The bhakti principle of sahaja—natural, unforced authenticity—applied to allowing grief to arise and express itself spontaneously on anniversaries without judgment or control.
Sahaja, the state of natural spontaneity, contrasts with forced composure. Mirabai danced in public, sang in ecstasy, disregarded social convention—all expressions of sahaja, letting the heart's truth emerge without filtering through propriety. On grief anniversaries and triggering dates, sahaja invites you to stop managing your grief response. Rather than strategizing how to 'get through' the day or controlling what you feel, sahaja permits the tears, the anger, the unexpected laughter, the sudden collapse. The examined heart, through sahaja, becomes honest about what wants to move through it. This doesn't mean wallowing without reflection, but rather allowing the natural expression that wants to happen, then examining it afterward. Mirabai's freedom came through this radical authenticity. On your triggering date, what wants to happen if you stop policing it?
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