In Step with the Heavenly Beat
An Account of Gurumayi’s Birthday Celebration
Shree Muktananda Ashram
June 23 – 24, 2015
Part I
In Step with the Heavenly Beat
An Account of Gurumayi’s Birthday Celebration
Shree Muktananda Ashram
June 23 – 24, 2015
Part I
En sintonía con el ritmo celestial
Un relato de la celebración del cumpleaños de Gurumayi
Shree Muktananda Ashram
23 – 24 de junio de 2015
Parte I
Em Sintonia com o Ritmo Celestial
Um Relato Sobre a Celebração do Aniversário de Gurumayi
Ashram Shree Muktananda
23 – 24 de junho de 2015
Parte I
En phase avec le battement céleste
Un récit de la célébration de l’anniversaire de Gurumayi
Ashram Shree Muktananda
23 – 24 juin 2015
Parte I
Im Gleichklang mit dem himmlischen Rhythmus
Ein Bericht von Gurumayis Geburtstagsfeier
Ashram Shree Muktananda
23. – 24. Juni 2015
Teil I
Al passo con il battito dei Cieli
Un racconto sulla celebrazione del compleanno di Gurumayi
Ashram Shree Muktananda
23 – 24 giugno 2015
Part I








In the early hours of June 23 in Shree Muktananda Ashram, the auspicious day of Gurumayi’s Birthday was just beginning in the Far East. Gurumayi shared with a few sevites that, although it was not yet June 24 in Shree Muktananda Ashram, she could feel that her exuberant devotees had begun to celebrate her birthday in other parts of the world. In honor of the fifty-hour worldwide birthday celebration, Gurumayi said that she would join the global Siddha Yoga sangham by singing the Aratiin the Bhagavan Nityananda Temple
that evening, on June 23. Gurumayi also shared that singing this Aratiis one of her favorite practices in the Ashram Daily Schedule, whether it is sung in the morning or evening. Gurumayi remembered how, in Gurudev Siddha Peeth, she always delighted in seeing the flames of the aratilamps glimmer during the brilliant sunrise and sunset. This experience symbolized the ever-present light of the Self, awakened by
Shri Guru.

Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jay! Happy Gurumayi’s Birthday!
To my heart’s great delight, on the evening of June 23 I received an invitation to attend a satsang with Gurumayi in the Bhagavan Nityananda Temple. It was to begin in just forty-five minutes! This was the answer to my heart’s prayer. I had been in Shree Muktananda Ashram on a seva visit, with Tarun Desai, my fellow Trustee of the Siddha Yoga Sangham of India. It was our secret wish to receive Gurumayi’s darshan on her birthday.


When we stepped out the door, we found ourselves standing right before Gurumayi, near the Temple. We exchanged warm smiles with Gurumayi. In that moment, we knew we were in the right place at the right time. The palpable energy that coursed through our beings was indescribable. Of course we expected Gurumayi to express her delight at seeing us after so many months and years! However, as we have read in many stories of the Guru-disciple relationship, the Guru responds to the Truth, not to our mental fabrications.
Gurumayi started walking towards the breezeway that leads to the Temple. Before stepping inside she turned and looked at us, and our hearts quivered in anticipation. Gurumayi’s teaching came to us in the following words,
“Why are you—the Trustees, the leaders of Siddha Yoga Sangham, India—not coming forward on your own to greet Gurumayi? Why do you need others to nudge you forward? You have been here for so many days, why haven’t I seen you? I am here. Definitely, I am right here.”
We silently embraced Gurumayi’s guidance in our hearts. We had already been overjoyed to receive Gurumayi’s darshan on this auspicious day, and we both realized how precious it was to receive her guidance as well. At that precise moment, drops of rain began to fall lightly. Gurumayi looked at the sky, put her hand out and said, “Feel the raindrops.” Then Gurumayi stepped into the Temple breezeway.
Several months ago when I made a plan to visit Shree Muktananda Ashram from India, it was my intention to carry with me the love of the entire Indian sangham for Gurumayi. I understood from Gurumayi’s guidance that just making an intention is not enough; I need to take the right steps to implement my intention.
Tarun bhai and I followed Gurumayi into the breezeway. I immediately felt that I was entering a world of serenity and silence. The breezeway was adorned with green silk and arrangements of bamboo plants, echoing Gurumayi’s Message Artwork for 2015.









Although I never had darshan of Bade Baba’s physical form, I have seen so many photographs and videos of Bade Baba surrounded by offerings of fruits and flowers. The state of equipoise he embodied in his physical form is timeless; he is sakshat—he lives—in the form of his murti.

After I had Bade Baba’s darshan, the hall monitor ushered me to my seat. The atmosphere in the Temple thrummed with the rhythmic sound of the rain.
Gurumayi was listening to the heavenly sounds as she gazed at Bade Baba. She said in a gentle voice, “This is the best music.”
As the rain continued, sunlight began streaming into the Temple. Bade Baba shone even more radiantly. “There will be a rainbow now,” Gurumayi said with a smile. She asked the photographers to go outside and look for the rainbow.
At that moment, the host stood and began to speak. Gurumayi held up her hand, motioning him to stop, and said, “When nature sings, we remain quiet.”
We all experienced quietude as we listened to this divine music flowing from the heavenly spheres. Later that night, one of the participants told me her experience of those moments in the celebration satsang in the Temple. She said she felt that nature was manifesting the inner experiences described by the poet-saint Dharmadas in his bhajan Jhari Lagai Meheliya Gagana Gheheray. Gurumayi sings an exquisite rendition of this Hindi bhajan in a melody that she herself composed. The English translation is:
The palace of my heart is set amidst a vast inner sky,
whose dark clouds are constantly pouring down rain.
Clouds are rumbling with thunder.
Lightning is flashing through the clouds,
filling the sky.
The ocean of brilliance is swelling.
Wave after wave is arising;
the splendor is indescribable.
From the supreme void of the inner sky,
nectar is raining down.
I am bathing in it,
immersed in the bliss of love.
The doors of my palace are blowing open!
Darkness is being driven away.
Blessed is my Sadguru,
who has revealed this wondrous sight to me.
Dharmadas folds his hands and prays,
May I always be immersed
in the lotus feet of the Sadguru.
In the early hours of June 23 in Shree Muktananda Ashram, the auspicious day of Gurumayi’s Birthday was just beginning in the Far East. Gurumayi shared with a few sevites that, although it was not yet June 24 in Shree Muktananda Ashram, she could feel that her exuberant devotees had begun to celebrate her birthday in other parts of the world. In honor of the fifty-hour worldwide birthday celebration, Gurumayi said that she would join the global Siddha Yoga sangham by singing the Aratiin the Bhagavan Nityananda Temple
that evening, on June 23. Gurumayi also shared that singing this Aratiis one of her favorite practices in the Ashram Daily Schedule, whether it is sung in the morning or evening. Gurumayi remembered how, in Gurudev Siddha Peeth, she always delighted in seeing the flames of the aratilamps glimmer during the brilliant sunrise and sunset. This experience symbolized the ever-present light of the Self, awakened by
Shri Guru.

Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jay! Happy Gurumayi’s Birthday!
To my heart’s great delight, on the evening of June 23 I received an invitation to attend a satsang with Gurumayi in the Bhagavan Nityananda Temple. It was to begin in just forty-five minutes! This was the answer to my heart’s prayer. I had been in Shree Muktananda Ashram on a seva visit, with Tarun Desai, my fellow Trustee of the Siddha Yoga Sangham of India. It was our secret wish to receive Gurumayi’s darshan on her birthday.


When we stepped out the door, we found ourselves standing right before Gurumayi, near the Temple. We exchanged warm smiles with Gurumayi. In that moment, we knew we were in the right place at the right time. The palpable energy that coursed through our beings was indescribable. Of course we expected Gurumayi to express her delight at seeing us after so many months and years! However, as we have read in many stories of the Guru-disciple relationship, the Guru responds to the Truth, not to our mental fabrications.
Gurumayi started walking towards the breezeway that leads to the Temple. Before stepping inside she turned and looked at us, and our hearts quivered in anticipation. Gurumayi’s teaching came to us in the following words,
“Why are you—the Trustees, the leaders of Siddha Yoga Sangham, India—not coming forward on your own to greet Gurumayi? Why do you need others to nudge you forward? You have been here for so many days, why haven’t I seen you? I am here. Definitely, I am right here.”
We silently embraced Gurumayi’s guidance in our hearts. We had already been overjoyed to receive Gurumayi’s darshan on this auspicious day, and we both realized how precious it was to receive her guidance as well. At that precise moment, drops of rain began to fall lightly. Gurumayi looked at the sky, put her hand out and said, “Feel the raindrops.” Then Gurumayi stepped into the Temple breezeway.
Several months ago when I made a plan to visit Shree Muktananda Ashram from India, it was my intention to carry with me the love of the entire Indian sangham for Gurumayi. I understood from Gurumayi’s guidance that just making an intention is not enough; I need to take the right steps to implement my intention.
Tarun bhai and I followed Gurumayi into the breezeway. I immediately felt that I was entering a world of serenity and silence. The breezeway was adorned with green silk and arrangements of bamboo plants, echoing Gurumayi’s Message Artwork for 2015.









Although I never had darshan of Bade Baba’s physical form, I have seen so many photographs and videos of Bade Baba surrounded by offerings of fruits and flowers. The state of equipoise he embodied in his physical form is timeless; he is sakshat—he lives—in the form of his murti.

After I had Bade Baba’s darshan, the hall monitor ushered me to my seat. The atmosphere in the Temple thrummed with the rhythmic sound of the rain.
Gurumayi was listening to the heavenly sounds as she gazed at Bade Baba. She said in a gentle voice, “This is the best music.”
As the rain continued, sunlight began streaming into the Temple. Bade Baba shone even more radiantly. “There will be a rainbow now,” Gurumayi said with a smile. She asked the photographers to go outside and look for the rainbow.
At that moment, the host stood and began to speak. Gurumayi held up her hand, motioning him to stop, and said, “When nature sings, we remain quiet.”
We all experienced quietude as we listened to this divine music flowing from the heavenly spheres. Later that night, one of the participants told me her experience of those moments in the celebration satsang in the Temple. She said she felt that nature was manifesting the inner experiences described by the poet-saint Dharmadas in his bhajanJhari Lagai Meheliya Gagana Gheheray. Gurumayi sings an exquisite rendition of this Hindi bhajan in a melody that she herself composed. The English translation is:
The palace of my heart is set amidst a vast inner sky,
whose dark clouds are constantly pouring down rain.
Clouds are rumbling with thunder.
Lightning is flashing through the clouds,
filling the sky.
The ocean of brilliance is swelling.
Wave after wave is arising;
the splendor is indescribable.
From the supreme void of the inner sky,
nectar is raining down.
I am bathing in it,
immersed in the bliss of love.
The doors of my palace are blowing open!
Darkness is being driven away.
Blessed is my Sadguru,
who has revealed this wondrous sight to me.
Dharmadas folds his hands and prays,
May I always be immersed
in the lotus feet of the Sadguru.
En las primeras horas del 23 de junio, en Shree Muktananda Ashram, el propicio día del cumpleaños de Gurumayi empezaba en el Extremo Oriente. Gurumayi compartió con unos cuantos sevitas que, a pesar de que todavía no era 24 de junio en Shree Muktananda Ashram, ya podía sentir que sus exuberantes devotos habían empezado a celebrar su cumpleaños en otras partes del mundo. En honor de las cincuenta horas de celebración del cumpleaños en todo el mundo, Gurumayi dijo que ella se uniría al sanghamglobal de Siddha Yoga cantando el Arati en el Templo de Bhagaván Nityananda esa tarde, el 23 de junio. Gurumayi también compartió que cantar ese Araties una de sus prácticas favoritas en el horario diario del áshram, ya sea en la mañana o en la tarde. Gurumayi recordó cómo ella se deleitaba siempre en Gurudev Siddha Peeth al ver brillar las llamas de las lámparas del arati, durante los esplendorosos amaneceres y atardeceres. Esta experiencia simbolizaba la siempre presente luz del Ser, despertada por Shri Guru.

