
The prophecies of Nostradamus
Battle
Of Armageddon
Eyes
closed, opened by antique imagination,
The
habits of those alone will be brought to nothing:
The
great monarch will chastise their frenzy,
Attacking
the treasures before the temples.
Century 2:11
Eyes
that were closed will be opened by an ancient understanding.
The
aura and environment of those who have been alone will be
proved pointless,
And
the religious leaders and those that have an investment in
continuing fear will chastise the enthusiasm of the rest,
Putting
the newfound treasures as useless.
Manuela Dunn
Mascetti and Peter Lorie
Nostradamus: Prophecies for
Women
(Manuela Dunn
Mascetti and Peter Lorie, Nostradamus: Prophecies for
Women, Simon & Schuster, 1995, p. 187.)
Eyes
closed, opened by antique imagination,
The
devotees of the Great Holy Mother practice a very
ancient art of Kundalini awakening that connects them with Universal Mind
or Collective Consciousness.
With physical eyes closed in deep meditation and their Third
Eye opened by the revolutionary Sahaja Yoga, they journey
into the Kingdom of God within. The guardians of
religious regimes know nothing of the Kundalini that not
only all Messengers spoke of, but is also recorded in all
scriptures.
“The
word Kundalini is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘Kundal’ meaning coiled
up. It is the primordial dormant energy present in three-and-a-half, coils
at the base of the spine in a triangular bone called the Sacrum. The Latin
name ‘Os Sacrum’ suggests that it is a holy or sacred part of the
body. The ancient Greeks were aware of this and therefore they called it
the ‘Hieron Osteon’, noting that it was the last bone to be destroyed
when the body is burnt, and also attributed supernatural powers to it.
Egyptians also held this bone to be very valuable and considered it the
seat of special power.
In
the West, Sacrum is symbolised by the sign of Aquarius and by the Holy
Grail, container of the water of life.
The
Kundalini, which is to nourish the tree of life within us, is coiled up
like a serpent and therefore it has been called, ‘The Serpent Power’.
It has been described in great detail in the Upanishads. Kundalini Yoga is
supposed to be supreme in all the Yogas. Guru Vashistha asserted that
Kundalini is the seat of absolute knowledge. The awareness of the presence
of this primordial energy Kundalini within the human body was considered
by the sages and saints to be the highest knowledge. The Kundalini and
Chakras have been vividly described in Vedic and Tantric texts.
Adi
Sankaracharya
He
lived in the 7th-8th century AD. and wrote:
"Having
filled the pathway of the Nadis with the streaming shower of nectar
flowing from the Lotus feet, having resumed thine own position from out
of the resplendent Lunar regions and Thyself assuming the form of a
serpent of three and a half coils, sleepest thou, in the hollow of Kula
Kunda (Kula Kunda means the hollow of Mooladhara Sacrum bone)."
"Saundarya
Lahari’: ‘Thou art residing in secrecy with Thy Lord (The spirit) in
the thousand petalled Lotus, having pierced through the Earth situated
in ‘Mooladhara’, the Water in Manipura, the Fire abiding in the
Svadhisthana, the Air in the Heart (‘Anahata’), the Ether above (Visshuddhi)
and ‘Manas’ between the eyebrows (‘Agnya’) and thus broken
through the entire ‘Kula Path’."
Gyaneshwara
Gyaneshwara,
another famous saint of Maharashtra born around 1275 AD, described
Kundalini in the 6th chapter of his famous book ‘Gyaneshwari’. He
wrote:
‘Kundalini
is one of the greatest energies. The whole body of the seeker starts
glowing because of the rising of the Kundalini. Because of that, unwanted
impurities in the body disappear. The body of the seeker suddenly looks
very proportionate and the eyes look bright and attractive and the
eyeballs glow.’ — (Gyaneshwari, Chapter VI).
Guru
Nanak Dev
(born
in 1496 AD) has made references to Kundalini awakening as mentioned below:
"A
pure heart is the golden vessel to fill the Divine Nectar which is to be
sucked from the ‘Dasham Dwar’ through the two channels ‘Ida’ and
‘Pingala’." Dasham Dwar means Brahmarandhra. (Sahasrara Chakra).
"God
has made this human body a house with six Chakras and has established
the light of spirit in it. Cross the ocean of Maya and meet the eternal
God who does not come, who does not go, who neither takes birth nor
dies. When your six Chakras meet in line, Surati (Kundalini) takes you
beyond distortions.’ (Sri Guru Granth). Note that the seventh Chakra
was not open at this time."
In
the Holy Koran
Prophet
Mohammed Sahib talked of the day of resurrection when he says that the ‘hands
will speak’. ‘That day, we set a seal on their mouths, but their hands
will speak to us, and their hands bear witness to all that they did.’
When Kundalini awakening occurs, a flow of energy in the form of cool
vibrations from the hands is experienced, and the various Chakras can be
felt on parts of the hand and fingers.
In
the West
Christians
called it a reflection of the Holy Ghost, and worshipped its
manifestations as tongues of flames over the heads of apostles during the
Pentecost reunion.
Moses
Moses
saw it in the form of the burning bush. During the exodus the Israelites
lost faith and were smitten by fiery serpents so God told Moses "make
thee a serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that
everyone that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses
made a serpent of brass, and put it on a pole, and it came to pass, that
if a fiery serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of
brass, he lived" An apt description of the healing qualities of the
awakened Kundalini. Some of the Israelites even began to worship this
symbol, and the practice of worshipping the brazen serpent on the pole as
a god was either passed on, or was revived later. Bronze and stone serpent
artifacts have been found in excavations in Canaan, Gezer and other parts
of Israel!
Jesus
The
Old Testament symbol becomes significant in Christianity when Christ
suggests Kundalini awakening, not just for the tribe of Israel but as the
true destiny of all Christians: "And as Moses lifted up the serpent
in the wilderness, even as the son of man be lifted up: That whosoever
believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life" He says
unequivocally in the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas and elsewhere, that ‘The
Holy Spirit is My Mother’. ‘The Kingdom of God is within you’ (Luke
17:21).
Tao
In
the Tao Te Ching the primordial power is described as that of a mother.
Lao Tze described Kundalini as the "spirit of the valley" (in
which flows the Nadi of Sushumna). The spirit of the valley never dies.
The spiritual instrument within us can be described as a microcosm
(miniature form of creation) which links us with the Divine. The ancient
esoteric text "Scripture of the Golden Flower" also spoke of the
effects of the awakened kundalini energy.
Buddhism
The
Lord Buddha spoke of the "middle path" to achieve nirvana. He
was actually describing the central channel (sushumna) through which the
Kundalini ascends. Later Buddhist masters considered that the existence of
the path of liberation within a human being was the greatest secret. They
transmitted it to only a few deserving disciples.
Other
Cultures
One
also finds symbols of Kundalini in many different cultural legacies, such
as Mercury’s serpent which is an alchemical symbol for the process of
psychic metamorphosis. The Gnostics understood the serpent to represent
the spinal cord. In ancient Greek and later, Roman mythology, we find
Asclepius, the god of healing. He is seen holding a staff which is
entwined with a serpent (or sometimes two). Why did the Greeks relate this
symbol to healing? The staff represents the central support of the human
body or spinal cord (physical location of the sushumna. In Rome Aescaluius
came to be represent mercury who usually held a healing staff called the
Caduceus. The one or two coiled snakes or serpents entwined around the
staff, represent the kundalini which rises along the central subtle
channel in a spiral double helical movement.
