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FEBRUARY 2022 21 DAYS COURSE
A Practical Approach to Sahaja Yoga meditation.
Beginners • Intermediate • Advanced Sessions
Join live on Zoom for interactive session or use YouTube. Daily session recordings available.
Hosted by Sahaja Yoga practitioners from Perth with participation from other Australian and International meditators.
Course Program
Newcomers and regulars will learn how to meditate and experience true meditation. Over the 3 weeks, you’ll be guided daily by our online team through the three levels of knowledge and meditation experiences from Beginner to Intermediate to Advanced. One on one help and workshops with group practice will be available. Join in at anytime, even if you miss some sessions.
Join with Zoom for interactive sessions or watch on YouTube. All sessions will be recorded so you can also watch sessions to suit your time zone or schedule. See daily recordings below.
“When you become the Spirit, your attention gets enlightened into collective consciousness – it becomes, because this Spirit in you is the collective being.” – Shri Mataji (founder)
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Lying dormant in the Sacrum bone at the base of the spine in every human being is the Kundalini energy. Through Sahaja Yoga, all who desire can awaken their Kundalini to spontaneously connect their individual consciousness with the universal love that enables the pure meditation experienced through Sahaja Yoga.
Western consciousness is an acquired state of frenetic mental activity while the inherent nature of all human beings is a thoughtless state. Sahaja Yoga reconnects us to our inherent nature.
The awakening of the Kundalini connects us to the cosmic force that pervades and enables the natural world and this new consciousness can be felt as vibrations. This awareness enables continuing spiritual growth.
Specific sounds have a direct effect on a meditator’s inner being. Affirmations recognise and reaffirm positive qualities in the subtle energy centres of meditators, helping them to grow deeper in meditation.
Sahaja Yoga meditators can use the natural elements of water, earth, fire, ether and air to deepen their meditation state and reduce the impact of things that may disturb their ongoing meditative mood.
Vibratory awareness when used in conjunction with the movement of the hands can be used to rebalance our subtle natures and improve our attention and inner well-being.
Innocence is an innate human quality that can never be destroyed. It is the foundation of our whole subtle being and the source of our wisdom.
Meditation opens up the collective unconscious, offering life the potential for creative action and art that is immersed in the love of the Spirit.
Inner peace grows in meditation and this is the ingredient for all domestic and collective contentment, stability and prosperity.
Sahaja Yoga meditation takes the attention beyond the ocean of illusion to awaken the guru principle within and to enable true self-mastery.
Meditation connects to the universal love, engendering love for oneself and for all others, while also providing courage and security within.
Individual spiritual potential is dependent on engagement with collectivity where benefits of enlightened consciousness are shared joyfully and expanded into new dimensions that are not available to the individual.
Forgiveness is a necessary quality for spiritual growth, for inner peace and for a clean and open heart found in all spiritually healthy beings.
Morning is the best time to meditate because external disturbances are less and mind and body are rested. A thoughtless start makes for a positive, contented and productive day.
Foot soaking is a spiritual technique using the natural elements, affirmations and hands to cleanse the inner being. Practised regularly, it helps to fully derive the benefits of Sahaja Yoga meditation.
Human attention is the surface or edge of awareness operating through the brain centres but after Kundalini awakening the attention works more dynamically and becomes more subtle and sensitive.
When the Spirit, the eternal self and source of joy and truth within, connects via the awakening of the Kundalini, our attention not only enlightens but our Spirit manifests.
The left sympathetic nervous system is weakened by imbalances arising from emotions, memory and desires but Sahaja Yoga practices help reduce the negative and grow the positive to enable inner balance.
The right sympathetic nervous system is drained and hampered by the over activity and over thinking of modern life but Sahaja Yoga meditation moderates these imbalances, making life feel less tiring and more joyful.
Through its awakening, the Kundalini pierces the Fontanelle bone area on top of the head and connects the self to the cosmic force of love that pervades the universe, while also integrating all the subtle qualities within, enabling a more balanced, integrated personality to develop
Meditation Establishes Inner Peace, which is the Foundation of World Peace.
When Kundalini awakening connects the Spirit, which is the joy within, to the great cosmic force that enables the natural world, the human attention enlightens, the Spirit manifests and thoughtlessness, which is the inherent nature of mankind, prevails.
Through this inner awakening and connection with this cosmic force, humans achieve inner peace that engenders harmony with mankind and nature itself. It is only when this inner peace is established within individuals that true world peace can be realised.
