Guest guest Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Dear All, 'Punyas' basically means " meritorious action " whether it be 'in thought, word, or deed'. As i really wanted to know what Shri Mataji has said on this subject, i have found that Sahajvidya are doing compilations which give knowledge of what Shri Mataji has said in regards to " punyas " . As previously, the Tape References are listed at the end of the article for further research and listening purposes. The Tape References point to the original source material from which the quotes are taken. For example, if you are looking at a recording date of 17th December, 1988... it is noted in reverse order and will look like this: (881217). However, first things first, and here is what Shri Mataji has recommended that we do, for our own spiritual knowledge and edification, in regards to what Shri Mataji has taught: " You must all individually also work it out that you study Sahaja Yoga in a way. In most of the tapes, whatever I have said can be seen... found out... what is said about health... what is said about children... because I spontaneously say things... and if you can sort it out, you will know so many things. I mean if you sit down and do a study of these tapes, it will help you to find out so many little, little things that are so important for life. You can clarify it... (you) can note it down... that " this " Mother (has) said about " these " things. It will be very good for us to sort it out this way... what point is to be noted down in different headings. (You) can put 'different, different' headings, and jot it down: " Mother has said so " ... " Mother has said so " ... Whatever is not on the tape, you should not listen to. Whatever is on tape... is authentic. Whatever is recorded, should be accepted. " (25 July, 1989) Folks... please remember that the references quoted in the Sahajvidya Compilation, point to the original source material, and are mainly the recorded date of the talk (shown in reverse order). For example, 17th December, 1988, would read as (881217). i have also added some notations (in brackets) for further clarification, which i trust will help also. violet Punyas... We have certain dharmas within us, and these dharmas are to be observed... to get Punyas (881217); Even in Puja, you must try to help to decorate... to organize things... you should not act like guests all the time. Otherwise, how will you get the punyas. (871224) The Dharmas are: 1. Firstly to be innocent, and to be a holy person; not to try to justify anything inauspicious or wrong... and to stand by a Sahaja Yogi ( " Born of the Spirit person " ) when in confrontation with a non Sahaja Yogi person (not " Born of the Spirit " ) even if the non Sahaja Yogi is (technically) right. (881217) 2. Secondly, to appreciate and understand the beauty of nature, to live with nature, not wanting artificial things, and to understand the creativity of human beings, buying things for enjoyment as Art, and not for their Resale Value, and which must be auspicious and holy... not ugly or obscene. (881217) 3. Thirdly to be a good householder, and a gentle personality, respecting each other, respecting your children, your household, your family. (881217) 4. Fourth is to not behave in an illegal manner, but to be law-abiding people, and regarding money, to be generous... to help others to develop themselves in Sahaja Yoga (in their Union with the Divine). (881217) 5. Then to have a kind and sensitive heart, never being harsh, never punishing, or judging others, but being very kind and gentle with others. (881217) 6. Then is the dharma of collectivity. We should understand how to behave, how to carry on in collectivity, how to make everybody happy... never talk ill of others, and never go to Shri Mataji and tell ill of others, but to tell good things of others. Best is to forget and forgive. (881217) 7. Finally in Sahastrara... (it) is to surrender your ego and your superego, your bad conditionings, without thinking... automatically, spontaneously... with a kind of shy bashful understanding about yourself, which gives you such a beautiful countenance and a beautiful temperament. Then this understanding of doing things for Sahaja Yoga, of doing things for others, and enjoying... that is the greatest Punya. (881217) Tape References Date/Ref – Title – Qual – mins -881217 Punyas, Poona – see 881217 good 30 -871224 We are here for our ascent – Poona – see 871213 good 30 -771121 Tantrism, Caxton Hall poor 75 -881217 How we do earn our punyas – Dec. 88/2 - India (http://www.sahajvidya.org/SahajVidya/0h1o0m8e_721.html#Top) , " Violet " <violet.tubb wrote: > > > , > " Violet " <violet.tubb@> wrote: > > http://www.sahajvidya.org/SahajVidya/0h1o0m8e_721.html is a wonderful > site with a " composite distillation of excerpts spoken by the Devi, > and obtained exclusively from audiotape and videotape recordings " . > > Dear All, > > In regards to the above, Sahajvidya have compiled what Shri Mataji taught about Creation. i feel this requires some deep contemplation, as it is a very current subject, with Mother Earth seemingly making many changes