Experiences with Mother Meera:
She is a self professed AVATAR! This is the highest manifestation of the Paramatma/Divine on Earth. We are not dealing with any normal Guru here, or even an Avadhut. We are asked to express our acceptance of the Avatar. The Drop or manifestation of the Ocean. Nay, The Ocean itself is entirely in the drop and is manifested in Mother Meera.
Like Ananda Maayi Maa she also claims she has no previous karma to exhaust but is complete manifestation of Divinity. Others that fall in these categories are Sai Baba of Shirdi. Mere Mortals are Aurobindo, Shri Ramakrishna, Ramana Maharishi and others; who in alternative literature or hagiographies allude to their previous incarnations or at the least “memories”.
Unlike other Gurus/Saints she gives no talks at all and performs a ritual (darshan) recognized by some tantrics clearly as a reading. That would make her psychic at most, but no one that I know who has made her contact can truly vouch for a direct and definitive psychic experience.
Perhaps we are the unlucky or undeserving one, but those that claim to have her blessing, in my opinion have confused adulation, devotion and emotion, wrapped it into one word “wow”.
I have taken her “darshan” on more than one occasion, and I will admit that there is an air of religiosity about the whole genuflection.
Honestly, it is difficult to assess or criticize anyone if the person does not speak. But in the context of my own spiritual search, I wondered if Mother Meera has (or can) say anything at all?
I know what I am looking for. But if we don’t get knowledge, (satsangh) or something that all of us need or looking for: i.e. assistance in the choices we make or help in life crushing situations.
Mother Meera does say in her “answers” that it is It not possible to access the divine or partake in spiritual life unless the itch we have gets scratched first;, or we can taste the fruit of our labors, or fulfill our desires. The pain we have is too distracting and is just not conducive for spiritual practice.
But that is a blinding flash of the obvious and other have said this as well.
Most who have taken her Darshan, have eulogized her as Divine, but for persons like me who have not had any “experiences” or “blessing”, I am often accused that perhaps something is wrong with me.
I lack “faith: Of course I say.
In Western Demagogic Christian Meetings identical “experiences” and blind adulation occur. Of course without the loud music and hysteria.
The phenomenon is nothing but a tidal wave of hormones and devotion, nothing to do with the persons Divinity or lack of it.
As is the story of my life, I have had no out-of-this-world experiences at all.
So I began to question what the point of all of this was.
No enlightening or encouraging talks and I came out just as I went in. Bewildered, Confused, Angry, Hurt and betrayed. I was looking for some answers. Perhaps Divine intervention in untangling my life.
After all this was the divine herself. After reading many anecdotes how devotees have been helped, it gave me encouragement to seek her darshan and I EVEN WROTE IN SEVERAL TIMES. No such grace or luck was bestowed on me. Why?
What provokes the Devine to help some and not others? What instigates a guru to reach out and assists devotees in distress and times of crisis, and not others? Was I interacting with an Avatar in Mother Meera. Honestly, I don’t know.
The ultimate experience is of Gurus choosing just someone at random and bestowing Shaktipath. (Shaktipath is like winning the spiritual lottery, because the Guru lifts the disciples’ consciousness to higher realms).
Was there a Guru or Savior that I could meet and relate to and vice versa?
I noticed another oddity. Very few Indians attended her Darshans. And when they did, I noticed it was the upper class Indians. In a room of 100 who came for here darshan, perhaps 1 or 2, if at all.
I asked some of her Western Devotees, how she raises money and most of them were evasive in their replies. I think it probably was all donations from the West. No problem: That is great!!!! Because with her school in Madanapalle it is certainly well spent.
I think any area that the Government of India does not provide services, opens up an opportunity for intervention. Instant Sanctimony through charity!!! And there are plenty of opportunities for that in India. Start with filling up the potholes. Become a Saint of Road!
I also spent some time with a very close relative of hers. A blood relative who has known her all his life.
And he was completely underwhelmed to. This is what he told me:
Mother Meera converses about 5-6 times on the phone with AdiLaxmi her “channeller” regarding letters she receives from supplicants from the West. Indians she ignores. Interesting.
And all Indians I encountered noticed this as well. The biggest bang for buck comes from the West, not the Indians so it makes perfect business sense to spend her “psychic” powers (if at all) where it is most appreciated.
So she is an Avatar for the West only. OK at least she is an Avatar for White People.
One paragraph caught my eye in the small book “Answers”.
In that book Mother Meera says she feels hurt when her work is criticized or her activities are questioned. I don’t remember the exact words, but look for it. For an Avatar, I found it rather petty even human. Even Gurus lesser level than an Avatar are beyond the play of satisfying or expressing the ego.
I found that disappointing and underwhelming.
