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How to meditate effortlessly

In the same way vibrations... vibrations are coming, they are radiated. What you have to do is to expose yourself to it, the best is not to put in any effort, don't worry at what point you have a problem. Say many people during meditation I have seen, if they catch somewhere they go on looking after it, you just don't have to worry, you just let it go... and it will work by itself.

So you don't have to put in any effort, this is what meditation is. Meditation means exposing yourself to God's Grace. Now the grace itself knows how to cure you... it knows how to mend you... how to settle down itself into your own being... keep your Sprit kindled.. it knows everything. So you don't have to worry as to what you have to do, or what name you have to take... what mantra you have to do. In meditation, you have to be absolutely effortless, expose yourself fully... and you have to be absolutely thoughtless at that time.

Supposing... possibility, you may not be thoughtless... at that time you have to just watch your thoughts, but do not get involved into them. You will find gradually as the sun rises darkness goes away, and the sun's rays go into every Crevice and every part and makes the whole place lighted. In the same way your being will be completely lightened but if you put in an effort at that time, or try to stop something within you, or try to give it a bhandan, it will not. Effortlessness is the only way to meditation. But you should not be lethargic about it.. you should be alert and watch it.

The other side could be people just doze off.. no, you have to be alert. If you doze off, nothing will work. That's another side of it, if you are lazy about it nothing will work. You have to be alert and open... absolutely aware completely effortless, absolutely effortless… If you are absolutely effortless, meditation will work the best. Don't think of your problem at all...whatever chakras you have, anything...just expose yourself. See when the Sun shines all the nature exposes itself to the Sun... and receives the blessing of the Sun effortlessly, it doesn't put in any effort... it just receives itself. When it receives the Sun ray, then the Sun's rays start acting, and activating.

In the same way the All Pervanding Power starts working... you are not to manoeuvre it.. you are not to do anything about it... just be effortless.. absolutely effortless... don't take any names, do not bother if your Agnya is catching, this is catching, that is catching - It is working out! It will go on working as long as it can, and it will do the miracle that it has to do.. you don't have to worry about it, It knows its job. But when you put an effort, you actually create a barrier for it. So no effort is needed, be absolutely effortless and say let it go, let it go, that's all.. no mantras to be chanted.. in case it's impossible then you can take my name, but there is no need even. When you put your hands toward me that's the mantra... is sufficient, this gesture itself is the mantra. You see there is no need to say it more... but with the thought in the mind, the emotion should be there.. we have now spread our hands to that, and it should work. When this emotion is absolutely complete... there is no need to say any mantra, you go beyond it.. so one has to be absolutely effortless, absolutely effortless... that is what it is.

Meditation is for your own ascent... is for your own capital gains, that you have to have... but once you get into it, you also achieve your powers.... like, you become a Governor, you get the powers of the Governor. At this time you don't have to think about anybody else, you are not to put your attention to anybody else, but just receive it.. just receive it. Don't think of any other problem, but that... that you have effortless... absolutely effortless. It would work that best on the people who are just receiving it.

You have problems, that's why you are here... but you cannot solve them - they are to be solved by Divine Power. This must be understood fully, that we cannot solve our problems. It is beyond us... to solve our problems. So leave it in the hands of the Divine Power, and expose yourself effortlessly...absolutely effortlessly.

Sit in comfort and .... properly, with both the feet on the ground, with both the hands relaxed like this... be comfortable, you should not be uncomfortable at all.. be very comfortable, because you have to sit for quite some time.. and you try to put your attention to me, within yourself... if you can... to my Kundalini, if you can.. You can come to my Kundalini.... this should be done... just like this... the hands should be like this straight.

So "effortlessness" is the key work.... absolutely effortlessly... whether you are meditating before me, or before my photograph.

May God bless you !

HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
How to Meditate, London, England
01 Jan 1980

Sahaja Yogi Wins Top Award In India

It is a great pleasure and honour for all of us to congratulate our Sahaja Yogi brother Abhay Sopori who has recently been awarded the prestigious ‘Bharat Shiromani Award’ for the year 2008 – 09.
Abhay became the youngest recipient ever to receive this prestigious award. The award is given in recognition of outstanding achievements and contribution made at international level to luminaries of Indian origin in different categories like Armed Forces, Arts & Culture, Business, Cinema, Education, Fashion, Information Technologies, Journalism, Judiciary, Medical, Politics, Public Sector, Science, Social Work, Sports, Industry, etc. The deserving personalities are chosen on the basis of their comparative merit, high caliber and commitment to national progress and human welfare.

