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Satsang with Karuna Mayi Ma

Locality: Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Phone: +61 408 705 650

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25.01.2022 Meditation makes your soul shine, it brings forth an inner timeless beauty that is not diminished with age. It gives a deep perspective with greater valuable than counceling, psychology, philosophy or friendly advice. When faced with life's disappointments seek solace in meditation. The inner rain of eternal light can then soothe the pain by restoring a truer perspective. After all, emotions are just like clouds which briefly cover the sky of pure awareness. Take shelter in the arms of the undying all loving One.

24.01.2022 To those dear friends I know or am yet to connect with. I’m appreciating any and all feedback, messages and questions in response to my biographical posts. Please don’t hold back. These stories are snippets of a book I’v written which is seeking a publisher. If you feel inclined to share my post it helps a lot I’m greatful to be connected with you all. Love karuna

22.01.2022 MAHA SHIVATRI CELEBRATION, 3pm. 21st Feb 2020 The most important thing, as our world becomes further infected by darkness, is the raising of human Conciousness. This auspicious date, recognised for thousands of years, is a time when we can easily awaken the divinity within. Shiva, the first Yogi, embodies such a vast sacred knowledge. On this special evening it is magnified as we evoke and celebrate the sacred union with mantras, a ceremony of worship of Shiva lingum, with ex...planation, kirtan, stories and meditation followed by special vegetarian feast of prasad .Please join me for a joyous afternoon . The programe is free of cost starts 3pm sharp until approx 6.30pm 8 Mayfield street Buderim up a few steps left side of house 0408705650 all welcome love Karuna See more

20.01.2022 All welcome to join our FREE weekly MEDITATION class starting Monday evenings 6pm 31st July 2017 This gathering is suitable for beginners or those more experienced who simply seek support. We will approach meditation through various valuable methods from Bhakti Yoga, Gyan Yoga and Raja Yoga. ... Each class will include teaching stories, tratak ( methods of gaining one pointedness) and the use of certain mantras to focus the mind. Enquiries 0408705650 This class is free but donations are appreciated.

20.01.2022 Lost and alone in wilderness..Part 2 Sometimes one finds one’s self in such an outrageously difficult position, the only way to accept it is to give up, to surrender. With surrender comes grace and with grace the advent of a seeming miracle. My 22 yr old body remained naked, vulnerable and starving but all I could do was sit on that deserted beach waiting for an unidentified event to change something. Presuming there was nothing ahead but hundreds of miles of uninhabite...Continue reading

19.01.2022 On Sunday 27th October 2019 at 11 am all are welcome to join us for a satsang programe at Karuna’s home in buderim Qld. We start at 11am with sanskrit slokas to set a receptive mood followed by Kirtan chants. Karuna will give a talk to share some uplifting stories and open the heart to our divine essence. This monthly program is free and includes a delicious vegetarian lunch. We end with short meditation and mantras for peace 0408795650 The aim of our small gatherings is to shine a gentle light on the methods to expand the heart and evoke our true beauty. If anyone has friends who might like to join us please share this post with them.

19.01.2022 Tomorrow evening at 6pm, Monday 31st, we start our free weekly meditation group in Buderim. The evening will include some wisdom stories that inspire practice by hearing the profound experiences of earlier meditators. Discussion and practice of several time tested approaches to the meditative state with some simple techniques to settle the wandering mind. When we sit together,to just be, the group dynamics help our practice as we share in a higher vibration together. Please feel welcome to come along and bring a friend with you. Ph 048705650. Cheers karuna

18.01.2022 I sometimes get asked. 'What does it mean to take Sanyas and become a Swami?' It is some how similair to a punctuation mark. Like a fullstop that denotes the end of a sentence, where we make a pause. Sanyas is a pause, a contemplative period in life where the deeper aspects and purpose are dwelt upon as upper most. Where 'who we are not,' is exchanged more for 'who we are' It is also like a marriage. When a loving couple honour their commitment and are blessed by t...he good wishes of loved ones. Accepting Sanyas, acknowledges a inner commitment. Through the traditional ceremony or initiation a sacred blessing is bestowed from the parampara or lineage of enlightened masters. Sanyas has less to do with wearing the orange cloth and seeking respect from others or being superior in any way. In truth it is more about constant recognition of our unity. Where light radiates directly from the heart, unfiltered. This light manifests as love in service to others. Service can be on many levels. It can also be just sitting quietly and radiating that pure love. It can be that we make ourselves available to others who are suffering. It can be speaking encouraging or inspirational words. It can also be a little unpleasant by pointing out obstacles to truth. I am not always in orange robes as nobody is looking and it makes me seem strange here in Australia, but my focus remains the same. May we all find rest and contentment in infinite awareness. See more

