It is our joy and honor to invite Her Holiness Shri Mataji to Dubai once again on 17th April 2008 - 21th April 2008
April 21st 2008 8::00 Am
Shri Mataji Departs for Italy.
Shri Mataji and Sir C.P left for Italy at 8:00 am today from Dubai International Airport. They seemed very pleased with their visit and Sir C.P said that Shri Mataji will surely want to come again to dubai. Having giving us all her divine blessings we bid farewell to Shri Adishakti.
April 20th 2008 9::00 pm
A trip to the Dubai Festival City.
Shri Mataji and Sir C.P went for a trip to the Dubai Festival city at 9 ‘o’ clock in the night. The procession of cars followed Shri Mataji’s vehicle from the Hotel to the Dubai Festival City .The Sahaja Yogis joined in accompanying Shri Mataji on this trip. The weather had turned calm and serene and It became pleasant outside. The drive to the festival City was short and Shri Mataji alongwith Sir C.P enjoyed the drive very much. Once inside the Festival City – Shri Mataji and Sir C.P alongwith Kalpana Didi, Sadhana Didi and Prabhatji enjoyed a stroll in the Festival City admiring the architectural marvels and the aesthetic beauty within the Festival City . Shri Mataji and Sir C.P were taken for a stroll along the beautiful Water Canal. Shri Mataji and Sir C.P then stopped to have a cup of Coffee / Biscuits some Mozerella Sticks , Spring rolls and Muffins at the Art Café .Accompanying Sahaja Yogis were also invited to join for the dinner . Shri Mataji and Sir C.P enjoyed their dinner in the Open Dining Area - interacting with Kalpana Didi / Sadhana Didi and Prabhatji. Shri Mataji also interacted with the Sahaja Yogis – Often asking them question. It was a moment held up in time and everyone present was blessed to be sitting at the same dining table as Shri Adi Shakti herself. The beautiful evening came to an end and after awhile Shri Mataji and Sir C.P returned to the hotel and retired into their Suite.
April 20th 2008 8::00 pm Puja
On the occasion of Shri Hanuman Jayanti, Shri mataji granted the Sahaja Yogis Shri Hanuman puja. The news was out at around 6:00 p.m and so the preparations were all done by the respective puja teams in half an hour and everything worked out spontaneously. Flowers were offered by the Yuvashakti at Shri Mataji’s charan which were then decorated by the national coordinators. Shri Mataji vibrated the puja items such as sweets (dates, chocolates), fruits. Included in the offerings was the mace of Shri Hanuman and crown. Attar was applied on both her hands. Miniature models of the Sumeru mountain, the sun were kept besides Shri Mataji’s chair.
Aarti was performed and Shri Mataji blessed the entire collective by saying ‘aap sab ko mera ashirwad’(my blessings to you all) twice. After that the national gifts from U.A.E, Iran, Kuwait were offered to Shri Mataji. Gifts were humbly presented to Sir C.P, Sadhana didi, Kalpana didi and Prabhatji. All the vibrated items have been asked to be offered to the entire collective and also the visiting countries.
April 19th 2008 10::00 pm
Today evening Sir C.P went for a drive with Prabathji to Sheikh Zayed road and around the city to see the developments, while Shri Mataji was resting. Tomorrow being the 20th April which is Hanuman Jayanti a mace has been prepared for Shri mataji. The mace was shown to Sir C.P and Kalpana didi and they were very happy.
April 19th 2008 12::00 afternoon
Shri mataji requested for marathi movies to watch in the afternoon.
April 18th 2008 8::00 pm Evening
Sahaja cultural program
The program started off with the balshakti (little children) dancing to a Sahaja patriotic bhajan. The next item was a classical dance performed by a Yuvashakti which was followed by two other Bharatnatyam performances. A group dance was then presented by 8 yuvashakti on a qawwali called (dama dam mast qalandar). Various bhajan groups from different emirates and neighbouring countries also performed, these included the collectives of Iran, Bahrain, Oman, Abu-Dhabi, Jebal-ali, Al Ain, and Dubai. Even though Shri Mataji couldn’t attend the program all the Sahaja yogis were bathed in vibrations and towards the end danced in joy.
April 18th 2008 5:30 pm Evening
Preparations are in full swing for the cultural evening. Shri Mataji after having an afternoon nap was served lunch at 5pm. All the Sahaja yogis’ are anxiously awaiting the music and dance programs that is going to be held from 7:30pm…
we regret to inform we dont have the live webcast setup and hence we will update short clipings of the programme after the Musical eveing.
April 18th 2008 12 pm Afternoon
Shri Mataji and Sir CP have just freshened up after a relaxed sleep. Today being Mahavir Jayanti is a very auspicious day for all sahaja yogis. Shri Mataji who is Shri Mahavira and manifests in our left agnya is sakshat with us to shower her divine blessings. Bouquets were offered to Shri Mataji and Sir CP on behalf of the Turkish and U.A.E collective to greet them in the morning.The Yuvashakti are serving breakfast to Shri Mataji and Sir CP. Shri Mataji looks very bright and joyful.
April 17th 2008
The day has arrived that all the sahaja yogis of U.A.E. were eagerly awaiting. Shri Mataji and Sir C.P. arrived at the Dubai International Airport at 8:45 pm today evening. The sahaja yogis were already at the airport half an hour prior to the flight arrival time. Shri Mataji, Sir C.P., Sadhana Didi, Kalpana Didi and Prabhatji were offered bouquets by yuvashaktis and yogis from visiting countries such as Iran and Bahrain after which Shri Mataji and Sir C.P. left for their hotel. On their way to the hotel Shri Mataji gave darshan to the entire collective outside the Majlis Terminal.
At the hotel Shri Mataji and Sir C.P. were greeted by the yuvashakti in the corridor with red roses on the way to her suite. After a while the yuvashakti and balshakti were called inside where Shri Mataji was sitting along with her family members. Sadhana Didi played with the children while Shri Mataji enjoyed their innocence. A collective yuvashakti gift, a lotus flower consisting of many cards hand made by yuva shaktis was offered to Shri Mataji. Shri Mataji seemed very pleased and said ‘thank you’ in a very loving tone.
The national co-ordinators offered Shri Mataji and Sir C.P chocolates on behalf of the collective on the occasion of their belated wedding annivesary. She vibrated the chocolates and asked them to be offered to all the children and the sahaja yogis present in the hotel.
Having received their blessings the children headed for home while Shri Mataji and Sir C.P. were served dinner.
14th April 2008
The collectives of 7 Emirates – United Arab Emirates , are eagerly waiting for their arrival. We are infinitely blessed and ever so happy, to have a chance to offer our heart, our devotion, and humble services in small ways. The Sahaja yogis of UAE are all praying that Shri Mataji & Sir C.P.’s stay should be as comfortable and joyous as possible in Dubai .
Preparations are in full swing; Sahaja yogis and yoginis are working to come up with beautiful ways to welcome Shri Mataji and Sir C.P. Various teams who have volunteered for different tasks are at the peak of their activity: Cooking, dancing, decoration, airport arrangements, etc.
A cultural and musical program has been planned for the evening of Friday the 18th, and practice sessions are underway. A spacious hall has been booked by the event co-ordinators for this cultural program and all Gulf Countries collectives have been invited to participate. We intend to update this page from Dubai after every few hours, and also have a complete setup for recording the visit so that Sahaja yogis around the world can enjoy it.
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posted by: sahajayogauae collective