Abhay and his father played on a number of occasions before Shri Mataji. Especially, this Saharara Puja they got very special honour to play in front of Sri Mataji’s room. Abhay composed a special raga called “Nirmalkauns” dedicated to Shri Mataji.

They are attempting to compose special ragas on Shri Mataji’s talk this year.

Let us give them our full hearted vibratory support for their unique work of elevating human awareness through their divine music!

By email from: Shantanu,October 2, 2009 11:58:35

IOI PUTERI 8 CARNIVAL & TANG LUNG NITE 2009

The IOI PUTERI 8 CARNIVAL & TANG LUNG NITE 2009 was a successful project by Sahajis although the SR activity did not draw large numbers of crowd but nevertheless we did manage to give SR to Tan Sri Dr. Koh Soh Koon when the Hon. Minister did his rounds and visited our stall. The full story is with Uncle Richard who was in attendance at the time.

The public fund raising effort for Dharamsala School (to buy new computers) organised by the parents and backed Puchong sub-collective was a success and had better crowd participation. At the end of the day, we collected RM 1,659.00 by Mother’s grace, generous sponsors and the hard work of yogis who manned the stall from 3pm (it was hot) right up to 11pm last Saturday.

Numerous items were sold and they are:-

1. Fruit Enzyme Cleanser brewed at home by Sue Tan and assisted by Joanne

2. Kimchi, Korean Jabchae (sweet potato noodles) and Korean spicy rice cake home made by Diana

3. Austrian cookies baked by Wenzi & Andrea

4. Rosella (hibiscus) Jam and Drink Concentrate arranged and consigned by Adrian. Later that evening Adrian sold Rosella cup drinks but ran out of cups, better luck next time.

5. 300 buns were donated by RT bakery shop (a very popular bakery for quality pastries and bread) for sales arranged by Lee Yin. We have sent a big thank you to the owners of RT bakery shop for their kind generosity. The buns were a favourite with the yogis during meal times.

6. DIY lanterns donated by Prima Education Centre for sales arranged by Lee Yin. We would like to thank Mr Yaw, Ms Tan and Ms Wee for their valuable contributions.

7. Tomato chutney eaten as a spread or with main meals home made by Sathi and Florence

Yogis support was great and morale was high throughout the day right up to night and I am sure everyone was tired by the end of the day but deep inside it was a fulfilling and satisfying feeling to be a part of the SR and fund raising collective activity for the community.

Now that the ball is rolling, we are pleased to announce our participation in “WORLD MARCH FOR PEACE & NON-VIOLENCE” bazaar & street festival organised by Women's Aid Organization. The details are as follows:-

Date: 10th. October, 2009 (this Saturday)
Place: Jalan Bangkung, Bangsar (near the commercial centre), KL
Time: 6pm to 10pm. (Setup time is between 4pm to 5.30pm)

We will be having Self Realisation programs and fund raising. This time, we will be having our regular items like before and maybe some new additions like home made cheese tarts.

For more information, you can call any of us at the following numbers; Penny (016-9109305), Robin (012-3879199), Adrian (019-3544085), Diana (017-3361178) and Stephen (019-3389617)

All are welcomed. Have joy, have fun and be blessed.

“When All is One, then One is All”

With love,

Stephen

Inauguration of the new Sahaj International School in Cabella.

On the 26th of September, 2009, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi inaugurated the new Sahaj International School in Cabella.

Shri Mataji, Sir C.P. and Sadana Didi arrived at the school in the afternoon. They visited the different classrooms and went into the assembly hall where the children sang songs like angels. The Sahaja Yogis and Yoginis performed the Aarti and offered flowers to Shri Mataji, and thanked Her again and again for having made this school possible.

With Her divine presence Shri Mataji transformed the newly created Cabella School into a paradise on Earth.

Sir C.P. addressed parents, children and teachers, and the country leaders, and said that this was an historic day. He said that Shri Mataji wants us to open Sahaj schools in every country and that Sahaj education is the future of humankind. He asked us to promise that we will do our best to realize our Mother’s dream.