Summary
The
Kundalini is there to nourish, to heal and look after and to give an
individual a higher and deeper personality. The power of Kundalini is
absolute purity, auspiciousness, chastity, self respect, pure love,
detachment, concern for others and enlightened attention, to give infinite
joy and peace to an individual.
”
Knowledge of Reality
Historical
Sources and Knowledge of Kundalini
(Issue 14)
"A
KABBALISTIC VIEW ON THE CHAKRAS
by
Rebekah Kenton (PDF
format)
This
article places the chakras onto the diagram of the Tree of Life.
The
chakras are connections between the physical and psychological bodies. They are
situated in the spinal column but their reflections can also be perceived as
whirling discs in front of the body. As for the exact physical location points
in the body, there is much literature available that deals with this in detail.
My reference is Kundalini Tantra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and all
quotations are from this book.
The
physical aspects of the chakras have many implications for health and healing.
However, from the Kabbalistic point of view it is more interesting to
concentrate on the psychological aspect and evolving consciousness, and as such
the chakras should be seen on the Jacob's Ladder on the psychological or
Yeziratic Tree of Life.
There
are seven major chakras, but there are also numerous smaller chakras connected
to and governed by them. Maybe that is why there are so many different views on
the subject. I hope that relating the major chakras to the Kabbalistic scheme
will help to clarify the underlying principles.
According
to the tradition, there are lower chakras that are responsible for the evolution
of instinct in the animal kingdom and no longer active or conscious in humans.
In the animal body, these inferior chakras are situated in the legs. On the Tree
they can be seen as Malkhut. There are also said to be higher chakras above the
Crown, and these can be seen as different levels of the Beriatic Tree. Little
can be said about them as they belong to the realm of no form.
Paradoxically,
the awakening of the chakras should start as high as Ajna or the Third Eye. One
needs a degree of Wisdom and Understanding, a certain philosophical outlook and
detachment, to be able to cope with the psychic phenomena that follow the
awakening of the lower chakras.
Mooladhara
Chakra (Base); Yesod
"The
Sanskrit word moola means 'root or foundation' and that is precisely what this
chakra is. Mooladhara is at the root of the chakra system and its influences are
at the root of our whole existence. In tantra, Mooladhara is the seat of
kundalini, the basis from which the possibility of higher Realization
arises."
The
ordinary ego-mind of Yesod works and runs our lives more or less automatically.
It is not until one takes steps towards spiritual development that this chakra
awakens and its functions become conscious, which can be a painful experience.
"All
the passions are stored in Mooladhara, all the guilt, every complex and every
agony has its root in Mooladhara chakra. It is so important for everybody to
awaken this chakra and get out of it. Our lower karmas are embedded there, as in
lower incarnations, one's whole being is founded on the sexual
personality."
The
awakening of any chakra is rarely a sudden event. It may take several years or
lifetimes. In order to move on from Mooladhara, one has to clear the barrier of
ignorance, egocentricity, attachment to physical pleasures and material objects.
Swadhisthana
Chakra (Sacral); Hod-Nezah
Reaching
Swadhisthana means that one is starting to penetrate the Hod-Nezah threshold of
the unconscious. Usually one has to face the lowest manifestations first; there
may be excessive fear (Hod) or sexual fantasies (Nezah).
"This
stage of evolution is known as Purgatory, and if you read the lives of many of
the great saints, you will find that most of them encountered great turmoil and
temptations when they were passing through this stage."
It
is interesting to note, that in traditional symbolism the animal related to
Swadhisthana is a crocodile. It is here that we encounter the dragon as
described in mythology and fairy-stories, in other words the unconscious aspects
of our psyche that are preventing us from evolving.
The
way forward is keeping to the Path of Honesty. "One
must have detachment, which is the outcome of a thorough analysis of the
situations of life. To get beyond Swadhisthana you must improve the general
background of your psycho-emotional life."
Manipura
Chakra (Navel or Solar Plexus); Tiferet
"In
the same way that the sun continually radiates energy to the planets, Manipura
chakra radiates and distributes pranic energy throughout the entire human
framework, regulating and energizing the activity of the various organs, systems
and processes of life." Poorly
functioning Manipura means lack of vitality, depression and ill health.
If
this is true regarding the physical body, the more important it is
psychologically. Manipura or Tiferet is the Self, the midpoint of the psyche. "It
is the centre of dynamism, energy, will and achievement and is often compared to
the dazzling heat and power of the sun."
"When
the consciousness evolves to Manipura, one acquires a spiritual
perspective." This refers to the
position of Tiferet as the Kingdom of Heaven. In Mooladhara and Swadhisthana the
consciousness is still preoccupied with personal matters and resolving old
karmas, but in Manipura one starts to realize the possibilities in becoming
truly human.
However
at this level one may fall for money, sex and power instead of striving for
truth, goodness and beauty. The temptations are becoming more subtle as one
starts developing siddhis or psychic powers. Attachment to these powers often
makes one believe one has "arrived", thus blocking further
development.
Anahata
Chakra (Heart); Gevurah-Hesed
Anahata
operates at the level of the soul and symbolically relates to the awakening of
the heart. It is important to remember the warning about the barrier: "The
second psychic knot is located at this heart centre. It represents the bondage
of emotional attachment, the tendency to live one's life making decisions on the
strength of the emotions rather than in the light of the spiritual quest."
Awakening
this chakra is the key to fate and freewill. "Anahata
chakra is almost completely beyond empirical dimensions. One depends solely upon
the power of one's own consciousness rather than on anything that is external or
concerning faith. In Anahata chakra, the freedom to escape from a preordained
fate and to determine one's own destiny becomes reality." As
such, it is said that there is a wish fulfilling tree in this chakra.
It
seems that awakening of a chakra follows the pattern of the Lightning Flash on
the Tree. In Anahata the negative tendencies of Gevurah usually surface first,
like fear and pessimistic attitudes towards life. One has to remember the power
of wish fulfilling at this level in order not to manifest negative wishes. "It
is important to have a firm and alert control over the mental tendencies and
fantasies of the mind."
In
order to move on, one needs to cultivate the qualities of Hesed. A positive way
of thinking is vital. Also enjoying the arts at their best can be helpful. "Anahata
chakra awakens refined emotion in the brain and its awakening is characterized
by a feeling of universal, unlimited love for all beings."
Vishuddhi
Chakra (Throat); Da'at
Besides
Vishuddhi being described as the void in the tantra, there is also the knowledge
aspect as in Kabbalah. "The more
abstract aspect of Vishuddhi is the faculty of higher discrimination. Hence any
communication received telepathically can be tested here for its correctness and
accuracy. Similarly, Vishuddhi allows us to differentiate between Realization
coming into our consciousness from the higher levels of knowledge, and the mere
babblings of our unconscious mind and wishful thinking."
