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Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-07-12T20:03:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Posted: 12 Jul 2009 06:37 PM PDT

Shri Mataji Look at the tree with love and you will find that the tree itself is giving you the joy of its creation because you will become thoughtless. And the creator who has made that beautiful tree will be pouring all that joy that is stored in it. Every human being is a store of [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-07-07T20:02:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Research on Effects of Meditation

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 03:32 AM PDT

[ July 11, 2009; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Sahaja Yoga Meditation South Australia invites you to attend an extremely informative 2-hour session presented by Dr Ramesh Manocha on his scientific and medical research into "The effects of meditation on brain, mind and health". This research was conducted under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW and the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney. The [...]

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2009-06-30T20:04:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

The Truth We Are Seeking

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:19 AM PDT

Shri Mataji First of all, it’s important to know what the truth is. You find so many people are seeking the truth, but they don’t know what to find and that’s how they are twisted around, taken to some sort of false rites. It is important, first of all, to know what is the truth we [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-06-15T20:01:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

A Gift

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 05:52 PM PDT

Shri Mataji This is what I could give you and a mother is only happy when she can give whatever she has to her children. Her unhappiness, all her restlessness, everything is just to achieve that end, to gift all that she has. I don’t know how much to thank you people for going through all this [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-06-10T20:00:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

“Freedom & Liberation” in Bathurst

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 10:16 PM PDT

[ June 14, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] The movie, "Freedom and Liberation", will be screened at the Metro Cinemas in Bathurst. The movie tells the fascinating story of how Shri Mataji, the founder of Sahaja Yoga, developed a unique method to enable people to experience the joy of true meditation. When: Sunday, 14 June 2009 at 2.00 pm Where: Metro Cinemas, 144 Piper St, Bathurst Please come along!

Sahaja Yoga Evening in Brisbane

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 10:05 PM PDT

[ June 13, 2009; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] You are invited to a special evening of enlightened music, meditation and a unique movie. The evening will include: · Live music performance by "Sahaj Sangeet", a diverse group of musicians with a unique and lively sound. · Meditation and self-realisation - a guided meditation experience leading to the state of mental silence. · Screening of the movie, "Freedom and [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-05-28T20:03:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Free Six-week Meditation Courses

Posted: 27 May 2009 11:23 PM PDT

Free 6-week meditation courses will be held in New South Wales during May and June, 2009 at twenty-five locations in Sydney, Bathurst, Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong. Learn how to meditate, how to achieve the peace of mental silence and how to deepen your meditation. “Know Thy Self ” is a six-week introductory course to the Sahaja Yoga Meditation [...]

Free Meditation Seminar near Brisbane

Posted: 27 May 2009 10:44 PM PDT

[ May 30, 2009; 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Sahaja Yoga Queensland is pleased to announce our free monthly meditation workshop at our country property at Wamuran, north of Brisbane, will be on Saturday 30 May 2009. People who have previously attended remarked they felt much more relaxed and balanced and could feel their tensions being melted away by this simple but effective technique. You are [...]

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2009-05-21T20:08:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

The Essence of Love Is Concern

Posted: 21 May 2009 06:09 PM PDT

Shri Mataji The essence of love is concern. Even if, supposing, somebody does wrong, the concern of the Divine would be to correct that person…. The concern for the benevolence will be all the time there - whether it may appear to be sometimes cruel, might appear to be affectionate, might appear to be over-indulgent - whatever. It [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-05-10T20:08:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Transform Yourself

Posted: 10 May 2009 05:25 PM PDT

(Photograph: Vishnu Bonneau) You have seen how a flower shakes off all that is not needed, blooms out, pierces its head outwards, opens out just to give fragrance to others. If you want to give fragrance to others, how far is there fragrance within you? Is there fragrance within you that you are going to give [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-05-09T20:07:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Cairns Sahaja Yoga Seminar

Posted: 09 May 2009 04:26 AM PDT

[ May 17, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] You are invited to a free Sahaja Yoga Seminar in Cairns, Queensland. Come along and experience the benefits of deep meditation. Time: Sunday 17 May 2009, 10.00 am to 3.00 pm Place: 7 Saxon Street, Clifton Beach Lunch will be provided. Seminar topics • Real meditation • Chakra clearing • Using affirmations and mantras • Tips for meditating at home • Collective meditation • Video talk by Shri [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-05-05T20:03:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Burwood Meditation Workshop

