Shri Lakshmi – Narayan

Sung by Shri Arun Apte Ji in raag Abhogi for Nabhi Chakra

Nabhi Chakra Video - English

Nabhi Chakra Video - Hindi

Nabhi Chakra Affirmations

Mantra: “Shri Lakshmi Vishnu”


Affirmation:
“Shri Mataji , please send me the power of the spirit, which will help me to find a state of blissful contemplation and satisfaction with what I have ”.




a) Left Nabhi

“Shri Mataji, please help us to become worthy keepers of the family hearth”

“Let reign in this home spirit of love and friendship.

Let rein in this home spirit of patience and hope.

Let rein in this home spirit of sincere attention.

Let rein in this home spirit of loving care.

Let rein in this home spirit healing and protecting.

Let rein in this home spirit unifying.

Let rein in this home Holy Spirit of God ”




b) Right Nabhi


“Shri Mataji, please give me a sense of self dignity, so that I don’t feel humiliated, so that others can’t humiliate me. Let nobody and nothing affect me nor confuse me. Never let me forget or betray the Great Mission, which is the model of my existence. Teach me to avoid any temptation, all that dissipates my attention and give me the power to keep it on the reality.

Greece and Nabhi Chakra

It is very fortunate and auspicious that we are celebrating the Diwali in Greece, specially in Delfi. It has a very ancient history and as you know Athena resided here. She was the Primordial Mother. ‘Atha’ in Sanskrit means primordial. So this place has been described even in the Puranas as ‘Manipur Dweep’. Manipur is the Nabhi. Also in Sanskrit Manipur means the Nabhi Chakra. So it is described as Manipur Dweep. It is written ‘Manipur-E-Dweepe’.





Just imagine these puranas, these ancient time books and guess how old they are? Must be at least 8000 or may be more and they have described the Manipur Dweep as the place of Nabhi, where resides the Adishakti, that’s the Athena. So, I mean, how it was known to them? May be through torsion area, I would say.





But it is written very clearly and same we find here is the place of Athena, which is in the Nabhi. Also Athena the Primordial Mother, they say, expressed herself first in the sea on the Nabhi itself. From there She did all her work. Now we can say that in her movement, when She came down as existence, She created Shri Ganesha and then She went to the right side and created Maha Saraswati, we can say, the whole Universe, all the creation She created.




And then She came down; came down and settled as Kundalini but coming down She created Maha Laxmi principle which is for our ascent. This was her movement but it is said that She incarnated in the Nabhi because may be after doing all this She incarnated in the Nabhi and also we see that Ganesha’s Kundalini is in the Nabhi.





She incarnated in the Nabhi, they say because the first pure desire of a person, or an animal or anybody is hunger. That is in the Nabhi. And this hunger She wanted to satisfy or to direct or to handle and that might be the reason She might have first come to the Nabhi. Now this Primordial Mother that we have as Athena also has in her hand a Kundalini; also She has one trident. All this is sign that when She was born She knew that She has to fight the evil forces in the Nabhi Chakra.




H.H.Shri Mataji
Diwali Puja
7th November 1999, Greece
(DCB May-June 2000)

So a guru has to be the mother, he must have the qualities of the mother

Within us as you know, in all of us there lies the principle of Guru. It’s very interesting to notice the Guru Principle being drawn beautifully round the Nabhi chakra. We never see any chakras connected with the Guru Principle.




You see Nabhi, and around is the Bhavasagara. So this Bhavasagara which is the Ocean of Illusion cannot be the Guru.



So there are hidden chakras within this Bhavasagara within us, which are to be awakened and to be brought to light, to be manifested. As you can see that the limits of this principle are done by the movement of the Swadisthana chakra. ...


As you start growing into more creativity, the more people you create. And the central point of this one [Guru Principle] is the Nabhi in the center, which is like a big pivotal point on which the whole of this movement takes place.




Nabhi chakra as you know, you get it from your mother to begin with. So a guru has to be the mother, he must have the qualities of the mother – not the modern mothers, but in the real sense of the word: that a guru has to love her children and has to have strength and courage to correct her children. And the earnest desire should be to put the children onto proper lines to guide them and to help them to rise.




So the first nourishment comes to us even when we are in the womb of the mother, through the mother; and so you are the mother though you may be a man or a woman, but in quality you are the mother. And whatever you think or whatever you do has an effect on the child. The way you behave, the way you talk, the way you live, everything has a bearing on the development of the child.


