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> BIRTHDAY PUJA 21.03.1993

© COPYRIGHT SHRI MATAJI NIRMALA DEVI

BEGINNING OF SATYA YUGA

It is very difficult to speak even for me. To see so many Sahaja Yogis sitting here, with such shining faces, from all over the world, as if my vision has taken its form today. I see in you, the saviours of tomorrow, who are going to save this world, from all the Kali Yuga calamities, that are surrounding us. It is coming from all sides. While you people have really taken your second birth, from this pond of Kali Yuga and you have really become beautiful lotuses, of different colours, hues, fragrance and beauty. Instead of you celebrating my Birthday it is better I celebrate your birthdays.

As I told you the other day, that it's you, who are such great seekers. Seekers of truth, of love, that it could work out, otherwise it would have been impossible. To transform even one person is very difficult. But you were so sensitive, so deep that this subtle knowledge, I do not know how it penetrated your being. It is unbelievable, I can't believe myself what great people have taken birth in this Kali Yuga. No one can be!ieve that so many saints, nabis, walis are sitting before me. In the history of spirituality it has never happened. Even in the heavens, there are few devas and devtas, not so many. One better than the other, such beautiful hearts, such brilliant brains and such active attention, really. I thank you all, that this 7Oth birthday, I could see so many people which I never expected.

Sahaja Yoga was started with one person and then those who came, also, out of them, some were power oriented, money oriented, all kinds of people created problems for us. One after another, so many problems came and also there were many who were of a very low level seekers. But I find today they have all come up beautifully. I cannot distinguish one from another, the way it has happened, and the commitment you have to Sahaja Yoga. It is the greatest blessings for this world. I could not do it alone, you know that. If I could do it I would not have needed you. You are the channels and you have to work it out further and further.

It is really remarkable, the way Delhi people have organised everything. First of all, everybody was very much keyed onto the 7Oth Birthday. I didn't know, what was the reason. But whatever it is. And then Delhi people said, this time we are going to celebrate, Mother, your birthday in Delhi. I said, Everybody is keyed on it, so be careful. It's not going to be easy. It's a big headache, so many will be coming down. But they didn't expect so much, I am sure. And whenever they told me, these people are coming, hundred are coming from here, hundred from there. I said, "Are you worried." They said, "No, we are very happy about it." I saw their enthusiasm, their organisation, the way they have done it. The best part of it, Delhi which is a place where all type of politicians live, have groups and politics and all that. But, in Sahaja Yoga, in Delhi, there is no politics.

There is no quarreling, there is no pulling each other's legs. It's very remarkable thing. It too happened in a place like Delhi, where everyday what you hear that even in our Parliament, they are beating each other. Perhaps in this hell only, this goodness was to be born, and to be manifested by Sahaja Yogis.

The knowledge of Sahaja Yoga, as you know is extremely subtle, and its not easy to penetrate into the so-called people who call themselves intellectuals or who are absolutely bowed down to their conditionings. So on one side we have the masses who are ignorant and on the other side the classes, who live in the frame that they have made out of their brains. Both ways they are extremely gross. But the way they have absorbed this subtle nectar of Divinity, is something unbelievable. Nobody can comprehend even, that there were so many born, after my birth on this earth, or some may be before also, very few. Just after my birth they were born here, in this world to get to Sahaja Yoga. But when I saw the world I was shocked. More shocked then Kabira himself. I said how will I talk to anyone about it. My family members, I did not know how will I open the subject to them. It was impossible. There was so much darkness of ignorance. How will they believe that there is really Divinity, there is totality waiting for them. They all believed into some sort of a religion which had no connection with reality. It was impossible even in this age, the method by which I could talk to them.

I remember the first incident, when we went to Nargol where I had opened the sahasrara. The first person who got realisation was a Gujarati, and a jeweller. Immediately, all the he is a rich man, he is a jeweller, so mother has given him realisation. I think that is the first time and the last time I really got angry. I started shouting at them: 'You good for nothing, useless people, you can never take to Divinity', and I had really thought I would stop it, take another life and another time where people will understand what is Sahaja Yoga.

