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A Unique Discovery
The peace has to be first found inside and then it manifests
outside
- H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
What Does Sahaja Yoga Mean? .....................................................................................................3
The Kundalini Energy & Our Subtle System ..............................................................................4
The channels of Attention .............................................................................................................5
IV. Meditation
Introduction to meditation ...........................................................................................................10
Experience it Now.............................................................................................................................11
Daily meditation................................................................................................................................14
Raising Kundalini................................................................................................................................16
Putting Yourself in Bandhan..........................................................................................................18
Cleansing Technique - Foot Soaking ...........................................................................................19
Introduction
Human beings today, seek joy in money & possessions, in power & unlimited love, and
ultimately in religion. All these elements are external factors. The challenge is to turn ones
attention inward. In our search of joy and happiness we are running away from our Self,
which is the real source of joy. We find ourselves very ugly and boring because we dont know
our Internal Self.
The inner being, which is our awareness, is an energy. Let us call it the energy of Divine Love.
All evolution and the manifestation of material energy is guided by the supreme energy of
Divine Love. We do not know how powerful and thoughtful this unknown energy is. The silent
working of awareness is so automatic, minute, dynamic, and precious that we take it for
granted.
After Self-realization, this energy appears to us as silent throbbing vibrations flowing through
our being. But we have been unable to achieve Self-realization because we cannot fix our
attention on something that lacks form (Abstract or Nirakar). Instead, our attention wanders
outside on forms (Sakar).
A simple and scientific method to attain Self Realization and thus, tap the Divine power is
through Sahaja Yoga Meditation.
The set of rays that fall on the fontanelle bone (apex of the head known as Taloo) pierce in the
center and pass straight into the medulla oblongata through a channel (called Sushumna Nadi
in Sanskrit). The residual energy then settles down in three and a half coils in the triangular
bone at the base of the spinal cord (Sacrum bone). This coiled energy is known as Kundalini.
The Kundalini energy is a living force which is unique to each individual.
When this subtle energy enters through the center of the brain (Called Sahasrar /
Brahmarandhra in Sanskrit), it precipitates through six more centers on its way down to the
Sacrum Bone. These centers (also called Chakras) are called plexuses in Medical Science.
These three channels, the center of the brain, and the six plexuses form our Subtle System. In
Medical science this subtle system is called the autonomous nervous system, meaning the
system that works spontaneously-on its own.
When the child is born and the umbilical cord breaks, a gap is created in the Sushumna (the
central channel). On the gross level, one can see that there is a gap between the solar plexus
and the vagus nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system. This gap is known as the void in
the Zen system of religion and Maya (or Bhav Sagar) in Indian thought.
Further as the child grows, the ego and the superego bloat up like balloons and cover our
brain at the apex of the left and right sympathetic nervous systems and the fontanelle bone
calcifies. At this point, the all-pervading vital force of Divine Love gets cut off completely. The
human being identifies himself as a separate entity and the consciousness of I (Aham)
presides.
The healing effects of Sahaja Yoga have encouraged doctors and others in the caring
professions to develop centers where Sahaja Yoga techniques would be applied to patients
suffering from a variety of ailments.
In a specific case, one child, with an 11 inch liver was treated by Dr. Valentina Gostera, who
works as a pediatrician in a General Hospital in the Soviet Union. All diagnostic and surgical
recommendations made by a team of doctors had failed to yield any results in this case. Dr.
Valentina treated the child on the principles of Sahaja Yoga and the liver started to heal
gradually. After a few weeks, the liver shrunk back to its normal size.
Dr.Chughs pioneering work presents experimental evidence to show the beneficial effects of
Sahaja Yoga on hypertension and bronchitis asthma. Using his work as significant reference,
several strategies are underway in western countries to gain credibility for Sahaja Yoga within
the scientific community.
Further studies are being conducted on diabetes, cancer of the blood, kidney troubles and
heart attacks.
Introduction to Meditation
Meditation is best understood as a state which you can achieve and not an activity to be
performed. It is a state of consciousness into which we spontaneously enter as the Kundalini
pierces through the Sahasrara.
It is the yoga - the union with the Divine and the beginning of an altogether new awareness. It
is this awareness that we must now sustain. However, in our busy distracting environment, this
is not always easy. Our attention ("chitta") is easily distracted and tends to return to its old,
familiar habits. Our attention needs to be strengthened and settled into its new seat at
Sahasrara or Brahmanandra.
To practice Sahaja Yoga all we have to do is to take our self realization and meditate regularly
ten minutes in the morning and ten minutes in the evening. There are no dos or donts we
dont have to give up anything, it does not cost any money and can be practiced as we carry on
with our daily life chores.
