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    As I listen and chant daily along with this Birthday Bliss video, I feel that Gurumayi is giving me an experience of all the virtues within me. I feel that I am becoming one with the splendor of the Self.

    Florence, Italy

    Every evening since June 1, my mom and I have been chanting with Shri Gurumayi before going to sleep. I enjoy chanting with Shri Gurumayi. Sometimes I almost dance in my sitting position, clapping my hands.


    After chanting, I usually meditate for one minute. One day, I was sitting in meditation for a long time. When I closed my eyes, I felt I was sitting in a dark room. In that dark room, I could not see anything or hear anything. But then I could see my heart’s green light. When I came out of meditation, I suddenly felt enthusiasm.

    an eleven-year-old from Dombivli, India

    Such an uplifting masterpiece! Each time I watch and listen to this video, I experience a joyful ride on the waves of shakti. As it comes to the end, I easefully merge into quietness.

    London, United Kingdom

    Every June 1, I look forward to this garland of beautiful chants! What a gift it is to be able to chant with Gurumayi throughout the month as many times as I wish!


    Something in me shifts when I chant with Gurumayi. I become light and happy, and feel like jumping around. Each segment takes me deeper, and makes me lighter and lighter. It is my favorite experience!

    a Gurukula student in Gurudev Siddha Peeth, India

    One evening after chanting along with this ecstatic medley of namasankirtanas, I had a conversation with someone that triggered in me a flood of emotion and a pattern of worrying. I inwardly asked Gurumayi to guide me back to joy.


    I began to silently chant Om Namo Bhagavate Muktanandaya. Suddenly Baba appeared in my mind’s eye. He was so free! I, too, experienced great freedom and a shower of blue-jeweled light. It was so beautiful that it drew me into a long meditation. My pattern of worrying disappeared into bliss.

    Illinois, United States

    Each time I chant with this garland of namasankirtanas, I feel enveloped in Gurumayi’s love, beauty, and grace. I experience this as a gift filled with the sweet exhilaration of Gurumayi’s darshan. Chanting in this way also brings back wonderful memories of offering seva and participating in Sadhana Retreats during Ashram visits.


    This is pure Birthday Bliss for me!

    Mumbai, India

    I love this collection of chants—their sweetness, their clarity, and the sacred darshan. Every time it is like an awakening all over again, in which I can surrender to the love of God, loving and cherishing each day and the blessing of being alive.


    I am grateful to Gurumayi for this golden time in her presence.

    Hørsholm, Denmark

    My wife and I chanted with Gurumayi this evening. I experienced ecstasy in chanting in the present moment via the video with Gurumayi, and immense gratitude for the unearthly gift of having chanted in person with Gurumayi over the years.

     

    Chanting with Gurumayi has been among the greatest jewels in my life.When I chant with Gurumayi, I experience that the shakti washes away my limiting thoughts and feelings.  

     

    I could chant with Gurumayi forever.


    Pennsylvania, United States

    I chanted along with Gurumayi with great enthusiasm and realized how the years pass, how times change.


    And yet some things always remain the same: God’s love, the love of the Guru, the love of the disciple.


    Konolfingen, Switzerland

    I have chanted with this video many times. Tonight I realized for the first time that Gurumayi was chanting to the divine in me and in each of us. I began to think of all the people in my life—my friends, family, colleagues—and saw their greatness of spirit, their delight, their virtues, their happiness.


    My concerns disappeared! I felt so fortunate to be surrounded by God.

    Watson, Australia

    Tonight, I turned to this chanting video to uplift my mind. As I chanted these sacred names with Gurumayi, I thought of a diamond and how strong it is. I understood that chanting is a powerful way to maintain strength and steadiness within when outer circumstances seem daunting. I saw that, like a diamond, I can shine and reflect light back into the world. The more I chant, the brighter I shine.

    Washington, United States

    How very blessed I feel to swim in the beauty of this musical montage. In the morning, it energizes me before I leave for work. It plays internally in the background as I go about my day. In the evening, I meditate to it. As I listen and chant along with this medley, I feel I am bathing in the grace of Shri Gurumayi.

    New York, United States

    Every time I come to the last chant in this video, I feel like jumping in ecstasy. I remember what a gift it is to have a living Guru.