But after that, suddenly people started feeling the cool breeze in their hands, immediately after my shouting, imagine. They said, "Mother it is working. It is working in us. It's working out of us." Thus we got 12 people and one lady, whom I had given before also. She was the 14th. Thus we had these 14 Sahaja Yogis only for whom it was something out of the blue and they were all flabbergasted. They did not know what it was. And then surprisingly, in one of our programmes, a lady who was possessed by some brahmin came and started saying, Jagdamba, Jagdamba. They could not understand. I had never told them who I was. Never, I had never told them otherwise also. Then she recited a poem from Saundarya Lahiri in Sanskrit language and she was just a maid servant, and in a man's voice. Everybody was shocked,that the Bhoot should say all these things. And then she went away. After that these people started probing into it and they wanted to have my Puja first time in my house itself. Still people were not very sure, they were doing the right thing. Even the brahmins they called said. this Saptashati puja is a very difficult puja and something will happen to us. But after the puja, they said, 'nothing happened we are so much better'. They all felt the cool breeze, and the entire atmosphere changed and they started understanding that Sahaja Yoga is the Yuga Dharma, is the one of this Kali Yuga. So the Sahaja Dharma became the Dharma of this Yuga.

This Yuga is very difficult, no doubt. But in difficulties only we become intense seekers and that is what happened with all of you, that you found out that everywhere people were following whatever they were following, they were not reaching any point. Like a cocoon. They were hitting their head here and there. They got their realisation, so quickly. When they told me, how they were seeking, what was happening to them. I was amazed, how this seeking was working within them and pushed them towards Sahaja Yoga. Also in the meanwhile I must say, so many got lost into the clutches of false Gurus. Despite that, today we have so many Sahaja Yogis. You are lust representing your country but there are many more in your countries. Even in India we have many more. You have come here just to represent them. So multiple of this number, I do not know, how many would be there.

So many have asked me, how many Sahaja Yogis are there? I said, I don't know. You don't know? I said, no. We have never kept any record. So they cannot understand. I said we have no office, no record, I have no secretary. I don't know how to type. I don't know how to write even my cheque. They can't understand, a person like me existing in these modern times. But everything gets done, somehow, despite all my modern ignorance, everything gets absolutely done in the most perfect manner - like a remote control.

Now this whole thing, I never said a word about it, I must tell you. Nothing. Never I gave any idea as to how it should be. I did not even tell them, how many are expected, but see how spontaneously everything has worked out. Because you all have commitment and that commitment gives you all this organizing capacities. So many things, you have seen, get organized because also this Parama Chaitanya has come into Krita Yuga, where it is working it out. It is active. And this activity also is absolutely supporting you. For example, the police people told us that there are Muslims living here and you might have some danger from them. They might do some harm to you. I said which Muslims are there? They said, Nizamuddin Aulhia's people are here. I said, they will never harm us, because he was a sufi and he was a great realised soul. I told, all the Sahaja Yogis, to go early in the morning and offer a 'Chaddar' at his 'Dargah'. They were so impressed that they came here all the way. They were so respectful. They called me and gave me another 'chaddar' and they said we are your sons, this and that. His disciple was Amir Khusro who was another very great sufi gentleman and I always admired his poetry and also the way, Nizamuddin lead his life of divinity. All these Muslims who were at the Dargah, put their hands towards me like this and said, we are feeling the cool breeze. I said this is 'Rooh'. Once these people start getting the 'Rooh', they will all become Sahaja Yogis very soon.

There are so many sufis all over the world and we are going to get their addresses, we are going to meet them. Then you might have to have another big 'pandal', double 'pandal', may be triple. You Delhi people are not frightened about the sizes, I think again we will have to have it in Delhi only.

Also, contemporarily Delhi is in a state of turmoil and we should be here to pacify it, to quieten it, to give wisdom to these people, who are supposed to be at the helm of affairs. It will work. Definitely it will work. With all these Sahaja Yogis everyone felt with beautiful vibrations, see on top of your heads, this cloth is moving up and down all the time. Though there is no breeze outside, the leaves of the tree are just steady. But from your head you are moving all this. I am sure these vibrations will cool down and bring peace to our politicians and to the people who are at the helm of affairs. At this juncture when in the whole world there are so many things going on, of uncertainties. In Russia, there are uncertainties, in Bosnia there are uncertainties, in England there is a recession, in America there is a recession, in Spain there is a recession. Everybody is suffering from the pangs of some sort of a extreme behaviour they have had. So I am sure, this polarity that we see now, will correct their behaviour towards materialism and I am sure that a balance will be struck. With your good wishes, with your prayers, this world will be so beautiful, so enchanting that in the history, people will describe that the world itself became a lotus, full of fragrance, of Divinity.

