For many years, Ma Jaya has written daily messages to her students.This column is a selection from recent writings.
Aug 23, 2010
There are times when you are in such need of the Mother that you hide under your own pride and desire. Her love opens your silence; as we enter even slightly, Her heart pulls us in. We step over our abandoned pride and enter into Her temple of love. She keeps us with Her until our tears dry out. Our feelings of jealousy fall apart as we weep in Her Divine arms. Her heart weeps for all of us. As we look into Her eyes, we see that we can return to our lives and settle in – for She has taken our fears.
Aug 20, 2010
Try to understand that when you feel at peace, even for a moment, it is because you are expanding. When you expand, all your views begin to change. The sense of freedom and peace takes place within the waves of your heart. Whenever you feel love even for a second, milk it and enjoy it; that too will expand into the place where time does not exist. Endeavor this day to understand your ability to expand and hold more truth and love than you can comprehend.
Aug 20, 2010
When unexpected feelings come to the surface, and when remarks are made that really mean nothing at all- yet you are still hurt a lot – then you must understand that you are not in alignment. You are not in balance with your true nature. You can tell if you let your body speak to you. See how you feel. Ask yourself, “Why did I feel like this?” Then follow your mind back into your own unconscious, and let your heart figure it out.
Aug 16, 2010
Woven into the heart of every human being is the dance of love.
This dance is not brittle, nor can it be stopped. It can be deep into the shadows of ego, and one can find it hard to hear the music of the dance. It lives in the inner world of our being. It does not belong to the time or the space of life or death. It is always there, just behind the curtain of existence. It is like a fragrant scent that can be smelt, yet it is invisible and present. It is neither in this world or another; it permeates in both.
Aug 13, 2010
One cannot practice the state of samadhi. However, you can experience samadhi when all of the shaktis are balanced. When all the chakras are flowing without any distractions, you can taste the beauty of samadhi. Harmony, along with gratitude for the ability to learn each day of your life, sets the chakras up to flow. A feeling of peace comes over you; when this does happen, milk it for all it is worth. Do not ignore these feelings of well-being. Your body, heart and mind are telling you that you are connected to the Universe and the Universe is in you. At times you can fall into samadhi by accident. When this happens, go with the flow. Take for yourself, and soon it will not be an accident when you fall into the true balance of your natural self.
Aug 13, 2010
Like the great Mother who always checks on Her children, know that you are Her child. There are no boundaries to the Mother’s love. nor does it have limits. The expression of the Mother Form is filled with unconditional love. The intensity of the Mother’s pure light is the internal dimension of all matter. At times it is hidden, begging to be found by your awareness. Let your eyes open wide into the day or night of your life and see the Great Mother’s Light.
She opens you like a rosebud, and you can feel the touch of Her always by being aware.
Aug 12, 2010
Rumi says, “You are more valuable than Heaven and Earth. You do not know your own worth. Do not sell yourself at a ridiculous price – you who are so valuable in God’s eyes.” Once you can glimpse your own worth, you are filled with humility -you, who are so valuable in the Mother’s eyes. You carry Her caress in your heart. How can you think yourself any less than the Gods and Goddesses think of you?
Your heart is so pure; it is only the ego that brings you unworthiness. You are so infinitely precious to the Universal Mother.
You are the secret unity of the Mother and Her child.
Aug 11, 2010
Intuition is potential in every being. Though we all exist in the realm of name and form, it is through intuition that one can find the deep formless deep within. Your deeper aspirations do not belong to your physical being; yet when the body is healthy, it is easier to be healthier of mind and soul.At times the soul longs to become free of all forms and dependence.
Aug 11, 2010
The most important obstacles to peace and love in the heart are the feelings of fear depression grief, discouragement, unworthiness and attachment. Yet all these things can be gone when you begin to understand that your Beloved has unconditional love for you. Even the thought that you can be unconditionally loved starts to remove of all of your obstacles. Unconditional love brings you a new trust in yourself.
Aug 9, 2010
Talk to your Beloved like a true friend. Ask your Beloved to help you. Nothing is too big or too small. Your Beloved will listen to you, and you will know this. If you will hear or feel a presence coming before you, listen closely. Continue a dialog: add your own words, and express yourself in your mind. This shuts out the ego. Simply be present with kindness and compassion for yourselves and for others.