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Mother’s Day Puja: Talk on Children University of Birmingham, Birmingham (England)

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Seminar, Mother’s Day Puja, Talk on Children. Birmingham, England. 1985. 21 April 1985. Please be seated. Gavin has not come? Gavin is not there? The ladies with the children also must sit down for the puja. They haven’t yet arrived? Someone must go and tell them. Yogi: Somebody with a car please get up to the main point and tell people that they should arrive. Preferably a gentleman with the car. Shri Mataji: What are they doing? Yogini: We have to clear the rooms by twelve. Yogi: Mother, we have just been told that we have to clear our rooms by twelve o’ clock, so this has caused little confusion. Shri Mataji: Why? Yogi: Because the authorities would like their rooms back by twelve o’clock. Shri Mataji: Oh, I see. So then… Yogi: Should they try to quickly clear their rooms as well? Shri Mataji: Yes. But I will finish the puja quite early, about eleven thirty. They could have gone then. Because if you start late, it will be late again. In any case I have to finish the puja early, because I am going earlier. Yogi: Can the many people who have cars actually help the people come back down to the hall… ? Shri Mataji: Or they might be on their way. Are they all coming together? Just see if they are coming together. Come along fast, come along. Even the people with children should come here. Ask them to come down. Yogini: Shall I telephone Mr Read More …

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Devi Puja Dharamshala (India)

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Devi Puja, Talnoo, Dharamshala, India, March 29th 1985 English Transcript (अंग्रेजी में बोलें? ये लोग पीछे जाके बैठ जायें. इधर खडे नहीं. पीछे जगह है, इधर से बैठिये. – Shri Mataji speaks to the people in Hindi that there is a place in the back and that they should go and sit there.) 1:05 … People of [unclear Dharamshala] so different, so nice, special quality people. We cannot say no to them. They are beautiful people. Very beautiful. They will enter into the kingdom of God. …. (थोडा अंग्रेजी में बोलते हैं. – I’ll speak in English.) Speech starts at 1:15 Today we are sitting at the foothill of Himalaya. Himalaya is the Father of your Mother. And since I have come here the feeling of returning to the Father is making Me feel extremely proud of you. (Hindi – अंग्रेजी में बोलने से लाईट चली जायेगी – because of speaking in English if the electricity goes off.) 2:00 So we have to count our blessings again that we are at the foothill of Himalaya which is the Sahasrara of the universe. Those people who live here are the most beautiful people that you could think of. They are not rich, they are not educated, they are not sophisticated. They are simple folk, but one of them is equal to thousands and thousands of other people who are still moving in the realm of materialism. It is such a special day to be here. Today is the 7th day of Read More …

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Devi Puja: How To Ascend Into Nirvikalpa Sydney (Australia)

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Devi Puja, “How to ascend into nirvikalpa” Sydney (Australia), 10 March 1985. Breeze will blow, now you won’t have problems. It is such a joy to see so many Sahaj Yogis of such high evolution. I am sure all the gods and goddesses and the God Almighty himself must be overjoyed to see this achievement, no doubt about it.  But I was told that you want to know higher ways, or higher things, by which you would like to ascend higher and higher.  In the samadhi state, first is the thoughtless awareness, as you know, called the nirvichar samadhi. And then into the other state, which is called as nirvikalpa samadhi, where it is doubtless awareness, is two stages: savikalpa and nirvikalpa. Most of the Sahaj Yogis now are on the savikalpa, not yet at the nirvikalpa. And to rise up to the nirvikalpa, we must understand that we have to do little more about it.  So far we had our physical problems which are solved — physical needs, comforts cannot dominate us anymore. We can live in any conditions, like Brahmapuri. We enjoy all that, that shows that we have now risen above the conditions that are laid down by the material life or the matter. That’s a good state where we have reached, which is also very difficult for people. Normally, people are extremely fussy; they are worried about worldly things, worldly possessions, worldly material problems. So many of them would come and tell me, “I haven’t got Read More …

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

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“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 …

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Devi Puja: Every present moment is to be enjoyed Brahmapuri (India)

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1985-0129 Devi Puja: Every Present Moment is to be Enjoyed, Brahmapuri, India Shri Mataji speaking to another Sahaja Yogi in Marathi: Handkerchief. Handkerchief, give me a handkerchief. Hey (‘अहो’), handkerchief.  Shri Mataji speaking to another Sahaja Yogi in English: I will have some water. Shri Mataji speaking to another Sahaja Yogi in Marathi: Give me some water. No-no.  Shri Mataji speaking to Sahaja Yogis in Marathi: Let the guests sit first. Get up, how come? Is this our method? First you call them here, then you can sit afterwards making space for yourself. Shri Mataji speaking to Sahaja Yogis in English: The foreigners can come here. Just, you ae all guests you see. Shri Mataji speaking to Sahaja Yogis in Marathi: You get up from the middle. Wait for two minutes, let them sit first then you can sit in a line, in the sides. Let them come Shri Mataji speaking to Sahaja Yogis in English: Sit. Just give up. Just keep it here. [English talk] Today was a very great day for all of you to jump in the river and enjoy yourselves very much. I remember the past of such days which I have also enjoyed before. But one must know that it’s not the outside that really gives you pleasure; it’s the inside. Whether there is outside or not, inside should be so elated. You can use this as a memory for yourself, whenever you feel dejected or depressed, and should try to maintain that moment of Read More …

