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The Way to Self-Realisation – the Knowledge of the Spirit
Tribute to Shri Mataji by Claes Nobel, nephew of famous Alfred Nobel
“Peace is not the absence of war but much more. […] Until we have the inner peace in ourselves we can never have an outer peace in our world.”
Claes Nobel talks about self-realization and Shri Mataji´s vision and work.
The 6th Step: Balance
In perfect balance we have from everything equally. Moving out to gain more of one side will always result in having less on the other.
We experience complete balance when our emotions and desires (shown in the figure as the blue channel) work in perfect harmony with our actions (the yellow channel). On such days everything will be in the flow and even the most grumpy person will not be able to spoil your day but on the contrary might be shocked about the big undisturbed smile you might give him.
Most of us surely have enjoyed such days but when it comes to keep this pleasant state we might have ended up with a big question mark.
The 6th Step:
It is easy to say “find your balance” but unfortunately it is not that simple. We first have to understand what throws us out of balance and the effect of it on our subtle system. Only then we are able to make changes.
Imagine an airplane with only one wing, or one wheel. Everyone knows that it will never take off. The same principle applies for our subtle system. If we have only developed the right channel but not the left or vice versa we might face difficulties to reach our objectives.
If we go too much into our left channel representing our emotions, desires or the past we lose touch with our right channel which is the power of action. This can result in continuous drowsiness, lethargy, exhaustion, feeling depressed and in a later stage becoming suicidal.
If we push ourselves too much into the right channel, thinking a lot and constantly planning the future we lose touch with our left channel which is our emotions. This results in a lack of attention, restlessness, becoming more impatient and ending up with outbursts of anger or violent behavior.
When we are in balance we are in the present moment. In this state we are in complete control of our thoughts – if we want we can think, if we do not want we can stop our thoughts. We are not dragged down by our emotions nor are we beaten up by our demands and expectations what we have to reach. Everything we do becomes effortless and enjoyable.
Here is a small test:
Take a pen and a paper and over the day (maybe every hour) check in on yourself and see what you were thinking right then.
Write it down.
At the end of the day determine if your thoughts were more about the past or the future. This will give you a good idea if you tend to go into your left side or into your right.
Another test:
Watch people around you and try to determine if they are moving in the left channel (past, emotions, desires), in the right channel (futuristic, dynamic, thinking a lot) or in the center channel (balanced and in harmony with oneself and others).
The Goal
Thoughtless Awareness
Finding your balance means first of all to start being in the present moment by becoming thoughtless.
One can compare it with the state of a child. Children do not think about the past or the future. They are most of the time in the here and now. Therefore their attention is complete and can absorb everything around them apart from having seemingly unlimited energy that is not wasted by thought processing.
The Exercise
With the awakening of our Inner Energy, the Kundalini, balancing our left and right side becomes simple. When you meditate your Kundalini helps you to clear your thoughts and to calm down your emotions. If you have not done the guided meditation to awaken the Kundalini, yet, then see Step 1.
During the week-days there are live on-line meditations from 8:00-08:30 PM Eastern Time which you can join here: http://live.sahajameditation.com
These live meditations are being recorded, so that you can meditate also at any other time of the day with a guided meditation, if you wish to.
Here is a meditation with simple techniques how to clear the left and right side. This will help you to come into your center and enjoy the state of thoughtless awareness.
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In the following workshop Shri Mataji shows more techniques to clear the left and right side with the help of different elements:
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I wish you a wonderful time full of balance and joy,
Your’s, Angi
The 5th Step: Clearing Techniques
After a long summer break we are back and as the weather is still great to do all sorts of outdoors activities we thought of sharing some helpful treatments for clearing the subtle system which we usually do indoors but are also great to do out in nature.
Here is an overview of the various clearing techniques that allow us to get rid of stuck and negative energy and recharge our subtle systems.
FOOTSOAK
a treatment to dissolve stress, angry feelings, tension, edginess and too much thinking
The most recommended clearing technique is to take a foot-soak (around 10-15 minutes) every day after coming home from work or before going to bed.
Here is a short video clip how to do it at home. If you are near the sea or a lake or a river, you ca have your foot-soak there.