    Seeing Gurumayi, I am inspired to increase the joy and expand the gifts I have been given. I feel that any sense of lack is insignificant in the presence of Gurumayi’s grace and protection.

    Mumbai, India

    As I participated in chanting with Gurumayi, I thought to myself, “Truly, this entire month is so loving, so infused with the Guru’s power!” Every day as I continue to participate in chanting with Gurumayi, I experience so much bliss. I feel lighter and lighter day by day.

     

    Today while I was chanting, I felt so light that it was as if my consciousness was floating on the waves of the sea. It’s so exquisite to visit this place of bliss every time I chant with Gurumayi!

    Dombivli, India

    What absolutely delightful prasad to experience chanting with my beloved Guru throughout the years! It reminds me that in all the stages and seasons of my life, the Guru has been here, guiding me toward my bliss with infinite compassion, understanding, and patience. My heart is overflowing with gratitude for the immense gift of her presence in my life. 


    New York, United States

    After chanting with Gurumayi, I feel I have blossomed like a flower. I had been experiencing many unwanted thoughts, which were bringing me down. Through chanting, I felt as though I were getting a new start.

     

    Following this chant, I meditated for some time. In my meditation, I saw that Gurumayi was smiling at me and giving me an awareness of my life—and this brought the light of joy to my heart. Today, on this first day of Birthday Bliss, I experienced a joyfulness in my life that was much needed.


    a sixteen-year-old from Dombivli, India

    When I visited Birthday Bliss on the homepage of the Siddha Yoga path website, “Chanting with Shri Gurumayi” was the first page I opened. As soon as I heard the first notes of the chant, I felt love arising in my heart. I watched Gurumayi and felt my body move to the beat of the chant. It is always a wonderful experience to chant with Gurumayi!

    Rosendahl, Germany

    I was overjoyed to find the “Chanting with Shri Gurumayi” video on the Siddha Yoga path website this morning. I told my daughters, who are three and four years old, that I had a surprise for them. The moment they saw Gurumayi chanting, the older one said, “My favorite video!”


    They began chanting and dancing and, to my big surprise, they remembered the sequence of the chants. They have it deep inside of them. We’ve been playing the video over and over again–each time with great enthusiasm and gratitude.

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Chanting is my favorite practice—what a powerful way to spend my time! I feel blessed to have a living Guru whose energy, light, and direction illuminates every step I take on the Siddha Yoga path.


    I plan to start each day with this energizing series of chants with my beloved Shri Gurumayi.


    California, United States

    What a wonderful way to begin the month of Birthday Bliss!


    Listening to the namasankirtanas and chanting with Gurumayi fills my heart with joy and ecstasy, and inspires me to stay connected to the bliss within.

    Hyderabad, India

    Last night, my mother showed me the special “Chanting with Shri Gurumayi” video, and we sang along.


    When I chant with Gurumayi, I feel the middle of my heart. I do not understand the words until my parents translate them for me, but I always recognize the name of the beloved Baba Muktananda, and I feel him also listening.


    When I chant I am happy, just like when I am outside in my garden playing.


    I am thankful to Gurumayi for this experience.

    a six-year-old from Nagykovacsi, Hungary

    The Dawn of a Blissful Month

     

    Gurumayi’s Birth Day—Bliss!

     

    Bliss—Gurumayi chanting God’s Name

    With such ecstasy

    Such love and joy!

     

    Bliss—Entering into the heart again

    Drinking the nectar, the elixir

    of Gurumayi’s love!

     

    Bliss—Rejoicing in Gurumayi’s presence

    Experiencing her grace in my life!

     

    Bliss—Refreshing resolutions

    Recommitting to the Siddha Yoga practices!

     

    Happy Birthday Bliss

    Beloved Gurumayi!

    Ahmedabad, India

    What a gift to find on this first day of June! Having been so uplifted by the audio satsang in honor of Baba’s Birthday, I was so happy for the bliss of being able to chant with Gurumayi on this video!


    As I chanted and watched the video, my focus went from inside to outside and back again. What a divine practice, all of it! I feel so grateful, uplifted, and solid.

    New York, United States

    Thank you so much for the joyous, amazing video of chanting with Gurumayi over the years! By the time I reached Om Namah Shivaya, tears were streaming down my face. Pure joy!


