NATIONAL NEWS AUSTRALIA: An open letter to all Sahaja Yogis

[Guest guest]

NATIONAL NEWS AUSTRALIA SAHAJA TRUTH

 

An open letter to all Sahaja Yogis

 

As we enter a new year the purpose of this note is to share some

observations, concerns and reflections about the collective, and so

straight to the core of the challenge before us. How do we as a

collective continue to express Sahaja Yoga in our lives, both

collectively, and individually?

 

From observations of the collective and discussions at the recent

leaders meeting there is much to commend with many dedicated,

enthusiastic Yogis working it out on many fronts, but there is also

much need and room for improvement and we need to ask for

all your help.

 

Over the last few years we have seen physical, social, marriage, and

health problems impact the collective mores than during any recent

period. We have seen Yogis of long standing drift away as the force

of their seeking seems to dissipate like the morning mists fleeing

before the rising sun. Is our dedication so insubstantial, is this

all that Sahaja Yoga and Shri Mataji has meant that at the first

serious challenge our faith, our oaths of love freely given from our

heart, our spirituality could not endure the tests of time?

 

This is one the challenges before us. What is needed is that Sahaja

Yoga must again become the focal point around which our life revolves

and Shri Mataji the core of our being. Each of us came to Sahaja Yoga

for one reasonably: our spiritual ascent. This is only possibly

because Sahaja Yoga is Shri Mataji's Divine creation, connecting each

one of us to the Virata. Shri Mataji does not need Sahaja Yoga, we

need Shri Mataji and Sahaja to enable us to live in a world of

untruth and to ascend. Shri Mataji cannot work through the collective

and bring about the change that is needed in the world if our desire

is weak, if our commitment has waned off, if we cannot give our

support be it financial, our effort and time, be it all that we are,

and no matter what transpires to be able to surrender all outcomes to

Her.

 

Each Yogi is so important in a world drowning in the seas of untruth

where very few have been able to recognize Shri Mataji. This is why

each Yogi is so important, so irreplaceable, so unique. Each Yogi is

an exceptional being born of the love from Shri Mataji's Own

Heart. Each day we are faced with a choice: are we merely wearing the

label as a Sahaja Yoga from habit or from the intellect, or from

family pressure, social conformity; or maybe we are Yogis because we

know it is a good thing to do?

 

These reasons are not enough. In fact if this is all we have then

this will lead to the sort of challenges of faith that we are seeing

across the country. Unless there is a real expression of commitment

what will happen? At some point we may lose the true meaning of

Sahaja Yoga.

 

Recently at the weekly program those speaking to the collective of

their spiritual experiences had to speak over those chatting in the

hallway. Is this where we have come where social banter is of greater

interest to us than our undivided attention upon our ascent? During

program our children are running around the surrounds of Burwood for

the lack of a few parents dedicated enough to host Sahaja Yoga

children's programs at the Pre-School to actually teach our

children about their religion and about Shri Mataji. If our children

are to become Yogis then we need to teach them what it means to be a

Yogi, to encourage them to enjoy meditation and their collectivity.

 

Recently an initiative to begin Sahaja children's programs has

been proposed which we commend to you. Many of the Puja groups

struggle to bring together a quorum of Yogis sufficient to cook a

meal, or set up a Puja. Those asking Yogis to come and help with

Sahaja work regularly report that their requests are meet with

indifference and a lack of any real interest or concern. Somehow our

commitment is decreasing. It is getting more and more difficult to

find the same level of support from Yogis that we once had. Many give

a pledge to come for a project and do not attend, leaving others to

carry the burden. Many seem to be looking for the path of least

effort and responsibility, not willing to give of themselves in any

meaningful way. This is an indication that we are losing touch with

the true meaning of self-realisation. As the old saying goes, this is

the bottom line.

 

Our duty to Sahaja Yoga is not to please anybody nor to seek

acceptance. It is not a pastime, a part-time religious observance,

nor something we belong to or feel we have to join. Our dedication to

Sahaja Yoga is really about achieving an inner state of being and

experience which is something beyond just mere enjoyment. It requires

much from us which is freely given: the expression of a committed

life. How many times in our past lives have we been married, pursued

careers, concentrated on domestic concerns? In this life Shri Mataji

has given us so much. Are we adequately living the spiritual life She

has bestowed? Are we dedicated in carrying the work of Sahaja Yoga

upon our shoulders? Have we in some meaningful manner given something

back to the Divine?

