Hacienda de Guru Ram Das Ashram (HGRD)

Ashram Activities and Events:

Gurdwara and Akhand Path

We are having live in-person Sunday Gurdwara services as well as online broadcasts from 11am-12:30pm and langar. We are also continuing with a virtual Akhand Path/Sahej Path with individuals reading in their homes. See Virtual Akhand Path page for more info.

Hacienda Yoga is open for in-person Yoga Classes! Click here to see the schedule >

Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, named by Yogi Bhajan (aka the Siri Singh Sahib) as the Mother Ashram of Sikh Dharma in the Western hemisphere, promotes spiritual growth and individual, community, and universal unity and healing. We are pleased to provide many great services to our visitors and residents, including morning sadhana, evening meditation, gurdwara services, langars, akhand paths, Kundalini yoga classes, and many other activities.

Sangat Notices

 

Community Articles

Getting Better Is Best

Category: Sangat stories

By Hari Jiwan Singh Khalsa

What follows is a parable inspired by the legends of old Hollywood. It is not presented as a historical event. It is a story about grace—how one man displayed it and another man discovered it.

Many years ago, a respected actor received...

Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru

Category: Sangat stories

By Shanti Kaur

The mantra Guru Guru Wahe Guru, Guru Ram Das Guru came to Yogi Bhajan through an experience of prayer and spiritual challenge. Unlike many mantras drawn directly from Gurbani, this mantra came to us as a revealed mantra: a sacred sound current received...

July 2026 Numerology Forecast

Category: Sangat stories

By Nam Hari Kaur

We are now shifting into a softer moment, allowing us to establish a renewed sense of balance.

The ease and flow of July’s number 7 is within reach, and catching it for all it’s worth is your way to a new beginning. Seven is the domain of the...

The Miracle Before the Miracle

Category: Sangat stories

By Hari Jiwan Singh Khalsa

Half a century ago, a young lady emerged from the hills of Appalachia. She came with a guitar in one hand and a big voice in the other. Through talent, perseverance, and grace, she became one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. We...

The Sovereign Throne of Guru Hargobind Sahib: The Dawn of Miri Piri

Category: Sangat stories

By Shanti Kaur

The year 1606 marked a major change in Sikh history. This was when the 5th Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, was executed by order of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. His martyrdom devastated the Sangat. Until then, Sikhs had been a peaceful community focused on...

I Found God in Beverly Hills

Category: Sangat stories

Beyond Rome and Unto Infinity
By Hari Jiwan Singh Khalsa

The spiritual path is far more dangerous than most people realize. Not dangerous in some theatrical sense, not because darkness hides behind meditation or prayer, but because a real spiritual path...

June 6, 1984

Category: Sangat stories

By Shanti Kaur

June marks a significant and somber moment of collective memory for the global Sikh community, highlighting the 42nd anniversary of the Indian Army assault on the Siri Harimandir Sahib, the spiritual and cultural heart of the Sikh faith. For Sikhs...

The Prayer and the Purveyor

Category: Sangat stories

By Hari Jiwan Singh

There is an art to prayer.

Just as there are many religions, there are many roads that lead to the same sacred destination—a place I call ‘the land where prayers are answered.’ Some paths work better for certain students than others, but...

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Ashram Events - August 2026

Month of August - Virtual Akhand Path at HGRD - click here >
August 1-9 - European Yoga Festival - More info here >
August 3 - HGRD Board Meeting
August 6 - Akal Takhat Gurdwara
August 7 - Prakaash (birth) of Guru Har Krishan  
August 20 - Grace of God Meeting - 10am - 12pm, Langar Hall
August 22 - Healthy Happy Holy Day - Click here >
August 28 - Sturgeon Moon | Partial lunar eclipse
August 30 - The completion of the Adi Granth by Guru Arjan
August 30 - Chat & Chant Club with Sat Kirin Kaur - Click here >

Upcoming Events:

October 4-13 - HGRD Gathering - Click here >
October 21 - November 3 - Yatra to India - Click here >