The principles that will assure success of Shri Mataji and Sahaja Yoga

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Dear All,

 

" The Bhagavad-gita is the famous philosophical discourse that took

place between Lord Krishna and the warrior Arjuna, just before the

onset of the great Bharata War (c. 3138 BC). Although widely

published and read by itself, the Bhagavad-gita originally appears as

an episode in the Sixth Book of the Mahabharata (Bhismaparvan, 23-

40). In this treatise of 700 verses, Lord Krishna systematically

surveys the major Vedic dharmas and shows how each directs a person

toward the ultimate conclusion, the " most confidential of all

knowledge. " He analyzes the performance of sacrifices and the worship

of demigods; He discusses the yogas of work, meditation, and

knowledge. In each case, Krishna shows how it leads to the " most

secret of all secrets. " (http://www.avatara.org/krishna/gita.html)

 

i came across this post below from another SY and feel that it must

be adopted as the foundation for spreading Sahaja Yoga. Perhaps the

World Council can take a cue from its assured formula for success,

given the fact that comes from Shri Krishna himself and is not liable

to be criticized.

 

Shri Mataji told years ago that North America needs 16,000 SYs before

Sahaja Yoga can spread. We are still far short of this target and the

four-digit barrier is yet to be breached despite years of sustained

effort and financial input. Maybe we missed something that truthfully

is the " most secret of all secrets. "

 

jagbir

 

 

Gita: Old Thoughts For New Paradigms

 

The Gita opens our eyes to the truth of living. The closer we are to

the truth, the better managers we become in any field of activity. In

fact, those who are established in the highest truth of the Self

manage huge tasks without any mental anxieties. The Gita (18:17)

praises such a super manager as, " He is not bound despite performing

Himalayan tasks! " (A translation with some liberty of language)

 

 

Facing Modern Challenges

 

" Work we must, " says the celestial song for no one can possibly be

otherwise (3:5). This being the case, our choice is only in two

areas: (i) the kind of work and (ii) the attitude to work. We are

advised to be honest to ourselves in choosing the kind of work for

ourselves.

 

Using a technical word, 'Svadharma', the Gita warns us to adhere to

it (3:35). Svadharma reflects the way God has made us. It is our

nature on the level of the personality. Each of us can contribute

immensely to our own and others' happiness by discovering and

sticking to " that for which God made us! "

 

Otherwise, personal fancies and false conditionings determine our

choice. Sorrow under such circumstances is assured. As for the

attitude, the message of Shree Krishna exhorts us to shed our

personal attachments and ownership. The beautiful analogy of the

lotus leaf (5:10), points out the reward of freedom for our services

rendered in a spirit of humility (non-egoism).

 

 

Resource Management

 

Our inner resource is energy. There is expenditure of energy in

talking, working, playing, reading and so on. The holy book of our

Sanaatana Dharma insists on being moderate in all our activities

(5:16,17). This is the key to balance in living. Holistic thinking

and living bring out the best in us. Those managers who have struck a

balance in the different departments of their life such as work, home

and society emerge as true winners in the long run.

 

 

Qualities Of A New Age Leader

 

The leader of a team sees the whole group as one (18:20) and has

respect for even a member in the lowest rank. She looks at the other

person as herself (6:32) and is interested in maximum benefit to all

(12:4). She inspires them, encourages them in their meaningful

activities (even of less significance) out of love for them (3:26).

She herself works (on her own level and in her own sphere) with

enthusiasm and fortitude (18:26) and maintains her equilibrium in

success and failure (5:20).

 

 

Commitment to a Noble Cause

 

A manager stays committed to the noble cause that underlies all his

actions. The Lord of Brindavan is very poetic when He says, " Work on,

dear friend, with no negative energy interfering with your

performance! The golden key to do so is offering all your actions to

Me! " (3:30). This 'offering all that we do to God' takes the form

of 'commitment to the main (noble) cause' in a secular context.

Someone rightly said, " Stay firm like a rock when it is the main

principles, go with the flow in small matters. " The manager then

gains the necessary flexibility and accommodativeness to mingle well

with all the members of his team while safeguarding the chief

mission.

 

 

Whip in Hand, Sometimes

 

Obviously, a manager cannot afford to be a 'Yes' man all along. Nor

can he always compliment those with whom he works - above, equal to

or below him! The divine charioteer says to the human Arjuna, " Do not

spare them who have violated Dharma! They are down already the moment

they swerve from truth! Do your part anyhow, like My instrument "

(11:34). Reprimanding the wrongdoers and expressing his resentment

at unacceptable performance or behaviour of others are a necessary

part of an effective manager.

 

Subjectively too, " Do not come under the sway of mere likes and

dislikes. They are your enemies! " (3:34). Pujya Gurudev Swami

Chinmayanandaji said, " Use your head while judging yourself, use your

heart while judging others! " We have to act with great responsibility

towards our own BMI (body, mind and intellect). We cannot afford

either to overindulge or put them to disuse! When used well, they are

a wonderful medium of self-expression. Otherwise they bind us.

 

 

Truth Alone Wins:

 

That truth alone wins is as much a law as gravity or magnetism. A

book of Physics teaches us true laws of the world. The book does not

create anything. In the same way, the Gita shows us the spiritual

laws! For example, the law of selflessness, " Those who act without

desire gain inner peace! " (5:12).

 

 

Or again the law of non-agency:

 

" One oneself truly is never a doer, everything is done by Nature! " As

we gain clarity in these aspects of Truth, our ability to appreciate

the beauty of life increases. Rather than complaining about things,

we begin to thank the Lord for giving us our life. Our projections

caused sorrow to us; life by itself is awe-inspiring!

 

The enlightened manager is dynamic outside, spontaneously. She is

quiet inside, surrendering totally to the Law of Life. She fully sees

the limitations of human intelligence and the irrepressible energy

contained in Truth or God.