Frequently Asked Questions

Answered By H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

Source: Sahaja Yoga Bangalore

Q: What about our Karmas?

A: Only human beings think they do karmas, animals do not think thus. Because of our ego we think that we do right or wrong, animals do not think thus. Actually, human beings do not know what is right or wrong because they live in a relative world. But what is the absolute truth; that you can only know through Divine vibrations. When you become the Divine computer then everyone thinks the same way. Right and Wrong becomes clear, like animals can pass a dirty drain without knowing, but human beings will not go there. When you become saints you will know the right and wrong, you cannot do anything wrong, you get a new dimension to know.

However, before that, you have conditionings and you become a closed personality with an ego. But Christ sucks your conditionings and ego. That is the meaning of Christ dying for our sins - for which He is awakened. By His powers He can suck all our sins. Hence you need not feel guilty at all because all your karmas have been sucked.

The idea of suffering comes from people who want to suffer. They say that since you have sinned you must pay for your sins. But God does not understand money. Are we going to suffer more than Christ? St. Thomas has talked of nothing but Sahaja Yoga when he said that the Almighty Father is so kind, so compassionate, how can He ask you to suffer? He said that our Father is so anxious for us to enter His kingdom. So, let us rejoice and be happy and give up the idea of suffering. You are not to feel sad and guilty.

Q: Is truth beyond sense perception?

A: It is absolutely. Because if what we perceive through our senses - whatever we perceive through our senses- is the truth, then we don't have to seek anymore! Whatever we perceive through our senses is what is very apparent, gross, not the subtle. What is 'behind' the gross, we cannot perceive. For example, we cannot say how to make an atom. We cannot say how an amoeba is made into a human being. We cannot make one monkey into a human being - can we? - through our perception of the senses. Through our perception of the senses we cannot do the subtle thing that is behind the gross. So we cannot perceive through the senses. But once you have perceived it you can feel it, through your senses. This is the second point.

Q: Shri Mother, we feel the same chakras more on the legs than on the fingers.

A: The integration is not there, that's why. You have to attend collectively. You have to be more collective; the body has to be more collective. The thing is that if you are not a collective person then sometimes you'll feel them on the legs, sometimes on the hand, sometimes in the head. That's not a good thing. You should try to be more collective, you should try to meet more people, take more interest. You see, the body of yours would not work efficiently unless and until you use it.

Because individually if you work out, it will not develop collectively, because where are you using it? You are correcting yourself to give it to others. And, if you don't give it, if you do not work it out in a collective way, there is no circulation.

For example, there's a fruit, and you take it out of a tree, and you mature it outside. But it will decay very soon. But if it is connected with the tree, it will mature by itself giving a proper identity to itself and to the tree. And taste would be better. And those who would come under that tree will receive the fruits of that tree. But a fruit, which is separated, will be lost after some time. That is how one has to be very collective.

Q: How to develop our discrimination, Mother?

A: Discrimination comes through Hamsa Chakra. And hamsa is very simple thing, is to put some ghee in the nose, -- is the physical thing. On the emotional side, one should not cry too much. Our women especially have too much crying business. I also sometimes feel like crying, but seldom. So sometimes men must cry also.

Now spiritually, to develop discrimination - is by vibratory awareness. When your vibrations are developed, then you automatically discriminate. You are such a big computer, it has to work in its full way, and then you'll be amazed what a computer you are.

Q: Why do we have a Light phase and Dark Phase?

A: Shukla paksha is the time when the moon is increasing and Krishna paksha is when it's decreasing. So, at the decreasing times it's not auspicious. There's no "Why" for auspiciousness-it does not have. Why there is light coming out of gas-can you explain? Because it is light. But why? It is when the moon is increasing then there is auspiciousness-more. Because that represents the spirit! The more reflection of the spirit comes in; it's on the increasing side. When it is decreasing we can say it is on decline. Then it is not auspicious. So there is Shukla paksha and Krishna Paksha.

Q: What are Vibrations?

A: Vibrations are the pulsation of the all-pervading power within us, which we can feel in the central nervous system. The spirit doesn't pulsate. It doesn't pulsate. The pulsation exists in the all-pervading power. But through spirit when you get connected, then only the flow starts. And you then start feeling the pulsation on the central nervous system. And these pulsations of the Holy Ghost are the vibrations.

Q: Shri Mataji, we doctors, do we cure these people or do they cure themselves. What duty then we, as doctors, have in Sahaj Yoga?

A: What is the greatest purpose of life - is to be the instrument of Divine & also in your practice you will know much faster than anyone else. If your purpose is to cure the patients, but if your purpose is to make money, then you are not a Sahaja Yogi. Making money is alright. There are many whom you can cure, even surgeons who have become successful, because you get the knowledge totally of the person. So even in your practice you become an expert. Of course, you should earn your living. Some Sahaja Yogis who are doctors are doing very well. One of the doctors who did M.D. in India is getting research Scholarship in another country.