Posted: 05 May 2009 04:58 PM PDT

[ May 17, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Please come along to our next Sydney One Day Meditation Workshop, to be held on Sunday 17 May, 2009. The Workshop is suitable for both regulars and beginners, and everyone will have the opportunity to experience the joy and peace of true meditation. Workshop topics • Introduction to meditation • In-depth sessions • Collective meditations • Use of affirmations and mantras • Scientific research into [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-05-04T20:57:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Joy - the Blessing of the Divine

Posted: 04 May 2009 05:11 AM PDT

Shri Mataji What is our job is to enjoy, enjoy everything, and that enjoyment is the blessing of the Divine. Even you can enjoy the turmoil, the torture, everything you can enjoy if you see the point that nothing can happen to your spirit, which is the real light. Whatever you may suffer, whatever you may [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-04-29T20:04:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Mind Body Spirit Festival in Sydney

Posted: 28 Apr 2009 10:50 PM PDT

[ April 30, 2009 10:00 am to May 3, 2009 7:00 pm. ] Sahaja Yoga Meditation will have a stall at the 2009 Sydney Mind Body Spirit Festival to be held later this week. If you've always wondered about meditation, but weren't sure how to do it, we'll be happy to help you. While there is a general entrance fee to enter the Festival itself, Sahaja Yoga will, as [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-04-19T20:02:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

The Love Within

Posted: 19 Apr 2009 04:06 AM PDT

In this great opportunity of love that we are, we are here to enjoy each other fully from our heart, that there is this ocean within us. We have to just get submerged in that ocean. If we are lost in that ocean, then we’ll have no problems, no questions, everything will be our own [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-04-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Where Is That Little Butterfly?

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 04:41 PM PDT

Butterfly Many years ago I was given the lovely job of listing the gifts that were given at the pujas, so I used to sit on the stage listing the gifts and then I used to supervise them being packed up. On one occasion a large number of gifts had been offered, including some very small [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-03-25T19:04:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

“Freedom and Liberation” at Ettalong Beach

Posted: 24 Mar 2009 11:00 PM PDT

[ March 30, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Sahaja Yoga Meditation Australia is delighted to invite you and your friends to a free screening of a unique documentary, "Freedom and Liberation". "Freedom and Liberation" is a biography of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (founder of Sahaja Yoga meditation) who, inspired by her political parents and Mahatma Gandhi, dedicated her youth to the resistance against the British Empire [...]

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2009-03-07T19:43:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

I Have Surrendered

Posted: 07 Mar 2009 01:23 PM PST

(Lotus flower) Holy Mother of my soul, complete, I have surrendered, at Your Lotus Feet, All the hurt and all the heat, All the feelings of defeat, All the anger, all the pain, All the tension, all the strain, All the worries, all the fears, All the years of unshed tears. Oh! Shri Vishnumaya, dazzling bright, Chase away the shadows of the night. Shri Adi Guru, [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-02-25T20:12:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Meditation Workshop in Burwood, Sydney

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 07:15 PM PST

If you are feeling tired, stressed or out of balance, meditation may help! You are invited to attend our Sydney One-day Meditation Workshop, to be held on Sunday 1st March, 2009. The Meditation Workshop is suitable for both regulars and beginners. The meditation technique is very easy. You don’t need to know anything about meditation to come to [...]

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2009-02-23T20:01:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Clearing the Attention

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 04:02 PM CST

Shri Mataji The attention can be concentrated now, after Realisation only. But even realised souls have to work it out. This is the biggest problem that I think I see, that our attentiion is so distributed we cannot do anything in a concentrated manner. That’s why there is guru shopping also going on… So to clear the [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-02-18T20:01:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Birthday

Posted: 18 Feb 2009 10:14 AM CST

Abraham Lincoln On 12 February 2009 Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Birthday was celebrated in Springfield by America’s new 44th President, Barack Obama. Shri Mataji has paid tribute many times to Abraham Lincoln and his achievements. Here are some quotations from her talks. But I would say when I see Abraham Lincoln I think he was a great brother to the [...]

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2009-02-13T20:02:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Learn to Meditate in Lidcombe, Sydney

Posted: 13 Feb 2009 05:15 AM CST

I was looking for a way to manage stress (emotional, mental or physical) and this led me to Sahaja Yoga meditation which provided an easy technique that could be practised whenever I liked. "Simple" and "effortless" are the two qualities that make this a unique method of achieving mental stillness, or a state of thoughtless [...]

