Season’s Greetings 2022
from Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
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I love deeply this video of Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings.” Every element speaks to me of the infinite and primordial state in which I truly am and always have been. It’s as if Gurumayi is saying to me, "Remember who you are! Remember!" And in saying so, she takes my hand to travel with me in my scintillating inner world.
Milan, Italy
What a beautiful “Season’s Greetings” video, filled with images I have seen in my mind’s eye during meditation. They remind me of my connection with Gurumayi, whose light and love always give me so much!
Sydney, Australia
The music filled my heart with immense joy. I felt like I was recalling all my best memories of the year 2022.
Kolkata, India
The “Season’s Greetings” video takes me deep into my heart. It gives me a sense of who I am in relation to God’s creation.
Each time I view the “Season’s Greetings” video, I find myself in a state of stillness and witness-consciousness. All the assessments and judgments that I usually have in relation to myself and the external world seem to dissolve, and I perceive that all forms exist to do their own specific work.
Through watching Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings,” I feel that the meaning and experience of samanubhuti, the virtue given by Gurumayi on June 24, 2022, have been made more available to me. I experience that this video encapsulates the Siddha Yoga teachings that I have received in 2022 in the most beautiful way.
Each time I view the “Season’s Greetings” video, I find myself in a state of stillness and witness-consciousness. All the assessments and judgments that I usually have in relation to myself and the external world seem to dissolve, and I perceive that all forms exist to do their own specific work.
Through watching Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings,” I feel that the meaning and experience of samanubhuti, the virtue given by Gurumayi on June 24, 2022, have been made more available to me. I experience that this video encapsulates the Siddha Yoga teachings that I have received in 2022 in the most beautiful way.
New Delhi, India
To me, this video is a marvelous and delightful montage of earth, water, fire, air, sky, ether, and sparkles! It seems as if I can see each element blend seamlessly and beautifully into another. This conveyed, for me, a sense of deep connectedness and unity.
Washington, United States
As I watched this beautiful video, I felt a sense of great wonder, and I realized how surrounded I am by shakti. I am so thankful to Gurumayi for giving me so many ways, like watching this video, to remember to look within and experience that every molecule of my body is also made up of the same shakti that is all around me.
Indore, India
Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings” filled my heart with awe and inspiration. In these images and sounds, I see and hear AUM, the primordial sound, blanketing the world. It reminds me of the sacred source of Earth’s creation.
I see the divine elements derived from this source—ether, air, water, earth, fire—merging and emerging. I sense the ebb and flow of the cosmos and also of my own time here on Earth. And seeing the handprints of children who will one day hold the world in their hands gives me hope and strengthens my resolve that dharma and righteousness may prevail.
Florida, United States
I feel as if I’m on a journey every time I play Gurumayi’s gift to us of this video. It is a journey of peace and wonderment, as if every atom and molecule of my being is moving with a rhythm of beauty and grace. It is so beautiful!
North Carolina, United States
This morning I watched the video of Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings” and then sat quietly, praying for Gurumayi ji’s blessings. After some time I felt a power and energy within myself. I stood up and started to clean my house with the understanding that I was offering cleaning seva in a Siddha Yoga Ashram dormitory. It was amazing that by myself, I cleaned my whole house deeply. As I was cleaning the house, the main thing I noticed was that I was feeling more and more energy.
When I sat and contemplated this, I came to know that this happened because I had viewed Gurumayi ji’s “Season’s Greetings” and the power had come from that.
When I sat and contemplated this, I came to know that this happened because I had viewed Gurumayi ji’s “Season’s Greetings” and the power had come from that.
Udhna, India
As I watched the video of Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings,” I had an experience of Lord Krishna. I saw his image in the colors of golden sunlight and blue sky, and I thought I could hear the sound of his magical flute.
Watching further, it seemed as if I could see the elements of earth, water, air, and fire merging into the golden yellow and blue. I felt I was watching the manifestation of divine love. I feel this love as the presence of the Guru in my life.
Watching further, it seemed as if I could see the elements of earth, water, air, and fire merging into the golden yellow and blue. I felt I was watching the manifestation of divine love. I feel this love as the presence of the Guru in my life.
