I had always been fairly lucky in life, making a reasonable living, rising through hierarchies, owning a home, having a nice wife and children. However, I was an devout atheist of some 33 years standing and aware that I was living in a state of despair - and worse, I was turning into one of those nasty, bitter old men that most people rightly steer well clear of.
This question begs another one: who or what is a Sahaja Yogi? A Sahaja Yogi is a person whose Kundalini is awakened and who can, as a result, use what is for most people, a new category of perception by which all kinds of absolute questions can be answered. Extraordinary as it may seem, this awareness itself, thinks, organizes and loves. It balances, neutralizes and heals human problems, and relates men and women to the divine.
During one of the visits of Shri Mataji to Calcutta in 1980s, my father requested Her to invite all the Sahaja Yogis from the West for dinner at our house after the public program. At the end of the program, Shri Mataji invited all the Sahaja Yogis, Indian as well as Western to our home which created a logistics issue. Whereas there were about twenty or so Western Yogis, there were about hundred Sahaja Yogis in total.
I was very much a loner in school, I had no friends, I was scared of teachers, I could not understand all that I was studying and every one of the teachers commented: “She is capable of performing better if she worked harder.” It didn’t make any sense to me except that I felt real bad inside … Unquestionably, my practice of Sahaja Yoga meditation changed my attitude to learning completely and I now thoroughly enjoy learning.
This is a nice article explaining how to combat addiction issues with Sahaja Yoga. It has introduced the concept of spiritual quotient, SQ. Never thought of it before but it makes complete sense as it is an important part of our well being.
My uncle was cured of alcoholic addiction because of Sahaja Yoga. […]
Here is a really cool Sahaj toolbar to download. It’s a repository of all Sahaja knowledge online. I can see myself spending all day with it. This is really neat.