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| Maitreya Meditation Centre
The Garden of the Beloved
760-788 Wakamarina Rd Havelock Marlborough 7154 New Zealand
Ph 0800 1UNITY +64 3 5741234 Fax +64 3 574 1232
maitreyacentre@ihug.co.nz www.ishwara.com
Supercharge your life with Yoga
A Series of progressive workshops where we will learn and practice
holistic methods of development from the ancient science of Yoga in
combination with both silent and active meditations in the
transformative living energy of the Buddhafield.
Suitable for people of all levels of experience. Workshops can be
taken as a whole or individually.
Yoga - Establishing a Foundation - 23rd of December 2005
Cost NZ$50-
In this one-day workshop we will learn an integrated Yoga programme
which can be incorporated into normal daily life. It will include
Asanas (postures), deep relaxation, Pranayama (working with the
breath), Mantra (harmonising sound vibration) and Meditation.
Yoga - Unlocking the Pranic Life-Force - 27th of December 2005
Cost $50-
In this second one-day workshop we will build upon our foundation
practices and go more deeply into the secrets of breath. We will
learn simple yet powerful methods to activate the life-force
(Prana/Chi) and experience the benefits of increased vitality,
clarity, creativity and vibrancy.
Yoga - A journey Through the Chakra's - 13th to 15th of January 2006
Cost $120- + accommodation
Deepen your understanding and experience of these powerful doorways
of Consciousness. During this weekend retreat we will have the
opportunity to go more deeply into our Yoga practice and to open
into the natural state of balance, peace, harmony and joy which is
our birthright.
Biography
Shiva has practiced yoga and meditation for fifteen years and
formalised his yoga teacher training through Wellpark college of
Natural Therapies in Auckland where he graduated at the top of his
class.
He has been closely associated with the Maitreya Meditation Centre
since its inception and has spent a number of years living and
working at MMC NZ in various positions of staff member, manager,
meditation leader and participant in the alchemical process of
growth which naturally occurs there.
Currently based in Auckland, he is looking forward to returning to
the meditation centre and enjoying a very juicy summer with everyone
there.
Shiva's meditative presence brings a special energy to his work.
"Yoga is not an ancient myth buried in oblivion. It is the most
valuable inheritance of the present. It is the essential need of
today and the culture of tomorrow."
Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Bihar School of Yoga
For further information or to make a booking please Contact Shanti
0800 1UNITY or 03 574 1234
Maitreya Meditation Centre
760-788 Wakamarina rd Canvastown 7154 Marlborough NZ
maitreyacentre@ihug.co.nz
www.ishwara.com
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The Mind of God
`Why is it that we and the universe exist. If we found the answer to
that question, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason -
for then we would know the mind of God.' Stephen Hawking,
astrophysicist.
The universe together with all other realms of existence is a
reflection of God's infinite intelligence and creativity. Existence
is God's manifesto.
No material creation is a real challenge for divine intelligence. It
is easy for God to preprogram the creation of any phenomenal
manifestation; entire new galaxies are materializing as the universe
continues to expand.
God's greatest satisfaction and interest is creativity. His ultimate
creative challenge lies in applying the extremely complex laws of
karma and balance in human affairs.
The law of karma requires that every action, word and thought of
every human being returns to him or her in an equal and appropriate
measure.
Every day billions of humans are thinking, interacting and
experiencing themselves and others in an amazing variety of ways.
The full complexity of billions of souls interacting during the
millennia of their evolution in perfect cosmic justice is impossible
for us to embrace and comprehend.
When we look at life with natural human myopia, it is difficult to
see the justice and balance that are the central themes underpinning
all human affairs.
The law of karma makes sense only in the context of a soul evolving
over many lives. From the perspective of only one life, human
affairs are clearly unfair, unjust and unbalanced. However from a
cosmic perspective, human experiences are totally fair, just and
balanced.
The momentous challenge of creating perfect justice and equilibrium
through the laws of karma and balance is more satisfying to God than
star-making or any other creation in the realm of matter.
Karma means all harm that you do eventually returns to you in an
appropriate way; help that you give to others comes back as your own
future good fortune.
The law of balance means that all negative and positive experiences
are, during the lifetime of your soul, exactly equal. Your suffering
is equally balanced by love, bliss and ecstasy. Torment and
tribulation are balanced by enlightenment and reunion with God.
The law of balance requires that the entire saga of every soul's
interactions, thoughts, feelings and all experiences are authored in
advance of that soul's creation.
The intricate interconnections of the complex mosaic of life, which
are reflected in the laws of karma and balance, occur neither by
chance nor by divine improvisation.
Every choice you make is preprogramed in the cosmic mind of God
prior to the creation of your soul.
Preprograming allows God to witness every event with His
transcendental cosmic eye and to experience His intricate creation
vicariously with all six billion souls as their unique destiny
unfolds.
Every event affects the complex interconnected web of existence; any
random actions would alter the fabric of the entire intricate matrix.
This is one reason why all existence, including the most
insignificant of events, is created in the cosmic mind of God prior
to its manifestation.
These insights into the cosmic mind of God support your trust in
life. Most importantly, understanding the laws of karma and balance
support your trust that God is managing your life with perfect
justice and equilibrium.
Trust is vital for surrender, and conscious surrender is the door to
enlightenment and reunion with God.
God is sharing openly with us now to celebrate the new dawn of
consciousness. Soon our violent, corrupt and unfair world will be
transformed into heaven on Earth; the underlying justice and balance
will be revealed and we will celebrate the new age of peace, truth
and justice.
These messages come to me from the cosmic mind of God. Every thought
in everyone's brain also originates with God, who disguises Himself
as your mind and thinks in you. This message of Unity differs from
most thoughts in that it comes from God as a direct communication
from Him about His ways.
God has been using prophets to share His messages for millennia but
no divine message has yet brought an end to division and helped to
create Unity.
Time will tell if this message realizes its ambitious potential: to
help bring an end to all conflict and division by providing an
effective and workable foundation for the new way of Unity.
Love
Maitreya
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"Maitreya has written a profound and powerful manual for
enlightenment that shares a message of exceptional insight and
clarity. The book is stunningly beautiful and superbly organized; a
compelling read. Unity has answered my long-standing questions about
religion, morality and spirituality. Who would have thought that
simply reading a book could bring such profound peace and silence to
my life and meditation."
Professor Paul Koziey PhD, Canada
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