The Comforter

And Jesus spoke again unto the eleven and said,
"Grieve not because I go away for it is best that I should go away.
If I do not go away the Comforter will not come to you.
These things I speak while with you in the flesh,
But when the Holy Breath shall come in power, lo,
She will teach you more and more,
And bring to you remembrance all the words I have said to you.
There are a multitude of things yet to be said;
Things that this age cannot receive because it cannot comprehend.
But, lo, I say, Before the great day of the Lord shall come,
The Holy Breath will make all mysteries known —
The mysteries of the soul, of life, of death, of immortality,
The oneness of man with every other man, and with his God.
Then will the world be led to truth, and man will be truth.
When She has come, the Comforter, She will convince the world of sin,
And of truth of what I speak, and of the rightness of the Judgment of the just;
And then the prince of carnal life will be cast out.
And when the Comforter shall come, I need not intercede for you;
For you shall stand approved, and God will know you then as he knows Me."
Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ 162:4-11

"These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
Gospel of John 14:25-26

ADHD and Sahaja Yoga

"The use of complementary and alternative medicine as a treatment for children diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is widespread, but little is known on the effectiveness of many such therapies. This study investigated meditation as a family treatment method for children with ADHD, using the techniques of Sahaja Yoga Meditation. Parents and children participated in a 6-week programme of twice-weekly clinic sessions and regular meditation at home. ... Results showed improvements in children’s ADHD behaviour, self-esteem and relationship quality. Children described benefits at home (better sleep patterns, less anxiety) and at school (more able to concentrate, less conflict). Parents reported feeling happier, less stressed and more able to manage their child’s behaviour. Indications from this preliminary investigation are that Sahaja Yoga Meditation may offer families an effective management tool for family-oriented treatment of childhood ADHD."

Abstract to: Harrison, L.J., Manocha R., Rubia, K. (2004). 'Sahaja Yoga Meditation as a Family Treatment Programme for Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder' Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 9(4):479-497

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Brahmapuri

Located about two hours drive from Pune, in Satara district, in Maharashtra state, on the banks of the river Krishna, it is a place where you are alone with God and you can dive into the primordial depth of the Spirit. The name Brahmapuri in the yoga sastras refers to the seat, sphere, or abode of Brahman and the Sahastrara Chakra is also referred to as Brahmapuri. In the Markandeya Purana it is described as the city of Lord Brahma, situated on the summit of golden Mount Meru, the king of mountains and the support of the planet earth in the island of Jambudwipa which is the puranic of Indian subcontinent. Also this city Brahmapuri is surrounded by the cities of Lord Indra and of seven other gods. It is also regarded that these places are subtle in nature and so their discovery is not easy.

Since ancient times yogis have lived and meditated in Brahmapuri. On the left river bank one can find Bhavani Nahani - the bathing place of Bhavani Devi - and just 30 meters away from it is a very small, but vibrational temple of Shri Bhavani. Locals say that the water in this bathing place is healing, especially for the skin. Shri Sita and Shri Ram stayed in Brahmapuri during their exile when Shri Sita used Bhavani Nahani for bathing. There is a rock by the side of this Nahani called the Shri Ram Rock. Later, Shri Samarth Ramdas (who was an incarnation of Shri Hanumana) found in the deep waters of the river Krishna, stone idols of Shri Sita-Ram and Devi Anglai. Shri Mataji has Herself explained the true meaning of word, namely that Angalai (Angla + Ai) = Mother of Angla people (Anglo i.e Westerners), or Mother Mary. She further added that since their Mother (Shri Mary) has been here at this place, the Western people should come and practice Sahaja yoga here.

The main temple in Brahmapuri is of Vithala-Rukhmai, and river Krishna which flows through Brahmapuri signifies the Shri Krishna Shakti. It is said that during the Mahabharata period, the five Pandavas stayed at Pateshwar, nearby Brahmapuri, did tapasya and gained powers to succeeed in their battle against evil-doers and the Kauravas. Thus Pandavas and Shri Krishna also have connection with this land.

The blissful attention of Shri Mataji to Brahmapuri and Her working to find such a location manifested in the early 1970s, when Shri Mataji used to visit Rahuri. Finally the place was found and Shri Mataji came to Brahmapuri in 1984. At that time, it was a wild place, with only one simple house where the Holy Mother stayed, and the yogis stayed in the garden. Shri Mataji stayed in Brahmapuri six times between 1984 and 1990 along with the Sahaja Yogis from the West. She repeatedly stressed, "Brahmapuri is My place”. Six pujas took place at Brahmapuri and many beautiful and divine incidents are recalled by the Sahaja yogis who attended these pujas. One puja was held directly in the Krishna-river. Shri Mataji was sitting on a large rock and yogis were doing puja to Her with the flowing river water. During this unique event, the atmosphere around changed and a picture of Shri Ganesha appeared on the standing rock. In December 1990, during the last visit of Shri Mataji to Brahmapuri, yogis again worshiped Her by the flowing water at the same place in the river bed. The atmosphere was such as if all Gods and Goddesses had gathered there to witness this occasion. Once, when Shri Mataji arrived in Brahmapuri late in the evening, She asked the yogis to listen to melodious sound of Krishna river water and said that was Shri Krishna Shakti singing to welcome Adi Shakti.

