Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:
Let's see the atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb. What do we do then? They will separate something which should not be separated. We break atom which is not divisible into its divisible parts. So we put a pressure to break them. And when that breaking force, that aggression I would say, is worked out that becomes another destructive force.
(1982-0511 Caxton Hall, London)
Atomic energy and all these things are very, very dangerous.
(1979-0528 2 Dollis Hill Seminar, London)
Now, Chernobyl has been a great, great problem. ... And it was a lesson to us that we should not indulge too much with atomic energy.
(1989-1022 Public Program, Kiev, Ukraine)
Out of science people have created atom bombs and all kinds of things without any discrimination. You too have here this disaster - Chernobyl. All this is because of unlimited movement of science.
(1994-0918 Public Program, Kiev, Ukraine)
in reply to a question on negative forces: What is the mistake in separating a hydrogen atom? Just they did it you see. For fun sake maybe, I don't know why they did it? But now that has become like a devil sitting on everybody's head and everybody - thank God - whatever they create, frightens them. Thank God. They are not going to use it. But who has created that? Human beings. In ignorance they have done it, as a Mother I have to say that. I cannot say that it was deliberate. It is dangerous situation then. ...[Now] you can't blame God for that. At least God didn't tell you to make atom bomb.
(1982-0511 Caxton Hall, London)
Now see the nature as it is. You know there are ninety-two elements, none of them can be, say for example, you cannot make silver into gold. Gold into silver. The atoms are so arranged that they have certain valencies and apart from atom, even molecules are so arranged that they have their own structure. You cannot change. If you try to change then you will create bombs, atomic bomb, this bomb. It's absolutely destructive.
(1996-1110 Diwali Puja, Lisbon)
People created atomic bombs, all right. They created. God did not create atomic bombs, human beings created them. They created a big monster called atomic bomb, they put it there. Now they are afraid of the same bomb.
(1978-0619 Caxton Hall, London)
28.11.10
The Mountains
It is important that we have to know the gravity of the Mother Earth. How She revolves with such a tremendous speed holding all of us together to her heart and then she emits her beautiful Divine love through the various beauties that are surrounding us, now we can see for ourselves. Specially when I see the big mountains, I feel they are like great saints sitting and meditating here. But they are the only ones who can catch the Guru principle emitted by the sea. As you know the sea is the Guru principle, and they are so high that they can catch the Guru principle.
H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, extract from Guru Puja 1988, Andorra
And what is another thing we find has content are the great mountains, because they have heights, and they are the only ones who can capture the clouds. So such a rapport there is between the humility of the ocean and the heights of the mountain. That's how a Sahaja yogi should be.
Navaratri Puja 1988
Shri Mataji's poem, 'Mountain'
H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, extract from Guru Puja 1988, Andorra
And what is another thing we find has content are the great mountains, because they have heights, and they are the only ones who can capture the clouds. So such a rapport there is between the humility of the ocean and the heights of the mountain. That's how a Sahaja yogi should be.
Navaratri Puja 1988
Shri Mataji's poem, 'Mountain'
19.11.10
Virata
Tonight we are going to worship Shri Krishna as Virat. First is important to understand the incarnation of Shri Krishna. Krishna word comes from the word Krishi. Krishi means agriculture. He's sown the seeds of spirituality. And for that, first of all, He had to think, "Where are we as far as spirituality is concerned, how is the land?" So what had happened at the time of Shri Rama that He created lots of maryadas and by these maryadas people started mentally thinking about it, "I am not supposed to do that, I am not supposed to do this." It was just a mental binding - it was not spontaneous, it was not sahaj. As a result people became extremely serious. They wouldn't talk much and they wouldn't laugh; they wouldn't enjoy anything.
So Shri Krishna decided that "First of all we must remove them from this conditioning. And this conditioning has to be removed in such a manner that they enjoy themselves. ...
... the divine Discretion of Shri Krishna, which is instilled within us. As you know that this is a part and parcel of the Vishuddhi Chakra, where Shri Krishna resides; but when He rises to your Sahastrara, when He rises to that level, then He becomes Virata. So Virata's chakra is placed in the head, here above the Agnya, and this Virat is the form of Shri Krishna who has risen above the Agnya. When you are risen above the Agnya, you become a part and parcel of Virata's land, we can say. Because, unless and until you are above your ego, you are still involved with yourself and with wrong ideas of maryadas. But when you rise above that and you become the Virat, the great, then you are in the land of Virata. And Virata's powers are tremendous. Has been seen by Arjuna - the form of Virat. The power of Virat becomes so tremendous that it acts globally. It acts in such a manner that you sit here and anywhere it can act. You have seen that now. Many a times people say, "Mother it's a miracle. My mother was sick and she was not here and I just prayed and she got all right." This is all the power of Virat.
