Two of the main benefits I receive from my daily Shri Guru Gita recitations are purification and guidance. For me the daily recitation is akin to taking a bath—afterwards I feel refreshed, clean, more presentable to others, alive. Second, a verse or even just one word of the English translation almost always jumps out at me, suggesting a shift in how I should spend my time that day.
My brother always reminds me to recite it, even though he is not a Siddha Yogi. He often tracks how many times I have recited it consecutively. The other day he said, “Imagine where you would be if you hadn’t done that.”
It is true—these daily, small adjustments have completely changed the trajectory of my life to one of happiness, abundance, and the ability to contribute to others.
Washington, United States
I have been in love with Shri Guru Gita throughout my forty years of walking the Siddha Yoga path. For over a year now, the Sadhana Circle that I participate in has been studying Shri Guru Gita by exploring and expressing verses through creative art. This has deepened my experience of this sacred text. The level of our art ability doesn’t matter; we always inspire each other.
New York, United States
Shri Guru Gita recitation has been a daily practice of mine for many years. For me it is an exquisite offering of love and gratitude to our beloved Gurus, who have given everything to me. I also experience it as
darshan, a sweet and sacred opportunity to be in their presence and bathe in their love.
California, United States
I love reciting
Shri Guru Gita. I used to only offer
Shri Guru Gita recitations when I had a specific intention. Now I recite
Shri Guru Gita because I love every single verse and because it is my way of expressing my gratitude to Gurumayi, Baba, and Bade Baba for this blessed text.
Mexico City, Mexico
Reciting
Shri Guru Gita on the 53rd Anniversary of the day that the recitation of this sacred text first became a part of the Ashram Daily Schedule took me back to the first time I recited it thirty-six years ago. From that very first time until now, I have always loved
Shri Guru Gita. I immediately considered it to be, as Baba said, “the one indispensable text” for my spiritual path. Reciting the “Song of the Guru” today made me experience anew Baba’s love for Siddha Yoga devotees all over the world.
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
I love chanting
Shri Guru Gita! There are so many layers to it. The past few days have been turbulent and challenging for me, and chanting
Shri Guru Gita leads me to a place of complete serenity where I can see the mind for what it is and not identify with it. It is such a blessing to have this in my life.
Central Lakes, New Zealand
Years ago, I attended a Siddha Yoga course in which we studied
Shri Guru Gita. As I contemplated the text, I felt the pure expression of love between Shiva and Parvati, the everlasting Lord and his radiant energy.
Since then, I have treasured this delicious feeling in my heart. For this, I regularly recite
Shri Guru Gita and assimilate the knowledge revealed in the text. This knowledge widens my awareness of the Self.
Over the years, I have been happy to participate in the perpetual dance of Shiva and Parvati while seeing it manifest itself in countless forms, and I settle deep into my heart.
Rodez, France
Reciting
Shri Guru Gita always affects my life by suffusing it with grace and ease within and without. For me, it is like the difference between running a motor with or without oil.
The most significant verse for me is verse 125, which teaches: “Whether you attain it or you do not attain it, whether it is great or small, it should always be enjoyed without desire and with a contented mind.” A devotee marked this verse for me in the very first month I went to the local Siddha Yoga meditation center in 1989. It has held meaning for me ever since. It has helped me to change my mind: to let go of overthinking and to replace it with gratitude and contentment. It has allowed me to release ego-conjured fantasies and to love the life I live as it is now.
California, United States
Soon after my introduction to the Siddha Yoga path, I had the good fortune to visit Shree Muktananda Ashram. I arrived at the Ashram late in the evening and was informed that
Shri Guru Gita would be chanted in just a few hours. Even though I didn’t think I would attend, as I imagined I would be asleep, I found myself fully awake thirty minutes before the recitation.
Even though I did not yet know what
Shri Guru Gita was, I decided to go. Shortly after I arrived for the recitation, Gurumayi came in and took her seat just a few feet away from me.
I will always remember the experience of reciting this sacred text with the Guru. I felt as if time stood still. Nothing else seemed to matter as much as it had before, and I experienced a complete change in my demeanor. I now chant
Shri Guru Gita almost every morning with the recording on the Siddha Yoga path website. For me, it’s the only way to start the day.
Birmingham, United Kingdom
I was so moved when I read in this exposition that “Lord Shiva praises the greatness of this hymn by referring to it as mantraraja, literally ‘king of mantras,’ a supreme mantra.”
Having regularly recited Shri Guru Gita over many years, I have experienced this greatness in the form of the sound, the rhythm, the wording, its strength, its purifying elements, and the tremendous love of my Guru. This feeling of its greatness overflows into the meditation that follows my recitations as, in complete silence, I experience my oneness with the supreme Self—my very own Self.
Nairobi, Kenya