



Tao Te Ching: "Doorway of the Mysterious Female ... is there within us all the while"

The Feminine Tao

Introduction



The "Tao Te Ching" (pronounced Dao De Jing), literally, "The Book of the Way and its Virtue," is one of the major source texts in Chinese Taoism. It was probably compiled in the 6th-5th c. B.C.E., as a collection of teachings, for the most part passed down from a much older, oral tradition. The name of its faithfully nameless author, Lao-tzu (pronounced "Laozi"), means simply "old master.” According to Ellen M. Chen's translation, "of all the ancient classics still extant, the Tao Te Ching alone draws its inspiration from the female principle.” Its profound inclusion of the feminine divine is in fact essential to its core teaching. As Karyn Lai points out in an introduction to the TTC's environmental philosophy: its basic tenor "Is that a more complete life for all forms of existence can be achieved only through a full appreciation of the connectedness of all beings.”



This spirit of diversity as a wellspring of spirituality, may be aided and abetted, in any study of the Tao Te Ching, by utilizing as many different translations as is comfortable. Allowing these translations to inform each other is a good way to catch on to the various spiritual implications and unworded images, suggested but not spelled out in the ancient Chinese text.



In her essay, "Daode Jing in Practice," Eva Wong comments: "In the Daoist tradition, study and practice are inseparable: to study is to practice and to practice is to study. Understanding a text can help us practice its teachings; practicing its teachings can help us understand its meanings.”



The Feminine Tao

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Lao Tzu

Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Vol. 43 No. 1, Winter 2003'Tao' is a Chinese word meaning 'way', 'way of Heaven', 'Path' or 'road' or 'method'. It indicates a line or principle of conduct. There is no proper English term for 'Tao'. It means the 'Eternal Being'.The Founder of Taoism was Lao-Tze. Lao-Tze was born in 604 B.C. in the village of Chu-Jhren, in Li country, belonging to the Ku province of the State Chu. He was born under the plum tree (in Chinese 'Li'). He adopted it as his surname. The hair of the head was white when he was born. Hence he was called Lao-Tze (old boy) or philosopher, one who is child-like even when old.He was popularly called Lao-Tze. His name was Er (ear). He was called Tan after his death. 'Tan' means 'long lobe'. He had peculiar long ears. His appellation was 'Po Yang' or"count of positive principle.” He was a keeper or recorder of the secret Archives in the Royal court of Chore. He was a State Historian.Lao-Tze says: Tao is one. It was in the beginning. It will remain for ever. It is impersonal, eternal, immutable, omnipresent, bodiless, immaterial. It cannot be perceived by the senses. It is nameless. It is indescribable.It is the first cause from which all substances take their origin and all phenomena flow. The great Tao is all-pervading. All things depend on it for life. It is The Mother of all phenomena, of heaven and earth. It existed before the Personal God. It is the father of God. It is the producer of God. It is the originator of heaven and earth. It is The Mother of all things.You will find that there is an aroma of Indian Vedantic philosophy in the teachings of Lao-Tze.Tao is everywhere. It is in the ant. It is in the grass. It is in the earthen-ware vessel. It is in excrement. It is in the highest place but is not high. It is in the, lowest place, but is not low. It is in ancient times, but itself is not ancient. It is in old age but itself is not old. It is everywhere, but appears to be nowhere.Tao is the sanctuary where all things find refuge. It is the good man's priceless treasure. It is the guardian and saviour of him who is not good. (Sri Swami Sivananda)Laozi believed that females are The Mothers of all things and all human beings. In accordance with Dao, which generates everything, females are those that produce all things. Without females or mothers, there is nothing else in the world.(Chapter 6)In another chapter, Laozi observed:(Chapter 52)As per Daoist humanism, females, instead of males, are usually highly regarded in his writing:(Chapter 28)From this perspective, it is easy to see that femininity and mothering were highly valued by Laozi. Simply speaking, nothing in the world is as important as women and mothers. If many philosophical and religious ideas tend to maintain male superiority or dominance, directly or indirectly (e.g., Confucianism; Hinduism; Christianity, including Mormonism; Islam; Chauvinism; or Freudianism), Daoism differs because females play a more important role in humanism than males. This point may not have been well understood in modern feminist research (see Laughlin & Wong, 1999). Perhaps philosophically or religiously, Laozi could be seen as one of the first proponents of feminism in human history.Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Vol. 43 No. 1,Winter 2003 64-85"The reader will notice in the many passages where Lao-tzu describes the Master, I have used the pronoun 'she' at least as often as 'he.' The Chinese language doesn't make this kind of distinction; in English we have to choose. But since we are all, potentially, the Master (since the Master is, essentially, us) I felt it would be untrue to present a male archetype, as other versions have, ironically, done. Ironically, because of all the great world religions the teaching of Lao-tzu is by far the most female.”From the introduction to the translationby Stephen Mitchell"The Valley Spirit never dies.It is named the Mysterious Female.And the Doorway of the Mysterious Femaleis the base from which Heaven and Earth sprang.It is there within us all the while;Draw upon it as you will, it never runs dry.”Tao Te Ching 6(World Scripture, International Religious Foundation, Paragon House Publishing, 1995 p. 95.)The Spirit in the Void never dies.It is called The Mother-Deep.The opening of The Mother-Deep is called the Root of Heaven and Earth. (*)Ceaselessly, ceaselessly,It nourishes and preserves:Inexhaustible, without effort.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by Shrine of Wisdom (1924)(*) SHRINE OF WISDOM says:"The Mother is Tao 'conceived as having a name,' therefore She is the Root of Yang and Yin. Between the highest Heaven and the nethermost Earth is the fathomless Void where the forms of existence emerge from the opening of The Mother-Deep.”"The Valley Spirit never diesIt is named the Mysterious Female.And the doorway of the Mysterious FemaleIs the base from which Heaven and Earth sprang.It is there within us all the while.Draw upon it as you will, it never runs dry.”Tao Te Ching, Chapter VI,Translated by Arthur WaleyThe valley spirit never dies.It is the unknown first mother,whose gate is the rootfrom which grew heaven and earth.It is dimly seen, yet always present.Draw from it all you wish;it will never run dry.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by Tolbert McCarrollThe spirit of the valley never dies;This is called the dark female.The entry into the dark femaleIs called the root of heaven and earth.Tenuous, it seems as if it were there,Yet use will never exhaust it.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translation by D. C. Lau & Sarah Allan (Ma Wang Tui Manuscripts)The Spirit of the Valley dies not,it is called Mother-substance of the Deep.The Door of Mother-substance of the Deepis called the Root of Heaven and Earth.Continuously, continuously,It nourishes and preserves.Use it,Thy strength shall not fail.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translation by Isabella Mears (1922)"The valley spirit never diesCall it the mystery, the woman.The mystery,the Door of the Woman,is the rootof earth and heaven.Forever this endures, forever.And all its uses are easy.”Chapter 6, Tao Te ChingTranslated by Ursula K. Le Guin"The Tao is called the Great Motherempty yet inexhaustible,it gives birth to infinite worlds.It is always present within you.You can use it any way you want.”Translated by Stephen Mitchell, Chapter 6"The life-force of the valley never dies—This is called the dark female.The gateway of the dark female—This is called the root of the world.Wispy and delicate, it only seems to be there,Yet its productivity is bottomless.”Dao De Jing, #6,Translated by Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall"The spirit of emptiness is immortal.It is called the Great Motherbecause it gives birth to Heaven and Earth.It is like a vapor,barely seen but always present.Use it effortlessly.”Tao Te Ching, Chapter 6,Translated by J. H. McDonaldThe valley spirit never diesCall it the mystery, the woman.The mystery,the Door of the Woman,is the rootof earth and heaven.Forever this endures, forever.And all its uses are easy.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by Ursula K. Le GuinThe valley spirit never dies;It is the woman, primal mother.Her gateway is the root of heaven and Earth.It is like a veil barely seen.Use it; it will never fail.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by Gia-Fu Feng & Jane EnglishThe spirit of the valley never dies.It is called the mystical female.The door of the mystical female is the root of heaven and earth.It seems to be continuously within us.Use it, and it will never fail.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by BeckThe valley spirit is not dead;They say it is the mystic female.Her gateway is, they further say,The base of heaven and earth.Constantly, and so forever,Use her without labour.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by BlackneyThe breath of life moves through a deathless valleyOf mysterious motherhoodWhich conceives and bears the universal seed,The seeming of a world never to end,Breath for men to draw from as they will:And the more they take of it, the more remains.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by BynnerThe spirit of emptiness is immortal.It is called the Great Motherbecause it gives birth to Heaven and Earth.It is like a vapour, barely seen but always present.Use it effortlessly.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by ByrnThe spirit of the valley never dies.It is called the subtle and profound female.The gate of the subtle and profound femaleIs the root of Heaven and Earth.It is continuous, and seems to be always existing.Use it and you will never wear it out.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by ChanThe valley spirit not dyingis called the mysterious female.The opening of the mysterious femaleis called the root of heaven and earth.Continuous, on the brink of existence,to put in into practice, don't try to force it.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by ClearyThe De is the immortal energy of the Dao,its feminine aspect.Its operationis of pure Joy and Love, and fails never.Heaven and Earth issued from her Gate;this Gate is the root of their World-Sycamore.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by CrowleyThe Valley energy never dies.This is called 'fathomless female'The channel of the fathomless female:This is called the basis of the cosmos.Silken! it's as if it abides.Handle it gently.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by Hansen"The Valley Spirit is undying.”This is mysterious Femininity.The Abode of mysterious Femininity:This is the Root of Heaven and Earth.It seems to endure on and on.One who uses It never wears out.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by LaFargueThe valley spirit dies not, aye the same;The female mystery thus do we name.Its gate, from which at first they issued forth,Is called the root from which grew heaven and earth.Long and unbroken does its power remain,Used gently, and without the touch of pain.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by LeggeThe valley spirit has no deathIt is appropriately called the all-embracing femaleThe gateway of The all-embracing femaleIs appropriately called the root of heavens and earth.Continuous, soft, it looks like it exists —It is infrequently used.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by LindauerThe Spirit of the Valley never dies.It is called the Mystic Female.The Door of the Mystic FemaleIs the root of Heaven and Earth.Continuously, continuously, It seems to remain.Draw upon it And it serves you with ease.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by Lin YutanThe spirit of emptiness is eternal.It is called"The Mysterious Woman.”Her womb is called"The Source of Heaven and Earth.”Dimly seen, yet eternally presentIt is always there for you to use.it's easy!Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by MabryThe valley spirit never dies.it's named the mystic woman.And the gate of the profound womanis the root that heaven and earth sprang from.it's there within us all the while;draw upon it as you will, you can never wear it out.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by McDonaldThe Tao is called the Great Mother:empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds.The Tao is called the Great Mother:empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds.It is always present within you.You can use it any way you want.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by MitchellThe valley spirit never dies. It is called"The mysterious female.”The opening of the mysterious female Is called"The root of Heaven and Earth.”The valley spirit never dies. It is called"The mysterious female.”The opening of the mysterious femaleIs called"The root of Heaven and Earth.”Continuous, seeming to remain. Use it without exertion.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by MullerValley and the Spirit never die.' They form what is called the Mystic Mother,.From whose gate comes the origin of heaven and earth.'The Valley and the Spirit never die.' They form what is called the Mystic Mother,From whose gate comes the origin of heaven and earth.This (the origin) seems ever to endure.In use it can never be exhausted.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by Ta-KaoThe heart of Tao is immortal, the mysterious fertile mother of us all,of heaven and earth,of every thing and not-thing.Invisible yet ever present,you can use it forever without using it up.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by WalkerThe expansive transcendent power which resides in the median space, the virtue of the Principle, does not die.It is always the same and acts the same, without diminution or cessation.This virtue is the mysterious mother of all beings.The doorway of this mysterious mother is the root of heaven and earth, the Principle.Sprouting forth, she does not expend herself; acting, she does not tire herself.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by WiegerThe Spirit of the Fountain dies not.It is called the Mysterious Feminine.The doorway of the Mysterious FeminineIs called Root of Heaven-and-Earth.Lingering like gossamer, it has only a hint of existence;And yet when you draw upon it, it is inexhaustible.Tao Te Ching: Chapter 6translated by Wu