Vishuddhi
is also known as the 'nectar and poison centre'. This would mean 'death and
transformation' in more familiar terms. The nectar is transcendental fluid, 'the
Dew of Heaven'. "As long as
Vishuddhi chakra remains inactive, this fluid runs downward unimpeded, to be
consumed in the fire of Manipura, resulting in the processes of decay,
degeneration and finally death in the body's tissues. When Vishuddhi is awakened
the divine fluid is retained and utilized, becoming the nectar of immortality.
The secret of youth and regeneration of the body lies in the awakening of
Vishuddhi chakra."
Vishuddhi
is also the key to psychological regeneration. "At
the level of Vishuddhi and above, even the poisonous and negative aspects of
existence become integrated into the total scheme of being. They are rendered
powerless as concepts of good and bad fall away. At this state of awareness the
poisonous aspects and experiences of life are absorbed and transformed into a
state of bliss."
Interconnected
with Vishuddhi chakra is Bindu Visarga. Very little is known and written about
it as it is beyond the realm of all conventional experience. On the Jacob's
Ladder it would relate to the Yesod of Beriah, which underlies the Daat of
Yezirah. "Bindu is a trap-door
opening in both directions." It is
said to be the origin of manifest individuality. "From
this point or seed an object, an animal, a human being or whatever, can arise
and manifest. Each and every object has a Bindu as its base. That which was
previously formless assumes shape through the Bindu, and its nature is fixed by
the Bindu as well."
Ajna
Chakra (The Third Eye); Binah-Hokhmah
Ajna
is the chakra of higher intellect. "Ajna
is the witnessing centre where one becomes the detached observer of all events,
including those within the body and mind. Here the level of awareness is
developed whereby one begins to 'see' the hidden essence underlying all visible
appearances. When Ajna is awakened, the meaning and significance of symbols
flashes into one's conscious perception and intuitive knowledge arises
effortlessly."
"Up
until Ajna chakra awakens, we are under delusions. It is only after awakening of
Ajna chakra that the laws of cause and effect can be known. Thereafter your
whole philosophical attitude and approach to life changes."
As said, it is very important to develop the qualities of Binah and Hokhmah
already at the very beginning of one's spiritual journey. "Only
those who have reason and understanding are able to cope."
It
would seem that the awakening of the Ajna chakra follows the sequence of the
Lightning Flash, activating first the Binah and then the Hokhmah aspect of this
level. It is said that from Ajna there is only a short way to Sahasrara or
enlightenment; from Hokhmah we would see how to get there.
Sahasrara
Chakra (Crown); Keter
Sahasrara
is actually not considered to be a chakra; it is the source of the chakras. "It
is the crown of expanded awareness. The power of the chakras does not reside in
the chakras themselves, but in Sahasrara. The chakras are only switches. All the
potential lies in Sahasrara."
Patanjali
classifies samadhi or enlightenment in three different stages. This would
correspond to the position of the Keter of Yezirah on Jacob's Ladder overlapping
the Tiferet of Beriah and the Malkhut of Azilut. "Sahasrara
is both formless and with form, yet it is also beyond, and therefore untouched
by form."
There
are many descriptions about enlightenment, but ultimately it is not possible to
define such an experience. "Super-mental
awareness is not a point; it is a process, a range of experience. Just as the
term 'childhood' refers to a wide span of time, in the same way, samadhi is not
a particular point of experience but a sequence of experiences which graduate
from one stage to another."
In
the course of one's development, the chakras may be only partially or
temporarily awakened. They can also awaken independently from each other and do
not necessarily follow the traditional sequence. In Kabbalah, an individual
whose all chakras have fully and permanently awakened would be called the
Messiah."
Rebekah
Kenton
(Rebekah
Kenton, www.kabbalahsociety/chakras)
The
habits of those alone will be brought to nothing:
Inside
the human body are millions and millions of tiny
whirling vital life forces concentrated into centres
called Chakras. Chakra means wheel in Sanskrit
because these energies spin at these points rotating
clockwise at a certain frequency. The Chakra is a subtle
energy centre that normally cannot be perceived. The
activity resembles a galaxy of planets, each spinning on
its axis at points along the spinal cord. Each Chakra is
designed to supervise and maintain the perfect operation
of the bodily systems under its control. This
purification is done by spinning in pure or positive
vibrations and spinning out impure or negative ones.
An
understanding of what each Chakra attracts and what can
disturb it is important for our well being. Each thought
and action influence the sensitiveness and performance
of these centres. Immediately after Self-Realization
these Chakras are activated and initially begin the slow
process of clearing the gross negativity accumulated by
years of neglect or self-destructive activities like
drugs, drinking, violence, anger, hatred, fanaticism,
sexual deviation and so on. The benefits are almost
immediate; small anxieties decrease and some joy and
objectivity begins to manifest, and the blocked Chakras
begin to rotate properly again.
The
human being has seven major Chakras and these correspond
to the autonomic nerve plexuses. Thus:
The
Mooladhara Chakra
corresponds to the pelvic plexus.
The
Swadhisthan Chakra
corresponds to the aortic plexus.
The
Nabhi Chakra corresponds to the coeliac plexus.
The
Anahath Chakra corresponds to the cardiac plexus.
The
Vishuddhi Chakra
corresponds to the cervical plexus.
The
Agnya Chakra corresponds to the optic chiasma.
The
Sahasrara Chakra
expresses at the limbic area.

Subtle system with Kundalini rising
and opening 1000
petal Lotus
Furthermore,
the petals of each Chakra correspond to the subplexuses
of the autonomic system. For example the classically
described six petals of the Swadhisthan Chakra
correspond to the spermatic, left colic, sigmoid,
superior haemorrhoidal, inferior mesenteric and
hypogastric subplexuses of the aortic plexus. The Chakra
directs the particular type of energy controlling the
autonomic nerve plexus and also adjacent endocrine and
other organs.
By
a series of subtle connections called ‘nadis’ in
Yogic terminology each Chakra is connected to and brings
its influence to bear on the whole body. For example the
Nabhi Chakra controls the entire lymphatic system. In
classical texts there are said to be three hundred and
fifty million of these nadis. Very importantly, each
Chakra is connected to a part of the hand as indicated
in the subtle system diagram. Once the state of Yoga is
achieved, the hands become sensitive to the state of the
Chakras, and with practice this is easily interpreted.
The
Chakras also influence and reflect our mental and
emotional life. For example, the Swadhisthan Chakra
controls a person’s creativity and those who work hard
— artists and other creative people — it may become
weak. The right Anahath Chakra (there are three parts of
the Anahath Chakra: right, center and left) reflects the
relationship of fatherhood, either with the person’s
own father or his own children. Sufferers from anorexia
nervosa, for example, invariably have a problem with
this centre. There are more complex scenarios for
serious problems where two or more Chakras are
inter-related and affected, but we need not worry for
eventually the Kundalini is able to set the entire
subtle system working at optimum levels.
Thus
the state of the Chakras at a subtle level reflects and
influences a person’s physical, mental and emotional
welfare. This is a dynamic relationship and so action at
a subtle level on the Chakra can improve and (very
importantly) integrate all these aspects. This is why,
in a nutshell, people who achieve and consolidate their
Yoga invariably find that their physical, emotional and
other problems improve.
