Every man has consummate genius within him July 6, 2008

When asked by Glen Clark if Walter Russell could give him the Secret of the Universe, he had this to say:

“I believe sincerely that every man has consummate genius within him” replied Russell. “Some appear to have it more than others only because they are aware of it more than others are, and the awareness or unawareness of it is what makes each one of them into masters or holds them down to mediocrity.

I believe that mediocrity is self-inflicted and genius is self-bestowed. Every successful person I ever have known, and I have known a great many, carries within him the key which unlocks that awareness and lets in the universal power that has made him into a master.”

“What is that key?” queried Glenn Clark.

“That key is desire when it is released into the great eternal Energy of the universe.”

The Christian Goddess July 1, 2008

“Many theologians and scholars believe the Holy Spirit written as, Pneuma in Greek every time it appears in the New Testament, is a feminine being. Note that Pneuma is a neuter word in Greek, but in Hebrew the word Ruah (Spirit) and in Aramaic the word Shekinah (Presence) are feminine words and imply a feminine divine presence. The Holy Spirit is possibly a Christian Goddess, not a mysterious invisible member of an all-male Trinity “club.” Or more provocatively, maybe there is a Feminine Trinity of God-the-Mother (Sophia and Mary?), God-the-Daughter (Mary Magdalene) and Goddess-the- Spirit-Presence (Shekinah, Ruah). The Holy Spirit appears at Yeshua’s baptism in the form of a dove. The dove has long been a symbol of the Goddess in the Ancient Near East, and was never used to symbolize any male Being or God.

We must also look in the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible, and consider the Goddess Sophia. Her name means “Wisdom.” She is the Goddess of Wisdom referred to repeatedly in scripture as the wife of God-the-Father. See Proverbs, Song of Songs, (also called Song of Solomon) in the Hebrew Bible, and see the Book of Sirach and the Book of Wisdom in the Apocrypha found in the center of any Catholic Bible.

Here is an excerpt from “The Decline of the Feminine and the Cult of Mary In Greco-Roman Christianity” , probably because of the dangers of Gnosticism, the biblical images of God as female were soon suppressed within the doctrine of God. God as Wisdom, Hokmah in Hebrew, or Sophia in Greek, a feminine form, was translated by Christianity into the Logos concept of Philo, which is masculine and was defined as the Son of God. The Shekinah, the theology of God’s mediating presence as female, was de-emphasized; and God’s Spirit Ruah, a feminine noun in Hebrew, took on a neuter form when translated into Greek as Pneuma.

The Vulgate translated Ruah into Latin as masculine, Spiritus. God’s Spirit, Ruah, which at the beginning of creation brings forth abundant life in the waters, makes the womb of Mary fruitful. In spite of the reality of the caring, consoling, healing aspects of divine activity, the dominant patriarchal tradition has prevailed, resulting in seeing the female as the passive recipient of God’s creation; and the female is expressed in nature, church, soul, and finally Mary as the prototype of redeemed humanity. Because God as father has become an over literalized metaphor, the symbol of God as mother is eclipsed. The problem lies not in the fact that male metaphors are used for God, but that they are used exclusively and literally. Because images of God as female have been suppressed in official formulations and teaching, they came to be embodied in the figure of Mary who functioned to reveal the unfailing love of God.”