If the Spirit can manifest in the hearts of all, the world’s diverse peoples can become universal beings that harbour no barrier to their peaceful coexistence. With peace in their hearts, the leaders of the world will be able to lay down their arms and use their enlightened attention together to bring human development in harmony with nature.
By meditating together, whole communities can transform into an ocean of joy where peace is the only possible outcome. When meditation is experienced globally, true peace prevails, long standing wounds heal and we have a hope of saving the planet.
“…Peace can be only achieved by establishing peace in the hearts of the people” – Shri Mataji
Sahaja Yoga meditation is a collective phenomenon that flourishes when seekers meditate together and share responsibility for each other’s growth. This collectivity is a global space enjoyed by people from all over the world, where all life’s subtleties open out, where all barriers disappear, and where joy is the norm and peace is within.
“… the best way to strengthen yourself is to be together as Sahaja Yogis.” -Shri Mataji
Loving thyself is a precondition for meditation. By having a good disposition toward thyself, one will value oneself enough to recognise when an inner correction is needed. With a steady inward attention and the focus on personal growth, the meditation experience gets deeper and more benefits will flow. By loving thyself and staying the inward course, everything works for the best.
“…if we love our self then there should be such a step up within us that the person seeing us should say that a saint is standing here.” – Shri Mataji
In establishing Self Realisation, meditators should be pleasantly placed toward themselves. As their connection grows, they bathe in an ocean of forgiveness where all past mistakes are neutralised and guilt is seen for the illusion it is. This loving ocean off loads what burdens and restricts the seeker and helps reveal the true glory of the Self.
“…God is an ocean of kindness and love. But more than anything He is an ocean of forgiveness. In front of His forgiveness, none of our defects can remain.” – Shri Mataji
Kundalini awakening happens spontaneously. Through meditation and vibratory awareness, a temperament is also enabled for spontaneous, fruitful action in all aspects of life. Life becomes art, full of vitality.
“Only living things can be spontaneous.” – Shri Mataji
The thoughtless state, enlightened attention and spontaneous action enable a personal journey of joyful growth that is assisted by introspection.
“…You must do introspection, is to reflect the light within and see for yourself: … But in Sahaja Yoga as you see, it’s compassion and love.” – Shri Mataji
Sahaja Yoga meditation helps us surrender to whatever life unfolds: “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit…” – John 3, New Testament
“Sahaja Yoga is an event that happens inside. When people ask how do you surrender, it is straight-forward, you do not have to do anything…” – Shri Mataji
Resources
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Meditation Guides to download, meditative music, video and audio meditations and more resources and materials from this Course are available here. Some information here is very ‘advanced’, so you should ensure you have completed the whole course and are regularly meditating so you can appreciate the information. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions about the material during the Course sessions or when you are in contact with one of our mentors.
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Welcome to Sahaja Yoga Meditation
“You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the Power that created you.”
HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi – Founder of Sahaja Yoga Meditation
Your Self Realisation
Today, you have been introduced to Sahaja Yoga Meditation and received your Self Realisation. Self-Realisation occurs when the Kundalini, a mothering energy within all of us, is awakened and connects us to the all-pervading power.
Meditation
Through regular meditation, we strengthen our Kundalini to cleanse and balance our energy centres (chakras). Meditation allows us to go beyond our thoughts (thoughtless awareness) to experience inner peace and silence. Regular meditation only takes a few minutes and really works!
Try the meditation
Sit quietly for a few moments and hold out your hands, palms upward, towards the photograph. You may feel a cool or warm breeze and your thoughts may quieten. Continue meditating in silence for 5 to 10 minutes.
HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
About Sahaja Yoga Meditation
True meditation is a personal experience, where one goes beyond thoughts, worries, and upsets. One is calm and peaceful through ‘thoughtless awareness’- that is, no unwanted thoughts but fully aware. Sahaja Yoga meditation is used by millions globally, with minimal disruption to daily routines, to actually achieve inner balance, joy and improvements in mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Sahaja, Saha means ‘with’, Ja means ‘born’. Born with you. That is spontaneous. Yoga means Union with the Divine. So, Sahaja Yoga is the spontaneous union of your Self with the Divine.
Who is Shri Mataji?
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (or ‘Mother’, as she is affectionately known) founded Sahaja Yoga meditation in 1970. For over 40 years, she gave thousands of lectures and taught millions around the world how to meditate easily. Born in 1923 in India, she worked with Mahatma Gandhi and was very involved in India’s fight for independence. She was a mother and grandmother and a descendant of an Indian royal family.
