Generation Z (part 3)

(Read also part 1)

- Garfield, this means nothing. It does not really matter how you name a chakra, it is still the same chakra. What it is important is to apply the techniques in the same way.

- Like what?

- For example, the process of raising Kundalini and taking bandhan is to be done in the same way.

- Really?!?

- Yes, really!!!

- And how is that?

- It is simple, everybody knows that. You raise the Kundalini first time and tie a knot. You raise the second time and tie two knots. The third time, three knots. Then you put yourself into a bandhan, starting from left to right and back, seven times.

- Are you sure?

- I am absolutely sure.

- Should we research?

- Let's!

Check different ways to take bandhan here: http://sahajayogaencyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Bandhan

Generation Z (part 2)

(read also Part 1)

- Garfield, you should be ashamed of yourself!

You are without respect for my generation, the one you called Generation Y.

The protocol is not a guideline, it should be obeyed exactly.

Also, everything is clear and specific, I am not sure what you are talking about when you say there are different ways for each thing.

- Okay, let's investigate.

- Okay, let's.

- For example, what is the correct way: Swadhishthan or Swadhishthana?

- Of course, Swadhishthan.

- How do you know?

- Because I know, this is how I've been taught and this is how it is.

- Okay, let's go to the source and listen to two talks.

- Well, this means the correct way is Swadhishthana. So I was wrong. I always admit when I am wrong as I don't have such a big ego. But I will tell everybody who is saying otherwise that this is the only way it is correct. I can't wait...

- Let's listen to another talk.

- This means correct is Swadhishthan. Garfield, I am confused....

(to be continued)

Generation Z

- Hey, Garfield. Which yogis you like most?

- I like, more or less, all of them, but the most I like the younger ones.

- Why is that? The older ones are doing most of the work. They are running the meetings, taking care of the legal stuff, running the councils...

- Here, I'll explain to you why.

So, far there are three generations of yogis.

Generation X are the yogis that got their realization from Shri Mataji and got a chance the spend a lot of time with Her. They went to India tours for 1-2 months, had tea or even pizza with Shri Mataji. They got their directions directly from Her. They asked her even the smaller things like what job to take or what sari to wear.

They were strong yogis, but they were not that many.

They started meditation between 1970 and 1990 or so.

Generation Y started meditating between 1990 and 2010. Most of the yogis of today are in this generation. While they had the chance to see Shri Mataji many times, they could not spend too much time, one to one, with her. That is why they learned to meditate from other yogis. While this was good as Sahaja Yoga spread in all the corners of the world, it has a big disadvantage. The idea of "this is how it should be done" got into their minds.

This is your generation, Jon. You do a lot of work but at the same time, you go ballistic for things that you think are super important. You care a lot about protocol, but at the same time, everybody has a different one that, of course, is the good one. Rasing kundalini and bandhan have to be done in a certain way, but at the same time, there are at least 4 types of bandhans, each of them being the correct one.

But fortunately, there is the Generation Z who started meditating in the last ten years or so and also that are the kids of generation X and Y.

Those are the yogis that laugh at you when you say that "this is the way to do this".

They know protocol is a guideline and that love is the guide.

They know that a hug is more important than an advice and encouragement is more educating than a lecture.

They know everybody is not perfect and that only together we can make it.

They know a leader is not leading but pushing.

They know without reading, they teach without speaking, they heal with a song.

Generation Z will really teach you what meditating is about.

(Read also part 2)

Deepest Yogi

by Vivek

Vibrations

In the council

The Yogi attitude towards life

When life gives you lemons, ....

you put them in a matka and clear your left side!!

Smiling along with you,

Vivek

Fanatical

Other's ego

Good yogi

Kids

Kids meditation

- Who likes chana? said the lady leading the kids meditation.
- Shri Ganesha, said one kid.
- Who likes butter?
- Shri Krishna, said another
- Who likes sweets?
- I do, said a little boy.

Try to feel...

Black is beautiful

I had a dream that I was shopping for a birthday gift for one yogini, Sindhu, in our collective here in Bahrain.

I wanted to buy an Indian scarf for her but I didn't know which color she likes so I prayed to Shri Mataji to help me pick Sindhu's favorite color.

I heard Shri Mataji's voice say "pick this black one".

I picked up the black scarf and it had some nice patterns but then I thought "Oh my god, Shri Mataji, black is for funerals, this is a horrible gift."

Shri Mataji just laughed and I woke up.

I thought maybe this dream was trying to tell me that Sindhu was going to a funeral so I didn't know if I should tell Sindhu my dream because I was afraid it would be bad news.

When I finally told Sindhu she laughed and said that before Sahaj her favorite color was black and that the dream was she Mataji's Leela.


(from Katherine)

Tasty shoes

In Romania, one seeker wanted to know all the treatments in Sahaj and how to get rid of negativity, so in an email, one yogini was explaining to the seeker how she can do paper burning or shoe beating.

The seeker replied saying "I understand the paper burning but I didn't know that shoe eating removes negativity, how do you do that?"

The yogini said, "shoe eating??!"

She checked the previous email and saw that she typed "paper burning or shoe eating" instead.

(from Katherine)

Real shoe beat

A seeker came to class in Chinese collective he wanted to learn how to shoe beat.

Someone explained to him how to do it.

The next day he came to class and his shoes looked very ripped and worn out.

The yogis asked if he had been shoe beating all day with so much strength and will power he said he got a baseball bat and beat his shoes all day.

(from Katherine)

Miracles at Guru Puja in Canajoharie

(true story)

One yogi was looking at his phone with disbelief:

- I have no signal here

- My wive's messages telling me what to do are reaching my phone

- When I reply to her I get an error

Oooom

Three candle treatment

One new yogi was talking about how wonderful he was finding the three candle treatment.

Someone asked him how long his candles lasted.

He looked shocked and said, "Do you mean I'm supposed to light them?"

The correct way to do foot soak

When I and my mom were first learning about foot soaking in Canada we had one yogini from France who has a thick French accent. 

She told us she wanted to teach us how to "footsock", so we went to the river in the summer wearing flip flops and we carried socks with us. 

Everyone sat down on the rocks to take off their shoes, meanwhile, we took off our slippers and put the socks on to go into the water. 

Everyone was looking at us confused and asked why we wearing socks we said "we're going to footsock" because it is said that u can feel more vibrations in ur feet if u were socks. 

So we wanted to feel the vibrations in the water and thought that's why it's called foot sock. 

It took us 10 minutes of arguing to realize that it's foot soak, not foot sock.

(from Katherine)