The Tao of Laozi (Lao Tzi)

Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Vol. 43 No. 1, Winter 2003



'Tao' is a Chinese word meaning 'way', 'way of Heaven', 'Path' or 'road' or 'method'. It indicates a line or principle of conduct. There is no proper English term for 'Tao'. It means the 'Eternal Being'.



The Founder of Taoism was Lao-Tze. Lao-Tze was born in 604 B.C. in the village of Chu-Jhren, in Li country, belonging to the Ku province of the State Chu. He was born under the plum tree (in Chinese 'Li'). He adopted it as his surname. The hair of the head was white when he was born. Hence he was called Lao-Tze (old boy) or philosopher, one who is child-like even when old.



He was popularly called Lao-Tze. His name was Er (ear). He was called Tan after his death. 'Tan' means 'long lobe'. He had peculiar long ears. His appellation was 'Po Yang' or 'count of positive principle'. He was a keeper or recorder of the secret Archives in the Royal court of Chore. He was a State Historian.



Lao-Tze says: Tao is one. It was in the beginning. It will remain for ever. It is impersonal, eternal, immutable, omnipresent, bodiless, immaterial. It cannot be perceived by the senses. It is nameless. It is indescribable.



It is the first cause from which all substances take their origin and all phenomena flow. The great Tao is all-pervading. All things depend on it for life. It is the mother of all phenomena, of heaven and earth. It existed before the Personal God. It is the father of God. It is the producer of God. It is the originator of heaven and earth. It is the mother of all things.



You will find that there is an aroma of Indian Vedantic philosophy in the teachings of Lao-Tze.



Tao is everywhere. It is in the ant. It is in the grass. It is in the earthen-ware vessel. It is in excrement. It is in the highest place but is not high. It is in the, lowest place, but is not low. It is in ancient times, but itself is not ancient. It is in old age but itself is not old. It is everywhere, but appears to be nowhere.



Tao is the sanctuary where all things find refuge. It is the good man's priceless treasure. It is the guardian and saviour of him who is not good. (Sri Swami Sivananda)



Laozi believed that females are the mothers of all things and all human beings. In accordance with Dao, which generates everything, females are those that produce all things. Without females or mothers, there is nothing else in the world.



The mystery of the valley is immortal;

It is known as the Subtle Female.

The gateway of the Subtle Female

Is the source of the Heaven and Earth. (Chapter 6)



In another chapter, Laozi observed:



The beginning of the world

May be regarded as the Mother of the world.

To apprehend the Mother,

Know the offspring.

To know the offspring

Is to remain close to the mother,

And free from harm throughout life. (Chapter 52)



As per Daoist humanism, females, instead of males, are usually highly regarded in his writing:



Know the male

Hold to the female;

Become the world's stream.

By being the world's stream

The Permanent De (or humanism) will never leave.

This is returning to Infancy. (Chapter 28)



From this perspective, it is easy to see that femininity and mothering were highly valued by Laozi. Simply speaking, nothing in the world is as important as women and mothers. If many philosophical and religious ideas tend to maintain male superiority or dominance, directly or indirectly (e.g., Confucianism; Hinduism; Christianity, including Mormonism; Islam; Chauvinism; or Freudianism), Daoism differs because females play a more important role in humanism than males. This point may not have been well understood in modern feminist research (see Laughlin & Wong, 1999). Perhaps philosophically or religiously, Laozi could be seen as one of the first proponents of feminism in human history.



Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Vol. 43 No. 1, Winter 2003 64-85

The "Tao Te Ching," "The Book of the Way and its Virtue," is one of the major source texts in Chinese Taoism. It contains 81 short poems or "chapters," and was probably compiled in the 6th-5th c. B.C.E., as a collection of sayings passed down from a much older, oral tradition. The name of its anonymous auther, Lao-tzu, means simply "old master.” According to the commentator Ellen M. Chen, "of all the ancient classics still extant, the Tao Te Ching alone draws its inspiration from the female principle.”"The reader will notice in the many passages where Lao-tzu describes the master, I have used the pronoun 'she' at least as often as 'he.' The Chinese language doesn't make this kind of distinction; in English we have to choose. But since we are all, potentially, the Master (since the Master is, essentially, us) I felt it would be untrue to present a male archetype, as other versions have, ironically, done. Ironically, because of all the great world religions the teaching of Lao-tzu is by far the most female. Of course you should feel free, throughout the book, to substitute 'he' for 'she' or vice versa.”From the introduction to the translationby Stephen Mitchell"Tao as the Great Mother and the Influence of Motherly Love in the Shaping of Chinese PhilosophyOne important aspect of thought in the Tao Te Ching, the significance of which has been so far neglected, is its emphasis on the feminine. Of all ancient Chinese classics, the Tao Te Ching stands alone in explicitly speaking of Tao as the Mother of the World (25): It is the dark female animal (6); to reach union with Tao man need to abide by the female (28); the female animal overcomes the male animal by its stillness (61).”Ellen Marie Chen,Vol. 14, No. 1 (Aug., 1974), pp. 51-64

Tao Te Ching (the Classic of the Way and its Power), according to tradition written by Lao-Tzu.



Key concepts: the Tao, introduced in the Tao Te Ching is as follows:



"The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be defined is not the unchanging name...There is a thing inherent and natural, which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, it stands alone and never changes; it pervades everywhere and never becomes exhausted; it may be regarded as the Mother of the Universe. I do not know its name. If I am forced to give it a name, I call it Tao, and I name it supreme... Man follows the laws of earth; earth follows the laws of heaven; heaven follows the laws of the Tao; and Tao follows the laws of its intrinsic nature.”



What is this Tao? The concept transcends the powers of reason and must be grasped intuitively, it is beyond words, beyond all differences and distinction, it is the unchanging, permanent reality of constant change, it is the ground of being and nonbeing, it is akin to the Hindu concept of the Brahman.





Tao Te Ching - first page Tao: The Great Mother

The Tao literally means a Path. It has been severally translated as the Way, the Absolute, the Law, Nature, Supreme Reason, the Mode. These renderings are not incorrect, for the use of the term by the Taoists differs according to the subject-matter of the inquiry. Laotse himself spoke of it thus: "There is a thing which is all- containing, which was born before the existence of Heaven and Earth. How silent! How solitary! It stands alone and changes not. It revolves without danger to itself and is the mother of the universe. I do not know its name and so call it the Path. With reluctance I call it the Infinite. Infinity is the Fleeting, the Fleeting is the Vanishing, the Vanishing is the Reverting.” The Tao is in the Passage rather than the Path. It is the spirit of Cosmic Change, ' the eternal growth which returns upon itself to produce new forms. It recoils upon itself like the dragon, the beloved symbol of the Taoists. It folds and unfolds as do the clouds. The Tao might be spoken of as the Great Transition. Subjectively it is the Mood of the Universe. Its Absolute is the Relative. (Taoism and Zennism)

The tao that can be told

is not the eternal Tao.

