Forty Years Of Sahaja Yoga

This special issue contains a forty year history of Sahaja Yoga, primarily told through the words of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. From the opening of the Sahasrara in 1970, each year is a stepping stone in our collective story. Each of us is a thread in the fabric that is Sahaja Yoga, all those years in the making. Of Sahaja Yoga, Shri Mataji is the author. Of our ascent, She is the artist.

An introduction to Sahaja Yoga created from the words of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi: this power knows who you are.

This magazine begins with the words, "The fundamental truth is that you are not this body, this mind, this ego, these conditionings, but you are the pure spirit." It then goes on to describe, through Shri Mataji's words, some of the fundamentals with which a human being is built: God, Truth, Kundalini, the Absolute, Realization, the Central Path, Religion, Love, Joy, Rebirth, Connection, Awakening, Mahayoga, Spirit, Faith, Discretion, Collectivity, Attention, Growth, Dedication, Compassion, Dharma, Worship, Shri Mataji and Sahaja Yoga.

Words of guidance and wisdom from Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi for each day of the year, selected from thousands recorded talks, presented on the day of the year on which they were spoken.

Since its publication in 2013, The Book of Adi Shakti has proven to be one of the foundational books in Sahaja Yoga. Carefully edited from unpublished manuscripts and illustrations, we have a book from Shri Mataji's own hand. "I hope to write some book on Sahaja Yoga," she once said. "The whole knowledge will be dawned upon you. You will have a meaning and you will understand." This magazine from The Divine Cool Breeze also includes two additional articles created from Shri Mataji's words: "What is Your Position?" and "Smiling."

There is one guru mantra. It is "We are Sahaja Yogis." In this magazine, Shri Mataji's speaks of revolution, recognition, her mission and existence, and that Sahaja Yoga was always known to her. "Believe me," she reassures us. "No one can harm you. We are all Sahaja Yogis."

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi tells us of the importance of ashrams in the growth of Sahaja Yogis and seekers of the Spirit. "The ashram is a small world, which is a symbol of an ideal world of enlightened people."

"Sahaja Yoga is not so simple as you think," Shri Mataji told us in 1998. "It is full of temptations." Over twelve pages, in a collection of short quotes, Shri Mataji clearly tells us what Sahaja Yoga is not. The magazine also includes several other articles created from her words. She speaks of collectivity, beauty, fear and incarnations. She speaks at a 1982 Shri Durga Puja, calling it "the Day of the Goddess" and she assures us that there is no problem because there is a special grace.