¡Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jay! ¡Feliz cumpleaños de Gurumayi!
Para el deleite de mi corazón, la tarde del 23 de junio recibí una invitación para asistir a un satsang con Gurumayi en el Templo de Bhagaván Nityananda. ¡Empezaría en solo cuarenta y cinco minutos! Esta era la respuesta a la plegaria de mi corazón. Estaba en una visita de seva en Shree Muktananda Ashram con Tarun Desai, mi compañero como miembros del Consejo de Administración del Sangham de Siddha Yoga de la India. Nuestro deseo secreto era recibir el darshan de Gurumayi en su cumpleaños.


Al salir por la puerta nos encontramos justo ante Gurumayi, cerca del Templo. Intercambiamos cálidas sonrisas con Gurumayi. En ese momento, supimos que estábamos en el lugar correcto, en el momento correcto. La palpable energía que recorría nuestro ser era indescriptible. Por supuesto, esperábamos que Gurumayi expresara su deleite de vernos ¡después de tantos meses y años! Sin embargo, como lo hemos leído en tantas historias sobre la relación Guru-discípulo, el Guru responde a la Verdad, no a nuestras fabricaciones mentales.
Gurumayi empezó a caminar hacia el pasillo que lleva al Templo. Antes de entrar, se volvió a nosotros; nuestros corazones se estremecían con expectación. La enseñanza de Gurumayi nos llegó en las siguientes palabras:
“¿Cómo es que ustedes, los directivos, los líderes del Sangham de Siddha Yoga en India, no se acercan por su cuenta a saludar a Gurumayi? ¿Por qué necesitan que otros los alienten para actuar? Llegaron hace varios días, ¿por qué no los he visto? Yo estoy aquí. Definitivamente, yo estoy aquí mismo”.
En silencio, abrazamos la guía de Gurumayi en nuestro corazón. Ya nos había regocijado recibir el darshan de Gurumayi en este propicio día, y los dos sabíamos lo precioso que era también recibir su guía. En ese preciso instante empezaron a caer unas ligeras gotas de lluvia. Gurumayi miró al cielo, extendió la mano y dijo: “Sientan las gotas de lluvia”. Luego, Gurumayi entró al pasillo del Templo.
Varios meses atrás, cuando estaba en la India haciendo un plan para visitar Shree Muktananda Ashram, mi intención era llevar conmigo el amor de todo el sangham de la India por Gurumayi. Comprendí, por la guía de Gurumayi, que tener una intención no es suficiente; necesito dar los pasos correctos para implementar esa intención.
Tarun bhai y yo caminamos detrás de Gurumayipor el pasillo. Inmediatamente sentí que entraba en un mundo de serenidad y silencio. El pasillo estaba adornado con seda verde y arreglos de plantas de bambú, reflejando el Trabajo artístico del Mensaje de Gurumayi para 2015.









Aunque nunca tuve el darshan de Bade Baba en su forma física, he visto muchas fotos y videos de Bade Baba rodeado de ofrendas de frutas y flores. El estado de ecuanimidad que personificaba en su forma física es atemporal; él es sakshat—él vive—en la forma de su murti.

Después de recibir el darshan de Bade Baba, el monitor de la sala me acompañó a mi lugar. La atmósfera del Templo repiqueteaba con el rítmico sonido de la lluvia.
Gurumayi escuchaba los sonidos celestiales mientras veía a Bade Baba. Ella dijo en una suave voz: “Esta es la mejor música”.
Mientras la lluvia caía, la luz del sol empezó a propagarse dentro del Templo. Bade Baba brillaba cada vez más radiante. “Ahora habrá un arcoíris”, dijo Gurumayi con una sonrisa. Ella pidió a los fotógrafos que salieran a buscar el arcoíris.
En ese momento, el anfitrión se puso de pie y comenzó a hablar. Gurumayi levantó su mano, haciéndole una seña para que se detuviera, y dijo: “Cuando la naturaleza canta, permanecemos en silencio”.
Tuvimos una experiencia de quietud al escuchar esta música divina que fluía desde las esferas celestiales. Por la noche, una de las participantes me contó lo que experimentó en esos momentos del satsang de celebración en el Templo. Dice que sintió que la naturaleza manifestaba las experiencias interiores descritas por el santo poeta Dharmadas, en su bhajanJhari Lagai Meheliya Gagana Gheheray. Gurumayi canta una versión exquisita de este bhajan en hindi en una melodía que compuso ella misma. La traducción dice:
El palacio de mi corazón se encuentra en medio de un vasto cielo interior,
Sus oscuras nubes constantemente llueven torrentes.
Las nubes rugen y truenan.
Rayos atraviesan las nubes,
llenando el cielo.
Se hincha el océano de resplandor.
Ola tras ola surge,
el esplendor es inefable.
Desde el vacío supremo del cielo interior,
llueve néctar.
Me baño en él,
sumergido en la dicha del amor.
¡Una ráfaga abre las puertas de mi palacio!
La oscuridad es desterrada.
Bendito es mi Sadguru,
que me ha revelado esta maravilla.
Dharmadas junta sus manos y ora:
¡Qué yo siempre esté inmerso en los pies
de loto de mi Sadguru!
Continuará…
Nas primeiras horas do dia 23 de junho no Ashram Shree Muktananda, no Extremo Oriente o dia auspicioso do Aniversário de Gurumayi estava se iniciando. Gurumayi compartilhou com alguns sevitas que, apesar de ainda não ser 24 de junho no Ashram Shree Muktananda, ela podia sentir que seus devotos animados tinham começado a celebrar seu aniversário em outras partes do mundo. Em honra à celebração de aniversário ao redor do mundo, que duraria cinqüenta horas, Gurumayi disse que se juntaria ao sanghamGlobal de Siddha Yoga para cantar o Arati en el Templo de Bhagaván Nityananda esa tarde, el 23 de junio. Gurumayi también compartió que cantar ese Araties una de sus prácticas favoritas en el horario diario del áshram, ya sea en la mañana o en la tarde. Gurumayi recordó cómo ella se deleitaba siempre en Gurudev Siddha Peeth al ver brillar las llamas de las lámparas del aratié uma de suas práticas favoritas, quer seja cantado pela manhã ou à tarde. Gurumayi lembrou-se de como, em Gurudev Siddha Peeth, ela sempre se encantava ao ver as chamas das lamparinas do arati cintilando durante o nascer e o por do sol brilhantes. Essa experiência simbolizava a luz do Ser sempre presente, despertada por Shri Guru.

Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jay! Feliz Aniversário de Gurumayi!
Para a minha grande alegria, na tarde de 23 de junho recebi um convite para participar de um satsang com Gurumayi no Templo de Bhagavan Nityananda. Ele começaria em apenas 45 minutos! Essa foi a resposta à prece do meu coração. Eu estava no Ashram Shree Muktananda numa visita de seva, com Tarun Desai, meu colega Diretor do Sangham de Siddha Yoga da Índia. Era nosso desejo secreto receber o darshan de Gurumayi no dia do seu aniversário.


Quando saímos pela porta, nos encontramos bem diante de Gurumayi, perto do Templo. Trocamos sorrisos calorosos com Gurumayi. Naquele momento nós sabíamos que estávamos no lugar certo, na hora certa. A energia que nos percorria era palpável e indescritível. É claro que esperávamos que Gurumayi expressasse sua alegria de nos ver após tantos meses e anos! Entretanto, como lemos em muitas histórias sobre a relação Guru-discípulo, o Guru reage à Verdade, não às nossas criações mentais.
Gurumayi começou a caminhar na direção do corredor que leva ao Templo. Antes de entrar ela se virou e olhou para nós e nossos corações estremeceram em expectativa. O ensinamento de Gurumayi veio até nós com as seguintes palavras,
“Por que vocês – os Diretores, os líderes do Sangham de Siddha Yoga na Índia – não vieram por conta própria cumprimentar Gurumayi? Por que vocês precisam ser cutucados pelos outros? Vocês estão aqui há tantos dias, por que eu não vi vocês? Eu estou aqui. Definitivamente, eu estou bem aqui.”
Silenciosamente acolhemos a orientação de Gurumayi em nossos corações. Nós já estávamos radiantes por receber o darshan de Gurumayi neste dia auspicioso, e ambos percebemos como foi precioso receber também sua orientação. Naquele exato momento, alguns pingos de chuva começaram a cair. Gurumayi olhou para o céu, estendeu a mão e disse “Sintam os pingos da chuva”. Então Gurumayi entrou no corredor do Templo.
Vários meses antes, quando, na Índia, planejei a visita ao Ashram Shree Muktananda, era minha intenção levar comigo o amor de todo sangham da Índia para Gurumayi. Com a orientação de Gurumayi entendi que apenas criar uma intenção não é suficiente; preciso dar os passos corretos para implementar a minha intenção.
Tarun bhai e eu seguimos Gurumayi pelo corredor. Imediatamente senti que entrava em um mundo de serenidade e silêncio. O corredor fora adornado com seda verde e arranjos de bambu, refletindo a imagem criada para a Mensagem de Gurumayi para 2015.









Apesar de eu nunca ter tido o darshan da forma física de Bade Baba, já tinha visto muitas fotografias e vídeos de Bade Baba cercado de oferendas de frutas e flores. O estado de equilíbrio que ele incorporava em sua forma física é atemporal; ele é sakshat—ele vive—na forma de sua murti.