The name that can be named

is not the eternal Name.



The unnamable is the eternally real.

Naming is the origin

of all particular things.



Free from desire, you realize the mystery.

Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations.



Yet mystery and manifestations

arise from the same source.

This source is called darkness.



Darkness within darkness.

The gateway to all understanding.



Tao Teh Ching 1

When people see some things as beautiful,other things become ugly.When people see some things as good,other things become bad.Being and non-being create each other.Difficult and easy support each other.Long and short define each other.High and low depend on each other.Before and after follow each other.Therefore the Masteracts without doing anythingand teaches without saying anything.Things arise and she lets them come;things disappear and she lets them go.She has but doesn't possess,acts but doesn't expect.When her work is done, she forgets it.That is why it lasts forever.Tao Teh Ching 2If you overesteem great men,people become powerless.If you overvalue possessions,people begin to steal.The Master leadsby emptying people's mindsand filling their cores,by weakening their ambitionand toughening their resolve.He helps people lose everythingthey know, everything they desire,and creates confusionin those who think that they know.Practice not-doing,and everything will fall into place.Tao Teh Ching 3The Tao is like a well:used but never used up.It is like the eternal void:filled with infinite possibilities.It is hidden but always present.I don't know who gave birth to it.It is older than God.Tao Teh Ching 4The Tao doesn't take sides;it gives birth to both good and evil.The Master doesn't take sides;she welcomes both saints and sinners.The Tao is like a bellows:it is empty yet infinitely capable.The more you use it, the more it produces;the more you talk of it, the less you understand.Hold on to the center.Tao Teh Ching 5

The Tao is called the Great Mother:

empty yet inexhaustible,

it gives birth to infinite worlds.



It is always present within you.

You can use it any way you want.



Tao Teh Ching 6

The Tao is infinite, eternal.

Why is it eternal?

It was never born;

thus it can never die.

Why is it infinite?

It has no desires for itself;

thus it is present for all beings.



The Master stays behind;

that is why she is ahead.

She is detached from all things;

that is why she is one with them.

Because she has let go of herself,

she is perfectly fulfilled.



Tao Teh Ching 7

Stop thinking, and end your problems.

What difference between yes and no?

What difference between success and failure?

Must you value what others value,

avoid what others avoid?

How ridiculous!



Other people are excited,

as though they were at a parade.

I alone don't care,

I alone am expressionless,

like an infant before it can smile.



Other people have what they need;

I alone possess nothing.

I alone drift about,

like someone without a home.

I am like an idiot, my mind is so empty.



Other people are bright;

I alone am dark.

Other people are sharper;

I alone am dull.

Other people have a purpose;

I alone don't know.

I drift like a wave on the ocean,

I blow as aimless as the wind.



I am different from ordinary people.

I drink from the Great Mother's breasts.



Tao Teh Ching 20

The Master keeps her mind

always at one with the Tao;

that is what gives her her radiance.



The Tao is ungraspable.

How can her mind be at one with it?

Because she doesn't cling to ideas.



The Tao is dark and unfathomable.

How can it make her radiant?

Because she lets it.



Since before time and space were,

the Tao is.

It is beyond is and is not.

How do I know this is true?

I look inside myself and see.



Tao Teh Ching 21

There was something formless and perfect

before the universe was born.

It is serene. Empty. Solitary.

Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present.

It is the Mother of the universe.

For lack of a better name, I call it the Tao.



It flows through all things,

inside and outside, and returns

to the origin of all things.



The Tao is great.

The universe is great.

Earth is great.

Man is great.

These are the four great powers.



Man follows the earth.

Earth follows the universe.

The universe follows the Tao.

The Tao follows only itself.



Tao Teh Ching 25

The heavy is the root of the light.

The unmoved is the source of all movement.



Thus the Master travels all day

without leaving home.

However splendid the views,

she stays serenely in herself.

Why should the lord of the country

flit about like a fool?

If you let yourself be blown to and fro,

you lose touch with your root.

If you let restlessness move you,



you lose touch with who you are.



Tao Teh Ching 26

Every being in the universe

is an expression of the Tao.

It springs into existence,

unconscious, perfect, free,

takes on a physical body,

lets circumstances complete it.

That is why every being

spontaneously honors the Tao.



The Tao gives birth to all beings,

nourishes them, maintains them,

cares for them, comforts them, protects them,

takes them back to itself,

creating without possessing,

acting without expecting,

guiding without interfering.

That is why love of the Tao

is in the very nature of things.



Tao Teh Ching 51

In the beginning was the Tao.

All things issue from it;

all things return to it.



To find the origin,

trace back the manifestations.

When you recognize the children

and find the mother,

you will be free of sorrow.



If you close your mind in judgements

and traffic with desires,

your heart will be troubled.

If you keep your mind from judging

and aren't led by the senses,

your heart will find peace.



Seeing into darkness is clarity.

Knowing how to yield is strength.

Use your own light

and return to the source of light.

This is called practicing eternity.



Tao Teh Ching 52

Whoever is planted in the Tao

will not be rooted up.

Whoever embraces the Tao

will not slip away.

Her name will be held in honor

from generation to generation.



Let the Tao be present in your life

and you will become genuine.

Let it be present in your family

and your family will flourish.

Let it be present in your country

and your country will be an example

to all countries in the world.

Let it be present in the universe

and the universe will sing.



How do I know this is true?

By looking inside myself.