    When I read about the first virtue for the month of Birthday Bliss, abundance, I knew that this video embodied the virtue for me today: the abundance of chanting, the abundance of love, the abundance of joy, the abundance of the Guru’s grace. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for this gift, and for every day of this glorious month. I will immerse myself in these chants with confidence that there will always be abundance in my life through the grace of my beloved Guru.

    Florida, United States

    I love to participate in Birthday Bliss by chanting with Shri Gurumayi. My experience of ecstasy is increasing day by day, year after year. While I used to experience waves of ecstasy as I chanted, now I feel I am completely immersed in the ocean of bliss the whole time I chant. Recently, during silent meditation after the chant, in my mind’s eye I saw myself in the Intensive Hall in Gurudev Siddha Peeth offering pranam to Gurumayi. This experience was so sacred, so full of silence. The same image and sacred feeling arose after I participated in chanting in the days that followed.

    Dombivli, India

    When I first listened to “Chanting with Shri Gurumayi,” enjoyment filled my heart as the chant carried my mind into an incredible sense that I was in Shree Muktananda Ashram and that Gurumayi was chanting right in front of me. It felt like Gurumayi could see me chanting in front of her. My little sister and I both love to chant with Gurumayi. Chanting with Gurumayi is astonishing for people who love chanting.

    a twelve-year-old from Connecticut, United States

    Chanting along with Gurumayi on this video took me on a beautiful journey!
     
    This journey spun me across time and space and brought back vivid memories of being with my Guru. I recalled the gift of Gurumayi’s grace-bestowing bliss and joy at each step on my sadhana path. With each new chant, I felt Gurumayi’s immense love for us. I know she is always with us.
     
    At the end of the video, I was grateful to meditate with the sound of the tamboura—for I had received so much!  

    Georgia, United States

    I love chanting with Gurumayi, and on the occasion of her birthday it feels even more auspicious!
     
    I was raised in a family of Siddha Yogis and have followed the Siddha Yoga path since childhood. As I chanted along with this beautiful medley of chants, I revisited earlier times in my life that I had spent in the company of my Shri Guru. With each chant, I expressed my gratitude for a blessed life.

    New York, United States

    As I chanted together with Gurumayi, these priceless moments of chanting for her birthday opened up every single cell in my being, which reverberated with the magical power of the chant.
     

    Mersin, Turkey

    Each June I look forward to celebrating Gurumayi’s Birthday through chanting with her in this wonderful compilation of namasankirtanas.
     
    Every day during the month of Birthday Bliss, when I first arise, I sit down and chant for ten minutes with this video. I choose a different segment of the video each time, starting my day off by honoring my Guru, chanting God’s name, and celebrating Gurumayi’s birth! 
     

    Pennsylvania, United States

    When I chant the divinely blissful Name with Gurumayi, I feel deeply meditative, and I experience satisfaction within myself.

    Ahmedabad, India

    I was drawn to chant with Gurumayi this morning because I felt so many emotions and thoughts clogging my life; I deeply longed to be with Gurumayi and feel her love and grace.

     

    The first chant, Om Namo Bhagavate Muktanandaya, reminded me of Baba, and strong feelings of missing Baba arose in me. Then my mind turned to missing friends who have passed, and feeling my own fears and sadness about aging and loss. As I continued to chant inwardly with Gurumayi, however, my sadness gently dissolved and eventually I was smiling.

     

    During meditation at the end I inwardly saw a vision of my life unfolding moment by moment, each second a flowering into the next—and all beautifully orchestrated by God’s grace and also by my choices. I had renewed inspiration to make right effort, moment by moment, as I walk hand in hand with Guru’s grace.

     

    Washington, United States

    Chanting in Gurumayi ji’s presence continues to remain a great experience for me, and each year I eagerly await the month of Birthday Bliss just to relive that experience with her all over again.

     

    I am very grateful to Gurumayi ji for this garland of chants and for the way in which the power of her chanting, as she has traveled the globe over decades, has given many other Siddha Yogis their own great experiences.

     

    Delhi, India

    When I chant the divine name with Gurumayi, I feel at peace. By chanting this name, I feel Gurumayi’s presence in my meditation. There I feel Gurumayi sitting in my heart, chanting blissfully and giving me her divine blessings.
     

