Introduction To The Subtle System
Modern Times
“It is described that these are the worst
times (Kali Yuga), when people are in illu-
sion and in confusion. This illusion is very
taxing and does not allow people to relax.
Thus, though the seeking of truth had defi-
nitely started and, despite all these superfi-
cial hurdles, Divinity should enter into all
these countries in a very big way because
they are all genuinely tortured and har-
assed people by themselves and they are
not satisfied with their own circumstances
and are trying to seek the betterment of
their life.
What they are seeking is the peace of their
own mind. It is good news for such people
that a unique discovery has been found out
by which one can achieve the peace within.
One has to go beyond the mind. This was
very old knowledge in the East, especially in
India, and there were seers in the West who
also knew about this knowledge by which
one can achieve that state of Self-
Realisation. William Blake, Moliere, and
many other poets like C.S. Lewis, have been
endowed with this future vision of Divine
life entering into human beings.
One may not believe, or may believe, but
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have different types of religions which are
exclusive and they fight with each other
and finish the fundamentals of religion.
Now, whatever I have to say need not at all
be accepted blindfolded. Look at it like a
hypothesis, but once it is proved, one has to
accept that there is a subtle system in our
body for our last breakthrough in our evo-
lution.“
Shri Mataji „Meta Modern Aera“
GENERAL
Inside every human being there is a net-
work of nerves and sensory organs that
interprets the outside physical world.
At the same time, within us resides a subtle
system of channels (nadis) and centers of
energy (chakras) which look after our physi-
cal, intellectual, emotional and spiritual
being.
Each of the seven chakras has several spiri-
tual qualities. These qualities are intact
within us, and even though they might not
always be manifest, they can never be de-
stroyed.
When the Kundalini is awakened, these
qualities start manifesting spontaneously
and express themselves in our life.
Thus, through regular meditation, we be-
come automatically very dynamic, creative,
and confident and at the same time very
humble, loving and compassionate. It is a
process which starts to develop by itself
when the Kundalini rises and starts to nour-
ish our chakras.
WHAT ARE CHAKRAS?
Chakras are spiritual energy centres formed
by the energies of the left and right chan-
nels. Not only do they represent the stages
in our evolution as human beings, they also
manage certain bodily functions, emotions,
behaviors and qualities.
Chakras correspond to nerve plexuses of
the body and regulate & control the func-
tioning of circulatory, digestive, immune
and all other systems, all organs and
glands, such as thyroid and pancreas.
Our Chakras can undergo attacks from ex-
ternal aggression such as physical abuse,
pollution, and shock, but sometimes we are
very good in attacking ourselves with ex-
cessive self-indulgence or self-denial, self-
destructive attitudes or ideas, unbalanced
relationships, poor diets and use of alcohol
and drugs.
The results for those imbalances can be:
physical level
(ulcers, heart attacks, cancer)
emotional level
(jealousy, loneliness, depression)
mental level
(fanaticism, obsessions, dementia,
domination).
CLEARING THE CHAKRAS
In Sahaja Yoga, there are many simple tech-
niques for clearing the chakras. Shri Mataji,
who started Sahaja Yoga, devised these
easy-to-use techniques based on the ele-
ments – water, earth, fire, air and ether – to
clear out negativity from the chakras and
the nadis (channels), thus bringing balance
to the whole Subtle System.
To clear out the whole Subtle System, we
need to pay attention to the nadis, or chan-
nels. The left channel represents the cool
side, the moon side, the past. If we operate
too much on the left side, we can fall into
sadness, regret and even depression. By
simply warming up the left side, for exam-
ple by using the heat from a candle flame,
we can bring the left side into balance.
The right side, on the other hand, is the hot
side, the sun side, the future. People who
operate too much on the right side become
hot-tempered, futuristic, egotistical and
lacking in love and compassion. To clear
out and balance the right side, we can sim-
ply use cold, in the form of ice, applied to
our right sides. It is especially important to
cool down our livers if they become over-
heated through too much right-sided physi-
cal activity and too much thinking. As the
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We can also clear out problems or block-
ages in the individual chakras by using the
appropriate element for each chakra. For
example, the element for clearing out the
Mooladhara chakra is the earth. So, we can
clear this chakra simply by sitting on the
earth as much as possible. The element for
the heart chakra is air, and to clear this
chakra we can do deep breathing. Being
exposed to wind is also very clearing for
the heart chakra. The element for the
Swadisthan chakra and the Void area is wa-
ter. A simple technique for clearing these
chakras is to do foot-soaking, that is, plac-
ing your feet in a bucket or basin of water
to which a little salt has been added. You
can also footsoak in the sea, a lake or a
river.
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, this
chakra gives us our spiritual ascent, right-
eousness and inner sense of morality and
complete balance at all levels in our life.

