WHAT ARE WE SEEKING? personal and social transformation, in person
Our seeking has brought us here. We are she has tremendous gravity and wisdom, while seeking spiritual truth. Each of us can take the enchanting all who meet her with her next step in our evolution through our own generosity and sense of humor. will and desire. We all are searching for “Sahaja Yoga sparks a spiritual awakening— meaning in life. Our search ends when we the union—which really is the root of our connect with the whole. existence and well-being,” explains Shri Mataji. According to Shri Mataji, Sahaja Yoga WHAT IS SAHAJA YOGA? integrates the ancient knowledge of balance Sahaja Yoga is the experience of Self Realization. and enlightenment with today’s practical It is a dynamic, living process of evolution. realities. Her technique has benefitted so many, The essential state is inner peace and silence, it is no surprise that she is honored around the from where we start to know our true selves. If world and has been nominated for the Nobel we have imbalances or problems in our life, Peace Prize. Sahaja Yoga teaches simple techniques to achieve balance. Realization is a spontaneous THE EXPERIENCE process. It is our birthright so it is available to Self-Realization is a soothing, relaxing state. all free of charge. Our mind becomes quiet and we start to The Kundalini is the power of our pure experience things as they are, without the desire within us. It is located in the sacrum filtering of our busy, analytical mind. bone. When it rises, we achieve the state of For most of us, when the kundalini pierces Self-Realization. through the top of our head we will feel a soft, cool breeze above our head and a cool wind A BRIEF HISTORY OF SAHAJA YOGA flowing in the palms of our hands. Self Realization en masse is now possible Once the kundalini is awakened, we need to through Mrs. Nirmala Srivastava, who we call learn how to nurture the seed that has Shri Mataji (“Mother”). She began Sahaja Yoga sprouted. in India in 1970. When her husband’s appoint- Through daily meditation, our awareness of ment to a U.N. position required her to move ourselves will become more subtle. We will be to England in 1973, she began teaching Sahaja able to detect which of our subtle centers is out Yoga to the seekers in London. Shri Mataji of balance, and how to remove the stress and learned how the seekers of the West damaged blockages in our being. themselves through drugs and self-destructive After a few months, we can fully master all lifestyles. Through her motherly kindness and the techniques of Sahaja Yoga. No-one needs persistence, and by daily meditation, the to lecture, advise or dominate us: we become seekers became balanced, and were able to find our own guru. jobs, start families, and settle into a lifestyle of It is a living process to become established in joy and satisfaction. Sahaja Yoga and learn the teachings of Shri Mataji was born in India in 1923. As Shri Mataji. This course has been designed to befits the founder of a worldwide movement of facilitate this process.
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