Posted in Books, Shri Mataji on Aug 22nd, 2008
The following extract from “The Third Advent”, by Gregoire de Kalbermatten, provides a wonderful description of the awakening of the kundalini to bring about Self-realisation.
Spirit or Atma, it is reported, is the spark of divinity in man, and spirituality is about lighting it. The spark to enlighten the flame of the Spirit must be more [...]
Posted in Quotations, Shri Mataji on Aug 9th, 2008
The philosophy of Sahaja Yoga is extremely simple. It is the simplest of all philosophies you can think of. It is a very simple philosophy. It is that once you get your Realisation you start feeling for the first time the all-pervading power and forget everything else. Once you get that feeling of the all-pervading [...]
Posted in General News, Personal Experiences, Shri Mataji on Jul 20th, 2008
It is July 2008, just one year since finding Patrick Sheriff alive in Bo, Sierra Leone, after eighteen years of no contact. That was in itself an amazing event following the chance meeting with the Sierra Leonian lady in a shopping centre in Toowoomba, Australia, nine months earlier. So much has occurred during the past twelve months.
July 2007 [...]
Posted in General News on Jul 4th, 2008
The sky at night is breath-takingly beautiful with millions of stars in their familiar constellations. From time immemorial it has been a humbling experience for humans to consider the vastness of the universe and the steadfastness of the planets which continue in their orbits. Astrology has also held a fascination for us for thousands of [...]
Posted in General News on Jun 1st, 2008
A work colleague and I were having a cup of tea after lunch and discussing a variety of topics, from the meaning of life through to the rising price of petrol. During this chat, she commented that she understood why so few people experienced true happiness, because you had to work really hard to achieve [...]
Posted in General News, Health and Medicine, Music, Personal Experiences, Shri Mataji on May 23rd, 2008
The first new people’s seminars for some time were held at Burwood in Sydney on 20 April 2008, and were a wonderful success and our largest seminar held, with over 130 new people attending.
An introductory program was held in the main meditation room. During the morning sessions Sahaja Music was performed, mainly comprising Bhajans which was greatly appreciated. [...]
Posted in General News, Personal Experiences, Shri Mataji on May 17th, 2008
While I was in India at Shri Mataji’s Birthday celebrations the New Zealand collective graciously invited me to attend the North of the North Island, New Zealand Sahaja YogaTour.
Upon my return to Australia I prayed with all my heart to remove any family and financial obstacles that came my way. To my amazement everything flowed [...]
Posted in Quotations, Shri Mataji on May 10th, 2008
As Sahaja yogis, you are powerful entities. You are very powerful people. We have got problems in the whole world. You know that very well. It’s not necessary you have to be great intellectuals or you have to be people who are some sort of politicians or something. But you must be on the lookout [...]
Posted in Quotations, Shri Mataji on Apr 17th, 2008
So we come to the subtler side. And the subtler side of Sahaja Yoga is extremely simple. Is Compassion. Is Forgiveness. Is Love.
But the greatest of all is the Service to God.
We are doing the work of God. How can we be tired?
The dynamic is flowing through us, that Compassion is so fulfilling, [...]
Posted in Books, Personal Experiences, Shri Mataji on Apr 15th, 2008
During an early visit to New Zealand, Shri Mataji was interviewed live by a well-known radio personality who had a reputation for cynicism and aggression. The exchange began with some hard-hitting questions about religion, the world situation and other contentious subjects. Shri Mataji answered with Her usual relaxed aplomb.
Health became the topic and [...]