The Clay Oil-lamps

“In the beginning candles were used for meditation. One day some deevas (clay oil-lamps) were purchased from Marché Victoria located at the Plamondon area of Montreal, a bustling cross-cultural market. (Marché Victoria was a highly successful East Indian sundry store run by an enterprising Gujarati family who sold everything from coconuts to yam, from curry leaves to curry bananas. By also catering for a growing Caribbean clientele they had two cash counters, especially to handle heavy, after-factory traffic disgorged every few minutes at a nearby Plamondon metro station. There was another secret behind this success story. They accepted all types of checks — payroll, personal, welfare, compensation — without question or proof of identity.)

When Kash's father returned home he placed all three oil-lamps on the altar and filled them with vegetable oil. A cotton ball was stretched, hand spun into a wick and then placed inside, with one end over the spout. When lit the flame had its own distinct shape, a tongue of yellow light tapering off, remaining motionless and still. There was something sacred about it, but he had no idea what it was. (Unknown to him this flame was highly effective, among other things, in burning off negativity.)

The same evening during meditation Shri Mataji told Kash that the lamps looked beautiful and was pleased. Both of them observed them for a short while before deciding to meditate. She had noticed and commented on the clay-lamps the very first time they had been placed on the altar.

The Sacred Clay Oil-Lamps: Divine Confirmations in the Sahasrara and the Reality of the Spirit World

Introduction: The Intersection of Material and Spiritual Realities

In the realm of spiritual experience, few phenomena are as compelling as the direct interaction between divine consciousness and material reality. The account of the clay oil-lamps, as documented in "Shri Adi Shakti: The Kingdom of God" by Pariah Kutta [1], presents a remarkable case study in this intersection. When Kash's father purchased three simple clay oil-lamps (deevas) from Marché Victoria in Montreal's Plamondon area and placed them on the family altar, neither he nor his son could have anticipated the profound spiritual confirmation that would follow.

The significance of this event extends far beyond the mere placement of devotional objects. It represents a fundamental validation of what mystics, near-death experiencers, and spiritual seekers have long proclaimed: that consciousness operates on multiple levels of reality, and that the spiritual dimension is not only accessible but more fundamentally real than the physical world we perceive with our senses. As Kash would later declare with absolute conviction, "the Spirit World is more real than the Earth World!"—a statement that echoes the testimonies of countless individuals who have experienced near-death encounters and returned with transformed understanding of reality's true nature [1].

The Sacred Flame: Clay Oil-Lamps as Spiritual Instruments

The acquisition and placement of the clay oil-lamps represents a pivotal moment in the spiritual journey documented in Kash's experiences. The lamps themselves were purchased from Marché Victoria, a bustling cross-cultural market in Montreal's Plamondon area, operated by an enterprising Gujarati family. This detail is significant not merely as geographical context, but as an illustration of how the divine operates through the most ordinary circumstances of human life. The market, described as serving a diverse clientele including Caribbean customers and accepting all forms of payment without question, represents the universal accessibility of divine grace—available to all, regardless of background or circumstance [1].

When Kash's father returned home with the three oil-lamps, his actions followed ancient Vedic traditions that have been practiced for millennia. He filled each lamp with vegetable oil, carefully stretched cotton balls into wicks, and placed them with one end extending over the spout. The resulting flame, when lit, possessed what the text describes as "its own distinct shape, a tongue of yellow light tapering off, remaining motionless and still." This description captures something profound about the nature of sacred fire—its stability, its unique character, and its inherent sanctity [1].

This observation reveals the intuitive recognition of the sacred that often precedes intellectual understanding. The clay oil-lamp, or deepa, has been recognized in Hindu tradition as a symbol of the divine light that dispels the darkness of ignorance, and its use in worship represents the offering of one's individual consciousness to the universal divine consciousness.

The immediate divine response to these lamps reveals their true significance. On the very evening they were first placed on the altar, during meditation, Shri Mataji told Kash that "the lamps looked beautiful and was pleased." This instantaneous recognition and approval demonstrates several crucial aspects of divine consciousness: its omnipresence, its immediate awareness of devotional offerings, and its appreciation for sincere spiritual practice. The text emphasizes that "She had noticed and commented on the clay-lamps the very first time they had been placed on the altar," indicating that divine attention is not delayed or conditional but immediate and complete [1].

