Mother Meera
Mother
Meera is one of the most widely revered and loved of the Avatars of the
Divine Mother. Born on December 26, 1960, in the village of Chandepalle
in southern India, Mother Meera soon showed herself to be an unusual
child: by the age of three she would report "going to various lights."
Her parents treated Mother Meera as an exceptional child and loved her
very much. Her family was not especially religious and she was not
brought up in any tradition. Mother Meera's real parents were the
spiritual guides that she met in vision; it was from them that she
received the love and help she needed. The state of samadhi was constant
for her. Under the auspices of her uncle, Mr. Reddy, Mother Meera lived
for some time in Pondicherry where her extraordinary presence attracted
considerable attention.
Mother Meera married a German in 1982; and he stays with her. She
presently lives at Schaumburg, Balduinstein, a quiet village in Germany.
Although she has not sought publicity, thousands of people from all over
the world come to receive her Darshan, her silent bestowal of grace and
light through her gaze and touch. Mother Meera is worshipped as a Divine
Mother in India.
The unique gift of Mother Meera to the world is to make available for
the first time in the history of the Earth the radically transformative
Light of Paramatman, the Supreme Being. In this time of crisis and
growing spiritual hunger, the Mother offers her children a direct
transmission of Light that dissolves all barriers and changes the entire
being. The Paramatman Light can be received by all who are open, whether
or not they have met Mother Meera in the body. As an incarnation of the
Divine Mother, Mother Meera stands above all dogmas and hierarchies. She
asks no special allegiance, and offers her transformative power to all,
no matter what their path or religion. (from Mother Meera, Answers Part
I)
What is Darshan?
Darshan literally means Vision or seeing the Divine or God (from
Sanskrit).
In India, when you go to a temple and see the idol representing God in
any form, it is said that you had the Darshan of that God. Darshan can
also refer to a vision of God any person may have. So Darshan is
generally speaking receiving the blessing of the Divine by seeing it,
either in a Vision or physically through a spiritually charged symbol of
the Divine. Darshan in the context Mother Meera means seeing the Divine
through the embodiment of Mother Meera; it also more specifically refers
to the process where Mother Meera looks into the eyes of each visitor:
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 your self to Light. When
you are open you will feel and see this clearly."
Darshan is preceded by Pranayam, (Sanskrit "bowing down"), where the
visitor kneels or sits in front of Mother Meera, and bows down his/her
head so that Mother can hold it between her hands.
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."
What are these knots? "Doubt would be an example of a knot. In this case
I would help clarify the doubt and give faith." Knots may be of various
kinds, like Samskaras, latent impressions giving rise to rebirth would
be another example. In doing this Mother is careful: "The knots are
loosened slowly because to do so quickly could be dangerous."
The whole meeting is also referred to as Pranayam, but more commonly as
Darshan. 'Darshan at a distance' refers to any blessing, vision, feeling
of the presence a person may have, either through an act of meditation,
prayer, aspiration or simply out of sudden grace. Mother says:
"I am giving Darshan always, everywhere."
"The best way to be near me is to remember me."
"You can receive the Light anywhere and at any time."
"If you want to see the Divine, why don't you ask Him directly?"
"You don't have to be near me physically to do my work."
"Wherever you are, if your aspiration is sincere, I shall be with you."
Mother Meera still can undo the knots even at a distance:
"I can see the red and white lines from far away and can loosen the
knots wherever the devotees are. As long as there is aspiration, the
work can be done."
For this there is no formal way, except doing jappa (i.e. repeating any
Divine name, remembering God), meditating, praying or simply having
aspiration, or any inner urge.
The formal Darshan of Mother Meera is in complete silence throughout.
Mother:
"The power of the Divine works in the silence."
"People want lectures; I give them silence."
"I do not speak but my force changes people completely."
People are required to attend the Darshan for the full time of 2 hours,
and must make reservations time ahead (several weeks to 2 months; see
details Darshan Guide.)
While Mother makes it clear that people don't need to see her
personally, Darshan in her direct presence can still be a very powerful
event:
"When you come into my presence your development speeds up and your
karma becomes less."
But to eliminate karma, it is not absolutely necessary to see Mother
physically:
"The more you go into the Light, the less your karma becomes, and when
you realize yourself, it disappears."
While Mother looks at the person’s spiritual need, she doesn't pass
judgments:
"Darshan is completely impersonal from my side; I give what is needed."