Tao Teh Ching 54



Tao Te Ching

translated by Stephen Mitchell







Tao Te Ching

Mother of all CreationOnce, in China, as elsewhere, there was a Mother who was before heaven and earth came into being. Her image was woven into the age- old beliefs of the people and the shamanic tradition which later evolved into Taoism. In Chinese mythology the mother goddess has many names and titles. One legend imagined her as an immense peach tree which grew in the Garden of Paradise in the Kun-Lun mountains of the West and was the support of the whole universe. The fruit of this marvellous and magical tree ripened only after three thousand years, bestowing immortality on whoever tasted it. The Garden of Paradise belonged to the Queen of the Immortals, the Royal Mother of the West, whose name was Hsi Wang Mu, goddess of eternal life. Other myths describe her as the Mother or Grandmother, the primordial Heavenly Being, the cosmic womb of all life, the gateway of heaven and earth. Taoism developed on this foundation.More subtly and comprehensively than any other religious tradition, Taoism (Daoism) nurtured the quintessence of the Divine Feminine, keeping alive the feeling of relationship with the ground of being as Primordial Mother. Somehow the Taoist sages discovered how to develop the mind without losing touch with the soul and this is why an understanding of their philosophy - China's priceless legacy to humanity - is so important to us now.The origins of Taoism come from the shamanic practices and oral traditions of the Bronze Age and beyond. Its earliest written expression is the Book of Changes or I Ching, a book of divination consisting of sixty four oracles which is thought to date to 3000- 1200 BC. The complementary images of yin and yang woven into the sixty four hexagrams of the I Ching are not to be understood as two separate expressions of the one indivisible life energy: earth and heaven, feminine and masculine, female and male, for each contains elements of the other and each cannot exist without the other. In their passionate embrace, there is relationship, dialogue and continual movement and change. The I Ching describes the flow of energies of the Tao in relation to a particular time, place or situation and helps the individual to balance the energies of yin and yang and to listen to the deeper resonance of the One that is both.The elusive essence of Taoism is expressed in the Tao Te Ching, the only work of the great sage Lao Tzu (born c. 604 BC.), whom legend says was persuaded to write down the eighty-one sayings by one of his disciples when, reaching the end of his life, he had embarked on his last journey to the mountains of the West. The word Tao means the fathomless Source, the One, the Deep. Te is the way the Tao comes into being, growing organically like a plant from the deep ground or source of life, from within outwards. Ching is the slow, patient shaping of that growth through the activity of a creative intelligence that is expressed as the organic patterning of all instinctual life, like the DNA of the universe. "The Tao does nothing, yet nothing is left undone.” The tradition of Taoism was transmitted from master to pupil by a succession of shaman-sages, many of whom were sublime artists and poets. In the midst of the turmoil of the dynastic struggles that engulfed China for centuries they followed the Tao, bringing together the outer world of appearances with the inner one of Being.From the source which is both everything and nothing, and whose image is the circle, came heaven and earth, yin and yang, the two principles whose dynamic relationship brings into being the world we see. The Tao is both the source and the creative process of life that flows from it, imagined as a Mother who is the root of heaven and earth, beyond all yet within all, giving birth to all, containing all, nurturing all. The Way of Tao is to reconnect with the mother source or ground, to be in it, like a bird in the air or a fish in the sea, in touch with it, while living in the midst of what the Taoists called the "sons" or "children" - the myriad forms that the source takes in manifestation. It is to become aware of the presence of the Tao in everything, to discover its rhythm and its dance, to learn to trust it, no longer interfering with the flow of life by manipulating, directing, resisting, controlling. It is to develop the intuitive awareness of a mystery which only gradually unveils itself. Following the Way of Tao requires a turning towards the hidden withinness of things, a receptivity to instinctive feeling, enough time to reflect on what is inconceivable and indescribable, beyond the reach of mind or intellect, that can only be felt, intuited, experienced at ever deeper depth. Action taken from this position of balance and freedom will gradually become aligned to the harmony of the Tao and will therefore embody its mysterious power and wisdom.The Taoists never separated nature from spirit, consciously preserving the instinctive knowledge that life is One. No people observed nature more passionately and minutely than the Chinese sages or reached so deeply into the hidden heart of life, describing the life and form of insects, animals, birds, flowers, trees, wind, water, planets and stars. They felt the continuous flow and flux of life as an underlying energy that was without beginning or end, that was, like water, never static, never still, never fixed in separate things or events, but always in a state of movement, a state of changing and becoming. They called the art of going with the flow of this energy Wu Wei, not-doing (Wu means not or non-, Wei means doing, making, striving after goals), understanding it as relinquishing control, not trying to force or manipulate life but attuning oneself to the underlying rhythm and ever-changing modes of its being. The stilling of the surface mind that is preoccupied with the ten thousand things brings into being a deeper, more complete mind and an integrated state of consciousness or creative power that they named Te which enabled them not to interfere with life but to "enter the forest without moving the grass; to enter the water without raising a ripple.”They cherished the Tao with their brushstrokes, observing how it flowed into the patterns of cloud and mist between earth and mountain peak, or the rhythms of air currents and the eddying water of rivers and streams, the opening of plum blossom in spring, the graceful dance of bamboo and willow. They listened to the sounds that can only be heard in the silence. They expressed their experience of the Tao in their paintings, their poetry, the creation of their temples and gardens and in their way of living which was essentially one of withdrawal from the world to a place where they could live a simple, contemplative life, concentrating on perfecting their brushstokes in calligraphy and painting and their subtlety of expression in the art of poetry. Humility, reverence, patience, insight and wisdom were the qualities that they sought to cultivate.The Taoist artist or poet intuitively reached into the secret essence of what he was observing, making himself one with it, then inviting it to speak through him, so releasing the dynamic harmony within it. He imposed nothing of himself on it but reflected the creative soul of what he was observing through the highly developed skills that he had cultivated over a lifetime of practice. Through the perfection of his art, he did not define or explain the Tao which, as Chuang-Tzu said, cannot be conveyed either by words or by silence, but called it into focus so that it could be experienced by the beholder. The Tao flows through the whole work as cosmic Presence, at once transcendent in its mystery and immanent in its form. The distillation of what the Taoist sages discovered is bequeathed to us in the beauty and wisdom of their painting and poetry, and in their profound understanding of the relationship between body, soul and nature, and the eternal ground that underlies and enfolds them all.Standing before one of the great Taoist paintings of the T'ang or Sung dynasties or reading a poem by Wang Wei, we are immediately transformed by them, able to let go of the things that normally distract the mind and exhaust the body - the preoccupation with the ten thousand things that the Taoists called "dust". They put us in touch with the center simply by relating us instantaneously to the ground which unites everything. To rest in the quietness of mind and humility of heart that the Taoist sage embodies, is to live in a state of instinctive spontaneity that the Taoists named Tzu Jan - a being-in-the-moment that can only exist, as in childhood, when the effort to adapt to collective values and the need to accumulate possessions, power or fame is of no importance. What exists is what is. There is no need to change it by imposing the will. Change will come about by changing the quality of one's own being. To feel what needs to be said without striving to say it; to speak from the heart in as few words as possible, to act when action is required, responding to the needs of the moment without attachment to the fruits of action, this was the essence of the Taoist vision. It was essentially feminine, gentle, balanced, dynamic and wise.The image of the primordial Mother was embedded deep within the soul of the Chinese people who, as in Egypt, Sumer and India, turned to her for help and support in time of need. She was particularly close to women who prayed to her for the blessing of children, for a safe delivery in childbirth, for the protection of their families, for the healing of sickness. Their mother goddess was not a remote being but a compassionate, accessible presence in their homes, in the sacred mountains where they went on pilgrimages to her temples and shrines, and in the valleys and vast forests where she could be felt, and sometimes seen. Yet, like the goddesses in other early cultures, she also had cosmic dimensions. Guardian of the waters, helper of the souls of the dead in their passage to other realms, she was the Great Mother who responded to the cry of all people who called upon her in distress. She was the Spirit of Life itself, deeper than all knowing, caring for suffering humanity, her child. Above all, she was the embodiment of mercy, love, compassion and wisdom, the Protectress of Life. Although she had many names and images in earlier times, these eventually merged into one goddess who was called Kuan Yin - She who hears, She who listens.By a fascinating process which saw the blending of different religious traditions, the ancient Chinese Mother Goddess absorbed elements of the Buddhist image of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, the Tibetan mother goddess Tara and the Virgin Mary of Christianity, whose statues were brought to China during the seventh century AD. The name Kuan Yin was a translation of the sanscrit word Avalokitesvara and means "The One Who Hears the Cries of the World.” At first, following the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, this compassionate being was imagined in male form, but from the fifth century AD., the female form of Kuan Yin begins to appear in China and by the tenth century it predominates.It was in the far north-west, at the interface between Chinese, Tibetan and European civilizations, that the cult of Kuan Yin took strongest root and it was from here that it spread over the length and breadth of China and into Korea and Japan, grafted onto the far older image of the Mother Goddess. Every province had its local image and its own story about her. Taoist and Buddhist elements were fused, creating an image of the Divine Feminine that was deeply satisfying to the people. By the 16th century, Kuan Yin had become the principal deity of China and Japan and is so today. Robed in white, she is usually shown seated or standing on a lotus throne, sometimes with a child on her lap or near her for she brings the blessing of children to women.Chinese Buddhist texts describe her as being within a vast circle of light that emanates from her body, her face gleaming golden, surrounded with a garland of 8000 rays. The palms of her hands radiate the colour of 500 lotus flowers. The tip of each finger has 84,000 images, each emitting 84,000 rays whose gentle radiance touches all things. All beings are drawn to her and compassionately embraced by her. Meditation on this image is said to free them from the endless cycle of birth and death.Two Chinese descriptions of Kuan Yin bring her to life, the first from the Buddhist Lotus Sutra which imagines her as a cosmic being devoted to saving the world through her wisdom and compassion, the second from the 16th century:Listen to the deeds of Kuan YinResponding compassionately on every sideWith great vows, deep as the ocean,Through inconceivable periods of time,Serving innumerable Buddhas,Giving great, clear, and pure vows...To hear her name, to see her body,To hold her in the heart, is not in vain,For she can extinguish the suffering of existence...Her knowledge fills out the four virtues,Her wisdom suffuses her golden body.Her necklace is hung with pearls and precious jade,Her bracelet is composed of jewels.Her hair is like dark clouds wondrouslyarranged like curling dragons;Her embroidered girdle sways like a phoenix's wing in flight.Sea-green jade buttons,A gown of pure silk,Awash with Heavenly light;Eyebrows as if crescent moons,Eyes like stars.A radiant jade face of divine joyfulness,Scarlet lips, a splash of colour.Her bottle of heavenly dew overflows,Her willow twig rises from it in full flower.She delivers from all the eight terrors,Saves all living beings,For boundless is her compassion.She resides on T'ai Shan,She dwells in the Southern Ocean.She saves all the suffering when their cries reach her,She never fails to answer their prayers,Eternally divine and wonderful.from Kuan Yin by Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay, and Man-Ho KwokAnne Baring and Andrew Harvey, Chapter 12Godsfield Press UK and Conari Press USA 1996

“The two essential ideals of the Taoist religion are individual longevity or immortality, and social harmony and peace...” -- Liu Xiaogan, "Taoism" (in Our Religions, pp. 274, 233.)



Taoist belief draws from indigenous Chinese religion and incorporates that thought into its schema. Visiting scholar Liu Xiaogan of Princeton University writes concerning the Taoist system.



"In its popular forms it is represented by a pantheon of gods, spirits, and ghosts, and it has absorbed almost every ancient practice known to the Chinese people, such as offering sacrifices to ancestors, praying for favorable weather, and dispelling evil spirits.” (Our Religions, p. 284.).



This foundation explains the popularity, on an individual level, of the religion. To understand Taoism is to appreciate the alternative world view it offered to Confucianism.



Confucianism--classical, socially oriented, geared to public functions of Chinese families and the state, accepting of social duty and responsibility with an influx of rules, laws, ceremonies and traditions--soon became a system of social and psychological pressure. A diversion was needed. With romantic simplicity, openness and artistic wisdom.



Taoism offered a departure. Withdraw from the endless struggle and conflict...prize the individual life. Seek unity with nature. Obtain inner space and peace, freed from the excesses of confining Confucian practicality.



Major Themes



Tao, as the "path" or "way," emphasizes major themes. a. Transcendence Taoism seeks to surpass the limits of the ordinary. It seeks an ultimate reality which is behind all, a mystical insight which is beyond the scope of words.



"As a thing the way is Shadowy, indistinct. Indistinct and shadowy, Yet within it is an image; Shadowy and indistinct, Yet within it is a substance.” -- Tao Te Ching, XXI:49 (trans. D.C. Law, p. 78.)



Way of the Universe. Taoist thought identifies the way of the universe, the pattern, rhythm, driving power, the ordering principle behind all life. In this sense, Tao (and the Taoist religion), becomes the integrating principle behind all of life.



"In his every moment a [person] of great virtue Follows the way and the way only.” Tao Te Ching, XXI:48, XI:27 (trans. D.C. Law, p. 78.)



Way of Life



Tao means the way of human life, that is, the way life should be. Tao is the natural guiding force which enables all things to realize their full potential...to be fulfilled.



Long Life



Quest for long life became a Taoist goal. Stemming from the focus on nature, with its rhythm of constant renewal, and trying to emulate that rhythm, Taoism focused on techniques to prolong life. In the Classic of Great Peace, an expression of the common values of the Chinese people, long life became a most important goal between heaven and earth. Taoist thought sought to conserve life in many ways. In keeping harmony within the spirit and material forces within the body, a life inducing heart, mind and will ensued.



