Shri Mataji began by saying that when doing 'Namaskar' the hands should be open flat, away from Sahasrara, and if possible, the forehead should also rest flat on the ground.
Shri Mataji then surveyed how the men were sitting, and suggested that we should sit in a comfortable position, with the legs not too tightly together, but open and relaxed, 'Sahaj Asana'; the hands should be held flat open, as if receiving something precious.
She then began to explain how to work on the chakras on the head, using the left hand, with the right hand open on the lap:
“It’s like giving ourselves balance, if you are catching on the left, you work with the right.”
Shri Mataji started at the Vishuddhi, which begins just above the Agnya, with the Vishuddhi finger, pressing it slowly upwards to the point where the hairline begins, then also bringing it back down a little and moving it a little way across the forehead and back, like a cross:
“If you are catching here at vishuddhi it means you are uncollective.”
The Agnya was catching. She asked us to say silently: 'Matreya, You are Matreya' (which is on the left side of Ekadesha Rudra) and also to press and rotate the Agnya chakra a little, which helped: "That's better..."
Working back, and up from the Vishuddhi is the right Nabhi, then the Sahasrara, with the Left and Right Heart on either side of it, but reversed, the Left on the right side and the Right on the left. Then the left Nabhi: “You can feel
Further back, at each side of the Back Agnya - which here Shri Mataji referred to as the Mooladhara - are the Left and the Right Swadisthan, also reversed: The left on the right side and the right on the left. when it’s caught, it’s hard, heavy stuff.”
Shri Mataji worked for two or three minutes, then came to the Ego on the upper left side of the forehead, and the 'Conditionings' on the upper right side, extending back to the ears. We also rubbed each of these chackra positions in turn. For the Ego we can say mantras to "Budda or Maitreya".
“Now close your eyes and put your attention on Sahasrara. When thoughts are coming - they will – you can take the Bija Mantra ’Kshma’. It is the Bija mantra for forgiveness. Just say ‘Kshma, Kshma’. You can also silently the Nirvichara Samadhi Mantra. Now leave your problems to the Divine power.”
Shri Mataji then closed Her eyes and went into meditation. Then "For me it's easy. I have no problems!"
Laughing and smiling She spoke about this word 'problem', which they learnt in Geometry:
“Just don’t put your attention to the problems. Then you will end up in the Turya state. Turya means fourth.
You‘ll jump into the fourth dimension. For instance, when you see these mountains and the nature, you are just there, and you just jump into it. It’s practice for the attention, that when you get into a crisis, you may just automatically so go there, and it will just work.
You were destined to come to this point, think how few you are compared to the world population. So now just leave it to the Divine. It’s like the landing of an aeroplane, it’s all fixed, it just comes without any effort.”
Shri Mataji then said:“Because I have given you realization, the most powerful mantra is ‘Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, namo namaha.’
When you first sit (for meditation), you might feel catches or heat. It’s not necessarily you, it can be the people around you, or the atmosphere, not to worry about it.
But when you sit down individually (on your own) before the photograph, you will see how you are. What I have seen is the giving of a bandhan. First, actually first, one should tie up the Kundalini and then give a bandhan.”
Shri Mataji said that the attention should be on the left hand, that we should look into the left hand when tying up the Kundalini. When She tied it, She revolved only the right hand. On the third knot, the right hand only is pulled away.
ARDHA KAVACHA (Half protection)
Giving a bandhan, Shri Mataji demonstrated the bandhan for routine protection and made three distinct movements of the right hand up and over from left to right, without the return movement. (Similar to raising the left and lowering the right) She said that each movement counted as a half. So seven movements (without the return) are a half-protection, which, She said, add up to 3 and 1/2.
PURNA KAVACHA (Full protection)
This is our normal, full bandhan, which Shri Mataji described as being for when one is facing a dangerous person, or a crisis. At the end of the meditation, She again mentioned the Turya state where you just jump into thoughtless awareness automatically, and lastly: “You shouldn’t talk very much. You lost energy, I’ve seen that. If you want to talk, talk about Sahaja Yoga, not about the bad of others, but about the good that others have done.”
Meditation notes – 22/9/91
Shri Mataji began by saying:
“ Do not allow anyone to dominate you. You are all individuals. If you do allow it, you will go into the left, where you suppress (emotions) and can become very possessed, very badly possessed. You’ll go into the collective subconscious, where you could even develop cancer. When someone tries to dominate you, you must just laugh, treat it as a joke. Especially you must not be dominated by your wives or husbands.”
Shri Mataji then told a story of Shiva and Parvati, who went for a walk and met a snake. The snake said 'I want to go and meditate.' So they said 'Alright, go under that tree and meditate there.'
When they came back after their walk, they found the snake lying there badly beaten and bruised, with some skin peeled off. They asked what happened? The snake explained that it had been stoned by some boys while meditating. Shiva then said 'I told you to meditate, but I didn't tell you not to hiss!'
