You may find useful this Lesson about the War within and How to address our Imperfections

Let’s Find out What is the War within and If We are able to See it?!

For those of us that walk on the path of self-realization offered by sahaja yoga meditation, Introspection is something that we cherish. Also, we realize soon that in meditation the introspection happens spontaneously, as we start getting more acquainted with ourselves, but not getting cozy, instead it is a self-discovery that leads to clarity and resolve to better ourselves.

Today I discovered a draft article and felt to finalize it, as it is centered around a talk of Shri Mataji offered to her followers, during a celebration of Shri Krishna’s birthday, on August 15, 1981 in the UK’s Birmingham.

We recently had a few seminars in Burlington in which we learned more about which role Shri Krishna played in the field of Spirituality. It is time to learn more about the sense of discernment that applies strongly inwardly too.

How we Address our Imperfections and Who is Responsible for them?

Let’s listen to Shri Mataji’s Lesson about the War within and without and what comes first:

“So, the responsibility on the Sahaja Yogis is to understand that there is a war going on.

Now, this war is within and without. First, basic thing: within and without.

First, we must see the within war.

The Within War is this: ‘Are we the Spirit or not?‘

Very basically, “We are the Spirit or we are not the Spirit?”

If we are the Spirit, that means we are not Ego, we are not Superego and we are not this body, this mind or anything but we are the Spirit, which is Perfect.

So, all the imperfections that come within us are our own, and we are responsible for the imperfections, because whatever God does is perfect.“

A friendly Note to the Reader:

You might want to take a moment from time to time and look at the evidence of Perfection: these images were captured by Ioana in a state of wonder towards the smallest and largest perfections that are Present at all times around us all

Shri Mataji, explains the Ego and Superego’s roles in blinding us and preventing from seeing our imperfections:

“When we see that there are imperfections – I mean, that is also a very big ‘if’, ‘IF we see‘, because that seeing is also not possible for many people. They are so blinded by their ego, they cannot see it, they are not aware of it.

Or some are so blinded by their possessions and superego, they cannot see it.

If you tell them that, ‘You have a superego‘, they get double ego-ed; if you tell them ‘You have an ego‘, they get superego-ed, because they are still identified with them [i.e. with your Ego or Superego]”

(check this article later) Human Brain’s Subtle Architecture

We find out about the “Big If”, once we continue exploring the First Three Steps we must take to See What we Are vs What we are Not:

The quote from Shri Mataji’s lecture follows:

“So, to be able to see, first of all, is the first step but, if you see – if, absolutely a big ‘if’ – see that:

1. you are not perfect,

2. that you are not to justify your imperfections,

3. that you are not your imperfections,

but you are your ‘perfect being’; you are actually, but just now you are not.

So the movement is very, very slippery, in the beginning.”

Here it comes: the Climbing Lesson when we Apply the First Principle of Sahaja Yoga

“So, one by one, you must put your foot steadily as a climber on a snowy mountain does.

First step should be that, “Can we see our imperfections?” Not others’!

First of all, not to see others’, is the first principle of Sahaja Yoga.

First principle of Sahaja Yoga is not to see others’ imperfections.“

The Rationale provided by the Sahaj Wisdom for Not Seeing the Imperfections of others

You and I are getting the answer and help from Shri Mataji:

“First principle of Sahaja Yoga is not to see others’ imperfections. What is the gain?!

I mean, I just can’t understand this, you know. Because I am very differently made; I can’t understand,

What’s the use of seeing imperfections of others?! I mean:

1. you cannot correct it,

2. you cannot do anything about it;

3. by seeing them, you do not improve,

4. by seeing theirs, you cannot improve collectivity.

So, there is no sense in seeing others’ imperfections.“

You and I are getting the answer and help from Shri Mataji:

“Now, first of all see your own problems, your own angularity, your own misidentifications and imperfections.

When you start seeing them, then the first thing you will do, best way to avoid everything

– I mean, avoidance is a very great character of human beings,

but in a subtle way it is insincerity to yourself, to your ascent and to God.

So face it! Now, you see your imperfections correctly,

in the sense, you see, ‘Yes I am possessed no doubt. If I am possessed, why should I be possessed?”

Note: One may understand that ‘possession’ is what controls us from within that takes us away from our ascent, be that a physical, mental or emotional drive or imbalance. In an 1983 address to the Indian Medical Association, Shri Mataji gave the Proteins 52 or 58 as an example: “Beyond our conscious mind there is subconscious mind and beyond the subconscious mind there is collective subconscious mind on the left hand side. Now, according to them these are Proteins 52 and 58 whatever you may call it. The arbitrary behaviour becomes malignant. Arbitrary behaviour of a cell becomes malignancy.“

So, the answer comes: “I must do everything that is under my control to get rid of it (the imperfection).“

However, generalizations are dangerous. Let’s use our Discernment (Hamsa Chakra)

The following explanation is very important, because we might jump to the unwise conclusion that we should close our eyes when we see the wrong doings of others or that we should not stand up for truth, nor for protecting the innocent or collectivity.