With a little practice of Meditation for a few minutes, once or twice each day, it is not difficult to
derive benefits in many areas of your life, particularly health. These come naturally as your
nervous system develops more of its own inner qualities. After starting on our free course you
should notice something within hours or days and not just after some weeks.
Just like watching television is very simple, but the engineering within the machine (TV) is
extremely complex and a qualified engineer is needed to explain the technology behind its
working, the working of Sahaja Yoga is very simple while the operation within is quite
complex. Thus one needs appropriate guidance to attain Self Realization.
Let us now, try to understand Sahaja Yoga as a means to attain Self Realization. Let us begin
with experiencing and enjoying the energy within us. Once we can feel this energy, it will
become easier for us to understand the mechanism behind it.
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Experience it Now!
"It is everyone's right to achieve this state of ones evolution and everything necessary is
already inbuilt. But as I respect your freedom, you have to have the desire to achieve this state;
it cannot be forced upon you!"
-- Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Sit with your back straight but comfortably. Taking off your shoes might also help since the
Mother Earth sucks all negativity through our feet.
Place both your hands with palms upwards on your lap, look at Shri Mataji's picture and relax.
Say in your heart, with all your pure desire, "Mother, please give me my SelfRealization". Say this three times.
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Read through the following steps once and then repeat them with your eyes closed and deep,
sincere desire in your heart.
1. Now put your left hand towards Shri Matajis
picture and right hand on your heart. With
complete conviction and love, say, Mother, I
am neither this body, nor the mind; I am just a
pure spirit.
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After the end of the meditation, see if you are feeling relaxed and if your thoughts have slowed
down or gradually disappeared. This is the first stage of meditation - thoughtless awareness where you are fully alert but without any thoughts, in a state of pure and peaceful consciousness.
Now see if you can feel a sensation of a gentle cool breeze in your palms and above your head. It
might be warm in the beginning which is a sign that your Kundalini energy is purifying your
chakras, but it will eventually cool down. You can verify it by placing your left palm 6-12 inches
above your head, then trying with the right palm.
If you are unable to feel it, you have probably not forgiven everyone. Say again from your heart,
"Mother, I forgive everyone" a few times and check again if you feel the cool breeze above your
head.
This is the beginning of a fantastic journey into your own spiritual existence. It is a door opened to
a new dimension of your awareness, which you can open and explore. I f sustained through
regular meditation, you will be able to feel your subtle centers (chakras) as well as the chakras of
others on your fingertips, and correct them using your spiritual energy (Kundalini).
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Daily Meditation
In a clean, quiet place, set Shri Matajis picture with a candle before it.
Sit comfortably with hands open relaxed on your lap, palms upward. Keep your attention loose;
see what sensations (i.e. tingling, numbness, slight heat) you may feel in your fingers or in the
location of your body at the location of the Chakras. These sensations tell you where the
blockages are in your Chakras. After some time these sensations will disappear, and you will
start to feel coolness in your hands. This means that the Chakras have cleared and that some
strands of Kundalini have risen unimpeded.
Sometimes you may feel Cool Breeze at first, and then heat in the hands and the body. This
happens as the Kundalini starts to burn away the impurities that are clogging the Chakras, and
is a good sign.
Balancing :
1. If the heat is more in the left hand and also you do not feel vibrations on the left hand,
put that hand towards Shri Matajis photograph and the right hand palm down on the
Mother Earth.
2. Also you can hold the left hand towards a flame of a candle, palm upwards and very
near the flame (not so near that the finger gets burnt) and the right hand on the Mother
Earth.
Balancing Right
Balancing Left
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3. If the right hand is hot / warm or no vibrations are coming, put that hand towards Shri
Matajis picture and left hand palm facing upwards towards the sky.
4. Finally if you are disturbed by thought or mental activity, do not fight them. Just witness
your thoughts and let them go. Gradually you will find yourself in thoughtless
awareness, without any effort.
Breathing in/out will be equal, quiet and slow. Keep the attention on the top of your head.
Slowly close the eyes. Enjoy the bliss of meditation.
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Raising Kundalini
"Now raise your Kundalini slowly, very slowly, raise it the first time, you have to do it very
slowly. Now push back your head and give it a knot, one knot. Second one, let's do it very
slowly and knowing what you are, you are a Saint. Do it properly, not in a haste. Push back
your
head
and
give
it
two
knots
there,
one
and
two.
Now let's do the other one. Again the third one you have to give three knots. Very slowly do it.
Very slowly. Now do it properly. Now push back your head. Now give it third knot. Three times.
Now see your vibrations..."