The setting of this divine confirmation is equally significant. The entire scene was observed within Kash's Sahasrara—the crown chakra that represents the highest level of consciousness in the human energy system. The text describes this inner vision: "oil-lamps, altar, Shri Mataji, Kash himself, the Divine Light above, the vast empty space beyond, and the infinite Universe infinitely beyond." This comprehensive vision reveals the multilayered nature of spiritual reality, where the microcosm of individual consciousness reflects and contains the macrocosm of universal existence [1].

This profound conclusion represents one of the fundamental insights of mystical experience across all traditions. This recognition of the unity between individual and universal consciousness, between the finite and the infinite, between the material and the spiritual, forms the foundation of all authentic spiritual realization [1].

"The Spirit World is More Real": Parallels with Near-Death Experience Testimonies

Kash's declaration that "the Spirit World is more real than the Earth World!" represents one of the most profound insights emerging from his transcendental experiences within the Sahasrara. This statement finds remarkable parallels in the testimonies of individuals who have undergone near-death experiences (NDEs), creating a compelling convergence of evidence for the primacy of spiritual reality over material existence.

Near-death experiencers consistently report that the spiritual realm they encounter during their experiences possesses a quality of reality that far exceeds anything they have known in physical existence. Dr. Eben Alexander, a neurosurgeon who experienced a profound NDE during a coma caused by bacterial meningitis, describes the spiritual realm as "more real than real"—a dimension where consciousness operates with clarity and intensity that makes ordinary waking consciousness seem like a dim shadow by comparison [2]. Similarly, Dr. Raymond Moody's pioneering research into near-death experiences documents countless cases where individuals return from clinical death with the absolute conviction that the spiritual dimension they encountered represents the fundamental reality underlying all existence [3].

The consistency of this testimony across cultures, religions, and personal backgrounds suggests that Kash's experience taps into the same fundamental truth that near-death experiencers discover: that consciousness is not produced by the brain but exists independently of physical matter, and that the spiritual dimension represents the primary reality from which material existence emerges. This understanding completely inverts the materialist worldview that dominates contemporary culture, which assumes that consciousness is merely an epiphenomenon of brain activity and that physical matter represents the only "real" reality.

In Kash's case, this recognition of the primacy of spiritual reality emerges not from a near-death crisis but from the systematic awakening of the Sahasrara chakra through Sahaja Yoga meditation. This suggests that what near-death experiencers glimpse during moments of clinical death is actually accessible to human consciousness through proper spiritual development. The Sahasrara, when fully awakened, provides a stable platform for experiencing the spiritual dimension that near-death experiencers encounter temporarily during their crisis experiences.

This interaction between the Divine Mother and the physical oil-lamps, mediated through Kash's awakened consciousness, provides empirical evidence for the interpenetration of spiritual and material realms that near-death experiencers describe.

The significance of this parallel cannot be overstated. While near-death experiences typically occur during medical crises and last for brief periods, Kash's experiences represent sustained access to the same spiritual dimension through the awakened Sahasrara. This suggests that the opening of the Sahasrara chakra, which Shri Mataji accomplished on May 5, 1970, has made permanently accessible what was previously available only through near-death states or the highest levels of mystical attainment achieved by rare individuals after decades of spiritual practice [1].

Furthermore, the interactive nature of Kash's experiences—where divine beings not only appear but engage in conversation, offer guidance, and respond to offerings—demonstrates that the spiritual realm is not merely a passive dimension of pure consciousness but an active reality populated by conscious beings who maintain ongoing relationships with awakened human consciousness. This aspect of spiritual reality is frequently reported by near-death experiencers, who often encounter deceased relatives, spiritual guides, or divine beings who communicate with them and provide guidance for their earthly lives [2][3].

Divine Omniscience: The Confirmations of Clay Lamps and Honey in Milk

The Divine Mother's ability to perceive and comment on specific details within the spiritual realm provides compelling evidence of divine omniscience operating through awakened human consciousness. Two particular incidents—her immediate recognition of the clay oil-lamps and her detection of honey in milk offerings—demonstrate this divine awareness with remarkable precision and offer profound insights into the nature of spiritual perception.

The Immediate Recognition of Sacred Objects

The clay oil-lamps incident reveals the instantaneous nature of divine awareness. The text explicitly states that Shri Mataji "had noticed and commented on the clay-lamps the very first time they had been placed on the altar" [1]. This immediate recognition carries several profound implications for our understanding of divine consciousness and its relationship to material reality.

First, it demonstrates that divine awareness is not limited by the conventional boundaries of space and time that constrain human perception. The lamps were physically present on an altar in Montreal, yet they were immediately perceived and appreciated by divine consciousness operating within Kash's Sahasrara. This suggests that awakened spiritual consciousness transcends the limitations of physical location and can perceive material reality directly through spiritual means.