H.H.Shri Mataji , Guru Puja 1989

Nabhi Chakra - Presentation

What are the Don'ts and Do's for Sahaja Yogis?

Question: What are the Don'ts and Do's for Sahaja Yogis?

Answer: First and foremost thing is that a Sahaja Yogi cannot smoke or drink. One absolutely hundred percent sure. Because if you drink or smoke, you will find after sometime, either you will lose your Vibrations, or you will start vomiting. You cannot smoke. If you smoke, your Visshuddhi will be caught. If you drink, your Manipur (Nabhi) will be caught, and whenever you put your hand towards my Photograph, your Nabhi Chakra will be burning. Many people have done it without any difficulty. They do not have any difficulty. They just give up. So this is one of the most important thing that you have to gradually give up. You just take my Name and it will work it out.Secondly. don't fast. When Mother is there you have not to fast. Only fast on Nrak Chaturdashi.

That's all. If you don't feel like eating, eat something else. But don't keep your stomach empty. You can drink fruit juice, or milk or whatever you like. These are certain things about the food and stomach Nabhi Chakra. Next the eyes, are the very important things, where you have to be very careful not to move your eyes very fast anywhere, try to keep your eyes steady, and mostly on the Mother Earth. You have heard about Laxmana, He never saw the face of Sitaji. Only saw Her feet. How can that be? He was always with them. So you can imagine what should be the position. For complete fourteen years, he has to lead a Bramhachari life. She was like his mother. He knew that She was Adi Shakti. But he just saw Her feet. That should be our case. We should lead a sanctified married life. Create a nest of family. A proper family house. Try to adopt, compromise, adjust. Make your wife realised, make your husband Realised, and bring peace in the family; because there are many great souls who want to take birth.

Those who got married like this, they all got realised children. So you must try to get a family life, a proper family, a proper relationship give service to your parents, don't find faults with your parents and try to be kind to them, and try to be good in the family. Don't spoil the children, also correct them. Make them loving. Make a nice society. Every one of you should be the carrier of Love of your Mother. If you are a Sahaja Yogi, and if you change and transform in your behaviour, naturally Sahaja Yoga will have its own reputation, and everybody will start taking to Sahaja Yoga. You cannot earn any money from Sahaja Yoga.Do not have Sahaja Yogis for business partnership.Do not use Sahaja Yoga for making money. You have to be generous people.

You have to be honest.There are Ten Commandments as they say, and be satisfied in your heart.You have to lead a chaste life, and see chaste things your priorities will change. Your friends will change, you will not like dirty jokes. You will just change, and run away from them. I have seen these foreigners now. They say t hat they just cannot tolerate those things now. Once upon a time whatever they used to tolerate and enjoy also; they cannot tolerate it now. Because you have become sensitive now. You have to be decent people.Don't be misers at all. All miserly people are against Sahaja Yoga, and if miserly people come I give them troubles. If you are miserly, you get lots of troubles. So don't get miserly. I am telling you, don't be too talkative also. If you become too talkative, and troublesome, I can stop your talking.If you don't talk at all; that is also not good. That means, don't go to extremes.

May God Bless you all.
Advice given by Her Holiness Mataji Shri Nirmala Devi on 22nd March 1977 (770322) at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Athena has the Kundalini in Her hand and she was the Adishakti

"As you know Athena has the Kundalini in Her hand and she was the Adishakti. In Sanskrit language 'Ath' means 'Primordial'. Because there was no connection left between the Greeks and Indians, this translation was not there and people did not know what Athena meant. Indians know that this is the place for the manifestation of the Adi Shakti, because in the Devi Mahatmayan they have described Greece as ' Manipur Dveepa' , means the 'Island in the Navi Chakra' where the Goddess resides. When I went to her temple I found there was a little temple, for the child God that was Shri Ganesh. in Delphi they said this is the 'navel' (Nabhi) of the whole Universe. When I turned around I saw Ganesha statue there. You are the Nabhi. You are sitting here in the Nabhi of thee whole Universe".


H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
(Pallas Athena Puja, Greece, 1993)

Nabhi Chakra

INTRODUCTION

The evolutionary growth of humankind mirrors the ascending Chakras of our subtle system, and our corresponding Spiritual growth path. The Nabhi Chakra represents the evolutionary point when man’s shelter became “home”, when the family unit became a source of satisfaction in itself rather then just a channel of reproduction. This domestic satisfaction translates into the satisfaction that we feel with life in general after our Spiritual awakening through Self-Realization.

