Throughout the chant I felt so strongly that my Guru and I were having a beautiful, silent conversation. It seemed she was calling me to her and to the realm of bliss. I just kept practicing being present, being open to receiving and answering this call. She would smile, I would smile, and I felt the richest love flowing between us. It was so incredibly intimate although no words were shared.
California, United States
As we chanted
Om Namah Shivaya with Gurumayi, I experienced great sweetness within. And I realized that this sweetness was a manifestation of the
nirguna, formless, aspect of the Lord. Then gratitude arose—gratitude to Bade Baba, Baba, and Gurumayi for giving me the means to tangibly experience the formless Absolute within my own being. What extraordinary grace! How blessed we are to be on the Siddha Yoga path.
New York, United States
“The Vibration of the Mantra”
satsang took place late in the morning here in New Zealand. I promised myself not to be distracted by the daytime activity in the neighborhood or by the discomfort in my body.
As we chanted the mantra
Om Namah Shivaya with Gurumayi, I noticed, to my amazement, that each syllable of the mantra swept up the pain in my body as if sweeping away dust. I was left with a feeling of great calm and strength.
I am grateful that I was able to participate in this
satsang and experience the power of this mantra, enlivened by our Siddha Yoga Gurus.
Christchurch, New Zealand
During “The Vibration of the Mantra”
satsang, I experienced the mantra
Om Namah Shivaya as the voice of my soul. With each repetition, I felt my identification with the body lessen.
The beauty of Bade Baba, Baba, Gurumayi, and everyone and everything in the Temple shone in my eyes. I felt it was all illuminated by the light of
chiti—the light of universal Consciousness.
Rodez, France
What a wonderful gift to chant the mantra
Om Namah Shivaya with our beloved Gurumayi!
Throughout the
satsang, I felt Baba’s divine presence. I remembered chanting
Om Namah Shivaya in this
raga with him on so many occasions. As the chant progressed, my heart filled with love, and I became more serene.
Then, just as the
satsang ended, I heard a loud clap of thunder, and a soft rain began to fall. I was so indrawn that the sound did not disturb my stillness. Soon the rain came down in a torrent. It lasted for a while and ended abruptly with a distant sound of thunder. I realized it was still light outside, so I walked out my door and saw a full rainbow!
What an auspicious ending to a sublime
satsang. I recalled Baba saying when it rained, that God was pleased.
Arizona, United States
When I first saw Gurumayi in the Temple, I felt the powerful presence of Bhagavan Nityananda. Gurumayi seemed absolutely still, rooted in herself, like a force of nature, and I could feel waves of energy emanating from her being. To me, it felt like she was giving the silent blessing of Bhagavan Nityananda to everyone in the world.
I felt a deep sense of gratitude for the way that the Siddhas uplift not only me but everything in the universe.
Vancouver, Canada
While we were chanting
Om Namah Shivaya with Gurumayi during the
satsang, I felt so good and relieved of all my worries. I was filled with peace and love, and I felt no judgments at all.
Then, on August 15, I felt that same sense of love, and I was able to let go of all my negative thoughts. In the time since then, I have continued to feel that I am surrounded by love and that this divine love protects me completely. By consistently practicing meditation, as well as basking in the love of the Siddha Yoga Gurus, I believe that I am on the right track in my
sadhana.
Arizzano, Italy
As I chanted and meditated during the
satsang, I felt as though Gurumayi ji was right there with me, by my
puja. The Guru’s presence powerfully influenced both practices. My meditation was deep and profound.
When the
satsang took place, it was 5 a.m. where I live in India. By 4:30 a.m. I was prepared to participate. During the
satsang, gratitude and love overflowed in my heart, and I carried the experience throughout the entire day. The biggest boon of my existence is the presence of the Guru in my life.
Cuttack, India
I love this teaching. It reminded me that when I focus on my faults, I am focusing on darkness. Trying to fight my faults is like attempting to fight with darkness. Instead, I need to concentrate on my virtues, strengths, and inner goodness, all of which carry light. The presence of light is all I need to focus on. Also, wherever I put my focus, that area expands. So, I will place my attention on cultivating virtues.
Thane West, India
Throughout the chant I felt so strongly that my Guru and I were having a beautiful, silent conversation. It seemed she was calling me to her and to the realm of bliss. I just kept practicing being present, being open to receiving and answering this call. She would smile, I would smile, and I felt the richest love flowing between us. It was so incredibly intimate although no words were shared.
California, United States
As we chanted
Om Namah Shivaya with Gurumayi, I experienced great sweetness within. And I realized that this sweetness was a manifestation of the
nirguna, formless, aspect of the Lord. Then gratitude arose—gratitude to Bade Baba, Baba, and Gurumayi for giving me the means to tangibly experience the formless Absolute within my own being. What extraordinary grace! How blessed we are to be on the Siddha Yoga path.
New York, United States
“The Vibration of the Mantra”
satsang took place late in the morning here in New Zealand. I promised myself not to be distracted by the daytime activity in the neighborhood or by the discomfort in my body.
As we chanted the mantra
Om Namah Shivaya with Gurumayi, I noticed, to my amazement, that each syllable of the mantra swept up the pain in my body as if sweeping away dust. I was left with a feeling of great calm and strength.
