Sahajayoga by women - Grihalakshmi

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi ji has given very beautiful and practical guidance for those women who, due to household responsibilities or social reasons, are unable to step बाहर of their homes.  

Based on Sahaja Yoga discourses, here are Mother’s main suggestions:

### 1. Recognize the Power of the Grihalakshmi  

Shri Mataji used to say that a woman is the **“Grihalakshmi”** (the auspicious energy of the home). If you are balanced and joyful within the home, your state influences the entire family. Mother said that when you awaken your inner power (Kundalini) through meditation, such attraction and peace develop in your personality that family members gradually begin to respect what you say.

### 2. Creating a Path with Love and Patience  

Mother always taught that there is no need to struggle or argue to step outside.  

* **Tolerance:** Mother said that even the hardest heart can be won with love and affection.  

* **Balance:** Fulfill your household duties so skillfully that no one has any complaints. When family members see that Sahaja Yoga has made you calmer, happier, and more efficient, they will themselves encourage you to go out.

### 3. Making the Home Itself a Center  

Shri Mataji showed a wonderful path for women who cannot go outside:  

* **Programs at Home:** Mother said, “If you cannot go out, bring Sahaja Yoga into your home.” You can invite neighboring women or your friends over for tea or satsang and give them Self-Realization.  

* In this way, your home itself becomes a “meditation center,” and you won’t feel the need to go outside.

### 4. Connection through Collective Consciousness  

In today’s time, this teaching of Mother has become even easier through technology. Mother always emphasized **collectivity**. Even if you cannot go out physically, stay connected with other Sahaja Yoginis through phone or internet. Giving vibrations to each other and joining collective meditation gives you, even while at home, the same strength that you would get by going outside.

### 5. Pure Desire and Prayer  

Mother said that if you have a **“pure desire”** to do the work of the Divine or to be in collectivity, then the whole of nature creates a path for you.  

* Pray to Mother: *“Mother, please create such circumstances for me that I may enjoy collectivity.”*  

* Regularly take **bandhan** and use vibrations to remove your obstacles.

**Conclusion:**  

Shri Mataji’s main message was that, while remaining within your **values** and **traditions**, and without any conflict, you should gradually transform the hearts of your family. When your devotion deepens, the doors to step outside will open on their own.

Nature and Power of a Woman

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has explained very deeply about the nature of a woman, her power, and her role in society. According to Sahaja Yoga, a woman is not just an individual, but the very embodiment of **"Shakti"** (divine power).

The key points that Shri Mataji described for a woman are as follows:

### 1. Dignity and Grace

Shri Mataji said that a woman should recognize her own dignity. She should not live like an "object of enjoyment," but like a "goddess."

 * **Gracefulness:** There should be modesty in a woman's behavior and attire, so that it evokes respect in others, not lust.

 * **Self-respect:** She should recognize her strengths and never consider herself weak.

### 2. The "Power" of the Home

According to Shri Mataji, a woman is the central point of the family.

 * **Love and Forgiveness:** A woman must possess qualities of love, compassion, and forgiveness. With her love, she can turn the entire home into heaven.

 * **Patience:** She should be patient. Just as the earth endures everything and provides nourishment, a woman should nurture her family.

### 3. The Form of "Lakshmi"

In Sahaja Yoga, a woman is considered the 'Griha-Lakshmi' (the goddess of the household).

 * **Auspiciousness:** A woman should be auspicious, meaning her presence should bring positivity and prosperity into the home.

 * **Contentment:** If the woman of the house is content and happy, poverty never enters that home.

### 4. Maternal Love and Protection

Shri Mataji explained that the quality of 'motherly love' within a woman is the most powerful.

 * She should not only protect her children but also society.

 * She should preserve the values of her family and guide children in the right direction.

### 5. Spirituality

Shri Mataji believed that women are more emotional and sensitive than men, which allows them to understand spirituality more deeply and quickly.