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Devi Puja, Republic Day Pune (India)

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Republic day puja, Devi puja, India tour, Pune, India, 26/01/1985 (English/Marathi) English Transcript Today we have arrived in a place which is regarded as he holiest of holy cities, in all the Shastras it is described as something very heavenly. So the people who are born here, must be people of great achievements and of great punyas. [Shri Mataji laughs]And to add to all the glory of this place, today is the day of our independence, the Republic day of India.Today the occasion is so great that on this day I should be worshipped because the essence of all the manifestation, all the material worlds of the world is India. India is the essence, the rest of it is all the manifestation of the essence.So, to celebrate the Independence of this country itself is great fortune of many people today, that they should worship me on this day. It’s a very deep rooted country, deep rooted into its traditions and its understanding of life. It’s one of the most ancient country where people have been searching the truth since long.The roots of all philosophies were born in this country That’s why most of the Incarnations took their birth in this country. Or ended up their life here like Moses and Christ. On spiritual life, I would say that time has taken its stone, we have had all kinds of sufferings and dominations because of the spiritual understanding and bearing power we have. That’s representative of what many saints have suffered Read More …

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Devi Puja: On Leadership (Morning) Rahuri (India)

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Talk about leadership, Rahuri, Maharashtra, India, 22nd January 1985. (English/Marathi) Rahuri is a place where a rakshasa called, demon called Rahu was killed by Goddess. And this is the place where my forefathers reigned as kings, and they had a dynasty also. Now, the other place we went to, Musalwadi, is the place where the Goddess first of all hit him with a beam, so it is called as Musalwadi. It means a beam, ‘musal’ means a ‘beam’. So this is a place where [the] Goddess has done a lot of work. There is another place called Aradgaon where he was running and he was screaming, so it’s called as arad. ‘Arad’ means ‘screaming’ (‘gaon’ means village). So the whole place is already very much vibrated because also the Nathas, the nine Nathas — we saw one Kanifnath there — but all of them lived in this area and worked very hard. The last of all, Sainath, was very near here, as you know, in Shirdi. So this is a very, very holy place and a place of great worship where many a times the Goddess was worshipped. Rahuri itself, if you go round, you’ll find there are nine deities sitting there. These are also created by Mother Earth. They are beautiful things. No one knows about them. You can go and have a look. There are nine of them and these represent the nine incarnations of the Goddess, or nine styles of the Goddess. Now, in this beautiful place Read More …

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Devi Puja: Achieve the power of Spirit within Mula Dam, Rahuri (India)

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Puja at Mula Dam, “Achieve the power of Spirit within”. Rahuri (India) 26 February 1984 . [English Transcript] I hope your journey has been comfortable so far and will be comfortable later on, as the source of comfort is your Spirit. And more you see to the comfort of your Spirit the problems of outside comforts drop off. You are not bothered as to where you live, where you sleep, what you eat, what you do. So allow these gross sensitivities to drop down so that the inner, subtler sensitivities grow. That’s why you are here, to get over your time, conditionings…l mean it is a rat-race, and the rat race has to be somehow or other stopped, once and for all, “without”. So here we can do it “without”, and once you start meditating, that “within” can also be achieved and you can achieve that peace which all human beings should have, if we have to save this world from complete destruction. As you must have realized that now the Sahaja Yoga is growing much faster, and is taking a good speed. And we all have to keep ourselves equipped to be able to be part and parcel of this great evolutionary and revolutionary process which is going to stir up the whole world. For that, it is important also to see that we take ourselves to task and don’t get into mediocre living and mediocre thinking. We are people of very great potential. Not only that, but we Read More …

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Devi Puja: What is expected of Sahaja Yogis and Where are we, Advice to Brides Bordi (India)

