Dear T. Sher Singh,

After I cross a stream in a forest I can then turn around and tell you where the pit falls and slippery rocks are that I found along the way.

While in 3HO, during my young and formative years, I was told one thing and lead to believe another. I, for one, welcome the opportunity to learn that there is a difference between "Bhajanism" and "Sikhism".

I choose "Sikhism" any day over "Bhajanism".

I want to thank all of the Sikhs who came by my house and told me to take Yogi Bhajan's photo off of my altar and invited me to attend their Gurudwara. I wasn't very thankful at the time, actually I was rude and asked them to leave. But, they were right. They invited me into a wonderful life where I wasn't expected to bow and touch a self-proclaimed master's feet. It was expected of me to only bow to Siri Guru Granth Sahib.

It is not the intention of this forum to slander anyone. It is the intention to understand that there is a difference, and to not judge Sikhi by the experiences we had in Yogi Bhajan's Organizations. It is the intention to let those who walked with and among us to know that they didn't do anything wrong and that the environment that we grew up in was co-dependent and dysfunctional and that they have "Graduated" from the School of Yogi Bhajan and are welcome to continue their graduate studies of our beloved Guru Nanak, free of politics, free of politicians and, hopefully, free of people who only seek to further their own good by walking on the backs of others.

There is so much more to Sikhi than what Yogi Bhajan has to offer. That, is our message.

Waheguru ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji Ki Fateh,

Gurubir Singh

This letter is in response to 'Tirade Against 3HO Unwarranted', Feb.20.