to our Earth, in one way or another. > > However, for even greater ease of reading, i have appended this beautiful piece (with tape references)... and the initial rendering is (without tape references) for a most delightful and informative read. That said... please remember that " the references that are quoted throughout this compilation, point the reader to the original source material, and are in the main simply the date of recording of the talk, shown in reverse (e.g. a date of... 21st March 1998 would read as 980321.) " > > Shri Mataji basically teaches that human beings are so closely related to the Mother Earth, that the Mother Earth and the Atmosphere react to our behaviour. In other words, they react to how we live: > > " We are so closely related to Mother Earth... (that) the Mother Earth, and the Atmosphere react to our behaviour... to how we live. " (Shri Krishna Puja - Cabella, Italy - 23 August, 1997) > > So, please enjoy these teachings of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. > > Jai Shri Mataji! > > violet > > > > What Shri Mataji said about Creation... > (without Tape References) > > The reflection of God Almighty; that manifestation of God Almighty, which alternates with, and when it ends, recedes into itself and becomes the sleeping state of God Almighty, the Parabrahma. The two states alternate, with no beginning and no end. > > The Act of Creation is done by the Mother, the Adi Shakti. When the Adi Shakti created this Universe, and Sadashiva was watching, the first thing She created was Innocence, which was embodied as Shri Ganesha, and was called as Omkar. This protected all the creation, and penetrated into all that is matter, which matter acts according to its inbuilt nature. The whole Universe, the whole Creation is part and parcel of one organic being. > > In the Puranas it is described that there were Avataras of Shri Vishnu on this Earth, who one by one gave the lead for the evolution. Ultimately, this now is the situation, at Sahastrara where I had to come... at this stage the main job is to give Realisation... to raise the Kundalini... in a very large scale; God created this Universe to see His image. Now He wants to see His beautiful image in you people. > > Adi Shakti is the entire power of Sadashiva, of God Almighty... and He cannot do anything without Her powers... She first created Kundalini in Mother Earth itself, and then She created Shri Ganesha out of Mother Earth... so the Mother Earth becomes very important for us... if we do not know how to respect Mother Earth, we do not know how to resect ourselves. The expression of Adi Shakti within us is the Kundalini, and within the Mother Earth is expressed in different places, different countries, in different cities as the manifestation of chakras. So the reflection of the Adi Shakti as Kundalini, was first on the Mother Earth. Kundalini is... a wee part of the Adi Shakti... is the pure desire of Adi Shakti. So Adi Shakti is the complete desire of Sadashiva, and Adi Kundalini is the complete desire of Adi Shakti. > > Inside the Mother Earth, the Kundalini came up in such a way, that it cooled down the inner part of the Mother Earth as much as it could, and then it manifested on the surface as different chakras. So it is a tremendous similarity that we have with the Virata, the Mother Earth and the human beings... if all of them are reflected by the Adi Kundalini, then there has to be a great connection between them. This Kundalini passed through different centres... in the Mother Earth and ultimately broke through Kailasha... and in Kailasha you'll see tremendous vibrations flowing out; All the movements of Mother Earth are controlled by this inner Kundalini, which is the reflection of Adi Shakti. The gravity that it has also is the manifestation of the Kundalini of the Mother Earth. > > Now see how Mother Earth herself was created. First the movement of the energy started flowing... now this is a combined energy alright... then this energy went round and round and round... and when it consolidated, there was a big bang. When this big bang took place... now this is the manly work I should say, in a way, manly style, because still the Mother Earth is not produced... so then these little fragments again went round and round... and with the momentum they became roundish... out of them the Mother Earth was selected. On the Mother Earth, out of the water came the life... the carbon came in... and a human being was created. Then 'man' went round and improved the societies, or whatever was possible, with their ego... and, finished now... now they have done their job you see... now they are on dole you can say. Now the womb or we can say the Kundalini, which has been waiting all these years... was resting... waiting for that time... we call it the blossom time has come. At that time the Kundalini has to rise and ignite in such a way that the completion of the whole work takes place... it's simple... do you understand now? > > The Mother Earth was created by the power of the Sun, and at first was created as a big ball of gas, which later became a thick mass of energy. The Earth was