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2009-02-11T20:02:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Changing the World

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 12:16 AM CST

Our beautiful planet Earth Great writers have given us inspiring lyrics such as the song, “Imagine”. Great people say great things that inspire us. One of my favourites at this time is something like “Change an individual and you change the world”. These three ideas keep coming into my head, along with the saying, “As it is without, so [...]

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2009-02-02T20:02:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Award for Sir C.P. Srivastava

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 02:15 AM CST

Sir CP Srivastava Sir C.P. Srivastava, Shri Mataji’s husband, has been given the award of Padma vibhushan by the President of India for his extraordinary services rendered in India. He was awarded this honour along with the other top ten luminaries for 2009. The award was announced on the occasion of India’s Republic Day, 26th January 2009. The Padma vibhushan [...]

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2009-01-24T20:01:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Newcastle Foreshore Program

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 11:33 PM CST

Newcastle Harbour foreshore The Newcastle Sahaja Yoga collective warmly invites people to come along to the beautiful Newcastle Harbour Foreshore on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. Realisation programs will be given throughout the day. Venue: Ciesta Multicultural Village on the foreshore Time: 9:00am to 6:00pm By train, come to Newcastle Station and exit to the left, toward the ocean, and [...]

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2009-01-08T20:05:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Ocean of Illusion

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 12:56 AM CST

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi This place is called as Bhavasagara. It is the ocean of illusion in which we live. And we are seekers…. If we are in the ocean, our ship should be seaworthy. Then any kind of illusion is not going to deter us if we are seaworthy. But seaworthy means we must know if [...]

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2008-12-29T20:03:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Call for the Seekers of Truth

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:57 AM CST

Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred times. Come, yet again, come, come. Rumi

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

2008-12-22T20:03:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

The Joy of Christmas

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 06:22 AM CST

It is for us to remember that Christ was born on this Earth as a human being. He came on this Earth, and the task that was before Him was to enlighten human awareness with the sense of understanding. We can say it is actualisation within the awareness of human being, that they are not [...]

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2008-12-16T20:04:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Branches of One Tree

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 06:30 AM CST

The great religions are like branches Of one spreading tree: It is alone in its growth, Although it has birthed many shoots. And is it ever possible that branches Would suddenly, in anger, hit each other? Religions are the same as branches, That grew from one big tree. And these, Shri Mataji’s words, not without reason All men with thankfulness accept. It’s time to understand That [...]

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2008-12-10T20:04:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Mountain

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 06:30 PM CST

Mountains I see a mountain from my window Standing like an ancient sage Desireless, full of love. So many trees and so many flowers They plunder the mountain all the time. Its attention is not disturbed And when the rain pours like Many pitchers of clouds bursting And it fills the mountain with greenery. The storms may come soaring, Filling the lake with compassion And the rivers [...]

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2008-12-01T20:03:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Sahaja Yoga Program in Cairns

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 05:54 PM CST

The Cairns collective of Sahaja Yoga warmly invites you to attend our special pre-Christmas program to be held on Wednesday 3 December 2008. Please come along and enjoy the opportunity to experience a relaxing, calming meditation technique. Date: Wednesday, 3 December 2008 Venue: Cairns Regional Library Meeting Room, Abbott St, Cairns Time: 7.30 pm We would love to see you there! Tags: meditation, [...]

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2008-11-30T20:02:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

The Journey to God

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 04:45 AM CST

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi It is an individual journey towards God. When you meditate and when you reach there, then you become collective. Before that it’s an absolute individual journey within. It’s absolutely individual journey! You should be able to see this; that in this journey nobody is your relation. Nobody is your friend. You are absolutely [...]

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2008-11-25T20:02:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Sahaja Yoga Workshop in Tasmania

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 05:45 AM CST

Sahaja Yoga Workshop participants On the weekend of 11-12 October 2008 a Sahaja Yoga seminar/workshop was held in Northern Tasmania at Golden Valley. "Mountainside Nature Retreat" was the venue, set on the side of an old volcano-shaped peak amongst blooming blackwoods, daffodils, and very happy birds. The Goddess of Spring gave Her best show with warm clear [...]

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2008-11-20T20:02:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Sydney One-day Meditation Workshop

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 06:39 PM CST

[ November 30, 2008; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] You are invited to attend our next free Sydney One-day Meditation Workshop, to be held on Sunday 30 November, 2008. The Workshop is suitable for both regulars and beginners. The meditation is very easy, with no prior knowledge needed. Everyone will have the opportunity to learn and experience the peace and joy that true meditation can offer. Workshop [...]

