Tales Writers, Early Years with Yogi Bhajan on Jan 1st, 2007 No Comments »
June, 1984
It’s Sunday morning gurudwara at the Anchorage Ashram. I’m playing kirtan with GuruMeher, the man I am to marry in exactly six weeks. We bargained with Yogi Ji last night for extra time. I have just turned eighteen and returned from school in India. I’ve only been back in America for a week.
“Tomorrow’s Sunday, […]
Posted in Siri Ved Kaur's writings, Early Years with Yogi Bhajan on Dec 14th, 2006 No Comments »
These three short pieces are the product of some timed writings the True Tales group did a few years ago (see the game "Trigger" in Waking Up Those Memories). When I first wrote them they were quite a bit "rougher." Days later I returned to them and worked each one a little more. I don’t […]
Posted in Siri Ved Kaur's writings, Early Years with Yogi Bhajan on Dec 12th, 2006 1 Comment »
Guru Ram Das Ashram, 1973
I cook for Yogiji everyday, starting from after morning sadhana, until around 6:00 PM. I make his breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, and serve him his meals, teas, herbs and remedies. Whatever guests, staff or family members are here, I prepare their meals too. Mine is a life of “C’s: chanting, […]
