What is the purpose and meaning of yoga? National Palace of Culture, Sofia (Bulgaria)

1996-0707 Public Program, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria 17.13 onwards I (Shri Mataji) bow to all the seekers of truth. At the very outset we have to know that truth is what it is. We cannot change it, we cannot transform it, we cannot describe it. It is the experience of the truth. I am very much thankful to this association of yoga which has invited me very kindly to talk on sahaja yoga. And in a place so far away from India that there is an association I was really quiet surprised. Now we have to understand that why do we do yoga. What is the purpose of yoga and what is the meaning of the yoga. The meaning of the yoga is that you have to unite with the all pervading power of the divine love. In sanskrit it is called as brahmachaitanya, in the quran it is called as Rooh/ruh. Also in the bible it is described as the cool breeze of the holy ghost. And what has to happen to us is our evolutionary breakthrough, the last breakthrough. All kinds of yoga we started in India according to different times. First of all we had three types of seeking. One created vedas. But the first stanza of vedas says that by reading all this if you do not get self knowledge, it is useless. People have been seeking the truth so they took to another , which we call as the bhakti marga. Now this Read More …

To get rid of the confusion you have to become the spirit National Palace of Culture, Sofia (Bulgaria)

Public Program I bow to all the seekers of the truth. At the very outset we have to know that truth is what it is . You cannot change it, you cannot transform it and you cannot pay for it. We are all seekers of truth. What are we seeking perhaps you do not know. Whatever I am going to tell you today you should not accept it blind folded. But you must keep your mind open like scientist and if it is proved then you better accept as honest people. Because it is for the benevolence of yourself, your family, your country and the whole world. We have become human beings at this level but still little more has to happen to us. In the evolutionary process we have to jump little more. All the problems of modern times are because we are confused. To get rid of the confusion you have to become the spirit. Christ has said “know thyself”. Also Mohammad Sahib has said “the one who does not know himself is still at an animal stage”. All these great incarnations and prophets has said “you have to be born again”. But that doesn’t mean you just say that you are born again and put a sort of a sign board. Born again means actualisation of this experience firstly. Or else not only that but you have powers of your own which are manifested. We say that this is my house, this is my head, this is Read More …

Shri Mahalakshmi Puja: You have come to Sahaja Yoga to ascend National Palace of Culture, Sofia (Bulgaria)

Shri Mahalakshmi puja. Sofia (Bulgaria), 8 September 1993. Today is a great day when we are celebrating Mahalakshmi’s Puja. You must be knowing that today is the day of Mary, mother of Christ, who was Mahalakshmi. Mahalakshmi’s incarnation is very important for Sahaja Yoga. First She establishes our dharma by which we become righteous, we become religious in the real sense. After the light of realisation we cannot do anything that is not dharma. As you know what is dharma is, and the maryadas, the boundaries of our behavior. This transformation takes place automatically. I don’t have to tell you, “Don’t do this, don’t do this,” like ten commandments. You, yourself, establish your dharma and you enjoy your virtues. This happens, as you know – already has happened to all of you – with the grace of Mahalakshmi. Then She starts bestowing blessings on you. First, the blessing is of physical well-being by which your parasympathetic nervous system gets into proper shape and a balance is established, as if the Mahalakshmi principle holds the reins and you cannot cross the limits, you cannot go too much to the left or to the right. By this principle you realise what is wrong with the outside religions, you realise also that inside all the religions are born like flowers on the same of tree of spirituality. And automatically you start worshipping all the prophets right from Abraham, Moses, Confucius, Lao Tse, Mohammed Sahib, Nanak. You worship them! It is not that you Read More …