very hot, and so was taken closer to the Moon to cool down, and so became frozen and covered in ice. (The Moon had already been created and was very far away from the Sun, and so was very cool). The Earth was then taken back towards the Sun so that the ice melted and water was created, and the Earth was then placed in the centre, so that Life could be produced. It was all done - it did not just happen, it was all done. The energy on the right, which created the Universe, produced the physical part i.e. the electromagnetic force. Mother Earth created the Carbon. Through the effect of electricity, carbon got attached to Hydrogen and Oxygen, and so produced amino acids, and so Prana started, which ultimately produced the mind and the brain, and when we become Realised, becomes the Pranava. > > When Mother Earth was created, as a symbol of motherhood... then also many Shri Ganeshas were created in the Universe... in the Cosmos... that which is called as Mars... is a Shri Ganesha; Now India is the microscopic form of the whole Mother Earth, and in the triangle of Maharashtra, we have got 8 Ganeshas... which are manifesting vibrations... and they were recognised by the great Saints of Maharashtra. > > The simple village people must have realised the importance of this mountain - thousands and millions of years back, where the Himalayas now stand, it was first a large ocean. The Himalayas started coming out of that ocean... the Mother Earth was pushed on the sides... and the Mother Earth started giving folds to her sari you could say. At certain points, it rose up to a 'point', becoming like a Shri Ganesha... but then still more folds started coming up, much later... when the human brain started developing its ego... another land joined it... in such a manner that it formed an apex... the superego was pushed in and was brought to the climax. This synchronises with the human brain, because the whole Universe is represented in our body as well... the central axis of the Mother Earth acted as the spinal cord. Again there was a big push, onto all the mountains which were to be created as Shri Ganesha, and they got into their final forms. At the other end of this range must be the highest mountain... Mont Blanc. So the Himalayas were brought up to a point only... the Ganeshas to a certain height... not too much. So on the right hand side, the ego went... you see the expression in Mont Blanc. At the other end, was created another Ganesha, near Darjeeling. > > Now the ocean is the Father, and the Mother Earth is your Mother... but when the Mother Earth becomes a mountain, she is called as the Father. The reason is that at that height, she can catch the Father on top of her head as snow or as rain. That is how the Mother becomes the Father... and so she can perform the complete function of a father and a mother... in that state only, Gauri as the daughter of the mountains, conceived Shri Ganesha... without the help of the father... immaculate; The purity of the snow is 100%... and that covers the Mother Earth... gives the formation of innocence. All the filth and dirt that goes into the ocean, is clarified by the Sun, which is also Shri Ganesha, and is brought on top of the hills and mountains to cover it. > > To Ganesha it's a big problem to exist in a country which doesn't worship it... that has no sense of respect; We are so closely related to Mother Earth... the Mother Earth, and the Atmosphere react to our behaviour... to how we live. > > - Jai Shri Mataji - > > http://www.sahajvidya.org/SahajVidya/0h1o0m8e_721.html > > > > What Shri Mataji said about Creation... > (with Tape References for study and research) > > The reflection of God Almighty (861221); that manifestation of God Almighty, which alternates with, and when it ends, recedes into itself and becomes the sleeping state of God Almighty, the Parabrahma. The two states alternate, with no beginning and no end (810829) > > The Act of Creation is done by the Mother, the Adi Shakti (950910); When the Adi Shakti created this Universe, and Sadashiva was watching, the first thing She created was Innocence, which was embodied as Shri Ganesha, and was called as Omkar. This protected all the creation, and penetrated into all that is matter, which matter acts according to its inbuilt nature (860907); The whole Universe, the whole Creation is part and parcel of one organic being (791203). > > In the Puranas it is described that there were Avataras of Shri Vishnu on this Earth, who one by one gave the lead for the evolution. Ultimately, this now is the situation, at Sahastrara where I had to come... at this stage the main job is to give Realisation... to raise the Kundalini... in a very large scale; God created this Universe to see His image. Now He wants to see His beautiful image in you people (861223). > > Adi Shakti is the entire power of Sadashiva, of God Almighty... and He cannot do anything without Her powers... She first created Kundalini in Mother Earth itself, and then She created Shri Ganesha out of Mother Earth... so the Mother Earth becomes very important for us... if we do not know how to respect Mother Earth, we do not