Shri Mataji talks about the many temptations for SYs, once they come to SY

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Dear All,

 

My last post may have been a bit long to read, so am posting the last part of it

here, where Shri Mataji describes the many temptations that happen for Sahaja

Yogis, when they come to Sahaja Yoga. She says that introspection is the only

way to avoid these pitfalls.

 

violet

 

 

[shri Mataji then describes what happens once people come to Sahaja Yoga]:

 

" For example, once people come to Sahaja Yoga, they think they are in charge. In

charge of this, in charge of that, in charge of all the Sahaja Yogis. And they

start behaving in a manner which doesn't behoove a Sahaja Yogi. It doesn't. I

have seen them and I am amused the way they start trusting themselves and

showing off that they are very much in charge. This is nothing modern. This used

to be there with human beings, but if it was so, it was before Sahaja Yoga

[ " before one's Union with the Divine Within " ]. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi -

Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji explains that Sahaja Yoga is not as simple as it might appear to

be, but that there are a lot of temptations in Sahaja Yoga, which is of course

why introspection is greatly needed!]:

 

" Even now people get into the mood of dominating others, by saying that we are

in charge! Sahaja Yoga is not [as] simple as you think, because there are a lot

of temptations! " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19

April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji further states that positions of leadership are one of the many

temptations in Sahaja Yoga. She explains what happens with this temptation]:

 

" Supposing you make somebody a leader. Now, leader becomes some sort of in

charge, you see and he gets the drunkenness of power. When he is like that, he

starts dominating all the rest of the people and also starts showing off that he

is something very great and he has to dominate all the rest of the people. "

(Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[According to Shri Mataji, this drunkard of power, then creates an atmosphere of

fear, and says that it is Shri Mataji's idea]:

 

" Then he creates an atmosphere of fear. Firstly I have seen what happens with

them, is that they start saying falsely that: " Mother has told this, Mother has

said so. This is Mother's idea. I have nothing to do with that gentleman but he

goes on talking like that and people get very frightened. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala

Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[According to Shri Mataji, this drunkard of power, then says he will tell Mother

about people, and She will punish them]:

 

" Then also he can also frighten you by saying: " I will tell Mother. Mother will

listen to me and She'll punish you. " I'm sometimes very surprised at such people

because I have never said that I will punish somebody or I will take him out of

Sahaja Yoga. Nothing of the kind. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja -

Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[According to Shri Mataji, this drunkard of power thinks no end of himself]:

 

" So, this man who thinks no end of himself, he may be a leader, may not be a

leader, may be nothing in Sahaja Yoga and then he starts talking like this, in

such a funny manner that it doesn't look that the person is a Sahaja Yogi. "

(Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[According to Shri Mataji, this drunkard of power then describes himself as

something very great, as if he is the one who is chosen specially for rising

higher and higher]:

 

" Then he goes even further. He goes himself describing as something very great

as if he is the one who is chosen specially for the rising higher and higher. "

(Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji is really amazed, how people can befool themselves like this. she

says that the first thing in Sahaj is humility, and if a person cannot be

humble, then they are not a Sahaja Yogi!]:

 

" When I hear about these things, I'm really amazed how can people befool

themselves all the time and behave in such a manner. First thing in Sahaja Yoga

is humility. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19

April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji states that if a person is not humble, then they cannot be a Sahaja

Yogi. She says that a person that orders others about, and talks in a manner, as

if they are Hitler, that this shows they have not achieved anything, as far as

Sahaja Yoga is concerned]:

 

" If you are not a humble person, you cannot be a Sahaja Yogi. The person who

orders about, the person who talks in a manner as if he is Hitler, any person

who tries to control and being in charge of the thing, all these capacities only

show that that person has achieved nothing in Sahaja Yoga. First thing is to

enjoy the humility. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey

- 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji also states that these people will always sit in the first row, so

they can be sitting where they can see Her, and are all the while smiling. She

in fact knows that they are just show-offs, who think no end of themselves!]:

 

" I have seen people like this. They'll always sit in the first row. They will be

always sitting in a place where they just see Me, all the time there and just

smile. I know they are just show-offs. They think no end of themselves, and

that's why they are there, but they themselves are loosing, they themselves are

not very happy. That's why they try to do all these tricks and do all this kind

of domination. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19

April 1998)

 

[According to Shri Mataji, the people who are humble and simply honest with

themselves and others, are oppressed by the show-offs]:

 

" The other side of it is people who are humble, who are simple, who are honest

and who are really seeking the Truth are being oppressed by this gentleman. He

oppresses them, tries to show off, tries to make slaves out of others. " (Shri

Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji says that people have gone so far that a whole group of people,

would not even move an inch, without the permission of their leader. She says

they would actually become subservient to such an irrational personality!]:

 