All
nations on Earth will be notified that this antique
imagination is the supreme Sahaja Yoga of the Great
Primordial Mother! This Sahaja Yoga will be second to none,
way advanced than every other path. All seekers of the
eternal Afterlife will be told that the final evolution of humankind has
begun. All captives-of-religion will be notified that the
Resurrection has begun! Some faces will beam in Joy, others
will be saddened by this Good News.
"MESSAGE OF METASCIENCE
The religions, if they had been practised from the
understanding how important it was to make one wise, balanced
and compassionate for the last breakthrough of our evolution by
following spirit-oriented religions, even the wrong doers would
have become good normal people and deep seekers of absolute
truth. But the people at the helm of affairs of religion are
themselves money or power-oriented and not spirit-oriented. They
can poison the ignorant minds of the simple faithful and mislead
them into hell.
The truth is there is a residual power in the triangular bone
Sacrum, called as the Kundalini. She has the power to bring
forth the complete nourishment and adjustment of the disturbed
genes. Whether they are genetic, inherent or acquired. When She
is awakened, She changes the series of genes. Not only that She
corrects the gene's data base but She breaks through the
fontanel bone area and connects the seeker to the all pervading
power of Divine Love also called as the cool breeze of the Holy
Ghost, Ruh Ritambhara or Parama Chaitanya. Thus one, by this
second birth, becomes a realised person as actualisation of
Baptism takes place. The light of the spirit which is the
reflection of God Almighty in our heart enters into our
attention and enlightenment. The seeker is really born again,
not just a certificate but he changes as the transformation
takes place within. There is a vast difference between an
ordinary seeker and a realised soul (Yogi). He becomes his own
master full of Divine Love. It is a resurrection process, like
an egg becoming the bird. Maybe this is the reason eggs are
presented as a symbol, reminding, that one has to get
resurrected. The genes change and complete transformation takes
place. For some people it takes time if they are sick or
egotistical.
Also some of them who feel guilty or cannot forgive others
are rather difficult to perfect their state of self-realisation.
If they have a problem from false Gurus, cults, or fanaticism it
also takes time, but can be established in Sahaja Yoga. People
have given up even drugs over night. They never had withdrawal
symptoms or any other trouble. Self realisation as a result of
Kundalini awakening has exhibited fantastic results. It brings
forth new creativity; many people have become poets; musicians
and artists have achieved great heights in their talents;
financial problems are solved; the problems of psychosomatic
diseases get cured, like cancer, myelitis etc. Many incurable
diseases also get cured without any medicines. The seeker
becomes the witness of the drama of life and establishes an
inner peace. He respects all the religions and belongs to
Universal religion which encompasses all the religions of the
world. Morality becomes innate and spontaneous. After the
complete transformation he is averse to do any immoral acts. In
the light of the spirit he knows exactly what is wrong or right
and he is also empowered to stay clean and holy. He enjoys his
virtues which he respects and without any doubt he becomes a
moral human being. First thoughtless awareness is achieved and
later doubtless awareness is established beyond the mind. At
this stage the Sahaja Yogi can give self-realisation to others.
The ageing does not take place, on the contrary the Sahaja Yogi
becomes and looks at least twenty years younger than his age.
They become universal beings. All human enemies of lust, greed,
anger, possessiveness, jealousies, attachments just disappear.
Thus a new race of saints are created who do not have to give up
anything to show off their detachment or asceticism. You cannot
pay for Divine Love which is absolute truth, which the Sahaja
Yogi feels on his finger tips as vibrations of the cool breeze
of the Holy Ghost. The finger tips are related to the energy
centres (the chakras). The chakras are responsible for our
physical, emotional and mental being. If the Yogis can correct
their chakras, they can also correct the chakras of others. Thus
all the physical, emotional and mental problems are solved.
Those who are pure people have the necessary balance of moral
life which ensures a very wide central channel (the Sushumna
Nadi) of ascent for the Kundalini.
In this chapter we have to now understand that there is a
subtle system in every human being, which is fully developed
during this evolutionary process to reach up to human awareness.
For example', in the animals, there is no awareness of sin,
dirt, filth, art or poetry. But among human beings, these
sensitivities are manifesting very clearly as we appreciate and
enjoy the birds, fishes and animals as well. Do they also see
the beauty in us? This question can be answered this way; human
beings are at a higher level of evolution than all the animals
for whom we care so much. We love the birds and we enjoy the
fishes dancing, but the best thing is really to have respect for
ourselves, love ourselves as we should keep our body clean, our
mind and our heart should be open and transparent. Because we
are the highest evolved beings in this world it is our
birthright to get our self-realisation.
Instead, thanks to writers like Freud and Sade, we have
reduced the human being into a sex point, even worst than
beasts. It is such a contagious, demeaning disease that if a
cell of a perverted sex is introduced into any animal, they also
become perverted. Now this disease has contaminated societies in
the West that by the end of this century we may have statues
raised in memory of these new moralists who have shown the way
to our adored destruction.
Now, whatever I am going to tell you has not, to be accepted
blindfolded but treated like a hypothesis. Again and again, I
would request you that you must keep your mind open like a
scientist. If whatever I am saying is proved then, as honest
people, human beings have to accept this beautiful discovery
about yourself because this is for your benevolence, and for the
benevolence of your family, benevolence of your society,
benevolence of your nations and benevolence of the whole world.
The theories created by current scientific conclusions and
also the mental projections are not by any means eternal truths.
To know the reality one has to enter into the realm of
Metascience which is only possible when we enter into the
collective super-consciousness through self realisation."
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
"The
prophet warns that Satan will "make war with the rest
of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have
the testimony of Jesus Christ" (Revelation 12:17.)
These tribulation saints will prove their faith by martyrdom
during the severe persecution, first from the Great Whore
church and later, from the Antichrist. In Revelation 7:9
John saw "a great multitude which no one could number,
of all nations, tribes, peoples, and Lamb." The angel
told John that these are the tribulation martyrs who will
form the last great harvest of souls. They will pay the
supreme price of martyrdom for their faith. "These are
the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and wash
their robes and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb" (Revelation 7:14.)"
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Grant
R. Jeffry, Apocalypse: The Coming Judgement of the
Nations, Bantam Books, 1994, p. 189-90
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The
institutionalized religions and paranoid anti-sect
organizations will counter with lies,
distortion, deception and propaganda to destroy the
integrity of the Great Universal Mother and Vishwa Nirmala
Dharma. Their followers will be told that these devotees
belong to a sect, that they mistreat children, are abusive
towards others, break up families, indulge in strange
practices, collect vast sums of money, use brainwashing
techniques, power oriented and so on. Popes, deacons,
bishops, monks, swamis, acaryas, priests, pandits,
ayatollahs, shaikhs, ulema, muftis, and mullahs will froth
as they pour out their scorn. Anti-cult bounty hunters will
advertise their private consultations or professional
interview fees and services to rescue hostages held captive
in the mind altering dungeons. Today their sophisticated
trade skills include "a much more refined method to
help family and friends, called the Strategic Interaction
Approach. This non-coercive, completely legal approach is
far better than deprogramming, and even exit counseling.
Topics covered in depth include: evaluating the situation;
interacting with dual identities; communication strategies
for phone calls, letter writing and visits; understanding
and utilizing cult beliefs and tactics; techniques to
reality-test and promote freedom of mind; and planning and
implementing effective interventions."
