Shri Mataji's Vision of World Peace - Part 7

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Dear All,

 

Shri Mataji does not give general advice for 'World Peace'. She pays attention

to every detail. It is clear that if the 'details' are looked after, that the

'whole picture' will change for humanity. So do human beings understand just how

important all the details are, to achieve a New Age where there is 'World Peace'

instead of 'World War'?....

 

We concluded Part 6 with:

 

One of the curses of these modern times, is that people go on accepting all that

is destructive, all that is vulgar, all that is shameless - one by one. There is

no resistance of any kind, and if somebody resists, then they think that person

is absolutely not " in " . If the older people like to lead an immoral life, how

can we grudge the younger generation.

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Meta Modern Era

'World Peace'

Chapter 8

29/09/95

 

Here now, is Part 7.

 

regards,

 

violet

 

 

 

Shri Mataji's Vision of World Peace - Part 7

 

Newspapers and the media are another species of present day monsters. They

destroy and devour all that is sweet and beautiful in the society. They believe

in sensationalism. Some of them revel in character assassination and wild

allegations. Anybody can go and complain to them about anyone. They will make

little effort to find out the truth and will publish whatever they have heard

from anyone, who might well be a very unreliable source. There is no way you can

stop them from doing that because they have freedom of expression. Whether it is

correct or incorrect, they will publish it. And people hardly have any redress,

because legal proceedings are very expensive and can be ruinous - at least in

the West. In India, the situation is not quite the same, and an inexpensive

legal redress is still possible.

 

For example, three foreign journalists went to India and trespassed into our

school, and made all kinds of false statements about it. A complaint was filed

against them and the Court has decided that these foreign journalists will be

prosecuted against, if they ever come to India again. The Embassy concerned were

not very happy about this, though their journalists have used this news against

us all over Europe - especially in Belgium, France and also in other countries,

where some people of the Catholic Church are disturbed at our success. They have

an organisation called " ADFI " which is constantly prying into the activities of

the religious and spiritual organisations and maligning them, by describing them

as cults:

 

http://www.religiousfreedomwatch.org/intolerance-hate/hate-groups/adfi/

 

I do not know if the Catholic Church is not a cult. If the definition of a cult

is an organisation that indulges in violence or has illegal weapons or makes

tainted money, then the Catholic Church could itself be called a cult because

all these things are happening in the Catholic Church as well. They call us a

cult even though it is well established that in Sahaja Yoga we have no secrets,

underground or clandestine activities, and that Sahaja Yoga is a purely

religious-cum-spiritual organisation working for the benefit of all the people

of the world. Furthermore, which of the Western countries are supposed to be

secular? I am sorry to say that in England also, only the Church of England is

the state religion. All others are not. In Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria and in

France especially, it is the Catholic Church which is the recognised religion

and everything that is not Catholic, is always treated as a cult.

 

Apart from maligning people and assassinating their character, some newspapers

and magazines play another very dangerous role - that of giving very scandalous

information to people. They are so poor in quality, that they have to use the

photographs of half nude women to attract readers. Their whole intelligence is

devoted to selecting the most exposed photograph. These newspapers have no real

concern with regard to the problems that are facing all the countries of the

world today. They are interested mainly in publishing salacious stories,

catering to the worst element in human nature. Or they start campaigning against

some persons in important positions out of mischief, or prejudice. This is what

they did in France to a former Secretary General of UNESCO. It is difficult to

understand how one could be involved in such acts of complete degradation.

Frivolous allegations were made against the-then secretary-general. One of them

was that his wife had used the official car to go from Paris to Brussels to

attend the funeral of the wife of an Ambassador. The lady had informed the

office before taking the car and had done so to reach Brussels in time for the

funeral, as flights were not available at that time. Various other allegations

were also made, indicating a desire to malign an outstanding secretary-general

who had served the Member states with great devotion. He had arranged for the

translation into different languages of a number of great books of different

countries. He had also helped many countries in preserving their ancient

monuments which culturally were the common heritage of human kind.

 

Western people are so impressionable that they tend to accept whatever the

newspapers publish as the truth. This sensational trend is going from bad to

worse. For example, they are so scandalous that they wrote gleefully about the

price at which the undergarments of Mrs Kennedy were to be sold. So filthy and

so dirty is the mind, which writes about such things in newspapers.

Surprisingly, this trend has also now impressed the people at the helm of

religions. For example, in England some eminent leaders of the Protestant Church

are now adapting an attitude of " understanding " and " tolerance " in respect of

men and women cohabiting without marriage. This was regarded as a sin - but no

longer.

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Meta Modern Era

'World Peace'

Chapter 8

29/09/95

 

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

retained]