Unlocking Your Potential
Through Self Knowledge
If empowerment for an individual can be defined as the process of gaining increasing control over one’s life, greater strength, or enhanced confidence in one’s abilities, the method developed by Shri Mataji is the ultimate means toward self-empowerment, allowing people to unlock a formidable potential within themselves, which once awakened brings about a genuine transformation.
Among benefits such as overall improvement in well-being and a higher resistance to stress and negative effects, the steady practice of Sahaja Yoga Meditation allows practitioners to better understand the condition of their own subtle body - composed of a network of vital channels and energy centers - and gradually master simple techniques to restore balance and harmony within.
Shri Mataji emphasized that self-realization starts with self-knowledge. Within a matter of weeks, practitioners of Sahaja Yoga meditation develop a new and subtler awareness of reality called vibratory awareness, which gives the ability to assess the quality of energy in their surroundings, as well as to diagnose their own inner condition. With the use of elements (air, water, fire, earth), a range of techniques and treatments can be applied to correct excess or deficiency in levels of energy, all based on tangible sensations perceived in the hands and certain areas of the body.
Most importantly, the attainment of an experience of true meditation, defined as a state of thoughtless awareness and inner peace, helps neutralize imbalances, often created as a result of excessive thinking or worrying. This in turn increases self-control, ability to focus, and self-esteem.
With more comprehensive practice, the awareness of subtle vibrations can become a decision-making tool, increasing practitioners’ ability to more accurately assess all aspects of a situation. Meditation and the accompanying tips and techniques can help bring gradual self-transformation as well as the ability to positively influence one’s environment.
True self-empowerment is achieved through the practice of Sahaja Yoga meditation, which automatically connects us to the highest source of all-pervading universal power, the eternal Spirit that resides in our heart.