Every girl is divine and has great potential hidden within her. She is just like a bud, which is waiting for an opportunity to bloom like a flower. Potentialities and abilities of a girl are not less than anyone in this World. It hardly matters, where she resides!

And if we talk especially about rural areas, we have to say – it is a myth that girls cannot work in rural areas or they have nothing to do over there! In rural areas, girls are working equivalent to or even more than boys. For the whole day, a girl goes out in fields to work and to earn.

And sometimes she earns even more than a boy. A boy’s job ends when he comes back home from fields, but a girl has to work from dawn to dusk, she has to do all her household works also. And if we compare, we will be astonished to observe that a girl works much more than boys in rural areas.

It is true that they don’t get opportunities to go and work in institutions. But we should also look at the other side of the coin that in rural areas freedom, options and jobs are limited not only for girls but this condition applies to boys too. So what the need of the hour is – to take initiative in this direction.

Gurumaa Ashram is working a lot to open the doors for these girls, as-

1. Scholarships are provided to the girls of rural areas who wish to go for higher education.
2. Vocational training is given to them.
3. Opportunities are provided to create careers for them by handicrafts and entrepreneurship, so that they can work even while sitting at their homes

Just talking about the miserable conditions of girls is not enough; rather we need to do something constructive. All the youngsters who have passion, who can spare time to serve can enroll themselves in a “Mystic Club” and become the volunteer to serve these girls.

Youngsters should use their divine power to evolve their personalities and then of others. Because you serve you become God. Try to be a giver not only a receiver. To know more about enrollment in this club just click here.

Anandmurti Gurumaa motivates women to fortify their energy and respect themselves as women. In order to not just confine her teachings to mere words, Gurumaa in her true crusader spirit, has launched the project “Shakti”- An initiative to empower the girl child.

To know more about this project just click here.

Love is God. And the true existence that exists within everyone is God. But to understand and experience the true love, first one needs to seek the true existence within him. Our very self in the real form is the `Pure Love’ and we need to seek `The True Self’ to experience the Divine love. And this can only happen through Self- Realization.

Gurumaa guides us the path towards self-realization and as a part of this, she has suggested many techniques of `Dhyana’ (meditation) like ‘Nishkriya Dhyana’, ‘Urja Dhyana’ and ‘Pranav Meditation’. All of the methods are unique in their practice.

‘Tratak Meditation’ also called Candle Meditation, proposed by Gurumaa helps to increase one’s concentration power greatly. The meditation “Yoga Nidra“ suggested by Gurumaa is one of the most effective ways for living `Stress Free Life’ and also helps to go deeper in the meditation.

To know how these meditation techniques should actually be practiced, click here.

Not only this, there are many techniques of Pranayam also that are suggested by the Master. The different processes of Pranayam like `Nadi Shodhana’, `Bhastrika and Kapalbhati Pranayam’ are very useful in the path of attaining the true wisdom in life.

For detailed explanation and videos on these procedures of Pranayam by Gurumaa, click here.

By consistently practicing these Meditation and Pranayam techniques suggested by The Master, one can steadily move towards the Self-Realization and experience the purest form of Love that gives a deepest silence to mind, deepest contentment to heart and a feeling of fulfillment and sheer contentment. Love and God are one and in order to understand or experience the true love, one needs to get a glimpse of the true existence within.

As Gurumaa says in this video, it is essential that we do not get attached, or caught up in our thoughts. In fact she says consistent meditation will actually decrease our thought process. The practice of mediation purifies our heart and our mind.

Gradually, as you follow the path of meditation your thoughts start to decrease and ultimately you reach a point where the mind becomes free from all thoughts and negativities.

Even though we are all pure consciousness, the activity of the mind conceals our true nature. Through the process of meditation we still our mind and become free from thoughts.

Indian philosophy says that there are impressions of countless number of lifetimes that are stored within you. All the negativity, fear, anger and emotions that you experience are deeply embedded within us. The process of meditation is so powerful that it burns these impressions, and uproots them out of you. As Gurumaa says, meditation acts like a broom and sweeps the clutter out of our mind.

The mind is nothing but pure consciousness, and can never be destroyed. Due to maya, we see ourselves separate from God. Once we erase our notion of duality and see ourselves as one with God, then this same mind expands and merges with our true Self.

Therefore Gurumaa says instead of associating ourselves with either good or bad thoughts, we need to remain unbiased. She says we should just watch and constantly witness our own thoughts. We are not the thoughts, but we are the knower and perceiver of these thoughts.

Ultimately the goal of our sadhana is to reach the highest state of meditation. The highest state of meditation occurs when the mind merges with our pure consciousness, or Self. This advanced state of samadhi is known as nirvikalpa samadhi, which is the highest state of meditative union with God that one can experience. This state is beyond attribute, thoughts and images and is also known as self realization.

Gurumaa says that it is your own mind that is responsible. Our minds create all of the wrong-doings that are going on in this world. It is due to the fact that we are unaware of who we really are, and wrongly identify ourselves with our egos.

There are two types of egos, the pure and impure ego. The pure ego identifies itself with God, and realizes that God lies within you. For example, when we say Aham Brahmasmi , we are saying we are Brahman, or God.

On the other hand, the impure ego identifies itself with the body, mind and intellect and does not realize the nature of its true Self. It is this impure ego that makes you think this body is the real Self, and allows you to think you are experiencing pain, pleasure, and are the doer of either good or bad actions.

It is the ego that creates a veil within us and does not allow us to see who we really are. Once the realization of the pure, egoless and blissful Self occurs, we automatically see this same state in others. Due to this realization there is no room for hate and evil.