    Ahmedabad, India

    The video of chanting with Gurumayi ji introduced our two-year-old to the practice of Siddha Yoga chanting. It was great to see how our young child picked up the words and tunes of multiple chants, the transitions from one chant to another, and Gurumayi ji’s hand movements and gestures. The video has been the focus for our family to remember Gurumayi ji’s continuous efforts over decades to awaken people to the divinity within. How fortunate we are! Janmadin ki jai jai, Gurumayi ji ki jai jai!!

    Hyderabad, India

    Watching the Guru, absorbing her state
    Receiving the never-ending gift of her presence
    My heart grows warm, my entire chest and throat
    like the coal of a fire that has burned fiercely
    with constancy, with joy, with generosity since time began
    and will continue to burn beyond the sunset of our days

    North Carolina, United States

    I watched Gurumayi chant and copied her movements. I felt the shakti enliven areas of my own body. I had made a wish for improvements to my health. As I chanted, I felt my posture straighten.

    Erina, Australia

    Chanting with Shri Gurumayi in the recording is a great way to engage in the practices as a family with our young children. The joy I see in them reminds me of the joy I experienced as a child when chanting at the Ashram. It is so wonderful to be in that state again in my own living room!

    Magog, Canada

    Every year I look forward to Birthday Bliss to receive the prasad of this garland of namasankirtanas. I try to participate every day, and each time I find myself getting drawn into a deep state.

    Thane, India

    These precious images of Gurumayi chanting evoke deep love, longing, and gratitude in me. Gurumayi has given everything to all of us for so many years. With steadfast generosity and intention, she has offered every moment of her life as an enthusiastic example of true freedom for us to behold, understand, and experience.

    My prayer now is that I may help to fulfill Gurumayi’s mission. May I become this freedom and offer it to the world.  

    Connecticut, United States

    Within this chanting video, I especially love the segment from Gurudev Siddha Peeth in which Gurumayi is chanting Om Namo Bhagavate Muktanandaya. Her exuberance and energy invariably make my heart leap and dance within and lead me into an ecstatic experience of the heart.

    Chanting with the Guru is heaven on earth.

    New Jersey, United States

    Whenever I chant with Gurumayi, my heart dances with joy. By chanting in this way, I feel the divine peace of my soul in meditation. I feel blessed to have this practice of chanting.

    Ahmedabad, India

    Chanting with Gurumayi, and being in her presence in that way, released a great fire of longing in me.

    This fire was both very sweet and painful at the same time. Only later, in meditation, did this fire turn into warmth, and the pain of longing transform into love. I realized that the longing for my Guru is truly the longing for my own divine Self. I experience this longing as a very powerful energy. When I turn within, this energy draws me into my own Self. For me, it is a mystical, divine alchemy.

    In my own heart, I can experience the fulfillment of my longing for oneness with my beloved Guru. My heart then rests in inner peace and infinite freedom.

    Unterlangenegg, Switzerland

    As I watched Gurumayi chanting, I felt a jolt of electricity and love rush through me. Such a beautiful experience.
     
    I am grateful for the grace she has bestowed on me since 2002 through the Prison Project course and for the opportunity to now gaze into the eyes of my beloved in the video.

    Texas, United States

    As I watched and chanted with Gurumayi ji, I watched the bliss arising from the true spirit of the chants. I felt that Chiti Shakti herself was dancing and giving darshan!
     

    Chitradurga, India

    Again and again, profound gratitude fills my heart to overflowing. I am so grateful for all the experiences, all the memories, of ecstatic chanting over the decades.

    Arizona, United States

    As I watched Gurumayi ji chanting, I began chanting with her, and soon my limiting thoughts lifted from me. I felt very light and became absorbed in the bliss of chanting. I thought: “Blessed are those who have the shelter of the Guru.”

    New Delhi, India

    When I chant with Gurumayi, I feel her presence and feel I am connecting with her through the vibrations of sound. Her glance seems to pierce through to my center and brings me a focus that at other times I find elusive. I relish feeling unified with her and others.
     
    What bliss it is for me to chant in the presence of the Guru.