The power of Virata is that it can penetrate into the subtle side of human beings in such a manner that everything we are connected with. We are not separate. And every drop is connected with the ocean. We are connected with the whole universe. And when you become a citizens, I should say, of Virat, then all the things with which you are connected also get your vibrations, your ideas, your ambitions. Everything passes through that and it works - it works.
You have seen how many miracles have taken place in your lives. It is the Virata Shakti that works. Now for that we have to know how to do worship of Virata. First of all you have to rise above your ego - very important. Otherwise how can you worship? There is your ego standing in between and how can you rise up to the point of Virat? You have to pass through that. Once you are above your ego, you enter into the kingdom of Virata. There the King is the Virat and you are the subject who are looked after completely by Virata Shakti, by the power of Virata.
But at that stage you become really a universal personality, in a way, because whatever are problems universally - now not necessarily that they should be attached to you or connected to you. Supposing a person is of that level. Now there may be a war in some other country - it can stop. Somebody who is being oppressed can win over. Anywhere your compassion moves it works out. Whenever your attention will go, it will work out. And sometimes you are surprised as to how it works, "Mother, how these things work out? How coincidences ... how these coincidences have taken place?" Only thing is you have crossed that state of your ego and have gone into the state of Virat, which is a very important thing to do - is to enter into the area of Virata. Then you don't think, "This is your country. This belongs to you, that belongs to you."
This belonging business finishes off. Then you belong to Virat. And He uses you for His own purpose in the sense that when your whole thinking is different - becomes global thinking, then He acts. And then His powers are many-fold. And Krishna's power is that He uses a conch to call people. I have given conches to all the leaders. So we have to now announce and call people. But at the level of Virat, you don't have to do all that. At the level of Virat it just - people see, they'll know. Just they will watch you and they will know. Just they will think you are human beings and you are so sweet, so good, just like gems shining all the time. So, they'll be impressed. This comes through the Virata's blessing.
When you become that, then you forget about other things like you have big positions or anything, you come from a very rich family or that - all these nonsensical things which are actually not true. And all these things on which you want to exist are no more. People like to show off their wealth, some people like to be very sort of demonstrative of what they think they are. But in the case of a person who rises above his ego, and he's a part and parcel of that Virata shakti, enters into the kingdom of Virata, he knows he is very small. He is very small compared to that and he just dissolves into that Shakti. And this should happen to us that we should humble down. We should humble down and know that our powers, whatever we have, if they give us ego, we should get rid of it. We should not have that ego. We should get rid of it and we should actually achieve that state where you can be called as citizens of the Virata's Power.
May God bless you all.
Now when you are entering into the kingdom of Virata, you have to be like children. You are children there. As children you enter. As Christ has said, "When you enter into the Kingdom of God you have to be like children." And that's what you have to be today, all of you to be innocent like children. You have to be innocent like children.
H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, extracts from Shri Krishna as Virata Puja, 1999
(1999-0905)
more on Virata
other mentions on Sahaj A-Z
So Shri Krishna decided that "First of all we must remove them from this conditioning. And this conditioning has to be removed in such a manner that they enjoy themselves. ...
... the divine Discretion of Shri Krishna, which is instilled within us. As you know that this is a part and parcel of the Vishuddhi Chakra, where Shri Krishna resides; but when He rises to your Sahastrara, when He rises to that level, then He becomes Virata. So Virata's chakra is placed in the head, here above the Agnya, and this Virat is the form of Shri Krishna who has risen above the Agnya. When you are risen above the Agnya, you become a part and parcel of Virata's land, we can say. Because, unless and until you are above your ego, you are still involved with yourself and with wrong ideas of maryadas. But when you rise above that and you become the Virat, the great, then you are in the land of Virata. And Virata's powers are tremendous. Has been seen by Arjuna - the form of Virat. The power of Virat becomes so tremendous that it acts globally. It acts in such a manner that you sit here and anywhere it can act. You have seen that now. Many a times people say, "Mother it's a miracle. My mother was sick and she was not here and I just prayed and she got all right." This is all the power of Virat.
