The day I saw the greeting card from Gurumayi, I connected it to the TV monitor and showed it to my husband and baby. I read to them everything in the study guide. Thank you, Gurumayi, we are very grateful and happy!
a devotee from Massachusetts, USA
While looking at the Study Guide today, these words came up for the -ful ending: cheerful, helpful, blissful, delightful, grateful, careful— and I realized they are all words of the heart. The -ful ending is an expression of the heart, and it is good for my mind to contemplate the positive possibilities of words with that ending.
a devotee from Oklahoma, USA
Gurumayi's Season's Greetings Card is so amazing and beautiful. Just by looking at the fresh water flowing through the precious stones, I feel a deep connection within my heart. I feel all of the Siddha Yoga teachings are comprised in this card in the form of each precious stone. My heart is filled with joy, happiness, contentment. I feel great love and gratitude for Gurumayi, who is guiding us in so many different ways for us to attain the Self within.
Every stone has the power to strike a chord within our heart and awaken us to the inner divinity. The Study Guide is yet another simple, powerful tool to dive deep inside. Thank you wholeheartedly, Gurumayi, for all your love, grace, and guidance.
a devotee from Hyderabad, India
When I first opened Gurumayi’s Seasons Greetings Card, I was awestruck by its beauty, profundity, and how amazingly alive it is and ablaze with Gurumayi's love. I couldn’t stop looking at it, so returned day after day to gaze at it and learn from it.
Every piece in the card seemed to be a handpicked gift. I was also struck by it being a living, breathing card sent directly to me—a personal card from my Guru. And this would be true for everyone who opens this card.
Then, when the Study Guide was also given, my heart overflowed its banks. I could not believe our great good fortune to be receiving this!
Gurumayi, you are ever giving us ways to connect with you, the Siddha Yoga teachings and the great Shakti. Thank you from the deepest place in my heart for these divine gifts, filled with the splendor of your love and guidance!
a devotee from California, USA
I was so touched with the offering of the study guide details about the greeting card elements.
When the Season’s Greetings card was first posted on the website, I looked at it carefully, listened to it, and searched for all the virtues and symbols and elements. I appreciated a lot its grace and harmony. When I read in the study guide that every element is real and that some of them have been chosen on the Ashram premises, my heart was filled with so much gratitude and love. The melodious sound of the water brings me back to the silent path and Lake Nityananda, the Temple in nature. I am so touched to be taught by such a compassionate Guru in this life. A Guru who offers to each one of her disciples great greetings and priceless treasures. Now, I begin every meditation by easing every one of the 51 elements into my heart, and savouring their sweetness.
With deep, deep gratitude and love,
a devotee from Annecy-le-Vieux, France