“Today
we are going to celebrate the birth of Christ. At a very
crucial time we are doing that because there are some
Antichrists who have become in charge of the Christian
religion and are talking against the birth of Christ. They
have no authority. They are not realized souls. They have no
idea of the Divine, nothing. And they’re saying that it is
all falsehood, that She was not a virgin and that Christ was
not born that way. Who told them? Did Gabriel come and told
them? What right they have got to talk these things?
So
because they are anti-Christ, now they have become in charge
of Christianity. Even Pope is like that. So in Satya Yuga
they'll be all exposed, have to be exposed."
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Sri
ViragosthiPriya
Shri Nirmala Devi
Christmas
Puja, Ganapatipule, India — December 25, 1993
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Her
Truth, which is way beyond their comprehension, is stranger
than fiction.
But
She has prophesied that the "Truth which is Absolute
has to express itself in these modern times. And even if it
is not accepted it will never die. On the contrary, if it is
not accepted, it will expose all falsehood and destroy
it."
Hearing
this challenge and warning the Armies of Armageddon will battle with all
their might to destroy this Truth before it destroys them.
The Mighty War will rage in full fury when the Christian
crusaders, Muslim mujahiddin and Vedic brahmins hear
Her messengers announcing the Good News of Resurrection, and
rise to challenge Her. Thus will the prophecy that
"whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall
not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the
world to come" (Matthew 12:32) come true. That will be
the beginning of their end. They
will die from within. Not a drop of blood will be
shed. Not a single human will be killed. But hundreds of
millions of fools and fundamentalists will spiritually die
defying the Good News of God Almighty. There is a Sinister
Century! Take heed, religious prisoners, take
heed!
And
one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these
which are arrayed in white robes? And whence came they?
And
I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These
are they which came out of great tribulation,
And
have washed their robes, and make them white in the blood of
the Lamb.
Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and
night in his temple:
And
he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
They
shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall
the sun light on them, nor any heat.
For
the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed
them, and shall lead them into living fountains of waters:
And
God shall wipe all tears from their eyes.
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"Christianity
today is nothing but a mental activity which is dead, just
nonsense, just like any other nonsensical religion. It has
become just another foolish, stupid religion which has no
meaning. Unless and until you get your Realization, unless
and until you feel the vibrations, unless and until you feel
this Divine surrounding Power, how will you understand?
Because that's the only thing that is Truth, that's the only
thing that's Reality. And unless and until you achieve it
how will you know about Christ ?
And
fighting about Him! How can you fight? I can't understand.
To Me it's stupid, gone to another extreme. By this thing
what you do actually is to use all these incarnations to
kill each other. Can you imagine? The things that came to
elevate you, to make you into higher living are now used,
the same things, the names are used to kill, to kill each
other, to bring down each other.
At
the most, if you reach a point where you don't understand,
then they start saying, "It's a mystery." What is
the mystery? In Sahaja Yoga there's no mystery. It's
all just there. To Me human beings are a mystery. I don't
understand them. I can't understand. The Resurrection of
Christ has to now be Collective Resurrection."
Shri
Tattvamartha-Svarupini Shri Nirmala Devi
The
Creation Of Lord Jesus,
Pune, India — April 11, 1982
The
great monarch will chastise their frenzy,
Attacking
the treasures before the temples.
“But
whether or not the worst of the events Nostradamus foretold
come to pass, he saw that there would be a great spiritual
rebirth throughout the world. Individuals would renounce the
falsehoods of materialism and look within themselves. After
communication is restored, people will come to this
realization together, and there will be a great rebirth of
philosophy that blends the Eastern and Western religions. It
will be a worldwide movement upholding the truth as everyone
perceives it, just as it is to be expected in the Age of
Aquarius . . .
Also
in keeping with what the alignment of planets presages for
the New Millennium, Nostradamus predicts the tearing down of
past institutions, including the mighty religions of the Age
of Pisces. "Temples consecrated in the early Roman
fashion," he wrote, "will reject the broken
foundations; taking their early human laws, expelling almost
all the cults of the saints."
Some also
interpret his words to mean that the feminine aspects of
God, which have been ignored, neglected, and reviled for the
eternity of the Age of Pisces, will again be recognized and
revered. This too is a return to the early ages of humanity
and ancient societies in which the female aspect of God was
worshipped and adored. During the patriarchal era of Pisces,
the female aspect was suppressed and repressed. Now society
will come to terms with divinity of both masculine and
feminine aspects, of Mother Earth and Father Sky, of yin and
yang, and of the synthesis of energies for a more balanced
world view.”
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Walter
Mercado, Beyond The Horizon, A Time Warner Company,
1997, p. 55-6
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Declaration
Introduction
New Age Children
Miracle Photo
Kingdom Of God
Meeting His
Messengers
Double Worlds
Inner Intimacy
Third-Eye Views
Prophecies
Age Of Aquarius
Our Conscious Earth
Adi Shakti's Descend
Witnessing Her
Miracles
Jesus' Resurrection
His Human Adversary
Book Of Revelation
Book Of Enlightenment
Al-Qiyamah
His Light Within
His Universe Within
His Beings Within
Subtle System
Evolution By Rebirth
Miscellaneous
Lectures To Earth
Shri Mataji
Frequently Asked Questions
Self-Realization
The
pope will mock the seekers for believing the Kingdom of God has been found. The pontiff will rebuke those who want to
be born of the Spirit. The Vicar will reproach those who
believe this is the Age of Resurrection. The Unholy One will
excommunicate all Catholics who dare to embrace the Great
Holy Spirit. The Antichrist will lead the Armies of
Armageddon in this final battle between the forces of good
and evil. The henchmen of the monarch will scurry and rally
around their 'infallible human' and carry out his orders
diligently. Small bands of the Great Supreme
Mother will battle the crumbling Evening Empires of Christianity, Judaism,
Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. This is
indeed a Satanic Century! Be forewarned, Unbelievers,
be forewarned!
The
treasures are the Pure Knowledge, the Divine Truths,
the Revelations of the Kingdom of God, and Scriptural
Prophecies of the Great Holy Spirit. The fact that
Nostradamus foretold that these treasures would be laid
before the temples has far reaching consequences for all
humanity. The temples are all the Idols of Worship on Earth
— churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, gurdwaras, and
shrines. The priceless spiritual treasures of the Kingdom of
God will be displayed before them for the benefit of
those who believe in the One God and His Divine Unity. The
fabulous wealth of Self-Realization will be displayed to
heal the nations and resurrect humankind into higher beings.
The Grace of God to enter His Kingdom will be announced to
all.
“So
there’s nothing to have any fear from any human being.
Same about organisations or anything. Naturally you have to
know one thing that as you are realised souls you have seen
the Truth; you are in the Light. So they are going to oppose
you. They are going to oppose you."
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Shri
Mohaniya Shri Nirmala Devi
Pure Love;
The Loss Of Morality, Cabella, Italy —
June 21, 1992
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Yet
the pope will arrogantly dismiss the Revelations as useless trinkets
despite all irrefutable proofs and fulfilled prophecies.