Shri Mataji continued that also men must not dominate their wives, but treat them with wisdom to put them in their places.
“Women are more spiritually evolved. Normally they are the emotions, they have more emotions, so that they can achieve Bhakti more easily. But If they do not respect their Self-Realisation, they will go down…Whereas for men, Bhakti (Devotion) is the next step.
Shri Mataji then gave the example of the chariot, where man and woman are the wheels:
“But left should be on the left, and right on the right. You are equal, but not similar. One wheel should not be smaller, or the chariot goes round and round in circles. In marriage, you are each other’s companion…Now let’s have a meditation on Bhakti!
Shri Mataji placed her right hand on her heart and the men did the same: “First you must sit down with the photograph and put me in your heart. Also, mentally, you must see everything that Sahaja Yoga has done for you in your life, and what my incarnation means to you and the whole world.”
She continued that once we were in Bhakti, we don't feel any suffering, it all becomes a play. When we are in Bhakti, who can touch us? But when someone dominates us, our Bhakti gets lost.
Also, if someone praises us, we enjoy it through our ego, like two sides of a rupee, giving happiness and unhappiness.
But “If you can jump into this Bhakti, one can rise very high without any effort.”
Shri Mataji again explained how we should sit comfortably, relaxed, with hands flat open.
“For Bhakti there is not method or technique, there are no rules or regulations for Bhakti. Now raise your hands, in Bhakti. Also, bend your head.”
The hands were raised off the knees a little, up towards Shri Mataji, and heads bent to face the ground. “ First put your right hand on your Sahasrara and rotate it clockwise (Shri Mataji here went into meditation for some minutes with Her hand on Sahasrara)
Shri Mataji then spoke about how people have faith in Christ, or Krishna, or the Madonna, especially.
“ Now all these deities are with me, and they are trying to show you through the photos and the miracles now your children will have this feeling for me. So automatically. They are lucky to have parents who are Sahaja Yogis.”
Shri Mataji continued by saying that those who were Christians, shoulds say, in the heart (especially for the left side):the Holy Spirit that Christ has sent." Those not Christians should say that She is the Devi or Adi Shakti.
(During this time the vibrations were very strong. Shri Mataji was sitting in deep meditation, in Her Majesty, Her hands resting on Her lap, eyes closed, completely still).
After some time, Shri Mataji played a song on a new cassette by a famous blind Indian singer and film composer Ravindra Jain, accompanied by another well-known singer Hemalata. Shri Mataji explained that he has now written songs about Her and Sahaja Yoga and has put a lot of heart into his music. The song played was very devotional, after which Shri Mataji said that it contained two new names not included in the thousand names of the Devi. She was touched by these names and gave beautiful explanations of their meaning: 'Yoganirupana': 'Giving the explanation of Yoga' (its deep explanation and verification).
Shri Mataji said that never before has the Yoga been explained. None of the incarnations did this. The great Indian saints such as Gyaneshwara, who took his samadhi when 23, and Tukaram, also did not explain the Turya, because they could not talk to the people. Sahaja Yogis were not there at that time to understand this subtle subject.
“But you have realization. You can actually experience it and verify it.”
'Dharma Vikasini': 'The flowering, the blossoming of Dharma.' (When thieving, lying etc are gone and righteousness, kindness and honesty start manifesting).
Shri Mataji shaped her hands like the closed bud of a flower, a lotus, then opened them as She explained about the 'Bud of Dharma' opening:
“And then the fragrance of this Dharma starts emitting, filling the whole atmosphere…”
Referring again to Bhakti, Shri Mataji mentioned a couplet, in which it says that 'In your heart is a picture of love. If you bow your head you can see this picture.'
“Look at the photo, and then put me in your heart.” (All heads were bowed to Her).”Actually you are surrendering your ego…It’s written in the Bhagavad Gita…You need to practice meditation. It is like music, you must practice, today this, tomorrow this.”
Shri Mataji also said that what matters is not how long we meditate, but how deep. She then gave a treatment for colds and runny noses in the morning: to take a basil leaf and a black peppercorn with some ghee..
Shri Mataji then talked about Russia, saying how the Russian people don't like Lenin now, but they don't realise what he has done for them. He made them introspect.
About the Russian Sahaja Yogis, She said how devoted and dedicated they are, and how the Nagpur musicians had been overwhelmed by their devotion and love for Shri Mataji. One lady wanted to give them tea and told them that, singing the songs of praise of Shri Mataji, they must be celestial beings. But they said that they could not stay, they had to leave in the bus. But then the bus broke down, and they had to go back to her. Shri Mataji added that the musicians felt ashamed when they saw the devotion of the Russian Yogis, and that we should also experience these people.
The meditation ended. Shri Mataji gave Her blessing and said:”Even if I am not here, you should come and sit for meditation. The vibrations are flowing, wherever I am.”
Om twameva sakshat Shri Yoganirupana sakshat, Shri Nirmala Devi, namoh namah