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“What is expected of Sahaja Yogis and where are we?”. Bordi (India), 13 February 1984. [A Sahaja Yogi reads the mantra “Pasayadan” written by saint Gyaneshwara and Shri Mataji translates it.It is the last hymn (Ovi) of the “Gyaneshwari” (or Dnyaneshwari), which is an interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita written in Marathi by Saint Gyaneshwara (or Dnyaneshwara).] [Video and audio start here] Sahaja Yogi: “Ata vishwatmake deve yene vagnyajne toshave”.Shri Mataji: Now it says that all of you, who are one in your Spirit – this all description of Sahaja Yoga today – is the future, the present that you will get it, at this time what is going to happen. It is so beautifully shown, you’ll be surprised, that you all will become one in the universe. The Spirit of the universe will be satisfied with the ‘yagnyas’ they are going to do, with the fire ceremonies you are going to do. How it is appropriated! He said it 3 hundred years back.Sahaja Yogi: “Toshoni maza dyave pasayadana he”.Shri Mataji: And then you should give us the milk of your blessings by getting the complete satisfaction from us.Sahaja Yogi: “Ze khalanchi vyankati sando”.Shri Mataji: That time all the horrible evil people will be ruined and their plans will be spoiled.Sahaja Yogi: “Taya satkarmi rati wadho”.Shri Mataji : And people will take to righteousness. This is the description [??] GuptaSahaja Yogi: “Bhuta paraspare pado maitra jivantche”.Shri Mataji: At that time there will be a tremendous friendship of the Spirit among Read More …

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Devi Puja: Shivaji the Anchavatara Satara (India)

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Puja in Satara: Shivaji the Anchavatara. Satara (India), 7th February 1984 English Transcript It is not proper, but He was not just a mere king, you see He was a Devi bhakta and an ansha avtara and His Mother was also an ansha avtara. What is the sign of an ansha avtara is that they have extra powers over themselves and over others, and they have no temptations, no mistakes. [Shri Mataji speaks in Marathi to the sound technicians about the sound system problem.] So, first of all we should know that Shivaji himself was a divine person in the sense that He had no defects in him. He was a detached personality. I do not want to tell you the whole history about him, but his character if you study you will be amazed how detached He was. He was not found of women. He never hankered after them and on the contrary respected women very much. There is a story that once He was presented with the daughter-in-law of a great nawab because the people used to do, I do not know what you call those tactics where you attack the people hiding from behind. [Shri Mataji is speaking with the sound technicians and the Sahaja Yogis present there about failure of the sound system due to load shedding, load shedding is a problem the people of this place face every Tuesday. Shri Mataji asks the Sahaja Yogis present there to try to listen to Her from their Read More …

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Devi Puja Rahuri (India)

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Devi Puja, January 26, 1984 Rahuri, Maharashtra, India Shri Mataji : Who forgot the bag to be brought in ? Sahaja Yogi: Magda Shri Mataji: Magda. You should be careful. Talk starts at 2:38 Rahuri has a special significance in the history of the Goddess, that when the horrible rakshasa, called Rahu, started ruling this area and devastating it, the whole suffered, all the God-fearing people. Then the Goddess took Her incarnation here and She killed this man, this rakshasa and there are different places where how he ran, how She caught him and ultimately killed. He was killed in Rahuri. And that’s why rahu-ri – “ri” starts from the Hrim, as you know that: “Aim, Klim, Hrim” are the three words denoting the three powers of the Goddess. “Aim, Hrim and Klim”: Aim, is the Mahakali, Hrim, is the Mahalakshmi and Klim, is the Mahasaraswati. So, with the Hrim-power She killed this rakshasa, and then – after that killing – bhaktas started living here. And a king came all the way from Rajpur, Rajputana, and started worshipping the Goddess. And when he was a poor man, he came here as a poor man, while worshipping the Goddess, he raised this again into another kingdom, and that’s why they are called as Shalivahanas, because they carried the shawl of the Goddess. This Shalivahanas, later on in the dynasty, was a Babruvahan [precedent dynasty of Satavahan, Babruvahan was the father of Shalivahan] who fought Vikramaditya [a famous king] and defeated him, Read More …

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The Significance of Puja Sausalito, San Francisco (United States)

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The Significance of Puja, San Francisco, United States, 29-09-1983 Today I just thought that there are quite a lot of people who have come for the first time. And I should tell them about the significance of Puja. Because, as the western style of life is, that they’re meant to be like this. To seek something outside, to go outside, find out new ways and methods to grow outside. Now this is the knowledge of your roots. Knowledge, through which you receive your nourishment, is not known to you before. This knowledge was not known to you before and was not deliberately told because you are supposed to grow outside. Now when you have to go inside then you have to understand the divine laws and divine methods, how it works out. The Puja has a significance from ancient times, the saints described them. Because in India, the whole climate is such that you can live under a tree, live in a forest no problem, you can eat fruits and very happily you could be in a forest. There is no need to have bed or anything; it is so warm and nice, and then always enjoy the bliss of a forest. And thus many people went into the forest and started thinking, looking at whole world from that solitude, what is the problem with human being? Why are we here? What should we do? What is the purpose of this human life? Why God has given us this beautiful Read More …

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Devi Puja: God’s Blessing upon Sahaja Yogis (Surbiton ashram inauguration) Surbiton Ashram, Surbiton (England)

