Dear Preeti and All,
Supreme devotion is only means by which one can have access to
Cosmic Vision. No fleshy eye can behold the Adi Shakti in Her
Cosmic Form. One can see Her only through the eye of intuition
or the divine eye. It should not be confused with seeing through the
physical eye or through the mind. It is an inner divine experience
attained through intense devotion and concentration. The entire
www.adishakti.org website is based on this Vedic Truth on the
spiritual experiences of children able to see Her Cosmic Vision
literally at will. How can anyone challenge the Adi Shakti if they
have sufficient knowledge of their religious traditions?
My doubts too were forever dispelled by the Cosmic Vision the Adi
Shakti granted to my children, a Divine Drama necessary to validate
Her physical incarnation Shri Mataji Nirmal Devi. She confirmed that
Her boons were due to my previous births serving Her, perhaps in
supreme devotion. (Management SYs and WCASY may now
understand why it is my job to stop them from suppressing the Truth
and hijacking Her Divine Message to humanity. i am just doing the
task She has entrusted me with.)
So why was is it necessary that certain individuals, like B.K. the
skeptical aerospace engineer, are shown the Cosmic Vision? i can
only say that it is due to their past rebirths serving the Shakti
with supreme devotion. Shri Arjuna too has a similar experience like
B.K.
Arjuna's doubts having been removed through a clear description of
the nature of the Atman and the origin and destruction of all
created things, he is now ready to behold the Cosmic Vision.
Krishna grants him the divine sight by means of which Arjuna beholds
the Lord as the vast Cosmic Manifestation. The vision is at once all-
comprehensive and simultaneous. In every direction Arjuna sees the
Lord as the entire universe. All the created worlds, gods, beings,
creatures and things stand revealed as the one gigantic body of the
Lord.
Arjuna further sees that the great cosmic drama is set in motion and
controlled by the all-mighty power of the Lord. His Will alone
prevails in all things and actions, both good and bad. The Lord
exhorts him to fight, he being only an apparent cause of the
destruction of his enemies.
Arjuna is unable to bear the pressure of the sudden expansion of
consciousness and is filled with fear. He begs the Lord to assume
once more His usual form.
Krishna reiterates that this vision cannot be had through any amount
of austerities, study, sacrifices or philanthrophic acts. Supreme
devotion is the only means by which one can have access to His
grand vision.
Arjuna said:
1. By this explanation of the highest secret concerning the Self,
which Thou hast spoken out of compassion towards me my delusion
is gone.
COMMENTARY: After hearing the glories of the Lord, Arjuna has an
intense longing to have the wonderful Cosmic Vision.
2. The origin and the destruction of beings verily have been heard
by me in detail from Thee, O lotus-eyed Lord, and also Thy
inexhaustible greatness!
3. (Now), O Supreme Lord, as Thou hast thus described Thyself, O
Supreme Person, I wish to see Thy Divine Form!
4. If Thou, O Lord, thinkest it possible for me to see it, do Thou,
then, O Lord of the Yogis, show me Thy imperishable Self!
The Blessed Lord said:
5. Behold, O Arjuna, My forms by the hundreds and thousands, of
different sorts, divine and of various colours and shapes!
6. Behold the Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the two Asvins and
also the Maruts; behold many wonders never seen before, O Arjuna!
7. Now behold, O Arjuna, in this, My body, the whole universe
centred in the one—including the moving and the unmoving—and
whatever else thou desirest to see!
8. But thou art not able to behold Me with these, thine own eyes; I
give thee the divine eye; behold My lordly Yoga.
COMMENTARY: No fleshy eye can behold Me in My Cosmic Form.
One can see Me only through the eye of intuition or the divine eye. It
should not be confused with seeing through the physical eye or
through the mind. It is an inner divine experience attained through
intense devotion and concentration.
Sanjaya said:
9. Having thus spoken, O king, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari
(Krishna), showed to Arjuna His supreme form as the Lord!
10. With numerous mouths and eyes, with numerous wonderful
sights, with numerous divine ornaments, with numerous divine
weapons uplifted (such a form He showed).
11. Wearing divine garlands and apparel, anointed with divine
unguents, the all-wonderful, resplendent (Being), endless, with
faces on all sides,
12. If the splendour of a thousand suns were to blaze out at once
(simultaneously) in the sky, that would be the splendour of that
mighty Being (great soul).
13. There, in the body of the God of gods, Arjuna then saw the
whole universe resting in the one, with its many groups.
14. Then, Arjuna, filled with wonder and with hair standing on end,
bowed down his head to the Lord and spoke with joined palms.