The Christian Goddess www.northernway.org/goddess. html

The Holy Spirit in the Bible is regarded as: June 25, 2008

According to various Jewish/Christians scholars the Holy Spirit in the Bible is regarded as: 1. Some mysterious, creative power of God, possessing and inspiring humans; Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Now the Lord is that Spirit: And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God Rom. 8: 14 Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: For we know not what we should pray for as we ought: But the Spirit itself makes intercession for us, with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searches the heart know, what is the mind of the Spirit, Because She makes intercessions for the saints, according to the will of God. Rom. 8: 26-27 2. The Spirit of God; And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2 Then said Mary unto the angel, how shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost will come unto thee: Therefore also that holy thing that shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:34-35 For what man knows the things of man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knows no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; That we may know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teaches, But which the Holy Ghost teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1 Corinthians 2: 13 3. The inner principal in the `new life’ in Christ; The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because She hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; She hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised Luke 4:18 4. A quasi-physical force in the form of wind; But knowest not whence it comes and where it goes; thus is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 3:8 5. The personal activity of God Himself; Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Psalms 51:11 6. A supreme Spirit in prophecy; For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: But holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1:21 7. The Spirit which baptizes; For John truly baptized with water; But ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence. Acts 1: 5 8. The mode of God’s activity in history; But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, Even the Spirit of Truth, which proceeds from the Father, She shall testify of Me. John 15:26 “We might go so far, as to consider the Holy Spirit, God’s feminine presence in the world. The primary attribute of the feminine principle is receptivity. Therefore, the Holy Spirit demonstrates itself through it receptivity to others. I have mentioned before, the Kabbalist look upon Shekinah, a Hebrew term which means God’s presence, as the feminine expression of the Divine. Likewise, in the Genesis story, the Spirit of God is said to be “hovering” over the void and formless world just before creation. In college, my Old Testament Professor remarked, “It’s the idea of a hen hovering over her egg, waiting for it to hatch.” In this sense, the Holy Spirit, is mother God, who loves and shelters all her children without condition. “ www.cliftonunitaria n.com/ 9. The living energy of a personal God; But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God is come unto you. Mat. 12:28 10. The breath of the Almighty; By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. Psalms 33: 6 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life. Job 33: 4 Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are created: and Thou renewest the face of the earth. Psalms 104: 30 The grass withers, the flowers fade: Because the Spirit of the Lord blows upon it. Isaiah 40:7 The other word used most often of the Holy Spirit is the Greek word pneuma. It is translated as “breath” or “spirit” and means breath, breeze, wind or spirit.” www.ucgstp.org/ “The term “Spirit” translates the Hebrew word ruah, which, in its primary sense, means breath, air, wind. Jesus indeed uses the sensory image of the wind to suggest to Nicodemus the transcendent newness of him who is personally God’s breath, the divine Spirit.” J. Cardinal Ratzinger, Catechism of the Catholic Church (J.C.R., Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1994, p. 182.) 11. The Spirit in supernatural endowments of ethical and spiritual understanding; I have heard of thee that the Spirit of the Gods is in thee, And the Light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. Daniel 51:14 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of Wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of Knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. Isaiah 11: 2 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man, to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; To another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; To another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; To another discerning of spirits; To another diverse kinds of tongues; To another the interpretation of tongues; But all these worketh that one and selfsame Spirit. 1. Corinthians 11: 7-11 12. The Spirit of wisdom and judgment; But there is a Spirit in man: And the inspiration of Almighty gives them understanding. Great men are not always wise: Neither do the aged understand judgement Job 32:8-9 Turn you at My reproof: Behold, I will pour out My Spirit unto you, I will make known My Words unto you. Proverbs 1:23 13. The mode of human communion with God; And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions, and also upon the servants and upon the handmaidens, In those days will I pour out My Spirit. Joel 2:28-29 14. The mode of transmitting God’s revelation to humans; The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord has anointed me, To peach good tidings unto the meek; He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. Isaiah 61:1 15. The Spirit which liberates; Now the Lord if that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 16. The Spirit which brings renewal; Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, By the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Titus 3: 5 17. The Spirit which brings hope; And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, By the Holy Spirit which is given unto us. Rom. 5:5 Now may the God of hope fill you with all the joy, And peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 18. The Spirit which comforts; I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, That may abide with you forever. John 14: 16 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, Even the Spirit of Truth which preceedeth from the Father, She shall testify of me. And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. John 15: 26-27

Creation and Destruction June 14, 2008

“That Highest Maha S’akti is transcendent of all the Gunas; but you and I are with Gunas. Know me as the S’akti, all of Sattva Guna who is widely known as Maha Laksmi. After this the Prajapati Brahma, full of Rajo Gunas, the creator of all the Lokas, will come into existence from your navel lotus and will create the three worlds. Then he will perform severe tapasya and acquire the excellent power to create, and will create the three worlds by his Rajo Guna. That highly intelligent Prajapati will create first, the five Maha bhutas (great elements), all endowed with Gunas and then create mind with sensory organs and the presiding deities of the senses, and thus with all the ingredients, fit for creation, will create all the worlds.