This day marks another mile stone in the emmancipation and future of humankind and laid the foundation of an enlightened education which will change the face of Europe.

Official Registration of “Sahaja Yoga” in Russia

September 23, 2009

With much joy, we would like to share with you the news that the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has officially registered the Public Movement “Sahaja Yoga” on the territory of Russia. This auspicious event took place at the very end of July, 2009. The Russian collective had been going to it for four long years when, finally, thanks to the Divine support of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi and Sir C.P. Srivastava this important event happened. A high honour was done to our Social Movement: Her Highness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi and Sir C.P. Srivastava agreed to enter into the Council of Trustees of the Movement “Sahaja Yoga” in Russia for an unlimited period of time. Dmitry Korotaev was elected Coordinator of the Movement, according to the recommendations of Shri Mataji and Sir C.P.

Sahaja Yoga News from Rusia

Detachment is Complete Poetry in Sahaja Yoga

Many students of Sahaja Yoga Meditation, when are coming to the classes they start asking:

‘Now, what should we wear? What is closer to the idea of a yogi, what is recommended?’

Maybe because of the popularity of Jedi order from ’Star Wars’ or because many sport or spiritual practises are using uniforms or a particular dress code. However, in sahaja yoga we experience a Natural and Spontaneous Connection to this Power of Life that is Universal. This says a lot. Below, in simple words and stories some truths are provided that bring peace and humorous wisdom; also some barriers might be removed - we become citizens of the world.

I remember that when watching recently Star Wars with my family I had realized with amazement the similarity between Yoda’s way of talking and Shri Mataji’s as well how the Force is the Shakti (power) that in Sahaja Yoga is venerated as the doer in creation; and a jedi’s conduct and connection to the force is entirely sahaj! But, with one improvement: no special clothes or lightsaber use nor training are necessary. No exterior compulsion or ’special effects’ are required. The search starts within and the transformation is within.

Shri Mataji:

‘For things now.

Things have no value unless

and until there are emotions behind it’

Submitted by email

About Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Birth and Childhood
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was born on March 21, 1923 to a Christian family in Chindawara, India. Her parents were Prasad and Cornelia Salve, direct descendants of the royal Shalivahana dynasty. Seeing the beauty of this child who was born with a spotless brilliance, they called her Nirmala, which means 'Immaculate'.

Later on she came to be known by the multitudes by the name of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi - the revered Mother who was born with her complete Self Realization and knew from a very young age that she had a unique gift which had to be made available to all mankind.

Her parents played a key role in India's Liberation Movement from under British rule. Her father, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and helped write free India's first constitution. He was a renowned scholar, master of 14 languages, and translated the Koran in Marathi. Her mother was the first woman in India to receive an Honors Degree in Mathematics.

Fighting for India's Freedom

As a child, Shri Mataji lived with her parents in the ashram of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi saw the wisdom of this child and used to appreciate her immensely, affectionately calling her Nepali due to the Nepali features of her face. Even at a young age, her deep understanding was evident to Gandhi, who frequently sought her advice on spiritual matters.

Shri Mataji's involvement in the freedom struggle is extremely remarkable. She was very courageous and played a daring role as a youth leader of this campaign. In the 1942 "Quit India Movement" announced by Gandhi, she was even arrested and put in jail along with other freedom fighters for actively participating in this movement.

Shri Mataji was born with a complete understanding of the human nervous system and its energetic counterparts. In order to become acquainted with the scientific vocabulary attached to these subjects, she studied medicine and psychology at the Christian Medical College in Lahore.

Shortly before India achieved independence she married Sir. C.P. Srivastava, one of India's most dedicated civil servant officer, who was knighted by the Queen of England. In India it is believed that the wife brings luck to her husband - this is most certainly the case for Sir. C.P. Srivastava.