(And so will the rabbis, ayatollahs, clerics, imams, ulema,
mullahs, muftis, shaikhs, swamis, acaryas, pandits, brahmins,
monks, lamas, granthis and other false men of Idols.) He
will attack the inestimable spiritual treasures set before
the temples. Spit and slander will splutter and the papal
monarch fume in fury. Every Truth of the Comforter will be
attacked and denounced with the ferocity and tenacity of a
rabies-ridden pitbull. No quarters will be given in this
last struggle between Good and Evil, between God and Satan,
between His Kingdom and the external Idols.
The
Muslim fanatics will be horrified that Allah’s Ruh was
born as a Christian and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Christian zealots will be dismayed that the Mater
Sanctissima was a Hindu and, thus, won’t accept Her
Revealed Truths.
The
Buddhist fools will be appalled that there is a Holy Spirit
and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Christian diehards will be confounded that the Mother is the
Holy Spirit and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Muslim bigots will be infuriated that the Holy Spirit is
part of Allah and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Hindu religious prisoners will be aghast that Shri Jesus is
Shri Mahavishnu and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Christian extremists will be alarmed that Shri Krishna is a
Supreme Personality in the Kingdom of God and, thus,
won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The Jew
radicals will be dumbfounded that Shri Buddha is a Divine
Personality in the Heaven of Yahweh and, thus, won’t
accept Her Revealed Truths.
The Muslim
agitators will be shocked that Shri Nitya Shri
Nirmala Devi is the Eternal Personality of Allah and, thus,
won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Sikh idiots will be irked that Prophet Muhammad is a
Primordial Personality and, thus, won’t accept Her
Revealed Truths.
The
Buddhist hypocrites will be baffled that Guru Nanak is a
Primordial Guru and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Muslim fundamentalists will be indignant that kafirs
(non-Muslims) are eligible for Allah’s Paradise and, thus,
won’t accept HER Revealed Truths.
The
Hindu conservatives will be protesting that Qiyamah is not
in the Vedas and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Muslim zealots will be enraged that non-Muslim messengers
revealed Qiyamah to them and, thus, won’t accept HER
Revealed Truths.
We only
send the Messengers to give Glad Tidings, and to give
Warnings: [2400]
But the Unbelievers dispute with vain argument, in
order therewith to weaken the truth,
And they treat My Signs as a jest, as also the fact that
they are warned!
And who doth more wrong than one who is reminded of the
Signs of the Lord, but turns away from them,
Forgetting the (deeds) which his hands have sent forth?
Verily We have set veils over their hearts, lest they
should understand this, and over their ears, deafness,
If thou callest them to guidance, even then will they
never accept guidance.
surah
18:56-57 Al Kahf (The Cave)
(Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’an, 1989, p.
724.)
"2400.
The Prophets of Allah are not sent to humour us with
dialectics . . . They come to preach the Truth — not in
an abstract way, but with special reference to our
conduct. They give us the Good News of salvation lest we
despair in the presence of Sin, and to warn us clearly of
the dangers of Evil. Vain controversies about words only
weaken their mission, or turn it into ridicule. The
ungodly have a trick also of treating the earnest
preaching to them itself as a jest and ridicule it."
Abdullah
Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an
(Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’an, 1989,
p. 724.)
The
Jew orthodox will be troubled that Qiyamah is not
revealed in the Torah and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Christian diehards will be bewildered that Qiyamah is
also Resurrection and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Hindu bigots will be disturbed that the Vedas said moksa not
Resurrection, and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Buddhist radicals will be unsettled that Shri Buddha said
Nirvana not Qiyamah and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Jew extremists will be annoyed that they don’t own God
and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Buddhist agitators will be disgusted that God actually
exists and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Hindu hypocrites will be distressed that they have to
believe in the Qur’an and, thus, won’t accept Her
Revealed Truths.
The
Christian fundamentalists will be upset that non-Christians
are not pagans and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
"In
Britain, Fundamentalist Christians have firebombed Esoteric
bookshops. In several Western countries, including Britain,
women who are exercising their legal right to have an
abortion have been harassed as they enter the clinic; in
America several doctors who performed abortions have been
shot dead by anti-abortionists who have open support of the
Fundamentalists leaders. . . .
For those
who are worried about the rise of religious Fundamentalism,
it can seem as if it is the spiritual equivalent of the
National Front: bully boys with Bibles."
David V.
Barret, Sects, ‘Cults’ and Alternative Religions
(Sects,
‘Cults’ and Alternative Religions, David V. Barret,
Cassell PLC, 1996, p. 285.)
The
Muslim transgressors will be infuriated that all non-Muslims
are not infidels and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
"In
another verse, the Holy Quran declares in the same context:
Surely,
those who have believed in Muhammad and the Jews, and the
Sabians, and the Christians — whoso believes in Allah and
the Last Day and does good deeds, on them shall come no fear
nor shall they grieve. (Ch. 5; Al-Ma'idah: 70)
Let
me remind you that although the People of the Book is
applicable to the Jews and Christians, potentially, it has a
much wider application. In the context of the Quranic
assertion 'that there is no people in the world but We have
sent a Warner to them', and similar verses (cited earlier),
we are left with no room for doubt that these were not only
the people of the Old Testaments and the Gospel (or the
Torah and the Injeel) who were given the Book, but most
certainly other books were revealed for the benefit of
mankind. So all religions which have a claim to be founded
on divine revelation would also be included among the People
of the Book.
Again
the Holy Quran uses the term Sabi which further clarifies
the issue and dispels the doubt. Sabi is a term used by the
Arabs to apply to the followers of all non-Arab and non-Semetic
religions which have their own revealed Books. As such,
followers of all religions based on divine revelation have
been granted the assurance that provided they do not
genuinely fail to recognize the light of a new religion and
stick honestly and truly to the values of their ancestral
religion, they have nothing to fear from God and will not be
denied salvation.
The
Holy Quran, speaking of whichever party from among the
Believers: Jews, Christians and Sabians, promises: .....
Shall have their reward with their lord, and no fear shall
come upon them, nor shall they grieve. (Ch. 2: Al-Baqarah:
63)"
www.ahmadiyya.org/
The
Jew fanatics will be mortified that their Jewish Jesus was
His Messenger and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
"Proposed
Israeli law would ban Christian missionaries - July 8, 1997
JERUSALEM
(CNN) — The dwindling number of Christians in the Holy
Land are facing yet another threat. Militant Jews and
Israelis are trying to force members of the religion from
seeking converts in the country.
Most
alarming to Christians is a newly proposed law that would
let authorities jail anyone who shares Christian literature.
. .
What
is being waged is a cultural clash that opens centuries of
old wounds between Jews and Christians. It is a struggle for
souls, and the Christians do not have the upper hand."
CNN,
July 8, 1997
The
Hindu radicals will be agitated that brahmins are destined
for spiritual death and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Muslim zealots will be flabbergasted that Shri Jesus was
actually crucified and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Buddhist conservatives will be protesting that Shri Jesus
has to be glorified and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Christian morons will be bitter that heathens are eligible
for His Kingdom and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Hindus will be shocked that idol worship is never sanctioned
by God and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Jain bigots will be perturbed that vegetarianism does not
confer moksa and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Muslim idiots will be furious that Puranas have superior
spiritual Knowledge and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Hindu fools will be resentful that Qur'an has superior
prophetic Knowledge and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Christian prisoners-of-religion will be disturbed that the
Bible was corrupted and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Muslim fundamentalists will be incensed that the Qur’an
was misinterpreted and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Hindu brahmins will be irked that they are not hereditary
inheritors of moksa and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Buddhist monks will be troubled that all their prajna
is a mental maze and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Muslim mullahs will be crazed that all of Allah’s
Messengers are together, and, thus, won’t accept Her
Revealed Truths.