(from an article in Yuvadrishti magazine)
photo: Light of Love weblog

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The Permeating Personality

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

"So that is how we have to take a mode by which we should think of 'One Personality, 'All of us together, all of us together.' And anybody who tries to be something separate or different, he will drop out. ... Everybody must do whatever they like to nurture the Whole, to help the Whole, to help the whole, to emancipate the Whole. But NOT to- in anyway - put anyone down always. Because this is not the way the Sahaja Yoga is. Sahaja Yoga only works in collectivity. And the one who has developed this permeating spirit, is a real Sahaja Yogi. Who has not, is not!
Whatever you may think of yourself, I have nothing to say, but this Permeating Personality which moves from places to places, whether you talk or not. Like your Mother is. Whether I meet you or not, makes no difference, but I am permeating through All of you, by little, little things also I am there with you. So like that, try to permeate into each other and see the Beauty in you. Enjoy yourself the best because that is the biggest thing. That's the biggest thing that is to be achieved. Because this ego you know makes you like a nutshell and it just cannot have a rapport with that Beauty of Permeation and just see how the notes move into each other... Sahaja Yogi should permeate - like Music."
(Shri Saraswati Puja, Dhulia, India, 14/1/83)

Shri Lalita Chakra and Shri Chakra

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

"Shri power is the right side power and the left side power is the Lalita power. So, we have two Chakras - left side, here, is the Lalita and the right-side, here, is the Shri Chakra. These two Chakras are working out the right side, Mahasaraswati's power and left side, Mahakali's power."
(Talk on Sahastrara Chakra, Delhi, 4/2/83)

"A lot has been written about Shri Chakra, and about Lalita Chakra, but to understand fundamentally the left side when it reaches up to Vishuddhi, then it uses on the right side the Shri Chakra, on the left side the Lalita Chakra, to manifest itself. These two chakras are the ones who manifest all that you see. But these chakras are the ones who emit vibrations of different kinds and because of their angularities, like if you have some sort of a cardboard attached with small-small holes of different colours which rotates all the time, you get different colours, also you can get different permutations and combinations. In the same way different permutations and combinations are created, and that is how you get all the advantages of Sahaja Yoga. So these two chakras are very important."
(Shri Lalita and Shri Chakra Puja, Brahmapuri, 17/12/90)

"... So many things can be said about Vishuddhi chakra, but specially I am more concerned about two chakras on two sides. One of them, as you know, is the Lalita chakra on left side and Shri chakra on the right side. I've always told ladies that please keep this covered. It looks so simple. It's very important. Don't expose this because power of this should be preserved. Shri chakra and Lalita chakra, they're very important. They are, I should say, feminine powers and they are the feminine powers of Shri Krishna, which must be understood that whatever way you respect your body, that is the way your chakras are and that is the way you suffer."
(Shri Krishna Puja, Canajoharie, USA, 29/7/2001)

Samartha

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

"The strength comes from within. Your Spirit strengthens you. You must just put in your will power, that: "Yes, Let my Spirit act". And then, you start acting according to the Spirit. Once you start acting according to the Spirit, you find that you have no slavery of anything. You become 'Samartha', means "equal to your meaning": Sam + Artha. 'Samartha' also means a powerful personality. So you develop that powerful personality which has no temptations, which has 'no' wrong ideas, which has 'no' catches, 'no' problems."
(Talk on Sahastrara Chakra, New Delhi, 4/2/83; Nirmala Yoga no.15)

The Primordial Kundalini

Sahastrara Puja 1982 from Sahaja Library Vimeo

As you know in the Sahastrara there are the seats of the seven main chakras. There are 1000 nadis [channels] or as they call it flames, and they all have each 16000 powers. Every nadi deals with a particular type of person, and with the person mutations and combinations of all these nadis, human beings are looked after. As soon as the Sahastrara was opened, the whole atmosphere was filled with tremendous chaitanya, and there was tremendous light in the sky, and the whole thing came on this earth as if a torrential rain or a waterfall with such tremendous force as if I was unaware and got stupefied. The happening was so tremendous, and so unexpected that I was stunned and got totally silent at the grandeur. I saw the primordial Kundalini rising like a big furnace, and the furnace was very silent but a burning appearance it had, as if you heat up a metal and it has many colours. In the same way, the Kundalini showed up as a furnace like a tunnel, as you see these plants you have for coal burning that create electricity; and it stretched like a telescope and came out one after another, Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Just like that. Then the deities came and sat on their seats, golden seats, and then they lifted the whole of the head like a big dome and opened it, and then this torrential rain completely drenched me - I started seeing all that and got lost in the joy. It was like an artist seeing his own creation, and I felt the joy of great fulfillment. After coming out of this beautiful experience, I looked around and saw human beings so blind and I became absolutely silent, and desired that I should get the cups to fill the nectar, not all stones.

