Spiritual Cultural Values....Is that a true statement?

[Guest guest]

, " Violet " <vtubb@b...>

wrote:

>

> There is also an unspoken belief, i believe, that if a person does

> not conform to all Sahaj Cultural Mores to the letter, that they are

> not as good a Sahaja Yogi. Is that a true statement?

>

> Violet

>

 

Before i answer the rest i would respond to this first. Wearing a sari

or purdah does not make anyone a better SY than those with jeans or

maxi. SYs think that Hindu saris and kurtas makes them better humans.

i think love, conscience, compassion, humbleness, simplicity and

humility are far, far more important than any Sahaj Cultural Mores.

(However, Hinduism is richly endowed with these excellent spiritual

qualities and enable humans to understand and imbibe them.) Every

culture and religion have qualiities worth emulating. SYs are overall

leaning overwhelmingly towards the Hindu dress code.

 

i have always worn jeans and will always do, even when meditating. Why

will meditating in a kurta make me a better SY? It is all this

external attention to petty details that has led to this unspoken

belief. It is as useless as lemons curing diseases.

 

regards,

 

 

jagbir

[Guest guest]

Dear Jagbir,

 

Thank you for your answer. i believe this too, for God does not look on the

outward appearance, but on the heart. i believe if Sahaja Yoga Organization were

more multi-cultural (and dharmic as well of course) in outer appearance it would

help new people be more comfortable also.

 

i know that in Kyiv there are about 500 women that mostly don't have their own

sarees. When the seven married women are welcomed for a puja to Shri Mataji they

are asked to be dressed in a national dress, be it any national dress whether

Indian, Ukrainian or any other, so this ruling is not worldwide in Sahaja Yoga

Organization that everyone has to wear the Indian Sari exclusively.

 

Violet

 

In , " jagbir singh "

<adishakti_org> wrote:

>

> , " Violet "

<vtubb@b...>

> wrote:

> >

> > There is also an unspoken belief, i believe, that if a person

does

> > not conform to all Sahaj Cultural Mores to the letter, that they

are

> > not as good a Sahaja Yogi. Is that a true statement?

> >

> > Violet

> >

>

> Before i answer the rest i would respond to this first. Wearing a

sari

> or purdah does not make anyone a better SY than those with jeans

or

> maxi. SYs think that Hindu saris and kurtas makes them better

humans.

> i think love, conscience, compassion, humbleness, simplicity and

> humility are far, far more important than any Sahaj Cultural

Mores.

> (However, Hinduism is richly endowed with these excellent

spiritual

> qualities and enable humans to understand and imbibe them.) Every

> culture and religion have qualiities worth emulating. SYs are

overall

> leaning overwhelmingly towards the Hindu dress code.

>

> i have always worn jeans and will always do, even when meditating.

Why

> will meditating in a kurta make me a better SY? It is all this

> external attention to petty details that has led to this unspoken

> belief. It is as useless as lemons curing diseases.

>

> regards,

>

>

> jagbir

>