Jeeya has come a long way since coming across Sree Maa and Shri Ji at a holistic festival in Singapore. In her own testimonial, Jeeya has shared numerous times that Sree Maa worked like a catalyst through a very difficult period in life.
In her words Jeeya says…
“Sree Maa was like powerhouse of positive energy, who gave me a new direction in life. I have never looked back since knowing Sree Maa. Everyone’s life has challenges however we also need a mentor who can inject new dimension to our situation and take us out”
Jeeya is one of the rare person who has strength to look at “Shadow Self” and reflect through a technique called voice dialog; through her time in the Facilitators in Training she felt benefited with such exercises.
As Jeeya says…
“Facilitators in Training was such a wonderful platform to identify and reflect on my issues. I was able to address and release so many issues at Physical, Emotional and Mental level”
Through the Facilitators in Training programme, Jeeya came up-close and personal in dealing with people with severe Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and as codependent it was easy for her to identify such people. Recently she wrote a short blog on Spiritual Narcissism which reflects her maturity in this subject.
Jeeya & Rietu planned to open an Ashram and invite Sree Maa Shri Ji into it; they both lived in the Ashram from the day of inception till it was dismantled. They acknowledge benefiting immensely while sharing space with Sree Maa Shri Ji.
Given limited time to cover this interview, we could barely cover basic questions for this short interview.
How do you know Sree Maa Shri Ji?
Jeeya: I met Sree Maa Shri Ji in Singapore, at a holistic fair. I was going through lowest point of my life, I was just going through divorce. I was in a very bad state.
I still remember the day when I visited the booth, I was able to see Shri Ji standing at the booth, smiling & giving the brochures/flyers and Sree Maa was in the booth attending to somebody.
I went through lot of different new age workshops and healing modalities but I was unable to feel that warm, friendly and loving energies from anyone except Sree Maa Shri Ji. So that what how I got to meet Sree Maa Shri Ji.
You have known Sree Maa for so many years, what do you think about Sree Maa?
Jeeya: Sree Maa Shri Ji are very loving and the impression I get is they are very humorous, open and very welcoming. The most important part for me is that I never felt judged by Sree Maa Shri Ji. It’s always that openness Sree Maa Shri Ji have for everyone and they embrace everybody.
How has Sree Maa brought difference in your life?
Jeeya: I was at very low stage when I met Sree Maa Shri Ji. I was in isolation, denial and delusional state. It’s with the love of Sree Maa Shri Ji, I was able to come out of it.
I never took responsibility in my whole life, all I did was running away from the actual situation. Everything is other person’s problem and not mine. Sree Maa Shri Ji, helped me to stand up for myself and to face myself, the dark shades I have and actually helped to look within.
Not necessarily the problem lies outside me. This work I have to do within myself. That kind of shift I had and I started to look within and I did a lot of mistakes through the years that I met Sree Maa Shri Ji.
Do you mean the grey shades? How did Sree Maa Shri Ji guide you to look at those shades?
Jeeya: Actually in the beginning I was totally in denial, I was not looking at it. Sree Maa Shri Ji very gently, gave me some hints and shared with me. Sree Maa Shri Ji are the living examples and inspiration for me.
I have somebody to look up, this is the righteous way of living. Sree Maa Shri Ji doesn’t lie and they only share Absolute Truth. These are the things I learnt from Sree Maa Shri Ji.
You have heard a lot of Sree Maa Shri Ji’s discourses, are they consistent with the ancient eastern philosophies?
Jeeya: For me, Sree Maa Shri Ji’s teachings have been consistent since day 1. The day I was attracted to Sree Maa Shri Ji was due to their way of teaching Absolute Truth. I was not able to learn the teachings but even today Sree Maa Shri Ji talk about Absolute Truth. To me it is consistent.
Would you agree Sree Maas teachings are more direct, open and transparent?
Jeeya: Definitely! Sree Maa Shri Ji have always been very transparent.
“We were informed, this is how Sree Maa’s teaching will be about, if didn’t resonate with us then we are ok to leave. We were asked to read and do research on the teachings, to me Sree Maa Shri Ji. To me Sree Maa is open and transparent.”
Do you think there will be people having trouble with openness, transparency and directness of the teachings?
Jeeya: Yes. To me it definitely will be. Sree Maa Shri Ji is talking about Absolute Truth and the ego will be hurt. Even I used to be one of them when my ego was hurt.
“We tend to turn negative towards others. I turned negative towards Sree Maa Shri Ji at a certain point in time. I definitely feel that when people can’t accept that truth and they feel the pinch and they will have issues with Sree Maa Shri Ji.”
You mentioned one of them? Are you referring to specific type of people?
Jeeya: Especially the Narcissists, people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Because of Sree Maas revolutionary teachings, would you say Sree Maa will be prone to attack by some parties?
Jeeya: Definitely. We have living example of what has actually happened right now. People are bitter about what Sree Maa Shri Ji have.
“Even being in Sree Maa Shri Ji’s company is special, there is something deep within, that you know no one can give you that answer. That’s why lot of people are jealous of Sree Maa Shri Ji.”
Did you ever feel Sree Maa indoctrinated or imposed any belief system on you?
Jeeya: No. I always have the freedom to do what I want. Everything is by our own free will.
You have a long association with Sree Maa Shri Ji and you have also lived with them in the Ashram-house. Can you explain what actually transpired in the Ashram-house?
Jeeya: Ashram-house started after the 2015 retreat, all the FiT wanted to bring this idea forward. It was very fortunate for me and Rita to start Ashram-house and we actually invited Sree Maa Shri Ji to the Ashram-house project.
“Sree Maa Shri Ji graciously accepted this invitation and that’s how the Ashram-house project started. I was there from the beginning till the day Ashram-house was dismantled. I planted Dallia and Rita in the project due to my own self-preservation, to (abort the project midway and) run away to Singapore. Sree Maa Shri Ji took the brunt of this project.”
They wanted more people to benefit from such a project. Eventually couple of more narcissists came in for their own personal agenda.
So this was the chance for everyone to change the way they were operating?
Jeeya: Yes, we were all playing games. I was fighting with Rita everyday, there was no personal space for Sree Maa Shri Ji. Dallia came into the Ashram-house and immediately wanted to take control.
Sree Maa was not even in the Ashram when Dallia was in, so any contradicting claims are just false. Another FiT Joy, came in with her own agenda – she was bullying me and Rita, she was not at all concerned about Sree Maa Shri Ji at all.
For Joy, it was all this eagerness of making her website run and commercialize everything. Squeeze the money out of people. Joy was not in for the Ashram-house project.
Can you share more about your experience in the FiT programme?
Jeeya: Actually Ekta, I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t come with good intentions when joining the FiT programme. I was more interested in showing off that I was joining a spiritual group and I can be certified as some healer.
“Eventually as I got deep into the FiT programme, I got more exposure about Sanatan Dharma. There was research done about Bhagwad Gita and more ancient scripts were introduced during the FiT programme. During this time, I got to learn more about my self and there were lot of grey shades about myself. I learnt how to become a better human being.”
What motivates you to take Sree Maa as your teacher, mentor, Guru?
Jeeya: Even after all the betrayal done to Sree Maa Shri Ji, I don’t think I’m in a position to call Sree Maa Shri JI as my Guru but they still graciously accepted me in the family. Sree Maa has the deep knowing-ness.
Everyone knows the compassion they feel around Sree Maa Shri Ji.