Birth Place
Kot Harkarn, Pujab India
Foundation of Teaching
Sikhism, Kundalini Yoga, Compassion, Presence
Example of Teaching
“When you don’t go within, you go without.”
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Yogi Bhajan
Siri Singh Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji (born as Harbhajan Singh Puri) (August 26, 1929–October 6, 2004), also known as Yogi Bhajan and Siri Singh Sahib, was a spiritual leader and entrepreneur who introduced Kundalini Yoga to the United States. He was the spiritual director of the 3HO (Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization) Foundation, with over 300 centers in 35 countries, and the founder of Sikh Dharma, a Sikh sect based in the United States.
While Yoga practice and philosophy is generally considered a part of Hindu culture, Singh distinguished himself as a teacher and practitioner of yoga and a Sikh. He quoted Bhai Gurdas to say, “The Sikhs who are Yogis remain detached and wakeful in the world of attachments.”
While adhering to the three pillars of Patanjali’s traditional yoga system: discipline, self-awareness and self-dedication (Patanjali Yoga Sutras, II:1), Kundalini Yoga as taught by Singh did not condone extremes of asceticism or renunciation. Singh encouraged his students to marry, establish businesses, and be fully engaged in society. Rather than worshiping God, Singh insisted that his students train their mind to experience God.
His students referred to Singh’s yoga teachings as Raj Yoga which they described as the yoga of living detached, yet fully engaged in the world. In respect of the rigor of his teachings, Singh would find kinship with other 20th century Sikh sadhu saints, such as Sant Baba Attar Singh, Sant Baba Nand Singh, and Bhai Randhir Singh. In the outreach of his teachings, Singh’s contributions are unparalleled in modern times
Articles and Posts
- The Benefit Of Hair
views: 220by Yogi Bhajan: The hair is said to govern the tenth body… Cutting the hair diverts energy to its regrowth; leaving it uncut allows the body to divert that energy to the Radiant Body. If you ever feel your energy [...]
- Infinity, Divinity, Dignity: Yogic Teachings For Women - Yogi Bhajan
views: 274By Yogi Bhajan: “You have to do first things first. If you do not accept your own dignity as a woman, all external trappings shall mean nothing… It has nothing at all to do with any man or with any [...]
- Yogi Bhajan - 3HO Advanced Lecture - Woman
views: 307Yogi Bhajan: Next to God, tonight we are going to discuss the woman. A very fortunate and unfortunate subject which is the core of any unfortunate experience a man can ever have. And it is a source of bliss which [...]
- Introduction to Kundalini Yoga
views: 405About Kundalini Yoga (from lectures and conversations with Yogi Bhajan, 1969)… “I have recognized, with the blessing of my Master, that it is possible to be healthy, to be happy, and to be holy while living in this society; but you [...]
- What Is Kundalini? - Yogi Bhajan
views: 840by Yogi Bhajan: Kundalini Yoga, known as “the Yoga of awareness,” is an ancient technology for awakening the life force lying dormant within each one of us… Conceptualized as a sleeping serpent, coiled up at the base of our spine, this latent [...]
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Videos
Yogi Bhajan Lecture: Control Of The Mindviews: 1765
A Tribute Montage Of Yogi Bhajan (Video)views: 2071
God Is Not Outside of Youviews: 2578
Touch Every Heart: Be the Forkliftviews: 1809
Discover Your Soulviews: 1842
Mind Games and Kriya for the Hypothalamusviews: 3404
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Quotes
- “You have to bounce in life with joy. Your strength lies in your smiles and your songs.”
- “Your strength lies in your smiles and your songs.”
- “Compassion is for the very strong. Compassion does not come to the weak. People who are unkind, bullies, use rude language, are not strong people. They are very weak people.”
- “Any woman on this planet who values herself as a woman is great. She is a giver of life. And when you are a giver of life, what more is there?”
- “You don’t have to learn to be wise. If you just flow you can be successful. Mother Nature will carry you.”
- “Life is simple. Life is not complicated. Life is only one thing: Identify yourself.”
- “There are three things you cannot hide: smell of the garlic, fragrance of the flower and the wisdom of the teacher.”