Therefore He is denominated by all as the Creator of Brahmanda. O highly fortunate one! You will be the Preserver of this Universe. When the Prajapati Brahma will be angry at the beginning of the creation on his four mind-born sons, Rudra Deva will appear.He will appear then from the centre of his eye brows. On being born this Rudra Deva will practise very severe tapasya and will get the Samhara S’akti, who is all of Tamo Guna and at the end of the Kalpa will destroy all this universe of five elements.” - Chapter XVI, Devi Bhagavatam

“But in no way Mother’s love is going to allow you to destroy your Guru Principle.  As I told you that the Guru Principle is a very sensitive thing and is destroyed if you yourself do not try to maintain it. First of all the destruction starts from the very source of our being.  I mean to say that our being is created by five elements, and the five elements have a capacity all the time to get destroyed.

Any one of these elements, if they are not looked after, gets destroyed.  That is the built in capacity of the elements or of the matter as you can say. So to maintain them is important. So people have an idea that once you become a Guru you need not maintain anything, it is maintained by itself.  It is not. Agreed that the Spirit definitely enhances the beauty and health of this element, but at the human level there is always a greater force trying to destroy it. So till we have completely become the Spirit there is a chance of this destruction working it out.” – Shri Mataji

 

I have seen the last dissolution of the whole Universe June 12, 2008

“I am the least bothered about anything whatsoever. What is such a disaster you have seen in your life? — just tell Me. I have seen the last dissolution of the whole Universe. What can I fear anymore?” – Shri Mataji ( Tivoli, Italy — September 11, 1983)

Buddhi - Intellect June 9, 2008

“So Shri Krishna, He used His intellect. He is all-powerful. Nothing can dominate Him. Even His intellect cannot dominate Him. He used His intellect. Difference between the two, you should see. You should be able to use your intellect and not to be dominated by your intellect. So He used His intellect by which He solved many problems. His whole diplomacy was to use His intellect and use it for the purpose of divine.

All the time the divine in Him was helping Him to use His intellect. So the difference is that we are slaves of our intellect. And He is the master of His intellect. Not only, everything - His conditioning He’s master, His emotions He’s master, His body he’s the master. He’s master of everything and when you master, it you see your intellect very clearly, “Oh, this is what it is suggesting, this is not.” This intellect can give you very so-called positive ideas that you are the lord of the whole world. This is supposed to be positive. Or the same intellect can give you ideas that you are nothing. This intellect plays on top of you. Now you are not to be guided by your intellect but by your wisdom, as you are Sahaja Yogis.

So you have a very good instrument of feeling it. Through your vibrations you can make out what is good and what is bad. And you can see sometimes, as being human beings, there are some intellectual effects also coming in, but with Sahaja Yoga you can judge what is this intellect telling you. Because the intellect that you have has come out of what, is the main thing, should go to the subtle point, “How this intellect has come to us?” This intellect has come to us because our brain became active very soon. I have seen some children, extremely intelligent but they have no wisdom. If your only the brain develops too much - could be the mother is a very intelligent woman and father must be very intelligent, inheritance would be great, so they get it. Or maybe the circumstances, like if you are born in a particular country you suddenly become very intelligent.”- Shri Mataji

