India Yatra/Japji

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam

I'm trying to learn Japji for the yatra to India this year. I have several

cds and a transliteration to work on. It so beautiful yet overwhelming to

repeat! Does anyone have some wisdom to offer tht will help me to learn this?

I'm

also looking fo travel tips from anyone who's done this trip in the past. The

technology of Kundalini yoga has made me whole and I feel very blessed to be a

part of this trip and this group.

Sat Nam! Wahe Guru!

Dev Dharam Kaur (Dawn)

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Dev Dharam,

Your saying Japji is "overwhelming to repeat!" is your biggest

block. It is an unknown and you know how like when going somewhere for

the first time it seems like such a long way, but then the second time

you go it's really easy and short. For me learning Japji came really

easy because I heard this great friend of mine (the same person,

incidentally, who could make tofu taste like chicken and in so doing,

was the first open to me the possibility of being a vegetarian) reciting

it. That was it! Someone I know, and have hung out with, doing something

[easily] I didn't know, but wanted to know. Somehow set it up so it

doesn't seem daunting. Listen to a good recording, and the same one

everyday, while reading/mumbling along with it. It's like training

wheels. You keep rolling forward even if you loose your balance.

Regarding your trip to India, travel real, real light because you're

going to want buy stuff and bring it home. Also, if you want to have

clothing made, we should talk. Bring your favorite fitting Bana or

clothing so that you can leave it with the tailor. Tell them to allow

for shrinkage in their sizing. When they use the measuring tape results

are good. I haven't found a heat dryer, yet, in my travels so material

there is ripe for shrinkage problems. When they use the measuring tape

methods results are generally good. Also, bring your own elastic for

waistbands. Elastic in India seems to lose it's life very quickly.

Also, avoid raw vegetables.....eating only produce you can peel and

cooked foods. Also, my rule of thumb is to not eat anywhere that doesn't

have a clean bathroom. My reasoning being that if the employees have a

clean place to go, then there is less of a chance of getting Delhi

Belly. Contact me off list for more particulars. There are many things

to do and experience.

Ad Gurey Nameh, Jugad..............

Dharam

 

DawnsStars wrote:

 

> Sat Nam

> I'm trying to learn Japji for the yatra to India this year. I have

> several

> cds and a transliteration to work on. It so beautiful yet overwhelming to

> repeat! Does anyone have some wisdom to offer tht will help me to

> learn this? I'm

> also looking fo travel tips from anyone who's done this trip in the

> past. The

> technology of Kundalini yoga has made me whole and I feel very blessed

> to be a

> part of this trip and this group.

> Sat Nam! Wahe Guru!

> Dev Dharam Kaur (Dawn)

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat Naam!

 

Japa is the key! Repeat, repeat, practice, practice. Actually the thing that

helps me most to learn it is the musical version. It is sung slow and in a

catchy tune.. takes I think 45 minutes. After listening to this CD during

yoga practice and while on the computer, I found myself singing full verses

of Japji from memory. The one I have is Japji, Yoga of Sound by Mata Mandir

Singh --You can find it on yogatech.com!

 

ranjit

 

>DawnsStars

>Kundaliniyoga

>Kundaliniyoga

>Kundalini Yoga India Yatra/Japji

>Tue, 23 Sep 2003 02:19:03 EDT

>

>Sat Nam

>I'm trying to learn Japji for the yatra to India this year. I have several

>cds and a transliteration to work on. It so beautiful yet overwhelming to

>repeat! Does anyone have some wisdom to offer tht will help me to learn

>this? I'm

>also looking fo travel tips from anyone who's done this trip in the past.

>The

>technology of Kundalini yoga has made me whole and I feel very blessed to

>be a

>part of this trip and this group.

> Sat Nam! Wahe Guru!

> Dev Dharam Kaur (Dawn)

>

>

>

>

 

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[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Dev Dharam,

 

I've been taking it one pauree at a time. Doing each one individually as a

meditation. Reading it outloud to begin with 11 times then once i've done that

for a few days I find I can begin to remember it in my head and begin chanting

it with my eyes closed and get into the rhythm of it.

 

So far it is working well...but have fallen in love with the two pauri's I have

been practicing and haven't continued on to another one yet...but my intention

is to make it through the whole thing eventually! ha ha ha!

 

Sat Sangeet

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thanks all for the tips on learning Jaji.I just got that cd and I love it!

It's so beautiful in gurmukhi and english that I too find myself trying to sing

it from memory. Thanks all for the tips on learning Japji.

Love, Light,and Learning, Dev Dharam Kaur

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Dharam,

Laughing real hard at Delhi belly. Thanks for the advice. I am thinking of

taking some clothing that can be given away in India so I'll have more room

to bring home goodies. I feel so very blessed to be able to make this journey.

You are right about the mental Japji block. It's behind me now. We are all so

much stronger than we know. Besides I'm sure I've already learned it in at

least one of my past lives. I hear Yogi Bhajan's voice say "It's so easy! Can

you

believe it?"

Humbly Reminded, Dev

Dharam Kaur