know how to resect ourselves. The expression of Adi Shakti within us is the Kundalini, and within the Mother Earth is expressed in different places, different countries, in different cities as the manifestation of chakras. So the reflection of the Adi Shakti as Kundalini, was first on the Mother Earth. Kundalini is... a wee part of the Adi Shakti... is the pure desire of Adi Shakti. So Adi Shakti is the complete desire of Sadashiva, and Adi Kundalini is the complete desire of Adi Shakti (970525) > > Inside the Mother Earth, the Kundalini came up in such a way, that it cooled down the inner part of the Mother Earth as much as it could, and then it manifested on the surface as different chakras. So it is a tremendous similarity that we have with the Virata, the Mother Earth and the human beings... if all of them are reflected by the Adi Kundalini, then there has to be a great connection between them. This Kundalini passed through different centres... in the Mother Earth and ultimately broke through Kailasha... and in Kailasha you'll see tremendous vibrations flowing out (970525); All the movements of Mother Earth are controlled by this inner Kundalini, which is the reflection of Adi Shakti. The gravity that it has also is the manifestation of the Kundalini of the Mother Earth (970525) > > Now see how Mother Earth herself was created. First the movement of the energy started flowing... now this is a combined energy alright... then this energy went round and round and round... and when it consolidated, there was a big bang. When this big bang took place... now this is the manly work I should say, in a way, manly style, because still the Mother Earth is not produced... so then these little fragments again went round and round... and with the momentum they became roundish... out of them the Mother Earth was selected. On the Mother Earth, out of the water came the life... the carbon came in... and a human being was created. Then 'man' went round and improved the societies, or whatever was possible, with their ego... and, finished now... now they have done their job you see... now they are on dole you can say. Now the womb or we can say the Kundalini, which has been waiting all these years... was resting... waiting for that time... we call it the blossom time has come. At that time the Kundalini has to rise and ignite in such a way that the completion of the whole work takes place... it's simple... do you understand now? (830821) > > The Mother Earth was created by the power of the Sun, and at first was created as a big ball of gas, which later became a thick mass of energy. The Earth was very hot, and so was taken closer to the Moon to cool down, and so became frozen and covered in ice. (The Moon had already been created and was very far away from the Sun, and so was very cool). The Earth was then taken back towards the Sun so that the ice melted and water was created, and the Earth was then placed in the centre, so that Life could be produced. It was all done - it did not just happen, it was all done. The energy on the right, which created the Universe, produced the physical part i.e. the electromagnetic force. Mother Earth created the Carbon. Through the effect of electricity, carbon got attached to Hydrogen and Oxygen, and so produced amino acids, and so Prana started, which ultimately produced the mind and the brain, and when we become Realised, becomes the Pranava (850528) > > When Mother Earth was created, as a symbol of motherhood... then also many Shri Ganeshas were created in the Universe... in the Cosmos... that which is called as Mars... is a Shri Ganesha; Now India is the microscopic form of the whole Mother Earth, and in the triangle of Maharashtra, we have got 8 Ganeshas... which are manifesting vibrations... and they were recognised by the great Saints of Maharashtra (840902) > > The simple village people must have realised the importance of this mountain - thousands and millions of years back, where the Himalayas now stand, it was first a large ocean. The Himalayas started coming out of that ocean... the Mother Earth was pushed on the sides... and the Mother Earth started giving folds to her sari you could say. At certain points, it rose up to a 'point', becoming like a Shri Ganesha... but then still more folds started coming up, much later... when the human brain started developing its ego... another land joined it... in such a manner that it formed an apex... the superego was pushed in and was brought to the climax. This synchronises with the human brain, because the whole Universe is represented in our body as well... the central axis of the Mother Earth acted as the spinal cord. Again there was a big push, onto all the mountains which were to be created as Shri Ganesha, and they got into their final forms. At the other end of this range must be the highest mountain... Mont Blanc. So the Himalayas were brought up to a point only... the Ganeshas to a certain height... not too much. So on the right hand side, the ego went... you see the expression in Mont Blanc. At the other end, was created another Ganesha, near Darjeeling (840902) > > Now the ocean is the