I am grateful that I was able to participate in this
satsang and experience the power of this mantra, enlivened by our Siddha Yoga Gurus.
Christchurch, New Zealand
During “The Vibration of the Mantra”
satsang, I experienced the mantra
Om Namah Shivaya as the voice of my soul. With each repetition, I felt my identification with the body lessen.
The beauty of Bade Baba, Baba, Gurumayi, and everyone and everything in the Temple shone in my eyes. I felt it was all illuminated by the light of
chiti—the light of universal Consciousness.
Rodez, France
What a wonderful gift to chant the mantra
Om Namah Shivaya with our beloved Gurumayi!
Throughout the
satsang, I felt Baba’s divine presence. I remembered chanting
Om Namah Shivaya in this
raga with him on so many occasions. As the chant progressed, my heart filled with love, and I became more serene.
Then, just as the
satsang ended, I heard a loud clap of thunder, and a soft rain began to fall. I was so indrawn that the sound did not disturb my stillness. Soon the rain came down in a torrent. It lasted for a while and ended abruptly with a distant sound of thunder. I realized it was still light outside, so I walked out my door and saw a full rainbow!
What an auspicious ending to a sublime
satsang. I recalled Baba saying when it rained, that God was pleased.
Arizona, United States
This satsang with Gurumayi ji turned out to be a birthday gift for me! The month of August has been so significant in my life. I was born on August 13 and my spiritual journey—my spiritual birth—began in August twenty-two years later at Gurudev Siddha Peeth. Soon after that I participated in the Shaktipat Intensive in January 1980 when Baba ji was on world tour. I felt Baba’s presence strongly in that Intensive.
From that day on I experienced the power of the mantra Om Namah Shivaya, which we chanted then in the same Shudhha Bilaval raga. The power of this mantra has shown me the meaning of human life. And this year, on my birthday, I had the opportunity to chant it with Gurumayi ji!
I feel so fortunate to have the grace and guidance of a living Guru on my inner journey.
Vadodara, India
While Gurumayi chanted Om Namah Shivaya and the image of Babe Baba graced my laptop screen, I became aware of a powerful divine fragrance emanating from his image and pervading the entire area. The scent was that of a meditation oil, like heena, and it filled me with gratitude for such prasad. It lingered for the entire satsang and some time later.
This experience came to me at a time of some personal challenge and reminded me of the Guru’s infinite grace and love.
New York, United States
As I was chanting Om Namah Shivaya, I stared at Gurumayi and then her face started to look like mine, looking at me with so much love. I felt merged with her and felt the deep love she has for me. I also sensed her saying “Good!” to me—and I knew I am truly good. Baba also said that to me when I received shaktipat from him forty-seven years ago.
I am forever grateful to Gurumayi and Baba for all that I have received from them. My life is fully blessed.
Massachusetts, United States
When the divine satsang started here at 5 a.m., I felt the grace of all the Siddhas and our Gurus. The series of photos of Baba shown before the satsang filled me with enthusiasm to participate in this satsang joyfully.
When I started reciting the divine initiation mantra, Om Namah Shivaya, I felt myself dissolving in great bliss with indescribable joy. When I looked into Shri Gurumayi’s compassionate gaze, I experienced that she was talking with me inwardly about the current state of my sadhana and the importance for it of self-effort and Guru’s grace. Looking into Bade Baba’s compassionate gaze and then at Shri Gurumayi, I experienced their oneness as they showered blessings upon me.
After the chanting, I went into a deep meditation, experiencing complete silence and serenity. After that meditation the mantra reverberated in my heart for a long time.
Udaipur, India
As I chanted the Siddha Yoga mantra, Om Namah Shivaya, with Gurumayi, and experienced the sublime prasad of Gurumayi’s darshan in the Siddha Yoga Universal Hall, I was transported back to my own shaktipat experience. In August 1978, I received shaktipat diksha from Baba Muktananda. At that time too we chanted Om Namah Shivaya in the Shuddha Bilaval raga.
Here I am, forty-five years later, receiving the grace of the Guru’s darshan once again! As I felt the vibrations of the mantra go deeper within, the profound significance of this miraculous event of shaktipat diksha reverberated in my heart. Waves of wonderment coursed through me. What a miracle to have Gurumayi’s grace in my life!
Even though I have been a student of the Guru for a long time, as I participated in this satsang, I felt a renewed commitment to my sadhana, as the realization came that I truly could experience and know who I truly am in this very lifetime.
Castlemaine, Australia
What a blissful day this has been, starting this satsang in the early morning with beloved Gurumayi, Baba, and Bhagavan Nityananda. As I was chanting the chaitanya five-syllable mantra, Om Namah Shivaya, I was drawn deep inside and I re-experienced my own shaktipat diksha day, when Gurumayi visited Lucknow in 1984. During the satsang on that day, Gurumayi was chanting Om Namah Shivaya in the same raga.
