Light of Love

Darkness about the Spirit, darkness about their own knowledge and darkness about love. These three things have taken over in the places where you are supposed to love light. Light does not mean, light does not mean what you see with your gross eyes. Light means from within - the Light of Love. That one should understand Light of Love. And it is so soothing, it is so sweet, it is so beautiful. It is so enamouring, it is so abounding that unless and until you can feel that light within you - that light which is of pure love of purity, pure relationship, pure understanding. If you can develop that kind of a light within yourself, then the whole thing will be cleansed.


'Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.' This is what happens to you when you are completely cleansed. The purest form of Nature is within us. The purest form of Nature is within us. Our Chakras are made out of that 'purest' form of Nature.



H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
(SHRI SARASWATI PUJA Dhulia 14.1.1983)

Second chakra is important..

So, second chakra is important, because, in modern times, it is very, very cosmic, as well as active.We become very active, overactive. And we start thinking about everyone, with whom we are not concerned. And bothering our heads. So, today’s chakra is important, because it bothers your head. It troubles you a lot and you start thinking about them. You start thinking: “What have you said?” “What has happened?” “Who is angry?”All sorts of nonsense. You are all Sahaja Yogis. So you shouldn’t worry as to all these people what they say, what they are doing. You should just enjoy yourself.Second chakra you must enjoy. That’s the best way to enjoy Sahaja Yoga.Then your Swadhishthana is satisfied. Nothing can disturb you. As Swadhishthana is really looked after.

H.H.Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:

2-nd night of Navaratri talk, 13-10-2007

How our Swaraswati tattwa transforms into the Maha Swaraswati tattwa?

This feeling that you are Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Brahma samajis etc., has no base. You are nothing but a human being, you are born a human. You have branded yourself that you are something. You are neither Bengali nor Marathi. You are just a human being. By branding yourself you create more problems. This brand becomes so important that you cannot see anything beyond it. Till this catch does not release this blindness will not go because you see everything in such away that only your way is right. In the west it is even more so. If you put anything into their brains and tell them that are good, then they will follow it blindly. The critics there also criticize every art form so much. Another critic will refute what the first critic has refuted. Nothing comes to you from within yourself and your brain. Whatever others have filled in is accepted. Each is branded. By this the ego rises and a person thinks that he is very great personality and very unique from others. He becomes an individual. The essence of truth is that we are all one, are Whole, are a totality. When we go in the opposite to it then you become individualistic and go on becoming more and more separate. This is true that one leaf does not resemble another but all of them are on the same tree. They are all a part and parcel of the Virata. When we separate ourselves then the Swaraswati tattwa, which should become Maha Swaraswati tattwa does not.

When you live in the Maha Swaraswati tattwa you start seeing in your daily life that you are the Whole, and we are one. So when an artist creates he makes some such things that one accepts from the heart. All the works that we do of Swaraswati should be dedicated and surrendered to the Divine. If this happens then all such works will be immortal. All poems, music, songs, art forms which were offered in the name of God are still living today. Like today's film music comes and dies down. But the songs of Kabir, Gyaneshwara are still remembered. Through their self-realization they obtained the Maha Swaraswati Shakti and whatever they wrote or created that light was of a unique kind. These were creations that united the world into one. One should not only move on Swaraswati tattwa as this limits you. One should move on the Maha Swaraswati tattwa. If Swaraswati tattwa is the seed then the tree is Maha Swaraswati. Till you do not make this seed into the Maha Swaraswati till then you cannot merge with MahaLaxmi. The gift of MahaLaxmi within you is that you get your self-realization. All the three, i.e.,, Maha Laxmi , Maha Swaraswati and Maha Kali meet at Agnya".


H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

(Maha Swaraswati Puja , Calcutta, 03.02.1992)

How the Maya worked on the Ego of Human being

"…On this Mother principles in India people are very sure that it is the Mother who does everything. And thus we have in India many, we should say ' Swayambhus' means the things that are created out of the Mother Earth. For example we know in Maharashtra we have got Mahakali's place, Mahasaraswati , Mahalaxmi and also we have got a place for the Adi Shakti . Some people who have been to Nasik , must have seen a Chaturshindi (How many people have been to Chaturshindi out of you? It is good). So, this Chaturshindi represents the Adi Shakti, which is the forth dimension of this power which gives you the ascent, and ultimately through Mahalaxmi Channel only you get your realization.