Center Nabhi

Deity : Shri Vishnu (Shri Laxmi)
Gross (physical) Level: Solar Plexus
Manifestation (controls): Stomach & intestines

Qualities :

• Satisfaction,
• Contentment,
• Peacefulness and Generosity,
• Dharma (right conduct) and Evolution

No. of Petals: Ten (10)
Associated Day: Thursday
Associated Color: Green
Associated Planet: Jupiter
Associated Element: Water
Associated Gem: Emerald
Place on hand: Middle fingers
Associated Symbol: Ying/Yang

Causes of Catch / Obstruction

Asceticism, fasting, alcohol & drugs, over-criticism, fanaticism, untidiness in self and home, and foodism.


Left Nabhi

Deity : Shri Gruhalaxmi
Manifestation (controls): Spleen and Pancreas
Qualities : Welcoming and caring host, the place of the ideal wife
Place on hand: Left middle finger

Causes of Catch:
Family and household problems, dominating husband or wife, too much rushing around, worrying.


Right Nabhi :

Deity: Shri Shesha (Shri Rajalaxmi)
Manifestation (controls): Liver
Qualities: Sense of Dignity, Attention
Place on hand: Right middle finger

Causes of Catch:
Food that is bad for liver, fastidiousness


Position in Human body :

QUALITY

Satisfaction is actually a key word for the Nabhi Chakra. Some “hot livered” people are naturally irritable. For them life without worry is an impossibility, they will express their discontent at
the slightest excuse. When our Spirit manifests, we can put things into their true perspective, and worry becomes an unusual occurrence. In the peace of thoughtlessness, we can only be content. We realise that the Spirit is not concerned with passing trends and fashions, a button missing here or there. The affirmation for the Nabhi Chakra is “In my Spirit I am satisfied”.

The Nabhi is the center of welfare, both physical and financial. As man developed his creative powers further, he also learned to harness nature’s resources to his advantage - and thus grew prosperous. Prosperity is a necessary step in evolution, and money is a valid medium of exchange in order to obtain the essential needs and desires of man. If we do not have the means of satisfying the basic needs then they will continue to preoccupy our attention, diverting us from the true direction. We have been blessed with intelligence and a versatile body through which we can work to raise the means to fulfill these needs. When these needs are satisfied, then these
mundane matters no longer occupy us and block our growth.

However, sometimes we get lost. The desire for basic needs transforms into a cycle of insatiable desire for things in general
- the start of a materialist existence. There is nothing wrong in being wealthy. The problem lies in becoming obsessed with money. The desire for money for the sake of money is greed. It crosses the boundary of need and becomes an obsession, a disease that retards growth. Miserliness and hoarding prevent the proper flow of money to places of need, and represent the selfish, primitive mind which does not know the truth about the basics of life. In nature everything flows, because nature is one. Money should be no exception - the energy has to flow to every part of the creation.

By sharing we learn. Being generous is so elevating, whereas hoarding leads to stagnation, it creates a blocked mind, a negative mind. Such as person is maligant and dangerous for society. It is selfishness and greed that leads to environmental crises and to the pollution of the modern lifestyle. Our spiritual growth relies on our contentment, and our contentment depends on our open heartedness and generosity. If we share, we receive the first benefits of that act, and our Nabhi Chakra also benefits in kind.


Dharma
Another aspect to the Nabhi Chakra is that of Dharma or right conduct in our lives. In order for us to maintain a state of satisfaction within, we have to exist in a state of satisfaction without; and this means appreciating the benefits of living an upright life. It cannot be an artificial process, it comes naturally through our Attention after our Realisation. Just as gold cannot tarnish, so Dharma cannot be altered. There is no relative state of Dharmic conduct. An act is either fundamentally right or not. Dharma is the code of evolution, through which man has evolved form amoeba to the present stage. This code protects and nourishes our spiritual growth. The most powerful evocation of the laws of Dharma were the Ten Commandments
which were provided as evolutionary guidelines. Those who have always followed these basic principles of right conduct experience a powerful and lasting process of selfrealisation. Those who did not understand the need for such conduct before realisation, become naturally aware of it afterwards. In fact after our realisation we can even experience our reaction to Dharmic conduct by the physical signals of the stomach region. Some people have been amazed to find how sensitive their stomachs become to any activity which is Adharmic (outside Dharma) and how it revolts against such acts. It is a fact, though, that the more one enjoys the beauty of becoming the Spirit, the less time one has for anything which is not Dharmic. The evolutionary laws of survival and growth start to manifest naturally within us.

