From: viking@bnr.ca (Harold Henrikson)
Subject: Re: Sahaj Yoga
Reply-To: viking@bmerh66.bnr.ca
Organization: BNR Ottawa, Fibre Systems Development
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 12:44:12 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.022442.914@cs.sfu.ca>, nitish@cs.sfu.ca (Nitish Mandal) writes:
|>                             SAHAJ YOGA - A UNIQUE DISCOVERY
|> 
|>                              by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
|> 
|> 
|> 
|>           Man in his search of joy and happiness is running away from
|>           his Self, which is the real source of joy. He finds himself
|>           very ugly and boring because he doesn't know his Self. A human

Speak for yourself.

|>           being seeks joy in money or possessions, in power or human-
|>           limited love, and ultimately in religion that is also outside.
|>           The problem is how to turn one's attention inward.

One could say autism is bliss.

|> 
|>           The inner being, which is our awareness, is an energy. I call it
|>           the energy of Divine Love. All evolution and the manifestation
|>           of material energy is guided by the supreme energy of Divine
|>           Love. We do not know how powerful and thoughtful this unknown
|>           energy is. The silent working of awareness is so automatic,
|>           minute, dynamic, and precious that we take it for granted. After
|>           Self-realization, this energy appears to us as silent throbbing
|>           vibrations flowing through our being. But we have been unable
|>           to achieve Self-realization because we cannot fix our attention
|>           on something that lacks form (abstract Being). Instead, our
|>           attention wanders outside on forms.
|> 
|> 
|>           attention wanders outside on forms.
|> 
|>           Now there is a method to tap the Divine power-Sahaja Yoga.
|> 
|>           At the very outset, I have to say that the working of Sahaja
|>           Yoga is very simple, although the operation within is quite com-
|>           plex. For example, if you want to watch television, it is very
|>           easy. But to explain the engineering technique of a television
|>           set is very difficult and the explanation is complicated. To
|>           learn about a television you also need a qualified engineer who
|>           understands it and who can explain its working.

No.  The basic principles are easy to explain but hey if you want to just use
it no big deal.

|> 
|>           I will try to explain Sahaja Yoga in the simplest way, but
|>           please note that it is really complicated if you want to know
|>           it in detail. The best way to enjoy television is first to
|>           switch it on and watch. Then later you can try to understand
|>           its engineering.
|> 
|>           As a mother I would say that I have done the cooking for you.
|>           Why should you worry about how it is done? If you are hungry you
|>           should start eating. If you are not actually hungry, but only
|>           inquisitive, what can I do? I can neither force you to eat nor

One could say "Answer the questions".

|>           make you hungry with discussions or lecturing. I leave it to
|>           your wisdom and to your freedom to feel that longing.
|> 
|> 
|>           SOME BACKGROUND ON SAHAJA YOGA
|> 
|>           The word "Sahaja" (Saha + ja) means born with you or inborn.
|>           Whatever is inborn manifests without any effort. Hence Sahaja
|>           Yoga is the name given to my system, which is effortless, easy,
|>           and spontaneous. It is a part of Nature, you may call it life's
|>           source-the vitality of the Divine.

In which case, why lessons on this "spontaneous" gift of the Divine (divine what?).

|> 
|>           To understand life, consider the case of something that is
|>           living: a germinating seed. The seed grows by itself into a
|>           tree, blooms into flowers, and then the flowers become fruit.
|>           Any human effort cannot change the process of growth from a
|> 
|> 
|>           Any human effort cannot change the process of growth from a
|>           seed into a tree. The gardener can only look after the growth

Genetic engineering and chemical treatment come to mind, not to mention plant
breeding as a precursor to genetic engineering.

|>           of the tree. In the same way, the process of the growth of our
|>           consciousness, to further evolution, takes place effortlessly.
|> 
|>           When a fetus is between two and three months old, in the
|>           mother's womb, a column of rays of consciousness, emitted
|>           through the all-pervading Divine Love, pass through the de-
|>           veloping brain to enlighten it.

So the Divine love doesn't give a damn up to 2.x months?

|> 
|>           The shape of the human brain is prism-like. So, the column of
|>           rays falling on it gets refracted into four diverse channels
|>           corresponding to the four aspects of the nervous system.

Triangular is a wierd shape for a human brain.  Sure you have the right species?

(rest deleted - I've had enough fun)


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