Devi Puja: The Culture of Universal Religion Bordi (India)

“The Culture of Universal Religion”. Bordi (India), 7 February 1985. Today is the second day of our new journey into the battlefield. We have to win people with love, compassion, affection and dignity. When we say it’s a Vishwa Dharma, it’s a Universal Religion we belong to, first and foremost thing, the essence of that, is peace. The peace has to be within, to begin with. You have to be peaceful within yourself. If you are not peaceful, if you are playing tricks with your ego, if you are just satisfying yourself saying that you are peaceful, you are sadly mistaken. Peace is to be enjoyed within yourself. It is to be felt within yourself. So do not give wrong satisfactions to yourself, do not give false notions to yourself. Don’t cheat yourself. Peace has to be felt within yourself, and if you are not feeling that, you shouldn’t come and ask me, “Mother, why I am not feeling it.” Because I am not going to tell you that something [is] wrong with you. You have to work it out that you should feel peaceful within yourself.It is not that if you have too much of silence outside, you feel peaceful. The peace has to be within yourself. You have it. Your Spirit is absolutely peaceful, ‘avyagra’, without restlessness. There is no restlessness in your Spirit, absolutely peaceful and steady.It is for you to feel it. It is not for anybody else to certify you. This is one thing. Secondly, Read More …

Pre marriage talk Bordi (India)

Pre marriage talk Gavin: All the beautiful sarees and kurtas, they are all nicely piled up and looking very beautiful. Shri Mataji: Alright good idea. Gavin: They have just started. Shri Mataji: You better do it. Gavin: No they will first here you mother. Shri Mataji: no I am not going to speak today. Ok, a little bit for five-ten minutes. Gavin: Shri Mataji will talk to us for five-ten minutes. Shri Mataji: It is really wonderful the way they have done it, it is a real marriage arrangement. Isn’t it? It is beautifully done. And we must give a hand to Bombay Sahaj Yogies for organizing it. And now I have to also bid goodbye to all the people who are getting married because they are going to become different people. Today is a special day for us because as per the custom in India, before your marriage you see the bride’s party and the bridegroom’s party have to give the things they have brought. And they also come with a band which thinks that whatever you have promised you better give us. So that is the day we enjoy the most when people pass their things to others. And as I have told you many times that matter has only one value that you can put your love into it. And you can pass it over. It is an expression of love. It has only one value that you can give to others. All other things you cannot Read More …