During my meditation today, which was very deep and intense, everything dissolved within and around me. I was experiencing deep silence with a blue effulgence all around me. I could feel the pulsation of the Blue Pearl within my heart. When I finally opened my eyes, the screen was blank, the birds were chirping, and the sun was high up. This intoxicated state lasted a very long time.
With folded hands, I thank Gurumayi for rekindling the shakti within me today.
Lucknow, India
Like butterflies, all thoughts of people, objects, and emotions gracefully flew away as I was chanting the mantra with my Guru, Shri Gurumayi. The silence and lightness gave solace to my whole being.
I am so grateful for this sacred opportunity to celebrate the divine initiation of Baba Muktananda. I felt so blessed to be present in the Siddha Yoga Universal Hall with the Guru, the Siddhas, and all the Siddha Yogis around the world.
Hørsholm, Denmark
What a precious night this was, chanting
Om Namah Shivaya with our beloved Gurumayi and our magnificent Bade Baba in honor of Baba’s Divya Diksha. I felt that every round of the chant was the most significant opportunity of my life to repeat the redeeming mantra. Looking at Gurumayi’s face, filled with tremendous love and compassion, I realized how urgent it is, in the moments that we are in this world, to fully unite ourselves with our Guru’s intention and her divine mission—now more than ever.
New York, United States
What a divine gift it was to chant
Om Namah Shivaya with our Guru in the early morning! “The Vibration of the Mantra”
satsang created a sublime atmosphere. The vibrations resonated through this atmosphere and also within me for some time after the chanting was over.
Thane, India
What a beautiful chant this was, always resonating so deep within me. The love coming from Gurumayi’s eyes moved me deeply. I am reminded how each moment, each chant, each
satsang is ever new.
California, United States
What a divine gift this satsang was! Now the pulsating silence of pure Consciousness fills my being.
Thirty-six years ago I received the mantra Om Namah Shivaya from Gurumayi. Since then it has been my heavenly kingdom and my grounding when overflowing happiness wants to carry me away. The mantra is my most trusted friend, my refuge, my support, and the constant in my life.
When I repeat the mantra Om Namah Shivaya in my heart, I walk across the bridge to my Guru, to my own highest Self, and to God.
Unterlangenegg, Switzerland
How extraordinary it was to tune in for this satsang with Gurumayi! The host’s suggestion that we make an intention at the beginning of the chant was very soothing, and I felt that we as a sangham are truly able to make a difference in meeting the challenges and healing the pain that afflicts the world right now.
It was particularly poignant for me to participate in the satsang tonight as I am returning from a long time away, during which I attended two memorial services. Being held in the vibrations of the mantra as my fourteen-hour train ride was drawing to its conclusion felt both uplifting and auspicious. By the time I arrived home, I was truly rejuvenated.
Virginia, United States
As the satsang begins, I say to myself, “Keep your gaze steady; take it all in.”
Each image of Baba radiates more and more love. I keep my gaze steady. I absorb the quiet of Bhagavan Nityananda’s Temple. I return Bade Baba’s gaze and then Gurumayi’s, content and overwhelmed at the same time. I keep my gaze steady even though I feel tears there.
As we chant the mantra with Gurumayi, I find myself feeling completely part of all this, not just observing. I am a vital particle as the mantra vibrates within me, and from me.
Hampton Hill, United Kingdom
I am grateful for Gurumayi, Baba, and Bade Baba, and for this
satsang. How do I express their benevolent
shakti from within myself? My intention is to be more generous through offering support, both spiritually and materially, to my community through my Siddha Yoga practices. This is a true, natural way to give, and I feel joy in doing so. And even as we here in Hawaii are grieving loved ones, pets, plants, possessions, and history lost through the very recent wildfires, I know the benevolent Shakti will give us the strength to find our way forward together.
Hawaii, United States
What a beautiful way to start the day—with chanting the sacred mantra Om Namah Shivaya with Gurumayi in the Siddha Yoga Universal Hall during the brahma-muhurta, the early hours of the morning.
I was glad that we were invited to form a prayer before chanting. During the chant, as the sound of the mantra was spreading everywhere, I could feel that we are all one. The sound and pacing were so soothing, they took me to a silent place in my heart during the meditation. Since the
satsang concluded, I am still feeling great peacefulness.
Nashik, India
Chanting with Gurumayi tonight was complete magic! With the infusion of love and light, the whole room I was in and the sky beyond it became totally saffron orange, and stayed that way through the entire chant! As I went deep into meditation, the saffron orange turned into an electric blue in my heart.
I was filled with the scintillating light and tingles throughout my entire being.
Florida, United States
As I participated in this satsang in honor of Baba’s Divya Diksha, I became completely absorbed in the divinity of the mantra repetition, and moved by Gurumayi’s strong and vibrant presence. As the satsang was about to conclude and Gurumayi appeared, sitting very peacefully, I felt totally connected to her. I was aware of the profound tranquility spreading out through her presence and her eyes . My mind was serene.
This satsang in honor of Baba’s Divya Diksha was mahaprasad.
Bhandara, India
Yes, as the host in this satsang said, “The benevolent shakti of our Gurus has been bestowed on us.” I am in awe and profound gratitude for my dear beloved Guru, her grace, and the mantra Om Namah Shivaya.
Pune, India