As always, Shri Mataji is making sure that we rely on the divine principles built within our subtle system, such as Shri Krishna’s qualities at the Vishuddhi chakra, as well that we use our Hamsa chakra’s qualities of Discretion and Discernment.

Shri Mataji reminds us how we can fail when we go to extremes, and she reminds the Sahaja Yogis to not forget who they are, as well the wise sayings of Shri Krishna

“Now, a possessed person is always an abnormal person; either he doesn’t talk or if he talks, he talks too loudly.

They are in dualities, always remain: either he’s very hot-tempered or he is over- sweet.

Any person who is extremely sweet – all the time, is very sweet, never gets angry – that’s abnormal.

Should be able to sometimes show your anger; for example, somebody beats your Mother, won’t you be angry at that point? You should be angry. You have to be, I mean, if you have a personality and a discreet, wise personality, you should be angry if somebody does anything to your Mother, you should be angry; that anger is given for that right correction of a person who tries to harm the source of wisdom, source of everything.

So, that anger is all right, justified.

And in that way one should again not to be deluded that

if Mother has said that, “That time, anger is all right,” then anger [in general] is justified. :-)”

“This is the trouble with human beings is that, they generalise everything.

So one has to know one thing: that you were human beings; now today, you are Yogis but you were a human being.

And that human being-ness is still there in you, still lingering in you, and all these things are like caterpillars – parts are still hanging round you that you still behave like human beings; you should not: you should behave like a Yogi.

And Yogi is discreet [i.e. has the divine discernment] by Nature:

he knows where to get angry, he knows where not to get angry.

But for a Sahaja Yogi, one has to learn it, by dropping out all those human being-ness that is attacking, attached to you.

So, the discretion, and that wise discretion, is to be developed;

like Krishna has said that, “You have to go and fight. Take the swords in your hand and fight the enemies.”

Now, one would say “then Krishna has said, “Take a sword in your hand”, now go on killing everyone!”

Then even Hitler-ism can be justified. He said “your enemies” – this is important – your enemies.

Now, Who are Your enemies? Those who go against your Ascent!“

Let’s Understand Some of Our Enemies that Shri Krishna was referring to!

“So, the first one is ‘kama’ – is the lust.

Second, very important, is ‘krodha Jog’.

Krishna has put ‘krodha’ above ‘kam’; you see, anger: heated personality, angry.

He thinks that ‘krodha’ comes even before ‘kama’. He was so much against anger. Anger.

If you are an angry person, take out anger upon yourself, beat yourself nicely; best thing is to beat yourself, then you are hurt a little bit so you’ll remember it, to begin with.

Because this heated temperament is a big curse; is your enemy. That gives you a very great weakness against Collectivity. You see, a heated man never realizes that he’s an angry man and that’s the base of satanic forces, because they act on you because they’re angry with you; they are jealous, may be any reason – they’re angry with God.

The whole base is anger and hatred.

So, the second point is, we should see: have we got anger within us?

If you have anger, you cannot enjoy a sunshine, you cannot enjoy a flower; you cannot enjoy anything.

Ultimately, you can’t even bear yourself!”

“Madha is the third thing, what you call – vanity. It comes out of ignorance.

Now, the purity of a person is very important and then, once you have purity, you have no pride: you become absolutely prideless. Because that is also a kind of a stigma. When it is purity, everything drops out. So, to be proud of something, or vain – I mean, all pride so called, are vanity: nobody’s rightly proud.

You have to be proud of your virtues because you enjoy them: you have to be proud of things of which you enjoy – enjoy, not happy but enjoy. Again, discrimination is needed.

When you start judging yourself like that, you will be amazed – best is to judge by (realized) children’s reaction.

The fourth is jealousy...”

The photo above is from Burlington’s Festival of New Beginnings 2025 with our Sahaja Yogis. Don’t they look like this Bouquet of Flowers (that I found in Mexico City)?!

Our Beautiful Mind or Intelligence might betray us when fighting the War within

We found this quote from Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi – the founder of Sahaja Yoga Meditation – in another talk to her followers, offered in France during an international Navratri seminar on September 30th, 1984.

Nonetheless, it is a great closure to our Lesson about the War within.

“After crossing the seventh chakra- that is the real ascent in your spiritual ascent.

The war is within us. First when you ascend the seventh chakra and you are on the eighth step, you have to remember first you have to fight those forces within  ourselves.

You are all very intelligent people; bit too intelligent sometimes. So whatever I say you may twist it, and may try to use it in your own intelligence, but it is not in your well-being. It is not for your ‘hita’, for your good.

You want to use it because you think you are intelligent, and may be you do not know you are using it that way.

One has to know that these forces are acting within us.

They act through our intelligence, they act through our emotions, and they act through our physical being.

So we have to be very careful.

When you ascend into Sahaja Yoga, we have to be very careful with our intelligence,

because intelligence has capacity to cheat itself; and it will cheat us, nobody else.

It is against us, against our own [innate kundalini energy] power. So we have to be alert and see for ourselves.“

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We hope you’ve enjoyed this article, the wisdom and the photos. Most of the flowers are from Mexico, which I had the pleasure to visit and explore with my friends.

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