Meditation



Focusing one's spirit and so avoiding dissipation--became a valued technique. Consolidation of vital powers so as to resist death became the ideal--not nirvana or release. People die early not because of fate but because their way of living hurts their spirits or bodies. Moderation in the desires and emotions preserved body and soul. Gods become identified with specific body parts-- heart, liver, spleen--and homage to these gods becomes a focus of devotional exercises.” (World Religions, Taosim)



Lao Tze's "Palaces inside the Head", Jesus' "Kingdom of God" and the Adi Shakti's "Sahasrara" are one and the same. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica Taoism believes that 'man is a microcosm (small universe) correspondingly rigorously to this macrocosm (large universe); his body reproduces the plan of the universe . . . This originally magical feeling of the integral unity of mankind and the natural order has always characterized the Chinese mentality, and the Taoists especially have elaborated upon it . . . In religious Taoism the interior of the body is inhabited by the same gods as those of the macrocosm. An adept often searches for his divine teacher in all the holy mountains of China until he finally discovers him in one of the 'palaces' inside his head . . . The affinities of Taoism with other Asian religions are numerous. If one distinguishes between universal religions of salvation, such as Buddhism and Islam, and the older, more culture-bound, such as Japanese Shinto and Hinduism, Taoism undoubtedly belongs to the second category.'



I deem that Lao-Tze was a great mystic who differed from Confucius in a number of ways, especially emphasizing enlightenment and being thoughtlessly aware as a means to attain immortality. Shawn Ford, in his book The Core of Taoism and Confucianism states:



"Lao Tsu said, "The more you know, the less you understand.” He also said, "Not-knowing is true knowledge...” How can this be? It would seem that Lao Tsu was telling us not to think. On the other hand, Confucius once said, "If one learns but does not think, one is lost; if one thinks but does not learn, one is in danger.” Again, these two traditions seem to contradict one another until we take a deeper look at how each philosophy regards education.



In the Western world, when we think of education, we generally think of schools and universities. These are the institutions through which we achieve our learning. In the Taoist tradition, institutions are regarded with suspicion. They are looked at as going against nature by forcing people to be what they truly are not. However, education for the Taoist is a solo quest, without walls and boundaries.



The Taoist seeks to understand the naturalness of everything as it exists in the present. Instead of trying to know each separate piece, the Taoist tries to understand the whole, for the whole is the Tao. We can say that we know someone, but we do not understand them. But to say that we understand someone, is that not better than saying that we know them? In Taoism, the key is not to know something; the key is to understand it. One goes about this through self education and transformation. This kind of education is also natural; it just needs to be recognized. In addition, the Taoist is an educator in a sense. The Taoist teaches by example. Lao Tsu said, "The Master, by residing in the Tao, sets an example for all beings.” Naturally, when others see one who is enlightened, they will realize it, and they will learn.



In Confucianism, too, it is self , and not institutional education, that is important. This may seem to contradict the stereotype of the Confucian scholar who studies the classics for years, takes the exams, and works on society; and it does. However, according to Confucius, people must first recognize themselves and their potential. This is at the heart of Confucian education. Confucius believed that in order to know about anything else in the world, we must first know ourselves. People must educate themselves as to how they fit into the world around them. This is Confucian knowledge; it is obtained by both the learning and thinking processes working together.



The Confucian master, like the Taoist master, is also a role model for society. By knowing his place in the world around him, and by following the way of the chun-tzu, the Confucian teaches by example. Others recognize him as such and will learn from being around him.



Therefore, when we look at the deeper meaning of education, we see that Taoism and Confucianism are very close in thought. We must know the importance of self realization and understand how we fit into the whole. We must teach others by example. This is a very important form of education. In this way, we will be better prepared for the greater education that is life itself.



Regarding the last main point, enlightenment, it may again seem that Taoist thought and Confucian thought differ greatly. For the Taoist, enlightenment is a process of realizing, following, and becoming one with the great Tao. On the other hand, Confucianism is generally thought to not deal with anything that is not concretely in this world; its concern is humanity. When we take a deeper look at what it means to be enlightened, we find that these two philosophies are seeing eye to eye. In taking this deeper look, let us look at transformation as a way to enlightenment.



To the Taoist, enlightenment is a continual, constant process. This enlightenment is first obtained by gradual transformation of the self until the Tao can be realized. Gradual transformation is obtained by following the way of the Taoist as passed down from generation to generation. The same is true in the Confucian context. Confucianism is not a static, unyielding philosophy concerned only with human interactions and the workings of good government. These are merely aspects of that which lies at the center of Confucian philosophy. At the center you will find that transformation of the self gives rise to all other Confucian ideas and, ultimately, to enlightenment. In Book I of The Analects, Confucius says, "It is upon the trunk that the gentleman works. When that is firmly set up, the Way grows.” This "Way" is the same Taoist "Way": the Tao. Confucius himself recognized that the attainment of the Tao is the ultimate enlightenment. Therefore, both Taoist thought and Confucian thought place the Tao at the center of their philosophy and as their goal. The difference between Taoism and Confucianism is seen in the words chosen to express enlightenment.”

The extraordinary parallels between ancient Indian and Chinese Taoism in its various forms and Hinduism (Vedanta and yoga) do not appear to have been documented by historians.



"Taoism was originally an esoteric philosophy, concerned with the unity underlying the opposites and diversity of the phenomenal world. Taoism taught union with the law of the universe through wisdom and detached action. The union of cosmic and individual energies is reminiscent of the Vedanta teachings of India.



As central to the Taoist tradition as the concepts of yin and yang are the ideas of Tao and Te ("the power"). Like yin, Tao is often identified with the passive (or wu wei); because the way is often given preeminence over the power. It is said a real seeker of wisdom knows the power (Te) but seeks the way (Tao). One should not strive for wealth or prestige and that aggression is to be avoided.



As part of the Taoists' practice, followers have incorporated lifestyle rituals, such as vegetarianism, herbal and tactile medicinal approaches, good moral conduct, and the use of appropriate incantations, amulets, and charms. T'ai Chi Ch'uan, with its fusion of energetic and relaxed exercise, has provided a means of increasing and enhancing ch'i (or Qi), the vital force of life. The overall goal of Taoists' life is to attain harmony with the Tao. This means one must desire nothing, live simply, and act by not acting. It is a practice where solitude and individualism is cherished and where the "upper classes" of social standing are rejected.



Taoism has also developed its own yoga techniques, which parallel the ancient Hindu system of kundalini yoga. These involved control of ch'i, the force believed to stand behind sexual activity, but which could also be diverted into different channels in the body for blissful expansion of consciousness. The circulation of this generative force in the body, aided by breathing techniques, corresponds with Indian yoga techniques involving pranayama breathing, and the ascent of kundalini energy through the chakras or vital centers of the body. This individual alchemy was variously known as k'ai men (open door), ho ping (unity), or ho hsieh (harmony).



The extraordinary parallels between ancient Indian and Chinese Taoism in its various forms and Hinduism (Vedanta and yoga) do not appear to have been documented by historians. The yoga teachings of China descended from teacher to pupil; it is only in recent times that basic texts have been translated into English. There are now teachers of Chinese yoga in Western countries and centers for instruction. There are also many translations with commentaries of the earlier Tao teachings in the Tao-te-Ching.”



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Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (1923-2011): Christian by birth, Hindu by marriage and Paraclete by duty.

"teach you, didakso (14:26)": "The word didasko, commonly translated 'to teach,' is often found in connection with kerysso [proclaim] and the angello [declare] cognates. Didasko means more than just the transmission of information. In a biblical context, the word has in view an intended impact on the recipient's behaviour. Note its reference in the commission of Christ at the end of Matthew's Gospel: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching (didasko) them to observe all things that I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age (Matt. 28:19-20)

Clearly, what Jesus had in mind was much more than a dry recitation of biblical facts. He wanted them to proclaim a life-changing message-a message that would move His followers to live a life accordance with the imperatives He had entrusted to them.” (Fabarez 2005, 8)



“The Kundalini is your own mother; your individual mother. And She has tape-recorded all your past and your aspirations. Everything! And She rises because She wants to give you your second birth. But She is your individual mother. You don't share Her with anybody else. Yours is a different, somebody else's is different because the tape-recording is different. We say She is the reflection of the Adi Shakti who is called as Holy Ghost in the Bible.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Press Conference, 1999’London, UK

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (1923-2011): Christian by birth, Hindu by marriage and Paraclete by duty.

"You see, the Holy Ghost is THE MOTHER. When they say about the Holy Ghost, She is THE MOTHER... Now, the principle of MOTHER is in every, every scripture — has to be there. Now, THE MOTHER's character is that She is the one who is the Womb, She is the one who is the Mother Earth, and She is the one who nourishes you. She nourishes us. You know that. And this feminine thing in every human being resides as this Kundalini.”

THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

Santa Cruz, USA—October 1, 1983



“The Chinese what they have written, it's correct. But Chinese also don't know who is Lao-Tse, can you imagine? Lao-Tse is the man who talked about this thing; he's the one who told them about Kundalini and they don't know who is Lao-Tse. Especially in America, I don't know what sort of Chinese live here.



it's such a great source of knowledge, and what they have said is a perfect thing. But everything gets integrated in Sahaja Yoga. All the knowledge, all the scriptures, everything gets integrated. Absolutely integrated because out of light you see the truth in all of them. There is truth in everything, there is truth in every religion.



