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in the sound current of Dr Seuss...

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:58:15 -0500

i love being me and i like who i am

all things considered, i am a life - i am i am

golly-ji, how long did THAT take!

if there was another way, i sure missed the boat

(WHAT boat?)

ok, then, let me start over by not judging it and putting a 'condition' on the L-O-N-G and the short of it

(short of WHAT?)

short of breath, no doubt

by now,

(there you go, again)

i know better than to do THAT, anymore

(do WHAT anymore?)

any more judgements on my soul's innocent evolution through the karmic throws of time and space, in my life on planet earth

for GOODNESS sake, guruatma, it's about TIME!

(not really)

fine, so how's this?

simply, to be in the noticing of it

(noticing WHAT?)

noticing where that leaves me

(where are you?)

celebrating it and sharing it with YOU!

how long did it take YOU to fall in love with YOUR self?

"Today you are YOU, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than YOU." Dr Seuss

AQUARIAN TEACHER - original article before newsletter editing

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:48:48 -0500

yes, my parents sent me and my 2 best friends to the stage production of ‘HAIR’, for my 1970 high school graduation present; yes, the glorious melody and those hope-full words of the Age of Aquarius song are forever-etched in my musical databank (good thing, because i am now one of those profoundly deaf people on the planet whose hearing devices go ‘bonkers’ and know not what to do with musical input)

yes, i have a big, fat AQUARIAN AGE file in my archival yoga collection, which i dutifully filled for over 3 decades with any juicy yogi bhajan quotes or info i found on that topic

and yes, i heard of it, over and over again (and A LOT, in recent years) since i very-reluctantly agreed to skip a few cigarettes and step across the threshold into my first 3HO yoga class, back in 1978

BUT

i just didn’t “get it” that this phenomena was a real-live HAPPENING

you could call that DUH; in KY terms, it would be would noticed as the subtle body not working and, by aquarian , non-judgmental principals , SATNAAM would find me to be innocent (pshew..)

8-26-11 Abilities Expo Wheelchair Yoga Class at Reliant Center

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:30:44 -0500

the PA-system soundman installed a transmitter on me, placing it at my back, on my waist-pouch belt

it was close to class time, so i made a bee-line for the RESTROOM, forgetting it (the transmitter with a 4" antenna) was even back there

run run - hurry up, sarah's gonna be lookin for me

lo and behold...

A LADY ON ONE OF THOSE MOTOR SCOOTERS WAS TOTALLY STUCK IN THE BATHROOM DOORWAY!!!

HELP - i gotta GO!!!

no matter which way she shifted her very-large, red, shiny vehicle, the wheels hit the walls or the garbage can stuck in the corner

finally, i stepped in and DIRECTED her (like landing an airplane on an aircraft-carrier out in the ocean) back and forth and back and forth, till she was able to cut her wheels at just the right angle, and manage to escape

then, guruatma went POTTY, the automatic toilet did its 'thing' and i washed my hands

now, here comes a flustered paramjiwan to collect guruatma from the bathroom, informing her that THE ENTIRE RELIANT CENTER, ABILITIES EXPO CONVENTION HALL HAD JUST LISTENED IN ON EVERY DETAIL OF THE LAST 8 MINUTES OF MY LIFE

Aquarian Teacher

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:29:22 -0500

Back in 1970, my parents sent me to the stage production of "Hair" for my high school graduation present. That glorious melody and those hopeful words of the Age of Aquarius song are forever etched in my musical databank. At the time, I sure did not realize that this phenomenon was a real-life happening.

Last year, while teaching a seven-month Project-Prosperity course, it "dawned" on me that I had been teaching the class from a Piscean perspective. We were studying The Law of Projection ("One must ask, and have clarity and vision of goal, to receive.") My plan was to repeat the exercise we had done in our first class and re-create our Living Vision Boards. Then, through a dream, it dawned on me that none of us could produce an accurate vision board for ourselves, all by ourselves - crystal clear vision and our true integrity depended upon a developed and functional group consciousness.

Having guided and witnessed nine different student's processing throughout the course, I could see and feel how we needed the mirror of each other to be in the truth of who we truly are. Those Aquarian principles I had heard about had to apply now, or we were "lost in a jungle of our own" as Yogiji said. He taught us that "Piscean values work from the ego, concepts, control and penetration – spheres that create boundaries. Aquarian values have no boundaries - except Infinity." So now, it all made perfect sense, that we are energy bodies, linked to each other, and to the universe – we are co-creators with God! What matters is community, and the goal is that everybody gets elevated! We need each other to identify and support our unique gifts, as mine were shown to me by fellow yoga teachers and students who stepped up and helped me initiate and launch my yogic-tools business, which now serves students in 18 countries!

In retrospect, it feels like it all happened in a blink of the eye. With the support of my impromptu and gifted team, we developed a process that created a force and a momentum which now has a global effect. That Aquarian, co-operative energy grabbed me right up and swept me to the stars! I learned that the Generating, Organizational and Delivery forces within the constellation of us, takes care of us. All I had to do was relax, "keep up" and just be me. How cool is that?

I feel so blessed to be here now, going, flowing in synchronicity with this shift, pivoting and adjusting my psyche to wrap around my highest destiny. It feels like a huge privilege, being in the light and awareness of it, and I'm having the time of my life!

By God's grace, my service to the global community is based on sharing all the yogic tools which I acquired along the way. Here are a few of the extraordinary tools I use to maintain my consciousness and neutrality in serving through my ministry:

Shabd/Mantra: Naanak too, Lehnaa too hai, Guru Amar too veecharia. Gur dithaa taa man saadharia. Dhan dhan Raam Daas Guru, jin siriaa tinai savaaria.This shabd is helping me to maintain consistency in remembrance of my death, always asking myself what decision I will make in the three-second review of my life-video, after my pranic body collapses - did I fulfill the purpose for which I came to earth?