The Subtle System
Overlaying our nervous system, resides a subtle system comprising of energy channels (‘Nadis’, see A to C on diagram) and centres of energy (‘Chakras’, see 1 to 7 on diagram). This system looks after our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual being. Upon ‘Self Realisation’, our spirit is awakened, and the subtle system connects to the all-pervading life force that nourishes and balances it through true meditation.
The Subtle System
How do I learn more?
To help you understand this new experience, you are invited to free online courses or weekly classes where collective meditations will establish your Self Realisation. You will learn how to maintain inner balance throughout the day and read and correct any imbalances in your subtle system. Classes are held in over 100 countries worldwide. Suitable for newcomers and regular meditators. No booking needed and everything is provided. Classes are always free of charge.
More Information & Online Resources
Online resources with video and audio meditations, meditative music, balancing techniques, printed guides and talks by Shri Mataji (founder). Live Streaming meditation webcasts. Podcasts with guided meditations, music and talks. Newsletter sign up for news and events.
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Use this Guide to learn simple meditation and balancing techniques to help you experience the peace of true meditation. If this is your first meditation, then please follow the ‘Affirmation for Meditation’ steps for your Self-Realisation to activate your inner-being.
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- How to Meditate at Home – The aim of every meditation is to feel balanced, relaxed and reach the thoughtless state and sustain yourself there as long as you can. This guide show you steps for your morning and evening meditations.
🌹 SETUP A MEDITATION ALTAR IN YOUR HOME
Materials Required
– Shri Mataji’s photograph in a frame (recommended natural material)
– Candle and candle stand
– A clean pedestal or table for the photograph and candle
Shri Mataji’s photos can be downloaded from here.
Having this simple and beautiful setup at your home will not only help you get into the practice of meditation, but will also create a positive balance and energy in your home.
Try it yourself and see the difference…
🌹 USING SHRI MATAJI’S PHOTOGRAPH FOR MEDITATION
We have found that by meditating in front of Shri Mataji’s photographs, our Subtle system comes into balance and is cleared through the positive vibrations that are emitted from her photographs. As result, we become more relaxed and calmer as we experience the inner joy of the Spirit in our heart. We follow the traditional respect and protocol of not placing our feet pointing towards the meditation table and meditate with shoes removed. We can sit on a chair or floor, whichever is the most comfortable.
If you wish to use Shri Mataji’s photograph, then it’s best to place the photo in a frame and use a small candle in front of the photo when meditating. Please contact us if you’d like us to email you other photos of Shri Mataji (in different sizes) for your meditation at [email protected]
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The Subtle System
Our Subtle System consists of 3 Channels and 7 main Chakras. The right and left channels are the physical support of our sympathetic nervous system and the central channel is the physical support of our parasympathetic nervous system.
Energy Centres – the Chakras:
1. The Mooladhara Chakra (Innocence)
1a. The Kundalini (Mothering energy)
2. The Swadishthan Chakra (Creativity)
3. The Nabhi Chakra (Peace)
3a. The Void (the Guru principle)
4. The Anahatha Chakra (Love and Compassion)
5. The Vishuddhi Chakra (Collectivity)
6. The Agnya Chakra (Forgiveness)
7. The Sahasrara Chakra (Integration).
Energy Channels – the Nadis:
A. The Right Channel (Physical and mental activity)
B. The Left Channel (Emotions and desires)
C. The Central Channel (Ascent and spiritual growth)
- Our Right channel (yellow line), governs our physical, creative or mental activity. It is the channel of action and the future.
- Our Left channel (blue line), manages our emotions and desires. It is the channel of our past.
- The Central channel (white line), manages our autonomous functions ( heartbeat, etc…). The Kundalini energy rises up the central channel when we receive our Self-Realisation. It is the channel of our spiritual evolution, the Present.
- The Chakras – the Sanskrit word “chakra” means “wheel”. These energy centers or chakras ( numbers 1 to 7 in above diagram) correspond to our main nervous plexuses in the body. Each chakra has its own qualities.
By regular practice of Sahaja Yoga meditation, you obtain the knowledge of your chakras, how to improve and look after them, in a very natural and spontaneous way. Your innate qualities start to manifest themselves. You can feel the state of your subtle system and by using simple techniques, you can maintain it in a balanced state.
