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As I thought about the virtue of abundance today, I began reflecting on how I’ve changed since beginning on the path of Siddha Yoga. Early on, longtime feelings of being poor, both financially and spiritually, began to shift for me during a meditation in which the goddess Mahalakshmi appeared standing before me. I felt blessed. Gradually, my financial situation improved as I continued daily with the Siddha Yoga practices.
Then I began to experience abundance in body, mind, and soul. I felt expansion in my being, more freedom in my thinking and ways of interacting with the world. I now realize that abundance was always present and available to me; however, I had to learn to open my being to fully receive this beautiful virtue.
California, United States
Each year when I see Abundance on the Siddha Yoga path website during this auspicious month of Birthday Bliss, the first thing that comes to my mind is this: I have received such abundant grace from my Guru throughout my life and I pray to continue experiencing it.
I have come to understand that I can experience this grace at each step of my life, through thick and thin, through ups and downs. I always remind myself that no matter what is happening, Gurumayi’s grace is always there with me; I just need to make an effort to experience it. By making a conscious effort to accept each situation and to acknowledge that there must be a reason for it, I now experience the abundance of my Guru’s grace throughout my life.
London, United Kingdom
My outlook on abundance has changed ever since I began to walk the Siddha Yoga path. I have come to realize that abundance is not about having more of everything. Instead, abundance is about finding the happiness with whatever I am blessed with. My cup need not overflow, but Gurumayi makes sure that it is always full.
I am ever grateful that, particularly during these challenging times, I have a job in the health sector that serves people, and which in turn helps me to take care of my own family’s needs. Moreover, my family and I are blessed to have Gurumayi’s grace and protection, and I am thankful for the peace that chanting and contemplation of God bring to my home. This is the abundance in my life and I cannot ask for more.
Hosur, India
In my younger years, I thought of abundance mainly in the sense of monetary wealth. Now that I’m older and on the Siddha Yoga path, I experience abundance as including so much more—the abundance of family and friends, the abundance of spiritual and worldly knowledge, and the abundance of Shri Guru’s love and protection in my life!
St. Laurent, Canada
I associate the virtue of abundance first and foremost with Gurumayi. Gurumayi grants her love in abundance, Gurumayi bestows her grace in abundance, Gurumayi gives teachings in abundance. Gurumayi embodies the virtue of abundance.
Russian Federation
Quebec, Canada
Bhandara, India
Cologne, Germany
California, United States
Bright purples of allium flowers
Bees buzzing, chanting
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A squirrel dances on the thin edge of a fence,
showing off its balancing act
Abundance of joy
Abundance of life
Abundance of Guru’s grace
I give thanks for this blessed life!
I give thanks for this blessed day!
I give thanks for this blessed moment!
London, United Kingdom
First I saw the trident of Lord Shiva in a cloud. Then, after a rainfall, a dazzling rainbow arched across the sky, making my heart leap with joy. And later on, there appeared in a perfectly blue sky a fluffy white cloud in the shape of a heart.
I was overjoyed with such abundance of beauty, grace, and blessing!
St. Laurent, Canada
Today the abundance of nature unfolded for me as I rode my bike through the forest to the beautiful Rhine River here in southern Germany where I live. I saw so many beautiful flowers, trees, and playful animals, as well as the snow-covered Swiss mountains and the clear green water of the Rhine River. When I stopped in a little town near the river, a musician was playing “What a Wonderful World” on a cello! I could feel the singing of the birds in my heart and felt so connected with Gurumayi.
The whole day felt like a gift from Gurumayi. I kept thanking her for such a beautiful day, a day on which I could experience all that abundance and beauty in nature in so many different forms.
Gottmadingen, Germany
Maryland, United States
I feel deeply connected to the virtues and have been practicing them for years now. The virtues for me are a storehouse of energy; they give me direction, focus, and confidence. They make me feel easeful, they align me to the voice within, and they support me to surrender without attachment to the outcome. The virtues allow me to share goodness with the people I love, by sending them my prayers, positivity, and love.
Every year, the blissful month of June gives me an opportunity to connect with Siddha Yogis around the world and read their experiences of working with the virtues. This inspires me, refreshes my own commitment, and fills me with awe, wonder and gratitude! What a beautiful gift we receive in this month of Gurumayi’s Birthday!
New Delhi, India
Each morning when I wake up, it seems as if the birds are singing their joy for God’s abundance of love and grace. I feel surrounded by abundance within and without.
I am so grateful to Gurumayi for giving me this richness of love, grace, wisdom and knowledge.
Bienenbüttel, Germany
On June 1, I opened the website with childlike enthusiasm and saw the virtue of abundance. Since early morning, I had been experiencing deep gratitude and an abundance of love and joy.
I felt so grateful for the many opportunities to offer seva and serve the world, for an abundance of strength and courage, and the abundance of the Guru’s teachings. I want to remember this amazing experience of abundance throughout the year.
California, United States