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2008-11-18T20:02:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Prayer to The Divine Mother

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:24 AM CDT

(Blue flower) Mother, please, unite my attention with my true atmic Self Mother, please, keep my attention in your Divine Lotus Feet Mother, please, make me thoughtless, centered in present Mother, please, purify and balance my subtle system Mother, please, make me egoless, superegoless, unconditional forgiver Mother, please, open my heart Mother, please, establish integration in my Sahasrara Mother, please, make me a [...]

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2008-11-13T20:03:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Workshop at Burwood

Posted: 13 Nov 2008 06:54 PM CST

[ November 30, 2008; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] The next one-day Sahaja Yoga workshop for Sydney will be held at the Burwood Sahaja Yoga Centre on Sunday 30 November 2008. Please come along and enjoy beautiful meditations and wonderful music. Venue: 10 Clarence St, Burwood Time: 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Admission is always free.

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2008-11-06T20:03:00.001-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Sahaja Yoga at Chatswood Mall

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 08:39 PM CST

[ November 7, 2008; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Sahaja Yoga is again holding a Self-realisation Stall in Chatswood Shopping Mall, Chatswood in Sydney, on Friday 7th November, from 9.00 am till 4.00 pm. This will be held as part of the twice-yearly Charities Day held in Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, just down from Chatswood station. Please come along. We would love to see you there!

God Created His Reflection

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

Trees reflected in lake “Why has God created this beautiful universe?” has been a question asked for thousands of years. The reason is very simple to understand. This beauty that is created cannot see itself. In the same way, God who is the source of beauty, cannot see His own beauty. Like a pearl cannot enter into [...]

The Everlasting Brake Pads

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 07:37 PM CST

I was gardening, or should I say weeding. As I did so I asked that Shri Ganesha would cleanse my chakras and take away all the obstacles to the success of the Sahaja Yoga programs in Newcastle, Australia, as well as to my own ascent. Financial concerns popped up for a moment, as my mind went to the [...]

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2008-11-03T20:10:00.000-08:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Australian Indigenous Music

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 12:42 AM CST

Gurrumul Yunupingu A reader has written to recommend listening to two recent releases of what he describes as remarkable Australian music. "I have just heard a most incredible Australian CD, Cannot Buy My Soul - The Songs of Kev Carmody. The musician and songwriter, Paul Kelly, pulled together a stellar cast of the cream of the Australian music [...]

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2008-10-29T20:04:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Prayer to The Divine Mother

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:24 AM CDT

Mother, please, unite my attention with my true atmic Self Mother, please, keep my attention in your Divine Lotus Feet Mother, please, make me thoughtless, centered in present Mother, please, purify and balance my subtle system Mother, please, make me egoless, superegoless, unconditional forgiver Mother, please, open my heart Mother, please, establish integration in my Sahasrara Mother, please, make me a perfect [...]

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2008-10-17T20:03:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Attention

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 12:48 AM CDT

First of all our eyes are not steady. They go on hovering from here to there. God knows what we are looking for. The eyes become impure because we start thinking about things. As soon as we see something we start thinking and a barrier is created. For example, there is a beautiful piece, something very [...]

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2008-10-10T20:05:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Sahaja Yoga Events

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 05:24 AM CDT

There are many Sahaja Yoga events taking place in New South Wales, Australia, this weekend. Meditation Fairs This Weekend Sahaja Yoga meditation stalls will be at the following fairs. Please visit us to experience true meditation. Leura - Blue Mountains Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2008 Meditation Stall at Leura Village Fair, Leura Mall Ashfield - Sydney Sunday, 12th October 2008 Meditation Stall [...]

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2008-10-09T20:04:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Freedom and Liberation in Paris

Posted: 08 Oct 2008 11:08 PM CDT

Sahaja Yoga program in Paris People the world over are searching for solutions to bring about peace, for the most part focused on external or institutional initiatives, with the United Nations pronouncing September 21 as the International Day of Peace. While being important, few of these more “external” initiatives manage to bring about lasting peaceful transformation [...]