Bible and alcohol - Luke 12:45 - Christ warned against drunkenness June 8, 2008

1) Genesis 9:20-26 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble. 2) Genesis 19:30-38 - Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality 3) Leviticus 10:9-11 - God commanded priests not to drink so that they could tell the difference between the holy and the unholy. 4) Numbers 6:3 - The Nazarites were told to eat or drink nothing from the grape vine. 5) Deuteronomy 21:20 - A drunken son was stubborn and rebellious. 6) Deuteronomy 29:5-6 - God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness. 7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps. Judges 13:4, 7, 14 - Samson was to be a Nazarite for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or strong drink. 9) 1 Samuel 1:14-15 - Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine. 10) 1 Samuel 25:32-38 - Nabal died after a drunken spree. 11) 2 Samuel 11:13 - By getting Uriah drunk, David hoped to cover his sin. 12) 2 Samuel 13:28-29 - Amnon was drunk when he was killed. 13) 1 Kings 16:8-10 - The king was drinking himself into drunkenness when he was assassinated 14) 1 Kings 20:12-21 - Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings were drinking when they were attacked and defeated by the Israelites. 15) Esther 1:5-12 - The king gave each one all the drink he wanted. The king was intoxicated when he commanded the queen to come. 16) Psalm 75:8 - The Lord’s anger is pictured as mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked. 17) Proverbs 4:17 - Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence. 1 Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging. 19) Proverbs 23:19-20 - A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages. 20) Proverbs 23:21 - Drunkenness causes poverty. 21) Proverbs 23:29-30 - Drinking causes woe, sorrow, fighting, babbling, wounds without cause and red eyes. 22) Proverbs 23:31 - God instructs not to look at intoxicating drinks. 23) Proverbs 23:32 - Alcoholic drinks bite like a serpent, sting like an adder. 24) Proverbs 23:33 - Alcohol causes the drinker to have strange and adulterous thoughts, produces willfulness, and prevents reformation. 25) Proverbs 23:34 - Alcohol makes the drinker unstable 26) Proverbs 23:35 - Alcohol makes the drinker insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a warning. Alcohol is habit forming. 27) Proverb 31:4-5 - Kings, Princes, and others who rule and judge must not drink alcohol. Alcohol perverts good judgment. 2 Proverbs 31:6-7 - Strong drink could be given to those about to perish or those in pain. Better anesthetics are available today. 29) Ecclesiastes 2:3 - The king tried everything, including intoxicating drink, to see if it satisfied. It did not. (Ecclesiastes 12: 30) Ecclesiastes 10:17 - A land is blessed when its leaders do not drink. 31) Isaiah 5:11-12 - Woe to those who get up early to drink and stay up late at night to get drunk. 32) Isaiah 5:22 - Woe to “champion” drinkers and “experts” at mixing drinks. 33) Isaiah 19:14 - Drunken men stagger in their vomit. 34) Isaiah 22:12-13 - The Israelites choose to drink; their future looks hopeless to them. 35) Isaiah 24:9 - Drinkers cannot escape the consequences when God judges. 36) Isaiah 28:1 - God pronounces woe on the drunkards of Ephraim. 37) Isaiah 28:3 - Proud drunkards shall be trodden down. 3 Isaiah 28:7 - Priests and prophets stagger and reel from beer and wine, err in vision, and stumble in judgment. 39) Isaiah 28:8 - Drinkers’ tables are covered with vomit and filth. 40) Isaiah 56:9-12 - Drinkers seek their own gain and expect tomorrow to be just like today. 41) Jeremiah 35:2-14 - The Rechabites drank no grape juice or intoxicating wine and were blessed. 42) Ezekiel 44:21 - Again God instructed the priests not to drink wine. 43) Daniel 1:5-17 - Daniel refused the king’s intoxicating wine and was blessed for it along with his abstaining friends. 44) Daniel 5:1 - Belshazzar, ruler of Babylon; led his people in drinking. 45) Daniel 5:2-3 - The king, along with his nobles, wives, and concubines, drank from the goblets which had been taken from God’s temple. 46) Daniel 5:4 - Drinking wine was combined with praising false gods. 47) Daniel 5:23 - God sent word to Belshazzar that punishment would be swift for the evil he had committed. 4 Hosea 4:11 - Intoxicating wine takes away intelligence. 49) Hosea 7:5 - God reproves princes for drinking. 50) Joel 1:5 - Drunkards awake to see God’s judgment. 51) Joel 3:3 - The enemy is judged for selling girls for wine. 52) Amos 2:8 - Unrighteous acts of Israel included the drinking of wine which had been taken for the payment of fines. 53) Amos 2:12 - Israel is condemned for forcing Nazarites to drink wine. 54) Micah 2:11 - Israelites are eager to follow false teachers who prophesy plenty of intoxicating drinks. 55) Nahum 1:10 - The drunkards of Nineveh will be destroyed by God. 56) Habakkuk 2:5 - A man is betrayed by wine. 57) Habakkuk 2:15 - Woe to him that gives his neighbor drink. 5 Habakkuk 2:16 - Drinking leads to shame. 59) Matthew 24:48-51 - A drinking servant is unprepared for his Lord’s return. 60) Luke 1:15 - John the Baptist drank neither grape juice nor wine. 61) Luke 12:45 - Christ warned against drunkenness. 62) Luke 21:34 - Drunkenness will cause a person not to be ready for the Lord’s return. 63) Romans 13:13 - Do not walk in drunkenness or immorality. 64) Romans 14:21 - Do not do anything that will hurt your testimony as a believer. 65) 1 Corinthians 5:11 - If a Christian brother is a drinker, do not associate with him. 66) 1 Corinthians 6:10 - Drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God 67) Galatians 5:21 - Acts of the sinful nature, such as drunkenness, will prohibit a person from inheriting the kingdom of God. 6 Ephesians 5:18 - In contrast to being drunk with wine, the believer is to be filled with the Spirit. 69) 1 Thessalonians 5:6-7 - Christians are to be alert and self-controlled, belonging to the day. Drunkards belong to the night and darkness. 70) 1 Timothy 3:2-3 - Bishops (elders) are to be temperate, sober, and not near any wine. 71) 1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons are to be worthy of respect and not drinkers. 72) 1 Timothy 3:11 - Deacons’ wives are to be temperate and sober. 73) Titus 1:7-8 - An overseer is to be disciplined. 74) Titus 2:2-3 - The older men and older women of the church are to be temperate and not addicted to wine. 75) 1 Peter 4:3-4 - The past life of drunkenness and carousing has no place in the Christian’s life.