Russian Federation
I experience Gurumayi’s protection and warmth in the golden rays of the sun and in the movement and shimmering of the sacred fire. I experience that Gurumayi’s love abides in each and every particle of nature, in the dancing waves of the ocean, and in the quiet blue circles.
Jaipur, India
The first time I viewed Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings,” the word that came up for me was joy—in big capital letters. Everything was dancing! Then, each time I viewed it again, a new word would come up for me to contemplate. Today’s word was “flowing."
I realized that I want my life to be flowing like the wind in the sand dunes, like the uplifting fire, like the waves of the sea. There is no room in my life anymore for rigidity or strictness. There is only the flowing love of my precious Guru, who constantly calls me to be my best and most natural self.
I realized that I want my life to be flowing like the wind in the sand dunes, like the uplifting fire, like the waves of the sea. There is no room in my life anymore for rigidity or strictness. There is only the flowing love of my precious Guru, who constantly calls me to be my best and most natural self.
Florida, United States
Last night I gave myself the experience of Gurumayi’s “Seasons Greetings” again. Each time is new.
As I awoke this morning, I had an inner experience of Gurumayi’s gift! First, I experienced a thick mist of gentle energy settling down all over and around me. It was soothing and reassuring. Next, slowly floating down on me and all around me were small, brilliantly colored squares. I sensed they contained blessings of joy and fulfillment. Then luminous white liquid light began to pour in through my head. It filled my being to the brim and beyond and whispered, “You are loved. You are abundantly blessed. You are safe.”
As I awoke this morning, I had an inner experience of Gurumayi’s gift! First, I experienced a thick mist of gentle energy settling down all over and around me. It was soothing and reassuring. Next, slowly floating down on me and all around me were small, brilliantly colored squares. I sensed they contained blessings of joy and fulfillment. Then luminous white liquid light began to pour in through my head. It filled my being to the brim and beyond and whispered, “You are loved. You are abundantly blessed. You are safe.”
Georgia, United States
When I first looked at Gurumayi’s “Seasons Greetings,” I was taken by the enormity and the simplicity of the particles of cosmic energy rising up through the wind from sand and sea, from fire, from the gentle movement of the sea. This experience reminds me of who I am in this world—one divine particle amongst the many; I am of the one great energy that flows through everyone and everything.
Melbourne, Australia
The video of Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings” reminds me of various experiences of my own sadhana. First, what appears to be a yellow shawl, very like one given to me by a Siddha Yogi returning from Gurudev Siddha Peeth a few years ago, is an invitation for me to meditate more deeply.
Second, the admirable views of the five elements: the windy sand dune, the fire dancing happily, the rain gently landing on the lake, the eternal ocean waves, and the blue ether that I can see pulsating during deep meditations. What a marvelous representation of the “play of Consciousness”!
Second, the admirable views of the five elements: the windy sand dune, the fire dancing happily, the rain gently landing on the lake, the eternal ocean waves, and the blue ether that I can see pulsating during deep meditations. What a marvelous representation of the “play of Consciousness”!
Pau, France
This visual greeting includes all the things I love: the flute, tabla, sand, water, stars, and nature. The hands remind me of children, whom I also love, and of using paint to make hand prints when I was young. I experience calmness and gratitude each time I view this greeting.
California, United States
From the beginning of Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings,” I was pulled inside to the love, the sweetness, the purity, and the light—to the magnificence of the Self. Once again, I was reminded of the Self’s timeliness, encompassing everything, everywhere.
North Carolina, United States
The first morning I watched this enchanting holiday gift from Gurumayi, I had been gently musing about the elements in nature and the presence of our three Gurus in my world. For me, Bade Baba is like the ether in my life, Baba is all of the elements, and Gurumayi is my very heart. It was a sweet, poignant, and reassuring open-eyed meditation.
Then, when I watched the cosmic video with all the elements dancing, I felt such intimacy with the all-pervasive shakti of our Gurus. I understood how fortunate I am to be under their wings as I experience this powerful “play of Consciousness.” At the end of the video, when the shooting star swished through the heavens, I felt Gurumayi’s blessings enter my soul.