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2008-10-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Blissful Vibrations by the Sea

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 06:33 AM CDT

[ October 11, 2008; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. October 12, 2008; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Everyone is invited to come for a weekend of blissful vibrations by the sea in Wollongong, New South Wales. Some wonderful activities have been planned for the weekend. "Freedom and Liberation" The film, "Freedom and Liberation", will be screened on Saturday, 11 October 2008 at St Mary's Girls' College, Wollongong. The entrance to the hall is in Harbour St, Wollongong [...]

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2008-09-29T20:04:00.001-07:00

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Sixty-five New Realised Souls

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 08:58 PM CDT

"Freedom and Liberation" at Newcastle theatre It was our first warm day. We waited for the audience of "Mama Mia" to exit the theatre in Newcastle, Australia, where we were to present Shri Mataji's film, “Freedom and Liberation”. Only four people filed out. For a moment we felt doubtful whether anyone would come to see "Freedom and Liberation" given that [...]

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2008-09-27T20:05:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

One-day Meditation Workshops in Sydney

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT

When was the last time you had a day you could describe like this: “A most enlightening and enriching experience.” Sushil "Wonderful, positive…and truly was attuned to the individual spirit." Katrina "I experienced calmness and tranquillity." Murali "Lovely atmosphere and a beautiful place to be." Alan "I felt very peaceful of mind, which was hard lately…having very kind and warm [...]

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2008-09-15T20:06:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Joyous Ripples within Ocean of Love

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 10:21 PM CDT

(Rainbow panorama) This world will become a beautiful Divine world And all of us we will be consciously One Joyous ripples within Ocean of Love Transmitting melodiously bliss In the creation of The Lord All we need is to awake, to ascend, and to connect To accept and to surrender to The Spirit The rest is His will and grace His eternal Love transforms And [...]

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2008-09-11T20:07:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

“Freedom and Liberation” film in Newcastle

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 07:24 PM CDT

[ September 13, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_777" align="alignnone" width="266" caption=""Freedom and Liberation" poster, Newcastle"][/caption] It is a true privilege to be able to help to promote Shri Mataji's film, "Freedom and Liberation". This life-changing film will be shown in Newcastle on Saturday, 13 September at 2.00 pm in the Greater Union Cinema, 183 King St, Newcastle. It is hard to stay in the centre when [...]

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2008-09-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

More Sahaja Programs in Lebanon

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 11:06 AM CDT

Sahaja Yoga program in Manara, Lebanon During the Sahaja Yoga programs held in Lebanon from 8 to 10 August 2008 about 120 people received their Realisation. On Friday 8 August at Unesco all the people stayed until the end, more than three hours. Two people came for the second time and asked lots of questions. On Saturday 9 [...]

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2008-09-02T20:07:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

You Give Security

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 06:15 AM CDT

Shri Mataji You should be a comfortable person to another, not an uncomfortable person. You should not be a difficult person to others. Your tongue should be such that it should give great solace to others. Your eyes should be such that it should give a very great benediction to others. When you look at people, [...]

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2008-08-28T20:05:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

International Food Festival

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 02:07 AM CDT

[ August 31, 2008; 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] Market Hosts invite you and your family to have a wonderful day at the International Food Festival to be held at Fairfield in Sydney. Date: Sunday 31 August 2008 Time: 11.00 am – 8.00 pm Venue: Fairfield Show Grounds, Smithfield Rd, Fairfield There will be something for everyone to enjoy: . Rides and activities for the children . Food from around the world . [...]

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2008-08-24T20:03:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Ask the Question

Posted: 24 Aug 2008 09:44 PM CDT

Shri Mataji, founder of Sahaja Yoga One night I found myself in a very difficult situation, and in desperation and as a last resort I appealed to God, in whom I didn't believe, saying, "If there is such a thing as God, you've got to help me". I had been brought up in a Christian family and [...]

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2008-08-21T20:08:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

“Freedom and Liberation” in Bowral

Posted: 20 Aug 2008 11:14 PM CDT

[ August 31, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] The film about Shri Mataji's life, "Freedom and Liberation", will be screened in Bowral, south-west of Sydney. Date: Sunday 31 August 2008 Time: 2.00pm Venue: Empire Theatre, Bowral Everyone is welcome to attend and see this wonderful film about Shri Mataji who is the founder of Sahaja Yoga. Admission is free.

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2008-08-19T20:07:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Meditation in the Formless

Posted: 19 Aug 2008 07:02 AM CDT

(Ocean of light and love - Carcans, France) It is in the timelessness, above everything earthly No need to explain anything to anybody there No need to excuse and no hurt It is just love and love Love is me and I am love. No doubt at all I know it. I am only pure Spirit, nothing else, only pure Spirit And [...]

