Colourful collages

Poetry on finding purpose, by Diana Robertson

Welcome to our 10-Week video course! We will be adding new videos here regularly, complimented by a live meditation session every Thursday evening.

The exact origin of meditation cannot be defined, but its purposes are clear. It has existed before recorded history, and separately originated in many cultures across the globe. This article will demonstrate that despite these varied origins, meditation has a common core across cultures.

An excerpt from Shri Mataji's opening speech on the role of women, in Beijing 1995.

Virat Goyal captures the rejuvenating quality of meditation with his free verse poetry.

The wonder of the sublimity of life and the freedom experienced in meditation, expressed through the poetry of Shu Qin Lo.

Gabriel Kolanen on the union of external exploration and internal insights through the timeless poetry of Rabindranath Tagore.

Take a moment to admire the little things in life with nature-inspired poetry by Alice Tomlinson

Claes Nobel, grand-nephew of Alfred Nobel, gives a speech in honour of the vision and work of Shri Mataji at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

So you’ve heard about meditation and its huge range of benefits, but how exactly do you meditate? And what even is meditation, really?

Soothing scenes of cities and natural landscapes by Nick Tobias.

The aim of meditation is not to experience something extraordinary and spectacular, rather it is to become extraordinary. It is the rare experience of going beyond all expectations we've conjured with the mind and instead being simply silent inside. At its essence, it is to be yourself through and true. This is Sahaja Yoga.