American democracy

"The basic principle by which this country became democratic was that this government is for the people, of the people, by the people. So it has to be people-oriented. But democracy at this stage without realization cannot work out. It's obvious. Few people who were cunning, who could make money became money-oriented. They could advertise better; they could manipulate better than other people who were crooks also, making money like that, through drugs, through other things, by other means. They could come up, they were elected, and they are in charge. So it is not people-oriented, but it is only money-oriented democracy. And maybe if it goes on like this, you'll find you might get some horrible crooks as rulers in this country. Because the one who can make money, the one who has lots of money, by hook or crook, whosoever may be, can win over elections and can become our ruler here.

So the democracy that was started or was spelled out by Abraham Lincoln is no more there; it's a money-oriented thing. And it has generated such a bad atmosphere all over the world that in the whole world now the conservatives, the people who think they are conservatives, who are money-oriented people, who don't care for people at all, now are becoming the leaders, everywhere. So to be people-oriented one had to, first of all, understand that you have to have your realization, otherwise you do not become a collective being. If you do not become the collective being, you cannot enjoy the beautiful virtue of generosity. And when you do not have that generosity, then you become a person of a very small mind and a small heart. And the crookedness works everywhere. Outside they're very sweet to talk. But inside don't know what they will do, how they'll deceive. In this kind of atmosphere we are."  

 Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi    May 28, 1990 "      The Divine Discretion "     Camp Marsden    San Diego, Ca.  U.S.A.      

Modeling Respectful Behavior

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Excerpt from a talk by H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Burwood Ashram, Australia, March 05, 1992

I told you the story. Again I'll tell you the same story: that my father had a generous habit of educating boys from poor classes. That all we do. If we have money, we just don't put it for ourselves and indulge into it, but we always try to help our poor relations or poor people. So he always had four, five boys studying. They stayed in our house and they looked after them. One of them did his matriculation then he was doing his intermediate. He felt little obliged and he said, "Sir, if you allow me I would like to teach your children." He said, "All right, go ahead." We had two gates to enter the house: one which went through the courtyard, another through his office. One day, I don't know why, he came through his office and immediately my father stood up for him. Now he was extremely embarrassed. You see, he didn't know, just thought. Everybody got up. "Who is this gentleman has come?" Then he went inside, and he told My mother that "I touch your feet, but tell Sahib not to get up for me, it is too much, I can't just bear it." My father came in and he said, "Why should you be embarrassed? If I don't respect you, then my children won't respect you." You must try to be nobler people. It is ignoble habits should be given up, otherwise your children will be ignoble.

Prayer to Shri Mataji:

O Holy Shri Mataji, salutations to You who are clad in white robes, who are adorned with various ornaments, who exists everywhere in the universe and who are the Mother of the universe, salutations to You.

Let us always keep the children in our loving attention and give bandhans for their protection.

This subtleness gives you certain powers

I'm really sorry for getting so late...It happens and whatever happens one has to accept. That's how the Divine works. Everything has some reasons. Now, they must have been able to explain to you what centers we have within ourselves and he has told you what is the mechanism within ourselves. It is all built within us during the different periods of our evolution. Every center is built like that.

Now, all this is built, like a pathway. By left and right you create the central path of your ascent. And when this pure energy of your desire ascends, is awakened, then it pierces through the last center what we call as Sahasrara, meaning the thousand petalled centre, which is the brain, we can say, or part of the brain which covers the limbic area. The Spirit is the reflection of God Almighty and it resides in our heart. When the Kundalini touches the Sahastrara, the seat of the Spirit - which is reflected in the heart - gets enlightened. That doesn't mean the Spirit gets enlightened but the attention is like a sari, which is pushed in like this, and when it touches, it pierces through and the Spirit in the heart, which has the seat here, starts entering into our central nervous system.

So the first feeling you get is a cool breeze on top of your head. That's the first feeling. Second feeling you get is All Pervading Power because now you have entered into the subtle area of your awareness. Human awareness is gross at first but when you touch the Spirit, you become thoughtlessly aware. But there is no thought, the grossness goes away because thoughts disappear. And you become subtler. This subtleness gives you certain powers. The first power that you get is that you become, your awareness becomes collectively conscious. That you can feel another person on your fingertips - that means you become absolutely aware."

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi   May 30, 1985  Public Program Follow-Up    San Diego   U.S.A.