Guru is the "default setting" on the computer of my life. Every day, I bring my love and loyalty, and offer my head, placing my 3rd eye and arc line at
Guru's feet, downloading and activating the Master's subtle-body embrace upon me – calling home to the One, not bound by time and space, doing my part in keeping our connection alive and vibrant.

Ek Ong Kaar Kaur's translation of Anand Sahib, Song of Bliss is a perfect tool for connecting to the life-force of Guru Amar Das' mission - to be the home of the homeless, strength of the weak, shelter of the poor. I welcome everybody and keep my antenna open for reception from those in need of a boost – "Go into the dirt and forklift people," as Yogiji taught us.

Recognize the other person is you is my constant focus; judgment drops when I "go there" - life is mutual.

I hold deep respect for Newton's Law of Force/Movement - for every sequence initiated, there is an equal and opposite reaction - this tool has a life of its own.

Exercising an Attitude of Gratitude is crucial!

I tweak a Living Intention Board, keeping it alive - I AM NOT THE DOER, I AM THE SEE-ER. IF I CAN SEE IT, THE GOD IN ME WILL DO IT.

I teach, teach, teach - celebrating and holding the reins of Yogi Bhajan's mission, spreading these marvelous and powerful technologies.
I am fuel-injected by a passionate and joyous impulse as an Aquarian teacher.

Surely, you can feel the joy of my soul coming into alignment with WAHE GURU, having chosen the honor and absolute grace of being a minister of Sikh Dharma in this time and age. THE AQUARIAN AGE ROCKS and I am in my glory!

self awareness & self knowledge - july 24, 2010

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:53:56 -0500

July 24, 2010

speaking of which, trust me, there is no insurance company with a plan ample enough to match all the external, internal and fringe benefits of SELF AWARENESS & SELF KNOWLEDGE applied to the challenge of having a chronic or critical illness come tapping at your door and begin consuming your life's energy

it's not like one day i woke up 'sick to death'

it was a PROCESS that unfolded over time and choked-up my life, spiraling through phases of realization that ranged from little taps on the shoulder that i hardly noticed and easily ignored, to the latest version of DISCOMFORT that i managed to brush off because, "hey, man, i'm BUSY!"

later down the line, it would come up again as a dull roar

and soon, that episode merged into a great deal of DIScomfort - "this isn't good!"

eventually blowing up into a bonified "pain in the butt" with symptoms that started tripping-me-up and making me have to pay attention

all the way to becoming SICK enough to be forced to HALT, having to address the situation and say goodbye to "normal life"

happy birthday to me - may 12, 2010

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:52:56 -0500

may 12th

so, my dad calls me this morning to wish me a happy birthday:

HI DAD!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - you're almost 60!

DAAAAAAAAAD!!!!!!!! i'm 365 x 2 days away from that milestone event, and that's A LOT in my book!

now, here i am these last few days, as my birthday approached, thinking how i finally feel stable in my life, and all grow-ed up

...noticing how strong and happy i have been blessed to BECOME

but, to be honest, i also noticed that number 60 was now looming on my horizon, so, i forgive you, my dear father

i like that number 60 just fine - IT SUITS ME

i am proud of being in relation with it and i certainly earned that status, one step at a time, and by the sweat of my brow

what's interesting to me, though, is the whole 'rap' about getting older does NOT suit me

all things considered, and having as many challenges on my plate as the next person, i feel quite YOUNG and happy

and i feel RELIEVED of so much heaviness and turbulence that brought me forth to this present state of freedom and inner-peace

i can't stop hearing it - april 17, 2010

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:51:47 -0500

i can't stop hearing it...

we did a kundalini yoga set about a month ago with this mantra in it and, since then, it has been popping in and out of my consciousness, here and there, tugging me to the side for consideration, contemplation...

i woke up this morning with it calling out to me as i gained consciousness

i DO love you i DO love you

i remember when we first did it, deeply listening to my own voice repeating it as i experimented with emphasizing different words or groups of words in that sentence we were chanting

each combination created a different song and moved me in different ways

i DO love you i do LOVE you I do love you i do love YOU

I DO love you i DO LOVE you i do LOVE YOU

I DO LOVE you i DO LOVE YOU

I DO LOVE YOU

to me, the NAAD (sound current) of it felt kinda pretty and satisfying, but also i was aware of the sensations of periodic resistance and little 'shocks' along the way

so here i am, sitting with it out on the table, in full view. hello, dear reader of my blog

taking away the ghost of your life - april 5, 2010

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:49:18 -0500

...speaking of "taking away the ghosts of your life" (see my teacher, Yogi Bhajan's quote in the sidebar),

two weeks ago one of mine definitely surfaced

i was working with my 30-yr-old files and came upon an old note written on a ripped-out, calendar page from Friday, December 22, 1990; it was buried in my file labeled: Guru Dev Singh Apts

Guru Dev Singh is a world-renowned, Sat Nam Rasayan healer who worked with me on and off over the years as i struggled through many courses of Relapsing Polychondritis, an auto-immune disease that eats the body's cartilage - MY CARTILAGE (like, my nose!)

so, i'm flipping through all these papers in that file and didn't really even register what it said - "decide whether to stop suffering or not". on the same page, there was also a recommendation to take a specific homeopathic remedy and do a certain self-massage exercise. He also gave me a diet for when i was stronger

i just kinda scanned it (maybe i read it twice) and went on with my filing and studying that day, and then on with my life...