Deity

Divine Mother / Shakti / Devi

• PranayamaKiental seminars · May 1990

  Most people breathe like fish — shallow, hurried gulps. Guru on why proper breathing comes first: pranayama as the preparation for contemplation and meditation, and what happens when the breath finally slows.

• How to give end of life care to othersBern seminars · April 1992

  Caring for the dying and the very sick, person or animal, is sacred service. Guru tells how he tended Sister Topsy and how the Divine Mother answered her prayer.

• The nature of God is in the elementsBern seminars · April 1992

  God cannot be shut away on a throne in heaven. The mountains, rivers, planets and every living cell are His very nature, and that same Maha Shakti is alive within you.

• Living in the consciousness of impermanenceBern seminars · April 1992

  Everything around us is forever changing, as the dance of Shiva shows. Living with an awareness of impermanence, and asking God for Shakti, spares us disappointment.

• True gurusBern seminars · February 1991

  A real guru is marked by deep love, a ready sense of humour, and time for every devotee, standing as the living link between you and the Divine.

• What is an aura and what creates it?Bern seminars · February 1991

  Every feeling we set in motion shapes the aura around us, and love, discipline and conserved energy turn it golden, inviting the Divine to reside within.

• Guru’s relationship with the Divine MotherBern seminars · February 1991 · ★

  After a serious heart attack, Guru tells how the Divine Mother came to him in hospital and how She plays with him, expanding his consciousness across the universe.

• Conserving sexual energyBern seminars · September 1991

  The energy of the body is the instrument of spiritual growth. Conserving rather than spending it builds the power and clarity that draw us closer to God.

• Do we have the right to die?Bern seminars · September 1991

  Faced with a dying child, the answer is not to give up but to turn to the Divine Mother, ask her will, and obey it. Every life deserves its chance.

• Liberate yourself!Bern seminars · September 1991

  Like a butterfly leaving its cocoon, we are meant to break free of our attachments. Spirituality is detachment, not poverty, and a simpler life sets us free.

• What is Maha Shakti?Bern seminars · September 1991

  The Divine Mother is Maha Shakti, the universal energy in mountains, rivers and stars and in every changing cell. Prepare yourself like a lotus and that grace can come to you.

• Divine MotherKiental seminars · May 1990

  How the Divine Mother came to a sceptical Guru who once tried to throw her image in the river, and why she is real and reachable for everyone who offers love.

• KundaliniKiental seminars · May 1990

  When kundalini energy rises and shakes the body, see it as the Divine Mother at play and surrender to Her, with no two people reacting quite the same way.