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2008-08-13T20:08:00.001-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Mother is There

Posted: 13 Aug 2008 02:47 AM CDT

Sugar cane in flower I received my realisation in 2005 and the joy and the love have been steadily growing ever since. I was fortunate to be in Sydney when Sri Mataji visited Australia in both 2006 and 2007, to feel the vibrations and share the joy with many yogis from around the world. However, now that [...]

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2008-08-07T20:07:00.001-07:00

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Sydney Meditation Workshop

Posted: 07 Aug 2008 09:06 PM CDT

[ August 17, 2008; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Feeling tired, stressed or out of balance? Meditation can help you! You are welcome to attend our free Sydney One-day Meditation Workshop, to be held on Sunday 17th August, 2008. The Workshop is suitable for both regulars and beginners. The meditation is very easy. No prior knowledge is needed. Everyone will have the opportunity to learn and [...]

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2008-07-31T20:07:00.000-07:00

Light of Love News by Sahaja Yoga Meditation

Please Enlighten My Heart

Posted: 31 Jul 2008 07:10 AM CDT

Guru Nanak This is the prayer of your slave; please enlighten my heart. By your mercy, O Supreme Lord God, Please erase my sins. I take the sport of your Lotus Feet, O God, Supreme Lord, Treasure of virtue. I shall meditate in remembrance on the Praises of thy Naam, The name of the Lord, as long as there is breath [...]

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2008-07-21T20:09:00.001-07:00

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The Guru Principle

Posted: 20 Jul 2008 06:13 AM CDT

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi The following extracts are from various talks by Shri Mataji, the founder of Sahaja Yoga, where she discusses the meaning of the Guru Principle. “The word Guru comes from the one that is magnetic, the person who is magnetic, the one who attracts the attention of the seekers, is the Guru.” “This gravity has to be [...]

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2008-07-14T20:06:00.000-07:00

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New World

Posted: 14 Jul 2008 06:51 AM CDT

New world will be established On our wonderful globe New world will be created On our planet Earth New world will be born On our magnificent globe New world will blossom On our Mother Earth World beautiful and harmonious World full only of Love Divine world, exceedingly joyous Divine world blessed by above World only of Love and Light World only of Joy and Peace World of Divine Father [...]

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2008-07-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

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“Jodhaa Akbar” - Movie Not to Be Missed

Posted: 09 Jul 2008 02:58 AM CDT

This movie is based on the true story of the greatest Mughal emperor, Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar, who ruled Hindustan (now India) in the sixteenth century. As soon as the movie starts, cool vibrations are pouring out of both hands. This great realised soul is showing what real strength is, to really forgive and love. One of [...]

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2008-07-04T20:05:00.001-07:00

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Apology to Canadian Aboriginal Peoples

Posted: 04 Jul 2008 07:32 AM CDT

Below are some reactions to the news that the Canadian Parliament has apologised to the aboriginal peoples of Canada for past wrongs done to them. “By Shri Mataji’s grace and compassion the ripple effect of Love and forgiveness is blessing all nations. This is so important for everyone to witness the divine words of forgiveness from the heart of hearts and [...]

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2008-06-28T20:06:00.000-07:00

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A Long and Winding Road

Posted: 28 Jun 2008 02:24 AM CDT

I had tried a few of the New Age therapies around in the early ’90s, including affirmations, re-birthing, kinesiology and counselling, among others, but none of them seemed to fill the void, or answer my questions, or explain the mysteries of life, or even help me to feel better. I wanted to learn to meditate so [...]