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Surbiton ashram inauguration. Surbiton (UK), 17 July 1983. Shri Mataji: What a blessing.Sahaja Yogi: Yes, Mother, is. Shri Mataji:  Ah, come along. What a place! Is it going to be a big Puja here or a small one? Yes, I wanted to have a very small one. All right, please be seated. So how are you? The ladies, come along, sit down here. It is such a blessing to have such a nice place, where we all can meet, and do the work of God. Sahaja Yogis have to remember that you are here to do God’s work. And whatever blessings you get, these are just guidelines to know that God is pleased with you. I think the London Sahaja Yogis are real, really blessed ones, real blessed ones, the way they got one after another beautiful places to live in. And, we all should be very, very thankful for what God has been very kindly suggesting to us.I came here in the afternoon just to see the place, and I looked at these trees and this garden and the flowers. All of them are here specially, very specially, to tell you that God is pleased with you. We have to learn a lot with them, how they grow, how they expose themselves maximum to the rays of the sun, how they suck their nourishment, all this, is a great training for all of us. They are absolutely entirely surrendered to God, and to human beings, who are the epitome Read More …

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Devi Puja Ashram in Le Raincy, Le Raincy (France)

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Devi Puja, Ashram Le Raincy, Paris, France, 6th of June, 1983 [MUSIC]Wah, wah wah![EVERYONE CLAPS][INAUDIBLE]Now, [INAUDIBLE] what will happen [INAUDIBLE]Yogi: We’ll use it No, no, no [INAUDIBLE] all of them.Yogi: All of them so they are all there. [INAUDIBLE]We can have [INAUDIBLE – WHAT SAY?] five[INAUDIBLE] five can come. ComeYogi: [NOT CLEAR – FIVE CAN CURVE?]] FiveAll those who are here. Five people can come.Come down.[NOT CLEAR] first five. Five people come along.One, two, three, four – one more.You want to do it first. All right, let her do it.Yogi: Jai Shri Mataji!Alright. Call five people.[INAUDIBLE][UNCLEAR- YOU RUB MY…YOUR HANDS?]Just rub your handsnot My foot.[UNCLEAR]And also the sole –– sole of the foot.Yogi: [UNCLEAR – Shri Mataji]Aapki family bhi sab aapki inke baad aap dono kyonki yeh aaye hain idhar se.Yogi: Should we say the mantra? – Annh?Yogi: You say the mantra [UNCLEAR] Yes, yes you have to say some mantra.You have got it?Yogi: Please say the mantras. – You.You say the mantras. – Yogi: Which ones Mother?Anyone – the Devi’s or anything.Yogi: Devi [UNCLEAR]Or anything described about the Devi if you have Devi Mahatmyam.Yogi: Devi MahatmayamYogi: Recite in French, Mother? [UNCLEAR][UNCLEAR] – Yogi: In French [UNCLEAR] Shri MatajiAnnh?Any Ganesha’s mantra. – Yogi: Haan.[UNCLEAR]Yogi: Gansha mantra [UNCLEAR] Alright? Good.Yogies: [UNCLEAR]Yogi: Om Twameva saakshaatYogi: Shri Ganesha saakshaatYogies: Shri Adishakti Bhagwati MatajiYogies: Shri Nirmala Devi namo namah.Yogies: Om Twameva saakshaatYogies:Shri Mata Kundalini saakshaatYogies: Shri Adishakti Bhagwati MatajiYogies: Shri Nirmala Devi namo namah.Yogi: Laxmi Vishnu.Yogies: Om Twameva saakshaatYogies: Shri Laxmi Vishnu saakshaatYogies: Shri Read More …

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Devi Puja: May all Your dreams get true Sydney (Australia)

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Puja, Burwood Ashram, Sydney (Australia), 20th of March 1983 Yogi: … become a tremendous family and spread Sahaja Yoga in such a way that the Kingdom of God truly comes on this earth. You graciously declared Yourself, here in Australia at the Mooladhara Chakra, declared that You are the one Who is Adi Shakti, Who is the incarnation of the Holy Spirit. And [UNCLEAR] [HAVE BEEN SO] [UNCLEAR] that mankind has been able to face this stage of his evolution. By Your declaration we truly thank You, Mother. We trust that as Your children we’ll be able to live up to the tremendous challenge and the tremendous work that lies ahead. But no way here do I speak on behalf of the Australian Sahaja Yogis because there is no such thing as Australian Sahaja Yogis. We are, in fact, all one. So from all our brothers and sisters, Mother, all over the world, in all the continents, in all the countries within those continents, we thank You, Mother, we wish You such a joyous birthday on this most auspicious day and we all say: “Jay Mataji!”Shri Mataji: [INAUDIBLE]. Very nice. [INAUDIBLE] [UNCLEAR] [AND THEN ALL THESE VIRUSES, THIS, THAT] [UNCLEAR] It is vibrating now. You are supposed to [UNCLEAR] to have the [BATH?], you see. All right.Yogi: Can we sing the…Shri Mataji: [UNCLEAR], because [UNCLEAR] the vibrations start [UNCLEAR]. [HAVE TO TALK] [UNCLEAR] [UNCLEAR] vibrations start flowing. [INAUDIBLE] “Awaken… awaken them in me.” “Awaken them in me.” [UNCLEAR]. Just [UNCLEAR]. Read More …

