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Welcome New Ashram Member

We welcome Atma Chanan Kaur as a new member of our community. She was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina and moved to the United States when she was 18 yrs. old and obtained a Ph.D in Sociology, Migration and Women’s Studies. Service, simplicity and community brought her to the ashram, after having lived in many places around the world. She teaches Kundalini Yoga and Meditation and it's been a dream of hers to share in a community with like-minded, heart-centered, spiritual people coming together for daily practice and growing in the values and virtues of the Soul.

Espanola Ashram Blood Drive

Ashram Blood Drive is Sunday Aug. 25th after Gurdwara

On Sunday August 25th we'll be holding our first HGRD Blood Drive.

Every day in the U.S., patients in hospitals, surgical centers and emergency treatment facilities need approximately:

    36,000 units of red blood cells
    7,000 units of platelets
    10,000 units of plasma

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A Fond Farewell

By Satya Kaur Khalsa (Ram Das Puri)

After 26 years in Espanola, and 18 years at Guru Ram Das Puri, I am being invited to a new place, new experience, new adventures, infusion of Khalsa into a new town. Although I have not participated actively in community life for some time, there have been many connections and shared moments, spanning decades and continents and generations.

Ashram Feeds Youth

From the Rio Grande Sun
By Jacob O Mulliken, SUN Staff Writer

Every Thursday during the school year, beginning at 11:30 a.m., volunteers gather at the Hacienda de Guru Ram Das in Sombrillo to prepare 535 bags of food for children attending various Española School District sites, as well as surrounding pueblo day schools, that may not otherwise eat during the weekends, said Guru Simran Kaur Khalsa, head of Food 4 Kids New Mexico.

The Sprouts of Inexhaustible Wealth

 In the last article, reading a slot in the Akhand Path was likened to planting a seed of inexhaustible wealth each time we sign up. The wealth of the Naam is inexhaustible and our efforts towards maintaining our Akhand Path are like the seeds of that wealth which we keep planting. The harvest of course belongs to the whole Sangat, but the blessing of our individual experience, especially as we’re reading, could be considered the sprouting point of that wealth by the Guru’s grace. This month I wished to share some of my experiences while reading my monthly 2 A.M. slot and other “easier” slots.

In memory of Hari Singh Bird-Khalsa

By Ongkar Kaur Khalsa

Hari Singh passed from this earthly plane at his home in the amrit vela (early morning) of November 16, 2018.

He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to a "mixed race" family and over the course of his life, became a staunch champion of diversity. He had a great love and respect for the military and while still in high school, enrolled in the Marine Corps Reserves, where he served for 6 years.

Our Legacy Garden

By Prabhu Singh Khalsa

The legacy garden has embarked upon a journey of becoming a productive organic farm. Productive in the ways of produce, income, jobs, teaching, and serving. Growing along with the organic produce will be opportunity, prosperity, goodwill for the community, knowledge, self-reliance, and food security. In-line with being organic and sustainable, the garden will use the latest technologies of organic gardening, including hydroponics, vertical growing, and photovoltaic power for the greenhouse. Expected results include 12 months of high density crop yields, reduced water usage, simplified pest control, and minimal weed control.

The Seed of Inexhaustible Wealth

By Prabhu Singh Khalsa

Pyaray Sadh Sangat Ji,
If we were to try and count the blessings of being at Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, we would reach the same conclusion taught to us by our beloved Guru when contemplating the virtues of God, the limit of our blessings could not be reached or counted. However, if we were to highlight some of the sources of these blessings, especially the events or activities that we share in together, some things that might come to forefront of our minds include our Gurdwara program, Sadhana, Langar, Seva, and a certain unbroken thread of divinity that holds together the energetic field of our entire ashram - our beloved Akhand Path

 

A Long Lasting Tradition of Service

About five years ago, I was able to come down from Albuquerque to help serve again as I had for many years before. 

The day before, as I was driving in to help with Thursday prep, I became excited as I saw the walkers along the highway, beginning their pilgrimage even from as far away as Albuquerque and Algodones. 

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New Lead Gardeners - HGRD Langar Garden

Leah and John York are looking to support the community through the production of local, healthy foods and teaching participants in the Seva Sadhana program and community about their connection to health and nutrition through conscious connection to the land and growing their own food. Leah has planned a rotating organic crop cycle that should provide fresh fruit and vegetables throughout all seasons, utilizing vegetarian based composting methods to create vital healthy living soil and plants.

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