"ALL
PROPHETS ARE EQUAL
The
question arises that if there are so many Prophets of God
sent to all peoples of the world, in different parts of
the world and in different ages, do they have the same
divine authority? According to the Holy Quran, all
Prophets belong to God, and as such, insofar as their
divine authority is concerned, they exercise such
authority with equal force and strength. No one has a
right to discriminate between one Prophet and another. As
far as the authenticity of their message is concerned, all
Prophets must be equal. This attitude of Islam towards
other religions and their Founders as well as minor
Prophets, can work as a very important uniting and
cementing factor between various religions. The principle
that the authenticity of each Prophet's revelation enjoys
the same status can be used as a very powerful unifying
force bringing various religions together. This transforms
the attitude of hostility towards the revelation of
Prophets of other religions to that of respect and
reverence. This again, is the clear and logical position
taken by the Holy Quran:
This
Messenger the Holy Founder of Islam believes in that which
was revealed to him from his Lord, and so do the
believers; all of them believe in Allah; and in His
angels, and in His Books, and in His Messengers saying,
'We make no distinction between any of His Messengers. And
they say, 'We have heard and we are obedient....' (Ch. 2:
Al-Baqarah: 286)
This
subject is repeated in other verses of the Holy Quran. For
instance:
Surely,
those who disbelieve in Allah and his Messengers and seek
to make a distinction between Allah and His Messengers,
and say, 'We believe in some and disbelieve in others',
and seek to take a way in between, these really are the
disbelievers, and We have prepared for the disbelievers a
humiliating punishment. And those who believe in Allah and
in all of His Messengers and make no distinction between
any of them, to such He will soon give their rewards. And
Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.(Ch. 4: Al-Nisa:
151-153)"
http://www.ahmadiyya.org/
The
Catholic clergy will be wild that their Church is despised
in His Kingdom and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Buddhist lamas will be nervous that Buddhists will know the
Creator, and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Muslim imams will be mad that the Kitab al Munir is Sri
Lalita Sahasranama and, thus, won’t accept Her
Revealed Truths.
The
Christian pope will be irate that Lalita Sahasranama glorifies
the Holy Ghost and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Hindu priests will be suspicious that the Bible glorifies
the Adi Shakti and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Buddhist dalai lama will be fidgety that there is a Holy
Ghost and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Christian archbishops will be petrified that God is
Sadashiva and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Muslim ayatollahs will be thunderstruck that Allah is also
Sadashiva and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Hindu bhagwans will be restless that Sadashiva is also
Yahweh and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Jewish rabbis will be dismayed that Yahweh is also Allah
and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Buddhist monks will be irritated that Buddha is also
Waheguru and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Sikh granthis will be upset that Waheguru is also the Mother
and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The Muslim
sheiks will be horrified that Shri Jesus sent the Comforter
and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Jain digambars will be appalled that vegetarianism is not
ahimsa and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
Those
who praise their own doctrines and disparage the doctrines
of others do not solve any problems.
Sutrakritanga
1.1.50 (Jainism)
The
Vaishnavas will be agitated that She is Shri Vishnu’s
Supreme Shakti and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Hare Krishnas will be uneasy that She is Shri Krishna’s
Supreme Shakti and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Shaivites will be unsettled that She is the Supreme Shakti
of Shri Shiva and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Rama devotees will be uneasy that She is Shri Rama’s
Supreme Shakti and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Kali worshippers will be upset that Shri Mahakali is not the
Ultimate Reality and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Durga worshippers will be aghast that Shri Durga is not the
Ultimate Reality and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
"What
Are Hinduism's Principal Sects?
The
Sanatana Dharma, or "eternal faith," known today
as Hinduism, is a family of religions that accept the
authority of the Vedas. Its four principal denominations are
Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism. Aum.
The
world's billion Hindus, one-sixth of the human family, are
organized in four main denominations, each distinguished by
its Supreme Deity. For Vaishnavites, Lord Vishnu is God. For
Shaivites, God is Siva. For Shaktas, Goddess Shakti is
supreme. For Smartas, liberal Hindus, the choice of Deity is
left to the devotee. Each has a multitude of guru lineages,
religious leaders, priesthoods, sacred literature, monastic
communities, schools, pilgrimage centers and tens of
thousands of temples. They possess a wealth of art and
architecture, philosophy and scholarship. These four sects
hold such divergent beliefs that each is a complete and
independent religion. Yet, they share a vast heritage of
culture and belief-karma, dharma, reincarnation,
all-pervasive Divinity, temple worship, sacraments, manifold
deities, the guru-shishya tradition and the Vedas as
scriptural authority. While India is home to most Hindus,
large communities flourish worldwide. The Vedas elaborate,
"He is Brahma. He is Siva. He is Indra. He is the
immutable, the supreme, the self-luminous. He is Vishnu. He
is life. He is time. He is the fire, and He is the
moon." Aum Namah Sivaya.
What
Is the Deeply Mystical Saiva Sect?
Saivism
is the world's oldest religion. Worshiping God Siva, the
compassionate One, it stresses potent disciplines, high
philosophy, the guru's centrality and bhakti-raja- siddha
yoga leading to oneness with Siva within. Aum.
Saivism
is ancient, truly ageless, for it has no beginning. It is
the precursor of the many-faceted religion now termed
Hinduism. Scholars trace the roots of Siva worship back more
than 8,000 years to the advanced Indus Valley civilization.
But sacred writings tell us there never was a time when
Saivism did not exist. Modern history records six main
schools: Saiva Siddhanta, Pashupatism, Kashmir Saivism, Vira
Saivism, Siddha Siddhanta and Siva Advaita. Saivism's
grandeur and beauty are found in a practical culture, an
enlightened view of man's place in the universe and a
profound system of temple mysticism and siddha yoga. It
provides knowledge of man's evolution from God and back to
God, of the soul's unfoldment and awakening guided by
enlightened sages. Like all the sects, its majority are
devout families, headed by hundreds of orders of swamis and
sadhus who follow the fiery, world-renouncing path to moksha.
The Vedas state, "By knowing Siva, the Auspicious One
who is hidden in all things, exceedingly fine, like film
arising from clarified butter, the One embracer of the
universe-by realizing God, one is released from all
fetters." Aum Namah Sivaya.
What
Is the Magic and Power of Shaktism?
Shaktism
reveres the Supreme as the Divine Mother, Shakti or Devi, in
Her many forms, both gentle and fierce. Shaktas use mantra,
tantra, yantra, yoga and puja to invoke cosmic forces and
awaken the kundalini power. Aum.