H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Sahastrara Puja 1982

Love

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

"If people become loving and affectionate, this soil itself will become fragrant. First thing we must learn to love each other, and not to hate anyone. ... How are we to bring the fragrance to this soil? This is only if the people living here have affection and love for each other. This is the most important thing. When creation took place it was only through affection, otherwise what was the need for nature to create all these things? All this is for what? It is to make you feel beautiful. All these trees are beautiful to make you feel good, to feel one with the nature. ...
Many people dont understand that Sahaja Yoga is not for them only; it is for the whole world. You have to give it to others and you have to bring forth what you call unity of love. In love you dont see wrong things. You just enjoy love. ...
Love is the biggest thing God has given to human beings. ...
We are all human being and we have a right to love and if you manage some how to love people some how, Sahaja Yoga will settle down. Sahaja yoga is like a tree which requires love as the water. Try this, try around your life and you will find how love pays itself. Not to be seen how much you spend, what you do. Its not you count all those things it is just like an ocean. You become like that typical personality of sahaja yoga. So all the sahaja yogis should decide today that we are going to forgive all the people we hate and we are going to love all of them."
(Shri Adi Shakti Puja, Cabella, Italy 24/7/2007)

"Now what is there to be afraid of ? A man who is weak cannot love. Only a strong person can love. If you talk of love, first of all see whether you are strong enough to love or not. Loving is not an easy thing..."
(Dorset, England, 8/2/81)

Epilepsy

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

[Epilepsy] Cause: Movement of the attention to the extreme left. Collective subconscious is the state into which you go. This happens when you develop some fear or fright, being a weak person, on the left side. Also, when you happen to be involved in an accident – sudden fright or jerk.
Cure: Bring attention to the centre. To do this, first bring it to the right, by saying the Gayatri mantra. Then to the centre, saying the Brahmadeva-Saraswati mantra. On moving to the right, you start feeling vibrations. Stop at this point. Do not say anymore Gayatri mantra, because you must not go too much to the right. Too much to the right means, the frequency of vibrations start decreasing. It needs proper adjustment from one side to the other. It is important that you must get the vibrations. If not, repeatedly raise the Kundalini till you feel the vibrations. Another best way is to put the left hand towards the photograph and the right on the ground. Say Mahakali mantra, so that the vibrations start flowing. Use of the candle from the back side on the left, will also help.”
(Shivaratri 1987)

Fever

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Fever is caused to those whose liver is out or who has over worked his liver. He gets heated up. It can be corrected by putting ice on the liver. Malarial fevers are right sided, ie. mosquito bites. Bacterial fevers are left sided. These are mainly due to certain food such as fungus, like mushrooms, old paneer, etc.”
(Shivaratri 1987)

Bibliography - Sahaja Yoga and Stress Management

Chug, D., et al. (1989) ‘New insights into the aetiopathogenesis of essential hypertension and role of Sahaja Yoga in its treatment and prevention’ Proceedings of the XIIth International Union of Physiological Sciences Conference, Kupio, Finland, 3rd March 1989
Kulkarni, R.D. (1995) ‘Management of stress through Sahaja Yoga’ In: Stress management through Sahaja Yoga. 2nd ed (Pune: Vishwa Nirmala Dharma):31-38; also in New Delhi Medicos (1997) 13(4-5):39-40
Rai, U.C., et al. (1988) ‘Some effects of Sahaja Yoga and its role in the prevention of stress disorders’ Journal of the International Medical Sciences Academy 2(1):19-23. Reprinted in: Stress management through Sahaja Yoga. 2nd ed (Pune: Vishwa Nirmala Dharma, 1995):23-30; also in New Delhi Medicos (1997) 13(4-5):35-38
Rai, Usha (1997) 'Treating tension: Doctors establish that with the practice of Sahaja Yoga tensions can be reduced' New Delhi Medicos 1997:13(4-5):41-42

Bibliography - Sahaja Yoga and Medicine

Key talks by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:
‘Sickness and its cure’ New Delhi, 9/2/83. Nirmala Yoga 25:17-28
‘The Fourth Dimension and the parasympathetic’ [for doctors] Brighton, UK. 26/7/84. Nirmala Yoga 26:38-42
‘Rahuri Questions & Answers’ Rahuri, Maharashtra. 13/1/86
‘Talk with Sahajyogis in Bombay on 26th and 27th February 1987 during ... Shiva Puja’ English translation (pamphlet)
‘Advice on the treatment of virus diseases’ Pune, Maharashtra. 1/12/87
‘Talk to Doctors’ Conference’ Meridial Hotel, Delhi. 25/3/93
‘Sahaja Yoga: a talk’ [to doctors] New Delhi. 6/4/97. New Delhi Medicos 13(4-5):32-34

Some books and articles by Sahaja Yogis (non-disease specific):
Chug, D. (1987) Effects of Sahaja Yoga practice on patients of psychosomatic diseases. Doctor of Medicine thesis, Delhi University
Gupta, N.K. (1980) ‘Modern medicine and Sahaja Yoga’ Maha Avatar July-September 1980:20-22
Hackl, W. (1995) Die Auswirkungen von Sahaja Yoga auf das Drogenkonsumverhalten [The effect of Sahaja Yoga on drug consumer behaviour] Doctoral thesis, Vienna, Austria
Harrison, L.J., Manocha R., Rubia, K. (2004) 'Sahaja Yoga Meditation as a Family Treatment Programme for Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder' Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 9(4):479-497
Kulkarni, R.D. (1983) ‘Sahaja Yoga and physical cure’ Nirmala Yoga 13:28-30 & 14:33-34
Manocha, R. (2000) ‘Why meditation?’ Australian Family Physician 29(12):1135-1138
Manocha, R. (2001) ‘Researching meditation: clinical applications in healthcare’ Diversity (Australian Complementary Health Association) 2(5):2-10
Manocha, R., Semmar, B., Black, D. (2007) 'A Pilot Study of a Mental Silence Form of Meditation for Women in Perimenopause', Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 14(3):266-273
Morgan A (2001) 'Sahaja Yoga: An ancient path to modern mental health?' Transpersonal Psychology Review 4(4):41-49