All this is a process - all was created by the power of Adi Shakti. It is a tremendous task. Though previous ones were not difficult because there, for nature to create was very easy. The Mother Earth is one with the Adi Shakti; the whole atmosphere is one with the Adi Shakti. So She could create all that without any difficulties. But when human being came - they got their freedom. That is the only species, which fell into the 'Maya' of thinking and of having ego in it. With this ego, ' Maya' worked on them, I should say, and they forgot about the principle that created this Universe. They took it for granted. They felt that this is their own achievement and they are the owner of everything. This started working in their mind so much that they invaded other countries, they destroyed so many people, and they never felt bad about it. All their lives they have been thinking about aggressing others, controlling others, and doing all kinds of harmful things.

But they never even thought or never did introspection to see that what we are doing is very very wrong and it should not be done. Because of this freedom they have, it is such turmoil in this world, and the people who were in charge of affairs, they were very very cruel and had no feelings for the people. And this happened so many times on this earth. Now Sahaja Yoga has started. Once Sahaja Yoga has started we have Sahaja Yogis who are now receiving the blessings of Adi Shakti directly."

H. H. Shri Mataji Nirmala
(Shri Adi Shakti Puja, Cabella, 21.06.1998)

Swadisthana Chakra

INTRODUCTION

The Swadisthan Chakra is suspended like a satellite on a cord from the Nabhi Chakra, and moves around the Void area giving sustenance to the ten petals of the Void (which represent Ten Commandments). When the Kundalini rises, it passes into the Nabhi Chakra first and then along the cord to enlighten the Swadisthan and then returns to the Nabhi Chakra to continue the journey to the crown of the head. In the course of evolution, man translated his need for shelter into the building of homes. As his sense of aesthetics developed he continued to improve on these forms of shelter (until eventually architecture came about). This creativity evolved into abstract form, where he could imagine, project and create an image, which had no previous material counterpart. From this burgeoning aestheticism came the creative arts.

Deity : Shri Brahmadeva (Shri Saraswati)
Gross (physical) Level: Aortic Plexus
Manifestation (controls): Liver, kidney, spleen and pancreas
Qualities :

• Creativity,
• Inspiration ,
• Aesthetics and
• Art,
• Intellectual Perception (Pure Knowledge or Truth)

No. of Petals: Six (6)
Associated Day: Wednesday
Associated Color: Coral Yellow
Associated Planet: Mercury
Associated Element: Fire
Associated Gem: Amethyst
Place on hand: Thumb
Associated Symbol: Star of David

Causes of Catch / Obstruction

Left Side: Spiritualism and black magic, false gurus and knowledge, alcohol and drugs, extreme
servility and slavishness.

Right Side: Too much thinking and planning, political extremism & fanaticism, bad eating habits, ego oriented life and domination of others.

Position in Human body :





QUALITY

The fundamental quality of the Swadisthan Chakra is that of creativity. It is here that the energy for our creativity is generated. After our realization we discover that the true key to creativity is in achieving the state of thoughtless awareness (nirvichara samadhi) through our meditations.

From this we discover that all the beauty of the creation is reflected within us like a still and silent lake. Once we locate this pool and beauty we can become the channel for it. We become the creative instrument of the collective unconscious, without ego to distort the purity of the art. We become, as Wordsworth says “a heart that watches and receives.”

The process of creativity in whatever form draws on the qualities of the Swadisthan Chakra. If this process is accomplished in a balanced state (i.e. using the energies of the central or Sushumna channel in the subtle system) then the result is spiritually enhanced, we can say that it had “heart”. After realization this is emphasized, and the resulting creation can become an inspired work. We can see this by looking at the classic works from artists of the past such as Mozart and Michelangelo who were born as evolved realized souls. Works of this quality are immortal, and provide joy and beauty that define the whole epoch.

