I began my grace-filled journey on the Siddha Yoga path 41 years ago, and since then, I have meditated every day. So I was especially looking forward to what I would discover when I received Gurumayi’s Message for 2015:
Turn
Inward
Meditate
Easefully
From the start, I incorporated Gurumayi’s Message into my daily practice. I became aware of the power of Gurumayi’s sankalpa within each word, and my experience of this power continued to grow stronger as I meditated with her Message each day.
Upon sitting for meditation—after setting an intention, and offering a prayer—I silently repeated Gurumayi’s Message three times, with focused and heartfelt attention. As I focused on the phrase Turn Inward, I felt a subtle energy pulsating at a deeper level of my being. When I shifted my focus to that energy, my mind became still, and my awareness merged into what felt like an ocean of sweet, tranquil, vibrant energy.
As I focused on the phrase Meditate Easefully, I felt encouraged to let go of everything I identify with that keeps me feeling separate. I was drawn to the divine Reality at the core of my being. There was no longer an “I”—rather, there was a full sense of oneness, of love, beauty, and divinity far beyond the ordinary world of the mind.
Making the effort to practice Gurumayi’s Message has changed my meditation experience. It has brought forth, within me, a more constant awareness of my inner Self. Throughout the day, I enjoy a new freedom to experience the steadiness, serenity, and love that arise naturally from within.
I have been deeply contemplating this share for a few days. From this effort, a powerful intention and prayer have arisen, which I have been repeating at the beginning of my practices. I also adopted the writer’s practice of repeating the words of the Message three times before I meditate.
All this has profoundly refreshed, purified, and intensified my focus and determination. I now feel so ready for A Sweet Surprise satsang!
Thank you with all my heart! Jaya beloved Gurumayi!
California, USA
The artwork that accompanies this Siddha Yogi’s experience of Gurumayi’s Message has inspired a contemplation that led to my own beautiful experience of meditation. The bamboo reminds me of the vertebrae in the spine, and it symbolizes for me a balance of sturdiness and flexibility—the perfect qualities to sustain a sense of ease in practice.
Sitting for meditation this morning, imagining that I was bamboo in a gentle breeze, I began to sway: forward and back with my prayers, side to side with the mantra. As I moved in soft and gentle circles, I sustained an awareness of the Guru’s compassion, and finally, undulating with my breath, I absorbed the words of the Message.
I have a brand new level of appreciation for the Message artwork—and the Message itself. What a beautiful gift to carry with me as we transition to the New Year!
Massachusetts, USA
This year, I have been repeating the words of Gurumayi’s Message as a way to focus my mind when I start my meditation session. I have experienced ease in meditation each time, and this has kept me motivated to make a consistent effort to deepen my meditation practice.
I’ve also been contemplating and meditating on the Message Artwork. In this way, I’ve learned that when I follow my dharma to make the inward journey with discipline and constancy, my spiritual growth can be akin to that of bamboo—the fastest growing plant on earth!
I am so grateful for such a blessed life! Salutations to my Guru again and again!
Delhi, India
This share is so inspiring. It reminds me that I want to keep going deeper in my meditation practice. Recently, I’ve been reviewing a lesson in the Home Study Course on the power of the Guru’s words and I’ve come to realize that every time I study the Guru’s words, my experience of the Self deepens.
I am grateful for the tools I have been given to study Gurumayi’s Message and experience meditation and the state of the Self. The peace and silence in my daily life have become palpable.
Thank you, Gurumayi, for making it possible for me to live each day in this way.
New Jersey, USA
As I read this Siddha Yogi’s experience, it resonated with my own experience. All last week, when I sat for meditation, my awareness was spontaneously drawn within. There was no sense of "I’" left—only a vast expanse of inner sky, vibrating and pulsing with joy. There is beauty, tranquility, sweetness and stillness in this inner silence.
Thank you, Gurumayi, for your Message for 2015!
New Jersey, USA
I so much appreciate this sharing. Throughout this year, regardless of any turmoil or transitions, I have found peace and security whenever I have meditated. I very much experience meditation as "a path of return"—through meditation I feel reunited with my Guru and with the Self. I am building a peaceful home within, filled with beauty and exquisite light.
