[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              YOGI BHAJAN

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, the death of one of New Mexico's 
most beloved and influential residents on Wednesday night has saddened 
all of us who knew him. Habhajan Sing Khalsa Yogiji was his full name, 
but his followers and friends worldwide knew him as Yogi Bhajan.
  The spiritual teacher of hundreds of thousands of people, Yogi Bhajan 
was leader of the Sikhs in the Western Hemisphere. He chose New Mexico 
as one of several centers of business and residence in the United 
States, and it was at his home in Espanola that he died with family and 
friends near.
  I have the privilege of Yogi Bhajan's friendship and support for more 
than 20 years. He was a dynamic, powerful person with a strong devotion 
to human rights, religious freedom, and good health. He was also a 
masterful businessman with a degree in economics who intimately 
understood the connection between food and health, and made health food 
a foundation for several hugely successful companies. ``Yogi Tea,'' for 
instance, is found in households around the world.
  My thoughts and prayers are with his wife Bibiji and their children, 
his followers and his other friends. He was a teacher of all who came 
to know him. We have learned much from this man, and with his death we 
have lost a great and good friend.

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