Atma (Spirit) June 7, 2008

“Atma is the reflection of Paramatma in our heart. This reflection is like the sun in water. Although reflection of the sun is in the water, he is away in the sky and not in the water. Similarly, Atma is as much as it is seen, it is beyond all that and not limited by it.”

“The Atma (Spirit) resides inside this heart and after Sahaja Yoga its light spreads within us in seven layers.” - Shri Mataji

“She sustained the universe”- Sri Guru Grath Sahib- Creation June 1, 2008

Arbad narbad dhun dhookaaraa. For endless eons, there was only utter darkness.

Dharan na gagnaa hukam apaaraa. There was no earth or sky; there was only the infinite Command of His Hukam.

Naa din rain na chand na sooraj sunn samaaDh lagaa-idaa.| |1|| There was no day or night, no moon or sun; God sat in primal, profound Samaadhi. ||1||

Khaanee na banee pa-un na paanee. There were no sources of creation or powers of speech, no air or water.

Opat khapat na aavan jaanee. There was no creation or destruction, no coming or going.

Khand pataal sapat nahee saagar nadee na neer vahaa-idaa. ||2|| There were no continents, nether regions, seven seas, rivers or flowing water. ||2||

Naa tad surag machh pa-i-aalaa. There were no heavenly realms, earth or nether regions of the underworld.

Dojak bhisat nahee khai kaalaa. There was no heaven or hell, no death or time.

