What Shri Mataji said about Buddha - Part 1

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Dear All,

 

Some people may feel that what Shri Mataji says is restricted to the few yogis

sitting in front of Her. That is not really the case. If She came for 'the

One'.... She came for 'the All'. In one way or another, whatever She says, is

for everyone's benevolence, and not just for those who were fortunate to sit at

Her feet. Sometimes Shri Mataji referred to us as 'yogis' and sometimes She

referred to us as 'yogas'. Everyone is a 'potential yogi or yoga'. The important

point to remember is, that a yogi or yoga is a universal person. They are a

Gnostic:

 

" ...We are Gnostics, we are the ones who know, we are Yogis... " (Shri Mataji

Nirmala Devi - Formal Talk, Margate, England, 08/10/89)

 

It is true, that what Shri Mataji taught, cannot just be taken at its face

value. Sitting at Her feet doesn't automatically bring the meaning, which has to

come from within. In that regard, those who did not have the opportunity to sit

at Her feet, are not disadvantaged. Shri Mataji's Message has been a Universal

Message, that is encapsulated in the teachings of all the incarnations and

prophets.

 

We haven't heard a lot on this forum about what Shri Mataji has said about the

Buddha. Here then, is the introduction of " What Shri Mataji said about the

Buddha " - Part 1.

 

Enjoy!

 

violet

 

 

What Shri Mataji said about Buddha - Part 1

 

On the occasion of Shri Buddha Puja, Shri Mataji emphasized that " acceptance " is

at the root of happiness and " expectations " are at the root of frustration:

" Whatever happens to Me I know is the best, is all for My good, is for the good

of Sahaja Yoga. Now if anybody criticizes Sahaja Yoga, it is very, very good,

excellent. " In India, a magazine printed something unfavorable about Sahaja

Yoga, but only good came of it! Thousands rushed to Shri Mataji's program. They

were 'taken' by Her photograph and had not bothered to read the article!

 

[Folks, i remember being taught this in Christianity - that God can take even

'the bad' and transform it for 'the good'. That gives us much hope for the

progressive transformation of the human race, to become the Spirit.]

 

" When you are " desireless " , you are happy because you are never disappointed.

You are never nervous... " . We should be desireless, but not absurd, like

ascetics, in the sense that we should not have expectations which lead to

disappointment: " Nothing bad can happen to you. And if something bad is

happening then something is wrong with you... So make the best of all

disappointments. If there is a disappointment, just smile at it, and know it is

for your good to discover something new, to find out something better. "

 

However, conditionings often prevent us from accepting and enjoying whatever is

given in the present moment. Conditionings can include desires about food or

family or many things. For example, Indians must have Indian food; some women

carry a great deal of cosmetics on the India Tour, and some people try to

compete with the leader. In the West, conditionings are not so much for food,

but more related to the house. Some women will try to live separately, and try

to keep their husbands to themselves [i.e. instead of having a collective

outlook]. Some people stick onto their own culture: " Whatever is good in any

culture should be taken [i.e. accepted], because whatever is in universal

culture is in Sahaja Yoga. " But we falter because of our conditionings. Shri

Mahavira described the punishments for people who indulge into their

conditionings: " Horrible things He has talked about - what will happen to people

if they have their conditionings - where will they end up. " Collectivity helps

us to overcome our conditionings.

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Shri Buddha Puja Synopsis

Dienze, Belgium

4 August, 1991