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Other techniques including the water element:
- Walking or standing barefoot in the morning or evening dew
- Standing barefoot on Mother Earth, pouring water over your feet
ICE-PACK
an emergency treatment to immediately calm down any stress feelings; great after a special stressful working day
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CANDLE TREATMENT
great to balance the emotional side and get rid of sadness, lethargy, depressive feelings etc
Take one candle and move it up and down the left side of your body. Do this for around 10 minutes. The flames help to pull out all negative energies from the emotional side. Please do not hold it too close to your clothes or any other inflammable objects.
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Another simple technique is to sit outside and let the sun light chase away all sad or depressive feelings. Please choose times of the day where the sun is not too hot.
MOTHER EARTH
It is an extremely simple technique: sit on the ground and put both hands flat on the ground. Let the earth absorb all tensions or negative energies.
All these techniques help a lot to clear our subtle body and allow the vibrations to flow more freely.
As long as the weather allows, try some of these techniques outdoors. Let Mother Earth give you a great treat and charge you with lots of fresh energy.
Yours, Angi
Say I am You
Something beautiful I would like to share with you all
A Personal Experience
All over the world people stream to meditation programs to experience the awakening of their Kundalini, the Inner Energy. With this awakening we receive a new awareness, and realize that our self is much more than we could ever have imagined. Therefore the process is also called as self-realization.
Here you can see how the Inner Energy is awakened, and hear a personal experience from a lady who tried it out. If you would like to experience the awakening of your Inner Energy, click here. I hope you enjoy it!
May 5th Declared World Realisation Day In Honour Of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Founder of Sahaja Yoga Meditation
The Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi Sahaja Yoga World Foundation is pleased to announce the recognition of 5th May as World Realisation Day, in honour of the work and vision of the founder of Sahaja Yoga meditation, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. The date marks the day in 1970 when Shri Mataji managed to transcend significant cosmic barriers through her meditation under a Bilva tree on a remote beach in Nargol India, and open the final Chakra called the Sahasrara.
By effecting this momentous change, Shri Mataji opened the door to a new era of universal emancipation through spiritual growth, and most importantly she enabled the opportunity for large numbers of people to receive their spiritual enlightenment quickly and easily. Instead of having to retreat to mountaintop austerity, anyone could energize the vital Kundalini energy inside of them and become connected to the cosmic spirit through yoga meditation.
Shri Mataji made this process, called self-realisation, into the root of a form of yoga meditation she called Sahaja Yoga. Uniquely among practices of this kind, the key is ‘thoughtless awareness’, which elevates through mental silence, rather than through using visualisation or other kinds of mental focus. This form of meditation has grown massively over the past 40 years and is now practiced in over 122 countries. Practitioners come from all walks of life and cultures, and typically discover the kind of peace, satisfaction and general well-being that modern society tends to degrade.
Shri Mataji, who as a young child worked with Mahatma Gandhi in the non-violent struggle for India’s independence, was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and received the U.N. Peace Medal in 1989. She spent more than 40 years traveling the world to spread her message of peace and unity through her soothing form of meditation. Uniquely among the so-called gurus of the time, her key message was that every person carries the seed of their own mastery inside themselves. They can in effect become their own guru, without need to resort to dogma or ritual. The meditation would provide all that anyone needed to unlock the reality behind this material universe, and help them find purpose and enjoyment in their existence once more.
Shri Mataji passed away in 2011, but her legacy lives on in the lives and community work of her followers around the world. She repeatedly explained that every person has the right to obtain their self-realisation, and the process of delivering self-realisation to anyone who asks for it, free of charge and with no obligation, carries on today as strongly as when this extraordinary personality was alive.
The tree on the beach in India which was the only witness to the cosmic breakthrough has now been designated Nirmal Tree, named after Shri Mataji, and is officially recognized as a place of deep spiritual significance. It is hoped that the 5th May, a date which one day may rank as the most important anniversary in the history of mankind, will serve as a universal and suitably loving memorial to the guru of gurus and teacher of teachers, who brought tangible, meaningful spirituality to a world lost in fear and confusion.
More information can be found at www.shrimataji.org
Freedom is…
In the center, you have nothing but freedom, that’s all. Nothing but freedom. Then this freedom is the knowledge, this freedom is the love, this freedom is the discretion. ~ Shri Mataji
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