Shri Ganesha Atharva Shirsha (A poetic adaptation)

Let our ears hear that which is true; let our eyes see that which is pure; let our beings praise thatwhich is divine; and let those who listen hear not my voice but the wisdom of God.Let us worship with the same song, the same strength and the same knowledge; and let our meditationenlighten and enrich. Let there be amongst us compassion and peace.Now the prayer:Salutation to Shrī Ganesh, sākshāt Shrī Jesus Sākshāt Shrī Nirmalā Devyai namo namah.It is You who is the beginning of all the beginnings.It is You who is the doer of all deeds which have been done, are being done, and will be done.It is You who supports all things that are supported.It is You who protects all things that are protected.It is You who is the complete, all-pervading Spirit, God’s divine energy.Think clearly brain; speak only the truth.Let Your presence, awakened in us by Kundalini, speak; let Your presence, awakened in us byKundalini, listen; let Your presence, awakened in us by Kundalini, bless; let Your presence,awakened in us by Kundalini, protect; let Your presence, awakened by Kundalini in us, Yourdisciples, be the disciple.You are the essence of all the sacred literature and holy words, and You are the energy thatunderstands the holy words.You are the divine combination of complete truth, complete happiness and complete energy; and Youare beyond.You are all knowledge, and You are the use to which the knowledge is put.You exist until the end of all things, and after the end of all Read More …

Shrī Ganesha Atharva Shīrsha

Aum namaste GanapatayeAmen. Obeisance to Ganapati (the lord of the Ganas).Twameva pratyaksham Tattwam’asiYou are the manifest primordial principle.Twameva kevalam kart’āsiYou alone are the doer.Twameva kevalam dhart’āsiYou alone are the supporter (of the universe).Twameva kevalam hart’āsiYou alone are the destroyer.Twameva sarvam khalv’idam Brahm’āsiYou are verily the all-pervading Brahman (Supreme Spirit).Twam sākshād-Ātm’āsi nityamYou are the manifest eternal Self (Atman). Ṛitam vachmi, satyam vachmiI say what I feel to be right, I speak what is true.Ava twam mām, Ava vaktāram, Ava shrotāramPlease protect me, protect the one who utters Your name, protect the one who hears Your name,Ava dātāram, Ava dhātāram, Av’ānūchānam’ava shishyamThe one who gives, the one who receives, the master and the disciple.Ava pashchāt-tāt, Ava puras-tāt, Av’ottarāt-tātProtect me from behind (west), from the front (east), from the left (north),Ava dakshināt-tāt, Ava ch’ordhvāt-tāt, Av’ādharāt-tātFrom the right (south), from above and from below.Sarvato mām pāhi pāhi saman-tātPlease protect me, protect me from all directions.Twam vāṅg–mayas, Twam chin-mayahYou are the spoken and literary word, You are complete chaitanya (vibrations),Twam–ānanda-mayas–Twam Brahma-mayahYou are complete bliss, You are complete Brahman,Twam sat-chid’ānand’ādvitī’yosiYou are absolute truth, awareness and bliss,Twam pratyaksham Brahm’āsiYou are the manifest Brahman,Twam dñyāna–mayo vidñyāna–may’osiYou are the knowledge of the sciences and of the highest truth.Sarvam jagad’idam twatto jāyateAll of creation originates from You.Sarvam jagad’idam twattas–tishthatiAll of creation exists because of You.Sarvam jagad’idam twayi layam’eshyatiAll of creation dissolves into You.Sarvam jagad’idam twayi praty’etiAll of creation returns to You.Twam bhūmir-āpo’nalo-nilo nabhahYou are earth, water, fire, air and ether (five elements).Twam chatvāri vāk-padāniYou are the four parts of speech. Read More …

Ganesha is a tapasyi London (England)

Undated Talk at a UK Airport, possibly 27 May 1985. Today’s program, I am happy in a way we could manage, because you know, in Rome we have done wonders. We have really done wonders in Rome, no doubt about it. The press conference was just like a meeting of Sahaja Yogis and also the television was as if it was our own television, was a fine television. But there’s one credit must be given. To the Sahaja Yogis, they are very dedicated people. Not only that but they see to it that they keep themselves all right. And they work very hard, they get up everyday morning, clean themselves, live in a collective way. England, I’ve worked very hard because it’s the heart. But as the Sahaja Yogis go, I don’t know. We have some very good ones, but we have some horrid ones too. And that’s what we have to look after ourselves and not after others. Now, one thing you must know, if you have red faces that means you have Vishuddhi. That is the right Vishuddhi, and if you have white faces that means you have the left Vishuddhi. Now, if we have a problem with our Vishuddhis we cannot go further, and it comes out of a simple thing, that we are not collective enough. We are still individualistic. Then the habits will develop. Before coming to Sahaja Yoga. Now, the habits we developed, before coming to Sahaja Yoga, we have no will power to Read More …

Guru Puja: The State of Guru Grand Hotel Leysin (Leysin American Schools), Leysin (Switzerland)

Guru Puja: The State of Guru  Guru Puja, Leysin (Switzerland), 14 July 1984. I bow to all the Sahaja Yogis of the world. It is very heartening to see so many of you assembled here to do the Guru Puja. To worship your Guru in person regarded as the highest blessing. But in my case, it’s a very different combination that I am your Mother and your Guru. So, you can understand how Shri Ganesha worshipped his Mother. You all are created in the same image of Shri Ganesha who worshipped his Mother and then He became the Adi Guru, the first Guru. He is the primordial essence of mastery. Only the Mother can make the child a master. And the motherhood in any Guru – whether male or female – can only make the disciple a Guru. So, first, you have to become the prophets and develop that motherhood within yourself, then you can make others also prophets.  Now, to become a Guru, what do we have to do after our Realisation? Guru word means gravity. Gravity means a person who is grave, who is deep, who is magnetic. Now as you have learnt in Sahaja Yoga that realisation takes place in complete effortlessness. So normally a Guru tries to make his disciples effortless, which is called as prayatna shaytilya – means ‘relax your efforts’. Without doing anything you got your prayatna shaytilya, otherwise Kundalini would not have risen. Then the second stage is ‘vichara shaithilya’ – the thoughtless Read More …