Rai, U.C. (1993) Medical science enlightened: new insight into vibrationary awareness for holistic health care (New Delhi: Life Eternal Trust)
Rajasekharan, P.T., Venkatesan, R. (1992) ‘The therapeutic value of Sahaja Yoga.’ In their: Divine knowledge through vibrations (Bangalore: Panther Publishers): 127-139
Sethi, S. (1986) Physiological effects of Kundalini awakening by Sahaja Yoga. Doctor of Medicine thesis, Delhi University
Sharma, H.S. (1993) ‘Some ailments and suggested remedies.’ In his: Sahaja Yoga: the Divine path for physical, mental and spiritual evolution (2nd ed) (Delhi: Shanker Publishing House)
Spiro, D.M., et al. (1983) Letter to the British Medical Association. The Life Eternal 1984:5-12

Bibliography - Asthma and Sahaja Yoga

Chug, D.K., et al. (1989) ‘Role of Sahaja Yoga in the management of Bronchial Asthma and a new hypothesis to explain its pathogenesis.’ Proceedings of the XVI World Congress on Diseases of the Chest, Boston, USA
Chug, D.K. (1997) ‘The effects of Sahaja Yoga in Bronchial Asthma and essential Hypertension’ New Delhi Medicos 13(4-5):46-47
Manocha, R., et al. (2002) ‘Sahaja Yoga in the management of moderate to severe asthma: a randomised controlled trial’ Thorax 57:110-115
Manocha, R. (2003) 'Sahaja yoga in asthma' [update] Thorax 58:825-826
Rai, U.C. (1993) ‘Role of Sahaja Yoga in the treatment of Bronchial Asthma’ In his: Medical science enlightened (New Delhi: Life Eternal Trust):98-109

Bibliography - Epilepsy and Sahaja Yoga

Deepak KK, et al (1994) 'Meditation improves clinicoelectroencephalographic measures in drug-resistant epileptics' Biofeedback Self Regulation 19:25-40.
Duadani, U. (1991) ‘Computerized EEG. Analysis of epileptic patients practising Sahaja Yoga’ Epilepsia 32:27
Duadani, U. (1991) ‘Role of Sahaja Yoga in the management of epilepsy’ PhD thesis, Delhi University
Gupta, H.L., et al. (1991) ‘Sahaja Yoga in the management of intractable epileptics’ JAPI (Journal of the Association of Physicians of India) 39(8):649
Manocha, R. (2001) ‘Researching meditation’ Diversity: natural and complementary health (Australian Complementary Health Association) 2(5):2-10
Panjwani, U., et al (1995) ‘Effect of Sahaja Yoga practice on stress management in patients of epilepsy’ Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 39(2):111-116
Panjwani, U., et al. (1996) ‘Effect of Sahaja Yoga practice on seizure control and EEG changes in patients of epilepsy’ Indian Journal of Medical Research 103:165-172
Panjwani, U., et al. (2000) ‘Effect of Sahaja yoga meditation on auditory evoked potentials (AEP) and visual contrast sensitivity (VCS) in epileptics’ Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 25(1):1-12
Rai, U.C. (1993) ‘Taming the brain storm: role of Sahaja Yoga in the treatment of epilepsy’ In his: Medical science enlightened (New Delhi: Life Eternal Trust):129-143
Usha, D.S. (1991) The role of Sahaja Yoga in the management of epilepsy. Thesis, Delhi University

Fungus

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“One of the worst things is fungus. … It is from the left side again, the attack is on the left side, is all dead. And you have to use the left side towards the photograph and the right hand to the places wherever you have the fungus. You may take it out that way. But do not eat cheese, and the fungus cheese you are not supposed to eat at all! All the Sahaja Yogis should not eat the fungussy cheese, that is the blue one, the crust one. All fungus must be avoided and also mushrooms if possible.”
(Rahuri Q&A 13/1/86)

Eyes

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Now it is said that if you have wobbling eyes, you will have a wobbling Agnya. You have to steady the eyes to soothe them. The most soothing thing for the eyes is the green grass. If you could see the green grass with your eyes, you walk with your eyes on the ground.”
(Talk on Agnya, Caxton Hall, London, 18/12/78)

“In Sahaja Yoga I have noticed that nowadays, many people have spoiled their Agnya Chakras. The reason is that these people follow a wrong guru or bow before or touch their heads at wrong places. Many of the eye-diseases are caused by such wrong practices.”
(Advice given in Marathi, Bombay, 26/9/79. English translation in Nirmala Yoga no.24)

“If you are eyes are unholy, you have eye troubles and your eyes get weakened. This does not mean that if you have to use spectacles, you become an unholy or improper person. It is the law of life that you have to use spectacles at an advanced age.”
(Advice given in Marathi, Bombay, 26/9/79. English translation in Nirmala Yoga no.24)