Arjuna said:
15. I behold all the gods, O God, in Thy body, and hosts of various
classes of beings; Brahma, the Lord, seated on the lotus, all the
sages and the celestial serpents!
16. I see Thee of boundless form on every side, with many arms,
stomachs, mouths and eyes; neither the end nor the middle nor also
the beginning do I see, O Lord of the universe, O Cosmic Form!
17. I see Thee with the diadem, the club and the discus, a mass of
radiance shining everywhere, very hard to look at, blazing all round
like burning fire and the sun, and immeasurable.
18. Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being
known; Thou art the great treasure-house of this universe; Thou art
the imperishable protector of the eternal Dharma; Thou art the
ancient Person, I deem.
19. I see Thee without beginning, middle or end, infinite in power,
of endless arms, the sun and the moon being Thy eyes, the burning
fire Thy mouth, heating the entire universe with Thy radiance.
20. The space between the earth and the heaven and all the
quarters are filled by Thee alone; having seen this, Thy wonderful
and terrible form, the three worlds are trembling with fear, O great-
souled Being!
21. Verily, into Thee enter these hosts of gods; some extol Thee in
fear with joined palms: "May it be well." Saying thus, bands of
great sages and perfected ones praise Thee with complete hymns.
22. The Rudras, Adityas, Vasus, Sadhyas, Visvedevas, the two
Asvins, Maruts, the manes and hosts of celestial singers, Yakshas,
demons and the perfected ones, are all looking at Thee in great
astonishment.
23. Having beheld Thy immeasurable form with many mouths and
eyes, O mighty-armed, with many arms, thighs and feet, with many
stomachs, and fearful with many teeth, the worlds are terrified and
so am I!
24. On seeing Thee (the Cosmic Form) touching the sky, shining in
many colours, with mouths wide open, with large, fiery eyes, I am
terrified at heart and find neither courage nor peace, O Vishnu!
25. Having seen Thy mouths, fearful with teeth, blazing like the
fires of cosmic dissolution, I know not the four quarters, nor do I
find peace. Have mercy, O Lord of the gods! O abode of the
universe!
26. All the sons of Dhritarashtra with the hosts of kings of the
earth, Bhishma, Drona and Karna, with the chief among all our
warriors,
27. They hurriedly enter into Thy mouths with terrible teeth and
fearful to behold. Some are found sticking in the gaps between the
teeth, with their heads crushed to powder.
28. Verily, just as many torrents of rivers flow towards the ocean,
even so these heroes of the world of men enter Thy flaming mouths.
COMMENTARY: Arjuna sees all the warriors, whom he did not
wish to kill, rushing to death. He knows now that the Lord has
already destroyed them, so why should he worry about the
inevitable.
29. As moths hurriedly rush into a blazing fire for (their own)
destruction, so also these creatures hurriedly rush into Thy mouths
for (their own) destruction.
30. Thou lickest up, devouring all the worlds on every side with Thy
flaming mouths. Thy fierce rays, filling the whole world with
radiance, are burning, O Vishnu!
31. Tell me, who Thou art, so fierce in form. Salutations to Thee, O
God Supreme! Have mercy; I desire to know Thee, the original
Being. I know not indeed Thy doing.
The Blessed Lord said:
32. I am the mighty world-destroying Time, now engaged in
destroying the worlds. Even without thee, none of the warriors
arrayed in the hostile armies shall live.
33. Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemies
and enjoy the unrivalled kingdom. Verily, they have already been
slain by Me; be thou a mere instrument, O Arjuna!
34. Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna and all the other
courageous warriors—these have already been slain by Me; do
thou kill; be not distressed with fear; fight and thou shalt conquer
thy enemies in battle.
Sanjaya said:
35. Having heard that speech of Lord Krishna, the crowned one
(Arjuna), with joined palms, trembling, prostrating himself, again
addressed Krishna, in a choked voice, bowing down, overwhelmed
with fear.
Arjuna said:
36. It is meet, O Krishna, that the world delights and rejoices in
Thy praise; demons fly in fear to all quarters and the hosts of the
perfected ones bow to Thee!
37. And why should they not, O great soul, bow to Thee who art
greater (than all else), the primal cause even of (Brahma) the
creator, O Infinite Being! O Lord of the gods! O abode of the
universe! Thou art the imperishable, the Being, the non-being and
That which is the supreme (that which is beyond the Being and non-
being).
COMMENTARY: The Lord is Mahatma. He is greater than all else.
He is the imperishable, so He is the proper object of worship, love
and delight.