    Melbourne, Australia

    As I began to listen to "Chanting with Shri Gurumayi," joy and bliss filled my heart. A frustration that I had been feeling for a while simply disappeared and my mind became calm.

    Erina, Australia

    I am so blessed have these namasankirtanas available for the month of June. As I chanted, I felt so peaceful and easeful inside and grateful to Gurumayi.

    Hyderabad, India

    What a divine gift it is to see my beloved Gurumayi chanting and to chant with her and fully experience her divine radiance.
     
    I offer muchas gracias to Gurumayi! Muchas gracias means plenty of grace. That is exactly what I receive when I bathe in the divinity of Gurumayi’s form, voice, and light, all so full of shakti. She guides me to the experience of my inner Self.

    Illinois, United States

    I have resolved to chant every day with Gurumayi during this month of Birthday Bliss. Every time I chant with Gurumayi, I receive a more fantastic gift. Her voice gives strength and calm to my troubled mind. Her movements inspire me to go within, to sit in silence, and to dance and express all the joy that I hold inside. Every time, her heart teaches my heart to sing. Her love gently removes ego and delusions, and somehow, without knowing how, I move closer to trust.

    Hyderabad, India

    How wonderful it has been to be able to begin the month of Birthday Bliss with this sweet and soul-nurturing garland of all these glorious chants. How magical it feels as they transcend space and time and bring me back to all those cherished moments in years past when I participated in the sacred practice of chanting in the Guru’s presence. What a gift this chanting has been for all of us for so many years!

    Cologne, Germany

    As I enthusiastically chanted with Gurumayi in the video “Chanting with Shri Gurumayi,” I noticed that a bird was perched on our wind chime, loudly singing its own sweet song. As soon as I finished chanting, it flew away. It happens regularly that the birds do seem to join in as I chant. It gives me great joy to feel so connected to all of God’s creation in this way.


    Happy Birthday Bliss to all!

    New Mexico, United States

    Every year when June comes to an end, I cannot wait until the video “Chanting with Shri Gurumayi” returns to the Siddha Yoga path website once again. I love participating in this chanting experience! It gives me all the different chants together, and I do not have to decide among them—I can chant all of them, together with Gurumayi.
     
    When I participate in these chanting sessions, my heart expands, and a deep longing appears. Happiness and bliss arise within me, and I cannot stop smiling. It is truly wonderful to celebrate my beloved Guru’s birthday month by singing together with her.

    My heart is filled with gratitude for this beautiful opportunity. 

    Obing, Germany

    I just finished meditating after listening to “Chanting with Shri Gurumayi” on the Siddha Yoga path website. My experience was full of shakti as I watched our Guru in her brilliant, radiant, beautiful form. She enlightens my heart in a way that makes bliss flow through me. When Gurumayi was chanting Jay Jay Muktananda, my body was vibrating in bliss—and it still is!

    Potrero Grande, Chile

    Chanting with Gurumayi in this video swept me to her and filled me with sweetness, wonder, and goodness. I want to stay here forever.
     
    I feel enormously blessed to be part of this joyous festivity. Jay Jay Gurumayi!

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    While preparing my breakfast, I let the video continue playing and just listened. I was standing in front of my kitchen sink and I entered into a meditative state, just as if I were in the silent environment of a Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Intensive. I could feel Shri Gurumayi drawing my awareness inside, beckoning me to meet her inside the divine abode of the Heart. Immense gratitude arose.
     
    Gurumayi has made my life divine!

    Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Today when I was chanting with Gurumayi, I remembered something I have learned from her: how to be present in the moment and enjoy that moment. A deep wave of love surged in my whole being, and I experienced blissful gratitude for my Shri Guru.

    Mumbai, India

    I often chant with recordings of namasankirtanas led by Gurumayi. When I work with my horses, I chant on my own—always remembering Gurumayi’s voice. So how wonderful it is for me to see these chants put together on the video, and chant along!
     
    Chanting with Gurumayi takes me to a place of true inner freedom.

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    When Jaya Jaya Shiva Shambho started and Gurumayi’s voice filled the room, my whole body was flooded with love, joy, and gratitude beyond anything I had ever experienced before.