Depois de ter o darshan de Bade Baba, a monitora de sala me indicou o lugar onde eu deveria me sentar. A atmosfera no Templo vibrava com o som ritmado da chuva.
Gurumayi estava ouvindo os sons celestiais conforme olhava para Bade Baba. E ela disse com voz suave, “Esta é a melhor música”.
Conforme a chuva continuava a cair, a luz do sol começou a entrar no Templo. Bade Baba brilhava de uma forma ainda mais radiante. “Vamos ter um arco-íris agora”, Gurumayi disse com um sorriso. Ela pediu aos fotógrafos que saíssem e procurassem pelo arco-íris.
Naquele momento, o anfitrião se levantou e começou a falar. Gurumayi levantou a mão pedindo a ele que parasse e disse: “Quando a natureza canta, nós permanecemos em silêncio”.
Todos nós experimentamos quietude conforme ouvíamos esta música divina fluindo das esferas celestiais. Mais tarde naquela noite, uma das participantes me contou sua experiência daqueles momentos no satsang de celebração no Templo. Ela disse que sentiu que a natureza estava manifestando as experiências interiores descritas pelo santo-poeta Dharmadas em seu bhajanJhari Lagai Meheliya Gagana Gheheray. Gurumayi canta uma versão preciosa deste bhajan hindu em uma melodia que ela mesma compôs. A tradução em português é:
O palácio do meu coração fica no meio a um vasto céu interior,
Cujas nuvens escuras constantemente derramam chuva.
Nuvens que retumbam com trovões.
Raios cortam as nuvens,
iluminando o céu.
O oceano de brilho se expande,
Surge onda após onda,
o esplendor é indescritível.
Do vazio supremo do céu interior,
néctar é derramado.
Banho-me nele,
imerso no êxtase do amor.
As portas do meu palácio estão escancaradas!
A escuridão se vai.
Abençoado seja meu Sadguru,
que me revelou esta visão extraordinária.
Dharmadas posta suas mãos e ora,
que eu esteja sempre imerso
nos pés de lótus de meu Sadguru.
Continua…
Il était tôt le matin du 23 juin à Shree Muktananda Ashram; le jour bénéfique de l’anniversaire de Gurumayi commençait tout juste en Extrême-Orient. Gurumayi dit à quelques sévaïtes que, bien que ce ne soit pas encore le 24 juin à Shree Muktananda Ashram, elle pouvait ressentir l’enthousiasme de ses disciples qui avaient commencé à célébrer son anniversaire dans d’autres parties du monde. En honneur des cinquante heures de célébration mondiale de l’anniversaire, Gurumayi a annoncé qu’elle se joindrait au sanghammondial du Siddha Yoga pour chanter l’Arati dans le Temple de Bhagavan Nityananda en cette soirée du 23 juin. Gurumayi a ajouté que chanter cet Aratiétait l’une de ses pratiques favorites de l’agenda quotidien de l’Ashram, qu’il soit chanté le matin ou le soir. Gurumayi se rappelait comment, à Gurudev Siddha Peeth, elle avait toujours pris plaisir à voir luire les flammes des lampes d’aratidans l’éclat des levers et des couchers de soleil. Cette expérience symbolisait la présence permanente de la lumière du Soi éveillée par Shri Guru.

Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jay! Joyeux anniversaire Gurumayi!
Pour le plus grand plaisir de mon cœur, le soir du 23 juin, j’ai reçu une invitation pour assister à un satsang avec Gurumayi dans le Temple de Bhagavan Nityananda. Il allait commencer dans 45 minutes à peine ! C’était la réponse à la prière de mon cœur. J’étais à Shree Muktananda Ashram pour une visite de seva en compagnie de Tarun Desai, mon collègue trustee du Sangham du Siddha Yoga en Inde. Notre souhait secret était de recevoir le darshan de Gurumayi le jour de son anniversaire.


Quand nous avons franchi la porte, nous nous sommes retrouvés devant Gurumayi, près du Temple. Nous avons échangé de chaleureux sourires avec Gurumayi. Nous savions à cet instant que nous étions au bon endroit au bon moment. L’énergie palpable qui parcourait nos êtres était indescriptible. Bien sûr, nous nous attendions à ce que Gurumayi exprime son plaisir de nous voir après tant de mois et d’années ! Cependant, comme nous l’avons lu dans de nombreux textes sur la relation Guru-disciple, le Guru répond à la Vérité, pas à nos productions mentales.
Gurumayi a commencé à marcher vers le passage couvert qui conduit au Temple. Avant de s’y engager, elle s’est tournée vers nous et nous a regardés; nos cœurs frissonnaient d’impatience. L’enseignement de Gurumayi nous fut transmis avec les mots suivants:
« Pourquoi, vous les trustees, les leaders du Sangham du Siddha Yoga en Inde, ne vous avancez-vous pour saluer Gurumayi? Pourquoi faut-il que d’autres vous y poussent? Vous êtes ici depuis tant de jours, pourquoi ne vous ai-je pas vus? Je suis ici. Indiscutablement, je suis ici. »
Nous avons silencieusement accueilli les conseils de Gurumayi dans nos cœurs. Nous avions déjà éprouvé beaucoup de joie à recevoir le darshan de Gurumayi en ce jour bénéfique, et nous réalisions tous deux combien il était précieux de recevoir aussi ses conseils. A cet instant précis, de légères gouttes de pluie ont commencé à tomber. Gurumayi a regardé le ciel, tendu les mains et dit: « sentez les gouttes de pluie. » Puis, Gurumayi est entrée dans le passage qui conduit au Temple.
Il y a plusieurs mois, quand j’ai décidé de partir de l’Inde pour Shree Muktananda Ashram, j’ai formulé l’intention d’emmener avec moi l’amour de tout le sangham indien pour Gurumayi. Les conseils de Gurumayi m’ont fait comprendre qu’il ne suffit pas de formuler une intention; je dois faire le nécessaire pour réaliser mon intention.
Tarun bhai et moi avons suivi Gurumayi dans le passage couvert. J’ai tout de suite ressenti que je pénétrais dans un monde de sérénité et de silence. Le passage était décoré de soie verte et de compositions de bambous qui faisaient écho à l’illustration du Message de Gurumayi pour 2015.









Bien que je n’aie jamais eu le darshan de la forme physique de Bade Baba, j’ai vu beaucoup de photos et de vidéos de Bade Baba entouré d’offrandes de fruits et de fleurs. L’état d’équilibre qu’il incarnait dans sa forme physique est en-dehors du temps; il est sakshat—il vit—sous la forme de sa murti.