Narak surag nahee jaman marnaa naa ko aa-ay na jaa-idaa. ||3|| There was no hell or heaven, no birth or death, no coming or going in reincarnation. ||3||

Barahmaa bisan mahays na ko-ee. There was no Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva.

Avar na deesai ayko so-ee. No one was seen, except the One Lord.

Naar purakh nahee jaat na janmaa naa ko dukh sukh paa-idaa. ||4|| There was no female or male, no social class or caste of birth; no one experienced pain or pleasure. ||4||

Naa tad jatee satee banvaasee. There were no people of celibacy or charity; no one lived in the forests.

Naa tad siDh saaDhik sukhvaasee. There were no Siddhas or seekers, no one living in peace. There were no Yogis, no wandering pilgrims, no religious robes; no one called himself the master. ||5||

Jap tap sanjam naa barat poojaa. There was no chanting or meditation, no self-discipline, fasting or worship

Naa ko aakh vakhaanai doojaa. No one spoke or talked in duality.

Aapay aap upaa-ay vigsai aapay keemat paa-idaa. ||6|| He created Himself, and rejoiced; He evaluates Himself. ||6||

Naa such sanjam tulsee maalaa. There was no purification, no self-restraint, no malas of basil seeds.

Gopee kaan na ga-oo go-aalaa. There were no Gopis, no Krishna, no cows or cowherds.

Tant mant pakhand na ko-ee naa ko vans vajaa-idaa. ||7|| There were no tantras, no mantras and no hypocrisy; no one played the flute. ||7||

Karam gharam nahee maa-i-aa maakhee. There was no karma, no Dharma, no buzzing fly of Maya.

Jaat janam nahee deesai aakhee. Social class and birth were not seen with any eyes.

Mamtaa jaal kaal nahee maathai naa ko kisai dhi-aa-idaa. ||8|| There was no noose of attachment, no death inscribed upon the forehead; no one meditated on anything. ||8||

Nind bind nahee jee-o na jindo. There was no slander, no seed, no soul and no life.

Naa tad gorakh naa maachhindo. There was no Gorakh and no Maachhindra.

Naa tad gi-aan Dhi-aan kul opat naa ko ganat ganaa-idaa. ||9|| There was no spiritual wisdom or meditation, no ancestry or creation, no reckoning of accounts. ||9||

Yaran bhaykh nahee barahman khatree. There were no castes or social classes, no religious robes, no Brahmin or Kh’shaatriya.

Day-o na dayhuraa ga-oo gaa-itaree. There were no demi-gods or temples, no cows or Gaayatri prayer.

Hom jag nahee tirath naavan naa ko poojaa laa-idaa. ||10|| There were no burnt offerings, no ceremonial feasts, no cleansing rituals at sacred shrines of pilgrimage; no one worshipped in adoration. ||10||

Naa ko mulaa naa ko kaajee. There was no Mullah, there was no Qazi.

Naa ko saykh masaa-ik haajee. There was no Shaykh, or pilgrims to Mecca.

Ra-ee-at raa-o na ha-umai dunee-aa naa ko kahan kahaa-idaa. ||11|| There was no king or subjects, and no worldly egotism; no one spoke of himself. ||11||

Bhaa-o na bhagtee naa siv saktee. There was no love or devotion, no Shiva or Shakti - no energy or matter.

Saajan meet bind nahee raktee. There were no friends or companions, no semen or blood.

Aapay saahu aapay vanjaaraa saachay ayho bhaa-idaa. ||12|| He Himself is the banker, and He Himself is the merchant. Such is the Pleasure of the Will of the True Lord. ||12||

Bayd katayb na simrit saasat. There were no Vedas, Korans or Bibles, no Simritees or Shaastras.

Paath puraan udai nahee aasat. There was no recitation of the Puraanas, no sunrise or sunset.

