17th Day Memorial...

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Sat Nam,

this was sent to me & I wanted to share it with all of

you....

with many blessings,

Jiwan Shakti Kaur

Tampa FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Dharam Kaur <dkkhalsa >Yoga

Teachers <dkkhalsa, Sangat

<dkkhalsa >FW: 17th Day Memorial

- Global Meditation >Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:06:18

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PanchNishanKaur > > October 21,

2004 11:52:30 AM MDT > > info > >

17th Day Memorial - Global Meditation > > > >

> > Sat Nam, > > > > Lets join together through our

collective prayer as a Global Community > > on

Saturday, October 23, the 17th Day Memorial Service

for the Siri > > Singh Sahib. At 1pm PST, we will

begin > > 11 minutes of chanting "Guru Guru Wahe Guru,

Guru Ram Das Guru." > > Please join together at this

time or any other time during this day > > of prayer

and joy as we say farewell to an amazing man of God

and a > > true Gursikh. > > > > Below are some more

ideas you could use to incorporate in planning an > >

activity for Saturday, October 23, the 17th Day

Memorial Service. If > > you have any questions

please feel free to contact me. May your > >

communities be filled with bountiful, beautiful, and

blissful > > reflection on the Siri Singh Sahib. May

our hearts unite as a global > > community at this

time. > > > > Blessings, > > Panch Nishan Kaur > >

505-367-1333 > > > > Memorial Live Broadcast > > Come

together as a community or individually and tune into

the Live > > Memorial Event Happening in Espanola NM >

>

http://www.sikhnet.com/sikhnet/yb.nsf/p/LiveBroadcast

> > > > > > Gurdwara > > Where resources are

available: hold a full Gurdwara service and/or a > >

Ransubhai (all night) kirtan. > > > > Japji or

Sukhmani > > Recite an extra Japji or Sukhmani as a

dedication to the Siri Singh > > Sahib > > > >

Chanting & Langar > > Have a program of chanting, 3HO

songs, or kirtan in someones home > > followed by

langar and talking together. > > > > Dasvandh DVD > >

Watch the 2003 Dasvandh DVD as a tribute to the beauty

and vastness of > > the technology and presence the

Siri Singh Sahib brought to the World. > > > > Tell

stories -Create artwork, drawings or poems > >

Listening and sharing can serve to help each other

sort through > > feelings, uncover meaning. Tell

Stories of experiences with the Siri > > Singh Sahib,

sharing what he and his teachings mean in your life. >

> Identify what it is from his teachings, his example,

that you want to > > bring into the future, that

becomes part of your living legacy now. > > Post these

and other expressions such as artwork, drawings or

poems, > > in a community place, such as a bulletin

board in the lobby of the > > yoga center; so all may

share in this, and/or place on your personal > >

altar. > > > > Celestial Communication can be a part

of the gathering. Specifically > > for grief release,

the Siri Singh Sahib has recommended practicing > >

Celestial Communication with the Shabad, Dhan Dhan

Raam Daas Gur. > > Upper body movement is especially

helpful to release grief we may hold > > in the

physical body. > > > > Serve Together > > Create

opportunities for members of the sangat to serve:

making > > langar, Gurdwara preparations, making a

board for stories, etc. > > > > Meditations specific

for overcoming shock, and other emotional > >

responses can be found in the Survival Kit yoga

manual. A meditation > > as simple as Long Sat Nams

can help transform depression. Kriyas for > >

lymphatic system and lungs help to release grief from

the body, and > > open one to joy. These can be found

in various yoga manuals. These can > > be practiced

during the yoga portion as part of the daily sadhana,

> > and/or in the regularly scheduled yoga classes. >

> > > Tratikam Meditation > > The tratikam meditation

can be done to continue guidance, support and > >

clarity via the subtle body. > > > > Form a Memorial >

> As a local community, you may want to come together

to form a > > memorial, a living remembrance, or a

commemoration; something tangible > > that benefits

the community. Examples are planting trees, creating a

> > memorial garden, hosting a free kitchen once a month...