 

We are Sahaja Yogis because we all wish to live as spiritual beings

and because we would be utterly miserable without Shri Mataji in our

lives. We are also Sahaja Yogis so we can evolve to become the best

we can possibly be and as our expression of our love for Shri Mataji

for all these reasons and many more but are we truly living the life

of a unswerving Sahaja Yogi? The expressed power of Desire to be

Sahaja Yogis is the engine driving us forward. It is when we lose

touch with this desire that we become lost, and then we do not know

where we are going and begin to see movement away from the path of

Truth into the realm of the ordinary and mundane. One of the

fundamental truths of Sahaja Yoga is that we have free choice to move

beyond Karma and the fate of normal human beings.

 

Shri Mataji has given each one of us a greater destiny than we ever

dreamed possible where we may choose in our freedom to raise

ourselves up and become better than we once were. The choice we have

made to be a Sahaja Yogis means raising ourselves higher in our

freedom; moving beyond being cool and being fashionably non-

committed; crossing that threshold and making a choice; and taking

the decision to grow deeper as a person, to progress, to evolve.

There are many great souls born with spiritual understanding. Some

are fortunate enough to be born that way, but the rest of us have to

work at becoming spiritual beings.

 

This note is all about the observation that many are not doing the

necessary work, are stagnating, and are perhaps in decline. But the

good news is that we can turn this all around. Shri Mataji is All-

Powerful. What needs to be done? We are open to all positive input

and suggestions and invite all Yogis from across the country to put

forward suggestions or initiatives that can help us all. We want

everyone to feel included, and will all have something special to

offer. Can we begin by earnestly praying to Shri Mataji to rediscover

and unite with the faith that we all have and observe all that we

know to be sacred and Holy? Then Shri Mataji will allow each and

every one of us to achieve spiritual harmony and to maintain a joyful

collective, which is why She selected us to be Her Children.

 

On many fronts as a collective we are somewhat diminished from where

we once stood. We are approaching an important transition in Sahaja

Yoga and the vibrations - Shri Mataji's formless manifestation -

are ever getting stronger. We are ever here to rally round each other

and offer whatever help is needed for those that are in difficulty.

 

To begin we must advise everyone that adherence to the basics,

meditation, clearing, collectivity and bhakti will be what pulls us

through, followed by some practical suggestions:

 

1. Deep introspection and recommitment are some the ways we can turn

things around, examine where we stand, and decide to make a change.

2. We need to get back to the fundamental basis of our Sahaja

spiritual life.

3. Regularly listen to Shri Mataji's talks and pray to Her to come

into our life.

4. Meditation for a time each morning and evening, and clear

ourselves

each day.

5. Give self-realisation, attend programs and regularly attend the

collective.

6. With an open heart take up the manifestations of the work of Sahaja

Yoga.

 

Introspection is needed. However, in order for this to happen, first

we must meditate regularly; we must pray to Shri Mataji asking Her to

come into our life; and we must practice meditation diligently in

order to achieve a level of thoughtless awareness needed to

facilitate the flow of Divine vibrations. This can only be achieved

through focusing ourattention upon Shri Mataji, and requires nothing

more than the beautiful simplicity of Sahaja Yoga: getting in touch

with our pure desire and self-discipline, rededicating ourselves to

the path of meditation, clearing and true collectivity.

 

Otherwise the decisions we make, what we do with our minds, the

manner with which we live our lives are bound within the realms of

the Ego, very rational, perhaps intellectual, but not in tune with

the spirit nor the Divine Will. Sahaja Yoga is the only spiritual

path God Herself has designed for mankind to ensure our happiness. If

we can just once again move beyond the mundane and place our feet

upon the higher path then all things are possible.

 

Chris Kyriacou

[Guest guest]

Dear Sharilyn

If you are in Australia and wish to know more about Sahaja Yoga,

please visit the Australian SY website:

http://www.freemeditation.com

where you'll find details of how to contact the Sahaja yogis in your

local area.

 

John, Melbourne

 

shriadishakti , " Sharilyn Stalling "

<apostlefilms@h...> wrote:

> Dear Jagbir,

> I do not know about Sahaja Yoga. How can I learn of this? I do

know of

> Chris Kyriacou and I deeply respect his spiritual depth

[Guest guest]

shriadishakti , " Sharilyn Stalling "

<apostlefilms@h...> wrote:

> Dear Jagbir,

> I do not know about Sahaja Yoga. How can I learn of this? I do

> know of Chris Kyriacou and I deeply respect his spiritual depth.