Father, and the Mother Earth is your Mother... but when the Mother Earth becomes a mountain, she is called as the Father. The reason is that at that height, she can catch the Father on top of her head as snow or as rain. That is how the Mother becomes the Father... and so she can perform the complete function of a father and a mother... in that state only, Gauri as the daughter of the mountains, conceived Shri Ganesha... without the help of the father... immaculate (840902); The purity of the snow is 100%... and that covers the Mother Earth... gives the formation of innocence. All the filth and dirt that goes into the ocean, is clarified by the Sun, which is also Shri Ganesha, and is brought on top of the hills and mountains to cover it (840902) > > To Ganesha it's a big problem to exist in a country which doesn't worship it... that has no sense of respect (840902); We are so closely related to Mother Earth... the Mother Earth, and the Atmosphere react to our behaviour... to how we live (970823.1) > > Tape References... > > Date/Ref - Title - Qual - mins > > -970823.1 Primordial Taboos, S Dharma, Krishna Puja, Cabella good 65 > -861223 Nasik - see 861221 good 15 > -861221 Chalmala Welcome Address - see 861221 good 5 > -850528 Miracles (+ Facing Seeker's questions) see 860725 good 10 > -791203 When You meet Me - Caxton Hall good 35 > -830821 Mother Earth, Surbiton good 50 > -840902 Ganesha Puja talk, Switzerland (French translation) good 55 > -850528 Kundalini Power and Creation, Los Angelos good 45 > -860907 Establishing Shri Ganesha Principle, San Diego good 55 > -861221 Six Puja Talks - India 1986/87 > -950910 Ganesha Puja - Cabella (The value of Innocence) good 65 > -970525 Respect the Mother Earth, Cabella good > > http://www.sahajvidya.org/SahajVidya/0h1o0m8e_721.html > > > > Dear All, > > > > http://www.sahajvidya.org/SahajVidya/0h1o0m8e_721.html is a > wonderful site with a " composite distillation of excerpts spoken by > the Devi, and obtained exclusively from audiotape and videotape > recordings " . > > > > Here is an extract of the underlying Policy of Nirmala Vidya which > i believe is most significant: > > > > " All data on this site is derived exclusively from those recordings > that have been made, over the years... of lectures and other talks, > given sometimes quite informally by our beloved mother Shri Mataji > Nirmala Devi. No detail is included, unless a 'tape recording' is on > hand to substantiate the authenticity of that which is written > herein. No other 'authority' is consulted... as it is implicit in the > fundamental understanding of these pages... that there is no > authority higher than She, Her Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, in > any sphere of life... from whom indeed all of creation emanates... > from whom all knowledge derives... whether it be of the Cosmic > Consciousness itself... of Parabrahma... or of the Powers that She > Herself creates... or of that which is the most mundane, the 'cement' > which holds together the material things of our lives. It therefore > follows that no matter how well known a fact may be in Sahaja Yoga, > it will not find a place here unless and until it is 'found' on tape. " > > > > In the Preface to this site it is also explained that: > > > > " Right at the very outset it should perhaps be stated that the > contents of this work are not claimed to be, nor are they to be taken > as 'absolutely literal', or 'verbatim' quotations from our Holy > Mother's audiotapes, though there is much that will be recognised... > by many. > > > > That which is contained herein, is derived directly from the spoken > words of our Holy Mother, as recorded on the many occasions when She > has spoken. However, because of the need to include references to the > enormous amount of material that exists, within a moderately sized > volume, there has of necessity been a certain amount of abbreviation. > Where a passage was long, or a subject referred back to repeatedly, > or intermixed with another, then a certain amount of sorting out was > necessary, whilst ensuring that the essential and salient words > originally used, are in all cases retained. > > > > Also following the compilation of the many items, taken from a > large number of Shri Mataji's talks, it was found that the result was > somewhat disjointed. So in order to retain the 'flow' and improve the > readability, and to avoid repetition, the expedient of 'joining' by > using link words, or occasionally combining phrases or sentences was > employed, where it was clear that the subject matter was one and the > same. Also, and for similar reasons, the 'person' may sometimes have > had to be brought into line with that of adjacent text, e.g. 'you > must listen..' might become 'we must listen..' or 'one must..' etc., > whilst however ensuring that the essence of what is being said > remains the same. In all cases the 'original references' remain. In a > similar fashion, the first person singular style may occasionally > translate to the third person style, where it is felt preferable and > perhaps more appropriate. In all cases the essential text remains > unchanged. > > > > Here it might be helpful to attempt to set out the rationale that > underlies this project. Something that Shri Mataji said on 25th July > 1989 at Melichargasse summarises it precisely. It is quoted under the > Subject headings... 