17.01.2022 Acharya Suhridanand from the Himalayas Presents a magnificent 10 week course Teaching the Highest knowledge and philosophy of Yoga Acharyaji is a brilliant pure guiding light ... You will gain insight from the Upanishads, their stories will move the heart and inspire you to look deeper into this life’s greatest mysteries. Your own Divine Self. . Starting Thursday 23rd July 7pm 8.15pm 8 Mayfield street, Buderim Queensland (SunshineCoast) Bookings 0408705650 One off beginners fee only $55 Teaching is followed by questions and answers Presented via live video on big screen direct from India

16.01.2022 The young Yogini’s Tapasya. Destiny carried this young and naïve Australian woman to the upper regions of the Himalayas. I disembarked an old bus close to the Tibetan border, in the Holy Pilgrimage Town of Badrinath. With not more than $50 tied in a knot at the end of a thin cotton sari and one change of cloth stuffed into a small shoulder bag I stared innocently into my future. This situation might normally cause one to worry but I felt no concern for my welfare or comforts....Continue reading

16.01.2022 FINDING A GURU By sheer determination I reached Rishikesh, a town famous for its Yogi’s and Ashrams, surrounded by jungle and the Himalayan foothills. It was 1975ish, and my Aussie travel buddy had deserted me 6 months earlier while I sat meditating. He didn’t even say goodbye. Although traveling alone was scary and dangerous, the option to turn back was too heart breaking to consider. After the initial shock, I accepted the challenge and gathered courage to continue o...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Our monthly SATSANG and vegetarian healthy FEAST returns. It will be FRIDAY 25th AUGUST 6 pm until 8 pm 8 mayfield st Buderim... 0408705650 to enquire No fee but donations are appreciated. Sumptious chants and kirtan Wisdom stories to inspire you. Short meditation and sacred prose Gluten free healthy feast Come along and bring a friend

13.01.2022 All welcome To a Special pre Christmas Satsang program Sunday 15th December starting at 11am 11am sanskrit prayers to draw the mind inward 11.30. Chants and uplifting devotional music. Taste the bliss of your own Divine Self. Through devotional music we glimpse the profound beauty of an I finally pure love.... 12.15. Short sharing of uplifting stories and deep truths with Karuna Followed by meditation 1pm Special feast with GF organic vegetarian dishes. 1.30 Dandy chai ( coconut milk) and GF organic Christmas pudding This programe is free but donations are greatly apreciated. Welcome to come and bring friends. Greatful if numbers can be confirmed for the cooks. 0408705650 8 mayfield street Buderim ( up a few steps left side of house) See more

12.01.2022 My first lesson with a Guru It was perhaps 1975, and in response to a request to be accepted as a student, I received a telegram confirming that I could join a certain Yogi’s small ashram in Rishikesh. This was the very situation I’d longed for but at the same time I knew in my guts it would not be easy but I never imagine how hard it would be. I was a young Aussie and never before had I any opportunity to meet a real Yogi. I was unaware of the many concepts I held as to...Continue reading

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12.01.2022 Lately I’ve developed a deeper love and appreciation of the positive vibration Sanskrit mantras create. Each morning as part of daily practice they wash me both internally and externally with pure sound. Here is a wonderful article I repost from my dear old friend Swamiji Ramaswarupanand, who like a mantra, has given me so much kind support for many many years.

