Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Yogi Bhajan ( born August 26, 1929 in feces Harkarn; † 6 October 2004 in Española; birth name Harbhajan Singh Puri, also called Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji ) was the teacher of Kundalini Yoga, as it is partially practiced by Sikhs in West has announced.

Biography

Yogi Bhajan was born 1929 in feces Harkarn near the city of Gujranwala in the then India and Pakistan today as the son of a doctor. His family lived in the tradition of the Sikhs.

He was interested very early for medical issues and natural healing methods and studied from a young yoga. At the age of 16, he was told by Sant Hazara Singh, his teacher, the master of Kundalini Yoga. He attended many spiritual teachers in various ashrams in India and the Himalayas, and next to it a completed degree in economics at the University of the Punjab.

After graduating, he started a family and began a successful career in the Indian civil service. At the same time, he expanded his horizons as a yogi and spent several years with Karma Yoga in the Golden Temple in Amritsar (North India ), the main temple of the Sikhs.

He was invited by the University of Toronto in Canada to hold a lecture on yoga 1968. From there, his path led her to Los Angeles, where the 3H- organization was created on his initiative. "Healthy, happy, holy " ( healthy, happy, holy ) defined Yogi Bhajan life as fundamental rights, which are promoted by Kundalini yoga. They correspond to the yogic philosophy of the unity of body, mind and soul. Today there are more than 300 kundalini yoga centers in 35 countries.

As a devoted Sikh he motivated thousands to take the path of Sikhism. Its use Sikh Dharma in 1971 recognized in the USA as a religion. In recognition of his extraordinary influence he received the title of Siri Singh Sahib as the religious leader of the Sikhs in the Western Hemisphere. In 1971, he was " Mahan Tantric " - the only living Master of White Tantric Yoga courses and led to in the world. As a doctor of science communication mediated Yogi Bhajan knowledge, training and tools that allow people to specifically develop their public speaking and communicating in accordance with their own identity.

As a proponent of world peace and religious unity consulted and met Yogi Bhajan political and religious leaders such as Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama and Bill Clinton. He died on 6 October 2004 in Espanola, New Mexico.