The power of Virata is that it can penetrate into the subtle side of human beings in such a manner that everything we are connected with. We are not separate. And every drop is connected with the ocean. We are connected with the whole universe. And when you become a citizens, I should say, of Virat, then all the things with which you are connected also get your vibrations, your ideas, your ambitions. Everything passes through that and it works - it works.
You have seen how many miracles have taken place in your lives. It is the Virata Shakti that works. Now for that we have to know how to do worship of Virata. First of all you have to rise above your ego - very important. Otherwise how can you worship? There is your ego standing in between and how can you rise up to the point of Virat? You have to pass through that. Once you are above your ego, you enter into the kingdom of Virata. There the King is the Virat and you are the subject who are looked after completely by Virata Shakti, by the power of Virata.
But at that stage you become really a universal personality, in a way, because whatever are problems universally - now not necessarily that they should be attached to you or connected to you. Supposing a person is of that level. Now there may be a war in some other country - it can stop. Somebody who is being oppressed can win over. Anywhere your compassion moves it works out. Whenever your attention will go, it will work out. And sometimes you are surprised as to how it works, "Mother, how these things work out? How coincidences ... how these coincidences have taken place?" Only thing is you have crossed that state of your ego and have gone into the state of Virat, which is a very important thing to do - is to enter into the area of Virata. Then you don't think, "This is your country. This belongs to you, that belongs to you."
This belonging business finishes off. Then you belong to Virat. And He uses you for His own purpose in the sense that when your whole thinking is different - becomes global thinking, then He acts. And then His powers are many-fold. And Krishna's power is that He uses a conch to call people. I have given conches to all the leaders. So we have to now announce and call people. But at the level of Virat, you don't have to do all that. At the level of Virat it just - people see, they'll know. Just they will watch you and they will know. Just they will think you are human beings and you are so sweet, so good, just like gems shining all the time. So, they'll be impressed. This comes through the Virata's blessing.
When you become that, then you forget about other things like you have big positions or anything, you come from a very rich family or that - all these nonsensical things which are actually not true. And all these things on which you want to exist are no more. People like to show off their wealth, some people like to be very sort of demonstrative of what they think they are. But in the case of a person who rises above his ego, and he's a part and parcel of that Virata shakti, enters into the kingdom of Virata, he knows he is very small. He is very small compared to that and he just dissolves into that Shakti. And this should happen to us that we should humble down. We should humble down and know that our powers, whatever we have, if they give us ego, we should get rid of it. We should not have that ego. We should get rid of it and we should actually achieve that state where you can be called as citizens of the Virata's Power.
May God bless you all.
Now when you are entering into the kingdom of Virata, you have to be like children. You are children there. As children you enter. As Christ has said, "When you enter into the Kingdom of God you have to be like children." And that's what you have to be today, all of you to be innocent like children. You have to be innocent like children.
H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, extracts from Shri Krishna as Virata Puja, 1999
(1999-0905)
more on Virata
other mentions on Sahaj A-Z
15.11.10
Shri Mataji painting Indian statues
Shri Mataji painting Indian statues in Brompton Square, London, 1985
(thanks to Ian P)
8.11.10
Soldier of Love
I am a soldier of love
Not the stupid kind of love
but intelligent love, the love that understands
The love that cares, the love that wants to help evolving
The Mother has given me weapons for my war of love
She has given me forgiveness
Not the tolerant and accepting kind of forgiveness
But forgiveness, which is sincere, forgiveness that does correct
Forgiveness which frees the heart to love, frees the heart to speak
She has given me the gift of knowledge
Not the knowledge gained from books or universities
but knowledge from experiences, knowledge grown from observation
Knowledge, which gives benevolence, knowledge that opens up the mind
But most of all
She has given me a heart with courage
Courage to love without the need for recognition
Courage to forgive without the fear of tolerating wrong
Courage to understand the needs of others, courage to speak the truth
At this time, I’m still in training for my war of love
My weapons still need honing, my marksmanship improvement
My heart has still to grow; my mind needs still expanding
But the battle plan is laid, the purpose of the war is clear
Humanity needs to be conquered
with love, forgiveness and with knowledge
Humanity needs to be conquered
to gain freedom for the hearts and minds and souls
Walter Lerchner
Poet's comment
A meditation on a kind of soldier who fights a war with weapons which build instead of destroy. Weapons, which bring benevolence instead of harm.