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Devi Puja: Individual journey towards God Sydney (Australia)

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Devi Puja. Sydney (Australia), 14 March 1983. Now you all have realised by this time, that within us lies the peace, the beauty, the glory of our being. There’s an ocean of all that. We cannot seek it outside. We have to go within; what they call ‘in the meditative state’ you seek it, you enjoy it. Like, when you are thirsty, you go to a river or you go to an ocean and try to quench your thirst. But even the ocean cannot give you sweet water so how can anything that is spread outside give you that deep thing that is within you? You are trying to find it out outside where it does not lie. It is within us, absolutely within us. It is so simple because it is your own. It is within your reach, just there. Whatever you have been doing: going out to find the joy, the so-called joy, the so-called happiness, the so-called glory of worldly powers and worldly possessions, you have to reverse it back the whole thing. You have to project within yourself. It was not wrong that you went out [but] it was not correct that you went out. You shouldn’t feel sorry for what you have done so far. It was not the correct way to get to the real joy of life, the real glory of your being. It has worked in so many people that you have entered into that subtler understanding. Some people are only at Read More …

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Sea Puja Shoreham Beach, Melbourne (Australia)

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Unique Sea Puja on the beach. Melbourne (Australia), 12 March 1983. Salutations to him who is All pravading Salutations to him who is the support of all the being Salutations to him who is pure and innocent Salutations to him who is the self of all Being Salutations to him who is the causes growth of Being Salutations to him who’s nature is purity Salutations to him who is the supremself Salutations to him who is the highest of those who has attained..[UNCLEAR]… Salutations to him who is unattainable Salutations to him who is the…[UNCLEAR]… Salutations to him who is the direct witness of the All Salutations to him who is the self growing in the body Salutations to him who is the imperishable and all pravading point Salutations to him who is the realize for the union for the individual self and the Supreme-self Salutations to him who is the conducts the seekers of growth and prosperity…[UNCLEAR]… Salutations to him who is the primal substence of the universe as well as the individual self and the ruler of this two Salutations to him who is manifest him self through man-lion body Salutations to him who is the inseparately deviated conditioning Salutations to him who is who has lovely hair Salutations to him who is the most Empire among Beings Salutations to the All, being the cause of the All Salutations to the destroyer of the sins Salutations to the…[UNCLEAR]… Salutations to the unshakeable…[UNCLEAR]… Salutations to him who is comfortable Read More …

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Devi Puja: Dedication is so Joy-giving Kew Ashram, Melbourne (Australia)

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Dedication is so Joy-giving, puja at Ashram, Melbourne (Australia), 9 March 1983. I congratulate all the Sahaja Yogis of Melbourne for doing such a wonderful job of this ashram and working it out with such dedication. Dedication is a very great, rewarding effort. Nothing can be more rewarding than dedication. It’s so [much a] joy-giving and peace-giving and satisfying effort or work you can call it. When it comes from the heart, with love, when you try to do something, it works out beautifully, and it shows its aesthetics, expresses. And anyone who sees that can see that it is done out of dedication. Example of dedication is Ajanta and Ellora Caves. These were the people who were worshippers of Buddha. Of course they were not realised-souls as you are. They were just worshippers of Buddha and they wanted to have their moksha, nirvana — or what you have got already. But they worked in that cave with such attention and such love that, even when they were not in yoga, when they were not in union with God, they were so much blessed that in those dark caves, where we cannot see with our normal eyes — we can’t even see those things with ordinary lights: you have to use very strong lights to see that — in those days it worked out, in those dark caves, such beautiful murals, paintings, reliefs, statues, every sort of thing, that it is surprising how they could do it. When we walk Read More …

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Devi Puja: Mother you be in our brain Adelaide (Australia)

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“Mother you be in our brain,” puja in Adelaide (Australia), 4 March 1983. So it’s very nice to arrive here among all of you, and I’m sorry for what has happened before my coming here.  But, as I also told you that, nature also can be awakened with the presence of a Divine personality, and once it is awakened it starts behaving in a manner, as a realised-soul would do: like it gets angry with people who are not religious, people who don’t want to know about God, people who are doing wrong things on life, people who are not normal people — in the sense they don’t want to be part and parcel of the whole — recluses, all sorts of people. And once it is brought to that level then it starts working on its own.  As you know that according to Sahaj Yoga all these elements have got a deity behind it. For example, agni (fire) has got a deity called Agni Devata. In pure form Agni Devata is the one, which really purifies us. It purifies everything. It purifies say a gold: if you put gold in fire it doesn’t burn, it comes out more brilliant, better. But if it is something that is not of such a value it will burn out. So all inflammable things are mostly of a low-grade things, which are to be burned only.  But amazingly these lower things only when they are enlightened or you can say, when you put Read More …

