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The Yogi Bhajan Memorial Highway
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Espanola, New Mexico, USA. - The New Mexico State Transportation Commission honored and recognized Yogi Bhajan today, by officially naming New Mexico State Highway 106 –“The Yogi Bhajan Memorial Highway”. Speaking at the ceremony were New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Mayor of Espanola Joseph Maestas. Transportation Secretary Rhonda Faught led the efforts for this memorial dedication.
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Yogi Bhajan passed away in late 2004, at his beloved Ranch that sits on the highway. Worldwide over a million people are practicing the teachings and technology of yoga known as Kundalini Yoga. He became a master of Kundalini Yoga in northern India in his teens, and brought the teachings and the Sikh religion to America in 1969, soon after making New Mexico his home.
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Yogi Bhajan founded the 3HO Foundation in 1972. 3HO is an international educational foundation training teachers in yoga, and dedicated to improving physical well-being and deepening spiritual awareness. 3HO is recognized as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
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Many gathered together with local and state officials today, under New Mexico’s skies to honor Yogi Bhajan and remember his enormous contributions to the state, nation and world.
Present were New Mexico Department of Transportation Commission Chairman Johnny Cope, Speaker of the House of Representatives Ben Lujan, Espanola Mayor Joseph Maestas and city council members, Santa Fe County Commissioners, appellate court Judges, and Sikh Dignitaries from all over the world, including local community members.
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Yogi Bhajan was well known in many sectors for his dedication to Peace and religious unity, founding International Peace Prayer Day, in 1985. This event draws thousands of participants to this area each summer. He was recognized as the Man of Peace by the World Parliament of Religions in 1999, and honored posthumously by a concurrent resolution of the US Congress in March of 2005 that has only been award three times including to Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, and Pope John Paul II.
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Yogi Bhajan was given the title of Siri Singh Sahib by the Sikh religion as its leader of Sikh Dharma International in the Western Hemisphere. Sikh leaders present addressed the dedication audience included Dr. Inderjit Kaur, wife of Yogi Bhajan, and “Bhai Sahiba” of Sikh Dharma International and Sardarni Guru Amrit Kaur, the “Siri Sikhdar Sahiba” of Sikh Dharma International.
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Source: www.sikhnet.com
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