While
worship of the Divine Mother extends beyond the pale of
history, Shakta Hinduism arose as an organized sect in India
around the fifth century. Today it has four
expressions-devotional, folk-shamanic, yogic and
universalist-all invoking the fierce power of Kali or Durga,
or the benign grace of Parvati or Ambika. Shakta
devotionalists use puja rites, especially to the Shri Chakra
yantra, to establish intimacy with the Goddess. Shamanic
Shaktism employs magic, trance mediumship, firewalking and
animal sacrifice for healing, fertility, prophecy and power.
Shakta yogis seek to awaken the sleeping Goddess Kundalini
and unite her with Siva in the sahasrara chakra. Shakta
universalists follow the reformed Vedantic tradition
exemplified by Shri Ramakrishna. "Left-hand"
tantric rites transcend traditional ethical codes. Shaktism
is chiefly advaitic, defining the soul's destiny as complete
identity with the Unmanifest, Siva. Central scriptures are
the Vedas, Shakta agamas and Puranas. The Devi Gita extols,
"We bow down to the universal soul of all. Above and
below and in all four directions, Mother of the universe, we
bow." Aum Chandikayai Namah.
What
Is the Devotional Vaishnava Sect?
Vaishnavism
is an ancient Hindu sect centering on the worship of Lord
Vishnu and His incarnations, especially Krishna and Rama.
Largely dualistic, profoundly devotional, it is rich in
saints, temples and scriptures. Aum.
The
worship of Vishnu, meaning "pervader," dates back
to Vedic times. The Pancharatra and Bhagavata sects were
popular prior to 300 bce. Today's five Vaishnava schools
emerged in the middle ages, founded by Ramanuja, Madhva,
Nimbarka, Vallabha and Chaitanya. Vaishnavism stresses
prapatti, single-pointed surrender to Vishnu, or His ten or
more incarnations, called avataras. Japa is a key devotional
sadhana, as is ecstatic chanting and dancing, called kirtana.
Temple worship and festivals are elaborately observed.
Philosophically, Vaishnavism ranges from Madhva's pure
dualism to Ramanuja's qualified nondualism to Vallabha's
nearly monistic vision. God and soul are everlastingly
distinct. The soul's destiny, through God's grace, is to
eternally worship and enjoy Him. While generally nonascetic,
advocating bhakti as the highest path, Vaishnavism has a
strong monastic community. Central scriptures are the Vedas,
Vaishnava agamas, Itihasas and Puranas. The Bhagavad Gita
states, "On those who meditate on Me and worship with
undivided heart, I confer attainment of what they have not,
and pre- serve what they have." Aum Namo Narayanaya.
What
Is the Universalistic Smarta Sect?
Smartism
is an ancient brahminical tradition reformed by Shankara in
the ninth century. Worshiping six forms of God, this liberal
Hindu path is monistic, nonsectarian, meditative and
philosophical. Aum Namah Sivaya.
Smarta
means a follower of classical smriti, particularly the
Dharma Shastras, Puranas and Itihasas. Smartas revere the
Vedas and honor the agamas. Today this faith is synonymous
with the teachings of Adi Shankara, the monk-philosopher,
known as shanmata sthapanacharya, "founder of the
six-sect system." He campaigned India-wide to
consolidate the Hindu faiths of his time under the banner of
Advaita Vedanta. To unify the worship, he popularized the
ancient Smarta five-Deity altar-Ganapati, Surya, Vishnu,
Siva and Shakti-and added Kumara. From these, devotees may
choose their "preferred Deity," or Ishta Devata.
Each God is but a reflection of the one Saguna Brahman.
Shankara organized hundreds of monasteries into a ten-order,
dashanami system, which now has five pontifical centers. He
wrote profuse commentaries on the Upanishads, Brahma Sutras
and Bhagavad Gita. Shankara proclaimed, "It is the one
Reality which appears to our ignorance as a manifold
universe of names and forms and changes. Like the gold of
which many ornaments are made, it remains in itself
unchanged. Such is Brahman, and That art Thou." Aum
Namah Sivaya."
Hinduism
Today, November 1994
Himalayan
Academy, 1998,
The
Theravada Buddhists will be astonished that Matreya
is Maitreya and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Mahayana Buddhists will be bewildered that Matreya is
the AdiBuddha and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
"Kapathika:
"How should a wise man ascertain truth?"
The
Buddha: "A man has faith. If he says ‘This is my
faith,’ so far he maintains truth. But by that he cannot
proceed to the absolute conclusion; This alone is Truth, and
everything else is false." "
Majjhima
Nikaya ii. 176, Canki Sutta
The
Varrayana Buddhists will be troubled that Shri Matreya
chastised them and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Shi’ites will be petrified that a ‘non-Muslim’ can be
a Imam Mahdi and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed
Truths.
The
Sunnis will be indignant that there is an Imam Mahdi and,
thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
The
Baha’is will be distressed that their leader is not the Imam
Mahdi and, thus, won’t accept Her Revealed Truths.
"BAHAIS
and BAHAISM: Another group that strives to demolish Islam is
the Bahais. The chief of these irreligious people is
Bahaullah. He was a pupil and the caliph of a Persian named
Albab Ali Muhammad. Albab used to call himself mirror. He
used to say, Allah is seen in this mirror. When he died,
Bahaullah became their chief and began to spread his
sophistries which he termed Bahaism. Before he died, they
put his son Abdulbaha Abbas in this place. Abbas took the
name Ghasniyyi Azam. Abbas, who went to Europe and America,
gathered more than a hundred thousand Bahais and died in
1339 A.H. [1921]. He was succeeded by his son Shawqi. He
also spread the religion of Bahaism. Bahaullah used to say
that he was a prophet and the great savior of the latest
time. It was this pretension whereby he first smeared
himself with the ignominy of blasphemy. He also said that
one more prophet would come two thousand years later.
According to these disbelievers, who have no proximity to
Islam, nineteen is a sacred number. Their fasting practice
continues for nineteen days. Each Bahai has to invite
nineteen Bahais after every nineteen days. Their irreligious
cult is governed by nineteen people elected for their
supreme assembly which they call The House of General
Justice. Each Bahai has to give each year one fifth of his
earnings to this assembly. It is necessary, so they say, to
marry at the age of eleven. . . .
The
Bahais have eighty-eight organizations all over the world.
They deceive Christians, Jews, Magians, Sikhs, Zoroastrians
and Buddhists and allure them towards themselves. . . .
Their
namaz (ritual prayer) is a matter of standing towards Haifa
and thinking of Allah. Their hajj is to go to see Bab's
house in Shiraz or Bahaullah's house in Baghdad, and to read
ayats is to think of Allah through the heart."
Waqf
Ikhlas, Istanbul, 1995.
"A
similar phenomenon exists among other world religions as
well, and often a great deal of condemnation will be heaped
on parallel religious bodies, especially those originating
from within the parent group. While visiting a Baha’i
retreat centre recently I indicated to my resident hosts
that they seemed to be a very tolerant group. Were there no
religious groups or individuals that they did not accept or
endorse? Their answer was that any religion claiming Divine
revelation before that of their leader was
acceptable. Any claim made after his, were not
acceptable. This meant that any religious group originating after
the midpoint of the 19th century was considered invalid.
A further discussion revealed that Baha’s were also quite
opposed to individuals who once have belonged to the Baha’i
faith and then left it. Such is an act of unforgivable
apostasy. Apparently these individuals are to be ignored,
shunned or condemned. So much for unconditional un