38. Thou art the primal God, the ancient Purusha, the supreme
refuge of this universe, the knower, the knowable and the supreme
abode. By Thee is the universe pervaded, O Being of infinite forms!
39. Thou art Vayu, Yama, Agni, Varuna, the moon, the creator, and
the great-grandfather. Salutations, salutations unto Thee, a
thousand times, and again salutations, salutations unto Thee!
40. Salutations to Thee from front and from behind! Salutations to
Thee on every side! O All! Thou infinite in power and prowess,
pervadest all; wherefore Thou art all.
41. Whatever I have presumptuously uttered from love or
carelessness, addressing Thee as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend!
regarding Thee merely as a friend, unknowing of this, Thy
greatness,
42. In whatever way I may have insulted Thee for the sake of fun
while at play, reposing, sitting or at meals, when alone (with
Thee), O Achyuta, or in company—that I implore Thee,
immeasurable one, to forgive!
43. Thou art the Father of this world, unmoving and moving. Thou
art to be adored by this world. Thou art the greatest Guru; (for)
none there exists who is equal to Thee; how then can there be
another superior to Thee in the three worlds, O Being of unequalled
power?
44. Therefore, bowing down, prostrating my body, I crave Thy
forgiveness, O adorable Lord! As a father forgives his son, a friend
his (dear) friend, a lover his beloved, even so shouldst Thou
forgive me, O God!
45. I am delighted, having seen what has never been seen before;
and yet my mind is distressed with fear. Show me that (previous)
form only, O God! Have mercy, O God of gods! O abode of the
universe!
46. I desire to see Thee as before, crowned, bearing a mace, with
the discus in hand, in Thy former form only, having four arms, O
thousand-armed, Cosmic Form (Being)!
The Blessed Lord said:
47. O Arjuna, this Cosmic Form has graciously been shown to thee
by Me by My own Yogic power; full of splendour, primeval, and
infinite, this Cosmic Form of Mine has never been seen before by
anyone other than thyself.
48. Neither by the study of the Vedas and sacrifices, nor by gifts,
nor by rituals, nor by severe austerities, can I be seen in this
form in the world of men by any other than thyself, O great hero of
the Kurus (Arjuna)!
49. Be not afraid nor bewildered on seeing such a terrible form of
Mine as this; with thy fear entirely dispelled and with a gladdened
heart, now behold again this former form of Mine.
Sanjaya said:
50. Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Krishna again showed His own
form; and the great soul (Krishna), assuming His gentle form,
consoled him who was terrified (Arjuna).
Arjuna said:
51. Having seen this Thy gentle human form, O Krishna, now I am
composed and restored to my own nature!
The Blessed Lord said:
52. Very hard indeed it is to see this form of Mine which thou hast
seen. Even the gods are ever longing to behold it.
53. Neither by the Vedas, nor by austerity, nor by gift, nor by
sacrifice, can I be seen in this form as thou hast seen Me (so
easily).
54. But by single-minded devotion can I, of this form, be known and
seen in reality and also entered into, O Arjuna!
55. He who does all actions for Me, who looks upon Me as the
Supreme, who is devoted to Me, who is free from attachment, who
bears enmity towards no creature, he comes to Me, O Arjuna!
COMMENTARY: This is the essence of the whole teaching of the
Gita. He who practises this teaching attains supreme bliss and
immortality. Such a one realises Him and enters into His Being,
becoming completely one with Him. This verse contains the
summary of the entire Gita philosophy.
Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science
of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri
Krishna and Arjuna, ends the eleventh discourse entitled:
"The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form"
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Sunday, 9 Nov 1997 01:31:29
Dear V . . .,
I am an aerospace engineer by profession, initially in R&D, and
now in so-called management. My logical mind can understand
how certain facets of SY can be interpreted in negative ways. I
used to be one of the "difficult" ones in the early days, questioning
always, and demanding proof for everything.... and Yes, I finally
got the proof!!
I had been questioning the purpose of life at an early age, and
desired to find the "truth" at the age of 12. I was brought up in a
very comfortable, loving, upper middle class family. My parents
could not understand why, instead of enjoying my comforts I had
this odd spiritual longing. Anyway, to cut the story short, I was
emotionally blackmailed into at least completing my university
education before "seeking the truth".
I met Sri Mataji in London some 20 years ago. Less than 6 months
later, (still a sceptical engineer) I was at Her program (a small
audience of 15 -20). At these programs, when Sri Mataji sat down,
She did a 'namaste' to the audience with Her head bowed and eyes
closed. The audience also closed their eyes. Of course I did not,
and watched her closely from a seat in the front.
