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

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.”

How we feel without Ego? May 25, 2008

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness –- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

In her case the Ego-left hemisphere of our brain was completely out of order.

This is a perfect example and lesson for us to understand the function of our Ego.

Prakriti, Matter, Mother-how to control the matter May 25, 2008

Is it possible to imagine the life without Matter?  She is around us taking care about us all the time as real Mother.

During out evolution we learned how to control and modify this matter. This is the difference between animals and human beings. We try all the time to have full control over the matter.

Lets see what is the origin of this Matter- The Devi Bhagavatam: The Ninth Book: Chapter 1

“…Who is this Prakriti? (Whether She is of the nature of Intelligence or of matter?) Why did She manifest Herself and then again why did She reveal Herself in these five forms? And what are Her characteristics?…

… 4-18. Narayana said :– “O Child! Who is there in this world that can describe fully the characteristics of Prakriti! However I will describe to you that much which I heard from my own father, Dharma. Hear. The prefix “Pra” in the word Prakriti means exalted, superior, excellent; and the affix “Kriti” denotes creation. So the Goddess, the Devi Who is the most excellent in the work of creation is known as the Devi Prakriti.”

In order to have more control over the Matter we need to develop in ourselves all her qualities.  Her main quality is to take care for everybody.

When we start taking care for other people and not only for ourselves, we can develop our control over the Matter.

In my next article we will learn more about other quality of the Matter, which is Maya or illusion.

Purification of Swadhistana chakra May 24, 2008

From couple of months my attention was to find relations between different asanas and chakras.

Couple of days ago I start my meditation with couple of minutes in Padmasana (Lotus Pose) and after I remain in  Siddhasana.

My personal feeling was very quick purification of Swadhistana chakra, specially the right side.

During this exercise, please use your vibratory awareness and discrimination.

Good luck.

 

Christians, Hindus, Muslims and all have to evolve to a higher state April 19, 2008

 

“That you have to be born again, that you have to be baptized, that  you have to become a Pir, that you have to become a Brahmin - all  these descriptions have come to us from all the great scriptures. It  is very easy to say that we don’t believe in God, we don’t believe in  any Incarnation, we don’t believe in Jesus, we don’t believe in any  religion, we don’t believe into anything; is very easy to say. Even  it is easy to say that we believe in them, we believe in God, we  believe in Christ, we believe in Krishna, Rama, all that. Both things are equally the same.

When you believe in God you believe in the darkness and ignorance,  and when you do not believe in Him also you are in ignorance. By  believing into you close your eyes, accept the faith and go along  with it. Of course it shows that you are conscious of some Power which is beyond. Such people have a great chance. But in the case if  you go to these extremes in this kind of faith then you start only  believing in Christ, only believing in Muhammad, only believing in  Krishna - I mean depending on where you are born. How human beings are so narrow-minded?

If you are born in England either you will be a Catholic, or a  Protestant, or maybe one of these witchcraft people. You believe into  anything because you are localized in a place; there has been some  identifications because your mother believed into something, because  your father believed into something, or you paid for it. And this  faith can become such a blinding effect on people that you develop  absurd types of groups which call themselves as Christians, Hindus,  Muslims - whatever you may say - and are extremely, extremely  exclusive, blind, and fanatic.

Today one of the problems of the times of the modern times is  fanaticism. Now this fanaticism has been growing. The more people try  to get out of this fanaticism, it grows more.”

Shri Mataji Shri Nirmala Devi, „Being Born Again” May 12, 1980 - Caxton Hall, London, U.K.