What's the difference between Sahaja meditation and other popular forms of meditation, such as Transcendental Meditation?
Sahaja Meditation probably has a lot in common with other types of meditation; for example, it provides stress relief and aids solving typical problems, such as depression and anxiety. From what I've learned and experienced over the last 15 years in practicing Sahaja Meditation, other forms of meditation have perhaps a 2 to 3 percent overlap with Sahaja Meditation, and generally only in very superficial aspects. Sahaja offers a lot more to discover, experience, learn, live and enjoy.
What's unique to Sahaja Meditation that no other meditation technique offers is the connection to one's inner energy. In fact, it's been my experience that most people who practice other forms of meditation don't even know what this energy is, where it resides or how powerful it is. There are a handful of other meditation systems that acknowledge it and even use it, but they either use it for healing purposes or don't employ the right technique for taking this energy up through the six principal energy centers to establish the ultimate spiritual connection. Sahaja Meditation can delve into the utmost depths of a person's spiritual self, to realms that no other system can even begin to, at least not en masse and on a global scale.
To understand Sahaja Meditation, you must first understand the true definition of spirituality. Sahaja Meditation techniques help provide full clarity on exactly what spirituality is and how it to attain it, as well as verifiable proof of existence of the inner energy. You then progress step by step to discover and experience this inner energy, each of the energy centers and their qualities. You ultimately come to understand how all these energy centers play a vital role in our evolutionary process of becoming better human beings and experience holistic improvement on all planes — physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
Sahaja Meditation provides answers to what the Divine power is, how one can reach God, and answers to many of those questions that religions were supposed to have given us. So, the pursuit of Sahaja Meditation is an enjoyable and informative journey that delivers benefits on two powerful dimensions: (1) the experiential aspect and real and actual improvement of oneself and; (2) growth in spiritual knowledge.
Most of today's religions don't have the ability to actualize the knowledge that they tend to provide. In my opinion, only Sahaja Meditation offers this great dual combination of experience and knowledge. So, what may appear to be only the practice of meditation is actually a much deeper, much more powerful and fulfilling experience.
I'll admit, it's hard to truly put the Sahaja experience into words. I'd compare it to a speech by a person standing on the shores about the pleasures and thrills of deep sea exploration. One will have to take the plunge to experience it. Trying to understand it through an explanation can be very limited and inadequate.
How would you compare Sahaja meditation with belief systems such as the Church of Scientology?
As far as I know, Sahaja Meditation bears no resemblance to Scientology at all. They don't claim to be a church, first of all; though, in all honesty, I'm not sure the Church of Scientology actually are a church, per se, as they claim to be. Certainly the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has expressed similar doubts in the form of numerous investigations over the years.
Sahaja folks have no hierarchy and no interest in "increasing membership." And they're certainly not secretive, as they are; nor do they punish people for revealing the principles of Sahaja. They're not an exclusive members-only club. They're quite open about discussing their beliefs and principles and happy to share them with anyone who goes to them with questions. Certainly, it doesn't cost you anything to learn about them; whereas, the Church of Scientology seems to be raking it in on their various membership fees and charges for certain services.
Sahaja Meditation is about meditation and the benefits — including connecting with the Spirit — that can be gained from the experience. That's it in a nutshell.
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What's unique to Sahaja Meditation that no other meditation technique offers is the connection to one's inner energy. In fact, it's been my experience that most people who practice other forms of meditation don't even know what this energy is, where it resides or how powerful it is. There are a handful of other meditation systems that acknowledge it and even use it, but they either use it for healing purposes or don't employ the right technique for taking this energy up through the six principal energy centers to establish the ultimate spiritual connection. Sahaja Meditation can delve into the utmost depths of a person's spiritual self, to realms that no other system can even begin to, at least not en masse and on a global scale.
To understand Sahaja Meditation, you must first understand the true definition of spirituality. Sahaja Meditation techniques help provide full clarity on exactly what spirituality is and how it to attain it, as well as verifiable proof of existence of the inner energy. You then progress step by step to discover and experience this inner energy, each of the energy centers and their qualities. You ultimately come to understand how all these energy centers play a vital role in our evolutionary process of becoming better human beings and experience holistic improvement on all planes — physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
Sahaja Meditation provides answers to what the Divine power is, how one can reach God, and answers to many of those questions that religions were supposed to have given us. So, the pursuit of Sahaja Meditation is an enjoyable and informative journey that delivers benefits on two powerful dimensions: (1) the experiential aspect and real and actual improvement of oneself and; (2) growth in spiritual knowledge.
Most of today's religions don't have the ability to actualize the knowledge that they tend to provide. In my opinion, only Sahaja Meditation offers this great dual combination of experience and knowledge. So, what may appear to be only the practice of meditation is actually a much deeper, much more powerful and fulfilling experience.
I'll admit, it's hard to truly put the Sahaja experience into words. I'd compare it to a speech by a person standing on the shores about the pleasures and thrills of deep sea exploration. One will have to take the plunge to experience it. Trying to understand it through an explanation can be very limited and inadequate.
How would you compare Sahaja meditation with belief systems such as the Church of Scientology?
As far as I know, Sahaja Meditation bears no resemblance to Scientology at all. They don't claim to be a church, first of all; though, in all honesty, I'm not sure the Church of Scientology actually are a church, per se, as they claim to be. Certainly the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has expressed similar doubts in the form of numerous investigations over the years.
Sahaja folks have no hierarchy and no interest in "increasing membership." And they're certainly not secretive, as they are; nor do they punish people for revealing the principles of Sahaja. They're not an exclusive members-only club. They're quite open about discussing their beliefs and principles and happy to share them with anyone who goes to them with questions. Certainly, it doesn't cost you anything to learn about them; whereas, the Church of Scientology seems to be raking it in on their various membership fees and charges for certain services.
Sahaja Meditation is about meditation and the benefits — including connecting with the Spirit — that can be gained from the experience. That's it in a nutshell.
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