I was attending Sweet Surprise with my family. Usually when I chant, I tend to go into deep sleep. But when I was chanting Narayana with Gurumayi, for the first time in my life I was feeling so much love in my heart, and it was just overflowing through my tears. I did not understand what was happening with me. I was feeling deep love when I was chanting with Gurumayi. I am feeling blessed to understand the importance of chanting—to feel deep love in my heart. 

I am grateful to Gurumayi for her love and blessings.

a ten-year-old from Pune, India

I received Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 with calmness and contentment, feeling how perfectly it aligns with the needs of my sadhana and my life at this time. I know that, supported by grace, I will practice Gurumayi’s Message one step at a time this year.

Then, as we chanted the namasankirtana Narayana with Gurumayi, I was ecstatic. I felt it replenishing my heart. My awareness expanded with gratitude and deep love for my Guru and for the Siddha Yoga path.

Gradignan, France

As soon as Sweet Surprise began, my desire to be near the Guru in Shree Muktananda Ashram surfaced. Suddenly, I realized, “At this moment I have the good fortune to be in the Temple of Bade Baba!” I surrendered myself to the soft sounds of the music ensemble. My heart opened, overwhelmed by the warm, embracing love of Gurumayi, and it became fully vibrant just before she appeared.

I was deeply moved during the whole time that Gurumayi paid homage to Bade Baba. I felt that a sense of a profound, ancient lack had been washed away from me, and I could perceive that Gurumayi embodied the various facets of her Message throughout the whole satsang.

This perception will help me to understand Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 in a new way—beyond the words.

Blanquefort, France

Our entire family celebrated the New Year by participating together in Sweet Surprise 2026. After the satsang, we decided as a family to repeat, write, and practice each line of Gurumayi’s Message every day for the entire year. This practice will serve as our reminder to live Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 fully. Together we will study, practice, imbibe, and implement the Message.

Pune, India

During Sweet Surprise, my heart danced in joy upon receiving the darshan of my beloved Gurumayi. The lilting melody of the chant, its gentle pace suffused with Gurumayi’s voice and presence, cradled my heart. I could have chanted on and on.

By the next day I had discerned an inner shift, almost a shifting of gears. I felt a new resolve rising up, an intention for my sadhana to be more focused. I received inner guidance that in this year I must learn to be in the world but not of the world. For me, imbibing Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 is how I can actualize this guidance.

Ganeshpuri, India

During Sweet Surprise, I was awakened to the Divine once again in the company of the sangham in the Universal Hall, and now I have Gurumayi’s beautiful Message to guide me throughout the year. The day before, on December 31, I made the intention for my dharma to be revealed to me every minute of every day. To my surprise and wonder, “Uphold your dharma” appeared as one part of the Message. May I have the focus and the fortitude to embrace Gurumayi’s Message in all of its aspects, this year and always.

Virginia, United States

I feel so blessed and grateful to have been able to participate in Sweet Surprise. The multilayered gift of this satsang sparkles in my inner sanctum like a rare, alive gemstone containing many more gifts that I will receive in time over the next year.

As I replay these precious moments again and again in my heart and mind, I watch as certain perceptions, emotions, and interpretations of mine fade away and new ones replace them—leaving me feeling reassured, loved, and supported in my journey onward.

I am so happy to be in outer circumstances that will support me to embrace Gurumayi’s gifts with gentle delight and divine protection while continuing to deepen and strengthen my experience of my own inner divinity.

May I always have Gurumayi’s darshan and presence in my life.

California, United States

After receiving Gurumayi’s Message during Sweet Surprise, I was drawn to briefly close my eyes, pause, and try to take this gift into my being. Inwardly I saw a golden, warm light and a round spoon, full of deep golden-brown honey!

I feel that practicing this Message throughout 2026 will be as sweet as nectar—a sweet medicine for the heart.

Watson, Australia

During the namasankirtana Narayana, when Gurumayi chanted with the response group, at first I was surprised. Then I gave myself to chanting with her. As I did this, I had the experience that my voice is her voice and her voice is my voice. As I continued to chant, I became aware of the vibrations of the chant in my throat region. The energy of the chant then descended into my heart and navel regions.