You are the petals, you are the corona, you are the colour, you are the beauty, you are the pollen of that beautiful lotus which is my vision of this world. I hope today you all will decide to work for Sahaja Yoga, to spread Sahaja Yoga and work for yourself also. The only danger is that one should not allow ego to sit on your heads. That is the only horse, if you could ride yourself and do not allow the horse to ride you, you will progress very fast, beautifully. Thus, I am sure, Sahaja Yoga will spread. Every birthday we have to take a vow. I don't know what vow I should take. People have told me that I should not work so hard. I am working very hard. But I have taken a vow that I will work double hard. In the same way, you also, all of you have to take a vow today that we will go all out in the commitment of working of Sahaja Yoga.

We will think about it. There are scientists and doctors, who should produce books, writings, go around and talk to their colleagues, organise meetings, seminars, with their colleagues. There are architects and other professionals who could call their colleagues and give them realisation. Even the people who are dealing in finances should take to Sahaja Yoga. It is very important because financial problems can only be solved by the Divine Power. Nobody else can solve it. Everyone in this world whether it is Law or any other field, all of you should take to Sahaja Yoga and also to creative work. Then, also you have to take Sahaja Yoga to your surroundings, to villages, to cities, wherever it is possible, wherever you can organize you have to spread Sahaja Yoga, everywhere. As far as curing is concerned, I would advise, you do not have to touch anyone. Please use only my photograph. That is how you will get more Sahaja Yogis and less sick people, also people will be cured, and all of them will become Sahaja Yogis. We have also agricultural field. On which we have done something but much can be done about agriculture. One should see the government and tell them what agriculture can do. You can form a committee and go and see them. Talk to them that how agriculture can be helped by Sahaja Yoga.

We have to help our children. We have to look after them, because you know what sort of future is surrounding them. What sort of atmosphere is crawling even in India. We have to see that our children grow properly in Sahaja culture. It is very important because they are tomorrow's Sahaja Yogis. So many of them are born realized, so we have to discipline them properly and we have to make them 'aalahdarja' Sahaja Yogis, as described in the 'qawwali.'

It is also our family life which is very important. It is shocking that family life is now a days becoming a kind of a stupid thing. No one understands the importance of it. In Sahaja Yoga we have to understand.

Small quarrels, fights, harshness, cruelty must be given up. There should be a proper rapport between husband and wife to begin with. So that it is a companionship and the children also see that companionship and enjoy it in our dress, in our life, we have to be dignified and decent, respecting our body. It's very important. We should wear whatever suits us, in whatever country we are. I mean, imagine. in summer, if somebody wants to wear a three piece suit, what would happen to him. Whatever suits us and whatever fits our culture, one should try to wear decent dresses, traditional dresses. Especially, for women it is very important to wear dresses that would make them look more dignified. Also another point I would like to say is that ladies specially must take to reading, at least newspapers.

If your attention is on the problems that are in this world, it is very effective because you know your attention is active, it works. So use your attention. You see the newspapers. I know it is horrifying, sometimes. You can give a bandhan, but you must see what's happening, where? It is very important. Also men should not just read something that is sensational, but read something that is happening and also think, what are the solutions, how can you people as Sahaja Yogis help, in a collective way or in an individual way. We have to solve many problems of this modern world. AIso one has to read good books, see good films and have your reflection on them. Keep your mind alert. There are many beautiful poems I have read recently coming out of some people where I had never expected that they will write poems. Beautiful, very high class. So this poetry also, we are going to collect. We are going to collect all these miraculous photographs from everywhere. They are trying to systematize. And now in this system if you can all help spontaneously it will be a great achievement, because so far we have not been able to collect all these data and keep them with us.

Now the best is that you all must meditate. You all have to meditate and only in meditation you are in the present and you grow in your spirituality. I have said it many a times but people just do not do it. About 10 minutes if you can meditate before sleeping, it is of a very great help to you. No doubt, you really grow very fast. Immediately I know this man is meditating, the way he has changed. And then once you get used to it, you will never give it up. It is very simple meditation you have, foot soaking and something like that. And in the morning, you should beat your ego. That's all. It's not that you have to do one lac 'japas' or something. It is very simple. But this you have to do for yourself, to respect your self-realisation and your growth in Divinity. We have lots of advantages, over others. But one thing I have to teIl you, those people who are not prone to seeking, please do not talk to them about Sahaja Yoga. Do not waste your energy on such people discussing and arguing. Because it cannot be discussed much. You just forget them and leave them alone. I will look after them. You just take to simple people, good people, who are seeking the truth. I do not want you to break your necks with those people who are just believing in discussions, arguments - 'Shabd Jalam'.

