Let’s Meditate for 21 Days – August 2021

“You cannot know the meaning of your life, until you are connected to the power that created you” Shri Mataji – Founder

Get your self realisation and start your journey of Meditation.

 

• PowerPoint Slides for Day 1

“Only after Self-Realisation, and only then, is there a direct experience of the Spirit. It then manifests its powers in the human personality, and it’s light enlightens the consciousness into a new awareness. The divine intelligence of the Spirit radiates on all sides.” Shri Mataji – Founder

Strengthen your Self Realisation and learn simple exercises to help establish and maintain a meditative state and to protect your aura.

Being in the present moment allows us to go beyond thought. In an increasingly busy, modern world, for most people this is a unique time. It’s a peaceful time when we can actually stop thinking about what is going to happen, or what has already happened. Learn how to balance your emotions and actions, so you can enjoy the present.

“It is a myth, mind itself is a myth. And we can make computers; we also can make our own mind. So one has to go beyond this mind to know the reality, to know the absolute truth.” “So what is the truth? The truth is that you are not this body, this mind, this ego, these emotions, but you are the pure spirit.”
Shri Mataji – Founder

A channel is referred to as “Nadi” in Sanskrit. You can think of a channel as an enclosed passage. With the correct balance of the energies of left and right channels you can ascend further in your spirituality.

“Truth is there is a subtle living power which is the Divine Love which does all the living work. All the religions have talked about it, all the religions have said that you must get your self-realization, your second birth, in different, different ways. And all the religions have said that there is this subtle power of Divine Love which is formless.” Shri Mataji – Founder

Learn about the virtues of the energy centres within us and how you can imbibe those virtues in your personality through meditation.

“If we are in the ocean, our ship should be seaworthy. Then any kind of illusion is not going to deter us if we are seaworthy.” Shri Mataji – Founder

When the day is over, relax by soaking your feet in salt water. This is best done at night before going to bed. Place your feet in a basin of cool or luke-warm* water containing a handful of salt (water and earth elements). This technique is called Footsoak and is extremely helpful to calm down your mind and body. It also helps clear the ocean of illusion and assist the seeker to attain self-mastery.

How to prepare for the Footsoaking session

During this session, we will guide you through a clearing techniques to bring balance to your inner subtle system and energy centres. The technique is called ‘Footsoaking’

Before the start of this session webcast, please have the items below available so you can participate in the session:

Items required:

• A Footsoak bowl: A plastic or metal bowl for soaking your feet. It should be deep enough so you can put your feet flat in it and cover your ankles, if possible. Fill the Footsoak bowl with cool or warm water.
• Half a cup of table or cooking salt. (Not Epsom salts)
• Jug or bottle of clean water to rinse your feet when finished.
• A towel/cloth or paper towels to dry your feet after rinsing your feet.

Footsoak treatment
(We’ll show you how to do this treatment during the webcast.)

“Freedom is when you really get to know your own powers which are within you. You see yourself clearly and start changing yourself.” Shri Mataji – Founder

Let’s learn about the emotional ups and downs within us and how to overcome them and keep ourselves in balance.

‘Candle treatment’

This treatment is used to clear our ‘left channel’ of imbalances. As a safety precaution, do not do this treatment if you are wearing loose clothes or near any combustible materials. Take great care. You can sit on a chair or the floor for this session.

Before the start of this session, please have the items below available so you can participate in the session:

• A small candle in a holder or secured to a plate.
• Matches/lighter.

Candle treatment
(We’ll show you how to do this treatment during the webcast.)

During this week’s sessions, we will learn more about each of the Chakras of our Subtle System and how we can use Sahaja Yoga techniques to enhance their qualities and clear any blockages, if required. Please explore the information below to familiarize yourself with the Subtle System and the Chakras which will be further discussed during each day.

The Subtle System

Our Subtle System consists of 3 Channels and 7 main Chakras. The right and left channels are the physical support of our sympathetic nervous system and the central channel is the physical support of our parasympathetic nervous system.

• Our Right channel (yellow line), governs our physical, creative or mental activity. It is the channel of action and the future.
• Our Left channel (blue line), manages our emotions and desires. It is the channel of our past.
• The Central channel (white line), manages our autonomous functions ( heartbeat, etc…). The Kundalini energy rises up the central channel when we receive our Self-Realisation. It is the channel of our spiritual evolution, the Present.
• The Chakras – the Sanskrit word “chakra” means “wheel”. These energy centers or chakras ( numbers 1 to 7 in above diagram) correspond to our main nervous plexuses in the body. Each chakra has its own qualities.

By regular practice of Sahaja Yoga meditation, you obtain the knowledge of your chakras, how to improve and look after them, in a very natural and spontaneous way. Your innate qualities start to manifest themselves. You can feel the state of your subtle system and by using simple techniques, you can maintain it in a balanced state.

Learn from beginning more about the first energy centre known as the ‘Mooladhara Chakra’ in Sanskrit. Mooladhara (Base Support) Chakra is the base of the subtle system and one of the most important energy centres in our body with virtues of purity, innocence, wisdom & much more.