When I shared my experience with my mum the following morning, I was delighted when she said she had had the same experience of Gurumayi’s voice being her voice! This underlined the awareness of unity for me. I plan to hold the awareness of my unity with the Guru as I practice Gurumayi’s Message for 2026.

Lake Bolac, Australia

As I participated in Sweet Surprise and received Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 with my family, I reflected very deeply on how the teachings of the Siddha Yoga path, with Gurumayi as my beloved Guru, have transformed my entire existence over more than three decades, and how truly fortunate and grateful I feel.

I have written Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 on the front page of my 2026 diary so it will guide me every day during the year

Freetown, Sierra Leone

During my recent trip to Gurudev Siddha Peeth for the Pilgrimage to the Heart Retreat, I carried a simple prayer in my heart: that my three-year-old daughter may experience the blessings of the Guru. Earlier, during satsangs via live video stream, she would often leave, unable to stay for long. Yesterday, the moment she saw Gurumayi, something shifted. My little one sat through the entire live stream—quiet, steady, with uninterrupted focus.

Watching her, I felt the power of grace so deeply. It was difficult to imagine how gently yet completely she was held in that presence. Later, while sleeping, she lay straight in shavasana, as if she were still witnessing that moment, still resting in the grace.

I am so grateful to Gurumayi for this quiet transformation, and for our family’s being so fortunate.

Pune, India

When I heard Gurumayi’s Message for 2026, I felt her words enter me and go deep into my heart, into the core of my being and settle there. It felt like her words were orbs of divine, gently pulsating shakti that settled into my being—as if Gurumayi had placed them there to unfold over the coming year and lead me to new “sadhana-scapes.”

What stood out for me during Sweet Surprise was its soothing gentleness; the colors were gentle, the chant was so gentle and soothing, and Gurumayi’s voice—as she gave us her Message and while chanting—felt so powerful, yet so gentle and compassionate.

The entire satsang was like a balm to my soul. I felt wrapped in Gurumayi’s love, care and protection.

Bangalore, India

I am grateful for this exquisitely beautiful Sweet Surprise and for Gurumayi’s Message for 2026. Throughout the satsang I was drawn inside to my heart, where the experience of our oneness lives and breathes so tenderly and tangibly. And there I heard these words, “This is where we are together always. Remain here with me.”

California, United States

I felt great warmth and comfort when Gurumayi placed the orange shawl around the shoulders of Bade Baba’s murti. During the chanting of Narayana, my heart was so full of longing for light and freedom, and at the same time I felt some constriction surrounding it.

I had the experience that Gurumayi was giving me very personal guidance for my life, which I wrote down. I also wrote down her Message for 2026, and all of this together will accompany me through the next year like a faithful friend and a great light.

Gurumayi’s long and loving gaze at the end of the satsang is deeply anchored in my heart. Although she left the Temple, she did not leave the space of my heart. She is always there and is always with me.

Konolfingen, Switzerland

When Gurumayi gave us her Message for 2026, it did not feel like something I was simply hearing; it felt like something I was receiving inwardly. As her first words resounded—”Renew! Observe! Recharge! Witness!”—I felt a clear inner shift. The moment carried a subtle yet powerful energy that illuminated my awareness and gently drew my attention within.

Each word seemed to arrive with presence and intention, guiding me to pause and realign. My mind grew quieter, and my heart felt receptive and steady. It was as though Gurumayi were speaking directly to me in that moment, reminding me to rest in awareness rather than in a sense of effort.

As the namasankirtana began, and I heard the words “narayana narayana jaya govinda hare,” my heart became deeply emotional. The chant resonated strongly within me, dissolving any restlessness and filling me with devotion, tenderness, and gratitude. I felt connected to, held, and supported by grace.

This experience remains with me as a living reminder of the power of Gurumayi’s Message—how it arrives not only as guidance, but as an energy that refreshes, strengthens, and awakens the heart.

Gandhinagar, India

Near the end of Sweet Surprise 2026, Gurumayi looked at us for several minutes in complete stillness. Suddenly, I found myself focusing on my breath, which arose and fell with complete ease. I too sat in stillness, focusing on the blissful experience of the movement of my breath as I looked at Gurumayi.

After Gurumayi left Bade Baba’s Temple, the livestream ended. I turned on the mantra and sat quietly, once again meditating on my easeful breath.

