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Quotes of Shri Mataji
"You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Self-realization is the first encounter with Reality."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Innately, within us, resides the Spirit which wants to enlighten you, to give peace, the bliss and the joy of our being."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"You are yourself and you must see yourself as your Self, as your Spirit. And Spirit is a Universal Being, is the innocence, is the virgin within you. This body is a palace and it is the House of God. Within it God kept the Infinite Flame."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"The enjoyment of life is only possible if the world could get connected to the Spirit.... You become the spirit as Christ has said in simple words that ‘you have to be born again.’ “
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"You are not this body; you are not this mind – you are the Spirit. This is the greatest truth."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
“Divinity is not a fashion. It is the way of life. It is the need of your being. You have become that.”
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
“Now the stage today is to know that Self-realization gives you experience and then your faith is established – not blind but enlightened faith.”
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
“Freedom is when you really get your own powers which are within you, in you central nervous system and in your conscious mind. You must feel the existence of the Spirit.”
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
“Kundalini cures you, She improves you, She bestows all these blissful things upon you. She takes you away from the worries of grosser level.”
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
“Meditation is the only way you can grow because when you meditate you are in Silence; you are in thoughtless awareness. Then the growth of awareness takes place. "
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"A star is shining within us and that is our Spirit."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Either you lead a life which is luxurious on the material level or you lead a luxurious life of God's blessings - One of them you have to choose, the Time has come."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"You have to know your spirit... for without knowing your spirit, you cannot know the truth."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"It is important for everyone to have that knowledge of the roots within ourselves. Sahaja Yoga allows the individual to become his own spiritual guide."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"You just become, like a flower becomes the fruit. It's all built in within you. Allow it to work out."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Self Realisation makes us humble. Replace temper with compassion, the more innocent you are, the more blissful you will be."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Discover the peace and joy within through the connection with your Spirit."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Sahaja Yoga unites the essence of all religions."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Sahaja Yoga is different from the other Yogas because it begins with Self realization instead of this being the unobtainable dream of a distant goal."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"The greatest friend you have is the Divine Power which is looking after you and doing everything for you."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"It is God who rules, it is He who does, it is He who has created everything and it is He who enjoys everything."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Atma is the reflection of Paramatma in our heart. This reflection is like the sun in water. Although reflection of the sun is in the water, he is away in the sky and not in the water. Similarly, Atma is as much as it is seen, it is beyond all that and not limited by it."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"The Atma (Spirit) resides inside this heart and after Sahaja Yoga its light spreads within us in seven layers."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"The representatives of Sada Shiva and Adi Shakti in us are the Atma and the Kundalini."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Meditation, where you are connected to the All-pervading Divinity, is the starting point in Sahaja Yoga."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"When you try to seek the Knowledge you have to become the Knowledge. The light of Love is so sweet, so beautiful, so enamoring, so abounding. You can feel that Light within you which is of pure love, pure relationship and pure understanding."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Kundalini is our Mother, we are Her only children and She has been with us through all our lives just waiting for the moment of fulfillment."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"It is the Divine love and grace of God which has made you a human being and it is His grace which is going to make you a supreme human being in Sahaja Yoga."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Some are rich, some are poor, these are transitory things. Look into the heart within and enjoy that Love. With that Love you elevate and once more rise to greatness."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"We do not know our potential, our beauty, but once this connection with the mains is established you will be surprised at the results and the dynamism. Through our love we can absorb the defects of others and cleanse them. This is the power of Love. So far we have never used the power of Love."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"You cannot make your Kundalini pulsate with your mind. The Divine, if it has to do something, it must be extra-ordinary which human beings cannot do. To pulsate Kundalini is only possible for the Divine. It is a living force."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"A spiritual person is just innocent, just innocent. Whatever he talks or says comes through innocence. It just says what it knows and what it knows is the highest."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"God is infinite. You don't have to count His aspects. You want to enjoy Him. The wise simply eat the fruit, they do not count the leaves, roots and branches."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"It is very important to understand that without transformation you have no meaning. Whatever you are, do not identify yourselves with that, but whatever you want to be, try to be that."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Spirit is the only thing that is at the center, and at the periphery if you look at things, they look as if they are separate and different. But if you can approach somehow into that state where your Spirit resides, you will be amazed to see that everything integrates, everything coordinates, and there is no difference. Say, in Mohammed Sahib, Dattatreya, Raja Janaka or Shirdi Sai Nath — there is no difference in their principle if you can just get your Spirit."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Until you are able to understand the meaning of the "Self", the physical body would remain imperfect and would be unable to verify the Truth. But once the physical instrument is connected with Truth, you are able to verify the Truth."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"When you become one with the Spirit all your problems will be solved. A realised person never talks in first person. He becomes separate from himself leaving aside his desires, his materialistic ideas."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Meditation is nothing but the state of remaining in the constant company of the every-loving Bhagawati."
[Bhagawati is the Primordial Mother — Adi Shakti, Holy Spirit or Ruh of Allah]
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"Sahaja Yoga is different from the other Yogas because it begins with Self realization instead of this being the unobtainable dream of a distant goal."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"The essence of all religions is to find the eternal."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"In Sahaja Yoga, you have to understand one simple thing, that you are the Spirit and whatever is not the Spirit is not yourself."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"God has created man with his Shakti and man has to know Him, and recognize Him through Kundalini awakening. Blossom Time has come and many ancient seekers are today getting their Self-Realisation."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"The object of Sahaja Yoga is basically to become and experience the spiritual Self."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"It's the culture of God, we are talking about, it's the culture of His kingdom where we give to others, enjoying, giving, doing for others, loving others, caring for others without any return."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"The only thing where you can really hide yourself is the love of God; where you can really get the great restful, blissful feeling of His complete protection."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"If in one lifetime you can achieve Self-Realization and you reach the point of having begun to lose your habits, then in that very lifetime, it is possible for you to acquire that so called State. An established Sahaja Yogi is the one who becomes completely one with God and wins Him over."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"This is the Last Judgment. Remember, God will not bow before you. You have to accomplish Him in your own freedom. If you have not achieved Him it is not His fault nor is it of Sahaja Yoga."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
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