Q: How is Sahaja Yoga different from the yoga sutras of Patanjali? Patanjali is such a great writer that he says in one sentence what others say in the whole book, 'To stop the process of mind the chitta is Yoga.' How do you define Sahaja Yoga?

A: It is not different from Patanjali. It's the same. But people don't read Patanjali. They read only one sixteenth part. Actually you should read the whole Ashtanga. Later on he comes to the fact that you should become thoughtlessly aware, which is called as Nirvichara Samadhi, Nirvikalpa Samadhi. That's what is Sahaja Yoga.

Q: When I am in Thoughtless awareness, I can't see clearly?

A: I think u must be seeing more than what u see normally! He is correct. When you are thoughtlessly aware your eyes, you see, - the pupils starts dilating, its correct. But take it higher- the Kundalini- slightly higher, push it up, Alright?

If Kundalini is staying at thoughtless awareness means just dilating and eyes can become black, but there's no sparkle. But when it comes out then you find a 'sparkle' in the eyes. There is a difference in the eyes, if you see. The eyes get dilated - the pupils get dilated when the Agnya Chakra is being just penetrated, that is still here it is. Then you can't see clearly. Correct. But at thoughtless awareness is all this part. So if you push it up a little higher-you know how to push Kundalini with your attention or you watch here or think of me, Kundalini will go up. Alright?

So thoughtless awareness is just the beginning. And it's a great area. Upto Shri Krishna point where you become the witness. Now the witness point when you have become, then there is sparkle in your eyes. Your eyes sparkle. Sparkle in the eyes is a sign that the kundalini is flowing well. That time you see more than you see normally. And in the start it starts looking bigger, everything starts looking much clearer. Alright?

Q: Shri Mataji, tell us how to tell about sects, about false gurus. How we are as Sahaja Yogis to talk about?

A: Sahaja Yogis have to talk about how they should talk about the false gurus. You see those people who have been to false gurus are already suffering. They could even be quite mad. For example, I went to Chicago and there was one fellow of the Hari Rama Hari Krishna. He was the Chairman of Chicago Hari Rama Hari Krishna. He has shaved his hair with a little pony tail, a little bit like that coming out. I said, "Sir, I'm a Mother, why are you wearing this dhoti in this cold weather. It's very cold you know, I'm shivering." He said, "That my guru has told me that if you wear a dhoti, you'll get moksha, nirvana." I said, "What, in my country 80% wear this thing so they'd be there already." He had shaved his hair. I said, "Why did you shave your hair?" He said, "That my guru has told me that that's the station to get into the Heaven." He was American you see. I said, "There is Kabir, great poet in India, said that by shaving your head if you can get your place in Heaven, then what about the sheep that is shaved two times every year." The sheep must be already there. Where will you have the place? So he got very angry with me. "You're talking against my guru." I said, "See, you need not be angry with me. Do what you like, your guru has said, but tomorrow if you get sick with this dhoti don't come to me." This Hari Rama Hari Krishna we say everyday in India. We don't say good morning like the English. We say Hari Ram, just like the Muslims say something Allah. So we say the same way. It's just a lip service. How can you go to Heaven. He got angry but then he developed varicose veins. Next year he came to me.

So to deal with them you have to be very careful. Firstly, they are slaves of their gurus. They have fixed ideas. Some of themjust start shaking before me, they fall on the ground. But most of them now are finished. First thing they mesmerize. We have one in India who used to mesmerize and bring out Swiss watches and give to people. Lastly, there were very great people from India went to see him. There where four cameras. He could not mesmerize the camera. So the camera clearly showed how he brought a necklace and passed it on. And also our rich people in India are so stupid, rich not the poor. They used to go to him to get diamonds. Can you imagine, I mean all kinds of tricks he did. But he was exposed by newspapers. They're all getting exposed by God's grace. All falsehood will get exposed. Firstly if you tell them that you don't have to pay any money to the guru, all the gurus will jump into the sea.

Q: How to achieve good attention?

A: You don't have to do anything because whatever you'll do you'll do through your mental activity. Mental activity is linear. There's no truth in it. It goes up to a point, recoils back on you. But the power of Spirit spreads on all sides. Now there're asking about attention. It's very simple, when the Kundalini rises, the attention which is spread out here goes up like this - up. It is brought in the center. And at this Sahasrara it breaks. When it breaks you see this whole attention is filled with enlightenment. You don't have to do anything. But you have to go on raising your Kundalini like this yourself. That's all. When you watch something, watch something without thinking. Can you watch me without thinking. Now you can feel the operating power in your hands - see that. This is the namaz. But Muslims don't know anything. You will feel the cool breeze. This is the operating power and on your finger tips you will know about your centers and about the centers of others. All those who have felt cool breeze or hot breeze on their hands or out of their fontanel bone area raise your hands. Oh! So, all of you have felt it. So simple because you are ready and because you're Russians. May God bless you.