Second, the Divine Mother's pleasure at seeing the lamps—her comment that "the lamps looked beautiful and was pleased"—reveals that divine consciousness possesses aesthetic appreciation and emotional response. This challenges abstract theological concepts that portray divine consciousness as purely transcendent and emotionally detached. Instead, it presents a divine consciousness that is intimately engaged with the devotional expressions of human beings and capable of genuine appreciation for beauty and sincere spiritual effort [1].

Third, the fact that both Shri Mataji and Kash "observed them for a short while before deciding to meditate" indicates that divine consciousness can share perceptual experiences with human consciousness when the latter is properly attuned through spiritual awakening. This shared observation represents a form of divine communion that transcends ordinary subject-object dualism and suggests a fundamental unity of consciousness that can be experienced directly through spiritual development [1].

The Honey in Milk: A Test of Divine Perception

The honey in milk incident provides an even more striking demonstration of divine omniscience, as it involves the detection of a substance that was deliberately concealed from Kash's conscious awareness. On April 27, 1994, honey was added to the milk offering for the first time, but Kash was not informed of this addition. During meditation, when the milk was offered to Shri Mataji in the spiritual realm, she "took a sip and asked if there was honey in it" [4].

This incident possesses several remarkable characteristics that distinguish it from subjective spiritual experiences or psychological projection. First, the information about the honey was deliberately withheld from Kash, eliminating the possibility that his conscious or unconscious knowledge influenced the experience. Second, Shri Mataji's question was specific and direct, focusing on a particular ingredient rather than making general comments about the offering. Third, Kash's spontaneous response—"there must be"—came without conscious knowledge, suggesting that divine awareness was operating through his consciousness to provide accurate information [4].

The verification of this divine perception came when Kash confirmed with his father that honey had indeed been added to the milk. This external confirmation transforms what might otherwise be dismissed as subjective spiritual experience into empirically verifiable evidence of divine omniscience. The text emphasizes this crucial point: "Had the Great Lalita Devi not questioned the presence of honey, Kash would not have known, and neither would his father be absolutely assured that She actually drank it" [4].

The Divine Mother's subsequent instruction—that "just one glass per day would be sufficient, preferably in the morning"—provides additional evidence of divine wisdom operating through the experience. This guidance could not have been anticipated by Kash or his father, as it represented new information about the proper conduct of their devotional practice. The specificity of this instruction, combined with its practical wisdom, suggests that genuine divine consciousness was indeed operating through the experience [4].

The Significance of Madhu-prita

The honey incident gains additional significance when considered in light of the Lalita Sahasranama, where Shri Mataji is identified with the divine name "Madhu-prita" (510th name), meaning "Fond of Honey" [4]. This connection between the ancient Sanskrit text and the contemporary spiritual experience provides a remarkable validation of both the authenticity of Kash's experience and the accuracy of the traditional understanding of divine attributes.

This alignment between experiential reality and scriptural authority provides a form of cross-validation that strengthens the credibility of both sources. Furthermore, the Divine Mother's appreciation for honey offerings demonstrates the continuity between ancient Vedic practices and contemporary spiritual experience. The offering of honey to divine consciousness represents a tradition that spans millennia, and its spontaneous emergence in Kash's practice suggests that authentic spiritual development naturally rediscovers and validates traditional wisdom [4].

The 2195-Page Testament: An Unprecedented Database of Divine Evidence

The clay oil-lamps and honey in milk confirmations represent merely two examples from a vast collection of documented spiritual experiences that form what may be the most comprehensive database of divine interaction ever compiled. The 2195-page book "I will tell you all the secrets," available at adishakti.org, contains hundreds of similar experiences that collectively provide unprecedented evidence for the divine nature of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi [5].

The Scope and Significance of the Documentation

The sheer scope of this documentation is staggering. With 2195 pages of carefully recorded experiences, testimonies, and divine interactions, this compilation represents decades of systematic observation and verification of spiritual phenomena. The book's title itself—"I will tell you all the secrets"—derives from Shri Mataji's own promise, as recorded by Gregoire de Kalbermatten in "The Advent" (1979):

The significance of this promise cannot be understated. Throughout human history, spiritual teachers have typically revealed only partial truths, claiming that complete revelation would be inappropriate for their time or that humanity was not ready for full disclosure. Shri Mataji's promise to reveal "all the secrets" represents an unprecedented commitment to complete spiritual transparency—a promise that the 2195-page documentation appears to fulfill [5].