'Studying'... 'Mother's Words'... and also > 'Audiotapes'... and is reproduced here... > > > > " You must all individually also work it out that you study Sahaja > Yoga in a way. In most of the tapes whatever I have said can be seen… > found out... what is said about health... what is said about > children... because I spontaneously say things... and if you can sort > it out you will know so many things... I mean if you sit down and do > a study of these tapes it will help you to find out so many little > little things that are so important for life. You can clarify it... > can note it down... that this Mother said about these things... it > will be very good for us to sort it out this way... what point is to > be noted down in different headings... can put different different > headings, and jot it down. Mother has said so... Mother has said > so... whatever is not on the tape you should not listen to... > whatever is on tape is authentic... whatever is recorded already > should be accepted (890725) " > > > > So with this approach... and over several years... and listening to > many many talks... noting it all down... typing it onto computer... > sorting it out... checking for flow and readability... this > 'presentation' is the end result. > > > > The references that are quoted throughout this compilation, point > the reader to the original source material, and are in the main > simply the date of recording of the talk, shown in reverse (e.g. a > date of… 21st March 1998 would read as 980321). > > > > This has the great advantage that in any listing of dated material, > all items added at a later date, will automatically get sorted into > the correct position, chronologically speaking. The exception to the > above is the reference 'MME', which references Shri Mataji's own > book, " Meta Modern Era " , and is the sole written or textual source > used here. > > > > This volume serves not only as a pointer to the original source > material, i.e. the audio or videotape, wherein can be found much more > detail, but also serves as a collection point, where anything that > Shri Mataji has had to say on any particular subject, can be gathered > together under the various headings. > > > > The reader is strongly urged to go to the original source material, > not only to verify the item in question, but more, to gain the > incalculable benefits of listening directly to Shri Mataji speaking > on that and many other subjects. Much more important is the very > great and immeasurably beneficial, vibrational effect of listening to > Shri Mataji talking, and which cannot be represented in any way in > the printed word. The unending flow of Vibrations that emanate from > Shri Mataji, in all Her various Aspects, are recorded along with our > Holy Mother's Words, and as we listen to recordings of Her Talks, we > receive once again the tremendous transforming qualities of those > vibrations. As we listen to a talk on a particular subject, so the > vibrations are working on those problems within us - in short, there > is no substitute for listening to the 'actual spoken word' of our > Holy Mother, each of which is a mantra in it's own right. > > > > This work was started originally as a simple dictionary, to give > the meanings of foreign words, as defined by Shri Mataji, in the many > recordings of Shri Mataji speaking, sometimes in informal settings, > but more usually in lectures or talks given the world over. Later it > developed into something much more, and now within it's confines are > included any and all references to anything that our much beloved and > Holy Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has deemed it necessary to speak about > - the only exception is that no references are included to > individuals in Sahaja Yoga, past or present, other than in reference > to the bibliography. > > > > Happily, confirmation came one day, when listening to the recording > made of the talk of 25th July 1989 at Melichargasse, in which Shri > Mataji urges us to listen to the tapes... to study Sahaja Yoga... and > sort it all out. On this tape, Shri Mataji also tells us... 'whatever > is on tape, is authentic... whatever is recorded already, should be > accepted' - another reference to the importance of listening to the > audiotapes. Again in a talk recorded on 6th November 1989, in > Connecticut, Shri Mataji tells us, that we all should have one tape > each.. we should sit down and listen, again and again... with pencil > and paper, and 'see what I am saying...' and again 'every tape should > be with you... ' > > > > This edition is in no way to be considered complete, nor is it to > be taken as a 'full' or 'balanced' account of what Shri Mataji has to > say on any particular subject. To date, only a comparatively small > number of talks have been referenced. There remain a very large > number of recordings, which so far have not been