I was staring right at Her when She opened Her eyes - and our
eyes met.
It is impossible to describe in words what happened next. I was
drawn into a different dimension, zooming back in time, sabre
tooth tigers, the big bang, and before - ....towards The Beginning,........
and still She was there!!! I shall omit attempts to describe the
forms Sri Mataji was in. (...cf. "when God and Her were born" -
Bob Dylan's Shelter from the Storm)
I was experiencing/seeing the primordial energy source - similar
To the "source" we use in fluid dynamics.
My whole being was enveloped in a zone of absolute silence,
stillness and bliss. I remained in this state for 3 days and nights.
It was sheer ecstacy and complete fulfillment.
Some time later, when I met an old-timer from India, I described
the forms that I saw Sri Mataji in, and I was told that it was the Adi
Shakti - which I had to have explained to me (My childhood had
been mainly programmed by the Methodist church with a good
helping of American mission school theology).
Subsequently, there have been many blissful experiences during
my practice of Sahaja Yoga, and I have seen hundreds of people
have joyful spiritual experiences, initially in Sri Mataji's presence,
and later on during their meditations.
I have experimented with Sahaja Yoga for many years, and have
proven the hypothesis put forward by Sri Mataji again and again. I
am one of many who not only feel the different energies but can
also use them beneficially.
I have no doubt at all that Sri Mataji Nirmala Devi is the most
unique spiritual personality on the planet today. It would take a
book to write down the many proofs that I have obtained over the
years, and easily an encyclopaedia for what thousands have
actually experienced. I can feel this peace and bliss wherever I am,
at work, in my car, looking at the sunrise, at a leaf, a flower.... it is
sheer Joy, to really FEEL this bliss coursing through your veins as
you enjoy the Beauty of Nature and the Creation.
I would humbly suggest that you yourself approach SY with an open
mind, with scientific curiosity, and try the experimental procedure
and see if it works. You have nothing to lose, and, if what I have
related above is true.....then you are due to experience the greatest
of bliss, beyond all sense pleasures.
I wish you all the best,
With love and thanks . . .,
B. . . K . . . . . .
--- In adishakti_sahaja_yoga@yahoogroups.com, "jagbir singh"
<adishakti_org@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Preeti,
>
> There are only two options now available to attract seekers, both
> of which have not been explored by the SY organization:
>
> i) announce the physical Shri Mataji as the Adi Shakti who has
> incarnated on Earth to remove human ignorance through Her
> Divine Message;
>
> ii) announce the spiritual Adi Shakti within who has incarnated on
> Earth as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi to remove human ignorance
> through Her Divine Message.
>
> i have done both and now am in the process of getting a few more
> websites to enlighten future seekers as to the Truth that is
> shared by all religions. This is going to take a lot of time but
> once completed will be effective in reaching to all races,
> religions and creed. So i have decided to first rework both
> www.adishakti.org and www.al-qiyamah.org by giving them a new
> format that has the reader's needs as priority. (You may have to
> wait at least two months or so for this.)
>
> And to insure the very best for their future welfare and present
> interest i have relied exclusively on the Truth. Readers will have
> to judge if my refusal to compromise will allow them to make an
> honest informed decision.
>
> So this information will also allow you to make a decision too. It
> is so easy for SYs to promote Sahaja Yoga but to do the same for
> the Adi Shakti is not possible for them. Meditate deeply and
> contemplate why all incarnations and great souls announced the
> Truth openly .......... even laying down their lives in its
> defense. Our conscience should remind us to tell the Truth, no
> matter how controversial or hard to believe. Those who read it
> will always remember the Divine Message to humanity, and may
> return years from today. A few may just surrender right away.
> Both ways we have a win win situation. Leave the rest to the Shakti.
>
> warmest regards,
>
>
> jagbir
>
>
> --- In adishakti_sahaja_yoga@yahoogroups.com, preetibala
> vasthavapreetu551@> wrote:
> >
> > Dear all
> >
> > I am a doctor working in UK. I want to tell about Sahaj Yoga to
> > all my friends who are Indians as well as British, but feel
> > hesitant as how will the people will react if I tell about Shri
> > Mataji adi shakti. Most of them will not believe.
> >
> > I understand that it is difficult to believe unless someone
> > experience it. How to go about this ? Offcourse the best would
> > be to pass them this website which gives every thing which any
> > one need to know about sahaj yoga , rest has to be absolutely
> > independent journey of oneself.
> >
> > Jai Sri Mataji
> >
> >
> > Preeti
> >