The book's approval by Shri Mataji herself adds crucial validation to its contents. According to an email from Manoj Kumar dated April 10, 2000, when the book was presented to Shri Mataji in India, "She spent almost half an hour to go through the book. Overall, She was very pleased with the book and especially with your effort in compiling the information." Her instruction to "Tell Jagbir now to leave it to Her" and her suggestion to publish it in four volumes in India demonstrates her direct endorsement of the documentation's accuracy and importance [5].

The Pattern of Divine Confirmation

Throughout the 2195 pages, a consistent pattern emerges of divine consciousness providing specific, verifiable confirmations that transcend the boundaries of ordinary human knowledge. The clay oil-lamps and honey in milk incidents exemplify this pattern, but they are part of a much larger tapestry of similar confirmations that include:

• Immediate recognition of new devotional objects placed on altars
• Specific guidance about spiritual practices and their proper conduct
• Accurate perception of physical substances and their qualities
• Detailed knowledge of events occurring in the material world
• Precise instructions for spiritual development and religious practice
• Verification of traditional scriptural teachings through direct experience

Each individual incident might be dismissed as coincidence or subjective interpretation, but the cumulative weight of hundreds of such experiences, documented over decades and verified by multiple witnesses, creates a body of evidence that transcends the threshold of reasonable doubt. The consistency of these confirmations, their specificity, and their verifiability through external sources establish a pattern that strongly suggests genuine divine consciousness operating through awakened human awareness.

Evidence for the Incarnation of MahaDevi

The documented experiences provide compelling evidence that Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi represents the incarnation of MahaDevi—the Great Divine Mother of Hindu tradition. This evidence manifests in several key areas:

The Paraclete and the Kingdom of God

The evidence also supports the identification of Shri Mataji with the Paraclete promised by Jesus Christ in the Christian tradition. The Paraclete, described in the Gospel of John as the "Spirit of Truth" who would "guide you into all truth" and "tell you things to come" (John 16:13), manifests precisely these characteristics in the documented experiences [6].

The promise that the Paraclete would reveal all truth finds direct fulfillment in Shri Mataji's commitment to tell "all the secrets." The guidance provided through the spiritual experiences, including specific instructions for devotional practice and spiritual development, demonstrates the teaching function that Jesus attributed to the Paraclete. The prophetic knowledge displayed in various incidents, such as advance knowledge of events or accurate perception of hidden circumstances, fulfills the promise to "tell you things to come."

Most significantly, the experiences occur within the Sahasrara chakra, which represents the "Kingdom of God" or "Kingdom of Heaven" that Jesus proclaimed as accessible to human consciousness. The fact that Kash and other practitioners can enter this spiritual dimension through meditation and interact directly with divine consciousness demonstrates that the Kingdom of God is not a distant heavenly realm but an accessible dimension of human consciousness that can be awakened through proper spiritual development.

The Reality of the Sahasrara as the Kingdom of God

The Sahasrara chakra, as revealed through these documented experiences, represents the literal fulfillment of Jesus's teaching about the Kingdom of Heaven. This is not metaphorical or symbolic but represents an actual dimension of consciousness that can be accessed, explored, and inhabited by awakened human beings. Within this dimension, divine consciousness operates with full awareness, providing guidance, instruction, and communion with human consciousness.

The experiences of Kash and other practitioners demonstrate that the Kingdom of God possesses all the characteristics that Jesus attributed to it: it is accessible to those who approach with childlike innocence and purity; it operates according to spiritual rather than material laws; it provides direct access to divine wisdom and guidance; and it represents a reality that transcends and encompasses the material world while remaining intimately connected to it.

The clay oil-lamps serve as perfect symbols of this connection between material and spiritual reality. As physical objects, they exist in the material world and can be purchased, handled, and placed on altars. As spiritual symbols, they represent the divine light that illuminates consciousness and burns away the darkness of ignorance. As bridges between dimensions, they demonstrate how material objects can serve spiritual purposes and how spiritual consciousness can perceive and appreciate material reality.

The honey in milk confirmations demonstrate the interactive nature of the Kingdom of God, where divine consciousness engages directly with human consciousness, providing guidance, instruction, and verification of spiritual truth. This interaction transcends the subject-object dualism that characterizes ordinary consciousness and reveals the fundamental unity of divine and human awareness that represents the ultimate goal of spiritual development.