 * **Kundalini awakening:** A woman should awaken her inner power through meditation so that she can remain calm and balanced.

 * **Balance:** She should maintain a balance between modernity and tradition.

### How to adopt this state?

If you want to shape yourself according to Shri Mataji’s teachings, consider these suggestions:

 * **Daily meditation:** Meditate for 10–15 minutes in the morning and evening. This will bring a divine glow to your face and peace to your nature.

 * **Focus on the heart chakra:** Keep your heart pure. Do not hold jealousy or hatred towards anyone.

 * **Pure desire:** Always keep the intention: "Mother, make me an ideal and powerful woman who can give love and light to others."

> **A famous quote by Shri Mataji:**

> "A man improves one individual, but a woman improves the entire family and society."

God cannot be realised through Bookish Knowledge or Intellectual Cleverness

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi expressed very clear and candid views about intellectuals and scholars in her discourses. Her main perspective was that God cannot be realized through mere bookish knowledge or intellectual cleverness.

Here is the main essence of her views:

### 1. Intellectual Dryness  

Shri Mataji believed that people who merely memorize scriptures or engage excessively in intellectual debates often become **disconnected from the heart**. She said that:  

 * Scholarship often creates **ego**, which is the biggest obstacle on the path of Self-Realization.  

 * Being entangled only in a web of words does not lead to the experience of vibrations (Chaitanya).

### 2. “Reading and reading, the world has died”  

She often quoted Kabir Das to say that no one becomes a true scholar just by reading books. According to her:  

 * A true scholar is one who **“knows”** (realizes the essence), not one who merely **“remembers.”**  

 * Scholars and intellectuals have often made religion a complex subject, whereas realization of God is an extremely simple and spontaneous (Sahaj) process.

### 3. Book Knowledge vs Experience  

Shri Mataji said that intellectuals can beautifully describe a “flower,” but they cannot make one experience its “fragrance” and “aliveness.”  

 * **Burden of scriptures:** She explained that just as a donkey carrying sandalwood only feels the weight and not the fragrance, similarly scholars without Self-Realization carry only the burden of knowledge.

### 4. Hypocrisy of Scholars  

At times, she criticized those scholars who turn religion into a means of livelihood (business). According to her:  

 * True religion is inner purification, not merely external rituals or recitation of Sanskrit verses.  

 * Scholars should use their intellect to seek truth, not to deny it or get lost in arguments.

### Main Message  

Shri Mataji said that **“Truth is beyond logic.”** Until the Kundalini is awakened and one connects with the divine power, all scholarship is meaningless.

> “Intellectuals keep flying in the sky of their minds, but they do not know the roots of truth that lie on the ground.” —

**Shri Mataji**

PURE AND IMPURE DESIRES

 

In Sahaja Yoga, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has explained in great detail about **“impure errors”** or human mistakes. According to her, the greatest error of a human being is not recognizing their true identity (the Self).

Here are the main points from Shri Mataji’s teachings:

### 1. Impure Desire and Pure Desire  

Shri Mataji says that most of our desires are “impure” because they never end. When one desire is fulfilled, another arises.  

- **Error:** Running after material pleasures and identifying oneself as the body or mind is the main mistake.  

- **Solution:** There is only one “pure desire”—**union with the Divine (Self-realization)**. When the Kundalini Mother awakens, she burns away all our impurities.

### 2. Feeling of Being ‘Guilty’ (Guilt)  

Often people feel guilty because of their mistakes (truti). Shri Mataji described this as a major cause of imbalance in the **Left Vishuddhi Chakra**.  

- **Advice:** She says, “To say ‘I am guilty’ is a kind of ego.” God is an ocean of love; He can forgive your mistakes.  

- **Remedy:** Instead of feeling sad about your mistakes, surrender them to the Divine and say—**“Mother, I am the pure Spirit, I am innocent.”**

### 3. The Power of Forgiveness (Agnya Chakra)  

The only way to come out of the web of our mistakes and others’ errors is **forgiveness**.  