“… if the child has got bad eyes, you might see two black spots or two shining spots in your vision. The vision. Now, if you close your eyes, you get a vision of colours in front of you. You see colour, you can say not colour but you can say it's a greyish whitish thing you see. … if the child has got any kind of a trouble in the eyes, you will see two black spots, very strong, or two white spots, round, absolutely round, two spots you will find. That’s the sign the child’s eyes are …, but when your eyes are bad, also when you put attention to yourself also you might find little bit, or when they are tired, you’ll find those two little spots like that. Now supposing while seeing this if you see a small little follicle in a child, like a reddish spot, then know that the child is sick, he has got a tumour somewhere. You might see a follicle like this, like a little heart you can see, or maybe a round thing, that colour. Heart colour. And then know that the child is sick. He is not all right.” (Talk to Mothers and Babies, 1983)

“Now for eyes to be cleaned out properly and kajal must be put. Now to make a simple kajal, what we do, is to burn some camphor and collect the camphor soot on a silver plate. Silver plate is cooling, and then mix it up with some nice butter, clean butter, or ghee. Ghee is better, with ghee. Very clean, nice ghee. You mix it up and put it in the water, let the water clean it for some time and then when it is completely drained, the water will not stick because it is all ghee, then put it in a proper thing and use your, this finger, every day for the child after bath, every day because that will give them very sharp eyes and there won’t be any problem of the eyes for quite some time.” (Talk to Mothers and Babies, 1983)

“And Agnya Chakra, if it is spoilt at the back, that means definitely possessed. At the back [of the head] if the Agnya Chakra is caught then one developes blindness, with the eyes open. Now in India it is very common. … There is one more thing that happens to our eyes. When the Swadisthana Chakra goes out of order. It is represented here at the back [of the head], which is ‘around’ this back Agnya. So when you have diabetes or anything like that, people start becoming blind … You have seen many diabetic people get this blindness. So first of all cure your diabetes through curing your Swadisthana. And also you can use an ice around your Swadisthana at the back … If it is Swadisthana you have to use the wa ter [ice] but if it is ‘just’ the possession, then you have to use – without diabetes, if it is a possession – then you have to just use the light. That is how we cure our Agnya Chakra.”
(Talk on the Agnya Chakra, Delhi 3/2/83, Nirmala Yoga no.18)

“I have worn glasses for the last five years, because for my programs for hours together they put heavy lights on my eyes. Short sight can be very easily cured. … One very important thing is that we have to accept our age. … Because of the atmosphere, the pollution, all these things affect your eyes. … Wearing spectacles is not a disease by any chance.”
(Talk to Doctors’ Conference, Meridial Hotel, Delhi. 25/3/93)

"Now this [Vishuddhi] is very important because it has sixteen sub-plexuses, this looks after the cervical plexus. This looks after the eyes, the eyeballs and the face and the neck and the tongue, ears, nose." (Public program, Vienna, 5/9/93

Allergies

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“They [ie. left sided people] also get the lethargic liver which gives them allergies. All kinds of allergies come to these people through their lethargic liver.”
(Sickness and its cure, New Delhi, 9/2/1983. Nirmala Yoga no.25)

“Now, why the child has an allergy? …Left Nabhi will catch, now that means the mother, because the child is not yet married, so is the mother. That means mother must be having a left Nabhi herself. And that is why the child must be catching with that allergy. So instead of punishing the child, why not cure the left nabhi of the mother and left nabhi of the child. … What can we do to help the child get rid of it? Very simple. Anything that is left can be taken out on the little flame. Put your right hand on the left Nabhi of the child and your left hand to the flame and, finished.”
(Rahuri Q&A 13/1/1986)

Question: Why does cow’s milk make allergies and eczema worse? “Cow’s milk. Left side. Cow’s milk always gives you the left side, because she is the Mother. And you should not have cow’s milk because it is the left side. Whether it is cow’s milk or buffalo’s milk, all will give you allergies, but if you have animals which are smaller than you, like if you can drink, like Mahatma Gandhi, goat’s milk, you might not have the problem.”
(Rahuri Q&A 13/1/1986)

“Most allergies are caused from cold to hot, ie. taking bath in cold water and then hot water. To take coffee and then immediately take cold water. This sudden change, the system cannot adjust to. In the left Nabhi area is the spleen. The spleen is a speedometer and also an adjuster. When it adjusts and it is not properly done due to sudden change, it causes problem. So it has to suddenly provide its energies to either increase or decrease the flow of the red blood corpuscles. That’s how the spleen goes crazy.”
(Shivaratri 1987)

Alzheimer's Disease

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Now there’s a new disease, as you know, Alzheimer. How it comes? If a person is extremely aggressive, and torturing people, doing this. When he gets old, his brain is weak, and only that bad stuff start working, and that person who is suffering is not aware of it. And you cannot cure it also. But, in the lifetime, if you get your realisation, and you become absolutely peaceful within yourself, such diseases cannot touch you, they cannot disturb you, and you become a loving, beautiful person.”
(Talk at Royal Albert Hall, London, 5/7/98)

Asthma

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Bronchial asthma is caused by the combination of the right heart and the left heart. If the parents have been quarrelling too much, if they are divorced, if you never had the security of the parents’ love, then you get bronchial asthma. … Is a combination.”
(Rahuri Q&A 13/1/86)

“Asthma is mostly a left sided psychosomatic disease. It can sometimes be right sided with persons who are very dry and have always tried to dominate others – the dryness of the Peritoneum is too much. Mostly it also comes the right heart – for those whose father is dead, or that you are not a good father or that you happen to trouble your child or that you are unhappy about your own self. It can be a combination of any of the above.”
(Shivaratri 1987)

