Sahaja Yoga Meditation Introduction - Presentation

Sahaja Yoga Begins

Sahaja Yoga started with a handful of seekers in Bombay and Delhi. Friends would organise small meetings in their homes, where Shri Mataji would give Self-Realisation, and work tirelessly for hours in establishing the chakras of the seekers. Gradually She started giving en mass realisation at public programs. The number of Sahaja Yogis rose to a few hundred and Sahaja Yoga centres were established in Delhi and Bombay. She was not concerned with the quantity of people, but with the quality of the seekers. She never took any money for giving self realisation and started Sahaja Yoga with Her own resources.

Sahaja Yoga aims to bring meditation into the lives of ordinary people who seek a meaningful spiritual experience in the course of their hectic daily life. The state of meditation is attained through a spontaneous awakening of the Kundalini, a dormant spiritual energy inside every human being. Once awakened, the Kundalini serves as a boundless source of a peaceful and balancing force. "Through this process an inner transformation takes place by which one becomes moral, united, integrated and balanced," states Sahaja Yoga's official website (www.sahajayoga.org).

Shri Mataji explains the fact that the awakening of this energy is necessary in order to attain global pace. "The world is in a state of crisis that can only be solved by enlightened people. The awakening of Kundalini enlightens, and Sahaja Yoga awakens spontaneously the Kundalini energy," Shri Mataji explains.

A universal teaching, Sahaja Yoga functions regardless of the cultural level, religion, ethnic or social background. It is also unique among the Yoga types because increasing scientific and clinical research proves its effectiveness as an alternative therapy in treating diseases such as asthma, depression, hypertension and ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder).

Shri Mataji's Marriage

(Shri Mataji & Sir C.P. srivastava)

In 1947, subsequent to her studies at the Christian Medical College in Ludhiana and the Balakram Medical College in Lahore, Shri Mataji married Sir C.P. Srivastava who was to become one of India's living legends, knighted by the Queen of England, Joint Secretary to India's Prime Minister, and who served for 16 years as Secretary General of the United Nations International Maritime Organization.

Shri Mataji has two lovely daughters, Kalpana and Sadhana. Both are happily married with children.

Emancipation of Humanity

After raising two daughters, Shri Mataji began to devote Her time fully to the spiritual emancipation of humanity. She began contemplating how to give en mass realisation to seekers of modern time. Shri Mataji decided in to study what all these so-called God men gurus were doing. Completely disgusted, She was shocked to see them looting people under the guise of spirituality.

Feeling that the seekers all over the world were in danger from these False Gurus and corrupt Priests, and the demonic theories of Freud, on May 4th 1970, near Bombay in Nargol, She went to the seashore

Childhood & Family Home

Her family the Shalivahanas were Christian and of noble decent. They are direct descendants of the Shalivahana's royal dynasty, which reigned in the Indian province of Maharashtra from 230 B.C. to 230 years after Christ.Shri Mataji passed Her childhood years in the family house in Nagpur. Nirmala was very happy and was loved by everyone. Most of the time, She was bursting with childhood energy and inspired Her playmates of all different ages in drama, songs and dance. Other times, one might find Her alone in a remote corner of the house, with Her face beaming with inward joy, lost in meditation. She would even go to school barefoot in order to feel Mother Earth.

Sahaja Yoga is the culmination of Shri Mataji's work. She spent her childhood in Mahatma Gandhi's ashram and was one of the leaders in the youth movements during India's fights for independence from the British Empire. Shri Mataji was born with the consciousness that enlightenment is the natural right of every human being, and she developed the method of Sahaja Yoga (meaning, "spontaneous union") to share this experience with humanity. In recognition of her contribution, she was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Shri Mataji's Birth

On March 21st at 12 noon, year 1923, Shri Mataji was born in Chindwara (Central India), which is located on the longitude of the Tropic of Cancer. Coincidentally the Holy City of Mecca is also on the Topic of Cancer. Seeing the beauty of this child who was born with a spotless brilliance and very bright shining eyes, they called her Nirmala, which means 'Immaculate'. "When I was born, there was darkness around. I thought - how would I tell the people and how to give them realization?"

Opening Sahasrara

In the early morning on May 5th 1970, on a lonely beach of Nargol (about 150 km from Mumbai), Shri Mataji out of shear compassion opened the Sahasrara for Humanity.

"I saw the Kundalini, which is the primordial force within us, which is the Holy Ghost within us, rising, like a telescope opening out. And then I saw the whole thing open and a big torrential rain of beams started flowing through My head all over. I felt I am lost. I am no more. There is only grace. I saw it completely happening to me."