Shri Mataji in Canada - Right Vishuddhi position on Mother Earth

Shri Mataji in Canada - Right Vishuddhi position on Mother Earth

A highly developed country, Canada has the seventeenth-highest nominal per-capita income globally and the sixteenth-highest ranking in the Human Development Index. Its advanced economy is the tenth-largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks.

Vishuddhi Chakra

Left Vishuddhi:

Qualities: brother-sister relationship
Place on hand: left first finger
Causes of catch: guilt, immorality, foul tongue, sarcasm

Centre Vishuddhi:

Qualities: divine diplomacy, playful witness, collective consciousness (Virata, Akbar)
Gross expression: cervical plexus (thyroid)
Place on hand: first fingers (both hands when Virata)
Manifestations: neck, arms, mouth, tongue, face
Causes of catch: arrogance, impure relations, lack of sense of collectivity, speaking against God’s universality, fanaticism
Number of petals: sixteen
Element: ether

Right Vishuddhi:

Qualities: witness of self
Place on hand: right first finger
Causes of catch: smoking, swearing, chanting, cold, sinus or problems of bronchial tubes.

For us to enter the witness state, we must begin by practising detachment: from involvements, thoughts, plans, conditioning, emotions. As we mature in the ability to be a witness after realisation, we see all these things as existing outside ourselves, and if they are outside, we must realise that we are not that. In this way, we strip away the layers of identity to reveal our fundamental and indivisible essence, the Spirit. 

“We see our own acting, and the whole world becomes like a drama” says Her Holiness Shri Mataji.

One of the most pervasive of all attachments is guilt. Nurtured on the milk of self-accusal, we cling to guilt, wrapping ourselves in its cloak. Hidden among its recesses, we only put off the day when we have to face up to our weaknesses and do something about them. 

Guilt attacks the left Vishuddhi and we have found it to be one of the most obstinate barriers to Kundalini raising. The fundamental cause is immorality, which arises out of our confusion over the universal relationship of man and woman, which is that of brother and sister. The attention must be made pure. 

After realisation, we realise that the Spirit, which is pure, does not accumulate guilt. It is actually a superego problem. Using simple techniques in Sahaja Yoga we can overcome these weaknesses very easily. “I am not guilty” is the mantra of the left Visuddhi.

The Vishuddhi chakra has sixteen petals, each with different qualities and functions. On the physical side, it looks after throat, arms, face, mouth, teeth, etc., so they must all be taken care of. For instance, protecting yourself from the cold, avoiding tobacco, taking proper dental care, and so on. This is particularly important for your vibratory awareness, as the nerves which register the vibrations in the hands pass through this centre.

For the right Vishuddhi, which governs speech, we must pay attention to how we use the voice; praising rather than criticising, aspiring to auspiciousness and dignity in speech rather than frivolity. We should never be harsh or sarcastic, ‘witty’ at another’s expense. This will only throw us into guilt on the left side. We should always speak from the heart.

Needless to say, using the voice in the wrong way will have a very damaging effect on right visshudhi, for instance by swearing or using unauthorised chants and mantras.