Baldness

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Bald head is caused by not using oil. Or not using proper oil. Oil should be used properly and the skull must be rubbed not the skin. If you rub it, the skin must move on the skull and then you won’t have this problem. Another is that if you use funny type of oil with lots of fragrances and essences then you might get bald. Also ghee should never be used for rubbing in the head. …
You have two types of bald head as I told you, say some who start from here [front] and some who start from here [back]. And those who have both. Now I would say the ones who start from here [front] are the people , who are the ones who have got the Ekadesha problem. With the Ekadesha problem it starts, or who are not very collective, or something, it will start receding. Those who start from here [back] are the people who may not be good husbands. Maybe something wrong with their wives, maybe bad wives, the husband-wife relationship is upset, then also it starts. Or maybe there is an incompatability between the two, or too much attachment to the wife, or too much attachment to the husband. All these things are left Nabhi, and the left Nabhi relationship you know is the Gruha Lakshmi relationship. Where you adore your wife so much that she is no more a Gruha Lakshmi. These things start with that, also could be hectic life … In your case [European yogi], what to do, I would say it is the complete neglect, no oil at all, I mean if you do not give water to the plant it will die. So oil is the one on which the hair resides.”
(Rahuri Q&A 13/1/86)

Constipation

Advice given by H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“All such people [ie. right-sided] have over-active organs. Due to overactive organs, they develop a very bad heart, which is overactive. In which the heart pumps fast, palpitations take place. In lungs he develops asthma. In his intestines he develops constipation, he develops a very-very bad liver and a very unhealthy skin. The skin is extremely sallow. And such a person is very-very quarrelsome and aggressive”
(Sickness and its cure, New Delhi, 9/2/83, Nirmala Yoga no.25)

“The heat from the liver after some time collapses the lungs leading to asthma. When the liver does not get enough nourishment then it becomes overactive. The intestines dry up causing constipation.”
(Address to Medical Conference, Moscow, June 1990)

“You know, the best thing if you are constipated, take a newspaper. It’s a simple thing. And horrid news. That’s how I see some people, I have treated them. They say. ‘We are constipated’, I say: ‘Read a newspaper in the morning.’”
(Talk to Mothers and Babies, 1983)

"I think little chilies will help you because normally people get constipation if you don’t take chilies. Indians never suffer from this disease because, they have always a little chilies in their food. Little chilies, is alright. You can develop a little taste for chilies, is alright. It cleanses you and it has vitamin C also in it. So, it is quite good for colds and other things.
(Talk to Western yogis, India Tour, Aurangabad, 7/12/88)

“We have so many ways of removing in India. Like we take ajwain ka churan and all that with black grapes, dried ones, raisins, black raisins. Prunes with orange juice is good, or also milk, boiled milk in the night.”
(Talk to Mothers and Babies, 1983)

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Diabetes

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

"Diabetes is the action of the right side, affected by the left side. Right side being vulnerable. Firstly, when you think too much, pay no attention and remain in your habits, then a fear element adds to your vulnerability. Just like a hard working man thinks too much. All his fat cells are used for the brain. The left side gets drained. You become vulnerable, if some fear comes in you and you also start feeling guilty, then you develop Diabetes. Correction is, use of Ali’s name in mantra. Source is, Swadhistana and Nabhi of the left. Left Nabhi gets first affected, by having fear of wife or worries for her, or for any other family member. In addition, your vulnerability, at that point, brings Diabetes. Clear it by clearing your Agnya chakra. Don’t think so much. Go into thoughtless awareness. Put left side into right side . Take more salt so that it neutralises the action of sugar excretion, because it has got water of crystalisation. Use ice on right Swadhistana and Nabhi. Avoid sugar, after proper tests, if necessary.” (Shivaratri 1987)

“See how I told you that how blood sugar comes in because of diabetes. Isn’t it? Not because of sugar. It comes only because of diabetes and diabetes comes because of thinking too much.” (Advice to Mothers, Sydney, March 1983)

"There is one more thing that happens to our eyes. When the Swadisthana Chakra goes out of order. It is represented here at the back [of the head], which is ‘around’ this back Agnya. So when you have diabetes or anything like that, people start becoming blind … You have seen many diabetic people get this blindness. So first of all cure your diabetes through curing your Swadisthana. And also you can use an ice around your Swadisthana at the back … If it is Swadisthana you have to use the water [ice] but if it is ‘just’ the possession, then you have to use – without diabetes, if it is a possession – then you have to just use the light. That is how we cure our Agnya Chakra.” (Talk on the Agnya Chakra, Delhi 3/2/83, Nirmala Yoga no.18)

"Now diabetes you do not develop by taking too much sugar – take it from me. In India if you go to a village, you’ll see that he takes sugar in such a manner that in the cup the spoon must stand at right angles, otherwise he won’t take it. But he never gets diabetes. The reason is he doesn’t think of tomorrow - he just works hard, eats his food and sleeps off, nicely. He doesn’t take sleeping pills either. So this diabetes comes by over thinking and can be easily cured if you can take to Sahaja Yoga." (Talk at Porchester Hall, UK 1/8/89, www.irelandyoga.org/talks)

