What a true Sahaja Yogi leader is really like - Part 1

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Dear All,

 

The qualities of spiritual leadership are actually the qualities of an aware

self-realised soul who has become their own master, teacher, and guru - and then

they can lead others by example. Maybe one day we can look forward to a new

movement, a new organisation of the truth, where the leaders will have the

qualities of truthfulness, openness and honesty - especially with regards to

Shri Mataji's Divine Message to the world. Without those qualities, there is no

point in having any leaders, because without those qualities, you don't really

have any real leadership anyway!

 

Enjoy!

 

violet

 

 

What a true Sahaja Yogi leader is really like - Part 1

 

To be a leader is a much higher test than just to be a Sahaja Yogi, because the

leader has to be an 'ideal' for others to follow. He should know and master all

the knowledge about Sahaja Yoga, the modus operandi of awakening the Kundalini,

giving realisation to others, with all patience and love. Sahaja Yoga's

foundations are Divine love and Divine benevolence and if you are really earnest

that the whole world should be benefited then you have to develop a beautiful,

loving patience to achieve the realisation of others and to lead others. So, a

leader has to have an approach towards other Sahaja Yogis in the Centre whereby

he leads from the heart, and not just paying a lip-service. The leader should be

a patient listener, not criticising or jumping to conclusions. The leader should

have a quick understanding of the complex problems which are facing an

individual, or the Centre.

 

He should always try to find out 'why' there is a problem and how it can be

solved, extremely gently and with care.

 

The leader should never rationalise his mistakes, which can be just a cosmetic

appearance - and not the truth. The leader has first to face himself and purify

himself so that his own purified life will enlighten others much more easily

than giving lectures. So whatever are your precepts, they must be practised by

the leader with great zeal and joy about it.

 

That means the leader should first become his own leader, experimenting all his

beautiful ideas upon himself, so he knows how to manage himself, before he tries

to handle others.

 

The leader should be very active, efficient, prompt, forgiving, generous,

respectable and loving. If he is not respectable, then respect cannot be

demanded from the other members. The Sahaja Yogis will automatically respect and

trust him, if he manifests respectful qualities.

 

The leader should never try to enhance his own credibility by diminishing that

of others, but must always build up a democratic style of leadership that is a

collective one. He should not assemble 'yes men' or coteries around him and

should not give way to 'false praises'. Everyone must have access to the leader

in person, in case there is a problem.

 

The leader must understand the process of growth, which is a living process that

unfolds itself like a seed becoming a tree. So, forcing or manipulating, will

not work out the whole thing. On the contrary, it will hinder it. The person

should also introspect and watch the natural process which is unfolding within

himself.

 

If there is a storm or chaos around, just calm down and station yourself on the

axis of peace. A leader must know that we have achieved a state by which we can

put our attention absolutely on the pivotal point of peace, which he should

practise again and again and master it.

 

The leader must through his experimentation and the proofs he gets, believe as

'reality' that we are now in the Kingdom of God - and that the power of His

love, the Paramchaitanya, is completely knowledgeable and absolutely efficient.

Gradually, the experience of this Divine love which acts, makes a very strong

group. They will lovingly adhere to each other and feel the collective force as

a living energy. The leader should try to live and be like everyone else, not to

be extraordinary, but knowing consciously that if you are 'ordinary' - that is

extraordinary! In Sanskrit: " Samanyas asamanya " . Awareness is the Source of your

ability to lead.

 

So the leader/s must very carefully try to watch the growth of their awareness

of things. It is very easy when you can depend on your Kundalini, who will make

you aware of whatever subtle area you want to be aware of. You can achieve it by

using your power to project your attention to whichever area you want to know

more about, and it will work out. This modus operandi of your attention can be

mastered by you [by exercising it] as a leader, and then you can teach all the

other Sahaja Yogis how to master this art of directing your attention through

your Kundalini.

 

The leader should not violently stir up any emotions, but delicately allow the

emotions of the Yogis to come up, and allow them to calm down by themselves. If

the Sahaja Yogis are heated up on some point, and even if you know they are

right in their anger - try and see the whole problem. Then make a drama of it,

as if you are also angry with them for the same reason, and after 'acting' with

them, try to bring them round and cool them down. You shouldn't suddenly drop

'cold' water on the 'heated' minds. Then sit down with them, and coolly discuss

and decide what is the best way of solving the problem.

 

The modus operandi is to know how this Divine power is to be used, how it is to

be manifested and how it is to be respected. The leader should not stoop down to

get after or hit upon any one person of the group's members, because your weapon

is the light of the Spirit which is the ocean of forgiveness. The leader must

step back in silence and be gracious. Your silence will definitely calm down the

fighting spirit of any group member. So the leader must know and master the

skill of silence, which makes the Divine power take over.

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

first small English book

Chapter 5

'The Leader in Sahaja Yoga'

 

[Written in the English way with the meaning of what Shri Mataji gave, being

retained]