" I have seen people have gone so far, that there was a group of people who just

would not move even an inch without the permission of their leader and they

would go all out to be subservient to such an irrational personality. " (Shri

Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji Nirmala Devi says that what people need is to be enveloped by love

and compassion]:

 

" First of all you know this is the love of Mother. Mother never dominates, She

cannot dominate because She is nothing but love. As soon as She sees the

problem, immediately She absorbs. She has to make deliberations, just a drama

sometimes to show that She is angry. But She cannot basically be angry with

anyone. It's the love which all the time, all the time is flowing and that love

envelops the Mother as well as you. That is how you people understand Sahaja

Yoga. What a human being needs is nothing but love and compassion. Love and

compassion of a very, very pure type. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja -

Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji cites Christ Jesus as an example of compassion, for us to follow]:

 

" Look at Christ. He pitied the people who crucified Him. He told His father, God

almighty, that: " Please forgive them, because they don't know what they are

doing. " He could see that the blindness of these people are doing wrong things

and God the Father would be very annoyed who is wrathful and may destroy them.

So, this is what He has done with a very compassionate feeling without thinking

about it, just automatically He felt that: " These people are doing all this to

Me and I don't know what will happen to them. " So, He prayed to God, to Father:

" Please forgive, please forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing,

they are blind, so please do not punish them. " What compassion, what love! I

mean, think of it; do we do that in our life if somebody harms us, troubles us?

Do we ask Father to forgive those who do not know what they are doing? That

should be the level of Sahaja Yoga. And it will work out very well if you ask

for forgiveness, God will look after them, He'll transform them, He'll bring

them to their senses. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul,

Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji says that the messages of Christ are full of love, and pure

compassion. She cites the example of Mary-Magdalena]:

 

" The messages of Christ are full of love, compassion, pure compassion. How He

tried to protect Mary-Magdalena is an example of that, who was leading a sinful

life and for a saint He had nothing to do, He had nothing to do with her. But

when He saw she being stoned by people, He stood against them [for[ her. He took

a stone in His own hand and He says: " Alright those who have not committed any

wrong deed or have not committed any sin, can take this stone and hit Me " . And

nobody came forward, because they had to face themselves. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala

Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji says that there is a kind of cruel joy, when people are dominating

others, which She does not understand]:

 

" When we are dominating others, then a kind of a cruel joy is there, some sort

of a joy that I don't understand Myself. But people have, they show off, that:

" We have achieved this joy, we have achieved this great power. " (Shri Mataji

Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji explains that there has been this cruel joy with all the great

emperors and also with the despotic rulers, however She states that there is not

place for this in Sahaja Yoga]:

 

" It has happened for centuries with all the great emperors and also despotic

rulers. But with Sahaja Yogis it should be the other way round. They have to

rule the world with peace and love. They don't have to show off by any chance. "

(Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji Nirmala Devi states that Sahaja Yoga will spread much faster, when

the world is given only love and affection. She says that torturing others,

troubling others, as already described, is actually very abnormal behaviour,

that has to be returned to normalcy!]:

 

" This is how Sahaja Yoga will spread much, much faster. What does the world

need? Just think of it. It needs only love and affection. Those people who are

yet lost in the ignorance about life and are still busy troubling others,

torturing others, going against the collectivity will have to return to

normalcy. It's very abnormal behaviour sometimes and you just don't understand

why they behave like mad people. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja -

Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[shri Mataji states that it is very difficult to tell such people, that they are

mad, and that it is also very difficult to be in their presence. She says this

goes on with so many Sahaja Yogis]:

 

" It is very difficult also to tell such people that you are mad. And also it is

difficult to be with such a person who is so mad with some sort of a power. It

goes on like that with so many Sahaja Yogis, I have seen who start thinking they

have lots of powers, they think they can do whatever they like, they can talk to

anyone and they can confuse anyone. But in Sahaja Yoga, you don't have to

confuse. You have to clearly express your love. But that doesn't mean any kind

of particular gesture for a particular happening, but it is just an inner

oneness with each other. " (Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul,

Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

[However, when Shri Mataji sees Sahaja Yogis understanding each other, so loving

with each other, and beautifully enjoying the love of other people, She says

that She is absolutely overjoyed to see that. She says that the most enjoyable

thing, is the love we give to others, and not that we are there to receive, as

such, but to give love. She says that perhaps, the way we express ourselves is

also an art, in that we come to understand, how to please others and make them

happy]:

 

" Sometimes I find Sahaja Yogis so much understanding each other, so much loving

each other, so beautifully enjoying the love of other people. When I see that, I

feel very, very happy, absolutely overjoyed that what I wanted, these people

should enjoy is that. And you'll be amazed the most enjoyable thing is the love

that you give to others. You may not receive, but when you give love to others,

then it is the most enjoyable thing. But the way you express yourself is also an

art I think, to understand how to please others, how to make them happy. " (Shri

Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)

 

(Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - Easter Puja - Istanbul, Turkey - 19 April 1998)