--- In shriadishakti@yahoogroups.com, jagbir singh
<adishakti_org@y...> wrote:
>
> Sai Baba became Bhagwan because his devotees advertised him
> to be just that. Amma is now the Divine Mother of choice
> because her devotees are beginning to proclaim so. Many of
> Amma's devotees are well-financed, intelligent and convinced
> professionals compared to SYs. They know that for their guru to
> succeed Amma must be projected as the Divine Mother, as Shri
> Lalita, the Devi, the Shakti of All. And they have vigorously
> pursued this end since 1999, and it is beginning to pay handsome
> dividends.
>
> The longer they continue the much harder will it become in future
> for SYs to convince others that Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi is
> indeed the Divine Mother, as Shri Lalita, the Devi, the Shakti of
> All. Once seekers are won over it becomes a very difficult task to
> sway them back. (And i have no idea how more harder that will
> become if Shri Mataji ever leaves Earth soon.)
>
> It is time for senior SYs, leaders and coordinator to venture out
> of their collective caves and assess the dire straits they are
> steering the Sahaja Yoga ship into by their lack of vision and
> foresight. i am telling so because there is an abyss not far from
> today. They should know that it takes considerable time to turn a
> ship around. Do it while the physical Adi Shakti is still around
> because the prevailing belief amongst the majority of SYs if She
> is also within our Sahasraras remains highly controversial at
> best. So don't be surprised if Amma also occupies the Thousand-
> petaled Lotus ....................... and ride tigers as well!
>


Amma's devotees are now claiming that their guru once saw a vision of
the Divine Mother when she was young, and that is the reason she is
also Her incarnation. They are now using this single unverified claim
of a 'vision' to stake their claim that Amma is the Shakti.

A vision is nothing compared to going into the Sahasrara to meet the
Devi in person. Yet Amma's devotees are using just a single vision to
claim she is divine, and Shri Lalita Devi as well.

So how are SYs going to stop increasing number of seekers joining
Amma and claiming her to be the Divine Mother, as Shri Lalita? i mean
do they have strategy to prevent Amma from claiming the title of
Divine Mother, the Adi Shakti, Shri Lalita, the Maha-Devi, the Shakti
of All? (Maybe i should ask if, in the first place, should we SYs
even admit we have a problem that needs serious attention?)

Well, there is nothing SYs can do because they started losing those
opportunities 30 years ago when Shri Mataji was the only Divine
Mother and trying to establish Herself. ............ and the rut
continues. The situation is getting from bad to worse as Amma's
devotees add more titles, divinity and 'evidence' that she is truly
the Devi. .......... exactly the modus operandi of Sai Baba when he
set up shop.

Unlike Amma's devotees, those early SYs time and again squandered
numerous chances of laying the groundwork and foundation for the
future. Unlike Amma's devotees, they did not have the courage to
publicly repeat those loud, bravado proclamations and pledges during
private meeting, seminars and pujas.

So now Amma is already established and will continue to consolidate
her ever-growing popularity. Just check the press reports:

"It's good that we have someone in the world who expresses what true
religion is all about, which is true love." Asked what motivates her,
Amma replied "What is the motivation of a river? It just flows."

- Seattle Times, 2003


"Those receiving Amma's blessing refused to fit any one group. The
elderly, the handicapped, mothers, babies, and in some cases whole
families knelt before her. Amma does not preach but hopes that people
find renewed faith in their own path. Amma encourages women to take a
more defining role in society and men should try to awaken the
compassionate feelings in themselves."

- The Hawk Eye Newspaper, 2003


"It was a magnificent experience, and I'm not a believer," said Geane
Thompson, who had just embraced Amma for the first time." I can't put
this feeling into words. It's like when you meditate. You have to
experience it yourself."

- MSNBC News, 2002


"In France Catholic nuns come to her, in Japan Zen Buddhist monks
come, Amma is universal". She says ""I seek to give and give and
give, to personally wipe away tears through selfless love, compassion
and service. I seek to fill the people with ... love". In her travels
she has sucked poison from a leper's lesions in India, cradled AIDS
patients in San Francisco, hugged tough New York cops and embraced
movie stars with equal energy and concern."

- Reuters, 2001


"She greeted each with a warm smile and outstretched arms. Each
darshan resembled an embrace between two old friends who hadn't seen
each other in years. She began her spiritual endeavors as a young
woman, encouraging others to social service and to express love for
others. Later she started a program in which people could go to her
and receive her blessing -- a hug, or darshan. "I can't
explain....It's an uplifting feeling.'' said Zack Kurland, 28, of New
York. "

- NY Times, 2001


"Known worldwide simply as Amma or Ammachi, the spiritual leader and
humanitarian from southern India hugs for hours and hours, cradling
adults like babies, whispering comforting words and showering them
with rose petals and, as a sweet offering, Hershey's Kisses. For 25
years, Amma's spiritual hugs and charitable works, including
orphanages, women's shelters, hospices and vocational education
programs for the poor, have helped her to become what many Hindus and
non-Hindus consider a living saint. "

- Los Angeles Times, 2000


"After a long wait, the devotees were finally granted a 'darshan'
with 'Mata', who benevolently embraced them. The long wait made the
meeting seem so momentous that the devotees felt as if they had had a
revelation. Some were reduced to tears."

- The Times of India, 1998


i know some SYs are going to protest this advertisement of Amma and
feel disgusted. In their helplessness and dislike of global reality
they prefer to remain in the bliss of ignorance. They should know
this forum is not to hype and high-five mediocre achievements but to
establish a groundwork of conscientious, convinced and fearless ganas
who will in future be the numerous arms of the Shakti within. But
first She has to separate the useless priestly chaff from the
wholesome mystical wheat.

So those who understand this ever growing negativity which will prove
a formidable force in future (read: Sai Baba) should be concerned and
question the steps taken to counter it. Already it is so difficult to
sell the subtle system of Sahaja Yoga because of cut-throat
competition from burgeoning number of teachers and professionals
cashing in on the yoga craze (all the more reason and evidence that
SYs have failed to convince seekers and will continue to fail).

With Amma a zestful spiritual force at 53 years that has just begun
her stride, and Shri Mataji aging and unable to continue at 81 years,
nothing has been done by our leaders/coordinators to check this
redoubtable force that will one day give immense problems. i just
cannot believe that our leaders in particular, and SYs in general,
are so unconcerned and laid back as they have been in the past. If
they have failed and refused for 30 years to project Shri Mataji as
the Maha-Devi what will ever give them the confidence and faith once
Shri Mataji is gone?

What is truly unfathomable is why certain SYs have ever since 1993
actively colluded to destroy the only evidence that Shri Mataji is
the Adi Shakti, the Maha-Devi, Shri Lalita, the Shakti of All in the
Sahasrara. These elements continue to suppress the only proof they
will ever have that Shri Mataji is the Divine Mother, but cannot and
do not lift a finger to stop Amma from staking her claim.

But for how long can they sustain their campaign? Just like Yogi
Mahajan, sooner or later She will overcome all obstacles. As Shri
Mahamaya has said:

"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!"


jagbir