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Devi Puja: Keep Your Mother Pleased Vaitarna (India)

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“Keep Your Mother Pleased”, Devi Puja, Vaitarna (India), 21 January 1983. So now we are coming to the end of our first half tour. Now we have to look back upon ourselves and try to find out what have we achieved out of this. We must understand that Sahaja Yoga is not done through brain activities. Like many people think that if you just tell yourself, “You have to be like this”, it will work out. If you have to all the time inform yourself that, “Oh, you must get rid of a particular problem”, you’ll be all right. Or some people think that if they tell somebody, that “This is wrong with you and you should get well”, it will be all right. It is not so. Because Sahaja Yoga does not work on mental level. It works on spiritual level which is a much higher level than the mental level. So what you have to do is to understand how to correct your chakras. And you must understand how to work out your machines. Perhaps people still live on mental level and try to solve problems on mental level. And that’s why all the problems start coming out. Now, if you have a problem with any chakras or there is anything catching or you find that there’s something wrong with you, no use working it out on any other level but spiritual level. Some people believe that if they have dressed up like something or if they outwardly behave Read More …

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Devi Puja: Only through your hearts you can receive the blessings of this puja Patricia Deene’s House, Ghent (Belgium)

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Devi Puja, Patricia Deene’s House Gent (Belgium) 22-9-1982 Starts at 31:25 or 21:00 (DP-RAW Version) This is the first time we are having a puja in Belgium. That’s very quick for a puja to be done like that.Normally we don’t allow people to come to puja unless and until they are established Sahaja yogis.Because sometimes if they are half-baked, it harms them more in the way that they start doubting and thinking about it. But in the puja you should stop thinking, do not doubt, do not think, then you have the best advantage out of it.As far as I’m concerned, my chakras start working sometimes with a great force. Say if [name yogi] does puja, he is such a great Sahaja yogi that the deities can start emitting lots of vibrations. But if you are not in the receiving mood, then it takes time for me to take out the vibrations in the atmosphere or in another awareness. So it becomes more difficult for me to have a puja, because sometimes I do suffer with overflowing vibrations which you cannot suck in.So today as we have ventured to have this puja for all of you, please try to receive, humble down yourselves in your hearts. Only through your hearts you can receive the blessings of this puja.It is a very higher state when you can do that, but it is alright with Sahaja yoga, they are aware, all the deities, that you are still children, you can make mistakes Read More …

Puja and How to establish beginners Ruth’s Apartment, Rome (Italy)

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Conversation with Sahaja Yogis, Rome, Italy, April 30th [unsure], 1982 Now we have to also find out the tapes from. Now when you go there, you ask Gavin and other people. They will give you the tapes. And also from Nirmala Yoga, also, you can ask people to have membership. You can also get some nice records and things like that. From Gavin, he will tell you. In France, there might be some tapes of music that have been done in my presence. Ask Gavin to give. And he will be able to tell you and how to get it. It can be sent by a person or post or something. But another thing that now Marie is doing is to find out people who are against the cult, you see. And such people should be brought to Sahaja Yoga. Marie is doing that work, a kind of [unclear] and that’s how they brought people, you see, to Sahaja Yoga. And that sort of people you find out if you ask Marie about it.Sahaja Yogini: Against the cult.Shri Mataji: Against the cult, you see. And about the protocol also perhaps they are printing now a new sort of a pamphlet. So, you get those and other pamphlets that are there. If you can translate, we can get copies made for, I mean, you have translated?Sahaja Yogini: I have translated only Sahaja Yoga practice.Shri Mataji: And you got it printed also? All right. So, if you want any other that they Read More …

Puja: Be Thankful To God Solapur (India)

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Be Thankful to God; Count Your Blessings 27th Jan. 1982, Solapur, Maharasthra India [English Transcript] In this Maharashtra, people walked miles together, singing the praise of Shri Krishna. They walked day in and day out. Some people walked for two months to come to this temple of Shri Krishna at Pandharpur. And you, too, had to do a little bit of that. So you can imagine those who must have walked day in and day out, sleeping in the open in between, where there could be a snake or anything, and then taking some food on the way whenever they get it, or maybe fasting. With great penance they come to this temple, singing the praise of God. (Speaks aside in Marathi) So, this penance you also had to go through. All the saints had to go through penances much more, much much much more than you ever have done or you could ever do. That was just to improve the quality of your life, quality of your life. If you live very comfortably, then the quality of your life is not alright. First of all, you do not understand the miseries and the troubles of other people. That doesn’t mean you break your head with some stones or some things like that, doesn’t mean like that way; I have to tell you the other side of it. But one should know what people go through. Through poverty. Also for achieving God’s grace. And one of the things, I was Read More …

