Kundalini Yoga is not Sikh Dharma

[Guest guest]

Yogi Bhajan was very clear; he came to create teachers - of Kundalini Yoga. I

came to KY because of his teachings, not because of Yogi Bhajan the person. I

continue teaching every day because I fully embrace, live within, and want to

share Yogi Bhajan's legacy with everyone.

 

In addition, I totally separate Kundalini Yoga from Sikh Dharma. Many of you

will disagree with me. Yet when I am asked " Is Kundalini Yoga a religion? " I

honestly answer " No; religion is an external form of worship, where Kundalini

Yoga is a direct, internal experience of God. "

 

Keeping Kundalini Yoga open and inclusive is important to spreading the

teachings. When you wrap-up Kundalini Yoga within Sikh Dharma you create

barriers. Yogi Bhajan bravely defied centuries of protocol to break apart the

barriers to this technology. It is sadly ironic that many in the community

endeavor to reestablish such barriers.

 

I feel that this forum should be serving those who actively teach Kundalini

Yoga, solely on issues related to teaching. All dharmic and political issues

are better served in separate forums.

 

-- Hari Dev Singh (Chicago)

[Guest guest]

My neighbour is Sikh, he is a great guy. Talking with him I mentioned that many

Kundalini Yogers had adapted the Sikh lifestyle, to which he replied 'Thats just

too keen'. I thought to myself, you just can't bloody win, and I am not even an

adapted Sikher, only an ordinary Seek er.

 

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " Hari Dev Singh " <haridev wrote:

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> Yogi Bhajan was very clear; he came to create teachers - of Kundalini Yoga. I

came to KY because of his teachings, not because of Yogi Bhajan the person. I

continue teaching every day because I fully embrace, live within, and want to

share Yogi Bhajan's legacy with everyone.

>

> In addition, I totally separate Kundalini Yoga from Sikh Dharma. Many of you

will disagree with me. Yet when I am asked " Is Kundalini Yoga a religion? " I

honestly answer " No; religion is an external form of worship, where Kundalini

Yoga is a direct, internal experience of God. "

>

> Keeping Kundalini Yoga open and inclusive is important to spreading the

teachings. When you wrap-up Kundalini Yoga within Sikh Dharma you create

barriers. Yogi Bhajan bravely defied centuries of protocol to break apart the

barriers to this technology. It is sadly ironic that many in the community

endeavor to reestablish such barriers.

>

> I feel that this forum should be serving those who actively teach Kundalini

Yoga, solely on issues related to teaching. All dharmic and political issues

are better served in separate forums.

>

> -- Hari Dev Singh (Chicago)

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Hari Dev. You expressed my sentiments exactly. Wrapping Kundalini Yoga around Sikh Dharma brings in the aspect of religion, which does indeed create a barrier. Let's keep this forum for Kundalini Yoga.

Blessings to all, Guru Prem Kaur (Kentucky)

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[Guest guest]

I do not see how you can possibly separate Kundalini Yoga from Sikh Dharma. It is not quite that simple. Kundalini Yoga is certainly not a religion, but there is no avoiding the fact that Yogi Bhajan has woven Sikh Dharma into it. There is no doubt about this. And what is Dharma but a way of life? There are many similarities between Sikh Dharma and Yogic Dharma - but they are not exactly the same. None of this represents a barrier to the teachings being open and inclusive.

 

With blessings to all,

 

Guru Ram Kaur

Sohan Jalaiai Centre (UK)

 

[Guest guest]

Hello all K Yogins & Yoginis,

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " Catherine Skyrm " <cskyrm > > Thank

you Hari Dev. You expressed my sentiments exactly.

> Wrapping Kundalini Yoga around Sikh Dharma brings in the

> aspect of religion, which does indeed create a barrier.

I have found the religion, astrology & numerology aspects of K yoga world rather

off-putting as I don't believe in them. However I am aware I may be wrong about

that.

All great spiritual traditions seem to get tangled up with something like

religion or secret societies. I think we just have to accept this is the case.

Whether their belief is right or mine I don't know but these aspects attract

many people and they believe it strengthens their practice. It may also deflect

them from the path too.

 

> Let's keep this forum for Kundalini Yoga.

I am happy to see the other stuff I don't believe in on the list. We are united

in our use of kriyas and meditations. That unity is the core of the group. I

respect much of the Sikh Dharma and am grateful for the exposure to it.

 

I think it is possible to read into a lot of religious and spiritual teaching a

gentle steering of people towards a realisation and acceptance that we don't

need to make up explanations for things we don't understand and we can't judge

or treat people on criteria that come from any source apart from the goodness we

generate from ourselves.

 

Philosophically I think I am a rational secular buddhist / yogi(n) who uses K

yoga kriyas and meditations. Hopefully we can all get on.

 

Keith.

[Guest guest]

This forum is not for kundalini yoga or for Sikh Dharma, but rather for

humanology as taught by Yogi Bhajan. If you read YB's lectures or books, you

see he covered everything, so this forum is for everthing (thereby obviously

including both the yoga and the dharma). With no rules, we get to jointly

create the Yoga of Awareness YB unleashed by his decision to awaken the hippies.

 

If this makes no sense, good. To reconstruct our existence for the Aquarian

Age, we need to shake the boundaries we thus far have erected - as hierarchy -

in the Piscean Age.

 

Just post whatever you want, if inspired by your sadhana (daily practice), and

the best posts will rise and the unhelpful ones will drift away. I'm doing my

daily sat kriya, followed by stretch pose, yoga push ups and frogs: not sure

what kind of ADD zombie I'd be without this daily commitment. Are you

practicing every morning?

 

Sat nam and blessings,

 

Amar Atma

[Guest guest]

It is so encouraging to hear everyone's daily practices.

I do not have time to practice in the morning, or I just don't have the ambition

to get up any earlier, which is probably closer to the truth.

But when I get home in the evenings I do at the least 30 mintues of Kundalini

Yoga sets and than meditate. I repeat a mantra during the day all day as I

work. I feel very privledged to have the knowledge of Kundalini Yoga and to

have access to all of the teaching of YB and like minded people like this group.

 

Kundalini-Yoga , " cfroh " <cfroh wrote:

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> This forum is not for kundalini yoga or for Sikh Dharma, but rather for

humanology as taught by Yogi Bhajan. If you read YB's lectures or books, you

see he covered everything, so this forum is for everthing (thereby obviously

including both the yoga and the dharma). With no rules, we get to jointly

create the Yoga of Awareness YB unleashed by his decision to awaken the hippies.

>

> If this makes no sense, good. To reconstruct our existence for the Aquarian

Age, we need to shake the boundaries we thus far have erected - as hierarchy -

in the Piscean Age.

>

> Just post whatever you want, if inspired by your sadhana (daily practice), and

the best posts will rise and the unhelpful ones will drift away. I'm doing my

daily sat kriya, followed by stretch pose, yoga push ups and frogs: not sure

what kind of ADD zombie I'd be without this daily commitment. Are you

practicing every morning?

>

> Sat nam and blessings,

>

> Amar Atma

>