UNM International Studies Program is offering its first "Journey to the Sacred Traditions of India," in the Spring of 2008. The tour scheduled for March 15-30 will be led by Dr. Kirpal Singh. He will have an informational meeting including yoga, a Power Point presentation and tea on Saturday, December 1st at 12:00 noon at the Taos Medical Arts Plaza, Med 2 Building, 1398 Weimer Road (across from the Holy Cross Hospital) in Taos. For more information about the trip visit www.unm-indiatrip.com/ or contact Kirpal Singh at kirpals@kiit.com.

Every evening at 6:00 pm for the next eleven days we will chant the Mul Mantra for 11 minutes followed by Kirtan. This is a perfect way to end a busy day and meditate on the wisdom of our beloved first Guru, Guru Nanak Ji.  

Take a moment to look at the beautiful first round architectural drawings of our projected expansion of our Gurdwara entrance and remodeled kitchen area. This is on display in the Langar Hall now for your comments. We would love your input at this preliminary stage - your suggestions and comments will be heard.

Paper and pen in front of the display are available for sharing your ideas. You can also email your comments to the Ashram office gurumeherk@sikhshrama.org which will be sent on to those managing the project. 

Please be sure to take a look at these exciting very first images (which, no doubt, will change to some extent - but this is a beginning!).

4:00 - 4:30 am              Sangeet Kaur
4:30 - 5:00 am              Pritpal Singh
5:00 - 5:30 am              Sat Purkh Kaur
5:30 - 6:00 am              Sat Nirmal Kaur
6:00 - 6:30 am              Guru Shabad Singh

Morning chanting will be followed by Gurdwara and breakfast served compliments of Deva Kaur and Amrit Kaur - All welcome!

Tuesday Evening
6:00 - 6:30 pm              Rehiras Sahib--Gurujot Singh
6:30 - 7:10 pm              Guru Ram Das Shabads
(Kirn Kaur, Sat Nirmal Kaur)
7:30 pm                         Wish Dish Langar
(Guru Ram Das blesses prayers on this special day)

This month we are also celebrating the approaching birthday of our beloved Guru Ram Das Ji.  Celebrate and commemorate these three sacred events Saturday evening, starting at 6:30 p.m. with recitation of Rehiras Sahib followed by 31 minutes of Dhan Dhan Ram Das Gur shabad.  

Also in his honor several members of the sangat have been asked to share stories from their personal experience of how Siri Singh Sahib Ji's life exemplified the teachings of our Gurus and the core values of Sikh Dharma.  Please plan to join the Sadh Sangat for a memorable evening.  

We are seeking sevadars to volunteer for the party set-up. We are scheduling people in four-hour shifts next week starting 8/24, Friday morning and Friday afternoon, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon. Help for Sunday clean-up also needed. Volunteers can email Hari Charn Kaur to sign-up for a slot - lunch will be provided!  Her address is haricharnk@kriteachings.org

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to be part of a great event!

Our Langar Hall is being transformed for this event into an exhibit hall/gallery full of fantastic memorabilia, art works and slide show of the Siri Singh Sahib's life with us. This inspirational display will be open all throughout the evening, but the Sangat is invited  to come at 5:00 pm to get an early opportunity to view at your leisure. It is definitely something you will want to enjoy slowly and completely.

This year there will be no Bazaar area as the focus will be on the gallery, dinner and intertainment.

To make your tax deductible donation to the Siri Singh Sahib's Birthday Party please make your checks to "3HO Foundation" and mail to:

Ravi Kaur Khalsa, 166 County Rd. 119, Espanola, NM 87532. If you have any questions, please feel free to email her at ravi@ravistarproductions.com.

August 15 through August 25

SCHEDULE FOR EVENING MEDITATIONS (Leading up to Siri Singh Sahib's Birthday) All home meditations begin at 6:00 pm with 31 minutes of chanting Guru, Guru, Wahe Guru followed by fellowship meal

Wednesday, August 15th: At the ranch outside the Dome
Dinner hosted by Guru Simran Kaur

Thursday, August 16th  Home of Jiwan Shakti Kaur and Siri  Nirongkar Singh.  
Call 753-3513 if directions are needed

Friday, August 17th: Home of Mehtab Singh and Amrit Kaur
Call 753-0723 if directions are needed.

Saturday, August 18th: Home of Sat Gurprasad Kaur
Call 753-7419 if directions are needed

Sunday, August 19th : Home of Kulwant Kaur and Dr. Sarom Singh.  
Call 747-6622 if directions are needed.

Monday, August 20th: Home of Akal Kaur and Darshan Singh
Call 747-8268 if directions are needed.

Tuesday, August 21st:  Home of Gurufateh Kaur and Guru Datta Singh.  
Call 747-9119 if directions are needed.

Wednesday, August 22nd:  Home of Gurupurkh Kaur and Panch Nishan Kaur.  
Call 983-4099 if directions are needed.

Thursday, August 23rd:  Home of Kirn Kaur and Dr. Guruchander Singh.
Call 753-2025 if directions are needed.

Friday, August 24th: 6:15 pm in the Gurdwara prior to the Master's Touch class being held at 7:00pm. All welcome. This class on Friday night is held in the Gurdwara and will be by donation only. It is open to all, and free for whoever wants to attend, but cannot pay or does not wish to pay. However, it is a good opportunity for those of us who wish to contribute to the birthday party event and wish to help participate in the financial seva. No one gets paid --this is a fund-raising opportunity only. It is a wonderful channel for these talented teachers and musicians to participate in the community events.