Après avoir eu le darshan de Bade Baba, l’hôte de la salle m’a conduit à ma place. L’atmosphère dans le Temple vibrait au rythme de la pluie.
Gurumayi écoutait les sons célestes en regardant Bade Baba. Elle a prononcé d’une voix douce: « ceci est la meilleure musique. »
Tandis que la pluie se poursuivait, la lumière du soleil a commencé à pénétrer dans le Temple. Bade Baba était de plus en plus rayonnant. « Il va y avoir un arc-en-ciel maintenant » dit Gurumayi en souriant. Elle a demandé aux photographes d’aller à l’extérieur et de chercher l’arc-en-ciel.
A cet instant, le présentateur s’est levé et a commencé à parler. Gurumayi a fait un geste de la main pour lui signifier d’arrêter et dit: « Quand la nature chante, nous restons en silence. »
Nous avons tous ressenti la quiétude émanant de la musique divine s’écoulant des sphères célestes. Plus tard ce soir-là, une des participantes m’a raconté son expérience de ces instants du satsang de célébration dans le Temple. Elle disait qu’elle avait senti la nature manifester les expériences intérieures décrites par le saint-poète Dharmadas dans son bhajanJhari Lagai Meheliya Gagana Gheheray. Gurumayi chante une interprétation exquise de ce bhajan en hindi dans une mélodie qu’elle a elle-même composée. La traduction anglaise est:
Le palais de mon cœur s’élève au milieu d’un immense ciel intérieur,
dont les nuages sombres déversent continuellement la pluie.
Les nuages grondent de tonnerre.
Les éclairs traversent les nuages,
remplissant le ciel.
L’océan de lumière éclatante s’enfle.
Vague s’élève après vague;
la splendeur est indescriptible.
Depuis le vide suprême du ciel intérieur,
le nectar tombe en pluie.
Je m’y baigne,
immergé dans la félicité de l’amour.
Les portes de mon palais toutes grandes s’ouvrent!
L’obscurité en est chassée.
Béni est mon Sadguru,
qui m’a dévoilé ce merveilleux spectacle.
Dharmadas joint les mains et prie,
Puis-je être toujours immergé
dans les pieds de lotus de mon Sadguru.
A suivre…
Während der frühen Morgenstunden des 23. Juni im Shree Muktananda Ashram begann im Fernen Osten gerade der glückverheißende Tag von Gurumayis Geburtstag. Gurumayi sagte zu einigen Sevites, dass sie, obwohl es im Shree Muktananda Ashram noch nicht der 24. Juni war, fühlen konnte, dass in anderen Teilen der Welt ihre überschwänglichen Anhänger schon damit begonnen hatten, ihren Geburtstag zu feiern. Gurumayi äußerte auch den Wunsch, zu Ehren der fünfzig-stündigen, weltweiten Geburtstagsfeier an diesem Abend des 23. Juni die Aratiim Bhagavan Nityananda Tempel gemeinsam mit dem weltweiten Siddha Yoga sanghamzu singen. Gurumayi sagte dazu, dass das Singen dieser Aratieine ihrer Lieblingsübungen im täglichen Ashram-Ablaufplan sei, ganz gleich, ob es am Morgen oder am Abend gesungen wird. Gurumayi erinnerte sich daran, wie sie sich in Gurudev Siddha Peeth immer darüber gefreut hatte, die Flammen der arati-Lampen während der leuchtenden Sonnenauf- und -untergänge schimmern zu sehen. Diese Erfahrung symbolisierte das stets gegenwärtige Licht des Selbst, das der Guru erweckt hatte.

Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jay! Alles Gute zu Gurumayis Geburtstag!
Zu meiner großen Freude erhielt ich am Abend des 23. Juni die Einladung, einen satsang mit Gurumayi im Bhagavan Nityananda Tempel zu besuchen. Er sollte bereits in fünfundvierzig Minuten anfangen! Das war die Antwort auf das Gebet meines Herzens. Ich war zu einem seva-Besuch im Shree Muktananda Ashram, zusammen mit Tarun Desai, meinem Kollegen als Treuhänder des Siddha Yoga Sangham in Indien. Es war unser geheimer Wunsch, an Gurumayis Geburtstag ihren darshan zu erhalten.


Als wir aus der Tür traten, standen wir unmittelbar vor Gurumayi, nahe beim Tempel. Wir tauschten ein warmes Lächeln mit Gurumayi aus. In dem Moment wussten wir, dass wir zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort waren. Die spürbare Energie, die uns durchströmte, war unbeschreiblich. Natürlich erwarteten wir, dass Gurumayi ihre Freude, uns nach so vielen Monaten und Jahren zu sehen, zum Ausdruck bringen würde! So wie wir es in vielen Geschichten über die Guru-Schüler-Beziehung gelesen haben, nimmt der Guru jedoch Bezug auf die Wahrheit, nicht auf unsere gedanklichen Hirngespinste.
Gurumayi begann zum Durchgang zu gehen, der zum Tempel führt. Bevor sie ihn betrat, drehte sie sich um und schaute uns an, und unsere Herzen zitterten vor Vorfreude. Gurumayis Lehre erreichte uns in den folgenden Worten:
„Warum tretet ihr, die Treuhänder und Treuhänderinnen, die Leiter und Leiterinnen des Siddha Yoga sangham in Indien, nicht von euch aus vor, um Gurumayi zu grüßen? Warum braucht ihr andere, die euch einen Anstoß geben? Ihr seid schon seit so vielen Tagen hier, warum habe ich euch nicht zu Gesicht bekommen? Ich bin hier. Ich bin eindeutig genau hier.”
Wir nahmen Gurumayis Unterweisung schweigend in unsere Herzen auf. Wir waren schon überglücklich darüber gewesen, an diesem verheißungs¬vollen Tag Gurumayis darshan zu erhalten, und uns war beiden klar, wie wertvoll es war, noch dazu ihre Unterweisung zu erhalten. In genau diesem Augenblick begannen leichte Regentropfen zu fallen. Gurumayi schaute zum Himmel, streckte die Hand aus und sagte: „Fühlt die Regentropfen.“ Dann betrat Gurumayi den Durchgang zum Tempel.
Als ich vor einigen Monaten den Plan entwickelte, von Indien aus den Shree Muktananda Ashram zu besuchen, war meine Absicht die, die Liebe des gesamten indischen sangham für Gurumayi mitzubringen. Ich begriff auf Grund von Gurumayis Unterweisung, dass es nicht genügt, eine Absicht zu formulieren; ich muss vielmehr die richtigen Schritte tun, um meine Absicht umzusetzen.
Tarun bhai und ich folgten Gurumayi in den Durchgang. Ich fühlte sofort, dass ich in eine Welt der Ruhe und Stille eintrat. Der Durchgang war mit grüner Seide und Arrangements von Bambuspflanzen geschmückt, die Gurumayis Illustration zur Jahresbotschaft 2015 widerspiegelten.









