Chanting the name of Baba Muktananda helps me to find peace within myself when I am inwardly agitated by the sometimes bizarre and incomprehensible spectacle of this world. His name instantly creates positive energies within me and strengthens my soul with the confidence that this whole universe is imbued with God’s unconditional and infinite love.
Konolfingen, Switzerland
Today, I was chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Muktanandaya when, suddenly, an explosion of love was set off in my heart. I started crying, and I thought to meditate. Baba ji came in my meditation and told me, “This is how much I love you.” I opened my eyes and felt very happy. Love was everywhere around me.
a fourteen-year-old in Gandhinagar, India
The sweet, melodious sound of this
namasankirtana conveys such joy, and the wonderful drawing of Guru Chowk made my heart burst. The artwork captures the look and the
feeling of being there, enveloped in the sacred energy of the Guru’s home.
Washington, United States
Lately, I had been having a very strong longing to be at Shree Muktananda Ashram. I had even begun to feel this longing very tangibly in my body, my heart, and my soul. So, I started to revisit my memories of being there.
Then, last week, I sat to chant
Om Namo Bhagavate Muktanandaya in the
Jhinjhoti raga. As I did so, I closed my eyes and found myself sitting in a hall full of devotees chanting with Gurumayi. This was one of the sweetest chants that I have experienced in the last few years. Having this experience, while sitting alone in my room, broke through many of my mental barriers. It enabled me to finally understand that there truly is no separation. Through the Guru’s grace, I can travel through time and space.
São Paulo, Brazil
Recently, I chanted
Om Namo Bhagavate Muktanandaya in honor of Baba Muktananda’s
mahasamadhi. The following morning, as I was making breakfast, I suddenly felt a profound quietude and stillness engulfing my awareness. I experienced that everyday sounds—such as that of a knife scraping butter across my morning bagel, water rinsing my teacup, or birds chirping outside the kitchen—became the sound of the mantra. Soon, everything seemed to become the sound of the mantra.
Then, I began to feel that all of these sounds, which had merged into the single sound of the mantra, were arising from within me and were a part of my own being. A great feeling of fullness and bliss arose within me.
I continued making breakfast with this awareness, and, with a smile spreading inwardly, I thanked Baba and Gurumayi for this divine experience of unity awareness.
New Jersey, United States
I have been remembering Baba today—feeling and seeing his presence in daisies, in the leaves of the lemon tree, in the sound of bells ringing, in the love of a family gathering, in my mother’s playful and affectionate cat. Yet it was not till I sat down this evening to chant Baba’s name with Gurumayi’s powerful and loving voice, in this easeful
raga that evokes so much longing, that I sank deeper into my heart. As I chanted, I felt very content. I felt love surging within. I am very grateful to Baba for his wonderful life.
Warrnambool, Australia
Last evening in the local Siddha Yoga meditation center, we participated in the Celebration Satsang in Honor of Baba’s Mahasamadhi. We chanted Baba’s name with Shri Gurumayi for nearly forty minutes. It was such an incredible chanting session! Peace, happiness, and an immaculate joy filled our hearts. During the meditation, images of my Gurus chanting splashed through my mind’s eye for a while.
The euphoria and the joy prevailed for hours, reminding me of how fortunate I am to be a disciple of my Guru.
Cuttack, India
This chant always brings me back to Baba’s
mahasamadhi and the one-month chanting
saptah in Gurudev Siddha Peeth more than forty years ago. I remember sitting in the hall on the marble floor among thousands of devotees from all over the world. What a wonderful family Baba has formed around him!
Le Boulou, France
Today when I opened the Siddha Yoga path website, I saw the photo of Guru Chowk in Gurudev Siddha Peeth. I closed my eyes, became silent, and felt my body vibrating. I remembered chanting
Om Namo Bhagavate Muktanandaya, and went into a deep meditation. I love Guru Chowk and it feels to me like my heart. I remembered the times that I stayed at Gurudev Siddha Peeth for a long
seva visit, and every afternoon I would sit in Guru Chowk.
Then I read all the shares about Siddha Yogis’ experiences of Baba’s
mahasamadhi, and looked at the photos and quotations in “Baba Muktananda’s Darshan and Wisdom.”
So today my day started with Baba. What is next, I don’t know but my day will be beautiful because it all started with Baba.
Texas, United States
This chant sung in this
raga sounds to me like procession music for freedom itself.
New York, United States