“If a pregnant woman is overthinking then the child may have diabetes.”
(Address to Medical Conference, Moscow, June 1990)

Drugs

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“If you take cannabis you are definitely dragged into Ida nadi and the ego recedes for the time being. … All drugs take you away from your awareness. … My experience about the druggist and chemist has been a painful one. Those who come were very slow. … They have been very weak and vulnerable to left-sided attacks. … I am sorry for the druggist. They have to use their will to accept the challenge and give up their slavery to drugs.” (Letter to Jeremy, 1982, printed in Nirmala Yoga no.12)

“Now, drugs hit you on the left-Nabhi – left-Nabhi, or on the right. The ones that hit you on the left-Nabhi can take you very deep, down. And you can be sometimes so aggressive, despite the fact that you have taken a left-sided one. It is surprising. Just, you see, suddenly you get stunned. … That person can become mad – anything can happen to a person who takes drugs.” (Advice on the treatment of virus infections, Pune, 1/12/87)

Tobacco

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Also in the process of evolution there were many plants, animals, who were destroyed because they were not in the centre. … So they went into the collective subconscious and came as subtler entities to harm the people who were ascending. Like we see these days viruses that attack us. These are the plants which are gone out of circulation. After some time you will find that tobacco will go out of circulation, many drugs will go out of circulation.” (Ekadesha Rudra Puja, Austria, 8/6/88)

“If you smoke too much then this Vishnumaya gets very angry. She, she is the one who then causes cancer. She can spoil your throat. I mean all kinds of ear, nose, throat problems can come in with the smoking because she doesn’t like that smoke. ... With that if you smoke, smoking, you can become also very much vulnerable to cancer of the throat.” (Shri Vishnumaya Puja, New York, 19/7/92)

Alcohol

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“All the saints in the world have said that alcohol is very dangerous for life. The reason is that it goes against our awareness, this is a fact, you know that after taking a drink our awareness becomes blurred or excited, it is not normal, that’s the reason they said no.”
(2nd Sydney Talk 27/3/81)

“Alcohol, as you know, has different variations depending on the habits of the person. … alcohol is very dangerous because it finishes-off your liver; it finishes off your awareness; it makes you very clumsy; your attention is fuzzy. … Because alcohol makes a person in such a way. That he loses all his dharma.”
(Advice on the treatment of virus infections, Pune, 1/12/87)

"Alcohol itself is such a left-sided nonsense."
(Navaratri 1990)

“I think the greatest enemy of our Self Realisation is the drinking. Drinking, if people take to drinking, they become such slaves; their brains are not alright. So I think at Sahastrara (they) must be also spoilt with drinking. So drinking I think is the worst enemy.”
(Sahastrara Puja 2001)

"Drinking is the best way to waste all your money."
(6th night of Navaratri 2007)

Headaches

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“If you suffer from headaches and you pray to Jesus Christ to forgive all those who have put you in trouble, you will be cured of your headache without the aid of any medicines. However, before such a thing can happen, you have to awaken your Kundalini by accepting Sahaja Yoga, and get Self-Realization.”
(Marathi talk, 26/9/79. English translation in Nirmala Yoga no.24)

Heart Diseases

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Now a person who does not have this fourth dimension [the parasympathetic]will not know that he is suffering from some heart trouble. He will have no idea. He will never feel his heart or anything – till he suddenly gets the attack, and then he dies. But at the very onset of it a person who is in the fourth dimension, that is, a realised soul, can feel that something is going wrong with his heart. Also he knows how to cure himself – the technique of curing himself. Also he knows that he is the source of the medicine that he has to give – is a vital thing.”
(The Fourth Dimension and the parasympathetic: talk for doctors. Brighton 26/7/84. Nirmala Yoga no.26)

[Heart attacks] “Cause: Over-active, inactive or lethargic heart. Overactive heart is of right sided people. In such cases, the heart can collapse. Especially it can happen in very young age. This is because their attention is too much outside. Due to this, their Atma departs. The Atma gets no attention, due to their extreme materialistic nature. Overactivity can also come from too much worry about the family, and thinking too much of the future. The heart starts to pump more blood, and over works itself. It gets tired. In addition, the attention is not on the spirit.
For lethargic hearts, these people take all kinds of mantras and first spoil their Left Vishuddhi. They take tobacco and cigarette, creating a problem on their Left Vishuddi. This makes the pumping of the heart difficult, and so it becomes tired, because it cannot pump. Due to extreme Left Vishuddhi, the lethargic heart gives you Angina.
Those are the two types of heart attacks.
The first type can be cured by putting ice on the stomach and on the heart on the right side. Also move from left to right. Sit in water. Do not use light at all. Sleep in darkness, stay more indoors. Take full rest. And repeat that “I am the spirit”. “O Lord, please forgive me”.
The second type can be cured by asking him to say – “Mother you are my beej mantra. You are the mantrika”. Also “I am not guilty”, and say “I forgive everybody Lord”. So that all the hurts disappear. Use light and fire to clear the left side.”
(Shivaratri 1987)

