I was very young in Sahaja Yoga and I was on the India tour with Shri Mataji for about five weeks. It was round about 1984/5. We were in Brahmapuri, staying in a big tent. The Krishna river is there. Every day we had a bath in the river and washed our saris and dried them on the stones. On the other side of the river we could see an old castle and we heard that Shri Mataji was staying there. One day we were on the river and I had bathed, foot soaked, meditated, and I had only one dry sari left. I put it on and we heard that Shri Mataji was coming to the river.
We were all very excited. She came, sat down on a stone and put Her Feet into the river. Then whoever wanted, could come and do namaste to Her Feet. To begin with I was worried that my sari would get wet and I would have nothing to wear, so I lifted my sari up. I was in the water up to my knees and was concerned about getting wet. We were queuing and the nearer I came to Shri Mataji the more I became thoughtless sand didn’t worry. I put my whole head and body under the water and touched Shri Mataji’s Feet. The river went over me and I lost any awareness of time and place and I don’t know how long I was there under the water, without breathing. After what seemed like a long time someone took my arm and said I could go to the side. I stepped aside and it was the next person’s turn. I was standing on the side of Shri Mataji, completely wet and completely thoughtless. It was a very deep experience for me.
Sabine H.
After my first Puja when Shri Mataji was present I had a beautiful experience on the ocean. I was feeling quite sick and just in a low state for many months.One day I decided while walking near the water that I would meditate and not open my eyes until I found God. After maybe what seemed an hour, I noticed that the entire lower part of my body felt gone or I lost awareness of my legs. After a few more minutes, I lost complete awareness of my stomach area. This feeling continued up till the head. Then even I lost awareness of my head , whole body and also the world around me. There wasn’t any more ‘I’ness . There was just silence. Then it was like a massive sunrise of Bliss arose within and it felt like really Nirvana. After sometime there was no thought ,but just a desire in that awareness to see what this would be like feeling this in the world. These eyes at once opened and my body felt it would literally explode from the intensity of Bliss running through my nervous system. As I awoke, I had no idea where I was or if I needed to go somewhere that day. I was acutely aware that I wasn’t ready for this level of freedom. Gradually the mind came again and the Bliss lessened. I do remember reading the mantra book and the things I was asking the divine actually came true much faster and more intensely since my Sahasrara was more open I suppose. After this, I knew Shri Mataji was indeed special and God was real . This lasted a few days .