We've started the ball rolling, but a co-op is a community-owned, democratically controlled business, so we need your help to succeed. This will be your store, created by the community and here as long as the community wants it to be. It won't go out of business because its owner decides to retire or because some out-of-state corporation decides it isn't profitable enough. The Espanola Community Market will foster a healthy and sustainable lifestyle in Espanola by providing the highest quality natural and organic foods and other sustainably produced items.

Become a member and do something good for yourself, your family, and your community. With both plans, you are a member as soon as you join and entitled to participate in elections and other member decisions.

• Founding Lifetime Membership - $250
• Charter Annual Members - $20

To download a brochure and application form, click here.

For more information, Call Kulwant Kaur at 505-747-6622.

Schedule:

11:00 am--Bagels and Cream Cheese

12:00 pm--Parade in Arroyo Seco Village (The parade is 5 blocks from their house. It is better to park at their house as the street gets totally filled by 11:00 am and then they block it off.)

2:00 pm - Potluck lunch and hang-out

3:00-5:00 pm--Go to Stagecoach Hot Springs or hike in the Taos Ski Valley

8:30-9:30 pm--Fireworks in Taos

What to Bring: Salad, Veggie Burgers or Dessert. Also bring walking shoes and sun protection for afternoon activities.

Directions: Take Highway 68 from Espanola. Go through Taos to Highway 150 (Conoco Station). Turn right. Continue until you get to Arroyo Seco Village. Go through the village until you come to a "Y" and go straight on El Salto Road. (the school will be on the left). Go 4 speed bumps up El Salto Road until you see Cottonwood Lane. Turn left. We are the second adobe house on the left, Number 4. Please RSVP--505-776-1506.

Tabla Course with Ustaad Dr. Murli Manohar

Ustaad Dr. Murli Manohar is from Amritsar, India and is a prominent tabla master from Talwandi's Rababi and Benaras Gharana.

He will also be offering an additional tabla class from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and private lessons from June 25-July 3.

For more information and to sign up for classes, contact Guru Sadhana Kaur at 747-9823 or gurusadhana@yahoo.com

REGISTER FOR SUMMER SOLSTICE  

Dear Sangat Members,

We invite you to register for Summer Solstice using our online website at http://www.3ho.org/events/RegOnline.htm  Pre-registration prices and additional discounts for IKTYA members, seniors, and students, are at least $100 less than the on-site price are available until June 1. *Please note, full price on-site is $625, no on-site discounts will be available. Also, if you are interested in our Service Scholarship program, which makes a full Solstice even more affordable, please contact us at Scholarships@3HO.org or call Qurban Singh at 505 367-1311.

Espanola Sangat Pass
Attendance at Sadhanas, Gurdwara, and the Ransabhai is open to all without charge. The Peace Prayer program will also be open to all.  If you would like to join us for evening entertainment you are also welcome. We have created a special pass for these events, at no cost to the Espanola Sangat, which is available through our Registration Office.  Qurban Singh will be available to process your registration at Thursday Langars on May 24th and 31st. The Espanola Pass will be available from GuruMeher K. Khalsa at the ashram office until June 8th. After that time they will be available at the Solstice Site only.

Daily Passes
We will continue to honor the Espanola Sangat by offering significant discounts for daily participation on the non-tantric days.  The non-tantric daily rate is $15.  The one-day Tantric rate is $200.

We are very pleased to serve the Espanola Sangat in this way. Our Sangat supports Summer Solstice in a number of ways, as hosts, ambassadors, teachers, sevadars, and participants.  Thank you.

If we can serve you in any way, please let us know.

We Serve,

Sat Sang Khalsa
3HO Solstice Sadhana Manager
(505) 367-1345

Meditation Series with Yogi Bhajan (on video)

Mondays Evenings until Solstice--May 28, June 4 and June 14.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Langar Hall, Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, Espanola.
Cost: $12.00 ($6.00 for non-profit employees)  All proceeds go to 3HO Foundation.
Info: Kirpal Singh, kirpals@kiit.com, 927-3619

These classes are part of the Legacy of the Siri Singh Sahib.  They are beautiful, powerful and unforgettable. Learn from the master. It is through these videos that he continues his teaching. Experience his energy; practice these dynamic, consciousness expanding meditations in his presence, with his encouragement. There is nothing else like it on the planet!

5th Annual Healing Arts Fair --May 12, 11:00 - 4:00 pm

5TH ANNUAL HEALING ARTS FAIR..was quite a success... With great thanks to everyone who participated ...and allowed Guru to come through and serve so fully and gracefully!!!
Practitioners, who gave of their time and energies so freely... Attendees who came and received  the beautiful healing treatments...

Many thanks to the amazing sevadars who made the fair happen...many thanks to the donations for our raffle... Deva Kaur and crew for our yummy lunch..

Other crew members that kept up the energies,...from organizing the healing team, making our flyers , entertaining the children, bake sale table, raffle , ticket sales, clean up crew, yoga classes, music all day....and our opening ceremonial meditation... Sat Nirmal Kaur, Jiwan Kaur, Gurumeet Kaur, Amrit Kaur, Patwinder Kaur, Patwant Kaur & Max, Japa Kaur, Sat Guru Prasad Kaur, Querban Singh, Devi Dyal Kaur, Jugat Singh, Sat Darshan Singh, Sat Purkh Kaur, Spider Kaur, Gian Kaur, Michele Kaur, Trixie Kaur, Sandra Kaur, Guru Jot Kaur, Sat Sangat Singh, Balwant Singh and everyone else who helped.

SAAAT NAAM~~~~BLESSINGS FROM THE Healing Fair Committee
Guruchander Singh, Kartar Singh, Hari Charn Kaur, Har Hari Kaur