helping congress honor Yogi Bhajan.....

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam, this was sent to me & asked that we all pass

this on....

 

 

 

In gratitude to Yogi Bajhan,

 

Guru Gyan (aka Brigitte)

 

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> Dear 3HO friends,

>

> Sat nam.

>

> WOULD YOU MIND FORWARDING THIS TO YOUR 3HO FRIENDS

IN

> AS MANY STATES AS POSSIBLE?

>

> Yogi Bhajan was respected around the world for his

> contributions, and some members of Congress are

trying

> to get the U.S. House of Representatives to pass

right

> around the election a "resolution" honoring YB's

> passing (SEE ATTACHED). If you forward this e-mail

to

> 3HO members across the country, it would help if

> members of Congress in as many states as possible

> heard from 3HO members "to cosponsor the bipartisan

> Udall/Wilson Yogi Bhajan resolution".

>

> All one has to do is go to www.congress.org and

input

> his or her zip code, to bring up your Representative

> info. Feel free to copy and paste the following

> language into an e-mail at that website and send (if

> they don't give an e-mail, a call from you would be

> just as effective):

>

> "Dear Rep. (insert your Rep.'s name):

>

> I urge you to consponsor the bipartisan

> Udall/Wilson/Crowley resolution honoring the life

and

> contributions of Yogi Bhajan, the chief religious

and

> administrative authority for Sikhism in the West.

> Yogi Bhajan passed away in Española, New Mexico on

> October 6th.

>

> A native of India, Yogi Bhajan introduced thousands

> around the world to Sikhism, a religion that carries

> the message of truthful living and the fundamental

> unity of humanity, and reaches out to people of all

> backgrounds to work together for world peace. When

he

> came to the United States in 1968, Yogi Bhajan

> recognized immediately that the experience sought by

> many young people through drugs could be

alternatively

> achieved through Kundalini yoga, which stimulates

> individual growth through breath, chanting, and

> meditation among other components. Soon after, he

> founded the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization (3HO),

a

> nonprofit private educational and scientific

> foundation with 300 centers in 35 countries,

dedicated

> to improving physical well-being, deepening

spiritual

> awareness, and offering guidance on matters of

health

> and heart. He later also founded a successful drug

> rehabilitation program that blends ancient yogic

> wisdom of the East with modern technology of the

West.

>

> In 1971, the president of the governing body of Sikh

> Temples in India gave Yogi Bhajan the title of chief

> religious and administrative authority for Sikhism

in

> the Western Hemisphere. That same year, the Sikh

> Dharma was legally incorporated and recognized as a

> religion in the U.S. and soon after, Yogi Bhajan

> founded the Sikh Dharma community in Española, New

> Mexico. He wrote 30 books and inspired 200 more

> through his teaching, and inspired the founding of

> several businesses including Akal Security Inc.,

> one of the fastest-growing security companies in the

> nation. Throughout his lifetime, he traveled the

> world and met with world leaders such as Pope John

> Paul II and the Dalai Lama to discuss world peace

> and religious unity.

>

> Please join us in cosponsoring this resolution,

> which recognizes Yogi Bhajan as a wise teacher and

> mentor, an outstanding pioneer, a champion of peace

> and compassionate human being, and extends

condolences

> on his passing. To sign on as a cosponsor, please

> contact Cynthia Cook in Rep. Tom Udall's office."

>

>

> =====

> Charles D. Frohman

> 202-258-8027 (m)

>