Obwohl ich nie den darshan von Bade Babas physischer Gestalt erlebt habe, habe ich viele Fotos und Videos gesehen, auf denen Bade Baba von Gaben aus Früchten und Blumen umgeben ist. Der Zustand von Gleichmut, den er in seiner physischen Gestalt verkörperte, ist zeitlos; er ist sakshat – er lebt – in der Gestalt seiner murti.

Nachdem ich Bade Baba’s darshan gehabt hatte, geleitete mich der Saal¬helfer an meinen Platz. Die Atmosphäre im Tempel war vom rhythmischen Klang des Regens erfüllt.
Gurumayi lauschte den himmlischen Klängen des Regens, während sie Bade Baba ansah. Sie sagte mit sanfter Stimme: „Das ist die beste Musik.“
Während es weiter regnete, begann das Sonnenlicht in den Tempel zu strömen. Bade Baba leuchtete noch strahlender. „Es wird jetzt einen Regenbogen geben“, sagte Gurumayi lächelnd. Sie bat die Fotografen, nach draußen zu gehen und nach dem Regenbogen Ausschau zu halten.
In dem Moment stand der Gastgeber auf und begann zu sprechen. Gurumayi hob die Hand, bedeutete ihm innezuhalten und sagte: „Wenn die Natur singt, bleiben wir still.“
Wir alle erlebten Ruhe, während wir dieser göttlichen Musik lauschten, die aus den himmlischen Sphären herabfloss. Später am Abend erzählte mir eine der Teilnehmerinnen, wie sie diese Momente im Fest satsang im Tempel erlebt hatte. Sie sagte sie fühle, dass sich in der Natur die inneren Erfahrungen manifestierten, die der Dichterheilige Dharmadas in seinem bhajan Jhari Lagai Meheliya Gagana Gheheray beschrieben hat. Gurumayi singt eine wundervolle Fassung dieses Hindi-bhajan in einer Melodie, die sie selbst komponiert hat. Die englische Übersetzung lautet:
Der Palast meines Herzens steht inmitten eines weiten inneren Himmels,
Aus dessen dunklen Wolken pausenlos Regen niederströmt.
In den Wolken rollt der Donner.
LBlitze zucken durch die Wolken
Und füllen den Himmel.
Der Ozean des Leuchtens schwillt an.
Welle um Welle erhebt sich;
Der Glanz ist unbeschreiblich.
Aus der höchsten Leere des inneren Himmels
Regnet Nektar herab.
Ich bade darin,
versunken in der Glückseligkeit der Liebe.
Die Türen meines Palastes werden vom Sturm aufgestoßen!
Die Dunkelheit wird vertrieben.
Gesegnet ist mein Sadguru,
der mir diesen wundersamen Anblick offenbart hat.
Dharmadas faltet die Hände und betet:
Möge ich immer in die Lotusfüße des Sadguru
vertieft sein.
Fortsetzung folgt…
Alle prime ore del 23 giugno nello Shree Muktananda Ashram, il lieto giorno del compleanno di Gurumayi stava già per cominciare in Estremo Oriente. Parlando con un gruppetto di sevaiti, Gurumayi raccontò che, sebbene nello Shree Muktananda Ashram non fosse ancora arrivato il 24 giugno, poteva comunque sentire che, in altre parti del mondo, i suoi esuberanti devoti avevano già cominciato a festeggiare il suo compleanno. Gurumayi disse che, in onore dei festeggiamenti che nel mondo intero si sarebbero protratti per cinquanta ore di seguito, quella sera del 23 giugno, lei si sarebbe unita al sanghammondiale Siddha Yoga cantando l’Arati nel Tempio di Bhagavan Nityananda. Gurumayi aggiunse anche che il canto dell’Aratiè una delle sue pratiche preferite nel programma giornaliero dell‘Ashram, sia che venga cantato la mattina o la sera. Gurumayi ha ricordato come lei, nel Gurudev Siddha Peeth, si deliziava sempre quando vedeva luccicare le fiammelle accese per l’arati, mentre il sole brillante sorgeva o tramontava. Questa esperienza simboleggiava la luce onnipresente del Sé risvegliata da Shri Guru.

Sadgurunath Maharaj ki Jay! Felice compleanno di Gurumayi!
Per la gioia del mio cuore, la sera del 23 giugno ho ricevuto l’invito a partecipare al satsang con Gurumayi nel Tempio di Bhagavan Nityananda. Sarebbe cominciato dopo quarantacinque minuti! Era la risposta alla preghiera del mio cuore. Ero ospite allo Shree Muktananda Ashram per fare seva, insieme a Tarun Desai, anche lei come me fiduciaria del Siddha Yoga Sangham in India. Segretamente, ci auguravamo di ricevere il darshan di Gurumayi il giorno del suo compleanno.


