No sacred text lays down rules to regulate the lives of the great, prescribing the habits and attitudes that they must adopt. They themselves know the path they must tread; their wisdom regulates and makes their acts holy. Self-reliance, beneficial activity -- these two are their special marks.
Mother Meera, who chooses to live in Germany, asserts that she is an Avathar of Sakthi: "As an Avatar," she says, "I have no special path, but come to give grace and power to those on all paths. ... People from all faiths can receive help from me."
Mother Meera declares to us that mankind is about to experience a great acceleration in consciousness. Says she:
The consciousness of mankind is being prepared for great leaps and discoveries in a gentle way wherever possible.... God is giving man a great chance. Many divine persons are here. We are showing man a way out; we are offering him the divine Light, the divine Knowledge. We are bringing down into the consciousness of the Earth the divine Consciousness. Now man must choose. Man is free; God will not force his children to do anything. He wants their free love. Mercy and love are always there. (3)
Are these "many divine persons" the same as the "many spiritually advanced souls" whom Swami says are "here today, full of understanding [who] all have a part to play in helping humanity"? (4)
Intriguingly, Mother Meera reveals that many Avathars of the Mother (Shakthi or the Holy Spirit) have incarnated on the planet today.
Q: Are there other incarnations of the Divine Mother on Earth at this time?
MM: Yes, many. Some will be known, others wish to remain secret. The work of each is different. Each expresses a different aspect of the Divine Mother. My scope is very broad and more integral. I help people at all stages of life.
Mother Meera declares her work unstoppable.
Nothing can and nothing will interfere with my work. If the whole world
came to me, my work would not be interrupted or deflected for a moment. I
am working on all planes. I am working everywhere. This Earth is only one
of the planes where I am working. How could anything disturb my work?
Great changes take time. They have to be worked for, aspired [to]. Man has to do a great labor; God will not do everything. When people become conscious of the presence of the Light, the transformation can go faster. It is working anyway, but few people are conscious. More will be conscious soon, many more, and then the work can be done with greater efficiency. But, in the meantime, enjoy the Light. It is here; let it change you. The transformation will come in its own time. ... It will take time and go slowly. Its foundations have to be made firm.
Nothing must be avoided. Those who love me will work with everything in the world all the darkness and all the difficulties. Do people imagine I do not work, or that the realized man does not work? Divine work is the hardest work, and it is without end. I am asking people to take on the whole difficulty of matter and of reality. I have come in a body to show this is possible.... I have not come only to be a refuge; I have also come to give joy and strength necessary for change.
Mother Meera highlights the amount of work that will be necessary to benefit from the "evolutionary leap" that is coming.
Man must work for [the evolutionary leap], must hunger to change, must desire this leap for it to happen. Aspiration and work are everything.... Pray to Him that there should be peace. Bring down Light into your life so that you can do His work of peace in the world. Understand that the pain of the world will only be healed when the world is transformed in God, and work with all your heart and being that this should be accomplished. Do not be distracted by anything from this work.
God created normal human beings, not imperfect ones. But he gives mankind permission to do as it will. ... God gives us the chance to use our intellects for harmony; if we misuse them for destructive purposes, God gives us the opportunity to change. God will allow us to continue in this way until the situation becomes critical. Then he will stop what we try to do will not work. The Divine will intervene, but not in a destructive way. Divine grace is always operating, but in a crisis the degree of divine intervention is much greater.
Question: When we have your darshan we do pranam (bow down) in front of you and you take our heads between your hands, what are you doing?
Mother Meera: On the back of the human being is a white line that runs from the toes to the head. In fact, two lines start from the toes, rise along the legs, join at the base of the spine and then become a single line reaching to the top of the head. This line is thinner than a hair, and has some knots in it here and there, which divine personalities help to undo. It is very delicate work and great care has to be taken to undo the knots, as there is danger for your life if the thread is broken. When I hold your head I am untying these knots. I am also removing other obstacles to your sadhana, practice.
Question: When we have done pranam, we look into your eyes in silence (darshan). What are you doing?
Mother Meera: I am looking into every corner of your being. I am looking at everything within you to see where I can help, where I can give healing and power. At the same time, I am giving Light to every part of your being. I am opening every part of yourself to Light. When you are open you will feel and see this clearly.
Question: What do you see when you look into people's eyes during darshan?
Mother Meera: I see the difficulties in their lives and the obstacles to their sadhana.
Question: How does the work that you do during pranam differ from that during darshan ?
Mother Meera: The work of each is different. During pranam , the work is on the deep aspect of the being, the soul, while darshan helps the personality and the life situation.
---- Contact details: Postal address: Mother Meera's home Oberdorf 4a 65599 Dornburg-Thalheim Germany Darshan address: Mother Meera's home Schloss Schaumburg 65558 Balduinstein Germany Ph +49-6436 91050, +49-6436 91051 Fax +49 6436 2361 (Call monday to saturday between 10:00 and 17:00 hours local German time).
Darshan takes place in a comfortable room in Schloss Shaumburg. Wear comfortable loose clothing. No religious paraphernalia. In the darshan room, silence prevails, before, during and after darshan.
No talking, no turning heads, no crossing or extending legs, and no fidgeting. Attendance is requested after each person receives Mother's attention and until the last attendee is touched by her, and she leaves the large room where the service is conducted. Peace, relaxation and harmony are the themes encouraged for the 2 1/2 to 3 hours of each evening's Darshan. Queue for darshan involves sitting on the floor (carpeted). Europeans are accepted for two evenings of a weekend; Americans and those from very far distances are allowed to stay the full four evenings of an extended weekend. Mother Meera has given Darshan to large audiences weekly for at least a dozen years.
Ring and Book first. Arrive after 6PM and check in at front door.