Everything in this world is perceived as one’s own Self, which is the reason we are unable to hate or hold grudges against anyone. In order to experience our true nature we have to purify our mind and heart with practices such as mantra japa, meditation and chanting. For more information visit www.Gurumaa.com, where you will be able to find guided CD’s for practicing these techniques.

Many times while delving within ourselves, our mind boggles up and tends to pose many hurdles in front of us. And instead of giving an exhilarating experience, meditation becomes a painful exercise.

In order to overcome such a situation, it is essential to understand clearly the disposition of our mind and nature of our body. In this video Anandmurti Gurumaa is clarifying the doubts of a seeker who wishes to walk on the path of spirituality.

If a person is confronting the problem of headache and dizziness frequently, while sitting for meditation, then it signals the obstruction in the flow of energy caused due to unhealthy body.

But there is no need to get distraught. Continue meditation perseveringly and learn from Anandmurti Gurumaa – a great mystic master, the correct way to maneuver your energy channels in her companionship and revitalize yourself.

Very often students and intellectuals feel that devoting time to contemplation and meditation would steal their precious time which could otherwise be given to reading or studying. Many people too dissuade them from doing so. But in this video, Anandmurti Gurumaa is clarifying the doubt of such a seeker and making it more comprehensible and intelligible.

Meditation leads a bewildered mind to clarity, restlessness to tranquility, and vices to purity. Thus with such an awakened mind, the capacity to absorb and retain the academic knowledge gradually increases. Undoubtedly, a person with stable mind would excel in his studies and in every field.

One should feel blessed if he goes deep into meditation and should not pay much heed to the time it takes. A stable mind would take lesser time to grasp more knowledge and that too in an efficient way. So don’t refrain yourself from flowing in this beautiful river of meditation.

When the above question was put up to Anandmurti Gurumaa, she says that to stay happy or satisfied, first of all you need to know – Who is happy, sad, satisfied or dissatisfied? Is it you? No, definitely not. It is your mind!

Your mind creates all the mess just because of ignorance. In a state of ignorance you think that things will make you feel good. So, to get happiness and satisfaction you desire things.

But you are unaware of this fact, that every desire of yours whether fulfilled or not, will bring a trail of emotions with it- sadness, pleasure, anxiety, anger, lust. A mind that experiences these emotions in their full range can never be at peace.

Lord Buddha knew this – that happiness is within us and to experience it we have to be with our true self. That’s why he renounced all the good things he had!

About nature of our mind, Kabir said- “What kind of fish is this – it longs for water even when it stays in water”. When one desire of our mind gets fulfilled, it starts hankering over other things. It is as though desire knows no end, no fulfillment. Desires cannot be eradicated by fulfilling them.

You have to kill the source, the ignorance, and only then satisfaction and ultimate peace can be experienced. You need awareness and wisdom. You should be aware of every thought and live accordingly.

Every moment, when the mind becomes still, we experience happiness within. If you calm down your breathing, your mind will become still and you will find happiness and satisfaction within.

To calm down your breathing, you need to learn Pranayam and yogic breathing techniques. Click here to know more about them.

To feel good, satisfied and happy you need to learn to live life. You need to play around like a child, sing aloud, dance with music and be with nature. Gurumaa has given the key to live a blissful life. Click here to learn more about how you can live blissfully.

Meditation will also help you dive deeper and deeper within you to find the source of true happiness. To learn the techniques of Meditation and know about them click here.

In an answer to a question asked by a devotee, Anandmurti Gurumaa replies that praying and devotion are done for gratitude and thankfulness for all the marvelous gifts that God has bestowed on us. It should not be a means for asking worldly happiness and objects from the Almighty.

Regarding how one can be free from the ill-effects of his/her past bad karma, Gurumaa says that one should sow the seeds of Good Karma (virtuous actions) in the present. For example, one should denote 10% of his/her monthly income for noble acts such as charity, social service, etc.

Besides that, each individual should devote at least 10% of their daily time (which comes to around 2.4 hours) to spiritual activities such as mantra chanting, meditation, prayer, etc. By doing such activities on a regular basis, one can easily rectify his/her past and lead a happy and blissful life.

Gurumaa says that arguments can be made for and against the consumption of non-vegetarian food. So, it is actually a personal choice and decision what kind of food a person wants to eat.

Gurumaa says that although the words “good” or “bad” are relative terms but going green, preserving the natural phenomena including water are definitely the crying needs of the day.

Gurumaa helps you to decide what choice you want to take – either be a Ramakrishna eating his macher jhol (fish curry) or be a Ramana Maharishi (an Enlightened Saint), not even including garlic in his diet. She leaves it to your intellect to make the right choice.

If you are trying to become free from this sort of drug addiction the Gurumaa Ashram (situated in Gannaur, India) is a good place to start. In this video Anandmurti Gurumaa invites anyone who is suffering from such an addiction to come to the ashram and participate in their regularly organized health camps.

During this time you would learn how to detoxify your body by practicing certain yogic cleansing/breathing techniques, and also be introduced to a variety of yogic asanas. All these techniques not only cleanse the body, but also help in calming the mind. These ancient yogic techniques help your body and mind, which is important since drugs affect both the physical and psychological aspects of your body.

Gurumaa says that accepting the dilemmas of your life and facing them directly is the path of wisdom. Drugs are just a temporary means of escaping the realities of life. So, Instead of depending on drugs for solutions, be wise and do not depend on such substances. At the end of the day drugs are not removing or alleviating your troubles.