June 2008
Om Jai Jai Maa
This past month, those of us in Crestone and Boulder have been blessed not only with the Grace and Shakti of our Beloved Sai Maa but also with the Divine Presence of H.H. Shri Satuwa Baba Maharaj. Maharaji spent a delightful week with us at the Boulder Institute offering us His darshan, leading satsangs, taking trips into the mountains and even visiting the mall! While in Crestone, Maharaji has performed daily pujas for the well-being and abundance of the entire HIU community. We offer our deepest Love and gratitude for the great gifts Maharaji is bestowing on us.
 The Boulder Institute was also blessed by a family of foxes. The mother and 6 cubs took up temporary residence on our property and every day the cubs visited Raghavanand to play outside his apartment.
Also, after a few false starts, the HIU staff has planted a small organic vegetable garden on our land which, with a lot of Divine help, will hopefully produce enough crops to share with the local community.
Body, Energy, Vibration and Centering
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The Exquisite Shakti of Transformation
- H.H. Sai Maa
I do not believe in disease. I do not believe in healing. It’s about transformation. Transforming a lower frequency of energy into a higher one. What does that mean? When I see a distorted situation (area), subtle or physical, or touch a distorted area, I see its original light and power as well as beauty. I tell you the change, transformation starts right then. That’s what I call transformation. So many of you notice in an instant your pain or tension disappears. It’s due to the Shakti. Bring the Shakti of life back into the cellular structure again. This is transformation! The point here is that there is no dependency; you also have the power to do so.
So my joy is to see you heal yourself, and please know you do not need to be a doctor, an energy healer, or any kind of health practitioner. You all carry this power inside, so when there is real awareness, a new state of mind, with that shift of consciousness you move into new possibilities, miracles. Remember, you are made out of light, vibrations or waves (waveforms), so no matter how contracted or distorted is a cell, there is always light in it. Go into the light, that living substance, and activate that light, change the “wrong” information you put there earlier. Let’s move into your perfection. This is called empowerment, by accessing your very own living Shakti, your own higher consciousness, which also means you are exploring the nature of consciousness. Isn’t that magic? Life is so magic. To experience that magic you must dare to transform yourself by changing all the concepts or belief systems or wrong information which has led you to this condition now. Move from darkness to light, change from limitation or limited consciousness to All Possibilities Consciousness and you know when your aura, your subtle body is transformed. You radiate life which then serves others, thus self-healing happens.
Om Jai Jai Maa
Take Responsibility for your Body
Sai Maa has told us that we are not the body or the mind. When we put limits on unbounded Pure Space, we create the concept of a body; when we condense Eternal Infinite Possibilities into time-bound awareness, we create the concept of a mind. However, if we want to drive from Los Angeles to New York, we need to have a car capable of getting us there, we need to have a body/mind capable of taking us on this journey of Enlightenment - the magnificent journey to free us from all concepts.
To be able to hold Divine Light and Shakti in our cells, we need to be physically strong, so our health is a very important aspect of our spiritual growth. Sai Maa has said, “All illness is falsehood. With faith in the Light working in the cells, healing is created.” If we continue to weaken our minds and bodies by feeding them toxic food, breathing polluted air, holding onto toxic emotions, it will be very difficult for us to complete our journey. Sai Maa also tells us, “The most precious gift in the universe is this body, because only in this body, you can experience your self to its highest.”
Strengthen yourself, your physical and emotional bodies. The physical body is strengthened through regular exercise and a nourishing diet; make sure you get some physical exercise today, a walk or even just climbing the stairs instead of using the elevator. The emotional bodies are strengthened by Joy; make a list of all the things you enjoy doing for no other reason than it creates joy in you. Commit to doing one of these every day, from now on.
Respect yourself, embrace yourself. Write a letter to your body, thanking it for everything it has done and continues to do for you. Thank the different parts and apologize to any areas your actions may have harmed. Tell your body how much you love it, especially any areas that are challenged.
Live in the splendor of this physical body. Take some time to appreciate your own beauty. Feel your skin, gaze into a mirror.