accessed. Until they > have all been researched, til then this work remains incomplete. To > date 388 talks form the basis of the research for this compilation. > > > > With regard to the material included in this edition, each item has > had to meet certain rules, for it to be acceptable for inclusion. > Firstly, it must be understood that no material from any source other > than our Mother is even considered, and also for it to be included, > it must be from tape recordings only, other than the already > mentioned exception of Shri Mataji's book, Meta Modern Era. Thus all > material which is in written form is excluded, unless in Shri > Mataji's own handwriting. It follows from this that if what is > 'discovered' when listening to any particular tape is incomplete, in > the sense that there are some parts of the subject not mentioned, > then only that which is 'discovered' in this particular talk is used. > At a later date it is to be hoped that the missing details will be > added, but only when 'chanced upon' in listening to the tapes - no > matter how well known or basic the information may be. The reader is > therefore asked to exercise some degree of tolerance, and of > forbearance in this respect. > > > > Any entry which is felt to be resulting in too much of an > imbalance, is excluded from the published version. Where different > countries are mentioned, and where some of the words may indeed seem > unpalatable to some of us, it is felt that Sahaja Yogis are > sufficiently enlightened, that we can see it's relevance to our > ascent. As we grow away from our Country's basic problems, so we > become detached, and can see that it is to those left behind, that > the words apply. > > > > One word of 'caution' perhaps, to the reader who mistakenly > believes that 'one can work it out on one's own'. Shri Mataji tells > us again and again, that Sahaja Yoga is a collective phenomena, and > " anybody who thinks… 'I can work it out on my own, I have a 'special > relationship' with Mother' should know that they are... 'going out' - > you cannot work it out on your own " . Again, she tells us " the > greatest law of Sahaja Yoga is that it is a collective happening " , > and again... " collectivity, will make you grow " . > > > > Finally, we are most fortunate to be born at this time, to be here > at a time when the greatest of all Incarnations is with us, here on > this Earth - and who is accessible to us. We are so blessed... we see > so many miracles... we receive so much joy... yet do we all really > recognise... and do we all have that sense of protocol... that in > whose Presence we so often are... and in whose protection we bathe. > Let us, even if it be in only so small a way, see what we can do, in > return for our unfathomable, indescribable, unimaginably great > Mother... the Primordial All Pervading Power of Lord God Almighty... > our Holy Mother, Paramchaitanya Shri Mataji, Sakshat Shri Adi Shakti, > Shri Nirmala Devi. > > > > Errors & Omissions > > The compiler wishes to beg Shri Mataji's pardon, if Her Holy Words > have in any way been so mutilated, as to alter the message that they > were intended to carry. > > > > Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that errors are kept to > a minimum, if you are one of those who does find something, it would > be helpful if you would please send notification via the publishers… > or if on the web, via the e-mail address provided. The notation 'Sic' > indicates that the adjacent text is noted, and is correct, whilst > 'Ed' indicates some words that have been added for clarity. > > > > Phonetic Transliteration > > The convention used is simply to attempt to represent any Indian > words in a way that the average non-Indian reader will be able to > pronounce the words reasonably accurately, whilst deviating from the > generally accepted rules of transliteration as little as possible. It > is accepted that there will be variations in resulting > pronunciations, endemic to the different regions of the world, and > this is something that this work makes no attempt to reconcile. > > > > Acknowledgements > > A word of thanks to all those who have helped with the checking of > the draft copies, for uncovering the multitude of little errors that > crept in at the beginning of this project, and in particular to one > young Sahaja Yogi who comes all the way from Turkey, who was a great > help in many ways - he will know who he is. > > > > In closing it is hoped that the reader, wherever he or she may be, > will enjoy, and hopefully gain much, not only from this offering, but > more importantly from the audiotapes that he or she will be directed > to, in journeying through the following pages. With every good wish… > to all who delve into the depths of the numerous recordings, of Shri > Mataji Nirmala Devi's many talks. > > > > NirmalaAnanda > > 9 Mar 2003 (Originally penned in 1998) > > > > http://www.sahajvidya.org/SahajVidya/SahajVidya_Preface.htm > > > > > > So, folks... this is all good to know. > > > > violet > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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