- When we do not forgive someone, we become bound to that person or that mistake.  

- According to Shri Mataji, forgiveness is a power that opens our Agnya Chakra and gives us peace.

### 4. Purification of Attention (Chitta)  

Shri Mataji explained that when our attention wanders in the outside world, we make mistakes.  

- **Solution:** Through meditation, when attention becomes steady at the Sahasrara (top of the head), our intellect becomes pure (sattvic), and we stop making mistakes.

### Main Prayer:  

In Sahaja Yoga, this prayer is recited to remove these errors:  

> **“Shri Mataji, please forgive me. Please free me from my impure desires and mistakes, and grant me pure knowledge.”**

**Conclusion:** Shri Mataji’s message is simple: do not dwell on your mistakes, but purify yourself through meditation and awareness. When you are in the light (Self-realization), darkness (error) disappears on its own.

Live A Life OF TRUTH

 

Jay Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahajyog  

Sahastrara Puja (Live a Life of Truth), Cabella, Italy, 9 May 2004  

Today is a very important day in our lives as Sahaja Yogis. Today is the day when the Sahastrara was opened, which was a very miraculous event. I never expected that in my lifetime I would be able to do this. But it happened. And many of you had your Sahastrara opened. Without that, you could never have known what the truth is. And you are enjoying it—the state where you know what the truth is.  

It is a great blessing that the Sahastrara was opened and that you all received your Self-realization. Otherwise, everything is just talk—without meaning, without understanding. So my first concern was to open the Sahastrara. That happened, and it happened well. And all of you had your Sahastrara opened. This is a remarkable thing. No one can believe that so many of you have your Sahastrara opened. But now I can clearly see the light above your heads.  

Whatever you have attained is remarkable—there is no doubt about it. The reason is your sincere seeking. You sought sincerely, and that is why you received it. I did nothing. Because you were like lamps, I only lit them, that’s all. This is not such a great thing to do. The way you have achieved this state—the state of awakening—you received it because you were eager for it, you wanted to actualize it, and you did. This is highly commendable. The credit does not go to me; I feel it is because my Sahastrara was open. But that you have attained it gives me great joy.  

Now you will understand that if the Sahastrara is not open, you cannot communicate with people. You cannot tell them anything—they will not understand. When the Sahastrara opens, your understanding increases tremendously. This is what has happened to all of you. And I am very happy that so many people are sitting here whose Sahastrara is open, and there are many more who are not here. So it is a great achievement for humanity that so many people have had their Sahastrara opened together, through which you can know the Truth—the complete or ultimate Truth. Whatever you know after your Self-realization is the ultimate Truth. After that, you do not argue, you do not question. You simply know it and accept it as knowledge. It is such a wonderful thing that all this already existed, but it was not open. And when it opened, people understood me and also understood the laws of the Divine.  

It is such a blessing of the Divine that your Sahastrara has been opened. For this, you may say, “We have taken nothing, Mother.” But that is not so. Your search for truth was deep and firm. You wanted to know the truth, and that is why it happened. Otherwise, no amount of money or effort would have worked. The Sahastrara had to open on its own. All this is your own creation, I should say. It is your own karma that such a beautiful event has taken place.  

I do not take any credit for it. Certainly, I must say that I explained to you how important it is that your Sahastrara should open. No arguments, no suggestions, nothing—but has your Sahastrara opened? That is what tells you what the truth is. In such a beautiful state, what can your Mother say? I can only say: live a life of truth and wisdom. Truth resides within everyone, and how we use that truth is our achievement. People are lost because they do not have knowledge. Book knowledge is not real knowledge. Knowledge must come from within—from your own being. And this has happened because of the opening of the Sahastrara. It has happened in all countries, and it will happen all over the world. Many people will receive Self-realization. But one thing, I feel, is that you should not have an emotional attachment to it, but a real connection—knowing that this is so, this has happened, this is working. Then you will be able to give Self-realization to others. You will understand the importance of Self-realization.  