Then, when I watched the cosmic video with all the elements dancing, I felt such intimacy with the all-pervasive shakti of our Gurus. I understood how fortunate I am to be under their wings as I experience this powerful “play of Consciousness.” At the end of the video, when the shooting star swished through the heavens, I felt Gurumayi’s blessings enter my soul.
Washington, United States
Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings 2022” fills my soul with hope. As I looked with wonder at the images in the video, I saw them flow in harmony with the music, and watched the waves and particles of blissful energy filling the five elements and spreading throughout the entire universe, just as Gurumayi’s love pours into my heart. The yellow and blue colors appeared to me as the golden light of divine energy and the blue of Consciousness.
Rodez, France
I love our shimmering stars and our celestial galaxy, the Milky Way.
When the stars in this video all danced and fell from the heavens, transforming into the vivid, colorful mosaic of hands forming the border of Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings 2022,” my heart sang with gratitude to the way Gurumayi is constantly showering us with her loving grace and creativity. For me, these rich and vibrant hands made of stardust represent all of us in the Siddha Yoga global sangham. We are all included and are all participating in the blessings and celebration she is bestowing on each and every one of us at this beautiful, magical, and glorious time of year.
When the stars in this video all danced and fell from the heavens, transforming into the vivid, colorful mosaic of hands forming the border of Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings 2022,” my heart sang with gratitude to the way Gurumayi is constantly showering us with her loving grace and creativity. For me, these rich and vibrant hands made of stardust represent all of us in the Siddha Yoga global sangham. We are all included and are all participating in the blessings and celebration she is bestowing on each and every one of us at this beautiful, magical, and glorious time of year.
Colorado, United States
This “Season’s Greetings 2022” from our beloved Guru filled me with awe and inspiration. I was thrilled to see the interwoven dancing of the five elements—earth, water, fire, air, and ether—and above all, the blue rings whose deep blue center reminded me of the Blue Pearl, from which everything has sprung. The shining sparkles from the fire element are, for me, particles of Consciousness. The sweet melody of the flute made me see this video in an open-eyed meditation, and the drumbeats at the end made my body swing gently back and forth in rhythm with it. It was an ecstatic experience of these blessings from Shri Gurumayi.
Contemplating these experiences revealed to me that I have to take care of the purity of the five elements through my daily Siddha Yoga sadhana, and interact with the world with the utmost care for the sake of the sustainability of this planet.
Contemplating these experiences revealed to me that I have to take care of the purity of the five elements through my daily Siddha Yoga sadhana, and interact with the world with the utmost care for the sake of the sustainability of this planet.
Udaipur, India
I am so grateful for this exquisite immersion in beauty. I remember that I am surrounded by this bounty, by the joyous dance of life—in this season and always.
Hampton, Australia
What an exquisite “Season’s Greetings 2022”! When I watched the video, an abundance of light, love, peace, and expansiveness emanated from it.
The first time I watched it, I marveled at all the yellow and blue stars. I thought I saw an exquisite Blue Pearl star in one corner of the sand dunes; and when the gold lights started rising up from the bottom of the screen, I saw them interspersed with various Blue Pearls—like a divine dance of blue and yellow stars. At the conclusion of the video I was filled with light and love and felt expanded like the cosmos.
When I watched the video again, I realized that the lights I had seen were not in the video per se. I say “per se,” because there is such an abundance and potency of lights in this video, that when the video is played, it emanates even more lights. I can only imagine how many blessings people are receiving!
New York, United States
I experienced Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings 2022” as a tangible movement that shifted my inner state into the deep divinity of the heart.
In each scene of the video, the sparkling of its blessings was palpable. It was as if Gurumayi’s intention for the greeting was so active through each tiny particle of the light. I was connecting to my breath; I was experiencing the shining light, and sensing how Gurumayi’s light was spreading to the entire world through the fire and its sweet warmth. I could see with my own eyes that the light of Gurumayi’s love is healing this entire world in seen and unseen ways. The blue light with rings took me more and more inside, reminding me of the existence of the Blue Pearl and divine Consciousness.
