SM: Democracy at this stage, without realization, cannot work out

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Dear All,

 

People in America are wanting real democracy, which they do not at present,

really have. For real democracy to happen, there firstly has to be a collective

spirit, as America is the land of the Vishuddhi. Since people in America badly

want " real democracy " instead of what they are presently getting, Sahaja Yogis

could have a platform for Democracy, based on a person having their realization,

without which, democracy is not a realizable ideal. It was in 1990, that Shri

Mataji told SYs, that with regard to America, " democracy at this stage, without

realization, cannot work out " .

 

Enjoy Shri Mataji's outstanding Wisdom! (in this article)

 

regards to all,

 

violet

 

 

 

" Democracy at this stage, without realization, cannot work out "

 

The United States is a very important country in the field of spirituality,

because it is the Vishuddhi in the plan of Virat. The Vishuddhi has a subsidiary

chakra, which we shall call as Hamsa Chakra. The star which resides, on which

the centre is working, is Saturn. And, as you know, with Saturn there is another

small, little, Saturn moving. In the same way, with this Vishuddhi chakra, there

is another one which is a very important chakra, which we call as 'Hamsa

Chakra'. The divine discretion that manifests through your Hamsa chakra first

started in Germany [with the Hamsa Puja]. This discretion can be seen in the

German's welcoming of the East Germans with unification of East and West. A few

Sahaja Yogis triggered it.

 

The Germans have known hardships, have known sacrifices, have known all kinds of

ordeals they had to go through. But somehow [the United States] has been blessed

to such an extent that Americans never realized what is it that is hardship, and

the blessings really have spoiled them.

 

Hardships have been in all these countries that we call as Eastern Bloc and

Sahaja Yoga is spreading like wildfire [there], where they have been completely

under the rule of Russians...or under the rule of terror. And the same terror

has acted in Russia throughout. In that terror, in that fear, it is surprising

how this wisdom has grown in all these people, much more, than in countries

where we have the greatest affluence, the greatest comfort of life. The hardship

has taught them, the fear has taught them, to be wise. And the best part is the

discretion.

 

Shri Krishna is Kubera, the god of wealth, therefore America is wealthy. But the

other part of Shri Krishna is completely missing, is the Divine discretion. How

this Divine discretion is shown, is wonderful to see. He managed the Pandavas to

win the war through His Divine discretion, because they were dharmic. They were

standing in dharma. But just the opposite is the situation of this America, that

America always supports wrong people and it has no principle of righteousness,

principle of its own freedom. That's what has happened to the people of this

country. They have no divine discretion at all. That's why all the false gurus

have come and settled here. The Hamsa chakra is so weak here, that it cannot see

what is dharma and what is adharma.

 

The basic principle on which this country became democratic, is that this

government is " for the people, of the people, by the people " . So, it has to be

people-oriented, but democracy at this stage without realization, cannot work

out. It's obvious. [A] few people who were cunning, who could make money, became

money-oriented. They could advertise better. They could manipulate better than

other people, who were crooks also...they could come up. They were elected and

they are in charge. So, it is not people-oriented, but it is only money-oriented

democracy. And maybe if it goes on like this you'll find that we might get some

horrible crooks as rulers in this country. Because the one who can make

money...can win over elections and can become our ruler here. The democracy that

was started or was spelled out by Abraham Lincoln is no more there. It's a money

oriented thing and it has generated such a bad atmosphere all over the world,

that in the whole world now, the conservatives, the people who think they are

conservatives, who are money-oriented people, who don't care for people at all

are becoming the leaders. Everywhere. So, to be people-oriented one had to,

first of all, understand that you have to have your realization. Otherwise, you

do not become a collective being.

 

If you do not become the collective being, you do not enjoy the beautiful virtue

of generosity. And when you do not have that generosity, then you become a

person of a very small mind and a small heart. And the crookedness works

everywhere. Outside, they are very sweet to talk [to], but inside [you] don't

know what they will do. In this kind of atmosphere we are. In Russia people were

just waiting for a Mother to come, that's all. They're Mother-worshippers to

begin with, and they were wanting somebody just to love them--every one of

them--to tell them about love because they felt they were never loved by their

government. Here also--nobody's loved. But the pattern of the government there

and the pattern of the people are two different ends. The government people are

very dominating, extremely strict and exploiting them. But the people are the

exploited ones. But here, the pattern of the government is taken over by people.