But religion now has become money-oriented, or also power-oriented, so it's gone off.



So the best thing is to get to the roots of it and find out. So many things are said to explain, according to times also, but how many people really know the roots of religion? They are all one, coming from the same tree, there’s nothing to fight. Have you ever seen one branch of the tree fighting with another? It’s as absurd as that, to me I can’t understand. It’s not possible. For us to fight with each other, for what are we fighting? We are part and parcel of one whole. How can we fight, it’s very unnatural, which is very dangerous also.



As I said, a tree, on a tree there are so many leaves and they are all different. You won’t find another leaf repeating itself. But they never fight with each other do they? Why should we, the human beings fight, in the name of God? They make money in the name of God. They fight in the name of God. They do all kinds of things in the name of God, now what do you say what sort of a God it is? How much we have brought glory to the name of God? All right?



So we have to know that innate religion within us, which is in everyone. All of us have that innate religion, we may call it by any name. It’s a pure, global religion we can call it. Which is within all of us, it’s a fact, I’m telling you a fact. Otherwise you start fighting for this, fighting for that, then what will happen?



That’s what I said this is the Last Judgment, and this Last Judgment is really going to make the difference between the people who have got self-realization and who haven’t got it. Last judgment we are not going to put on the balance to find out who is thinner and who is fatter, no.



It is what have you got within yourself. What light you have got within yourself and you must have proper understanding that your value of your human life is very great. It is not something frivolous, cheapish, it’s very great and you can help the whole world to emancipate. All right?”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Public Lecture, New York, USA—1999

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THE APOCALYPSE OF THE SPIRIT-PARACLETE

“The original meaning of the word ‘apocalypse’, derived from the Greek apokalypsis, is in fact not the cataclysmic end of the world, but an ‘unveiling’, or ‘revelation’, a means whereby one gains insight into the present.” (Kovacs, 2013, 2) An apocalypse (Greek: apokalypsis meaning “an uncovering”) is in religious contexts knowledge or revelation, a disclosure of something hidden, “a vision of heavenly secrets that can make sense of earthly realities.” (Ehrman 2014, 59)



Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (1923-2011) was Christian by birth, Hindu by marriage, and Paraclete by duty.

Total number of recorded talks 3058: Public Programs 1178, Pujas 651, and other (private conversations) 1249



“The Paraclete will come (15:26; 16:7, 8, 13) as Jesus has come into the world (5:43; 16:28; 18:37)... The Paraclete will take the things of Christ (the things that are mine, ek tou emou) and declare them (16:14-15). Bishop Fison describes the humility of the Spirit, 'The true Holy Spirit of God does not advertise Herself: She effaces Herself and advertises Jesus.' ...

It is by the outgoing activity of the Spirit that the divine life communicates itself in and to the creation. The Spirit is God-in-relations. The Paraclete is the divine self-expression which will be and abide with you, and be in you (14:16-17). The Spirit's work is described in terms of utterance: teach you, didasko (14:26), remind you, hypomimnesko (14:26), testify, martyro (15:26), prove wrong, elencho (16:8), guide into truth, hodego (16:13), speak, laleo (16:13, twice), declare, anangello (16:13, 14, 15). The johannine terms describe verbal actions which intend a response in others who will receive (lambano), see (theoreo), or know (ginosko) the Spirit. Such speech-terms link the Spirit with the divine Word. The Spirit's initiatives imply God's personal engagement with humanity. The Spirit comes to be with others; the teaching Spirit implies a community of learners; forgetful persons need a prompter to remind them; one testifies expecting heed to be paid; one speaks and declares in order to be heard. The articulate Spirit is the correlative of the listening, Spirit-informed community.

The final Paraclete passage closes with a threefold repetition of the verb she will declare (anangello), 16:13-15. The Spirit will declare the things that are to come (v.13), and she will declare what is Christ's (vv. 14, 15). The things of Christ are a message that must be heralded...

The intention of the Spirit of truth is the restoration of an alienated, deceived humanity... The teaching role of the Paraclete tends to be remembered as a major emphasis of the Farewell Discourses, yet only 14:26 says She will teach you all things. (Teaching is, however, implied when 16:13-15 says that the Spirit will guide you into all truth, and will speak and declare.) Franz Mussner remarks that the word used in 14:26, didaskein, " means literally 'teach, instruct,' but in John it nearly always means to reveal.” (Stevick 2011, 292-7)

The Holy Spirit as feminine: Early Christian testimonies and their interpretation ,

Johannes van Oort, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Department of Church History and Church Polity, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, South Africa Total number of recorded talks 3058: Public Programs 1178, Pujas 651, and other (private conversations) 1249“The Paraclete will(15:26; 16:7, 8, 13) as Jesus has come into the world (5:43; 16:28; 18:37)... The Paraclete will take the things of Christ (the things that are mine,) and declare them (16:14-15). Bishop Fison describes the humility of the Spirit, 'The true Holy Spirit of God does not advertise Herself: She effaces Herself and advertises Jesus.' ...It is by the outgoing activity of the Spirit that the divine life communicates itself in and to the creation. The Spirit is God-in-relations. The Paraclete is the divine self-expression which will be and abide with you, and be in you (14:16-17). The Spirit's work is described in terms of utterance: teach you,(14:26), remind you,(14:26), testify,(15:26), prove wrong,(16:8), guide into truth,(16:13), speak,(16:13, twice), declare,(16:13, 14, 15). The johannine terms describe verbal actions which intend a response in others who will receive (), see (), or know () the Spirit. Such speech-terms link the Spirit with the divine Word. The Spirit's initiatives imply God's personal engagement with humanity. The Spirit comes to beothers; theSpirit implies a community of learners; forgetful persons need a prompter tothem; oneexpecting heed to be paid; oneandin order to be heard. The articulate Spirit is the correlative of the listening, Spirit-informed community.The final Paraclete passage closes with a threefold repetition of the verb), 16:13-15. The Spirit will(v.13), and she willwhat is Christ's (vv. 14, 15). The things of Christ are a message that must be heralded...The intention of the Spirit of truth is the restoration of an alienated, deceived humanity... The teaching role of the Paraclete tends to be remembered as a major emphasis of the Farewell Discourses, yet only 14:26 says(Teaching is, however, implied when 16:13-15 says that the Spirit willand willand.) Franz Mussner remarks that the word used in 14:26,means literally 'teach, instruct,' but in John it nearly always means to reveal.” (Stevick 2011, 292-7)Johannes van Oort, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Church History and Church Polity, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, South Africa

























Beliefs

By PETER STEINFELS JAN. 20, 2007

“The image of the God who judges in wrath has caused a great deal of spiritual damage," Professor Moltmann will be telling his listeners.But he is not satisfied with the alternative that makes eternal destiny simply a matter of the individual's own choice of whether to reject God. In that case, Professor Moltmann says, the Last Judgment becomes no more than

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“But today is the day I declare that I am the one who has to save the humanity. I declare I am the one who is Adishakti, who is the Mother of all the Mothers, who is the Primordial Mother, the Shakti, the desire of God, who has incarnated on this Earth to give its meaning to itself; to this creation, to human beings and I am sure through My Love and patience and My powers I am going to achieve it.



I was the one who was born again and again. But now in my complete form and complete powers I have come on this Earth not only for salvation of human beings, not only for their emancipation, but for granting them the Kingdom of Heaven , the joy, the bliss that your Father wants to bestow upon you.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

London, UK—December 2, 1979

“I am the one about which Christ has talked... I am the Holy Spirit who has incarnated on this Earth for your realization .”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

New York, USA—September 30, 1981

“But to communicate with the people, to communicate with the Spirit—to understand the Kundalini, the vibrations, and their different decodings and all that—the Holy Spirit had to come; with Her mouth, and with Her voice, and with Her intelligence that is intelligible to you; with the knowledge, and everything.



Otherwise it is not possible to communicate and that's why if somebody has to come you have to just recognize. Recognition is the best way of understanding the powers that are given to you...



So somebody has to be there to give you the complete picture. You get Realization, you get vibrations ( Ruach, Pneuma, Prana ), but then what? What about the complete? And for that the Holy Ghost has to take a form. All right?”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Sydney, Australia—April 7, 1981

"Without the Spirit, the Son is the way, and the truth and the life, but without actualization.... Without the mission of the Spirit no one can grasp the hem of the Son's garment, we never receive the eternal life extended to us, the sending of the Son is a dispatch into a void, a messenger who never arrives, a light illumination nothing, a road to nowhere, and the resurrection is a non-event.... Without the mission of the Son the Spirit is a hand deprived of somehting to grasp, lacking a mystery to be present to, devoid of a mystery to make real in history and in our hearts, doivested of a ministry to empower, bereft of children to transform into daughters and sons, wanting in offspring to gather into unity in the church and in human communiaction.” McDonnell (2003) 228-9

Guest: “Hello Mother.”

Shri Mataji: “Yes.”

Guest: “I wanted to know, is the Cool Breeze (Pneuma) that you have spoken about, you feel on the hands the Cool Wind of the Holy Spirit, as spoken about in the Bible?”

Shri Mataji: “Yes. Yes, yes, same thing, same thing. You have done the good job now, I must say.”

Interviewer: “Is it the Holy Spirit?”

Shri Mataji: “Yes, of course, is the Holy Spirit.”

Guest: “Aha... I am feeling it now on my hand through the [not clear]”

Shri Mataji: “It’s good.”

Interviewer: “Did you want to say anything more than that?”

Guest: “No, I just... That’s all I wanted to know because I...”