Kahtaa baktaa aap agochar aapay alakh lakhaa-idaa. ||13|| The Unfathomable Lord Himself was the speaker and the preacher; the unseen Lord Himself saw everything. ||13||

Jaa tis bhaanaa taa jagat upaa-i-aa. When He (Waheguru/God Almighty) so willed, She (Aykaa Mayee/His Shakti) created the world.

Baajh kalaa aadaan rahaa-i-aa. Without any supporting power, She sustained the universe.

Barahmaa bisan mahays upaa-ay maa-i-aa moh vaDhaa-idaa. ||14|| She created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; She fostered enticement and attachment to Maya. ||14||

Virlay ka-o gur sabad sunaa-i-aa. How rare is that person who listens to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.

Kar kar daykhai hukam sabaa-i-aa. She created the creation, and watches over it; the Hukam of His Command is over all.

Khand barahmand paataal arambhay guptahu pargatee aa-idaa. ||15|| She formed the planets, solar systems and nether regions, and brought what was hidden to manifestation. ||15||

Taa kaa ant na jaanai ko-ee. No one knows His limits.

Pooray gur tay sojhee ho-ee. This understanding comes from the Perfect Guru.

Naanak saach ratay bismaadee bisam bha-ay gun gaa-idaa. ||16||3||15| | O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Truth are wonderstruck; singing His Glorious Praises, they are filled with wonder. ||16||3||15| |

Guru Nanak Ji Page 1035 and 1036, Sri Guru Grath Sahib

Shri Mataji and Gagangiri Maharaj meeting May 28, 2008

Beautiful story from Shriniwas:

“Today I would like to share a brief summary of Shree Mataji`s tryst with a great realized ascetic, “Gagangiri Maharaj” from Maharashtra, India.

My Dad was with Shree Mataji during this time and I would like to enumerate whatever he experienced there..

“This meeting happened sometime in 70s .. Gagangiri Maharaj was a great realized ascetic who stayed near a place called “Khopoli” in Maharshtra which is on the way between Mumbai (Bombay)-Pune. His ashram is located on a small hill top where he use to stay with his disciples. Once Shree Mataji expressed the desire to meet him and SHE along with few Yogis went to meet HIM. Shree Mataji finally met him and following is some of the excerpts from their conversation:

Gagangiri Maharaj: Mother, I knew that you would come this particular day to give me self-realization. I have been waiting for this time since thousands of years. By severe penances and austere life I have been able to clean every chakra form Mooladhar to Agnya. But, I knew that finally you would help me to jump from Agnya to Saharara to obtain beatitude and bliss. When you were climbing the hill, I could see you in your original form of Adi-Shakti accompanied by all deities dancing in the procession.

( then he offered Shree Mataji a saree.. He then looked at all the yogis who were there with HER)

Gagangiri Maharaj: Mother, why are you giving so much to all these people. Do they understand the real worth of it? Do they understand what they have achieved so easily? It took me thousands of years to get my realization. I had to go through severe penances and austere life.

Shree Mataji: You are a GURU and cannot be a MOTHER. I am the MOTHER and cannot be a GURU like you. A mother always gives everything to her children selflessly. A GURU will expect that his disciple go through all the hardships before he gets the blessings but a mother cannot do that. So, now you have achieved such a state, then why don’t you help me in my work ?

Gagangiri Maharaj: As you say Mother. ….I was not lucky enough to have a mother like you, before…

Gagangiri Maharaj: ( to all Yogis) You all are very lucky to get so much from MOTHER herself.. So understand the worth of it and grow.

Unfortunately, this great soul (Gagangiri Maharaj) passed away recently on 4thFeb 2008

Well on the next morning, Shree Mataji woke up early and was sitting on the swing outside the Ashram.My Dad also had woken up by then and he observed that 2 disc like objects were revolving around Shree Mataji for almost 30-45 minutes. She then said “You can Leave” and both of them soared high in the sky with tremendous speed and disappeared. My dad then asked MOTHER about this and SHE told him that sometimes, “Hanumana and Bhairava” want to be with me. Those 2 discs which you observed were them.”