World chronology

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Here's a world chronology of Sahaja Yoga which may be of interest. It

focuses on HH Shri Mataji's journeys throughout this planet earth

since 1970 in Her tireles quest to give mass self-realisation to Her

creation:

 

Beginnings: India 1970: 1 yogini; 1971: 12? yogis

 

1st USA tour 1972

 

To London (Heart): 1972: 1st Western yogi

1972-5 initial Western group of 7?

1975-77 handpicked expansion

1977 onwards: SY goes public in London; 1st London ashram

 

Meanwhile expansion in India through 70s: Bombay, Delhi, Maharashtra,

esp Rahuri (1st Indian puja mid 70s?)

 

First Western puja?: Guru Puja, Advent Sunday, Dec 79

Early pujas, London, 1980

 

1st European tour (Nabhi): France (Right Nabhi), Spain (Atma),

Portugal, Switzerland (Right nabhi/void?), Germany (Right Heart),

Italy (Jivatma) Sep-Oct 1980

 

Mooladhara: 1st Australian tour (and Malaysia, part of Mooladhara)

Mar-Apr 1981

 

Vishuddhi: 2nd USA and Canada tour Sept-Oct 1981

 

Continued expansion into (western) Europe 1982 onwards: Austria (Left

Nabhi) Sep 1983 and Sept 1984

 

Mooladhara: 2nd Australian tour Mar 1983; 3rd visit Mar 1985, 4th

visit (inc NZ) May 1987

 

India: expansion into South India mid 80s: 1st visit to Chennai

(Madras) 1984; visit to Nepal (Swadisthana) 1989

 

Vishuddhi (right): annual North American tours 1983 onwards

 

Vishuddhi (left): 1st South American visit, via Spain, to Columbia

with Sahasrara Puja Jul 1988 (nb. some eastern European counties

also represent left Vishudhi)

 

European expansion: Greece (Nabhi) and Turkey May 1989 (Turkey again

in Nov)

 

Expansion into Eastern Europe (accompanied by fall of Communism and

Berlin wall): four visits to Russia Aug 1989 – May 1990;

Ukraine 1st of 7 visits Oct 1989

1st full Eastern Europe tour Jun – July 1990; 2nd tour Aug 1991

 

1st South East Asia tour Nov 1990; 2nd tour Mar 1992

 

Extensive Eastern European tour (left Vishudhi) Jul-Aug 1992

 

Left Vishuddhi: 2nd South American visit (3 countries: Columbia,

Argentine, Brazil) Oct 1992; 3rd visit Oct 1994

 

3rd SE Asian tour expands to include Japan Apr 1994

 

1st African visit: Tunisia Nov 1994

 

1st visit to mainland China: UN Women's Conference Sep 1995

 

Attention on Muslim countries with visits to:

Turkey: May and Nov 1989, Jun 1993, Nov 1994, Jul 1995, Apr 1998, Apr

1999, Apr 2000, Apr 2001, Apr 2002

Tunisia Nov 1994; Egypt Nov 1996; Dubai Nov 1996, Apr 2001, Apr

2002 (+ earlier visits to Gulf in 1980s)

 

 

Additional notes on expansion of Sahaja Yoga:

Africa - whereas expansion of Sahaja Yoga in Europe, India, the

Americas, and Australasia has been with the substantive aid of HH

Shri Mataji's physical visits, expansion into Africa has been via

the yogis, mostly French and Swiss (and Australian in Sierra Leone in

mid 80s). Note also Gregoire's frequent visits throughout the

continent – see his comments in the Africa Newsletter vol.1

(2002).

A Sahaj map of Africa (Sahaj News no.243, Mar 2001) shows 19

countries. One should probably add Egypt which has had many Sahaj

visits since the English and Europeans yogis gave realisation enroute

to India in the mid-80s.

 

Pacific - Australians in New Zealand, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea;

French in New Caledonia.

 

South East Asia - Australians in Malaysia (early 80s), Hong

Kong, China,Indonesia; Austrians in Taiwan; French in Thailand.

 

(See also the flow chart in DCB Aug 92, for the Swiss influence in

Europe, Africa, Asia, S.America)

 

 

This is a timeline I recently prepared. It has an Australian bias.

There is a more detailed listing which I will post in pdf format

shortly. Comments very welcome.

Jai Shri Mataji!