We give guidelines of these techniques in our weekly classes in your local area. They are always free. Find free classes in your country.
Self-Realisation
Out of all the energies that sustain us, there is one which is the mother of all other energies. This dormant is of a spiritual nature. It manifests the love that the Divine has for us.
It is called Kundalini and she exists within everyone as a great potential of inner wellbeig. This living energy is waiting to reveal itself to us. Sahaja Yoga meditation starts with the natural awakening of this energy. The spiritual energy that is within us is called Kundalini.
The Kundalini resides in the sacrum bone. This is the triangular bone which is located at the base of the spinal column. When this energy awakens, it activates the central channel and passes through the chakras to come out and can be perceived as a flood, gush, spurt (of coolness) in the fontanelle bone area. Once this energy has been awakened we can perceive its manifestation in a concrete way. A new state of awareness is established within us.
Self-Realisation – the Awakening of the Kundalini mother energy.
As soon as we have felt the condition of our chakras, we can improve them. We have the tools to progress easily with discrimination in our spiritual evolution.
The Kundalini awakening is an indisputable discovery. For the first time, we have the chance to change ourselves and become independent.
Introduction to the three channels of our Subtle System by Shri Mataji.
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Videos
Selection of videos about Sahaja Yoga meditation and its many techniques to assist with balancing and clearing the subtle system to ensure peaceful and joy meditations free from thoughts.
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How to prepare for the Footsoaking
‘Footsoaking’ is a clearing techniques to bring balance to your inner subtle system and energy centres.
Please have the items below available so you can participate in Footsoaking sessions:
Items required:
- A Footsoak bowl: A plastic or metal bowl for soaking your feet. It should be deep enough so you can put your feet flat in it and cover your ankles, if possible. Fill the Footsoak bowl with cool or warm water.
- Half a cup of table or cooking salt. (Not Epsom salts)
- Jug or bottle of clean water to rinse your feet when finished.
- A towel/cloth or paper towels to dry your feet after rinsing your feet.
Footsoak treatment
(We’ll show you how to do this treatment during the webcast.)
How to prepare for the Candle Treatment
The Candle treatment is used to clear our ‘left channel’ of imbalances. As a safety precaution, do not do this treatment if you are wearing loose clothes or near any combustible materials. Take great care. You can sit on a chair or the floor for this session.
Please have the items below available so you can participate in the Candle Treatment session:
- A small candle in a holder or secured to a plate.
- Matches/lighter.
Candle treatment
(We’ll show you how to do this treatment during the webcast session.)
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This unique booklet is intended for people who have received their Self Realisation and have commenced daily Sahaja Yoga meditations with regular clearing and balancing.
The booklet provides in-depth information about how to meditate at home, the Subtle System and the clearing and balancing techniques.
Through regular meditation, one is able to fully absorb the divine knowledge contained in this booklet which has been shared with us by Her Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi – Founder of Sahaja Yoga Meditation.
Download “A Beginner’s Guide to Sahaja Yoga Meditation” (PDF format 11MB size)
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Information about the Subtle System, the Chakras and their qualities and characteristics, and where the Chakras are located in the Plexus area of the human body. A plexus is a branching network of vessels or nerves. The vessels may be blood vessels (veins, capillaries) or lymphatic vessels.
The some of chakras are located in these Plexuses areas:
- Pelvic Plexus – Located at the base of our spine.
- Abdominal Aortic Plexus – Located above the Sacrum Bone, in the abdominal region.
- Solar Plexus – Located at the level of the navel.
- Cardiac Plexus – Located at the level of the sternum bone, in the heart region.
- Cervical Plexus – Looks after the Ears, Nose and Throat regions.
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The Hamsa chakra, which is part of the Vishuddhi and represented by Canada, is situated between the eyebrows, and has the qualities discretion and discrimination; It’s also called the Lambica chakra.
Treatment for the Hamsa is to put a few drops of slightly warm melted purified butter (Ghee) with a dropper into your nose and sniff it up. It avoids dryness of the inner lining. Apply it at night before sleeping.
Affirmation to clear and strengthen the Hamsa is: “Shri Mataji, by Your Grace, please give me the power of discrimination.”