10.01.2022 One time amongst the many times that I visited India, I was blessed with an extraordinary experience that changed something unfathomable inside me. My friend Bidisha, invited me to meet her grandfathers Guru who was the head teacher in an Ashram in Haridwah. She phoned the day before asking permission to bring her Australian friend to meet this gracious Swami. Unfortunatly thecrquest was refused as this ashram is not open to westerners for some reason. But overnight the... head swamiji must have reconsidered for some unknown reason and so early next morning he called Bidisha and said she was welcome to bring her friend Karuna and a special gluten free lunch would be provided plus a room for me to rest afterwards. On arrival the master, although expecting us, was In Meditation. Bidisha and I entered the meditation hall to pass the time while we waited. There we bowed to several dieties and a shiva lingum that was used for worship in the hall. One area was decorated lovingly as the place I presumed, where the grandfather guru's body still sat in meditation after he passed away many years ago. At this point I knew next to nothing about this lineage of masters, I did not know their tradition or even their names nor did my friend say much about the master id come to meet. It is said when a yogi passes away sitting in meditation if he is accomplished and prepared he can depart the body through the opening at the top of the head and is liberated. The disciples often encase their masters sitting body in a shrine known as a samadhi shrine. This is an ancient tradition which offers a tremendous blessing for future disciples as the uplifting presence the master remsins there. Without realising anything, I bowed my head in the direction of the grand masters shrine. As if swept up by a mighty wind of grace I was unexpectantly overwhelmed. Id entered a hightened spiritual experience. I could not raise my head, my eyes were streaming with tears and I saw my inner being radiating immense light. The light was a living concious light, moving like lightning and radiating out from my heart in all directions. There was an intense feeling of connectedness and of being finally home. i felt like i was at that centre from which all is generated. I lost conciousness for a short time in this divine electrical energy. Some experiences are rare and beyond description and this was one. Here is picture of the grandfather master his shrine and my friend bidisha. See more

10.01.2022 A Spiritual awakening After a meaningless and humiliating marriage ended , my two year old daughter was stolen. This loss brought up strong and painful feelings. As a teenager of 12 or 13 years I’d joined a yoga class. My teacher, an aussie in her late 60’s, taught me Asanas, pranayama and meditation. But it was one particular practice which affected me more than all the others. She called this practice ‘yoga mudra’ a sequence of moves which included exhaling and holdin...Continue reading

09.01.2022 There is a great silence that rings with purity like a divine eternal song. There is no place it is not but we give little time if any at all to hear it. It stretches across the universe and moves every heart but most hearts do not recognise it as they seek and value love, fame and wealth elsewhere. Our lives are transformed by associating with this profound inner all encompassing song but who sits to listen? One must make time to listen to surrender into its Loving presen...ce. This is the joy and bliss of a solitary contemplative life. Many saints and masters have spoken of this vast ringing silence. In this world of a million options is there one who gives no more value to the multitude than the silent voice of the Divine? If so i really want to meet you. I have made my sankalpa to sit quietly for as much as is possible to be in the presence of this great loving silence. If anyone wishes to join me for individual uplifting spiritual talks and to meditate, walk in the forrest or share a meal together you are most welcome. Please call me.0408705650 I will not be continuing with classes in the near future. This is my time to surrender. May everyone be fullfilled and have success in their efforts to find their spiritual home. All your loving wishes of support are of great value and appreciated as i relearn to be still once more. May we all realise our true unity in that Divine one

08.01.2022 A Yogi manifests for me There was a truth, that for many years, imbedded itself in my heart as a substratum. I lived by it as much as possible and bore it in mind when it was helpful to others. It proved to be a reliable method to purify the mind and develop compassion, prerequisites for deeper levels of spiritual growth. That great truth was. ‘The hands that serve are greater than the hands that prey.’ Around 30 years ago, I lived in Sydney with my 2 year old daughter. ...Continue reading

06.01.2022 Taking refuge with deformed lepers The Guru Gita, describes the Guru as the dispeller of darkness. How masters manage to dispel illusion in their disciples and how quickly that takes place, partly depends upon techniques but more with the master’s identification as universal consciousness. . Although I had total faith in my Master, his teaching style caused me huge confusion. I came to him, as a naïve young woman from Australia, at the tender age of 23. It was only afte...Continue reading

06.01.2022 A life changing bottle of Tears Bringing up a child on your own is heart breaking and a difficult journey. When my husband departed, I was left with the sad status of a single mum. This was the last thing I’d sought and the situation demanded I work long hours to provide a quality life and education for my dear little one. At the time I was also completing my studies as a Homeopathic practitioner and life was pretty intense. I was helpless to change any of the circumstances ...Continue reading

06.01.2022 Nada Yogi scolds Karuna After years of Tapas and intensive Yoga Practice in the Himalayas, I returned to Australian and became involved in a meditation group. I lost contact with the great Nada yogi as he travelled constantly to different ashrams, temples and places of worship. Where ever he went he uplifted everyone with Divine music. I presumed that was it and we would not meet again. However I treasured his memory always. It seemed an impossible task to find him, as I did ...Continue reading