Today, the Sahaja Yoga culture is so much manifesting that people, once they see you, they immediately know that there is something special, and that they have something very unique qualities among them, which you seldom find with normal people. All these things, you should understand, have come to you spontaneously from within but you must preserve them and you should never feel shy of them. You should never be shy of your virtues. And whatever people may try to tell you that you better do this or you better do that, if it's wrong you should never do it. You should just say I do not want to do it, because now you are very powerful and that you have to lead the people and people do not have to lead you. Fashions do not have to lead you but you have to create fashions. You have to create a path for them. It is not that you have to trudge on the path that they have made. Try to understand that your own personality is of a level where you can see so many subtle things and you are so powerful that others don't see and then automatically you have to take up their leadership.

Don't get ideas from them and don't get frightened, when they try to tell you something against yourself or against Sahaja Yoga. Be sure, be confident. That is how it is going to work out. I am just a woman and a housewife but I was so sure about Sahaja Yoga that it worked out. I did not have to think whether I should do it or not. I just started. Though in the family it was not so much respected, not so much agreed. But doesn't matter. I started the whole thing on my own, worked it out on my own. Because I had complete confidence in the truth, that if I am standing on the truth, it will help me and it will help all those will come to me. It has happened. So for you it should not be difficult at all. All of you should first of all see that you are not a conditioned person and you do not have an ego. Then you should go ahead with it and you will be amazed how things will work out.

Today's puja is a very short puja, that's why I gave you a long lecture. There are so many things which I cannot tell you in this short time. But if you sit down you can easily make a list yourself. Put your mind to it, in a way that you are the organizer. Then what should you do? What can you do? What are you going to achieve? Please try, and it will work out. All of you can do it. Best is to make a diary for yourself. Write it down in that, what you have done? How many people you have given realisation? How many you have cured? What do you think about them? But Sahaja Yogis will say we have no diary, we will start tomorrow. No, you start it today. The only thing with Sahaja Yogis is that they take things a little lightly. Of course that is their character. Other things you can take lightly but not Sahaja Yoga.

If somebody shouts at you, somebody gets angry with you, somebody even slaps you, take it lightly. Doesn't matter, makes no difference, because you are the spirit. Nothing can destroy the spirit. But when it comes to Sahaja Yoga, your attitude should be different. If you are relaxing on one side, another side you have to be dynamic. That side is where you have to put forward the theories of Sahaja Yoga, you have to talk to people, you have to organise press conferences or whatever sort of thing you want to do. At whatever level you want to work it out, please make a proper plan about it and just do it. It will all work out, I am sure it will work out. With all these ideas that I have, you have many more and I hope by next year, we will see manifestation of those. I hope many people will write books. like U. C. Rai has written. I am sure books can be written by every doctor.

Dr. U. C. Rai has worked single-handedly. Everything he had done single-handedly, so beautifully he has worked it out. So everybody can publish a book with their experiences and with their understanding of Sahaja Yoga. It will help Sahaja Yogis also. But it should, be honest, very honest book. I am sure such a book will be very much appreciated in Sahaja Yoga and we would like to publish such books also. All those who have such ideas should make an effort to create some new books, some new ideas, some new creations. It's very important, because in these modern times people want to do something new, something novel. Under these circumstances, I am sure it will all work out.

So all the time you will have to think about Sahaja Yoga, and jot it down whatever ideas come into your mind, and use them properly, put them together, making a beautiful book of Sahaja Yoga. Ladies also have lots of chances of doing so many things for Sahaja Yoga.

This is a very opportune time. I think Satya Yuga is starting from tomorrow. And what will be the symptom? Now the Satya (Truth) will be victorious 'Vijay'. Whatever people may try, ultimately Satya will prevail, 'Satyame'v Jayate'. That's going to happen, and you are responsible. For this I congratulate you again and again. And I hope you will have the commitment to do that.

May God Bless You.