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Puja and Havan on the Republic Day Lonavala (India)

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Republic Day puja, Lonavala, India, 1982-0126 On puja and seers. Shri Mataji: Before that, I know that people think this time, this, but we have to go according to the auspicious time, isn’t it? Because to get maximum effects, so we have to start puja later. I also went for bath afterwards.So this is what it is. One has to understand that when you start the puja is very important.[Shri Mataji talks aside in Marathi]Sahaja Yogi: Presents….Shri Mataji: Ah!! Seventeen past eleven. I didn’t see this. I didn’t see this book.Sahaja Yogi: This pratipadha is the first day of Navaratri “Maghi Navaratri” we call which is auspicious week. So the first day, it starts at eleven seventeen and ends tomorrow morning eleven thirty three. So we are starting just in time.Shri Mataji: You see if you see a watch, it would be all wrong because that is how I had to go for My bath also after [in Marathi]Sahaja Yogi : [in Marathi]Shri Mataji: I never read this book, you see this, where they described it. I know it is so.So you can tally it also. You see it is easy to see the watch and walk. You see if you give up watch and do it in auspicious time, half of your problems will be solved. [Puja talk starts here] Again it’s a great day. It’s a day of our independence of this great country and also the national day of Australia. It is such a great thing to Read More …

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Devi Puja Pune (India)

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1982-01-19 Puja in Pune (Marathi and English) [Shri Mataji speaks in English] They are wearing the frocks of the cloth we brought in Australia. You would be happy to know, I had brought the cloth you remember which I sent to all these children here. And they are wearing that. It is a symbolic mother from Shri Ganesha  No, they …Actually, the whole thing is about me only describing. The whole thing is very beautiful. You should get the translation of the poem they have recited…  I am sorry I have to speak in this language because they don’t understand but you must understand the language of the heart.   [Marathi to English translation] Maharashtra’s love is fathomless. My heart overflows with it. You have showered so much love on me that if the entire world gets immersed in it , then I cannot imagine how strongly the waves of happiness will flow. Its only for that love that these people, who do not even know your language, still come to Maharashtra from so far off, taking so much trouble. It is true that such love does not exist anywhere in the world. Marathi language is a little terse, a little rowdy, reverberates more. But the heart is full of love. The language does not have false hypocrisy.  But overall, the definition of love can be done only in Marathi Language. Even if I search, I do not find equivalents for so many words outside as are available in Marathi Language.  Read More …

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House Warming Puja Brompton Square House, London (England)

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Brompton Square Ashram, London (UK), 7 December 1981 House Warming Puja, Brompton Square, London (UK), 7 December 1981. [Shri Mataji after Her arrival holds a statue of Shri Ganesha: “May God bless you. For the Portuguese. All right?”.] So today is a day of celebrating a very different type of thing, is the House of your Mother, which is called as the Mooladhara itself, no doubt. And it’s the Gauri, you see, who has to enter and stay there till you get your realisation. To come to England itself was really very well chased up and exciting, because this is the heart, where I had to come and work it out. And at this stage, when we see so many of you who are the cells, cells of this heart, who are awakened, who are so united, who know each other, who understand each other, work together, pump the blood of love, it’s really the most happiness-giving, you can say joy-giving, are the greatest fulfilment of My desire. I see you here working like small children, playing about, joyous, happy, giggling. Helping each other, learning how to be one with each other – I really feel the blessings of God have come down on this earth. You know that heart is the most important organ in the personality of the universe. And the human beings have to become aware of that point, who live here. That we have to live together, work together. If in the heart, even if there Read More …

Shri Lalita Puja Paris (France)

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Shri Lalita puja, the significance of puja, Paris, 20.04.1980 I have told you before also but again today I want to tell you the significance of puja. The significance is this, that when you do the puja you recognize Me. By your recognition and your surrendering the deities get happy. They’re overjoyed that you have recognized it. You are fully identified yourself that you are understanding Me in My full form, that you are coming closer to them. And I tell the like elder brothers feel happy when the younger ones are coming to meet. So, they start releasing My vibrations with a greater force – much greater force. You have seen that after puja sometimes when you do not absorb the vibrations, I get little tired because the vibrations start coming out of all the chakras and you do not absorb, so the give and take process is not balanced. The identification in the west is very slow because of mental activity. Your attachment to your mental activity and to your rationality is very great. With puja, the vibrations try to detach you from your mental activity, from your rationality and then you are stationed into the realm of divine existence. Anything else, even My lecture, which is really mantra – but even that gives you a mental activity. You start thinking about it. Then by thinking about it, you think, you know about Sahaja Yoga. Then by thinking that you know, you become egoistical. You think you know Read More …

Puja: 19 Mantras of Sahasrara (India)