Sahaja Yoga is born

He rose in government ranks very quickly though he was an absolutely honest person. He held the post of the Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister's office of the late Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in the years 1964-66. Shastri himself was an ideal model for a Prime Minister in India's political history. Afterwards he was elected for 16 consecutive years to be the Secretary General of the United Nations International Maritime Organization.
As Sir C.P. Srivastava moved in fame from the Indian history to the worldly scene, Shri Mataji, after fulfilling her familial duty of bringing up her two daughters, embarked on her spiritual mission. Although she knew about her own spiritual consciousness she did not know how to present it to the people of modern times. She was also aware of the problems encountered by the earlier spiritual personalities who came on this earth like Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, and others when they prophesized the truth directly to the people.

As she was pondering on the many faceted problems confronting human beings, on the 5th of May, 1970, on a lonely beach of Nargol (about 150 km from Mumbai) a divine spiritual experience filled her whole being and suddenly she found an answer to her question. She discovered a historical process of en-masse Self Realization through which thousands of people could get this connection to their Spirit and thereby their inner transformation.

Sahaja (=Spontaneous) Yoga (=Union with the Self) was born.

Spreading of Sahaja Yoga around the world

Shri Mataji made this experiment of awakening the spiritual power of every human being (which the Hindus name the Kundalini, the Muslims as the Ruh and in the bible it is described as the Holy Ghost) and was amazed at the results.

She tried it first on people near to her and noticed they were transformed physically, mentally and spiritually. Slowly she found out that only this process had the potential solution for all human problems and therefore she decided to spread it on an en-masse level. She invested her own time and money to talk to people and give them the key to their own spiritual power. Those few people who started feeling this spiritual power, which flowed like a cool breeze over their whole body, especially over the palms of their hands and on top of their head (around the fontanel bone area) were quite astonished that it worked. Though they argued and disputed over it they could not disbelieve their own experience. Under the instructions of Shri Mataji they tried giving this power to others, which really gave them the faith that this was the true spiritual experience that was being prophesized in every religion.

Amazingly, without any financial support from any person, Shri Mataji neither charges for Her lectures nor for Her ability to give Self Realisation, nor does one have to become a member of this organisation. She insists that you cannot pay for your enlightenment and to-date she continues to denounce the false, self-proclaimed "gurus" who are more interested in the seekers' purse than their spiritual ascent.

Since 1970, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has kept a busy schedule, travelling around the world to teach the techniques of Sahaja Yoga meditation. She has demonstrated her capacity to trigger the aakening of the spiritual power in human beings (Kundalini) at an "en masse" level. Large numbers of people, without distinction of race, religion, age or social status have acknowledged the value of her teachings by establishing Sahaja Yoga centers in over 75 nations. These people who live a normal family life, tap to their inner spiritual power through daily Sahaja Yoga meditation and have achieved a complete balance of their lives on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. They understand the integration of all religions and spiritual paths not at a mental level, but through their direct, tangible experience on the central nervous system. Thousands of years ago, the Blossom Time was prophesized to come when, in these modern times of crisis, thousands of seekers of Truth are going to experience this connection with their Spirit.

International achievements and recognition

An official guest in the former Soviet Union, she enabled over 100,000 people to experience their Self-Realization. She regularly speaks to audiences of 10,000 to 20,000 in the former Eastern bloc nations and has filled year after year the Royal Albert Hall in London for her conference on Sahaja Yoga.

Shri Mataji has delivered thousands of lectures, given many television and radio interviews, and been the subject of hundreds of newspaper articles around the world. An articulate speaker, Shri Mataji is the founder and sole director of Sahaja Yoga or "Vishwa Nirmala Dharma", which is an established non-profit organization in many countries worldwide.

Shri Mataji has been recognized worldwide by several prestigious institutions for her selfless work and for the powerful results of her spiritual teachings. In 1994, the Mayor of Brazil's capital welcomed Shri Mataji at the airport, presenting her with the key to the city, and sponsored all of her programs. In 1995, the Indian Government granted Shri Mataji a one hour primetime television series, broadcast nationally. During the same year, Shri Mataji was an official guest of the Chinese government and was invitied to speak at the International Women's Conference in Beijing. Also in 1995, she was awarded by the Romanian Ecological University an Honorary Doctorate in Cognitive and Parapsychological Sciences.

She has been recognized and greeted by the mayors of several cities in North America (Yonkers, NY, 1994 & 1996, Los Angeles, 1993 and 1994, British Columbia, 1994, Cincinnati 1992, Philadelphia 1993, Berkeley, 1997). She was given a Proclamation by the US Congress in 1997 which was submitted to the Congressional Records. Shri Mataji was declared "Personality of the Year" in 1986 by the Italian Government.