Quando siamo uscite dalla porta, ci siamo trovate immediatamente davanti a Gurumayi, accanto al Tempio. Abbiamo scambiato sorrisi calorosi con Gurumayi. In quell’istante, sapevamo di essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto. Era indescrivibile l’energia palpabile che ci attraversava. Certo, ci aspettavamo che Gurumayi ci dicesse quanto le faceva piacere rivederci dopo così tanti mesi e anni! Tuttavia, come abbiamo letto in tante storie sulla relazione Guru-discepolo, il Guru risponde alla Verità e non alle nostre costruzioni mentali.
Gurumayi ha cominciato a camminare verso il corridoio vetrato che conduce al Tempio. Prima di entrare, si è voltata e ci ha guardate, e i nostri cuori fremevano nell’attesa. L’insegnamento di Gurumayi ci è arrivato con queste parole:
“Perché voi, che siete fiduciarie e leader del Sangham Siddha Yoga in India, non vi siete presentate di vostra iniziativa a salutare Gurumayi? Perché avete bisogno che qualcuno vi spinga avanti? Siete qui da parecchi giorni, perché non vi ho viste? Io sono qui. Sì, sono proprio qui.”
Silenziosamente, nel nostro cuore, abbiamo abbracciato l’insegnamento di Gurumayi. Eravamo già fuori di noi dalla gioia per aver ricevuto il darshan di Gurumayi in questo giorno propizio, e tutte e due abbiamo realizzato quanto era è prezioso ricevere anche la sua guida. In quel preciso istante, leggere gocce di pioggia hanno cominciato a cadere. Gurumayi ha guardato il cielo, ha teso la mano e ha detto: “Sentite le gocce di pioggia”, e poi ha fatto il suo ingresso nel corridoio vetrato del Tempio.
Diversi mesi fa, quando ho progettato di partire dall’India per visitare lo Shree Muktananda Ashram, l’ho fatto con l’intenzione di portare con me l’amore per Gurumayi dell’intero sangham indiano. Dall’insegnamento di Gurumayi ho capito che non basta avere l’intenzione: devo fare i passi necessari per realizzare la mia intenzione.
Tarun bhai e io abbiamo seguito Gurumayi nel corridoio. Ho subito sentito che stavo entrando in un mondo di serenità e silenzio. Il corridoio vetrato era adorno di seta verde e composizioni di piante di bambù, che riprendevano il motivo della rappresentazione del Messaggio di Gurumayi per il 2015.









Sebbene io non abbia mai avuto il darshan di Bade Baba in carne ed ossa, ho visto moltissimi video e foto di Bade Baba circondato da offerte di frutta e fiori. Lo stato di equilibrio interiore che egli incarnava con la sua presenza fisica è senza tempo; egli è sakshat: vive nella forma della sua murti.

Dopo aver ricevuto il darshan di Bade Baba, l’addetta alla sala mi ha accompagnato al mio posto. L’aria nel Tempio rimbombava del suono ritmico della pioggia.
Gurumayi ascoltava i suoni celestiali mentre il suo sguardo era fisso su Bade Baba. Dolcemente ha detto: “Questa è la musica migliore”.
Mentre continuava a piovere, i raggi del sole hanno cominciato a inondare il Tempio. Bade Baba brillava più radioso che mai. “Ora ci sarà un arcobaleno”, ha detto sorridendo Gurumayi, e ha chiesto al fotografo di uscire a cercare l’arcobaleno.
In quel momento, il presentatore si è alzato e ha cominciato a parlare. Gurumayi ha alzato una mano per fargli cenno di fermarsi e ha detto: “Quando la natura canta, noi restiamo in silenzio”.
Tutti quanti abbiamo sperimentato la quiete mentre ascoltavamo questa musica divina che scendeva dalle sfere celesti. Più tardi, quella sera, una donna che aveva partecipato al satsang mi ha raccontato la sua esperienza di quei momenti di celebrazione nel Tempio. Mi disse che aveva sentito che la natura stava manifestando le esperienze interiori descritte dal santo poeta Dharmadas nel suo bhajanJhari Lagai Meheliya Gagana Gheheray. Gurumayi canta una deliziosa versione di questo bhajan in hindi, in una melodia che lei stessa ha composto. Ecco la traduzione:
Il palazzo del mio cuore sta nel mezzo di un vasto cielo interiore,
dalle cui nubi scure scende costante la pioggia.
Le nubi rimbombano del tuono.
Il lampo squarcia le nubi,
e illumina il cielo.
L’oceano di luce s’ingrossa,
onda dopo onda sta crescendo;
lo splendore è indescrivibile.
Dal vuoto supremo del cielo interiore,
discende una pioggia di nettare.
Mi bagno di nettare,
immerso nell’estasi dell’amore.
Le porte del mio palazzo si spalancano!
L’ oscurità è spazzata via.
Benedetto è il mio Sadguru,
che mi ha rivelato questa meravigliosa visione.
Dharmadas giunge la mani in preghiera:
possa io essere sempre immerso
nei piedi di loto del Sadguru.
Continua…


Gurumayi’s words are so alive that I felt she brought me and my heart to Bade Baba’s Temple, where we had her darshan. I heard Gurumayi’s laughter in my heart, and felt the Guru’s presence in my heart. I experienced the silence and blissfulness. My heart and eyes were moist with Shri Guru’s love. I experienced that I was physically there with Gurumayi ji.
My salutations to Shri Gurumayi ji.
Basamathnagar, India
So even before I read the account, I know I have arrived at the threshold of an extraordinary time in the presence of my Guru. There will be music, there will be dancing, there will be openings, with things to learn and things to celebrate. And what joy to see this is just Part I, since that means there will be still more!
I am reminded of the first virtue in the month of June: Abundance. I’m ready to dance—I’m ready for that "heavenly beat." What better guidance and companionship as I walk along the path!
Thank you, Gurumayi, for sharing yourself with us, all around the world.
Massachusetts, USA
The doors of my palace are blowing open!
Darkness is being driven away.
When I read that Gurumayi could feel her devotees around the world begin to celebrate, I remembered, and I knew, without a doubt, that our hearts—the Guru’s and her devotees’—are always connected: in time, and beyond time, all the time.
Massachusetts, USA
As I read this account, I felt that the doors of heaven were opening for me. I am certain that heavenly music can be enjoyed on this planet, when I step into the inner silence, and listen.
Dear Gurumayi, thank you for this precious gift!
Dombivli, India
Each time I let go of feelings of strain and over-effort, each time I release a sense of doership—when I pause and quietly turn within—I remember, right away, that Gurumayi is here. Right here. Always.
Connecticut, USA