> Within 10 minutes of just seeing his picture one year ago on his

> web site, I was aware that I had never thanked God for my very

> existence. Of course, I had often thanked God for my husband, my

> family, my friends, etc., but never for life itself. In minuteshe

> angel of Resurrection, whom some call Archangel Ariel, came to me

> and cut out some of my old pain. I experienced the Great Quiet for

> 5 days. This Great Quiet is all duality, where there is only

> darkness yet there is light, where it is limitless yet it has an

> end, where when I look for God I find myself yet God is All. I can

> return to this " place " yet I do not dwell there all the time. I

> know I need a form of Yoga. I think God has led me to it. I

> appreciate all your help. May the light of God's love shine down on

> you and erase, clean up, and remove all that is not love.

> Most sincerely,

> Sharilyn Wood Stalling

>

 

Dear Sharilyn,

 

i think both Sahajist and Batra have given the best way of learning

about Sahaja Yoga, i.e. from the local collective. There is no better

way than this since that is where for the first time in your life

will feel the Cool Wind or Breeze:

 

Jesus answered and said unto him,

Verily, verily I say unto thee, except a man born be born again he

cannot see the Kingdom of God.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born again when he is old?

Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Jesus answered: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man born of

water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.

That which is born of flesh is flesh and that which is born of Spirit

is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee: Ye must be born again.

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound

thereof, but cannot tell whence it comes and where it goeth:

So is every one that is born of the Spirit.

 

John 3:3-8

 

 

" The term " Spirit " translates the Hebrew word ruah,

which, in its primary sense, means breath, air, wind. Jesus indeed

uses the sensory image of the wind to suggest to Nicodemus the

transcendent newness of him who is personally God's breath, the

divine Spirit. " (Jn3:5-8.)

 

J.C.R., Catechism of the Catholic Church, U.S.C.C. Inc.,

Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1994, p. 182.

 

 

" In the ancient Jewish story of creation, God created life in the

man, Adam, when God " breathed into Adam's nostrils the breath

of life and this creature became a living being " (Gen. 2:7). So

the mighty wind, the ruach, we discover, was also sometimes

understood to be the very breath of God. Hence, God's breath, or

the divine nephesh, came to be thought of as the very source of all

life, and nephesh or breath was identified with the vitality and

animation found in every living being . . . That is how nephesh, the

breath of God within us, came to be identified with that nonmaterial

part of our reality. Thus nephesh would later be translated as

" soul " or " spirit. " But at its inception and at its

heart, it referred to the breath of God dwelling within us, calling

us to life itself. "

 

John Shelby Spong, Why Christianity Must Change Or Die: A Bishop

Speaks To Believers In Exile, HarperCollins Publishers, 1998, p. 105.

 

 

 

Sharilyn, unless the SYs can make you feel this breath of God flowing

through your hands, head and other parts of the body do not believe

in Shri Mataji. This is no blind faith where others certify you being

born again of the Spirit. Here YOU must certify yourself that indeed

you feel the breath of God coursing through your body. After some

months/years you will feel it on a 24/7 basis. By then you will be

convinced beyond reasonable doubt that indeed it is the Last Judgment

and Resurrection.

 

However, i have to caution you that the SYs you are going to meet

will not talk about this sensitive topic for the simple reason you

are new and will flee from Sahaja Yoga if told the Truth immediately.

They will keep projecting your attention on the subtle system until

confident that you can withstand the Truth. (i really dislike this

approach.)

 

But Sahaja Yoga (Hinduism) is the Last Judgment (Christianity) and

Resurrection (Islam), plain and simple. It is nothing else.

 

Sharilyn, you have experienced the Great Quiet for five days! That is

a very long period and in it lies the keys to unlock all mystical

secrets. All SYs are striving day and night to reach this state of

mind absolutely necessary for liberation. If you have the ability to

reach this state then you will make great strides in Sahaja Yoga

after self-realization. You have definitely come to the right place

to further your ascent.

 

i am also impressed by your comprehension and experience that " when I

look for God I find myself yet God is All. " You have come a long way

from the path taken by the religious masses. i assure you that Shri

Mataji will teach you more than you have ever learnt. She will guide

you to become your own master, free from all external stimuli and

projection of senses. You will know what Jesus meant by " the Kingdom

of God is within. " You will know where is the Narrow Gate within

where He dwells. You will know all that He could not preach 2000

years before. Shri Mataji will bring all that to remembrance because

She is the Comforter sent by the Savior in the name of the Father to

commence the Last Judgment and Resurrection.

 

warmest regards,

 

 

jagbir