A few minutes later Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 appeared on the website and I found myself focusing on this line: “Witness! Enlighten your consciousness.” At that moment I realized that—very simply and completely—I had just received Gurumayi’s gift of experiencing how it feels to implement those words. 

San Felipe, Mexico

From the beginning of Sweet Surprise and all throughout the satsang, I kept having the experience “I am loved.” I now know this with absolute clarity. I am so thankful to Gurumayi for this precious gift.

Mayfield, Australia

This was the first Sweet Surprise during which my toddler son really participated—watching and listening attentively, asking questions, and even playing around on our harmonium at home while we chanted Narayana in the Siddha Yoga Universal Hall.

I am deeply touched that my son, this young being, has had the priceless opportunity to see and hear Gurumayi, to gaze upon Bade Baba’s golden form, to see the Siddha Yoga music ensemble offering their best, and to see the unique wintry beauty of Shree Muktananda Ashram at this time of year. Gratitude is filling up my heart; it feels so nurtured!

La Teste-de-Buch, France

I am so thankful for Sweet Surprise. This beautiful satsang has been unfolding within me all day today. Since participating in the satsang, I have been resting, walking, and chanting Narayana. The first time I chanted Narayana during this period, I was surprised because the experience of Sweet Surprise came back to me in its full glory. Then I chanted again and again.

I realized that I can be totally happy chanting and meditating. This is a big discovery for me. I had been thinking that I need someone to take care of me. Yet I can see my own Self and the support of the Siddha Yoga practices are what leads me to happiness.

Washington, United States

During the meditation in Sweet Surprise, I saw a sparkling, tiny light within. With reverence, I bowed to that light as the effulgent light of the Self. Gently, that sparkling light entered within me and began to travel through different parts of my body, infusing my being with awareness. I experienced this tiny point as a seed of knowledge holding within it the complete impression of the entire future tree—its roots, trunk, branches, leaves, textures, and colors. 

Similarly, I felt that each line of Gurumayi’s Message itself is a seed of knowledge. When I rested my attention on each line, layers of teachings unfolded effortlessly. One by one, stories, insights, and abhangas—imparted and sung by Siddha Gurus over the centuries—arose within me. 

Dulwich Hill, Australia

I connected to Sweet Surprise 2026 prior to the beginning of the satsang. During this time, I saw Gurumayi offer a shawl to Bade Baba and then offer pranam to him. This scene made a deep impression on me. I saw how, even though she is the Guru, Gurumayi remains a disciple. 

From this experience, I received the guidance that, even as I become more and more competent in the various roles in my life, it is essential for me to stay focused on my studentship, my discipleship, and to stay humble and offer all my actions to God. I understood that this is the key to acting from my heart, rather than from my ego. 

California, United States

While we were chanting Narayana, I felt drawn to send blessings to support one of my family members in a challenging situation she is experiencing with a person in her life. I visualized the two of them being open to each other and positive energy flowing between them. Just then, the lead group started to sing harmonies with the chant. What a sweet synchronicity. It felt like grace was joining in with my prayer! I took the hint and prayed for harmony between the two people. 

California, United States

After participating twice in the “Sweet Surprise Preparation” webcast, I feel my body vibrating with energy. I sense a new, different focus, and now I feel a silence within and around me. “Yawny breath” has created space throughout my body. But above all, my heart is filled with amazement and gratitude to Gurumayi, who is always so in tune with what I need.

Naples, Italy

As I prepare for Sweet Surprise 2026, I pause to contemplate how living with Gurumayi’s Message for 2025 has gently transformed my life. What once felt fragmented has found harmony; what seemed ordinary now reveals an inner sacredness. Through Gurumayi’s guidance, my daily life has become a living practice—each moment is an invitation to learn, each breath an opportunity to listen, each experience a doorway to inner growth.

With gratitude, devotion, and joyful anticipation, I feel receptive and ready to receive Shri Guru’s words with openness and trust. As a student on this sacred path, I resolve to study, contemplate, and lovingly integrate the new Message into my daily life.

Yamuna Nagar, India

What a wonderful way to begin the new year 2026—with the divine company of Shri Gurumayi and the global Siddha Yoga sangham! I love to begin each year with the sacred blessings of learning, unity, and love between the Guru and her disciples. And I feel truly blessed to share this with sadhakas throughout the world!

St. Laurent, Canada