This is one of the experiences that i’ve always wanted to share but could never write it out. Thanks to this website for giving me this opportunity.
As a child I loved doing a lot of things but my greatest passion was to make my own songs and hope of become a music director one day. I would innocently pick up topics very spontaneously which sounded absurd to most people but were relevant to me….because they made me believe. As I grew up and got lost amidst the crowd and forgot my first love, music went away from my life as well and I did not really have any more interest left. My first song was about a friend Jaggi whose shoe had torn during a soccer match in grade 6. We all made fun of that incident but I turned it into a melody and then never stopped composing songs and giving lyrics. As I became older the sense and purpose of my songs were either love stricken or nationalistic and then of course life became boring.
After starting Sahaja Yoga and being in it for a couple of years, one of Yogis gave me the dholak to try out. That was the day when music returned to me. In a matter of months, I got into learning several instruments and took classes even for vocal. It was a complete shock to me that i was able to play almost any song on any of those instruments including the sitar, mandolin, guitar, keyboard, saraswati veena and others. The sounds became a part of me really. Then of course while doing Sahaja Yoga one has to be introspective and when I realized that this whole thing was again getting into my head or perhaps I was not able to manifest it at a collective level then I again took a break. That break gave me huge insights into the whole aspect of the purpose of music and how it worked in Sahaja Yoga. As you play any instrument in front of Shri Mataji’s picture you learn very quickly and amazingly fast…this is the truth. That’s why world renowned musicians, singers and artists would always crave to perform before Her to take their creativity to the next level. In fact many have openly accepted it too. But this time a dude like me saw it happening for real.
As the whole drama further unfolded in front of my own eyes, I was able to get back to it again but this time with a different flavor. It was as if my life had become musical, without necessary having to play an instrument I could feel the rhythm and love flowing in many things I did including the aspect of sharing about Sahaja Yoga. This love is limitless and is such a correcting force that you are in awe of yourself. Sometimes I felt as if I was sitting in the court of the King Akbar or perhaps in the most auspicious company of Prophet Mohammed or during the freedom struggle just singing songs for Mother India. But basically the feeling was elevating and am most thankful to Shri Mataji for making this life of mine so beautiful and musical 🙂 Mr. Arun Apte had done a lot of research on how Sahaja Yoga relates to music and you can find details through this link – http://www.sahajayoga.org/music/syandmusicbook.asp
After all this I saw some posts on the net which says Sahaja Yoga is a cult and I was shocked…because it is not one. It takes you into a beautiful and deep realm of love and divinity which is real. If you desire with a pure heart, like I did….your life can be musical too ! But if you have other intentions then the Divine power of the Kundalini also does not support you and you may never feel that joy. So, try it with an open heart and let the love flow through you.
Let there be love, let there be music and let there be oneness in all human beings to enjoy the glory of God in this beautiful Mother earth….amen
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