Shri Mataji talks about the Hamsa Chakra
Advise from Shri Mataji about the Hamsa Chakra
“It is, you know, placed between the two eyebrows and two eyes represent the left and the right side. So this centre is very much guided by our eyes, by our ears, by our nose, tongue, teeth, throat. Is a very important centre because the Vishuddhi, which has to look after sixteen petals, which, sixteen petals, which look after all these ear, nose, throat, different, different organs within us, also it has to communicate with the Viraat. So it has to pass through this centre of Hamsa Chakra. Hamsa Chakra is the very pivotal centre, which expresses auspiciousness in our awareness. That means, if this centre is alert and awakened, then we immediately know what is auspicious and what is not auspicious, or we can call it, we get the Divine Discretion… the light of the Spirit, which shines through your Hamsa Chakra, gives you wisdom. Wisdom doesn’t mean that you know how to argue things or you fight with people. No, it doesn’t mean that! Wisdom means how you take to the good side of everything, to enjoy it, this is Wisdom. And that you avoid all destructive things and take to something constructive.” (1992/09/13)
“Now, how can we improve our Hamsa then? It’s a big problem, because if our Hamsa is sick, is over-conditioned. The Kundalini cannot work on it; it just gives up. Now, so for Hamsa we use all these physical things. Like I said, put the ghee in the nose. Keep it in a way that it is nourished properly. Because Kundalini, if it tries to too much attack the Hamsa, it will have a problem. Problem because, as it is most of our time we spend in such a manner that your Hamsa things become – what you call the epithelial cells, the linings – become dried out. When the Kundalini rises, She may try to create a problem more for that dryness – maybe. So it is kept out, but it has an effect in the sense that even if there is a light outside, it can fall inside.”
“So it’s not the Kundalini directly that affects your Hamsa. It is like when the Kundalini awakens, you yourself see now that a person is, whether he is fair complexion or dark complexion, he is a human being. You reason it out and Hamsa clears up. Then you see yourself that, “Oh, I’m very egoistical.” You start seeing yourself through your Agnya, start seeing that, “I’m so conditioned.” So you reason it out, and that’s how you correct your conditionings. This is what is Hamsa chakra.”
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Selection of videos by Shri Mataji on her teachings about Sahaja Yoga, Self Realisation, meditations, the subtle system, chakras and other spiritual matters.
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Using Shri Mataji’s photograph for meditation
We have found that by meditating in front of Shri Mataji’s photographs, our Subtle system comes into balance and is cleared through the positive vibrations that are emitted from her photographs. As result, we become more relaxed and calmer as we experience the inner joy of the Spirit in our heart. We follow the traditional respect and protocol of not placing our feet pointing towards the meditation table and meditate with shoes removed. We can sit on a chair or floor, whichever is the most comfortable.
If you wish to use Shri Mataji’s photograph, then it’s best to place the photo in a frame and use a small candle in front of the photo when meditating. Please contact us if you’d like us to email you other photos of Shri Mataji (in different sizes) for your meditation at [email protected]
Meditation Photos
All images are in jpg format and are ready for printing. For best print quality, use a high resolution printer or take the files, on a USB stick, to a digital photo lab for printing.
Image sizes available
- 4″ x 6″ (10cm x 15cm) 1800 x 1200 pixels. Average file size for each image is approx 250KBs.
- 6″ x 8″ (15 x 20cm) 2400 x 3200 pixels. Average file size for each image is approx 350KBs.
How to download: To download an image, right-click on the ‘Download’ link and save the file to your computer or device.
Using Shri Mataji’s Photograph
Short video of Shri Mataji explaining why we use her photograph for meditation.
Meditation Card
This Meditation Card contains general instructions on how to meditate with a photo of Shri Mataji and the Affirmations exercise.
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“From Mantra to Silence” Booklet
This booklet will help you learn more about the subtle system and how affirmations and mantras can strengthen your meditation experience. Learn how to further enlighten your own inner system; how to identify and clear your subtle blockages; and how to deepen and enjoy the silence of thoughtless awareness.
About the sessions
Through Sahaja Yoga meditation, we awaken our inner energy that gently brings about positive change within us – we feel more balanced, peaceful and joyous. As you participate in the daily sessions, you will notice the gap between your thoughts increasing and you will feel more relaxed, peaceful and spiritual.
About Sahaja Yoga meditation
Millions around the world are enjoying our free Sahaja Yoga Meditation since it was started by HH Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi on 5th May,1970. Her meditation enables en-masse Self-Realisation. Self-Realisation is the key to thoughtless awareness, also known as mental silence, and is the basis of good health and wellbeing. Sahaja Yoga meditation provides this experience.
Sahaja Yoga Meditation is always free and is practiced in more than 100 countries.
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