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The Seven Chakras

2008-06-26T00:54:00.001-07:00

Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning spinning wheel. These are a system of seven energy centers located along the spine. Each chakra corresponds to an area of the body, a set of behavioral characteristics and stages of spiritual growth. Practicing yoga and focusing your energies during different postures can help you to align your chakras and get all the wheels spinning in the same direction and speed. Understanding how to fine tune and control your chakras through yoga and meditation can help bring balance and peace to your mind, body and spirit.
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There are seven chakras, each associated with a different part of the body along the spine from the perineum to the crown of your head. Each chakra is associated with a particular body location, a color, a central emotional/behavioral issue, as well as many other personal aspects including identity, goals, rights, etc.
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The seven chakras are: Muladhara- base of the spine; Svadhisthana- abdomen, genitals, lower back/hip; Manipura- solar plexus; Anahata- heart area; Visshudha- throat; Ajna- brow; Sahasrara- top of head, cerebral cortex.
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Through the movements and postures of yoga, you can learn to focus your concentration and energy to and from the various chakras in your body. This can allow you to compensate for areas that may be out of synch with the rest of your body or not active at all. By balancing the energy among all seven of the chakras, balance can be achieved. This spiritual energy is known as Kundalini energy. In its dormant state, it can be visualized as a coiled up snake resting at the base of your spine, the Muladhara chakra. Since the chakras act as valves or pumps regulating the flow of energy through your system, controlled and purposeful movements such as yoga can be extremely beneficial in realigning your chakras in a way that can cause great benefits to you in your physical and emotional wellbeing.

Basic Sitting Postures with Benefits

2008-06-26T00:53:00.004-07:00

JANU SIRSASANA: Correct foot placement

Sit up straight with legs evenly extended in front. Bend the right leg at the knee and place the foot so that the heel is in the right groin and the front of the foot touches the left thigh. Turn the foot so that the bottom of the foot is facing upward and press the knee back to form an obtuse angle with the body. This position will be difficult at first; don't force it. Put a folded blanket under the knee and also under the hips. Gradually the knee will move farther back. Just keep the foot correctly positioned.

JANU SIRSASANA: Correct, perfect posture

Having positioned the foot and knee correctly, stretch the left leg out, keeping the leg firmly on the mat. Settle the heel firmly and stretch the toes up. (The heel should pull gently away from the ankle.) Now inhale and bend forward over the straight leg, catching the foot with both hands if possible. Beginners should bend only as far as they can without rounding the back. When this posture is done correctly and completely, the body will roll forward over the extended leg, absolutely flat from the tail bone to the head. Stay there breathing normally for as long as you can. Inhale, release the handhold, come up smoothly, straighten the bent leg and relax. Repeat on other side.

JANU SIRSASANA: Wrong posture

The heel is not positioned against its own thigh. The knee has not been pushed back as far as possible to form an obtuse angle. The back is humped and curved because the pelvis is jammed and unable to lift properly. Instead of a smooth, complete stretching of the spine, the lumbar is over-stretched and the rest of the spine constricted. The left leg is not flat on the floor.

TRIANG MUKHAIPADA PASCHIMOTTANASANA: Sitting, forward-bending pose over one leg

This posture generally follows the previous one. Sit with your legs stretched in front. Bend the right leg so that the right foot is near the right hip. The toes should point back. The right calf presses against the right thigh. The body will tilt in this position so put a small folded towel under the left buttock to keep the hips level and the forward stretch even and extended. Hold the left foot with both hands, inhale and bend forward, keeping both knees together as you stretch forward over the straight leg. Many students will find it difficult in this position to even take hold of the foot of the outstretched leg. Do not despair. Just hold the knee, shin or ankle, and sit, breathing deeply, in whichever position represents your best extension. If the back is tight and the spine inflexible, this will take time. Release the hold and straighten the bent leg. Repeat on the other side.

Basic Yoga Postures and their Variations

2008-06-26T00:53:00.003-07:00

1. THE COBRA Do this in easy stages. Lie down, face prone, legs tightly together and stretched back, forehead on the floor. Put your hands, palm down, just under your shoulders. Inhale and raise your head, pressing your neck back, now use your hands to push your trunk up until you are bending in a beautiful arc from your lower spine to the back of your neck. You need go no further than this. However, if you are supple enough, you can now straighten your arms completely, bend the legs at the knees and drop your head back to touch your feet. Even if your head goes nowhere near your feet, drop it back as far as possible and hold the posture with deep breathing. Come out of the posture very slowly, returning to the face prone posture. Relax with your head to one side. Repeat.
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2. THE BOW This is also an extreme version of the simple bow. It is surprising how many children can do it immediately. Take it, once again, in easy stages. Lie face prone on your mat. If you are very slim have a nice thick, padded mat for this one. Inhale and bend your knees up. Stretch back with your arms and catch hold of your ankles, keeping fingers and thumbs all together on the outside. Inhale and at the same time raise your head and chest, pulling at your ankles and lifting knees and thighs off the floor. Breathe normally, trying to kick up your legs higher and lifting your head up. You are now bent like a bow, balancing the weight of your body on your abdomen. You can stop right here but if you can still stretch further, then slide your hands down your legs, lift them higher, keep the knees together and pull back as much as you can. Hold for a few normal deep breaths, then relax back to the face-prone position, head to one side.
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3. THE SHOOTING BOW In Sanskrit this is known as Akarna Dhanurasana and one leg is drawn up like a shooting bow. Sit with both legs stretched out in front and back straight. Reach forward with both hands and clasp your feet, catching the right foot with the left hand and the left foot with the right hand. Inhale, bend the left knee and pull the foot across the body, close to your chest, pointing the elbow up and twisting the body slightly to the right. The left hand stays firm and tight, holding the right foot. Hold posture with normal breathing, release slowly, and relax. Repeat on other side. In the beginning it is enough to hold the bent left leg with the right hand. When this is easy, stretch down and hold the left foot with the right hand. Continue to pull on the left foot, lifting it higher on each exhalation.
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Beginners’ Yoga Video Offers Good Instruction

