We had a wonderful Sahaja Yoga Shivaratri Seminar/ Retreat in the Montreal area this past weekend. We celebrated the Spirit which resides in the left aspect of our Anahat or Heart Chakra, known in sanskrit as Shri Shiva. I think everyone without exception felt the vibrations of Love flowing in some form. Personally, I experienced a simple and continuous joy all weekend. It seemed that the people around me were more special than ever, more dear to me, and that each of them was one of the world's hidden gems that would somehow contribute to bringing the human race to a new height, in a subtle and anonymous way. I have come away as a little higher personality than i was last week, a little cleaner inside, a little more loving, with a little more appreciation and understanding of my role in this life. Now I will use regular meditation and sahaj collectivity to maintain this gift and put this higher awareness to good use.
Perhaps next year all of you will be able to treat yourself to the sweet experience of clearing the Heart Chakra at this annual retreat! In the meantime, enjoy Shri Mataji's words about the Spirit (Shri Shiva),the reflection of the Universal consciousness (Shri SadaShiva) within us:
"We have within us a being which I call the Spirit ...
"The spirit, which is also part and parcel of the totality that is love, totality that is God, totality that is joy, totality that is knowledge. And that spirit within us is watching us. It is not watching like a guard or a police inspector. That also, we human beings cannot understand…. The spirit is the one that is love. Can you understand total love? Can you understand something that just gives and enjoys giving and not asking for anything? Can you understand someone like that? Can you? Loving for love’s sake, that’s what is your spirit.
It is watching you with that love, that total love. That totality of love is watching you to give you that what it is.
Now here, I would say you are the spirit and you are this Self. Another one, which is this awareness, is this human awareness which you have got. This human awareness has to be enlightened by that totality, that spirit. When it enlightens that, then only, you know that you are a part and parcel of the totality and that you are beautiful, you are really beautiful.There’s some times one feels a little bashful to know how beautiful one is and so fragrant and so grand and so dignified. That new dimension one has to understand ... To understand the totality of love, total love, you have to know that these are all just flecks. The ocean, the oceans of oceans of love will wash off these specks in no time, but have faith in yourself, that’s all. Have faith in yourself. After all, you are human beings." - Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, 1980
Enjoy a 2 minute meditation with this video link of beautiful vibration filled pictures of Mount Kailash in India, a swayambhu of Shri Shiva (a swayambhu is a natural formation that emits vibrations), accompanied by the singing of the mantra "Sat-chid'ananda rûpah,Shivo'ham" (Truth, Consciousness, Bliss) .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IC_kpoayfY
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