- H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
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"Kundalini cures you, she improves you, she bestows all the blissful things upon you. She takes
you away from the worries of the grosser level."
- H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Self Realization is the awakening of the Kundalini through the central channel, piercing through
the six chakras above the sacrum bone and emerging at the top of the head (fontanelle bone
area) as a gentle "fountain" of coolness. The word fontanelle itself means "little fountain" which
shows again the ancient knowledge about this phenomenon of Self Realization.
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And slowly raise your right hand over your head and
down the right side of your body. (B)
This is one bandhan. Repeat this seven times, once for each chakra. It is helpful to put yourself
in bandhan before and after meditation. Give yourself a bandhan before and after getting in a
car, playing sport, going to sleep, shopping, or anytime. It is very strong and comforting.
"So now let give ourselves a nice bandhan. In the Bandhan of Mother let us move our left to
right. One. Nicely. Understand what you are. What are your auras. Now again second. Now the
third one. Now the fourth one. Now the fifth. Now the sixth one. And now the seventh."
--H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
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Light a candle in front of Shri Mataji's photograph. In addition you can also burn some
incense.
Sit comfortably, on a chair, facing Shri Matajis photograph.
Keep a basin / tub of water near your feet add a handful of salt to it.
Raise your Kundalini, and put your self in bandhan.
The water should reach your ankles. Place your feet in the salt water.
Meditate for 10 to 15 minutes.
Rinse and dry your feet.
Flush the water down the toilet. Try not to look directly in the bucket before flushing.
Dont use the foot-soak bucket for any other purpose.
Foot Soaking is best done in the evening. In this technique we use all the elements --- fire (with
the candle), air, water and earth (with the salt). The element of water rinses away, and salt
(earth element) sucks or absorbs away negativity. Vibrations are the key to helping these
processes work.
If you have a hot right channel or have heat in your right hand (right-sided), you can experiment
with using cool, cold or even ice water.
if you have a cold left channel or tingles and blockages indicated in the left hand(left-sided), you
can use warm or hot water.
For the center channel, use ordinary water.
One needs to experiment to find the most suitable for oneself. Amounts of physical, mental,
and emotional energy used during the day and also the environment or Seasons may affect
this.
Foot Soaking in a river, lake or sea is be very beneficial. Walking barefoot on Mother Earth and
pouring water over your feet will also help to clear your subtle system. In addition walking
barefoot in the morning dew is of great help. Sometimes having a full salt bath followed by a
short shower, can be just the right thing.
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2. Swadishthan Chakra
The second chakra is the chakra of creativity, pure attention and pure
knowledge. It is the one which connects us to the inner source of
inspiration, and enables us to experience the beauty around us.
The pure knowledge given by this chakra is not mental, but it is direct
perception of the Reality, that can be felt in our palms and indicates our
subtle blockages. Also this is the center of pure, steady attention and
power of concentration.
On the physical level it looks after our liver, kidneys, and the lower abdomen. When we think
too much, this center gets drained of energy and diseases like diabetes or blood cancer can
occur when this chakra goes completely out of balance.
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Affirmations:
Center Swadishthan: O Divine Mother, please give me the pure knowledge
Left Swadishthan: O Divine Mother, by Your grace, I am the pure knowledge of the
Divine that acts
Right Swadishthan: Divine Mother, please take away all my thoughts and worries and
give me the inner peace. Mother I do nothing. Verily You are the doer and You are the
enjoyer.
3. Nabhi Chakra
The third chakra is the one that gives us the sense of generosity,
complete satisfaction and contentment.
On the left side, the main quality of this center is peace - clearing this
chakra can relieve stress and tensions.
On the right side, it looks after our liver which is the organ of our
attention and power of concentration.
When enlightened by the Kundalini, the Nabhi chakra gives us our spiritual ascent,
righteousness and inner sense of morality, and complete balance at all levels in our life.
Affirmations:
Center Nabhi: O Divine Mother, please make me satisfied
Left Nabhi: O Divine Mother, by Your grace, I am satisfied and peaceful. O Divine
Mother ,by Your grace, I am a generous person.
Right Nabhi: O Divine Mother, Verily You are the royal dignity within me. You are the
peace and contentment within me. Verily You solve my money/family worries and take
care of my well-being.
The Void
Surrounding the second and the third chakra is the Void which
stands for the principle of mastery (guru principle) within us.
In many spiritual traditions, this area is the "ocean of illusions"
that needs to be crossed with the help of a spiritual guide. When
the Kundalini is awakened and passes through the Void, this
principle of mastery is established within us.
Thus, as Shri Mataji says, in Sahaja Yoga you become your own
guru, your own spiritual guide since you can feel on your
fingertips all your subtle problems and have the power to cure
them using your own Kundalini.
