The perfect balance
A little over a century ago, Shri Mataji was born at noon on an equinox day. A rare moment of perfect balance that provided a beautiful hint of Her special nature and life. The world was still to go through dramatic moments of collective turmoil and suffering, including the country of Her birth which was still enslaved by a major colonial power like many others. Before starting Her journey to grant inner freedom to millions, Shri Mataji first completely engaged in the struggle for her country’s freedom together with Her parents, undeterred by the severe punishments inflicted on them. When truth and justice eventually prevailed, She could then journey onwards through the garden of family life and became an exemplary spouse, then mother and grandmother.
After fulfilling the goals of a dedicated citizen and householder, Shri Mataji started the great work of giving en-masse Self Realization. This was a task beyond the dreams of even the greatest spiritual masters that had previously walked the Earth. In times past our collective awareness had not reached the needed state and neither was there someone who could awaken our Kundalinis at large scale. This was an extraordinary task that required a most extraordinary person. And it was just the very beginning of Her work of many decades. Because giving Self-Realization, no matter how extraordinary, is just the start of the journey. The much larger task was to fully support the new Sahaja Yogis to establish themselves in meditation, discover their inner state, learn how to correct it and actually do it, so they can eventually achieve true enjoyment of their Spirit and that of others, as well as become able to share this tremendous gift by themselves.
But of course there is no stopping the power of pure, selfless, divine Love. That same power that our own Kundalini is made of and which can make us infinitely better in every direction. Shri Mataji provided the universal support to our ascent, to the endless motherly care of our own Kundalini, through the power of Her own ocean of Love. That Love manifested with the perfect balance of compassion, affection and comforting on one side and teaching, creativity and action on the other side. And that was not only to one kind of person, or of a certain background. That was automatically individualized thousands of times to what everyone needed, to the way that they could be reached and made to understand, to the opening they offered to the flow of pure Love to be accepted and used for inner growth. If this appears of cosmic proportion is because it is, and that is why She is so unique. Discovering Her through Her gifts to us is the most wonderful happening one can be part of in those modern times, and to which we invite each and all.