#7 - Powers of Shri and Lalita Chakras

[Sophia Joseph]

December 17th, 1990 (Brahmapuri, India)
Shri Lalita and Shri Chakra Puja


Today I was thinking we should do the Puja of Shri Chakra and Lalita Chakra which we have never done.  This is the right place to do these two chakras today.   A lot has been written about Shri Chakra, and about Lalita Chakra, but to understand fundamentally the left side when it reaches up to Vishuddhi, then it uses on the right side the Shri Chakra, on the left side the Lalita Chakra, to manifest itself. These two chakras are the ones who manifest all that you see.  But these chakras are the ones who emit vibrations of different kinds and because of their angularities, like if you have some sort of a cardboard attached with small-small holes of different colors which rotates all the time, you get different colors, also you can get different permutations and combinations.  In the same way different permutations and combinations are created, and that is how you get all the advantages of Sahaja Yoga.

So these two chakras are very important. I do not know if you know of any mantras about Shri Chakra but I'll give you a book.  Later on I'll translate it to you and you can compose something for Shri Chakra.  Shri Chakra on the right side, Lalita Chakra on the left side.

So what we are really worshiping today is Maha Saraswati Power and Maha Kali Power both put together.  So now we've started combining things, not individually. Now these two energies are very important.  Without the energy, without the power, nothing exists. For example if this light had no power to give light or to burn it is useless.  In the same way without getting your realization, you are useless, because your power is not awakened. At least not completely.

But these two powers, give us lots of benefits even without realization.   Whatever you see in this world created, is done by these two chakras of the Adi Shakti.  But here the power doesn't move, it's not moving.  But in the human being the power starts moving, and when it starts moving then we can say it is creating another world.  But movement is not the only thing.  This power acts, gives you intelligence, gives you all kinds of things which you have as human beings.  But later on this power itself, becomes enlightened within you. In the left and right side both become enlightened.  This enlightenment, you get it when you get your self realization, but not immediately, not immediately, this one should understand.   For example, if you have pain, or if your chakra is catching, you have to use your hands.  You cannot say that, 'the energy is flowing within me, it's alright, I can manage', it's not like that.

You have to use your hands to impart that power to yourself or to others.   If you have pain in the stomach, then you can say that if there's energy in my stomach why should I have pain in the stomach.  But the play of these chakras have to come, and that is why you have to use your power of your hands.  If you cannot use your hands then you cannot impart this energy.

Many people have asked me, that Mother, when will it move horizontal?  It will move horizontal no doubt, it does, but even that horizontal movement is to be guided by these two very important chakras.  So you must understand the importance of these two chakras within yourself.

That's why I have told many a times, don't move your head too many times, and this way many people talk, its style of talking, "no, this, that," very common with French specially.   That's another way you are not respecting your chakras, shouldn't move your shoulders too much.  Mostly they talk like this, it's anti-chakras, anti-chakras.  Should keep your shoulders straight.  When you are singing you can move your whole upper part, is all right, but not your shoulders.  This is the thing, one has to understand, that these two centers are to be looked after.  You can move your neck, your body when you are singing, is important, that helps, but not your shoulders.

Shoulders are to be kept intact, but while saying just yes, you need not go on "yes, yes, yes, yes."  Is very very simple thing, but it can have a very bad effect, and those who move their shoulders too much do not feel vibrations much because the chakras are not alright.

It's a very simple thing to be understood that they are the most important chakras we have and what ever is to be used out of this Paramachaitanya, they have to be used by these two centers. Even supposing your some chakra is catching on your spinal cord, you have to use your hands.

Somebody can say, "I can just put my attention."  Doesn't work out, that good.  Because yet your attention has not that, reached that stage where these chakras, like Lalita Chakra and Shri Chakra obey your attention, they do not.  So you have to work out with your hands, be careful, don't move your shoulders too much.  And, if you see now Indians when they sing bhajans, they move the whole body.  They'll do like this, but never their shoulders.  The shoulders will move in the same way as the neck is moving.  They might move their neck also.  But they'll never move their shoulder like this, and it's regarded as inauspicious according to Indian standards.

Because of this culture, based on what the saints have told, and also about many seers have told, it is more related to spiritual life than to materialistic life.  Now the materialistic life, unless and until there is the foundation of the spiritual life, takes you to a very partial development, we can say.  But to get a full development, you must have your foundation on spirituality.  That's why spirituality being the foundation has to be deep, has to be fully equipped, has to be absolutely perfect.  Then the whole building can be built. What's gone wrong in the West doesn't matter, now you can build it up, and then, you'll be surprised how you become really solid people.   This is a very short talk about Shri Chakra.  I think I should sit down and write all about it, and it will be nice handy thing for you to read.

But you must know, that, beyond thought when you go, these chakras become extremely efficient, because the thought puts a pressure on them, and because of the pressure the movement of these chakras is very slow and ineffective.  But once you can get out of your thoughts and go into thoughtless awareness, then these chakras start working it out and you start moving much deeper into your own being.


--Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi