Day: 1982/10/08 (Friday)

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Newspaper Interview Maria’s House, Wellingborough (England)

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Newspaper Interview October 8th, 1982 Wellington, UK Shri Mataji: How are you? Please, What’s your name? Reporter: My name is David [Cooper?], I am (inaudible) Can You tell me why You have come along to Northampton here this week? Shri Mataji: Why I have come here? Reporter: Why You have come along here were you invited by a…. Shri Mataji: It’s a sort of a… kind of a message I have, that a discovery has been made now of a method. Reporter: Is this the first time that You’ve come to Northampton? Shri Mataji: No, I’ve come before also. Reporter: And what sort of response did You get then? Shri Mataji: Response was, I wouldn’t say very good. No newspaper didn’t come at all. Yesterday also there was no one, it’s very surprising. Reporter: You found a lot of people were very skeptical, did You? Shri Mataji: I don’t know what they were like, because no-, nobody came, you see. Reporter: That was the Guild Hall as well? Shri Mataji: No, Guildhall yesterday we had lots of people, yesterday. But as far as the newspapers were concerned, We met some people here. But most of them came to see Me, when I came here first. They were sort of a labor class people. They were suffering from all kinds of maladies like possessions and things, and one gentleman just got up and started walking all around the places and talking like … it was a bit funny. Reporter: In fact, Read More …

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Radio Interview Maria’s House, Wellingborough (England)

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Radio Interview October 8th, 1982 Wellington, UK Reporter: This is Phil Malone for the County Show at the Victoria Centre in Park Road in Wellingborough. With me is Mataji, who teaches Sahaja Yoga. Now, Mataji, what exactly does this yoga involve? Shri Mataji: Sahaja means: “saha” means with, “ja” is born. So whatever is born with you means spontaneous. It is a living process of the living force, which is surrounding us, which is everywhere, which pulsates in everything. And this happening is the breakthrough, the ultimate breakthrough into our unconscious; can be described psychologically. Reporter: So some people call this self-realization. Shri Mataji: Same. Reporter: Now, Your background is from a Christian family in India. Shri Mataji: Yes. Reporter: Is Your teaching involved with Christianity or not? Shri Mataji: It is, of course, because Christ is very important for Sahaja Yoga, no doubt. But the way we understand Christ out of the text of Bible is very limited. We have to see to other texts about Him, and expand, and explain Him, what He meant, because Bible is not sufficient to explain Him. Reporter: So, is Your message one of peace and that’s, in that case, peace in the rest of the world or peace within people? Shri Mataji: Absolutely. Peace within will only bring the peace outside. Whatever we are inside is expressed outside. Reporter: Now, You have had some successes in curing people or healing people in the past. Is this because You work from the inside Read More …

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We don’t have to suffer University of Northampton, Northampton (England)

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Public Program. Northampton (UK), 8 October 1982. Shri Mataji: It’s quite. Sahaja Yogi: Still quite, some more people are coming. Few people are still coming. So, with Mataji’s permission, I will just say a few more words while people are still coming into the hall so that when She speaks that can be full attention. Because this is a subject where we have to really give our attention fully and not be distracted by what’s going on in the next seat or behind us. What has to happen is that our attention should go inside. It’s not an easy thing for people who are used to thinking, to stop thinking, and just watch what’s going on. Because we are so identified with our thoughts, we don’t realize that they’re not reality and they’re actually preventing us from experiencing reality which is absolutely the present time. So, please realize that if you have come here to get something, it’s something personal to you by which your relationship to others is very much purified and improved but which is for you and it’s for them also, but you don’t worry about them. Now one thing which will help this experience to take place, this happening to work out, is if you don’t mind to take out take off your shoes and just rest your stocking feet on the floor. It’s a very simple reason for doing this it’s like an earthing system. It’s just giving a contact with the Mother Earth. It’s Read More …