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Heavenly Yogi Tea

Yogi Tea is health promoting, delicious, soothing and a great coffee substitute. Wherever a 3HO community is gathered, you will notice the heavenly aroma of Yogi Tea. The benefits of Yogi Tea would fill pages. In the science of yogic foods the spices used are said to have the following properties.   • Black pepper: blood purifier…


Ludhiana World Record: Planting 1 Lakh Trees in 1 Hour

“The trees are God’s great alphabet:  With them He writes in shining greenAcross the world His thoughts serene” ~Leonora Speyer Ludhiana has set a world records for planting One Lakh Trees in one hour on July 20th.   Ludhiana, one of the world’s most polluted cities, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) – is attempting to break…


Bana

  One of the four pillars of Sikh Dharma: Bana, Bani, Seva, Simran. Bana is the projection of a Sikh through the way one dresses. It often refers to the dress of Guru Gobind Singh: kurta, kachera, and turban. Students of Yogi Bhajan, both men and women wear the turban. KWTC – Lecture Defines Bana…


Introducing the eleventh Rejected Princess: Mai Bhago

A nice effort to introduce the rejected Princesses of Sikh history. Introducing the eleventh Rejected Princess: Mai Bhago, 18th century Sikh warrior-saint and only survivor of the Battle of Khidrana. Editor’s Note: SikhNet chanced upon a website dedicated to female figures in history and folk lore throughout the world. We were surprised to find that Mai…


Langar Class

The institution of the Sikh langar started by the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak was designed to uphold the principle of equality between all people regardless of religion, caste, colour, creed, age, gender or social status.   Here is what Medhavi Arora writes in her article: The Times of India as also the Center for Global…