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Puja 1980-0126 Today I’m going to tell you what are the mantras of Sahasrara, which are very important. You start it from the back, put your right hand towards me, put your left at the back. In the centre here, or you can say that, where there’s a little getting [?] point, on that point. That is Mahaganesha. [Shri Mataji explains which names are to be chanted and all the yogis repeat them) – Shri Mahaganesha – Shri Mahabhairava – Shri Mahat Manasa – Shri Mahat Ahamkara – Shri Hiranyagarba (Mahabrahmadeva) – Shri Satya – Shri Mahata-Chitta – Shri Adi Shakti – Shri Virata – Shri Kalki – Shri Sadashiva – Shri Ardha-matra (Ardha Bindu) – Shri Bindu – Shri Valaya – Shri Adi Brahma Tattwa – Shri Sarvaswasa – Shri Sahasrara Swamini – Shri Moksha Dayini – Shri Mahayoga Dayini

Puja Pune (India)

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1979-02-25  Sahajyogyanshi Hitguj, Pune India Now as All Sahaja Yogis have assembled here, therefore it is a ‘hitguja’ and not a speech. The word ‘hitguja’ in Marathi language is so beautiful as it means whatever is beneficial for you or your atma is to be shared. And as it used to be said in early days ‘Satyam Vadet Priyam Vadet’ (Speak truth, speak what is liked). How to blend these two? If you speak the truth it is not liked and if you wish to speak what is liked, it may not necessarily be true. If you want to blend these, it is a difficult task. Lord Shri Krishna found a solution to this and said, “Satyam Vadet, Hitam Vadet and Priyam Vadet” means that which is beneficial for the atma, ‘Hita’ means atma’s contentment. Even if it is unpleasant, at the end it becomes pleasant and it is the truth. Imagine if tomorrow someone comes to Mr. Rajwade and he asks if some specific person is hiding here (taken refuge)? And if the person is wielding a dagger in his hand what should Mr Rajwade tell him? ‘that he is hiding is the truth’. Should he tell that the person is hiding here? Or if he tells this truth will it be appropriate, will it be beneficial? This is the question one faces. So the first thing is that this is an unauthorized gesture. If the dagger holder demands the whereabouts of the other person, then who is he Read More …

Devi Puja: “Our roots have to go down into dharma” Djamel Metouri House, St Albans (England)

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“Our roots have to go down into dharma,” Talk at Djamel’s house, St Albans, England, July 6, 1977 So today I want to tell you about purity. That is my name, you know that, Nir-mala. ’Ni’ means ‘no’; ’mala’ means ‘impurities’. The one who has no impurities is Nirmala, and that’s one of the names of Goddess also.  Purity is a quality which is silent. It speaks in silence. It is one of the most non-aggressive activities. It probes into you. It doesn’t express in any way. Even love may express: in words, it may express in action. But this is the one which is expressionless, the purity. And it washes off all that is impure.  You cannot, by rationality, understand how it works out. You have to feel it and know it, that it is working out its process. It’s very delicate. Sometimes it’s flooding also. But is never shocking, never. When I say that, I find the human ideas have become lob-headed (sic). When do we become ‘lob’, means upside down? When we are plunging into something. We are plunging into something where we are going to get destroyed. We are upside-down. This comes out of impurities, that you cannot see things directly in their right perspective.  So let us see what are the things which we think create impurities in us. They say it in two words, you see: lust and greed. In Sanskrit they will say, “kama [erostism], Kanaka [gold]”; woman and gold. But ‘woman’ doesn’t mean, Read More …

Lalita Panchami Puja Mumbai (India)

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1976-02-05 Lalita Panchami, Beneficence, Wit, Intelligence, Mumbai [Translation for 1976-0205 Upkar-Buddhi Lalita Panchami, Version 1, Part 1 (Talk in Hindi) ] Even after having all this lot of people ask me how have we been benefited? Inherent in this question there is a very small thing hidden that whatever we have towards that we do not have a sense of gratitude. We lack this sense of gratitude and think that what did we gain by being a Sahaja Yogi. This upkar Budhi or sense of gratitude as it is called in English until we have that, our understanding of everything will be opposite. Today is a very auspicious day. It is Lalitha Panchami. ‘Lalith’ means ‘beautiful’, ‘very beautiful’ and Lalitha is Shri Gauri’s name and because tomorrow is Shri Ganesha’s birthday that is why today is celebrated for Shri Gauri. Anyways you also know that my Kundalini means ‘Kundali’ and its name is ‘Lalitha’. Lalitya is a name for beauty. Human beings are that beauty, that person who has a sense of gratitude is the most beautiful. The person who does not have a sense of gratitude is equal to an animal. Animals also have it. Dogs also have it. If you take care of a dog for a few days you will be surprised that it will be loyal to you. Once you have this sense of gratitude awakened in you, then you will see love coming from within you. Lot of people say that, “Mother we are surrendered Read More …