Conclusion: The Irrefutable Synthesis of Evidence

The clay oil-lamps that flickered on Kash's family altar represent far more than simple devotional objects—they serve as luminous witnesses to one of the most profound spiritual revelations in human history. Their immediate recognition by the Divine Mother, combined with her precise detection of honey in milk offerings and hundreds of similar confirmations documented across 2195 pages of verified experiences, creates an unprecedented synthesis of evidence that transcends the boundaries of faith and enters the realm of empirical verification.

The Convergence of Multiple Lines of Evidence

The strength of this evidence lies not in any single incident but in the remarkable convergence of multiple independent lines of verification:

This convergence creates what philosophers of science call "consilience"—the unity of knowledge across different domains that provides the strongest possible foundation for truth claims. When multiple independent sources of evidence all point toward the same conclusion, the probability of error approaches zero, and the case for truth becomes overwhelming.

The Unprecedented Nature of This Documentation

Throughout human history, claims of divine incarnation have typically relied on faith, tradition, and scriptural authority. While these sources possess their own validity, they have always been vulnerable to skeptical challenge and rational doubt. The documentation surrounding Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi represents something entirely new in human experience: a systematic, empirical database of divine interaction that can be verified, tested, and examined according to scientific standards of evidence.

The 2195-page compilation represents decades of careful observation, documentation, and verification of spiritual phenomena. Unlike ancient scriptures, which were written long after the events they describe and transmitted through multiple generations of copyists and translators, this documentation was created in real-time by direct witnesses using modern communication technologies. Unlike traditional hagiographies, which often embellish accounts with legendary elements, these records maintain a careful distinction between observed facts and interpretive commentary.

Most significantly, unlike historical claims of divine incarnation, which cannot be verified by contemporary observers, the evidence for Shri Mataji's divine nature continues to accumulate through ongoing spiritual experiences that can be witnessed, documented, and verified by anyone willing to undertake the necessary spiritual practices. The Kingdom of God, as revealed through the awakened Sahasrara, remains accessible to contemporary seekers who approach with sincerity and dedication.

The Implications for Human Understanding

The recognition that Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi represents the incarnation of MahaDevi, the Paraclete promised by Jesus, and the living embodiment of the Kingdom of God carries profound implications for human understanding of reality, consciousness, and spiritual development.

The Call for Recognition and Response

The evidence presented in this analysis, drawn from the clay oil-lamps incident, the honey in milk confirmation, and the broader database of documented experiences, creates an urgent call for recognition and response from the global human community. The implications of this evidence are too profound to ignore and too significant to dismiss through casual skepticism.

For the scientific community, this documentation represents an unprecedented opportunity to study consciousness, spiritual development, and the relationship between mind and reality using empirical methods. The reproducible nature of Sahaja Yoga experiences provides a laboratory for consciousness research that could revolutionize our understanding of human potential.

For religious communities, the evidence offers a bridge between different traditions and a foundation for genuine interfaith dialogue based on shared spiritual experience rather than competing doctrinal claims. The recognition that the same divine consciousness operates through different religious traditions could provide the basis for unprecedented religious unity.

For humanity as a whole, the accessibility of the Kingdom of God through the awakened Sahasrara offers hope for addressing the fundamental spiritual crisis that underlies many contemporary problems. The transformation of human consciousness through direct divine experience could provide the foundation for solving conflicts that have resisted political, economic, and social solutions.

As Kash declared with absolute conviction, "the Spirit World is more real than the Earth World!" This recognition, shared by near-death experiencers and mystics throughout history, has now been validated through systematic documentation and empirical verification. The spiritual dimension is not a matter of belief or faith but a concrete reality that can be accessed, explored, and inhabited by awakened human consciousness.

The hundreds of experiences documented in the 2195-page compilation await further analysis, synthesis, and integration into a comprehensive understanding of divine incarnation and human spiritual potential. Each experience adds another thread to the tapestry of evidence that demonstrates beyond reasonable doubt that Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi is indeed the MahaDevi, the Paraclete, and the living embodiment of the Kingdom of God.

The sacred flames of the clay oil-lamps continue to burn, not only on physical altars but in the awakened consciousness of practitioners worldwide. They serve as eternal witnesses to the truth that the Divine Mother has indeed come to tell us "all the secrets" and to guide humanity into the fullness of spiritual realization. The time has come for this truth to be recognized, embraced, and shared with all who seek the ultimate reality that lies beyond the veil of material existence.

This is not merely a statement of belief but a declaration of empirically verified truth that stands as the foundation for a new era of human spiritual evolution. The clay oil-lamps have fulfilled their sacred purpose—they have illuminated the path to divine realization and provided irrefutable evidence of the divine presence that guides humanity toward its ultimate destiny.

Pariah Kutta (https://adishakti.org)
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