06.01.2022 The Great Nada Yogi’s devotion My first meeting with Veena Majaraj had a seriously deep impact upon me. I could never say I found him. It was crystal clear that a Divine intelligence navigated our destinies and made sure we met and then repeated this several times. In a way it had nothing to do with either of us. It was during a period of life where I was totally involved in the practice of lengthy meditations, which had become totally effortless. I would at times medita...Continue reading

04.01.2022 My Impossible prayer answered Part 2 My guests, the Blind and Saintly Prabhuji and his sweet son Siddhata from the Himalayas came for one week of programs to my home in Queensland. Prabhuji is a Sanskrit scholar, born in holy Mathura to a highborn Brahmin family of Krishna devotees. He is poetic, sweet natured, noble, but very strict and controlled by some divine unknown influence. That influence means he can change his mind about anything at anytime and that is final. Howeve...Continue reading

04.01.2022 A PERSONAL SPIRITUAL STORY Badrinath temple At times, certain circumstances come about that can create a major shift in conciousness. I have learnt to value these times and to bear the difficulties that they come through. Here is a story from my early years which illustrates a massive shift....Continue reading

03.01.2022 LOST AND ALONE IN THE WILDS. PART ONE. Preserving self worth is less about pride and more about realising the tremendous value of a healthy body and balanced mind in achieving life’s supreme true goal. An unexpected set of events provided me with a massive turning point. That was my growth tip. Sweet apples often have maggots and faithful hearts are often betrayed but all is not lost if we resonant with the chord of divine love. That love which is totally pure can pull us th...Continue reading

03.01.2022 My impossible prayer answered Part one. I remained a single mother but with two mouths to feed, it was hard to raise fares to visit India. Yet India was where elated company was found. Many years passed and I suppose the grief that welled up developed into intense longing. At times I felt choked with emotion but tried to hide it from my little one. The wish to see those holy Himalayan Mountains again and be amongst the noble inhabitants, grew. My spiritual life seemed...Continue reading

03.01.2022 An endless sea of light To all the loving friends who so far, enjoy reading the adventures of Karuna as she journeys through life. Here I place before you one more engaging tale, although true in every aspect, it’s depths, the minds logic cannot comprehend. I returned to Australia after living more than 2 years in the Himalayan Mountains. During that time I’d received personal guidance from two great masters. However this body suffered ongoing stress due to lack of suit...Continue reading

01.01.2022 Gratitude is such an uplifting emotion. As most people I know are at least a little concerned about the pollution of our planet, increasing our sense of gratitude will definitely uplift our vibration and consciousness. This uplifted vibration is not static, it spreads and effects everything. If you want to help the planet, remember there is such a great power in our thoughts and words. It makes sense to create some helpful habits. # On rising, no matter what is happening in y...our day, fling the door open and say a verbal thank you to the sky, to the birds and to the earth. # Try to see the beauty in all living creatures and feel grateful for their companionship. # Listen to the sounds of nature at least once every day as this reduces stress and activates DNA segments responsible for healing and repairing the body and mind. Feel gratitude for the songs of the forest and running water. # Speak sincerely, words of encouragement to others, even the animals and plants as we all struggle and need to feel appreciated. # Meditate a little everyday to assist in control of negative emotions, gain a balanced state of mind and higher vibration. Return to your inner nest. A place so welcoming and silent, one is soothed to the core. This is one of the most powerful ways to influencing your reality. If you have not already, please do read Masaru Emoto's experiments with Water crystals. Gratitude is one of the most beautiful crystals. Here is a crystal of frozen water after exposure to gratitude.

01.01.2022 On sitting quietly in the early hours before the dawn. Amidst the swell of fragrant incense and dressed in a sacred veil of causeless love this life passes before my inner eye. What becomes clear and undeniable is, those periods of life when I commit to being alone, embracing silence, meditating, singing my heart into the heart of the beloved or just listening to the inner voice, this has given me more than anything or anyone else has ever done. If I remain lingering in tha...t joyous cathedral, just as a lover who is loathed to depart from their loved one and return again and again to dwell there, my outer life transforms. It is not a hard practice requiring a lot of disciple that makes the difference, it is not by fear of anyone or anything in this world, it is not that anyone has told me I must do this, but rather it is the quenching of thirst by drinking from a well of infinite beatitude. Falling in love there, where one depends on nothing and no one for support, is the fulfilment of life. See more