Music of Joy world music group
The Australian Sahaja Yoga music group, Music of Joy, will soon start a new tour in the South East Asian region, holding concerts in Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Music of Joy is a dynamic, world music group that has been very well-received by enthusiasic audiences in many countries of the world.
To find out more about Music of Joy and to listen to their music, click here.
Concert dates
Taiwan Tour
Friday, 20 September: Taichung City Program: 19:30 Taichung City Dadun Cultural Centre – Assembly Hall
Saturday, 21 September: Tainan City Program : Tainan Municipal Cultural Centre – Holiday Square
Monday, 23 September: Hsinchu City Public Program National Hsinchu University of Education – Promotion Building Assembly Hall
Tuesday, 24 September: New Taipei City: Jimei District, New Taipei City Elementary School Assembly Hall
18:10 – 18:50: School Program Concert only for students and parents
19:30 – 21:30: Main Public Program concert ”
Japan Tour
Thursday, 26 September: Tokyo Public Program
10:00 – 12:00: School Program Kashiwagi Elementary School
18:00: Public Program at the Indian Embassy Auditorium
Malaysian Tour
Sunday, 29 September: Kuching Public Program
14:30 – 17:30: Public Program INTI College Kuching, Mary Yek Multi-Purpose Hall
Vietnam Tour
Wednesday, 2 October: Public Program
18:00 – 20:00: iSchool NhaTrang School Program
Thursday, 3 October: Public Program
18:00 – 20:00: iSchool Quy Nhon School Program
Fri day, 4 Oct ober: Public Program
18:00 – 20:00: iSchool Ninh Thuan School Program
Saturday, 5 October: Public Program HCMC
19:30: Saigon Public Program : Grand Palace
Sunday, 6 October: Public Program Hanoi
19:30: Hanoi Public Program : Crowne Plaza
Shri Mataji
I met an elderly couple whilst doing my junk mail run. We started chatting whenever I reached their letter box, until they stopped being in their garden when I walked past.
Weeks went by before Mr Jones called out to me and came to talk. He told me that his wife had been very sick and since then she had “terrible nerves and couldn’t do anything”. She wasn’t even leaving the house and just wanted to stay in bed. He said that he had been told that I taught meditation and asked me if I would come to their house and teach his wife to meditate to see if that would help her. Normally, I would never agree, but these people were in their 80s, and I could feel how much concern and love he had for his wife. So I agreed.
Mrs Jones invited me to sit next to her on the lounge. We began talking, and I explained how Sahaja Yoga worked. I showed her the green meditation card with the photograph of Shri Mataji and explained the process of Self-realisation. I put the card down as I showed her where to place her hands and explained the affirmations. I felt the vibrations flowing as we closed our eyes for her to receive her realisation. The vibrations became very strong, and so I guided her through a short meditation. Finally, we opened our eyes. I looked at Mrs Jones. Her eyes were filled with tears. I asked her how she felt. She replied with a smile, “I feel relaxed for the first time since…” She never finished the sentence but just took hold of my hand.
We sat and enjoyed another short meditation. Then I left, telling her that I would come back in a week. When I returned Mrs Jones told me that she had been meditating twice a day and that she felt a lot better.
A few days later I saw the local doctor.
“Look at you!” she exclaimed. “I feel like I’m looking at a completely different person! What have you been doing?” I told her that I was still meditating. For some reason, I mentioned Mrs Jones. The doctor replied, “Yes, I know. I saw her yesterday. It’s remarkable what you have done for her.”
I felt so humbled because I knew that I had not done a thing. I wandered into the chemist shop to buy soap. To my amazement, I received the same kind of reception from the chemist. I gave the same reply to the question of what I had been doing. Once again, I was incredibly humbled and, to be honest, stunned as the chemist said, “It’s amazing to see the change in Mrs Jones. She told me about the meditation and said that she’s been out gardening, and she’s even had her hair done.”
This experience reminded me that it is just pure desire and thoughtless awareness that enables Self-realisation and nothing more. We actually do nothing. I also learned that you are never too old to be transformed. Mrs Jones was proof that Sahaja Yoga absolutely transforms a person, including the person “giving” realisation.
Lisa Barron
Shri Mataji
In all humour we should understand what this stupid thing called ego is. In all humour, not in seriousness, for I don’t want you to again feel guilty…. This is the art of living. This is the art of living a Sahaja yogi life. It is the art of living it, how with little few things you see how to manage.
Now you must have seen how in my lectures I say quite serious things. But in your bubbles of laughter, it just settles down in your mind. That is how you should do it, because humour is one of the greatest things that push the thing through, makes the people understand, and it does not harm anyone. That is how things improve.
Shri Mataji, 14 September, 2002
The generosity of loving others, the generosity through compassion – compassion does not mean that you should pity someone, but compassion means the sharing of personality, the sharing of love personality. And that is where we miss the point, that compassion means somebody has to be helped. Sahaja Yoga compassion is not that. Sahaja Yoga compassion is sharing.
First is the forgiveness…. Second is – you can call it the compassion or the detachment leading to compassion…. Thirdly is the compassion. These are the wheels of your chariot which moves you. These are the wheels you should remember.
Now, if you go further with it, with the detachment – supposing it works out in you – even you become compassionate. Even if that comes, still what is the judging point? How do you know that you are all right? How do you measure? How do you find out that you are all right? What do you call to take the bearing of the ship? How do you know? You must have peace. You should be a peaceful person.
Agitation should be outside, but you should be an absolutely peaceful person. If you are not a peaceful person, then be sure that you are not yet there where you should have been….
So if you still have a temper, then know that your progress is very slow….
If you are argumentative, then know that you are not yet there where you have to be. A peaceful person goes to a point and then argues it out. If you are argumentative, then your progress is not all right.
So a person has to be absolutely peaceful, and this peace is the most effective thing. We are seeking the peace of the universe…. You can only achieve it through the spirit, which is the source of all the peace…. Peace is the greatest powerful thing on this Earth….
Shri Mataji, 22 April 1984, London UK