As the government is exploiting, the people are also exploiting each other. In

America people cannot absorb the Sahaja Yoga message. So now for Sahaja Yogis,

it is very important to become really very deep Sahaja Yogis...so that we can

trigger better. Even one Sahaja Yogi can trigger a lot. Though we are few...we

all have to be very conscious...that we are the foundation and if we fail, we'll

fail our country. We have to be very deep, sensible Sahaja Yogis: " What problems

do we face? " ....You have to open your heart. That's such an important

thing....Look into your hearts. " What do you want? " Not through rationality, but

through vibrations-- " What do you want? " 'I want to be a deep Sahaja Yogi...so I

could save my country.'...But we still stick on to our past.

 

The problems of America are a very different type all the time. First is

aggressiveness. " What is in aggressiveness? " Loving someone, being kind to

someone, should be so natural because that is what your spirit is. It loves. It

enjoys the love. Giving love. So, to allow your spirit to manifest, you have to

understand its nature. Spirit can never be aggressive, can never dominate. It

respects the freedom of another person, because It's a free being, This

aggressiveness that we have within us, we have to really challenge it and ask:

" Why are you aggressive? " But the understanding about one's self has to be very

honest, also. Because, if you want to justify and if you want to close your eyes

to reality then you cannot improve yourself. And when the depth grows inside

you, then it is tremendous...because this power which is surrounding us...has to

flow through a medium which is absolutely clean, egoless, conditionless.

 

But we are so much conditioned and in this so-called free country, this freedom

has conditioned us. It's like a person who is let loose. He doesn't know where

to go. He bangs his head this side. He bangs his head that side. And the

problems are so funny--problems that do not exist anywhere [else], exist in this

country. You know that very well. We are really on a warpath in America, I must

tell you, for Sahaja Yogis. Unless and until you take up Sahaja Yoga as your

only concern, it's not going to work out. The quality of Sahaja Yogis in

America, unless and until [it] is raised, one cannot trigger anything here. The

first thing the Sahaja Yogis must have is collectivity. In America. Because

America stands for Vishuddhi chakra, which is manifesting collectivity within

us, and if people cannot be collective, then how can you have Sahaja Yoga

manifesting here? Impossible. Because that is the greatest quality you have.

That's the basic power you have in this country, is the collectivity.

 

The second [power] that you have is the Divine discretion. The way people are,

[they are] always looking for comfort and like to have [a] smooth life. And this

smoothness has made them so boring. I mean, there, life is really boring, and a

person who has a boring life cannot have a vision. That sort of a comfort-loving

temperament is very dangerous, and they feel they are very tired all the time.

We shouldn't think we are working--we should think it is Mother who is

working--by leaving everything at Her lotus feet. Say, " I am not working, She's

working, I'm living at Her lotus feet " , that's all.

 

The quarrel between husband and wife here is mainly 'how many dishes I have

washed, how many you have washed.'...It's a kind of competition going on, but

supposing if you want to do something in such a manner that, 'Let me see'--I

will surprise my husband by doing everything nicely. You'll do it very well and

never be tired. That joy of doing something to make someone happy will

completely neutralize all your discomfort or the fatigue that you have.

 

I travel a lot, as you know. I never feel I am travelling. I am there with

myself. Whether I sit here or travel is just the same. But if you think, 'I am

travelling,' then you feel, 'Oh God, I am travelling.' But if you just think, 'I

am sitting here in the chair,' or I am sitting there in the chair,' you don't

feel tired. If you are doing some work, you feel tired when you start thinking,

'I am doing this work, I have done that work.' Especially in Sahaja Yoga, if you

think, 'i am doing (any) work,' better not do it. But if you think, 'I am doing

nothing' -- now, what joy! What joy it is. You'll become so energetic, because

once you surrender, then the Divine power starts flowing through you. Mohammed

said [that] Islam means 'to surrender'. He said the message should be of

surrender. And that surrendering part has to be there, because Shri Krishna in

Gita has very clearly said that, 'Forget every dharma, just surrender yourself

to Me.' And that surrendering, if the Sahaja Yogis develop in America, the rest

[of the things] are looked after....Leave it to Me to do it, then ideas and

everything will start flowing, because this is Virata's place.

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Formal Talk, 'The Divine Discretion', San Diego,

U.S.A., 28 May, 1990