Shri Mataji: “Because you are thoughtless now. Enjoy yourself.”

Guest: “Thank you.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Talkback Radio 2UE, Sydney, Australia—March 31, 1981

Pneuma/Prana/Chi] of the Spirit through the baptism (The guest experienced the Cool Breeze [] of the Spirit through the baptism [second birth by Spirit/Kundalini awakening] ” given by the Comforter Shri Mataji over the radio. )



Second Guest: “I just want to ask Mother about a quotation from the Bible.”

Interviewer: “Yes, what’s that?”

Guest: “It says, ‘But the comfort of the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in My name would teach you all things.’ I would like to ask Her about that.”

Interviewer: “Could you just repeat the quotation again?”

Guest: “But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things.”

Interviewer: “And that’s from where?”

Guest: “John chapter 14, verse 26.”

Shri Mataji: “I think you should take your realization and then you will know the answer to it. Because, logically if it points out to one person, then you have to reach the conclusion, isn’t it? That’s a logical way of looking at things. But I am not going to say anything or claim anything. It is better you people find out yourself.”

Interviewer: “Does that answer your question?”

Guest: “Is the, is the Comforter on the Earth at the present time? Has the Comforter incarnated? Mataji should be able to tell us this because She said that through these vibrations on Her hands, She ...”

Shri Mataji: “Yes, She is very much here and She’s talking to you now. Can you believe that?”

Guest: “Well, I feel something cool [Pneuma/Prana/Chi] on my hand. Is that some indication of the ...?”

Shri Mataji: “Yes, very much so. So that’s the proof of the thing. You’ve already started feeling it in your hands.”

Guest: “Can I?”

Shri Mataji: “Ask the question, ‘Mother, are you the Comforter?’”

Guest: “Mother, are you the Comforter?”

Shri Mataji: “Ask it thrice.”

Guest: “Mother, are you the Comforter?”

Shri Mataji: “Again.”

Guest: “Mother, are you the Comforter?”

Shri Mataji: “Now, what do you get?”

Guest: “Oh, I feel this kind of cool tingling [Pneuma/Prana/Chi] passing all through my body.”

Shri Mataji: “That’s the answer now.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Talkback Radio 2UE, Sydney, Australia—March 31, 1981

Pneuma/Prana/Chi] of the Spirit through the baptism (Another guest also experienced the Cool Breeze [] of the Spirit through the baptism [second birth by Spirit/Kundalini awakening] ” given by the Comforter Shri Mataji over the radio. )

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (1923-2011): Christian by birth, Hindu by marriage and Paraclete by duty.

“The Paraclete and the disciples (vv. 25-26): The theme of departure (cf. vv. 1-6; vv. 18-24) returns. There are two "times" in the experience of the disciples: the now as Jesus speaks to them (v. 25) and the future time when the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, sent by the Father in the name of Jesus, will be with them (v. 26). The Paraclete will replace Jesus' physical presence, teaching them all things and recalling for them everything he has said (v. 26). As Jesus is the Sent One of the Father (cf. 4:34; 5:23; 24, 30, 37; 6:38-40; 7:16; 8:16, 18, 26; 12:44-49), so is the Paraclete sent by the Father. The mission and purpose of the former Paraclete, Jesus (cf. 14:13-14), who speaks and teaches "his own" will continue into the mission and purpose of the "other Paraclete" (cf. v. 16) who teaches and brings back the memory of all that Jesus has said. The time of Jesus is intimately linked with the time after Jesus, and the accepted meaning of a departure has been undermined. The inability of the disciples to understand the words and deeds of Jesus will be overcome as they "remember" what he had said (cf. 2:22) and what had been written of him and done to him (cf. 12:16). The "remembering" will be the fruit of the presence of the Paraclete with the disciples in the in-between-time. In v. 16 Jesus focused on the inability of the world to know the Paraclete, but in v. 26 the gift of the Paraclete to "his own" is developed. As Jesus was with the disciples (v. 25), so will the Paraclete be with the disciples in the midst of hostility and rejection (v. 16). As the story has insisted that Jesus' teaching has revealed God to his disciples, so will the Paraclete recall and continue Jesus' revelation of God to the disciples (v. 26).” (Harrington 1998, 412)





THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

Chistmas Puja, Ganapatipule, India—25 December 1997

“The Resurrection of Christ has to now be collective Resurrection. This is what is Mahayoga. Has to be the



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

Easter Puja, London, UK—11 April 1982





THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

MAHA AVATAR, ISSUE 1, JUL-SEP 1980

“The main thing that one has to understand is that the time has come for you to get all that is promised in the scriptures, not only in the Bible but all Brahmin, a Pir, through your Kundalini awakening only. There is no other way. And that your Last Judgment is also now.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh “Today, Sahaja Yaga has reached the state of Mahayoga, which is en-masse evolution manifested through it. It is this day’s Yuga Dharma. It is the way the Last Judgment is taking place. Announce it to all the seekers of truth, to all the nations of the world, so that nobody misses the blessings of the divine to achieve their meaning, their absolute, their Spirit .”: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh“The main thing that one has to understand is that the time has come for you to get all that is promised in the scriptures, not only in the Bible but all all the scriptures of the world. The time has come today that you have to become a Christian, a, a, through your Kundalini awakening only. There is no other way. And that your Last Judgment is also now.”: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh “This is the transformation that has worked, of which Christ has talked, Mohammed Sahib has talked, everybody has talked about this particular time when people will get transformed .”: Messiah-Paraclete-RuhChistmas Puja, Ganapatipule, India—25 December 1997“The Resurrection of Christ has to now be collective Resurrection. This is what is Mahayoga. Has to be the collective Resurrection .”: Messiah-Paraclete-RuhEaster Puja, London, UK—11 April 1982



“You see, the Holy Ghost is the Mother. When they say about the Holy Ghost, She is the Mother... Now, the principle of Mother is in every, every scripture — has to be there. Now, the Mother's character is that She is the one who is the Womb, She is the one who is the Mother Earth, and She is the one who nourishes you. She nourishes us. You know that. And this Feminine thing in every human being resides as this Kundalini.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Radio Interview, Santa Cruz, USA—1 October 1983

“But there is a Primordial Mother which was accepted by all the religions; even the Jews had it... In India, this is called as Adi Shakti. In every religion they had this Mother who was the Primordial Mother.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

TV Interview, Los Angeles, USA—11 October 1993

The Paraclete Shri Mataji (1923-2011)



Total number of Recorded Talks 3058, Public Programs 1178, Pujas 651, and other (private conversations) 1249





“What are they awaiting but for the Hour to come upon them suddenly? Its Signs have already come. What good will their Reminder be to them when it does arrive?” (Qur'n, 47:18) “As the above verse indicates, God has revealed some of Doomsday's signs in the Qur'n. In Surat az-Zukhruf 43:61, God informs us that 'He [Jesus] is a Sign of the Hour. Have no doubt about it...' Thus we can say, based particularly on Islamic sources but also on the Old Testament and the New Testament, that we are living in the End Times.” Harun Yahya



Good News (An Naba) of Resurrection (Al-Qiyamah): Videos 3474, Audios 1945, Transcripts 3262 and Events 2413



“Concerning what are they disputing?

Concerning the Great News. [5889]

About which they cannot agree.

Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!

Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!”



surah 78:1-5 An Naba (The Great News)

5889. Great News: usually understood to mean the News or Message of the Resurrection.



Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'n

Amana Corporation, 1989

[Moderator]: “Any other questions?”

[Audience]: “Pardon me for asking this question, but, earlier you talked about the Resurrection and you mentioned about the scriptures, where like in the Hindus scriptures they talk about the Kalki Avatar who will come for the Resurrection, and for the Christians, I know they talk about the return of Christ and all the religions talk about this Resurrection and the belief in the coming of the Messiah. So I just want to know since you say you are going to give the : “Any other questions?”: “Pardon me for asking this question, but, earlier you talked about the Resurrection and you mentioned about the scriptures, where like in the Hindus scriptures they talk about the Kalki Avatar who will come for the Resurrection, and for the Christians, I know they talk about the return of Christ and all the religions talk about this Resurrection and the belief in the coming of the Messiah. So I just want to know since you say you are going to give the resurrection to us, what is your station?”

Shri Mataji: “In Russia?”

[Audience]: “And are you the promised Messiah? Shri Mataji, are you?”