In each scene of the video, the sparkling of its blessings was palpable. It was as if Gurumayi’s intention for the greeting was so active through each tiny particle of the light. I was connecting to my breath; I was experiencing the shining light, and sensing how Gurumayi’s light was spreading to the entire world through the fire and its sweet warmth. I could see with my own eyes that the light of Gurumayi’s love is healing this entire world in seen and unseen ways. The blue light with rings took me more and more inside, reminding me of the existence of the Blue Pearl and divine Consciousness.
Bhandara, India
Watching Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings 2022” was like witnessing the spectacularly wondrous, divine dance of life—eternal yet contained in time, forever rising and releasing, pulsating and renewing, flawlessly transforming, birthing and consuming.
The message I take for myself from this video is: “There is nothing to hold onto; so let go of all things and all notions, envelop the mind in trust, rest in the Witness of unimaginable bliss, and welcome the journey of God’s grace.”
The message I take for myself from this video is: “There is nothing to hold onto; so let go of all things and all notions, envelop the mind in trust, rest in the Witness of unimaginable bliss, and welcome the journey of God’s grace.”
California, United States
Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings” reminds me, and reaffirms my conviction, that all of God’s creation is always ecstatically dancing, and yet the shimmering Consciousness from which we all manifest is eternal and constant. It is glorious and delightful. It unifies all of us and yet expresses itself uniquely as each one of us.
I so love the many ways that Gurumayi reveals the Truth and keeps me steady on the path to that Truth.
I so love the many ways that Gurumayi reveals the Truth and keeps me steady on the path to that Truth.
New York, United States
In the sweet energy of dawn, I saw “the game of Consciousness” of the elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether permeated my heart in a lullaby of peace while I watched Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings 2022.” What a beautiful way to welcome this month of happy holidays!
Mexico City, Mexico
I am very grateful for Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings” video today. My life is having a bumpy part right now, and this beautiful video is a balm for my heart as well as a reminder of the changes and rhythms of life. It helps me to remember that all change—whether I find it to be initially welcome, unwelcome, or in between—is the rhythmic play of Consciousness, and there is beauty in That.
California, United States
I felt such sweetness—a dance of the five elements, all connected by this same energy, the Self, the Source. It reminds me to honor the Self, to perceive the Self in all manifestations of daily life, such as the dance of Shiva. I am very grateful for this reminder and for the grace to perceive the Self in all the ways it appears in life.
Sherbrooke, Canada
Oh, I love Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings 2022” very much!
As I watched the beautiful and meaningful images and listened to the exquisite divine sound of the flute and drum, I experienced deep stillness and peace. Joy welled up within me and blessings flowed through me from the vastness of the universe.
When all the forms and sounds dissolved at the end of the video and a white surface appeared, I had the experience of the formless form of God, dwelling in everything, at all times, in all places, without beginning or end.
As I watched the beautiful and meaningful images and listened to the exquisite divine sound of the flute and drum, I experienced deep stillness and peace. Joy welled up within me and blessings flowed through me from the vastness of the universe.
When all the forms and sounds dissolved at the end of the video and a white surface appeared, I had the experience of the formless form of God, dwelling in everything, at all times, in all places, without beginning or end.
Unterlangenegg, Switzerland
This wonderful display of love evoked the most profound feeling of peace within me—connecting me to our Heart.
Oregon, United States
I loved Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings” video. It was fascinating to see the gold sparks of Consciousness—like those I see in my meditations— comprising all the elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether. It was so wonderful to see all the units of golden Consciousness everywhere!
Ville St. Laurent, Canada
Particles of love, granules of blessing, all arising from the landscape and raining down upon all in a continuous cycle. What grace!
Castlemaine, Australia
Immense joy, love, and peace filled my being as I watched Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings 2022.”
Florida, United States
I found Gurumayi’s “Season’s Greetings” video card to be soothing, filled with light, and peaceful. I also see it as bringing good news. In the yellow and blue colors, like honey and the celestial sky, I can imagine peace in our marvelous world. What a precious card!
New York, United States