Sahaja Yoga Meditation in the USA

When we are aware of our true selves, even in the face of adversity, or when we are challenged, we remain patient, calm and quiet.

As we continue to meditate, we develop detachment. We develop faith in ourselves.

As we develop an attitude of acceptance, we start noticing the glory of the creation in all its forms.

Take it as a mantra—“I enjoy whatever is there”—to slow down and start noticing what has been arranged for us, right now, in this moment, for us to enjoy. We start enjoying the moment we stop thinking and reacting.

People who meditate regularly using the Sahaja Yoga Meditation technique speak with eloquence. What they say is deep and powerful.

“Supposing you see a tree. It’s a tree. What are we going to think about it? And whatever we may think about it, it’s going to be a tree. To watch something without analysis, without thinking about it, is reality. If you can watch every­thing without reacting, you are in reality.”

–Mrs. Nirmala Srivastava (Shri Mataji), founder of Sahaja Yoga Meditation, India, December 12, 1993

A friend of mine told me what he has found, after practicing Sahaja Meditation for several years.

He said when we strive for perfection, we end up worrying about the results, instead of just doing it. Just do it.

We can generate a lot of internal worrying by setting very high standards for ourselves. We are putting trouble in ourselves. By trying too hard to be perfect, we get agitated, and then, after we have tried and not attained perfection, we can fall into guilt. “I didn’t get it right.”

He said that now, in a state of meditation, it’s possible to just do things, and not worry about will happen.

“Knowing without thinking” is a way of instantly knowing something. Without thinking, with just feeling - looking at, smelling, tasting, listening to, or touching - we experience enjoyment. Connecting with the real world through feeling it, we know instantly. In Sahaja Meditation, this state of “instantly knowing” — a state of tremendous bliss and pleasure — a state without any thoughts — can last for hours.

When we use our mind to analyze and form an opinion about something or someone, we disconnect our attention from reality.

Having developed a habit of thinking about everything, we have to remember that in order to enjoy something, in order to see the innate beauty of someone, we must be in a state of meditation.