LETA Public Notice

Position regarding Vishwa Nirmala Dharma (VND)

2nd February 2025

Life Eternal Properties Australia Pty Limited as trustee of Life Eternal Trust Australia (the Trustee) received notice of the registration of VISHWA NIRMALA DHARMA (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED  VND with its registered office in Mount Louisa QLD on 6 January 2025.

BACKGROUND
HH Shri Mataji on  24 December 2004 signed the deed of appointment designating Life Eternal Properties Australia Pty Limited as the sole corporate trustee for LETA. The then LETA Trustees were in direct negotiation with HH Shri Mataji in 2005 with respect to HH Shri Mataji’s intentions for the creation of the Australian Sahaja Yoga Leadership Council. This was the first leadership Council in the world. The Trustee has shared  that   HH Shri Mataji never provided instructions for the Council to be formalised as a legal entity. This was confirmed in writing by HH Shri Mataji in Her two letters of 2010 which were shared with the world collective at that time.

The current Australian Council has misinterpreted the direction of HH Shri Mataji and proceeded to create a separate entity, VND which is seeking to represent and manage Sahaja Yoga in Australia against the written advice and contrary to the request of the Trustee.

CONSEQUENCES
VND was created as a separate standalone entity with no connection to the Deed HH Shri Mataji created for Sahaja Yoga in Australia. LETA remains the framework of arrangements HH Shri Mataji setup for Sahaja Yoga in Australia.

To maintain HH Shri Mataji’s Sahaja Yoga Australia arrangements. the Trustee now confirms its  position with respect to the assets for which the Trustee is responsible to manage for the benefit of and in trust of the Sahaja Yoga collective in Australia is as follows:

  • VND has no right to access, collect and spend moneys for charitable purposes in line with the LETA Deed, or access to LETA managed funds in any LETA account in Australia. Any access to funds collected under the LETA framework under the Deed directed to, or in support of VND is deemed unauthorised. Any funds so received by or on behalf of VND from any LETA account or fund raising held at a LETA event in which practitioners believe to be donating for the charitable purposes of LETA, must now be transferred to the Trustee forthwith and the relevant account for transfer will be advised shortly.
  • VND cannot access or use any Sahaja Yoga collective properties registered in the name of LETA or Life Eternal Properties Australia to host any Sahaja Yoga events.
  • VND has no right, or involvement in any matters as they relate to Sahaja Yoga collective properties referred to in point 2 above and must not seek to contact or direct the volunteers while they use those collective properties.
  • VND is excluded from any cover which has been granted to LETA or Life Eternal Properties Australia Pty Limited through its property insurance and public liability insurance which covers events, pujas, public programs and meetings of any kind for the operation of Sahaja Yoga.
  • VND is not able to organise or host any events upon Sahaja Yoga collective properties and external venues under the protection of the property insurance policies and public liability policy held in the name of LETA or Life Eternal Properties Australia Pty Limited.
  • VND is not permitted to access internet services, websites, emails, WhatsApp and other Sahaja Yoga social media for which the Trustee is responsible and which are owned and/or operated by or on behalf of the collective by the Trustee or collected under delegated authority from the LETA Deed as permitted by LETA, or otherwise relate to the administration or organisation of Sahaja Yoga in Australia. VND is not permitted to access, utilise, use or arrange or instruct others to do the same with respect to Working with Children Check (WWCC) data collected in respect of the Sahaja Yoga collective in Australia.
  • VND is not authorised to access or use Sahaja Yoga Intellectual Property including which is subject to any trademark held in Australia by Life Eternal Properties Australia Pty Limited or any intellectual property otherwise vested in Life Eternal Properties Australia Pty Limited or any other person on behalf of LETA.

The Trustee will continue with its stated objectives and purpose in working with the practitioners of Sahaja Yoga, noting with sadness the steps taken by the directors of VND.

Nothing in this communication is intended to prevent Sahaja Yogis (including directors and members of VND) from attending and participating as Sahaja Yoga collective members in all Sahaja Yoga events, pujas, programs and activities organised at properties owned, hired or managed by LETA or Life Eternal Properties Australia Pty Limited, or to prevent those persons from accessing as Sahaja Yoga collective members any internet services, websites, emails, WhatsApp and other Sahaja Yoga social media for which the Trustee is responsible and which are owned and/or operated by or on behalf of the collective by the Trustee, or using Sahaja Yoga Intellectual Property, in all cases where such attendance, use, access or enjoyment is not related or connected with VND. 

This communication is posted as a Public Notice on the LETA website confirming

the Trustee’s stated position with regards the VND company. Relevant parties will be directed to this communication.

INTO THE FUTURE

  • Sahaja Yoga will continue to function and operate in the manner and by the arrangements HH Shri Mataji put in place.
  • Collective programs in person, online and events will continue as they always have.
  • Safe secure management of the properties will continue and Sahaja Yoga practitioners will be invited by the Trustee to continue to access them.
  • Public programs will continue, and Sahaja Yoga practitioners can apply to the Trustee to access public liability insurance to book venues, as they always have
  • National communications will continue to provide positive information about events and international news only via the collective national Email system managed by the Trustee.

Sincerely
For and on behalf of Life Eternal Properties Australia Pty Limited as trustee for Life Eternal Trust (Australia)