However in the modern process, we can see that even where the artistic endeavor starts out “with heart”, there is a tendency for the artist to produce later works which are flat, lifeless
or even exploitative. The primary cause of this tendency is the ego of the artist. As the artist becomes more successful, he or she works harder to maintain or grow this success. This requires more exhaustive use of the right channel (the Pingala Nadhi or Channel of Action). A by-product of this channel becoming exhausted is that the ego of the artist becomes inflated. Note that in subtle terms the ego is actually situated at the end of the action channel (in the balloon-like shape on the left hand side of the head). As the artist starts to believe that he is the creator of all his works (thus eliminating divine inspiration) the process is accelerated and the ego expands
to such an extent that the spiritual content of these works is removed completely.

The Spirit which resides in our heart is the real reservoir of creativity, and artists and people who think excessively or are obsessed with fame or success will usually suffer a weak
Swadisthan Chakra and tend to be off balance personalities. Their ambition to be superior to others or to be acclaimed by them for their talents comes from their ego, which is connected
to the right side of the Swadisthan Chakra through the right channel. Their spontaneity is lost in this ambitious and competitive effort to create, and this explains why most modern creation in any aspect lacks Vitality, lacks Spirit, lack Heart.


TRADITION

The presiding deity (or role model) for the Swadisthan Chakra is Shri Brahmadeva. He represents the ultimate Creator, and has as his power Shri Saraswati, who is the Goddess of music and arts.


GROSS PHYSICAL ASPECT

The most important function of this center is that it breaks down fat particles in the abdomen to replace the grey and white cells in the brain, and so generates the energy which fuels our thinking. Excessive thinking and planning overworks this process and exhausts this center. The Swadisthan also looks after the liver (along with the Nabhi Center). If the Chakra is having to cope with excessive thinking, then the other organs it is supposed to look after are neglected. The liver is particularly susceptible to this neglect. Problems here are indicated by tingling in the thumb and middle finger of the right hand, or by prickling sensations in the hands. The liver has a particular importance in that it is the seat of our Attention (chitta). Attention should not be confused with thought, which comes from ego (our I-ness) and superego (our past conditionings and upbringing). Attention is pure concentration minus thought/mental activity. For example when we look at the flower we put our attention on it (i.e. observe it). However we will also think about it (“that’s pretty I wonder what it is called” etc.) Attention has no associated thoughts –
it is pure concentration/observation/witnessing. A balanced liver sustains and nourishes our Attention and filters it by scanning out any impurities and external clutter. From this purified Attention comes the peace and stillness that we obtain in our meditation. The liver is susceptible to overheating (via alcohol or other stimulants) which has a detrimental effect on our Attention,
which ultimately weakens our meditations and so on.


CONDITION OF THE SWADISTHAN

A weakened Swadisthan may show up in a number of ways: diabetes, heart disease and associated problems, difficulty meditating, irritability. Interest in spiritualism and occult practices will also have a detrimental effect on this center. If we delve into these realms we lead the Attention into the collective subconscious areas, and we leave ourselves open to increased
lethargy, and maybe even hallucinations and increased overall negativity.



CLEARING THE SWADISTHAN

Clearing the Right Swadisthan Chakra:

Using the Elements:

Soak your feet in a bowl of COLD (or even iced) salted water at meditation.
Place ice-pack on right Swadisthan Chakra position (above junction of torso and right leg).

Affirmations:

Mother please take away my thoughts.

General Advice:

Place the right hand on the Chakra and left towards the photo.
Raise the left channel and bring down the right channel 108 times.
Use the liver diet.


Clearing the Left Swadisthan Chakra:

Using the Elements:

Soak your feet in a bowl of HOT salted water atmeditation.

Affirmations:

Mother, please give me the Pure Knowledge (Nirmala Vidya).

General Advice:

Place the left hand on the Chakra and right towards the photo.
Raise the left channel and bring down the right channel 108 times.
Use the candle treatment on left Swadisthan Chakra area.