The poem will be part of a collection: Realizations - A book of poetic essays about life and human nature
Not the stupid kind of love
but intelligent love, the love that understands
The love that cares, the love that wants to help evolving
The Mother has given me weapons for my war of love
She has given me forgiveness
Not the tolerant and accepting kind of forgiveness
But forgiveness, which is sincere, forgiveness that does correct
Forgiveness which frees the heart to love, frees the heart to speak
She has given me the gift of knowledge
Not the knowledge gained from books or universities
but knowledge from experiences, knowledge grown from observation
Knowledge, which gives benevolence, knowledge that opens up the mind
But most of all
She has given me a heart with courage
Courage to love without the need for recognition
Courage to forgive without the fear of tolerating wrong
Courage to understand the needs of others, courage to speak the truth
At this time, I’m still in training for my war of love
My weapons still need honing, my marksmanship improvement
My heart has still to grow; my mind needs still expanding
But the battle plan is laid, the purpose of the war is clear
Humanity needs to be conquered
with love, forgiveness and with knowledge
Humanity needs to be conquered
to gain freedom for the hearts and minds and souls
Walter Lerchner
Poet's comment
A meditation on a kind of soldier who fights a war with weapons which build instead of destroy. Weapons, which bring benevolence instead of harm.
The poem will be part of a collection: Realizations - A book of poetic essays about life and human nature
3.11.10
Diwali 1976
My dear Sahaja Yogis, my dear children
Let this Diwali enlighten you with light of love. You yourself are the lamps which burn high and don't get pressed by the cover. They become much more powerful than the cover. It is their own asset. When they are hit upon, they are disturbed and distinguished.
Why are our lamps disturbed? You should think it over. Is there no transparent sheath around them? Have your forgotten your Mother's love and therefore you are so disturbed? As the glass protects the lamp, in the same way my love will protect you. But the glass should be kept clean. How can I explain? Have I to say like Shri Krishna 'Leave all religions and surrender to me' or as Shri Jesus 'I am the way, I am the door'. I want to tell you that I am that destination. But will you people accept it? Will this fact go to your hearts? Although what I say is distorted, the truth will always bstand. You cannot changed what it is. Only you will remain ignorant and backward. I am unhappy because of that.
Diwali is the day of real aspirations. Invole the whole universe. Many lamps have to be lit, and looked after. Add the oil of love, Kundalini is the wick and awaken the Kundalini of others with light of the spirit within you. This flame of Kundalini will be kindled and one within you will become the torch. Torch is not extinguished. Then there will be spotless sheath of my love. It will neither have any limits or any end. I will be watching you.
My love for you is showering as many, many blessings.
Yours always loving NIRMALA.
October 21, 1976
Source: Diwali Souvenir 2009 (Sahaja Yoga Canada)
Let this Diwali enlighten you with light of love. You yourself are the lamps which burn high and don't get pressed by the cover. They become much more powerful than the cover. It is their own asset. When they are hit upon, they are disturbed and distinguished.
Why are our lamps disturbed? You should think it over. Is there no transparent sheath around them? Have your forgotten your Mother's love and therefore you are so disturbed? As the glass protects the lamp, in the same way my love will protect you. But the glass should be kept clean. How can I explain? Have I to say like Shri Krishna 'Leave all religions and surrender to me' or as Shri Jesus 'I am the way, I am the door'. I want to tell you that I am that destination. But will you people accept it? Will this fact go to your hearts? Although what I say is distorted, the truth will always bstand. You cannot changed what it is. Only you will remain ignorant and backward. I am unhappy because of that.
Diwali is the day of real aspirations. Invole the whole universe. Many lamps have to be lit, and looked after. Add the oil of love, Kundalini is the wick and awaken the Kundalini of others with light of the spirit within you. This flame of Kundalini will be kindled and one within you will become the torch. Torch is not extinguished. Then there will be spotless sheath of my love. It will neither have any limits or any end. I will be watching you.
My love for you is showering as many, many blessings.
Yours always loving NIRMALA.
October 21, 1976
Source: Diwali Souvenir 2009 (Sahaja Yoga Canada)
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