Until you use it, you will not know what the power of Self-realization is. So you must learn how to use this power within you—this power that is working within you and will give you immense capabilities. My health has now become a little weak. After all, I am very old. But still, I do not feel any kind of tiredness while addressing you. I feel so good that there are so many Sahaja Yogis, so many whose Sahastrara is open and who are enjoying it.  

Actually, I like it when you ask me questions. But you can send me your questions in writing, and then I will try to answer them sometime. That will be a good way.  

Thank you very much! May God bless you. Progress in Sahaj, grow within yourselves. May God bless you. All my blessings.

Yoga- Union of Soul with God

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi has provided a very simple and profound understanding of the relationship between the soul and the Supreme Soul. According to her, their union is yoga. Here is a summary of his main ideas: 1. Spirit: The Light Within Us According to Shri Mataji, the soul resides in the heart of a human being. * **Pure Reflection:** The soul is a pure reflection of the Supreme Soul within us. * **Sakshi Bhaav** The soul is the power that witnesses our actions, but does not get involved in them. * **Source of Truth:** Until our Kundalini Shakti is awakened, we cannot realize the soul. After Self-Realization, we know that "I am not this body, mind, or ego, but I am a pure soul." ### 2. God: Omnipresent Power Shri Mataji has described the Supreme Being as **'Adi Shakti'** or **'Supreme Consciousness'**. * **Power of Love:** God is the all-pervading power of the universe, which creates and nurtures every living thing. * **Formless and Corporeal:** God is formless and also comes in corporeal form from time to time through incarnations. ### 3. Union of the soul and the Supreme Soul (Yoga) Shri Mataji's main message was Sahaja Yoga. She explained: * **Function of Kundalini:** When the 'Kundalini' power within us (which lies dormant in the triangular bone below the spine) awakens and reaches the Sahasrara Chakra, then **the soul unites with the Supreme Soul**. * **Experience:** After this union, the person feels a cool breeze on their hands and the top of their head. This is what they call "self-realization." 4. Purpose of life According to him, the ultimate goal of human life is to achieve union between the soul and the Supreme Being. When a person connects with the soul, all inner vices (anger, greed, and ego) gradually disappear, and he or she begins to live in a state of peace and bliss. **In short:** Shri Mataji used to say that **"the soul is a part of the Supreme Soul"** and just as a drop of water merging with the ocean becomes the ocean, similarly after self-realization, a human being becomes a part of that divine power.

Sahaja Yoga Life is SIMPLE

 

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi often emphasized that "Sahaja Yoga life is simple" because it is a natural, living process (Sahaja) that requires no extreme asceticism or complex rituals.

According to her teachings, the essence of a simple life in Sahaja Yoga includes:

Effortless Awakening: Spiritual growth starts with the spontaneous awakening of the Kundalini energy, which she described as a "living process" that happens effortlessly w

Natural Living: She taught that one does not need to leave their family or responsibilities to find God. Instead,

holiness and peace are found by living a balanced, normal life while staying connected to the Divine power

Thoughtless Awareness: A simple life is achieved by reaching a state of "thoughtless awareness" (Savvikalpa Samadhi), where the mind is silent and the individual is fully present in the joy of the Spirit

Spontaneity and Joy: Shri Mataji often noted that once the spirit is awakened, negative habits and unnecessary burdens naturally disappear, leading to a "new, blooming personality" characterized by strength and joy.

Avoidance of Extremes: She advised practitioners to avoid overdoing anything, suggesting that balance is the key to maintaining a simple and peaceful life.

For those interested in exploring her specific talks, the Vishwa Nirmala Dharma Educational Society and official collections like Shri Mataji Ki Amritvani archive many of her speeches on these themes