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Principles that will
assure success of Shri Mataji and Sahaja Yoga
From: "jagbir singh" <www.adishakti.org@gmail.com>
Date:
Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:43 am
Subject: The principles that will assure success
of Shri Mataji and Sahaja Yoga
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Dear All,
"The Bhagavad-gita is the famous philosophical discourse
that took
place between Lord Krishna and the warrior Arjuna, just
before the
onset of the great Bharata War (c. 3138 BC). Although
widely
published and read by itself, the Bhagavad-gita
originally appears as
an episode in the Sixth Book of the Mahabharata (Bhismaparvan,
23-
40). In this treatise of 700 verses, Lord Krishna
systematically
surveys the major Vedic dharmas and shows how each
directs a person
toward the ultimate conclusion, the "most confidential
of all
knowledge." He analyzes the performance of sacrifices
and the worship
of demigods; He discusses the yogas of work, meditation,
and
knowledge. In each case, Krishna shows how it leads to
the "most
secret of all secrets." (http://www.avatara.org/krishna/gita.html)
i came across this post below from another SY and feel
that it must
be adopted as the foundation for spreading Sahaja Yoga.
Perhaps the
World Council can take a cue from its assured formula
for success,
given the fact that it comes from Shri Krishna himself and
is not liable
to be criticized.
Shri Mataji told years ago that North America needs
16,000 SYs before
Sahaja Yoga can spread. We are still far short of this
target and the
four-digit barrier is yet to be breached despite years
of sustained
effort and financial input. Maybe we missed something
that truthfully
is the "most secret of all secrets."
jagbir
Gita: Old Thoughts For New Paradigms
The Gita opens our eyes to the truth of living. The
closer we are to
the truth, the better managers we become in any field of
activity. In
fact, those who are established in the highest truth of
the Self
manage huge tasks without any mental anxieties. The Gita
(18:17)
praises such a super manager as, "He is not bound
despite performing
Himalayan tasks!" (A translation with some liberty of
language)
Facing Modern Challenges
"Work we must," says the celestial song for no one can
possibly be
otherwise (3:5). This being the case, our choice is only
in two
areas: (i) the kind of work and (ii) the attitude to
work. We are
advised to be honest to ourselves in choosing the kind
of work for
ourselves.
Using a technical word, 'Svadharma', the Gita warns us
to adhere to
it (3:35). Svadharma reflects the way God has made us.
It is our
nature on the level of the personality. Each of us can
contribute
immensely to our own and others' happiness by
discovering
and
sticking to "that for which God made us!"
Otherwise, personal fancies and false conditionings
determine our
choice. Sorrow under such circumstances is assured. As
for the
attitude, the message of Shree Krishna exhorts us to
shed our
personal attachments and ownership. The beautiful
analogy of the
lotus leaf (5:10), points out the reward of freedom for
our services
rendered in a spirit of humility (non-egoism).
Resource Management
Our inner resource is energy. There is expenditure of
energy in
talking, working, playing, reading and so on. The holy
book of our
Sanaatana Dharma insists on being moderate in all our
activities
(5:16,17). This is the key to balance in living.
Holistic thinking
and living bring out the best in us. Those managers who
have struck a
balance in the different departments of their life such
as work, home
and society emerge as true winners in the long run.
Qualities Of A New Age Leader
The leader of a team sees the whole group as one (18:20)
and has
respect for even a member in the lowest rank. She looks
at the other
person as herself (6:32) and is interested in maximum
benefit to all
(12:4). She inspires them, encourages them in their
meaningful
activities (even of less significance) out of love for
them (3:26).
She herself works (on her own level and in her own
sphere) with
enthusiasm and fortitude (18:26) and maintains her
equilibrium in
success and failure (5:20).
Commitment to a Noble Cause
A manager stays committed to the noble cause that
underlies all his
actions. The Lord of Brindavan is very poetic when He
says, "Work on,
dear friend, with no negative energy interfering with
your
performance! The golden key to do so is offering all
your actions to
Me!" (3:30). This 'offering all that we do to God' takes
the form
of 'commitment to the main (noble) cause' in a secular
context.
Someone rightly said, "Stay firm like a rock when it is
the main
principles, go with the flow in small matters." The
manager then
gains the necessary flexibility and accommodativeness to
mingle well
with all the members of his team while safeguarding the
chief
mission.
Whip in Hand, Sometimes
Obviously, a manager cannot afford to be a 'Yes' man all
along. Nor
can he always compliment those with whom he works -
above, equal to
or below him! The divine charioteer says to the human
Arjuna, "Do not
spare them who have violated Dharma! They are down
already the moment
they swerve from truth! Do your part anyhow, like My
instrument"
(11:34). Reprimanding the wrongdoers and expressing his
resentment
at unacceptable performance or behaviour of others are a
necessary
part of an effective manager.
Subjectively too, "Do not come under the sway of mere
likes and
dislikes. They are your enemies!" (3:34). Pujya Gurudev
Swami
Chinmayanandaji said, "Use your head while judging
yourself, use your
heart while judging others!" We have to act with great
responsibility
towards our own BMI (body, mind and intellect). We
cannot afford
either to overindulge or put them to disuse! When used
well, they are
a wonderful medium of self-expression. Otherwise they
bind us.
Truth Alone Wins:
That truth alone wins is as much a law as gravity or
magnetism. A
book of Physics teaches us true laws of the world. The
book does not
create anything. In the same way, the Gita shows us the
spiritual
laws! For example, the law of selflessness, "Those who
act without
desire gain inner peace!" (5:12).
Or again the law of non-agency:
"One oneself truly is never a doer, everything is done
by Nature!" As
we gain clarity in these aspects of Truth, our ability
to appreciate
the beauty of life increases. Rather than complaining
about things,
we begin to thank the Lord for giving us our life. Our
projections
caused sorrow to us; life by itself is awe-inspiring!
The enlightened manager is dynamic outside,
spontaneously. She is
quiet inside, surrendering totally to the Law of Life.
She fully sees
the limitations of human intelligence and the
irrepressible energy
contained in Truth or God.
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