“This innocence never gets destroyed because it is eternal, but it may happen that it will get covered with some clouds by our mistakes that we commit. But once you get your Realization, your innocence is re-established, manifests, and you become innocent” – Shri Mataji (Founder)

• Guide to the Mooladhara Chakra – Covers the Mooladhara’s characteristics, its qualities and benefits and to how clear and keep this chakra in balance.

Awaken the pure desire within you to overcome all the stress, worries and over activity. Join us in this guided meditation to connect to the pure desire within you which will be your guide in this spiritual journey.
Learn more about the energy centre known as the ‘Swadhishthana Chakra’ in Sanskrit. Swadhishthana Chakra is the centre of creativity, pure knowledge & pure desire.

“The aim of your life is to seek your spirit.” Shri Mataji – Founder

Guide to the Swadishthan Chakra – Covers the Swadishthan’s characteristics, its qualities and benefits and to how clear and keep this chakra in balance.

Let’s do a footsoak and clear the Nabhi chakra and Void area in our subtle system, which hold the virtues of peace, satisfaction, generosity and much more.
Join us in this guided meditation session to let go all the stress and enjoy the true peace within.

“There can be no peace in the world until there is peace within.” Shri Mataji – Founder

• Guide to the Nabhi Chakra – Covers the Nabhi’s characteristics, its qualities and benefits and to how clear and keep this chakra in balance.
• Guide to the Void area – Covers the Void’s characteristics, its qualities and benefits and to how clear and keep this chakra in balance.

“The most dynamic power in this world is that of Love” Shri Mataji – Founder

Let’s learn more about the Heart Chakra, it’s qualities, characteristics and how to balance this energy center.

• Guide to the Heart Chakra – Covers the Void’s characteristics, its qualities and benefits and to how clear and keep this chakra in balance.

“Attention should not be bound by your attachments” Shri Mataji – Founder

Let’s learn about the Vishuddhi Chakra and learn to imbibe it’s qualities of connection with the all pervading power, detachment and witnessing state.

• Guide to the Vishuddhi Chakra – Covers the Vishuddhi characteristics, its qualities and benefits and to how clear and keep this chakra in balance.

“Forgiveness is the greatest weapon that God has given us.” Shri Mataji – Founder

Let’s learn to forgive (Agnya Chakra) and be connected to the all pervading power of the Divine through the Sahasrara Chakra.

• Guide to the Agnya Chakra – Covers the Agnya’s characteristics, its qualities and benefits and to how clear and keep this chakra in balance.
• Guides to the Sahasrara Chakra – Covers the Sahasrara’s characteristics, its qualities and benefits and to how clear and keep this chakra in balance.

We invite to our online workshop where you will have the opportunity to interact with an experienced practitioner who will provide a tailored Clearing, Balancing and a Meditation session just for you.

“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 (Founder)

Footsoaking and three channel balancing, followed by a Meditation and a talk by Shri Mataji. Also introducing a prayer or poem in Sanskrit to help empower the base energy chakra and strengthen your meditations.

Enhance the experience of meditation by going deeper into the silence within us.

“Only in meditation you are in present and you grow in your spirituality.” – Shri Mataji (Founder)

Footsoaking and three channel balancing, followed by a Meditation and a talk by Shri Mataji – Founder of Sahaja Yoga.

We will also listen to a poem in Sanskrit to help empower the base energy chakra to help strengthen your meditations.

How to stop reflecting after Self Realisation and going deeper into meditation.

“Innately, within us resides the spirit which wants to enlighten you,to give you the peace, the bliss and the joy of our being.” – Shri Mataji

Presented by our wonderful hosts, this session will guide you through the footsoak clearance, followed by Meditation and a Talk by Shri Mataji – Founder of Sahaja Yoga.

We will also tell you what after this course and how to continue with your journey further in Meditation.

If you have missed a few sessions, don’t worry you can still join this session and we will guide you further.

Hope to see you there for the Finale! 😇

We invite to our online workshop where you will have the opportunity to interact with an experienced practitioner who will provide a tailored Clearing, Balancing and a Meditation session just for you.

Please see the items required to prepare for the Footsoak and Candle Treatment before joining the Workshop. See Footsoaking and Candle items.

For Regulars and Newcomers.  Please join in – even if you missed a session or a new to our meditation.

• Join with Zoom for interactive session or use YouTube.
• Please make the most of this workshop and please allow for 90 minutes at least.
• Session will start at 8:45pm Sydney time.
• These workshops will be done in very small groups where you will get a chance to interact with an experienced Sahaja yoga practitioner, and based on your situation and needs, a meditation can be facilitated just for you.
• Tools required: Bring yourself with an open mind along with a Footsoak bucket, candle and ice pack.
• We will do Footsoak and demonstrate the candling techniques in the main session which will be also available on YouTube. The personal interactive workshop in breakout rooms are only available if you join through Zoom.

Q) Does the Kundalini remain awakened  for years? (Had an experience in 2015 but couldn’t feel anything today)

A) It will not remain awakened. We need to meditate regularly so that our kundalini rises more and  more  to establish our Self realisation.

Q) What’s the Sanskrit translation of Sahaja ?

