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Coming back to the local
collective
From: "jagbir singh" <adishakti_org@...>
Date: Sun Feb 5, 2006 6:47 pm
Subject: Re: Coming back to the local collective.
--- In adishakti_sahaja_yoga@yahoogroups.com, "Violet"
<violet.tubb@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Jagbir and All,
>
> i am happy that things have worked out and i am going back
to the
> collective (along with my hubby) who also comes with me.
>
i am happy for you Violet (and your hubby too) that you can
meet old
friends and like-minded spiritual souls after a long absence.
> In some ways i have enjoyed the experience of being away
from the
> local collective because it gave me a greater sense of the
big
> spiritual picture in my life, and in other ways i have not
enjoyed
> being away from the local collective, because i truly
missed the
> collective meditation and collective pujas. There is
nothing quite
> like collective meditation and pujas that is very
spiritually
> satisfying and uplifting, except my own experience of deep
> meditation on the Adi Shakti within myself.
>
Violet, you really missed the collective, didn't you? There
is no
doubt about that. It will be interesting to know the growth
attained
while in exile, compared to the stagnant collectives. You
may
experience some awkward moments that were removed while
free, small
details that nourished you to your present state.
> i just do not want to be put into an `organizational box',
that's
> all. i want the freedom to be myself, my own Spirit, and
not be
> ruled, regulated, or `boxed in'.
>
That will be quite difficult Violet, unless you are
determined not
to regress backwards. It is not easy to stand out because
few will
understand your spiritual maturity and balance while living
in exile
in the wilderness here. So be upfront and transparent. Voice
your
protest if they try to mould you to their "108 rules and
treatments
to be an obedient catch-free SY".
> i also want to go because i love to go and i have much joy
in
> going, but i never want to feel obligated to go, which
takes away
> the joy.
>
The collective should be thankful that you are returning.
Endangered
species should nurture their wounded and dying with all the
love and
care.
> i don't necessarily want to get involved in all collective
> activities such as catering and money raising for example,
because
> i live far away, and i feel my work is on these forums and
that is
> how i do the work in my own life for Shri Mataji.
>
You are logically correct, femininely intuitive and
spiritually
matured Violet to feel that way. i assure that your
Christian
theological background infused into your work on the
Internet will
pay off many times over. i had you in mind too when the
decision to
change the web format to Textpattern was taken. The best and
most
vital work for Shri Mataji is yet to come. You will probably
spend
your entire life to usher Her Divine Message onto human
consciousness. Always channel your energies to what you love
most.
Work in projects that will nourish, sustain and deepen your
faith.
Nothing beats working for the Adi Shakti within. (Your
collective is
still involved with Her external aspects.)
> i also would like the collective to grow spiritually in
becoming
> more and more in such a way that new people will be very
happy,
> welcome, accepted, nurtured, loved. This state can only be
there
> if yogis who are already there are accepting each other
regardless
> of external differences or differences of individual
> opinions/experiences. After all, it is the Divine Element
Within
> which is the Absolute Truth that connects and binds us as
One
> Collective Being, not the differences in opinion.
>
As i mentioned earlier, you are going to experience some
awkward
moments. Few SYs are at your level and we are not talking
about
those holding Ph.Ds in chakralogy and micromatka
bioengineering. So
it will better you speak up if they insist you to return to
the
weekly cleansing (in order to deprogram your mind and
sanitize your
body of exile catches. i think you will find that under
section #65
of "108 rules and treatments to be a obedient catch-free SY".)
> As long as a person behaves dharmically, i see no need for
rules,
> regulations, and 'boxings-in' to be the order of the day,
whereby
> all yogis have to have the same opinions on everything in
order to
> be accepted.
>
Do not allow management robots to make you drones of those
representing the Will of Shri Mataji. Never empower those
who want
to take away your individuality. Always know that you can
protest
here and we will make sure domineering characters like JN,
AW or
their lackeys are diced up into skewer able souvlaki sizes. i
really
dislike those who want to control SYs by verbal bullying and
will
bark incessantly at them. But those who pick the `weaker'
sisterly
sex will definitely be bitten ............... and
relentlessly
barked at in public to make sure that insults aggravates
their
injury too. That is the only way to stop such dry and
domineering
characters from bothering you. Through experience I have
learnt that
such bullies cannot be reasoned with. i hope they read this
"DO NOT
DISTURB" sign.
