Blessed are they who do not reject their weaknesses; they who resist the flow of contradictory thoughts will enter a timeless certainty” — Guru Keshav Swami
Sawmya Malbu, an inner-child Buddhist nun of heritage and a self-described yogi, reported the experiences of healing that she has undergone over the last few years. As a Bogyok, she has advanced consciousness in a particularly unique manner and now lectures as a stand-up yogi.
She has written and spoken about the realities of yoga in her book Kumbh Gandhi, and she has provided frank explanations about the Buddhist genesis of the practices used in her meditation and yoga class, as well as the events that took place at the Bogyok Monastery during those times.
In addition to her own healing, she has helped others understand the possibilities of the practices and therapies that will serve them well in their own personal journey toward, and well beyond, salvation.
(Sawmya shares her stories about these topics, as well as her own personal journey, in her new book, Zen and Yoga: On the Path of Inner Growth.)
One of the most compelling components of Sawmya’s biography is the remarkable fact that she was once a criminal whom her coach had urged to stop practicing yoga. In fact, she had been using yoga to meditate while committing crimes, including scamming her creditors in the art world.
She had been a member of a six-member Buddhist household from the age of seven until she was fourteen.
Her story is unusual and compelling, given that yoga in India is more commonly associated with compassion and intention than with guns, crime, or self-sabotage.
Sawmya makes an important comment in the book that the teachings of Kumbh Gandhi and the teachings of many later movements require deep personal transformations to become attainable.
She writes:
“One of the great commands of enlightened yoga is to accept the Law of Compassion in the pursuit of mastery. Acceptance is not permission, as one has to consent first. This is what we take from Kumbh Gandhi. He says, ‘Accept your human weakness. If you accept it and learn to handle it, then, there is nothing holding you back, and you become the master of it.’ “In the Buddhist scriptures, the Hindu law of karma is interpreted to include the 10 stages of enlightenment—disclosure, transformation, salvation, expansion, and liberation. We derive from these 11 stages what Yogi Bhajan, once succinctly called the six stages of kundalini Awakening. This is the greatest of all Hindu philosophies, and we can use it as inspiration for enlightenment, however we may choose. In the end, it is all the same—to achieve enlightenment, all of us must work to become totally close to our Maker.”
She continues,
“Each of us is curious about the coming third phase, the transformation stage, which Yogi Bhajan calls the Atmosphir, when we can gain free, complete mastery over all in the Universe and be the Master of all. How you handle the law of compassion and the Law of Karma is another choice that each of us can make for ourselves. I will try, and I will try again.”
Sawmya concludes,
“The law of karma appears in your life in the form of uncontrolled negative emotions, which are not as useful as we might wish. The law of compassion can be seen in this way as the Compassional Guide, offering a way through all the pain.”
In addition to her own miraculous ascension, Sawmya has seen other remarkable transformations in the people who have helped her during her journey. She provided the following description of the diverse individuals who have inspired and surprised her:
“I have heard it said that I am a joy and a blessing to my students and others, because I am like a source of light who teaches people how to ‘live a wonderful life’ and how to ‘gracefully break free from all their worldly worries.’ Others tell me that I am a ‘light’ or ‘fire.’ I have never been a light or a fire, but I do thank them for the experiences that have led to the knowledge of how to be a light and a fire and a ‘true law.’
But above all, I am a teacher and mentor. And I share my insights with all who are willing to be true followers of Lord Buddha, whose teachings and practices began as an adventure in liberation from the rules of the world.”
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Sawmya Malbu, an inner-child Buddhist nun of heritage and a self-described yogi, reported the experiences of healing that she has undergone over the last few years. As a Bogyok, she has advanced consciousness in a particularly unique manner and now lectures as a stand-up yogi.
She has written and spoken about the realities of yoga in her book Kumbh Gandhi, and she has provided frank explanations about the Buddhist genesis of the practices used in her meditation and yoga class, as well as the events that took place at the Bogyok Monastery during those times.
In addition to her own healing, she has helped others understand the possibilities of the practices and therapies that will serve them well in their own personal journey toward, and well beyond, salvation.
(Sawmya shares her stories about these topics, as well as her own personal journey, in her new book, Zen and Yoga: On the Path of Inner Growth.)
One of the most compelling components of Sawmya’s biography is the remarkable fact that she was once a criminal whom her coach had urged to stop practicing yoga. In fact, she had been using yoga to meditate while committing crimes, including scamming her creditors in the art world.
She had been a member of a six-member Buddhist household from the age of seven until she was fourteen.
Her story is unusual and compelling, given that yoga in India is more commonly associated with compassion and intention than with guns, crime, or self-sabotage.
Sawmya makes an important comment in the book that the teachings of Kumbh Gandhi and the teachings of many later movements require deep personal transformations to become attainable.
She writes:
“One of the great commands of enlightened yoga is to accept the Law of Compassion in the pursuit of mastery. Acceptance is not permission, as one has to consent first. This is what we take from Kumbh Gandhi. He says, ‘Accept your human weakness. If you accept it and learn to handle it, then, there is nothing holding you back, and you become the master of it.’ “In the Buddhist scriptures, the Hindu law of karma is interpreted to include the 10 stages of enlightenment—disclosure, transformation, salvation, expansion, and liberation. We derive from these 11 stages what Yogi Bhajan, once succinctly called the six stages of kundalini Awakening. This is the greatest of all Hindu philosophies, and we can use it as inspiration for enlightenment, however we may choose. In the end, it is all the same—to achieve enlightenment, all of us must work to become totally close to our Maker.”
She continues,
“Each of us is curious about the coming third phase, the transformation stage, which Yogi Bhajan calls the Atmosphir, when we can gain free, complete mastery over all in the Universe and be the Master of all. How you handle the law of compassion and the Law of Karma is another choice that each of us can make for ourselves. I will try, and I will try again.”
Sawmya concludes,
“The law of karma appears in your life in the form of uncontrolled negative emotions, which are not as useful as we might wish. The law of compassion can be seen in this way as the Compassional Guide, offering a way through all the pain.”
In addition to her own miraculous ascension, Sawmya has seen other remarkable transformations in the people who have helped her during her journey. She provided the following description of the diverse individuals who have inspired and surprised her:
“I have heard it said that I am a joy and a blessing to my students and others, because I am like a source of light who teaches people how to ‘live a wonderful life’ and how to ‘gracefully break free from all their worldly worries.’ Others tell me that I am a ‘light’ or ‘fire.’ I have never been a light or a fire, but I do thank them for the experiences that have led to the knowledge of how to be a light and a fire and a ‘true law.’
But above all, I am a teacher and mentor. And I share my insights with all who are willing to be true followers of Lord Buddha, whose teachings and practices began as an adventure in liberation from the rules of the world.”
References:
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