Moreover, establishing this center helps us get rid of all our habits, laziness, gross attachments,
and everything that enslaves us in a way or another: we become our own master.
Following false "gurus" who are more interested in power tricks or your purse can damage very
much the Void area. But after Self Realization, everything can be cured through the purifying
power of the Kundalini in meditation.
Affirmations:
Center: O Divine Mother, Please make me my own master.
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Center: O Divine Mother, please make me a detached witness. Please make me a part
and parcel of the whole.
Left: O Divine Mother, I am not guilty at all. Since I am just a pure Spirit, how can I be
guilty?
Right: O Divine Mother, please take away my aggression and dominance. Please give
me a sweet voice. Please make me collective. O Divine Mother, verily You are the
sweet countenance of my words and deeds.
6. The Agnya Chakra
The sixth chakra is the chakra of forgiveness and compassion.
Forgiveness is the power to let go of anger, hatred and resentment and
to discover, in humility, the nobility and generosity of the Spirit.
It is the one that dissolves all our ego, conditionings, habits, false ideas
of racialism, and all our misidentifications. It is the narrow gate which
opens the way for our consciousness to ascend to its final destination,
which is the seventh center.
Roving eyes, watching impure things, or self-centeredness damage this chakra. Watching the
sky, earth or nature can help cleanse it.
Affirmations:
Center: O Divine Mother, please make me forgiving and sacrificing.
Left: O Divine Mother, By Your Grace, I forgive myself. Please forgive me for any mistake if I
have committed against the Divine, knowingly or unknowingly.
Right: O Divine Mother, I forgive everyone and I forgive myself. O Divine Mother, Please keep
me in Your attention.
7. The Sahasrara Chakra
The seventh center integrates all the chakras with their respective
qualities. It is the last milestone of the evolution of human awareness.
Nowadays, we are at a level which corresponds to this chakra, and our
consciousness is able to easily enter into this new realm of perception,
which is beyond our limited mind and concepts, and which becomes
absolute at the level of the Sahasrara.
This chakra gives us the direct, absolute perception of Reality on our central nervous system.
This is precisely what is achieved by Self Realization, through the spontaneous awakening of
the Kundalini given by Sahaja Yoga.
Affirmations:
Center: O Divine Mother, please establish my Self-Realization.
Left: O Divine Mother, By Your Grace, I am protected from all the challenges to my
ascent and I will be victorious over all the challenges to my ascent.
Right: O Divine Mother, Verily You are the victory over all the challenges to ascent.
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Chakra
Body Location
7. Sahasrara
6. Agnya
Forehead
5. Vishuddhi
Collarbone
4. Anahata
Sternum Bone
3. Nabhi
Belly Button
2.Swadisthana
Belt Buckle
1. Mooladhara
Tail Bone
Physically, you may at first feel some heat or tingling in your fingers or in your body. This
indicates in a very precise way which chakras are blocked. This can be cleared in various ways:
With a bandhan to the finger that is tingling
By taking the affirmation of the specific chakra
By placing the right hand on the corresponding place in the body (for example, on the
forehead for right Agnya chakra).
The Subtle System has three channels and seven chakras that are located along the spine. We
can learn how to discover imbalances and 'catches' in our subtle system and cure them through
giving vibrations.
Check your fingers by seeing if one is tingling, hot, or heavy. Find the number on the hand, and
match the number with the body area above. Now put your left hand open. Now put your right
hand to the area of your body that you have discovered. Move your hand in a clockwise circle,
always down to your left. Move your hand for one minute and stop. See now if that heavy, hot,
or tingling feeling is gone and has been replaced with a cool sensation.
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Before
Left
After
Right
Left
Description:
Chakra
? Sahasrara
? Agnya
? Vishuddhi
? Anahata
Right
Description:
Hand
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
Chakra
? Void (Area)
? Nabhi
? Swadisthan
? Mooladhara
Hand
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
Chakra
? Sahasrara
? Agnya
? Vishuddhi
? Anahata
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Hand
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
O LeftSO Right
Chakra
? Void (Area)
? Nabhi
? Swadisthan
? Mooladhara
Hand
O Left.O Right
O Left.O Right
O Left.O Right
O Left.O Right
Left Hand
Right Hand
2. Please describe any sensations anywhere else in the body (head, legs, arms, feet, etc.)
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3. You meditate?
Every Day
Once a week
Once a week
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Once a week
Comments:
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Appendix
Sahaja Yoga Centre Addresses, Hyderabad & Secunderabad
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Contact Ph No
27844855, 27802473
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27869742
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23022500
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