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techniques used in Sahaja Yoga for clearing Surrounding the
the chakras and the nadis. second and third
chakra is the Void
Mooladhara Chakra which stands for
The first chakra is the principle
situated below the of mastery (guru
sacrum bone where the principle) within
kundalini resides. The us. In many
quality of this chakra is spiritual traditions, this area is the "ocean
innocence. Innocence of illusions" that needs to be crossed with
is the quality by which the help of a spiritual guide.
we experience pure, childlike joy, without When the kundalini is awakened and passes
the limitations of prejudice or through the Void, this principle of
conditionings. Innocence gives us dignity, mastery is established within us. Moreover,
balance and a tremendous sense of establishing this center helps us get rid
direction and purpose in life. It is nothing of all our habits, laziness, gross
but simplicity, purity and joy. It is the inner attachments and everything that enslaves
wisdom that is present in little children and us in one way or another - we become our
can sometimes get clouded by our modern own master. Following false "gurus" who
lifestyles. are more interested in power tricks or your
purse can very much damage then Void
Swadishthan Chakra area. But after Self Realization, everything
The second chakra is can be cured through the purifying power
the chakra of creativity, of the kundalini in meditation.
pure attention and pure
knowledge. It is the one Heart Chakra
which connects us to The fourth chakra, the
the inner source of in- chakra of the heart, is the
spiration and enables us to experience the place where our spirit
beauty around us. This is also the center of resides, which is eternally
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after our liver, kidneys and the lower abdo- diamond hidden within us which witnesses
men. When we think too much, this center all our actions. After self-realization, our
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gets drained of energy and damage to the attention becomes for the first time
chakra occurs. connected to our Spirit and we gradually
become aware of it. Our misidentifications
Nabhi Chakra with our ego or conditionings drop and we
The third chakra is the start becoming our Spirit, which is our true
one that gives us the nature. On the physical level, this chakra
sense of generosity, looks after our hearts and lungs - if
complete satisfaction affected it causes asthma or various heart
and contentment. On conditions. It is from our heart that the
the left side, the main quality of this center compassion and love manifests and it gives
is peace - clearing this chakra can relieve us the sense of responsibility and pure
behaviour towards others. The heart milestone in the evolution of human
chakra manifests in the center (at the level awareness.
of the sternum bone) as complete
security and confidence. All our worries, Nowadays, we are at a level which
doubts and fears are destroyed when the corresponds to this chakra and our
heart chakra is fully enlightened by the consciousness is able to easily enter into
kundalini this new realm of perception, which is
beyond our limited mind and concepts, and
Vishuddhi Chakra which becomes absolute at the level of
The fifth chakra is the the Sahasrara. This chakra gives us the
chakra of diplomacy, of direct, absolute perception of Reality on our
pure relationships with central nervous system. This is precisely
others, and of what is achieved by Self Realization,
playful detachment. It through the spontaneous awakening of the
removes all our guilt Kundalini given by Sahaja Yoga.
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dalini, and gives us a kind and compassion-
ate voice. The tendencies to dominate oth-
ers or to feel dominated by others, the feel-
ings of superiority or inferiority and all jeal-
ousies are removed when this chakra is
nourished by the Kundalini. “Reality and truth
are not products of
Also, the Vishuddhi is the chakra which
rational or linear
thinking. They are
gives us the connection with the whole,
derived from
enabling us to feel our oneness and the fact
absolute wisdom as
that we are all part and parcel of the
it manifests itself spontaneously, coming from
whole.
the light of the Spirit. Prior to Realization one
may or may not agree, but the truth is that the
Agnya Chakra Spirit is the reflection of God Almighty in our
The sixth chakra is the heart. Only after Self Realization, and only then,
chakra of forgiveness and is there a direct experience of the Spirit. It then
compassion. Forgiveness manifests its powers in the human personality,
is the power to let go of and its light enlightens the consciousness into a
anger, hatred and new awareness.
re s e n t me n t and to The divine intelligence of the Spirit radiates on
discover, in humility, the nobility and all sides. It does not have a linear movement
generosity of the Spirit. like rational thinking. It is not partial,
tendentious, or manipulative, but is simply like
It is the one that dissolves all our ego, the rays of the sun. It enlightens every area of
conditionings, habits, false ideas of darkness and ignorance. The power of glowing
racialism, and all our misidentifications. It reality radiates from the Spirit on all sides, and
is the narrow gate which opens the way for penetrates into all the deepest questions and
problems. There is no question of it reaching a Page 4
our consciousness to ascend to its final
destination, which is the seventh center.
point where it must recoil and lead the mind
into confusion and error as the linear
consciousness inevitably does. On the contrary,
Roving eyes, watching impure things, or
it enlightens wherever one's attention goes, and
self-centeredness will damage this chakra.
one sees reality with complete clarity in a
balanced and tangible way.“
Sahasrara Chakra
The seventh center Shri Mataji ”Meta Modern Era“, Page 32
integrates all the chakras
with their respective
qualities. It is the last