This blog contains personal reflections on Sahaja Life by practitioners of the Sahaja technique. Sahaja is the path of enlightened knowledge, as opposed to other forms of yoga and meditation, which profess singular paths like devotion-only (bhakti path). Growth in Sahja happens by experiential knowldge acquisition.
Here goes my personal account of experience of mothers visit. And also what I heard from Sahaja yogi's in Dubai.. I was not there all the time when things were happening... So please forgive me for any deviations...
We were informed well in advance that mother would be arriving.. and it is was decided informally that everybody would be given a chance.. and subtly there was an agreement that the newcomers would be sent ahead ; as in they would get to be in front of mother more.
Mother had come to Dubai before..so the older yogi's had many chances to be with her. There was a public program in Dubai in 2002...
Mother arrived at the airport..and the yuva's were there to welcome her..along with some seniors...As soon as mother sat in the car.. she said.. These are all the new ones.. where are the old ones.. When someone told her that Dubai collective was big and people are old..she said ' aacha' and then said.. These are new ones..
( this was told to us by an Uncle who was there in the car..)
Mother did comment that there was never that much traffic in Dubai.. It has only increased recently..
Then looking at a structure she asked - What is it.. Sir CP on being prompted by a sahaja yogi said that this would help relieve the traffic problems.
Shri Mataji Earlier greeted all at the airport and then also waiting sahaja yogi's at the airport and also at the hotel..
There were many people who were there at the hotel curious to know who was coming.. Among them was a iranian couple.. They asked and one sahaja yogi requested them to open their hands and stand.. they would explain all about sahaja to them after mother goes..
And they got their realization. On being asked what they felt..they said that they felt warm and cold sensation on their hands..
There were little children waiting in the lobby to greet mother.. Mother went to her room and said that the room decoration was very beautiful. She said that there were 100 children at the airport where were they now.
Then all the children were ushered up to her room.. She was very happy . She spoke them. She asked them if they knew how to sing bhajans.. Sir CP asked all those who sang bhajans to raise their hands.. All of them did. Mother said that she would like to meet all the children again tommorow. She said that she would like to meet all the sahaja yogi's. She said that she was here for two days and we must meet as much as possible. She asked the lady's who were sitting in one corner to come and sit close to her.. She then had one photograph of ladies taken with her . :) (Continued, below the video)
She also said that 'aap log paar ho gaye.. ( you all have been given realization) and we must give it to others. She asked us to call all the others who have not got their realization. It clearly meant that there would be a progrom the next day and what made it special was that it would be a public program. The night ended with hearing stories of what mother said in her room.. There were anecdotes, miracles, stories of angels conspiring to have ppl there at the right time beating the traffic et al.
So we all slept late... . so joyous also little aware that there are arrangements to be made for the hall for tommorow. The next morning…this and that happened and that and this happened .. and in the finale the organizers decided that the Hotel where mother was staying was the best place for holding the program....When the news came to us.. We looked to towards each other and said….did we not know it already..
Then followed the real cool part of decorating the place.. The hotel ppl came and said that u cannot do this adn u cannot hit a nail there.
and we were looking towards each other..
then a sahaja yogi would come .. saying..it is already there.. from the people who had used the stage earlier..
somehow the things rolled..and by aroung 7-30pm the stage was set beautifully decorated.
close to 600 ppl were there...
All faces did not look familiar.. so I guess there were some newcomers..
Many ppl staying at the hotel also seemed curious.
Then an announcement was made.. That Shri Mata ji and Sir CP would like to meet all the children upstairs in her room.. It was getting a little clear that mother would not come.. I remember speaking to some yogi's who had come down from Italy and asking them if they thought mother will come down.. They said yes she would.. we would get to see her.. Then I asked the other yogi if mother would come down..He said we must pray..
Then they asked me what I felt.. remember saying something special should happenn..wrong I was ..to demand...
Newcomers were getting their realization.. Someone just came and told me that everyone is allowed..Everybody got to go there and were allowed to offer their pranams.
Mother was sleeping right though and she did not open her eyes.
(I heard this story ..from some one..so ) There was this yogini ..who said that she wanted to take the darshan when she was awake. and with little prodding when the last sahaja yogi;s were in the line..She also entered the room... and just then mother opened her eyes...... She was the last yogini to get in.
Luckily I along with another bhaiya had the night shift that day.. Means that we had to get stuff for mother's breakfast and any other requirements.
Did not have to do much with that..but got to sit out there and meditate.. Mother got up quite early..adn she was there for breakfast.. We once again had her darshan... Then again we saw Mother through the Loby of the hotel.. She was looking at the sahaja yogi's..
The other took mother to the airport. and we stayed back to help with hotel room packing..
All in all it was beautiful...The experience of working along side sahaja yogi's, shopping for mother.. all of those little little things put in place a wonderful ending to my stay in Dubai..
Today Shri Mataji blessed, yet once again the Italian soil with Her Divine presence. An unusual heat had been warming up the Borbera valley in the last few days and still at midday the sun was shining strong on the heads of the yogis working to prepare for Shri Mataji's arrival. As soon as Shri Mataji approached Cabella big clouds gathered in the sky. Lightnings appeared to announce Her arrival, a strong wind and a few raindrops brought relief on earth.
Shri Mataji stopped in Nirmala Nagar full of eager yogis that awaited Her arrival. A dance by the Yuva Shakti accompanied the car on the way to the place. Shri Mataji was presented with Lakshmi baskets full of local food products and gifts. A Qawwali was sung and afterwards Shri Mataji moved to Her Abode in Cabella. At the end of the program Sir CP said, "Its good to be home." All the souls rejoiced having had the blessing of the darshan of their Divine Mother. Around the castle huge flowers had just blossomed for the occasion, to offer their beauty to the eyes of our Mother. Children sprinkled rose petals before Her, as She entered the Castle.