announcing

[Guest guest]

Jai Sri Mataji

Dear Jagbhir and All,

Looking at an old video where Sri Mataji was

encouraging the English to overcome the conditioning which makes

them speak in a reticent and understated way about Her and about

Sahaja Yoga it struck me that it is a cultural hang up....Something

to do with not wanting to attract too much attention or sound

boastful.

It is easier to express the joy of discovery and the reality of

one's convictions in print than in a large hall full of people.

One of the most inhibiting factors for a lot of yogis

(particularly men) is being aware of other critical yogis in the

audience. Even the ones they regard as friends, often exhude,

negative thoughts which diminish the speaker's confidence in

asserting the truth. It might help if the yogis doing programmes

have a sort of warm up with others first where everyone is

expressing a wish to really announce Sri Mataji's Advent.

Another inhibiting factor in the West is that Christian conditioning

doesn't allow expectations of an actual Incarnation of the Holy

Spirit in human form.

Even though Lord Jesus is recorded as having promised to send the

Holy Spirit, most Christians think it is a metaphor for a state of

grace, not an actual person, because they do not believe in

reincarnation, thinking we only live once, and believing that Jesus

was the ONLY incarnation of divinity.

I have just made three attempts to communicate my experience to a

Christian discussion group online and partly because their server

limits the size of the letters, but really because I think the

Paramchaitanya was trying to improve my expression, it is so long

since I tried to communicate with church goers.

But I remember myself not realising, although I was seeking the

Kundalini Awakening, while also believing the Great Goddess was

actually on Earth, and although I KNEW this was Self-realisation,

still, it was the second night of the programme when Sri Mataji

reprimanded an impertinant fellow (who left) that I was overcome

with awe to realise that was not only the Great Mother Goddess but

ACTUALLY the Holy Spirit. In person. Actually here before my very

eyes!! ( " Tvam eva sakshat " ) For a Christian that is an astounding

concept.

For most westerners who are probably at least one generation

removed from church going or bible reading even the concept of God

or Spirit or actual Son of God is so far away from their imagination.

This unawareness, this unpreparedness has to be introduced to

their minds first it seems.

This is the stony ground which Lord Jesus spoke about.

How refreshing it is to read in the newsletter about the people in

Africa receiving their awakening with such joyful awareness.

In our Australian society even the media is now publishing stories

about how hard-hearted we have become, no longer even socially

responsible but selfish and uncaring about the growing numbers of

poor. Finding a way to reach people's hearts is a major concern.

Some cities and some countries have very different conditions

attitudes to seeking. we still need to work out those differences.

 

with love from Aunty Lyndal