A) Sahaja Means: Spontaneous, Yoga means: Connection with Divine

Spontaneous union with the Divine and it come naturally

Q) What is thoughtless awareness?
A) Thoughtless awareness is the state where our mind is not swinging to the past or the future but we are thoughtless (in mental silence) but at the same time aware of our surroundings and what we are feel.

Q) It was great – still no cool breeze. Did have vibrations in hands, however. Thank you everyone!
A) Your hands will be able to feel the cool breeze over time with regular practice.

Q) I laid down for 10 mins as I got sleepy between the meditation.. is it okay?

A) If there is an obstacle in your left side of the stomach or You tend to sleep. Do the below step for a few min you will feel better.

Action :-  Place your  left palm on your lap and the right palm on the earth.

Affirmation:-  MotherPlease cleanse my left channel

Q) Can we stretch our legs while meditating?
A) Slightly we can move our hands and legs a little bit, make ourselves comfortable with sitting position with the light movement of your hands and legs. Sit comfortably on a chair, or on the sofa. But our focus is on the experience of Self Realisation is not disturbed.
If you’re not well you can relax comfortably.

Q) Can I get more links to Gasper’s music it was amazing
A) Yes it is in the website.
21 days website has all the resources in it.

Q) Sometimes, randomly outside of meditation, I feel kundalini very powerfully; like cold flames bursting from my head and palms. Is this normal/OK?
A) You may feel this experience in form of the cool breeze flowing on the top of the head. Based on the place you are there, if it is an awakened place or if your attention is on the top the head you may feel the cool breeze flowing.

Q) I do daily breathing exercises; can I continue while doing 21 days meditation
A) You can use breathing exercises, as you can see in our Sahaja yoga sessions we use other exercises like Affirmations and left and right balancing techniques that cleanse us inside. So try regularly these exercises as affirmations , music also as a practise it will help you.

Q) Do we need to sit straight? Can we seat however we want?
A) It’s always advisable to sit in a comfortable manner on a floor or on a chair but while sitting in any position, we should not slouch. It’s good to keep our back straight but not to such an extent that it starts hurting. When we are comfortable then only we will be able to focus otherwise the senses of the body will keep distracting us. So better to sit straight but in a comfortable manner so that Kundalini can rise and pierce through our chakras.

Q) If you have a lot of complex illnesses, physical and mental health problems do you have to be careful about doing the meditations or will it be more painful?
A) There is no pain in Sahaja Yoga. But you can use particular treatment for your mental or physical illness.
Many physical and mental illnesses are caused by imbalances in our subtle system. As the kundalini rises through Sahaja Yoga meditation, it gently cleanses the blockages in our subtle system and nurtures it, like a mother caring for her child. There are also many different Sahaj techniques that could help treating the root cause of the problem through our subtle system.

Q) What is yog Nidra?
A) It’s a state where a person is not aware of the outside world and goes completely in the inner world where as in “Sahaja Yoga” we are fully aware of our surroundings and try to be in thoughtlessness – thoughtless awareness state

Q) What can you do if you weren’t able to relax concentrate or keep focus
Ans) Many times it happens that we are not able to focus and relax so it’s best to do meditation with music. If it’s difficult for you to close your eyes, then don’t force yourself to just open your eyes. Feel the music inside your being and then when you feel a sense of peace then close your eyes . You can also see the flame of a lamp. It also helps in calming you down and taking away all your thoughts troubling your mind.

Q) In both hands should we feel cool?
A) Yes. It’s always good to feel cool on both the hands but sometimes our left side energy is more consumed up then our right side and vice versa so the vibrations and coolness might vary in different hands. This also means we have to balance our right and left side.

Q) Does this meditation help our worldly life or is it only for a cool feel?
A) This meditation will bring a balance in your worldly life. When your chakras get cleansed, all your mental, social, financial, spiritual problems will be getting better from the roots as the problems are getting solved.

Q) Can we stretch our legs while meditating?

A) Slightly we can move our hands and legs a little bit, make ourselves comfortable with sitting position with the light movement of your hands and legs.Sit comfortably on a chair, or on the sofa. But our focus is on the experience of self realisation is not disturbed.

If you’re not well you can relax comfortably.

Q) I started rocking a little bit during the meditation. Is this okay?

A) Sometimes it may be felt  during Kundalini rising as it is rising clearing out our inner channels and you may feel some sensations and  this is reduced by regular Sahaja yoga  meditation practise

Q) Do we need to close our crown chakra after meditation?

A) We don’t really have to do that with our Crown chakra. If you see while doing the bandhan, we are tying our own energy at top of our head so that our attention is stabilised and we become thoughtless

Q) I didn’t feel any tingling session.What I did wrong?

A) With regular Practise of Sahaja Yoga meditation, we can feel this rise of kundalini within us and on the hands.

Q) I did not felt cool please tell why

A) It’s fine not to feel the cool breeze at first instance, maybe due to some blockages in our subtle system . Once you start meditating then kundalini will rise and clear your blockages and open up the petals of your chakras . When blossoming will start inside you then you can feel the bloom in your senses as a cool breeze .