Centering. Everything that happens in the physical body happens first in the subtle body. When the subtle body is strong and in alignment, it acts to support and protect the physical body. Centering is an excellent way re-align your physical and subtle bodies. This exercise can be done any time you feel ‘off center’ but is particularly valuable when you first get up in the morning to align the energies of your physical and subtle bodies for the day.
Place one open hand (it doesn’t matter which one) next to your navel with the fingers pointing up and the palm facing to the inside. Raise your other arm straight up, again with the hand open, palm facing inwards and fingers pointing upwards. Take a full inhalation. As you exhale, consciously bring both palms together in front of your heart-center, in ‘prayer’ position. Repeat this three times. If you practice this every day it will create a solid foundation for your life.
Click here to view a video on Sai Maa's Centering Technique.
Ashram Retreats for Meditation Centers
Recently, the Temple of Consciousness has designed a special program for Meditation Centers from across the country to experience the Ashram as a group. The following narrative comes from Liz Durston, who recently journeyed with the Santa Fe Center to Crestone.
Through the Grace of Sai Maa, several members of the Santa Fe Meditation Center recently were blessed with the opportunity to stay at the Temple of Consciousness Ashram for a 3-day Sadhana retreat. During this time, we experienced a special program designed just for our Center. The Grace and Joy embodied by each of the monks and nuns overflowed and filled us all.
In addition to regular programs such as meditation, aarti and delicious meals, we participated in a number of special courses. On the first day, Jayendra gently guided our group in Tai Chi, teaching us how to embody the Light with our movements. Next, we were blessed with a group exploration of our sadhana, led by Dagini Amba, who used questions and guided meditation to help us identify ways we could move forward in our practice. Later, we each had an opportunity to meet privately with Swamiji, a beautiful opportunity to receive support and create clarity in our spiritual growth.
The following day we were in silence until dinner time to fully integrate our experiences. We participated in Dagini Amba's yoga class, which helped even those of us unaccustomed to doing yoga on a regular basis to learn how to support our bodies with Love and Light. In the afternoon we drove up to the big stupa and experienced the vastness of Creation as we gazed across the San Luis Valley.
The last morning we had another group sadhana discussion, which served to fine tune the growth we each had experienced. We also acknowledged the gifts we had received from each other on this shared journey.
The highlight of our trip was experiencing Sai Maa and Satuwa Baba together in two satsangs. We were included in new practices that Sai Maa has introduced to the Ashramites, and we got a chance to make some important connections with a Crestone Master Teacher who will be supporting our Center in the future.
This experience has brought our Center members (both old and new) much closer together and has revitalized the energy in our Local Center.
A Simple Summer Recipe
Magnificent Green
Ingredients (organic if possible):
3 large zucchini
1 head of celery
1 bunch of parsley
3 broccoli stems (the part you usually throw away)
Cut all ingredients into small pieces and steam until quiet soft. Blend all ingredients together into a thick soup, adding water from the steamer as necessary. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with sour cream & Enjoy.
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Events with Sai Maa
June 27-29
Sacramento, CA
July 6-12
Crestone, CO
July 18
Guru Purnima Yagna
Crestone, CO
July 25-27
Boulder, CO
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June 21
Boulder, CO
August 2
Berne, NY
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June 20-22
Tai Chi for Illumination
June 19-22
3 day Backpacking Trip
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August 10-17
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August 20-24
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Golden Dawn
by Michelle Riemer
I see Her
Covered with crustacean life
Thousands of barnacles
Living artifacts
Glittering as She turns
Oh Great Mother
Heart Consciousness for all worlds
I feel the magnitude of Unity in you
Calling from patient waves of Source Sound
Waiting for the High Light
To pierce and fill the dense darkness
So your Truth can rise from the deep
Opening the portals
Connecting universes
Kindred through all time
Oh Great Mother
I remember the codes you carry
Initiating the momentum
Reversing the swing of the human pendulum
Releasing the dreamers to awaken in surrender
Rising as the mist on the early morning waters
Into the golden dawning firmament
Embracing the winged ones who have kept the laws
For Divinity
Ascending and descending
Coalescing according to plan
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