> Provided a person behaves dharmically, i also do not see
any
> reason why one yogi should tell another yogi what to do,
what is
> right and what is wrong, because no yogis is 100% right
and no
> yogi is 100% wrong either; only the Absolute Truth is 100%
right,
> so i feel we need to be flexible and appreciate and
respect each
> other's differences. After all, that is what makes
ourselves
> interesting to each other. If we were not all 'different
drops of
> the Divine' and all the same, what a boring life this
would be. It
> is the differences in each of us, that allow us all to
help each
> other with our different strengths in different areas of
our
> spiritual lives. i definitely do not claim to be a perfect
person,
> that is for sure! i think as long as i am in this body, i
will
> never be a perfect person.
>
When a species is on the endangered list utmost care must be
taken
to ensure they are protected and nourished to sustain their
kind
through a crisis. i doubt if management SYs have learnt this
lesson.
That is why a "DO NOT DISTURB" is necessary.
> So everyone, is different. We all have these different
> permutations and combinations. We all are working at
evolving
> spiritually. What works for one person, may not work for
the next.
> That is why each person has to become their own guru in
connection
> with the Mother within who is our real Guru, and will
teach us
> from within, when we ask Her.
>
You are the exception rather than the norm Violet. Marking
of
attendance at the weekly cleansing will remind you of the
chasm
between being your own guru and following the collective
herd. Most
will be unable to comprehend your belief or will nod
mechanically in
agreement in order not to offend you. Their attention and
projection
of senses has always been on the external, physical Shri
Mataji.
That is why management SYs were up in arms at my mention
that it is
possible to meditate on the Divine Mother sans image. You
just don't
make such a heretical statement ......................... to the ignorant.
> Jagbir, i want to ask you... is what i expect from my
local
> collective too much to ask for, or am i right in
asking/expecting
> just to be left to follow my own individual spiritual path
within
> as a Sahaja Yogi and as a guru of myself and at the same
time,
> desiring to have fellowship with other Sahaja Yogis who
will
> accept me on that basis and not try to tell me what to do
or how
> to think?
>
Violet, you are absolutely right in requesting your desire
to be
your own guru be unconditionally accepted by the rank and
file. i
can assure you that they will one day move in your direction
and
take that path. It is just a matter of time before the
Mahasamadhi
of Shri Mataji will leave them initially bewildered and
clueless.
Then they will have to look for Her within themselves, in
their own
Sahasraras. They thus should accept you on that basis and
not try to
tell you what to do or how to think. In fact the opposite is
presently required, or will have to be sought urgently after
She
leaves us. So please do not come down from the mountain to
admire
the view from the plateau they are collectively standing.
How can
they see what you have experienced from a higher
consciousness and
elevated awareness.?
> Of course, i am happy to make contributions to the local
> collective, and have agreed to write and help out with
Public
> Program Pamphlets and similar things, but publishing and
writing
> is what i like to do, so i am definitely pleased to help
out in
> that way and it also makes me feel that i am valued for
what i can
> contribute.
>
Do not be taken in by their "write and help out with Public
Program
Pamphlets". Some of our 'leaders' are like politicians
skilled in
the art of patronizing and wooing. Their sense of belonging
to an
elite club does inflate their ego and believe of being
chosen over
the commoners like you and me. Their brainstorming sessions
has
always been with chosen grey matter members. Maybe things
have begun
to change with the recent dismantling of the SY power
pyramid,
belatedly initiated more by the crisis of abject failure
than the
debilitating demise caused by clashing egos and power
struggles. i
will let you know when this Brahminnical apex is completely
crushed
and mixed to the point of being indistinguishable from the
untouchable sudra base of night-soil carriers like me.
But everything is alright Violet and going according to Her
Plan.
Always remain your own master and you will be allowed to
participate. Just stand on the Truth and do not yield even
an inch
to any human or external organization. Perhaps your exile
was
necessary after all.
Jai Shri Mataji,
jagbir
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