It must be remembered that these guidelines are there as examples for us to follow. We are not forced to do anything. In Sahaja Yoga you are your own judge and jury. The vibrations state the case for you, and then it is up to you to give the verdict and pass the sentence. This is a direct benefit of receiving your realisation, as you stop identifying with your weaknesses and become the witness to your true self. In a way you provide your own Last Judgement!



TRADITION

The presiding deity (or role model) of the center is Shri Vishnu, the Preserver. He it is who sustains our Dharma and leads us in our evolution. The power of the Nabhi Chakra is the place of
Gruhalaxmi - the wife, the Goddess of the household. The wife must be respected and also must be the embodiment of respectability. Shri Laxmi is also the source of the peace which we get from our Spiritual awakening and through meditations. GROSS PHYSICAL ASPECT This center governs the workings of the stomach area. If the functioning of the stomach becomes disturbed, then the process of digestion and assimilation of food is affected. The stomach is therefore very important. Our attitude towards food, and how we eat, affects the digestive juices and the glands. If we are in a hurry, or angry or worried whilst eating then the food will not be properly digested because the stomach muscles are tense and cannot work properly on the digestive process. We should enjoy balanced meals so that the food progresses easily to the stomach, there to be dealt with properly by the digestive juices. For proper nourishment, eating peacefully is a must - it is a meditation.

The Nabhi Chakra is also responsible for the liver, and importance of this organ for our meditation and Attention cannot be stressed too much. It is very important to take particular care of the liver (which is prone to overheating through improper diet or stimulants) and to ensure that we do not exhaust it too much through over thinking and planning.



CONDITION OF THE NABHI

The Nabhi can be weaked in a number of ways. We can catch on the left side of this center if we suffer problems in the household or if we worry too much about money. After realisation we learn to have faith in the power of Providence, that the Divine is taking care of us. We gain the strength to face our responsibilities and start to enjoy the duties we must take on. We realise that the family, as the most important unit in society has to be supported and must flourish in an atmosphere of love, respect and unity.
Too much thinking about food, whether in gluttony or fasting, also affects this center. It keeps the stomach excited and hinders the energy flow. Do not worry too much about food as long as it is wholesome and nourishing. The opposite extreme also applies. Indiscriminate fasting disturbs the Chakra. We cannot reach our Spirit through fasting. The stomach needs a regular routine and diet - ask any doctor. Fasting can be undertaken with proper guidance for health purposes, but it has no Spiritual significance. On the contrary fasting serves to make the Attention divert to food. When the body needs food it sends the signal. We should not practice self-denial or aggression with any Chakra and its laws. Drinking alcohol and eating the wrong type of food are also not helpful to the Nabhi Chakra.
After realisation we find that our attitude to food changes. We stop craving particular dishes and start enjoying good food which gives the best vibrations. We develop a subtle and detached attitude, and can gain the same amount of satisfaction from the simple meal as from the finest cuisine.




CLEARING THE NABHI

Clearing the Center Chakra:

Using the Elements:

• The use of a candle around the stomach area is very effective.
• Soak your feet in a bowl of warm salted water at meditation (recommended for all the lower chakras).
• Deep and relaxed slow breathing in and out for a while.

Affirmations:

• Mother, in my Spirit I am satisfied.

General Advice:

• Give vibrations to the front and back of the Nabhi.
• Drink vibrated water.
• Massage the knees and elbows.

Clearing the Left Nabhi Chakra:

Using the Elements:

• The candle treatment around the stomach area.
• Soak your feet in a bowl of warm salted water at meditation.

Affirmations:

• Mother, please make me a generous person.

General Advice:

• Give vibrations to the left Nabhi.
• Develop the habit of being satisfied with every aspect of life.
• Try not to complain too much.
• Increase intake of salt (especially of generally left sided problems).
• Develop the quality of auspiciousness and generosity, avoid miserliness.

Clearing the Right Nabhi Chakra:

Using the Elements:

• Footsoak in cold water.

General Advice:

• Avoid fatty foods and excessive amounts of dairy products
• Eat foods that are cooling to the liver such as: cane sugar, ginger, white rice, yoghurt, chick peas and fresh fruit and vegetables (see liver diet).
• Try to contain the emotion of anger when inappropriately expressed.
• Place an ice pack on the liver area (also useful during meditation if there are problems in going thoughtless).