NGOs created by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

In her tremendous compassion and concern to alleviate human sufferings, Shri Mataji has been able to create a number of NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) to solve the most immediate problems of the world in the last 25 years. To mention a few:

• An international hospital in Mumbai to help patients all over the world to get a chance to cure themselves through Sahaja Yoga methods. This hospital has been producing quite successful results in curing a number of incurable diseases like cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis etc.
• An international cancer research centre in Mumbai in order to study the effects of Sahaja Yoga methods on curing various illnesses, including psychosomatic diseases.
• An international music school in Nagpur to promote classical music.
• A charity house for the poor people in Delhi, to provide shelter to destitute and homeless people. Also to help them through the process of Sahaja Yoga to become better individuals.

Conclusion

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has dedicated her life to triggering the spiritual ascent of mankind through Self Realization, reclaiming the role of women in the spiritual evolution, and guiding humanity to correct today's moral dilemmas. It seems that the light of Gandhi's vision is being brought to fulfillment by this great lady who is revered as the compassionate Divine Mother by her followers, as the "Messenger of peace" by Ayatollah Rouhani, an Avatar of the modern era by Claes Nobel, grandnephew of Albert Nobel (the creator of the Nobel foundation) and Chairman of United Earth.

Felicitation from President Obama

Shri Mataji's birthday falls on 21st. of March. She was born on 1923, to a Christian family in Chindawara, India. Over the years, many world leaders have been sending to Her, birthday greetings and felicitations in recognition for the immense work She has done in Sahaja Yoga and for the emancipation of humanity.

We would like to share with you such a facilitation from a world leader and this one came from the President of the United States of America, Mr. Obama himself.

About Sahaja Yoga Meditation

A knowledge of the roots, Sahaja Yoga is a method of meditation which brings a breakthrough in the evolution of human awareness. It was created by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi in 1970 and has since spread all around the world. In Shri Mataji's own words: "Global unity of mankind can be achieved through this awakening that can occur within each human being, so that transformation takes place within us.

By this process a person becomes moral, united, integrated and balanced. One actually gets the experience of the feeling of the all-pervading divine power as cool breeze. "Know thyself" is the main theme of all the scriptures - it becomes evident and one reaches the absolute understanding of oneself.

Thus one becomes peaceful and joyous in life. One becomes collective as a drop falling into the ocean of compassion. This method works for the multitudes and not individually. Of course one cannot pay for the experience of Divine Love. Moreover, it is the last breakthrough of our evolution. This is the actualization of such transformation, which is taking place now, worldwide, and has been proved and experienced by hundreds of thousands in over 85 countries."

The next step in our collective evolutionThis inner awakening is called by many names: Self Realization, Second Birth, Enlightenment, Liberation, Moksha, Satori and it is the goal of all religions and spiritual traditions of the world. This knowledge is ancient, but for a long time it was available only to a few souls, being kept secret and transmitted from guru to disciple, since Self Realization was extremely difficult to achieve. In these modern times, through Sahaja ("spontaneous") Yoga ("union with one's Self"), this experience has become effortless and available to everyone, for the first time in the history of human spirituality.

The advent of Sahaja Yoga was prophesized a long time ago in many of the world's spiritual traditions and religions. At the same time, in these modern times many seekers of Truth have been deluded into following various false, self-proclaimed "gurus" who are either money or power oriented, but not Spirit oriented. Through the practice of Sahaja Yoga, our awareness gains a new dimension where absolute truth can be felt tangibly - on our central nervous system. As a result of this happening, our spiritual ascent takes place effortlessly and physical, mental and emotional balance is achieved as a byproduct of this growth of our awareness.

We then realize that we are not this body, mind, ego, conditionings, emotions or intellect, but something of an eternal nature which is always residing in our heart in a pure, undisturbed state - the Self or Spirit. The Spirit is the source of true knowledge, peace and joy. Self Realization is the actualization of this connection with our Spirit, which as Shri Mataji advocates, is the birthright of every human being.

"It is important for everyone to have that knowledge of the roots within ourselves. Sahaja Yoga allows the individual to become his own Spiritual Guide." - Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi