Yogi Bhajan, also known as Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji, was born as Harbhajan Singh Puri
in what is now Pakistan. When he was eight years old he began his yogic training with an
enlightened teacher, Sant Hazara Singh, who proclaimed Yogi Bhajan to be a Master of
Kundalini Yoga when he was just sixteen and a half.
Yogi Bhajan left behind a lucrative governmental career in India with the vision of bringing
Yoga to the West in 1968. He broke from the long-held tradition of passing the technology of
Kundalini Yoga from master to chosen disciple and was the first to publicly teach Kundalini
Yoga, which sparked a movement of Yoga and Meditation that has gained widespread
acceptance and popularity in our culture.
Additionally, Yogi Bhajan was a devoted Sikh and through his personal efforts, Sikh Dharma
was legally incorporated and officially recognized as a religion in the USA in 1971. Over the
years, Yogi Bhajan worked as an advocate of world peace and unity with world leaders of all
faiths and political affiliations. His work included collaboration and inter-faith dialog with well
known religious leaders such as Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama and two
Archbishops of Canterbury.
With a deep and compassionate insight into the human condition, Yogi Bhajan produced a
prolific body of teachings and writings, established permanent institutions, and earned a
distinguished reputation as a man of peace, world vision and wisdom. Through his legacy he
continues to bless those whom he loved, that is, the entire human race.
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