2008-06-26T00:53:00.001-07:00

Trying to find well-produced fitness videos that are truly suitable for beginners can be a daunting challenge.

Most tapes these days aim at intermediate exercisers, the ones who know a grapevine from a box step and a lateral raise from a biceps curl. These tapes may offer a few easier moves here and there, but the instruction clearly is geared to people who already know what to do.

The few tapes that are marketed for beginners often are unspeakably repetitive, as if flabby muscles always mean a flabby brain. And too often, they provide no way to add extra challenge or difficulty to the routine, as if beginning exercisers are going to remain beginners forever.

It's nice, then, to discover Yoga Zone: Flexibility and Tone, a beginners' tape that offers the depth of instruction and easy pace that true beginners need.

The instructor here is Alan Finger, a genial-looking middle-aged man who wears a polo shirt, rolled-up cotton pants and a chin-length bob. His physique is not the standard chiseled form of exercise videos; he looks as if he might carry a few extra pounds around the middle.

But he has a lovely voice (with a hint of a brogue) and a calm manner, two essentials for a yoga tape, where relaxation is key.

And he has a true gift for instruction, combining the nuts-and-bolts details of positioning with what it feels like to stretch and balance.

When he describes how the muscles of the feet ought to rotate through to the little toe, you'll know -- and be able to feel -- just what he's talking about.

But each move contains so many of these instructions that it can be a little overwhelming to try to master all of them at once.

If you have tried yoga before, you'll recognize some of them -- the down-on-all-fours stretch called the cat, the inverted V that forms the down dog, and the corpse, which requires little more than lying flat on one's back, completely relaxed.

In another nod to beginners, Finger also provides true modifications and tips for those who may not be as flexible as they'd like.

Finger shows how a folded blanket can be placed under the knees or for better support while performing seated postures. A folded towel also is used for several poses, although Finger doesn't announce that in advance.

The 50-minute session ends with stretching and relaxation, set to gentle New Age music that might lull you to sleep.

Breathing and Relaxing

2008-06-26T00:52:00.000-07:00

You don't need to fall into the stress mode of life. You can use breath to relax, rather than stress, your mind and body. Yoga helps you to relearn that natural state that your body and mind want to be in: relaxation.

Deep breathing is both calming and energizing. The energy you feel from a few minutes of careful breathe is not nervous or hyper, but that calm, steady energy we all need. Slow, steady, and quiet breathing gives a message to your nervous system: Be calm.

Whole books have been written on yoga breathing. Here is one 5-minute Breath Break. (Read through the instructions several times before you try the practice.)

1. Sit with your spine as straight as possible. Use a chair if necessary but don't slump into it. Feet flat on the floor with knees directly over the center of your feet. Use a book or cushion under your feet if they do not rest comfortably on the floor. Hands are on the tops of your legs.

2. Close your eyes gently and let them rest behind closed lids.

3. Think about your ribs, at the front, back, and at the sides of your body. Your lungs are behind those ribs.

4. Feel your lungs filling up, your ribs expanding out and up. Feel your lungs emptying, your ribs coming back down and in. Don't push the breath.

5. The first few times you do this, do it for 2 to 3 minutes, then do it for up to 5 to 10 minutes. At first, set aside a time at least once a day to do this. When you learn how good it makes you feel, you'll want to do it at other times as well.

Just as one stressful situation goes into your next challenge, relaxing for a few minutes every day gradually carries over into the rest of your daily life and activities.