Chakras Above The Sahasrara

 In this Article Shri mataji explain about chakras above the Sahasrara  I have told you- Ardhabindu, Bindu, Valaya and Pradakshina. These are the four. After coming to Sahaja Yoga and after your Sahasrara has opened, you have to pass through these four chakras, Ardhabindu, Bindu, Valaya and Pradakshina.

After passing through these four chakras, only, can you say that you have become a Sahaja Yogi. And if you see from another angle, we have to cross fourteen stages to reach up to Sahasrara; if you divide them then there are seven chakras situated on Ida Nadi and seven on Pingala Nadi.

When man makes his ascent, he does not do so in a straight direction. He comes first to the left then to the right, then again to the left and then again to the right. And when Kundalini ascends, She also does so, dividing Herself into these two. The reason for it can be understood if I take the example of two ropes. These two ropes together, side by side, in the process of going up or coming down cross over twice. (here Shri Mataji explains the rising of Kundalini along Ida & Pingala Nadis; making 4 loops – two each in opposite directions – (clockwise and anti clockwise) at every chakra.)

When Kundalini ascends, you see on the chakra whether the left is caught or the right is caught. Although Kundalini is only one, but on every chakra you see both the things – thus you know whether left is caught or the right.

Thus, within us, if each chakra is divided into these two – left and right, then seven two’s are fourteen. So, within us, first of all, fourteen stages have to be crossed before reaching the Sahasrara. And if you understand this, that these seven [main chakras], and seven above Sahasrara, then in this way, also, a path of fourteen is created.

Therefore this number fourteen is very important in Kundalini shastra (science), very important. It’s a very important thing. We should fully understand that we become entitled to the blessings of Sahaja Yoga only after rising above these fourteen stages. We should unceasingly march forward and get completely dyed in it [in its colour].

Rajana, birajana – these words I have told you many a times before also; but today, specially, we should understand, on Sahasrara day, what is rajana (to reign, to be the master) and what is birajana (to assume).

Shri Mataji: First stage is nirvikalpa where you become thoughtless in between, then you become, again come to thought, again you become thoughtless. That’s a very good stage where you start, and you start growing up into that. Now savikalp can be before or after this stage, like savikalpa is − ‘vikalpa’ means doubt, and ‘savikalpa’ means with doubt. So you are still growing with the doubts in your mind. There are people who still grow with doubts in their mind.

For example you see, somebody feels hurt in Sahaja Yoga, some way he’s hurt that: ‘I’ve been hurt in Sahaja Yoga’ − something, the subconscious is there. Then he still has that feeling within himself, ‘I’m hurt, but still I must do Sahaja Yoga, it is good.’ Mentally he accepts and goes on with it, so he can get into nirvikalp state with that. Or maybe he gets to nirvikalpa state and then again goes to savikalpa.

That’s a flashback. And could be he can say, ‘All right, I’ll reach to nirvichara, but from nirvichara I can go to, you see, my doubts also. After all I have my doubts, what things and this and that is possible.’ And some people have a hidden anger within themselves, or kind of a hidden feelings or hidden things which he’s not very aware of, so he has also got the vikalpas with him.

So with savikalpa samadhi is that, so it can be after or before nirvichara samadhi. So I mean, you go, fall on to it sometime. So we’ll have to go beyond actually savikalpa, because nirvichar samadhi is not sufficient enough. All the vikalpas, all the doubts must go away, then you’ll reach the state of nirvikalpa. Then there’s no doubt, there’s no problem. There are many among you who are like that, who are not yet aware that they are like that. That’s why I’m requesting you to develop this new dimension in your creative work.

Yogi: Shri Mataji, how can we sustain a deep meditation in our day, through our daily activities, our jobs and things like that? When we reach a height in meditation, how can we sustain that during our whole day and not just, say, at the time of meditation?

Shri Mataji: You see, you are in meditation in a way. You are half in meditation and halfway not. Now if you try to develop a state of witness, then you are in meditation − just a state of witness. Whatever you see, just watch it. Just watching is the best way, and then you’ll be surprised that you will find that you are in another world, and these people are only in another world. You are seeing them from another world. Then you will have compassion for them, you will have pity for them, you may also not like them − it’s all these feelings will come up to you, but you’ll be a person who is separated from them.

Yogi: Shri Mataji, could You tell us some more about the conscious mind?

Shri Mataji: The conscious mind? What do you want to know about the conscious mind? You see, conscious mind is the mind where you are awake and see things. But there is also unconscious mind behind it; and there’s a subconscious mind, and there’s supra-conscious mind, and beyond the supra-conscious there is also collective supra-conscious, and beyond the subconscious there is collective subconscious.

There’s unconscious mind. The unconscious mind is in a way, we can say is the Kundalini. Now when She enters into your conscious mind, you become enlightened. The conscious mind is the mind that is aware of the surroundings, aware of everyone being there, aware of all the things.

But an enlightened conscious mind which is of a high level is much more conscious of things than you are. For example, I am quite conscious of people who are catching on the Heart, and I’m quite conscious of the people who are not yet there; I’m quite conscious of the people who are perfectly there, and I’m quite conscious of the people who are nowhere near. But it’s all right for Me, because I with My conscious mind can raise them up. So it’s a different situation with Me.

But with other people could be that your conscious mind is all the time, depending on your level of advancement, may be worried about small, small things, like: ‘I have to go home now and it’s getting late, and will I get a bus or not?’ Could be like that. Then there could be another conscious mind which is thinking about how far I can meditate, how far I can go with it, all kinds of things. But there could be a conscious mind which is enlightened, if it is enlightened, it’s just getting all the essence of what I am saying, and developing and nourishing itself.

So when you are enlightened, the conscious mind is something like a tree into which the sap is now flowing. It may be that it is just like a leaf or it may be it is like a flower, or maybe it is like a fruit. So it changes its forms once he gets realisation. If a person gets realisation, then the conscious mind goes on getting more and more light.

Yogi: I’ve heard people talk about the Bindu and the Adhu-bindu, and the higher chakras above that

Shri Mataji: You see, I don’t think you should worry too much about these. There’s three stages higher than Sahasrara. I would suggest just now, let us concentrate on Sahasrara, is a better idea. But Bindu, Ardha-Bindu and Valaya are the three stages in which one has to pass through later on, and you would pass gradually when you develop yourself horizontally. That’s what we have started now, so let us keep to this idea that, we have to develop our self horizontally. We should see how we affect the other person, how we influence the another person.

For example some people, you see, they are very egoistical and all that, they may come in contact with you and say, ‘Oh, very nice person, charming person, this, that.’ But actually that person is just very physically may be attractive, or may be a little brilliant type of a person, but doesn’t have anything much in it.

But if that person standing next to you changes the mood and temperament of another person, then you can say that this person has a spiritual personality. So let us see how you affect the nature. Flowers − you saw the miracle of the flowers that I performed for you the other day. In the same way, let us see what is the effect of your character on the trees, on your friends, or in the food that you make − everything changes, it’s very beautiful. So we have to see that, how it works out.

MANTRAS OF THE SAHASRARA

Today I’m going to tell you what are the mantras of Sahastrara, which are very important. You start it from the back, put your right hand towards me, put your left at the back.

परमात्मा की जो सर्वव्यापी शक्ति है उससे एकाकार होना || Shri Mataji Speech