Guest guest Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Dear All, We concluded Part 3 with: " Sometimes people whose countrymen suffered atrocities in an earlier period begin to think in terms of revenge. For example, those whose forefathers were tortured and ruthlessly killed by Hitler's Nazis in Germany, constantly think of taking revenge on the current generation of Germans. This is totally wrong. The present day Germans had nothing to do with the Nazis. No guilt whatsoever is attached to them. They are a new generation and they are peace loving, good human beings. For example, in Germany now, we have lots of Sahaja Yogis and they are so beautiful and so gentle that you can't believe that they could be the descendants of the followers of Hitler. In Austria, again the Sahaja Yogis are great seekers and they are full of humility and goodness. They are also German speaking people. There is no trace at all of any harshness in the character of these people. On the contrary, they are a model for other Sahaja Yogis, in their kindness and good behaviour. The first time I went to Russia, these German Sahaja Yogis came rushing to help me. I asked them: " Why did you come all this way? " . They said: " Mother, this is a country that was really harmed greatly by Germans, so we must make amends for what our forefathers did. " With such love and such compassion did these Germans work for me in Russia, that whatever success Sahaja Yoga had in Russia can be credited very easily to them and to the British. The British have a small country but in the preceding centuries, they conquered many other countries around the world, so that once upon a time, the sun never set on the British Empire. In this process, the British committed many atrocities and killed many people. But that is all the past. The present generation is a new one which cannot be and must not be blamed for the past. These two nations, the Germans and the British have given great Sahaja Yogis to work in Russia. Now I have discovered that the Sahaja Yogis from Austria are working for the benevolence of the people of Israel by promoting Sahaja Yoga in that country. They are sending people to Israel. Could this have been possible without Sahaja Yoga? The Germans who fought the Jews and killed them and tried to destroy them, are now going to Israel to tell them about Sahaja Yoga and to help them to attain the bliss of Self-realisation and transformation into spiritually evolved human beings. " Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, book 'Meta Modern Era', Chapter 8, World Peace, 29/09/95 Here now, is Part 4. Enjoy, violet The truth that ushers in the Satya Yuga - Part 4 It really touches my heart to see that in these modern times, such beautiful people are born who give their love and attention to those people who are victims of the cruelties of their forefathers. The so-called advancement of different countries doesn't give any kind of evolutionary push to the people of those countries. On the contrary, they get very money-oriented and go on working hard to get more and more and more. If this advancement doesn't give a person any inner satisfaction and peace, then what is the use of having this unlimited greed generated by advancement? Another big problem arises because of the existence of " have " and " have-nots " , the rich and the poor. This problem is one of the biggest threats to world peace. The rich countries have to do a lot of re-thinking. They have to understand that poverty anywhere is a threat to peace and prosperity everywhere. The rich countries have to control their greed for more and more for themselves. They have to give serious thought to the idea of one world, one human family. Environmentally, the world is one. Should we not begin to think in terms of one world economically and even politically? With some restraint on consumerism and with a determination to have only so much and no more, the rich nations can assist the poorer ones to arise above the poverty line and to lead a reasonable life. Such a compassionate approach will give enormous joy and inner satisfaction to the rich. It will at the same time promote a better social order and world peace. Now in Sahaja Yoga we have solutions for all these problems which constitute a grave threat to world peace. First of all we have to deal with fixed ideas. All such fixed ideas come from ignorance. They just vanish when you become a person, who sees the reality and understands that this world is one. Those who believe in grabbing land under any pretext must understand that this land belongs to God Almighty and that they are here just to enjoy it and not to fight for it or to grab it from somebody else. Even a small piece of land can be enjoyed by a Sahaja Yogi, because he is so much at one with nature that he enjoys the produce of even a small plot of land which he can properly cultivate and do justice to Mother Earth. The state of self Realization is like the state of a King who has his own kingdom. He enjoys his domain of spirituality. He doesn't care for worldly possessions. He enjoys giving all that he possesses, and that is the greatest enjoyment he has. He wants to give his love to everyone and he loves his Creator. Some saints have also shown in their lives how much importance they give to love. Once a great Indian saint was taking a pitcher of water to be poured on a deity of a particular temple. For this he had to walk for a month with this pitcher in his hand. But when he reached the temple he saw a donkey who was very thirsty and on the verge of death. Immediately he gave up the idea of going to the temple and instead gave that water which he had carried to this donkey to save his life. All those who had carried the same kind of pitcher were amazed at him. How could he give this water to the donkey instead of taking it to the temple to pour over the deity, asked his companions. He answered in a very simple way: " I don't have to climb up all these steps to go to the deity. The deity has walked down here already. " They were amazed at his understanding which was so subtle. But that is what it is. For a spiritual person the highest thing is to spontaneously sacrifice everything for spiritual joy, because it is the most precious thing. Some people behave atrociously to grab the land of others and they commit all kinds of sinful acts, impelled by greed. But if they pause for a moment and think about what the ultimate purpose of life is, they will definitely change. The ultimate purpose is to achieve happiness and joy. But there is no happiness and joy in gathering all these material things. The greatest joy is in being one with the Divine. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, book 'Meta Modern Era', Chapter 8, World Peace, 29/09/95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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