“Now according to Sahaja Yoga we have two types of heart attacks, one is massive heart attack, the other is lethargic like Angina.
So the first one, which is massive one, is where that heat [from the liver] reaches the heart. Say there is a boy who is playing tennis at the age of 21 or 22 and drinking also and competing with his father. If you continue this kind of things may be you might get one day a massive heart attack, specially the industrialist. Industrialists are so futuristic, so much calculative that they don’t calculate that
this will entail their heart problems. So this heart suddenly collapses and they die.
Another one is lethargic heart attack like angina, and happens if you feel guilty. Some people are very sensitive and very formal type and you know they feel guilty, ‘I should have done this’. ... For anything they start feeling guilty. Not only you develop spondylitis, you develop a situation where your heart cannot pump blood properly. That is the angina.”
(New Delhi talk to doctors 6/4/97. Transcript in New Delhi Medicos 13(4-5):32-34)

Salt

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Ah! This is very funny idea, not to have salt. Do you all suffer from high blood pressure? You see, without salt you cannot do your respiration, ask any doctor. If there is no sodium chloride in your blood, see, your respiration will go down. These things are essential for life but not too much of everything. Salt is needed in food. I mean these are all funny ideas that are coming up. … Salt is very important for teeth, for everything.”
(Talk to Mothers and Babies 1983)

Stress

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“The common problem is the stress. Now why this stress is there, that also you should know. Ida and Pingla are two channels and they cross each other at optic chiasma. Pingla Nadi (Right sympathetic) creates ego balloon, Ida Nadi (Left sympathetic) creates super ego balloon (due to conditionings). When you are too right sided then ego moves and covers the left side, so there is a block, whatever problem you have it cannot pass out of your body. Then you become weaker and weaker. That is how you have stress.”
(New Delhi talk to doctors 6/4/97. Transcript in New Delhi Medicos 13(4-5):32-34)

Varicose Veins

Advice given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“Varicose veins, it comes from the people who stand too much all the time and they work very hard. As soon as it starts, is better to cure that. You have to lie down every day, those who stand every day for more than say three or four hours should lie down on bed and do cycling every day. That will help. Reduce the weight maybe. Due to weight also, some people have weight. But those who stand, I have seen those who stand for a long time without the heels, if you use the heels you might be better off. With the heels, the pressure is not so much, then it is distributed more to the lower, those five chakras down below. That might help. But best is to do exercise after you have stood for a long time. Just in the bed and do cycling. And also massaging, slowly massaging it downwards. Also it can work out with the ice cubes. You can put some ice before massaging, you can put the ice then and use very cold oil and rub it. It will work out.”
(Rahuri Q&A 13/1/86)

Viral Diseases

Advice on Viruses given by H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

“In left sided diseases, you get into the collective subconscious, from where you collect Protein 52, viruses. These make you helpless sometimes.”
(Shivaratri 1987)

“Also in the process of evolution there were many plants, animals, who were destroyed because they were not in the centre, because they were egoistical, some were cunning, some were too big, some were too small, and they were all thrown out, and when they were thrown out they felt they must react. So they went into the collective subconscious and came as subtler entities to harm the people who were ascending. Like we see these days viruses that attack us. These are the plants which have gone out of circulation.”
(Shri Ekadesha Rudra Puja 8/06/1988)

"All viruses are dead plants or animals, maybe microscopic, which have gone out of circulation of evolution. They reside in the area called collective subconscious.”
(Doctors Conference, Moscow, 2/07/1990)

“If you understand really, in the way that I call it part and parcel – what is a Bodha – that is, it becomes part and parcel of your nervous system, then no virus can attack you; nothing can trouble you. And even if they attack, it will come for a short time and will go away. … But it will not stay in your body. It cannot stay long…”
( Advice on the treatment of viral diseases, Pune, 1/12/87)

“On the left-hand side, we have got all our past since our creation. So, if somebody gets virus you may give him antibiotics, you do what you like, it wont go. Only Sahaja Yoga can drive it out. Only through Sahja Yoga you can cure viruses because only Sahaja Yoga can act on the left side.”
(Address to Doctors, New Delhi, 6/04/1997)

"You have to use the candle and it will be all right. Because whatever it is, you see, it’s a left side virus you have got, virus, infection. And for the virus you have to use the light. Light. Light is more than the heat. It’s not the heat, it’s the light that will help you a lot. ... It’s just a virus infection of what you call the allergic. Allergic conditions are nothing but viruses, allergic. And these viruses are the plants and things, that have gone out of the circulation of evolution. So, they live on the left-side, in the collective subconscious, you see, the area which was built in. And they attack you. Once they attack you, then medical cannot cure it, you see. It’s a psychosomatic trouble. And now in his case also same thing. Only the candle can cure it. ... You have to use my photograph."
(Interview about Sickness, Vienna, 30/06/1990)

"But Hamsa Chakra could be affected by baddhas. That’s one problem, if some baddha passes through the nose, you might; some viruses pass through the nose, you might. Affected, means it can get sick. But one must understand the discrimination between the two. Say there’s a virus infection outside. It can pass into your Hamsa Chakra and can give you a problem of sinus, this, that – physical. But you won’t become like a person who has given you virus infection. So there is a filter. But supposing there’s a person who is very hectic. And you come in contact with that person – he’s very hectic, so your Swadisthana can take over. You can become hectic with that person. Being with that person, you can become hectic. But as far as the Hamsa is concerned, with anybody you live, your Hamsa doesn’t carry the complete impact of that because there’s filter."
((Talk, Evening before Shri Vishnumaya Puja, 8/08/1987)


entry updated 22/03/2020