Happy Raksha Bandhan !
Dear Family,
Jai Shri Mataji!
Today, we celebrate the pure relationship between all brothers and sisters through the Divine gift of Raksha Bandhan – bestowed on us by our Holy Mother, Her Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.
Let us pray to Shri Mataji for the protection of all our dear brothers and sisters throughout the world.
Please enjoy this beautiful Rakhi Brothers Song that depicts the pure and innocent love between Sahaja brothers and sisters plus Shri Mataji’s talk and video about the significance of today’s auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan.
Rakhi Brothers Song
“Today in India, we celebrate a special festival. It is called as ‘Raksha bandhan.”
“Today in India, we celebrate a special festival. It is called as ‘Raksha bandhan’. ‘Raksha’ means protection and ‘bandhan’ means the bondage, the bondage of protection.It’s a very nice, good, social custom to have this beautiful festival today. Today is the full moon day and this day what we do is to tie a band of threads around the person whom you want to protect. But it is done between brothers and sisters.
The sisters tie this bondage to the wrist of the brothers, and when they do that, they are putting all their love around the wrist, [such] that it is the day for giving all their love, everything to their brother, as a protection, as a symbol of their protection, through that thread.It’s a very, very simple thread they use. And this has to be tied on the left-hand side. But people tie it on the right-hand side, which is a mistake. But it has to be tied on the left-hand side.
In our Sahaj Yoga the significance of left wrist is that it is the Left Vishuddhi, Left Vishuddhi, which is here. And this is the Left Vishuddhi expressed here, you know that very well. Now, Left Vishuddhi is the place where our relationship of brothers and sisters exists. When they are disturbed within us, we start getting the problem of the Left Vishuddhi.
In these modern times, the talk of pure relationship seems to be quite boring for many people. But it’s very practical and logical. I would say it is the most scientific thing to do. For example, every brother has a special feeling for a sister, and her chastity is very dear to every brother, if he’s a normal person – if he’s abnormal, then forget it. But normally a brother is very particular about the chastity of the sister, and he doesn’t like anybody to, in any way, even pass a remark against the chastity of a sister.”
Her Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Raksha Bandhan, 26 August 1980, London
RAKHI BROTHER’S SONG
(Pavan Keetley and Matthew Fogarty)
It seems to me sweet sister
That there could hardly be
A love more like our Mother’s
Than the one you’ve offered me
With face so fair and innocent
No other motives there
Except, expressed right from the heart
True respect and care
Chorus:
I am your rakhi brother
A spiritual brother to you
And this bond between us
Will last our whole life through
The giving of a gift like this
Is more than I could say
You’ve touched me very deeply
And in a holy way
Now I’ll think of you each day
Wherever I may go
My soul will reach across that space
And try to let you know
And so today, as through the years
Your face again I see
Reflecting there the grace and good
That is Shri Mataji
Your sweetness and your beauty shine
Inspiring me and so
Thank you again sweet sister
You’ve helped me much to grow
And so it is, and so will be
The golden age this way
We know the dharma it requires
Is here with us today
The flower and sweets, the perfumed oil
The rakhi that you tie
Reminds us of the truth and love
We know will never die