Shri Mataji: “I see now I am not going to tell you anything about myself, to be very frank. Because see Christ said He was the Son of God, and they crucified Him. I don't want to get crucified. You have to find out. When you become the Spirit you will know what I am. I don't want to say anything about myself.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

Toronto, Canada—October 5, 1993

“Jesus then goes on the offensive against the scribes and Pharisees, pronouncing seven woes against them (Matt. 23:1-36). The final woe identifiers them with all those in Israel's history who have murdered and opposed the prophets. From Abel to Zechariah, all the blood of the righteous will come on them as they typologically fulfill this pattern in the murder of Jesus (23:29-36). They are the wicked tenants who think to kill the son and take his inheritance (21:38). They are seed of the serpent, a brood of vipers (23:33). Their house (the temple?) is desolate, and they will not see Jesus again until they bless him as he comes in the name of the Lord (23:37-39). Somehow, through the judgments Jesus announces against them, salvation will apparently come even for the people of Israel. As Olmstead puts it, Matthew "dares to hope for the day when many of Israel's sons and daughters will embrace Israel's Messiah (23:39), and in that hope engages in a continued mission in her.”” Hamilton 2010, 377



“It is the Mother who can awaken the Kundalini, and that the Kundalini is your own Mother. She is the Holy Ghost within you, the Adi Shakti, and She Herself achieves your transformation . By any talk, by any rationality, by anything, it cannot be done.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

“She is your pure Mother. She is the Mother who is individually with you. Forget your concepts, and forget your identifications. Please try to understand She is your Mother, waiting for ages to give you your real birth . She is the Holy Ghost within you. She has to give you your realization, and She's just waiting and waiting to do it.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

Sydney, Australia—Mar 22 1981

“The Kundalini is your own mother; your individual mother. And She has tape-recorded all your past and your aspirations. Everything! And She rises because She wants to give you your second birth . But She is your individual mother. You don't share Her with anybody else. Yours is a different, somebody else's is different because the tape-recording is different. We say She is the reflection of the Adi Shakti who is called as Holy Ghost in the Bible.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Press Conference July 08 1999—London, UK

“ The Great Goddess is both wholly transcendent and fully immanent: beyond space and time, she is yet embodied within all existent beings; without form as pure, infinite consciousness (cit) ... She is the universal, cosmic energy known as Sakti, and the psychophysical, guiding force designated as the Kundalini (Serpent Power) resident within each individual. She is eternal, without origin or birth, yet she is born in this world in age after age, to support those who seek her assistance. Precisely to provide comfort and guidance to her devotees, she presents herself in the Devi Gita to reveal the truths leading both to worldly happiness and to the supreme spiritual goals: dwelling in her Jeweled Island and mergence into her own perfect being.” (Brown, 1998, 2)



Mar 21, 1923—Feb 23, 2011

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was

Christian by birth, Hindu by

marriage, and Paraclete by duty.

"The Paraclete represents direct,

intimate divine intervention,

supporting and teaching

believers and challenging the

world, as Jesus did. " (D. Stevick

Jesus and His Own, 2011, 290)



But there has to be a Mother and this is the time of Aquarius what we call in Sanskrit as Kumbha, meaning the Aquarius which is the Kundalini, where She nourishes, where She cures you, She redeems you, She guides you, counsels you, and this is the time of the Mother. We had the time of the Father, then of the Son, and now this is the time of the Mother where She has to nourish you, where She has to take you to your ultimate goal that is the Spirit.



The consciousness itself, the way we have been moving in other directions, have been like people think that if a woman starts fighting for her life and then she is asserting the femininity. She is not.



What I'm saying is not meant for women or men. It is meant for every one of us, that we have to become like a mother. Like a Divine Mother, like a person who can nourish people, who can give them love, affection, attention, perseverance, fore-bearing.



This is only possible for a Mother to do it and that motherhood should be awakened in every human being.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Public Program Day 1, Boston, United States—Oct. 11, 1983

“The reaction of the world to the Paraclete will be much the same as the world's reaction was to Jesus. The world does not know or accept the Paraclete, much as it remained ignorant of Jesus' true identity and rejected him.(5:43; 12:48)... The Paraclete will not teach novel truths or a new revelation but will witness to the full meaning of Jesus' mission and revelation.” B. L. Marthaler 2006, 276



“I was amazed myself when I was born to see such ignorant people quarreling over something which they do not know at all—nothing of that kind. They are so ignorant. They do not know there is Power of God working. They cannot feel it and what are they doing?



Whether they are church people, or temple people, or all these scientists, when they talk about God they are at a level from where they cannot talk. But they are not even conscious that they are that level.



This is why we have to know that despite all efforts to destroy our scriptures this Knowledge that you have to become something else— that you are to be reborn—this Knowledge they could not destroy.



They have tried to maneuver it for their own advantage. They have tried to use it for their own building up because they had to have big, big buildings, they must have big, big money projects, and sometimes they also must have some business.



How can you do all these things in the name of God? Just think of it. And they are doing all these mad things and they call it God? And the seeker gets absolutely shocked and surprised that he also gets into the whole whirlpool. He just cannot get out of it because he is a seeker. He says, "Let me go and see for myself what it is. Let me burn my finger here and there and find out for myself."



Now I say again, like all these people have said—"You have to be born again!" They have said it to prepare you all for this Time [of the promised Paraclete sent in the name of Jesus Christ to explain and commence the Resurrection] .



It's My fortune that I have to do it. It has to happen. If they had said all these things either they were all false and wrong. So I am here to prove it—not that they were wrong in any way but they were the only people who were enlightened. They had an eyesight to see much deeper than what you can see.



So within us lies that Power and that Power is anxious to give you your second birth. That Power lies as shown, lies in the triangular bone of sacrum and you can see with your naked eyes the rising of this Power.



It has nothing to do with what nationality you have come from, what sort of clothes you are wearing, what sort of hair dress you have—it has nothing to do with this but it has to do something with your inner being.



And while in your inner being there are certain problems which you have created out of your ignorance, and this Power being your Mother—your sweet loving Mother who has been born again and again with you—knows your problems and She knows how to correct it.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

London, U.K. — May 12, 1980

“That word, "another"—"He shall give you another Comforter"—is in itself sufficient to prove the Divinity and Personality of the Holy Ghost. If a man promises to send another as his substitute, we naturally expect to see a man like himself, occupying his place, and doing his work. And when Jesus foreannounced another Comforter, He must have intended a Person as distinct and helpful as He had been. A breath, an afflatus, an impersonal influence could not have stood in the same category as Himself.’ (Meyer 2008, 42)





Through Kundalini awakening, the Judgment has to take place.



And you are judged and judged and judged. But this Judgment is so beautiful, that you are not damned with anything, you are not completely imprisoned.



But you are given a chance to improve, to reform, to be perfect, and to enjoy the Beauty that is promised, the Beauty that is described, the Beauty that we are, the Beauty that is Truth, that is Bliss, that’s Heaven.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh-Devi

Why are We Here and What is Our Purpose

Public Program, Hampstead, U.K. — June 6, 1980







Mar 21, 1923—Feb 23, 2011: Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was Christian by birth, Hindu by marriage, and Paraclete by duty. "The Paraclete represents direct, intimate divine intervention, supporting and teaching believers and challenging the world, as Jesus did." (D. Stevick, Jesus and His Own, 2011, 290) “They denied Him, defied Him. Now when He's dead, then we think, "It is Christ."



Now I have come.



He has talked about Me. If you read Bible, you'll find He's talked about Me very clearly there.



And I have to do My job and I have come.



You are going to say that it was Christ, who has to do it. If Christ could do it, why did He say that, "I'm going to send you a Comforter?" He talked of [the] future, didn't He?



Why did He say such a thing? We should find out why did He say that, "I will send you the Holy Ghost and the Comforter and the Redeemer and a Counselor?" Why did He say that? Why not look forward to that?



Because we are today after Christ. People don't want to see this point; they want to depend on Christ because He's in their pocket, they can use Him the way they like.



When He has talked, He has said, "Why not see the point?" If this is what Christ is, then it is such a bad thing because people say, "Christ was no good." They say, "What has Christ given us?" Christian nations, what have they done, what have they achieved?



It's a bad name to Him if you do not see [the] completion of His work. I'm here to complete His work...



And the Day of Judgment is today: this is the Day of Judgment; that's why you are confused. This is the Day of Judgment, where you will be judged. And how are you going to be judged?



Through your Kundalini. Your Kundalini is going to be awakened and you'll be judged where you are. That's what it is.



"And those who will be calling Me, 'Christ, Christ' I will not look at them." That's what it is. By calling Him "Christ, Christ" you do not become Christians.



You have to get your Realization, your Baptism in the actual sense. It has to be an actualization.



I'm telling you that if you miss the point, you have missed it forever and ever. Be careful on that point! It's very important. Don't run after things which have no meaning to your consciousness. Try to raise yourself up to this point and understand that the Time has come for you to transform. This is the Time of your Judgment and you have to get to it in a very big way...



Widen yourself. And that's how—though you may think that you are very unassuming, simple people—you are the ones who are going to be. Not those who are successful: they are blinded by their success. Not those who are rich: they are not going to enter into the Kingdom of God. Not those who have a big name — No!



It's you! You are going to enter into the Kingdom of God.



May God bless you.”



THE MOTHER: Messiah-Paraclete-Ruh

Public Program Day 1, Boston, United States—Oct. 11, 1983







“I believe Easter Sunday 2019 would be worthy of the Devi's explanation of Consciousness.”







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the ultimate endorsement of our free will." God really has nothing much to do with it beyond implementing the human outcome; in short, "we are the lords, and God is our servant," he says.The alternative, in Professor Moltmann's view, is to put Jesus Christ at the center of this final drama. "It is high time to Christianize our traditional images and perceptions of God's Final Judgment," he says.Any Last Judgment with Christ at the center must answer the cries of human victims for justice, without simply meting out vengeance on the perpetrators of injustice, Professor Moltmann suggests. A Christian eschatological vision would involve not the retributive justice of human courts but "God's creative justice," which can heal and restore the victims and transform the perpetrators.The goal of a final judgment, in this interpretation, is not reward and punishment but victory over all that is godless, which he calls "a great Day of Reconciliation." Professor Moltmann argues for the universal preservation and salvation not only of humans, as individuals and as members of groups, but also of all living creatures. It has been "a fatal mistake of Christian tradition in doctrine and spirituality," he argues, to emphasize the "end of the old age" rather than "the new world of God," the beginning of the "life of the world to come."This resurrected life will be bodily and worldly, and its expectation, he says, should teach people to "give ourselves wholeheartedly to this life here and surrender in love" to its “beauties and pains.”New York Times, Lessons for Living Found in Views of the Last Judgment January 20, 2007