What are the reasons seekers leave Sahaja Yoga?

[Guest guest]

To all devotees of the Adi Shakti,

 

Yesterday my wife Shindi told me about a chance meeting with a

SYogini hairdresser who, after 4 years, left Sahaja Yoga. Apparently

the ex-SY was very impressed with the relaxed and serene nature of

Shindi and asked what was the reason. My wife told her about Shri

Mataji and Sahaja Yoga.

 

It was then she opened up and told Shindi what was the main reason

for leaving - SYs claiming that Shri Mataji was God Almighty. This

frightened her as some SYs were claiming so although she personally

never heard any such thing from Shri Mataji. Apparently fanatical

SYs just could not resist raising the status of Shri Mataji to the

highest level possible. ............................. without

providing any evidence of their conviction.

 

My wife then told me of frankly discussions with another long

established SYogini about their early experiences in Sahaja Yoga. It

was a frightening ritual of constant shoebeats, footsoaks, catch-

clearing and bad food (milk, tea, coffee, curry, sugar, fried food

etc.) Both were introduced (me included) to a bewildering world of

bhoots and tenacious negativity that seem to be attacking SYs in

particular. There was no escape these evil entities except to carry

out daily rituals. And if everything failed there was the mother of

all catch-clearers - the all-powerful matka treatment.

 

Even babies were being attacked by negativity from loving SYoginis

who just wanted to cuddle the child. It was embarrassing and scary

to see concerned mothers taking the child away from suspected caught-

up culprits. (i really dreaded going to the collective to witness a

bunch of scared SYs fearful of everything non-Sahaj, from books to

bhoots, from jeans to jallapeno chips.)

 

For years this range of ritualistic cleansing continued. i still

remember Shindi foot-soaking every day to clear the so-called

'negativity' from fellow co-workers. She became so conditioned and

convinced of the daily necessity to clear herself that i had to

intervene. i had to firmly put my foot down and tell her to cease

this daily mechanical ritual. (i know a number of SYs believe that

footsoaking must be done daily, even after years. ..............

until Shri Mataji Herself had to tell SYs to cease.)

 

However, both my wife and her close friend learnt next to nothing

about the Last Judgment and Resurrection. No SY explained to anyone

how and why the Bible and Koran confirms that it is so. No one made

any connection between vibrations (Cool Breeze) and the Last

Judgment and Resurrection. Actually no SY really cared or dare

mention that Sahaja Yoga is first and foremost the Last Judgment,

everything else being just mere tiny parts of this whole.

 

As far as they are concerned Sahaja Yoga is all about the subtle

system, chakras, kundalini, left-side problems, right-side troubles,

lazy livers, overactive agnyas, sinful caffeine, heavenly ghee, bad

bhoots .................................... and the ceaseless

chatter of catches.

 

Which newcomer wants to stay in this bewildering and confusing

atmosphere of fear and apprehension? Who wants to know about this

type of yoga when they have hundreds of positive and confident

meditation schools to choose from? ...........................

especially if it comes with the assurance that, unlike Sahaja Yoga,

no bhoots will be hiding under their beds or negativity attacking

while buying Nescafe at the corner store.

 

It is time to stop making others like Simon D. Montford the

scapegoats of our dismal failure to attract seekers. The graffiti on

the wall is fearfully frank and colorfully clear. i think it is time

to take our heads out of the sand and take a look.

 

i also want to know what are the other reasons seekers leave Sahaja

Yoga. Can anyone be frank enough?

 

 

jagbir