As I review the profound blessings that Gurumayi has bestowed on us with “In the Presence of Time”—sixty so far!—I see that my understanding of time has expanded, and, with it, my entire being has expanded.
The time that I invest in this study and contemplation is invaluable in leading me to the place of timelessness within, and it expands my ability to make every moment of each day as worthwhile as these priceless moments of study.
Oregon, United States
“The expansion of time” encapsulates my experience so far of studying and practicing Gurumayi’s teachings from “In the Presence of Time.” Since actively engaging with them, I have noticed that not only do I feel I have more time available during my days, but also time has gained a greater importance in my life.
My relationship with and understanding of time has expanded in ways I’d never imagined. My self-awareness has increased, too. For example, I’m much better able to notice when I’m rushing or when I’m holding my breath—and I can better make adjustments.
Coburg, Australia
When I spend time contemplating these teachings on time, letting them reverberate inside me, I find I am inspired about some facet and understand it more deeply; it comes alive for me.
Ripon, United Kingdom
I offer gratitude for all of the teachings on time that Gurumayi has lovingly imparted.
Before this, I only thought of time in relation to the clock and how much time I had in my day. Now though, I’ve become more vigilant about how I spend my time. This has enabled me to make changes in my thoughts, feelings, and actions. Each day, I reflect on the phrase that Gurumayi gives us. This practice has resulted in a complete shift in my perception of time. I’m now more productive and relaxed, rather than fretting and feeling hurried. Whenever I fall back into my previous pattern, this new awareness and focus helps me to remember the value of time and to offer it the respect that it deserves.
California, United States
It is a wonder to me that, most of the time, the teaching of the day from Shri Gurumayi connects to the happenings within my inner and outer worlds.
I also note that if I am able to make the mind my friend, in accordance with the Guru’s teachings, I can then make my time worthwhile. The Siddha Yoga practices and Shri Guru’s teachings are helping me to go deep within and understand my inner and outer experiences, leading me to experience the Self.
Udaipur, India
As I let Gurumayi’s teaching, “The silken sensation of time,” drift into my heart, it draws me deep inside like a gentle whisper of love. Each day’s teaching on time seems to take me deeper than the last, and to new places inside myself. Such an enlightening journey!
I would never have thought that time could have so many beautiful aspects. In my life, time was the thing I needed to try not to be late in, or why I felt anxious, or the limiting factor of an experience. Basically, time was what I never seemed to have enough of. I had no idea how to befriend, let alone honor, it. I am so grateful for the new awareness I am developing about time.
And as I go through this beautiful daily process Gurumayi has created for us, I begin to wonder too, “Isn’t the same true for the qualities of my life? Aren’t there many ever subtler and ever more beautiful and divine qualities in me that I could look at and appreciate instead of the lacks or deficiencies?”
I feel like a new door has opened for me in my sadhana. And just in time too!
California, United States
I received Gurumayi’s Message for 2025 as an invitation to reclaim my own ability to mold each day in the shape I wish. It is my time, and making it “worth my time” is a choice I always have.
I experienced such depth of freedom when I first heard Gurumayi announce her Message. Paradoxically, it seemed to me that time stopped for a split second—which felt eternal—while limitless possibilities unfolded within me.
Since then, Gurumayi’s daily teachings, “In the Presence of Time,” have been treasures that highlight the newness and goodness of each day and remind me that I am the one who chooses how to approach that day.
I am forever grateful to Gurumayi for her life-transforming teachings and grace.
New York, United States
The perception of time—the now, the before, the not yet—can be confusing while in the waking state, but in my dreams it is all the same. I see people I have met in the past or not met yet, in a mixture of now, before, and yet-to-come, but the Gurus’ presence is always there for me.
Last night I dreamt that I was in an auditorium for a class I am currently taking at the university. Suddenly everyone—over four hundred students—began to chant “Om namo bhagavate muktanandaya” as a heartfelt prayer. To me it felt like a way of showing what is needed and what is important at this moment in time.
Hørsholm, Denmark
I have been realizing that all we have in our lives on earth is time—the second-to-second, minute-to-minute, day-to-day experience of this ineffable presence within which everything happens. And I see that the most powerful way to transform my experience of this constant presence through which my very being is realized is through the Siddha Yoga practices.
For example, what began for me as an ordinary, mundane, even boring period of time this morning before I recited Shri Guru Gita became something totally different during and after my recitation. My sense of being, my reality were transformed into the sensation of sweetness, of significance, of the power to make a difference in my life—and in such a harmonious, elevated way.
This experience feels to me like a major breakthrough in my sadhana.
New York, United States
When I reflect on the teachings from “In the Presence of Time,” I think of the light we receive from stars in the sky. They are so far away from the earth that their distances are measured in light-years—the distance it takes light to travel in a single year. The closer a star is to our planet, and the larger it is, the brighter its light will twinkle in the vast dome of the night sky.
As suggested by the adage “As above, so below,” I live my life under the dome of my own timeline of experiences—some twinkling brightly in their beauty, others starting to dim. Each constellation of events—from my birth to the moment that just passed—has formed and shaped me. The imprints or impressions left on my body and soul reflect the weight of each event as well as its distance in time from the present moment. “In the Presence of Time” inspires me to love and honor the whole timeline of my life—just as I honor the beautiful, endless, evocative, and inspiring firmament above.
California, United States