Foundations Of Sahaja Yoga

Many of the foundations of Sahaja Yoga can be found in the early talks of the 1970s and early 80s. This book looks back at ten days in India between 1972 and 1977 when Shri Mataji spoke to us: unique moments, gems of wisdom, insights said only once. As one Sahaja Yogi at the time put it, "Shri Mataji, first you make the summit, then you make the foundations." Shri Mataji later explained: "The human mind is used to doing things in a ritual way. To raise this house, you have to first dig the foundation, then the piling up and then you have those pillars and the roof. That is how they plan out things. But in God's own kingdom there is no planning. You just sit down and you just enjoy." Consider now some of the foundations of Sahaja Yoga.

Many of the foundations of Sahaja Yoga can be found in the early talks of the 1970s and early 80s. This book looks back at ten days in India between 1972 and 1977 when Shri Mataji spoke to us: unique moments, gems of wisdom, insights said only once. As one Sahaja Yogi at the time put it, “Shri Mataji, first you make the summit, then you make the foundations.” Shri Mataji later explained: “The human mind is used to doing things in a ritual way. To raise this house, you have to first dig the foundation, then the piling up and then you have those pillars and the roof. That is how they plan out things. But in God’s own kingdom there is no planning. You just sit down and you just enjoy.” Consider now some of the foundations of Sahaja Yoga.

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.

Shri Mataji writes that “India is a very ancient country and it has been blessed by many seers and saints who wrote treatises about reality and guidelines on how to achieve it.” This is just such a book. This book is both an introduction to Sahaja Yoga, describing the nature of the subtle reality within each of us, and a step-by-step handbook on how to be a good Sahaja Yogi, the nature of Sahaj culture, how to be a leader and how to raise children. “The knowledge of Sahaja Yoga cannot be described in a few sentences or one small book, but one should understand that all this great work of creation and evolution is done by some great subtle organization, which is in the great divine form.”

Collectivity is a thing to be understood in a much deeper way than we have thought. Collectivity is the nature of a Sahaja Yogi. It is to be grown within you. Collectivity is the place where you belong.

The words of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi on the nature and value of joy.

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."

Who are we? Who are we really? What is our purpose here? And how can we make this a better world? Sahaja Yoga answers these questions. It answers them not only intellectually, in the form of an idea, and not only as a felt response, in the form of a mood of the heart, but also as an actual living happening. Practical, simple, and free, it transforms us from within and thereby brings about the evolution that we seek. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, the founder of this Yoga, advised the author of Sahaja that he should write a substantial account of her discovery. This book, whose aim is to offer a rounded understanding of and thorough grounding in Sahaja Yoga, is the result.