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    My five-year-old son and I were in Gurudev Siddha Peeth for a Taruna Poshana program hosted by the department that oversees teaching and learning events for young children. While waiting to learn what seva we would be offering that morning, we went to Shanti Nilaya, the Ashram library. Here my son was introduced by an older friend to this garland of chants via headphones.


    And, how he loved this! He was chanting with Gurumayi as if he had chanted with her forever. He swayed, he sang out loud, and he took turns with his other friends who were keenly waiting to get their turn to wear the headphones and enjoy chanting with Gurumayi. It was a heartwarming experience.


    When we returned home, I could see that my son enjoys chanting with Gurumayi just as much each time we turn to this spot on the Siddha Yoga path website! From this, I appreciate so deeply how Gurumayi’s love reaches beyond the boundaries of time, space, and generations.

    Mumbai, India

    When I listened to the chanting, I felt like I was traveling into the past with Shri Gurumayi. This experience of chanting with Gurumayi inspires me to always sing God’s name with love and joy.

    Valsad, India

    When I visited my elderly dad today, I really wanted him to see the video Chanting with Shri Gurumayi, and after juggling the internet connection, we were chanting with Gurumayi! I was so happy! After chanting, Dad was much more mentally alert and we went for a little walk outside to see the pinkish-apricot sunset. This visit was perfect in every way, and my heart is brimming with deep gratitude to Gurumayi for uplifting us and for looking after us all.

    South Australia, Australia

    Chanting with Gurumayi is always an amazing experience! It makes me feel energized, enthusiastic, and alive.
     
    Chanting with Gurumayi is prasad of everlasting radiance for me.

    Brasília, Brazil

    Seeing and hearing Gurumayi chant God’s name takes me to the cave of my heart, the source of bliss. 

    Hong Kong

    I was in total bliss when I watched this video and chanted with my beloved Gurumayi. Witnessing Gurumayi’s love of her Guru, Baba Muktananda, was a beautiful experience for me. I feel so uplifted and filled with the rasa of God’s love expressed so joyously. I will be eternally grateful for this ecstasy.

    Mexico City, Mexico

    In my experience, there is nothing more uplifting than chanting with Gurumayi. I feel my heart opening, my mind emptying itself of worldly concerns, and enthusiasm flowing into a sense of well-being. I am grateful for having such an inspiring spiritual teacher in my life.

    Wisconsin, United States

    Each time I enjoy this video of Gurumayi chanting, my heart invariably opens to the jubilant mantras being sung with such devotion. Watching and listening to Gurumayi reminds me of the purpose of chanting God’s name: to become immersed in the joy and beauty of the Self.


    New Jersey, United States

    Experiences of chanting with Gurumayi and Baba are the most cherished events in my life. What could be more beautiful than the Guru singing and praising God’s name with all her heart! For me, nothing is more full of ecstasy—my heart is overflowing.

    California, United States

    While watching and chanting with this video of Gurumayi, my entire being was elevated to a state of enthusiasm. I felt open and light. The rays of the sun illuminated the room I was in; it felt like receiving darshan of the Guru. I am so grateful for these images of Gurumayi and for feeling her presence.
     
    Happy Birthday, beloved Gurumayi!

    Santiago, Chile

    Hearing Gurumayi chant, watching Gurumayi chant, I smile from ear to ear. I am filled with happiness, love, and recognition. How beautiful and familiar and yet ever-new the sounds of the chant are. How filled with ecstasy the chant is! My heart soars with pure joy in hearing and singing the words of the chant because only with words such as these can I express the full extent of how I want to praise God.

    Castlemaine, Australia

    At the end of a busy and demanding day, I turned to the chanting video. I found that each excerpt brought me wave after wave of revitalizing love, gratitude, and devotion. Memories of chanting with Gurumayi in Shree Muktananda Ashram and during Shaktipat Intensives brought me directly to the sweetness of my inner Self. I saw anew how chanting with Gurumayi fills me with her generosity and devotion and inspires me to give myself to God.


    I am so grateful to Gurumayi for these delicious chants, where we can love God together with unbridled ecstasy!


    Happy Birthday Bliss!

    Illinois, United States

    I can feel Gurumayi’s ecstatic singing releasing a golden fountain of love in my heart. Gurumayi’s voice, the beating of the drum, the joyful sound of the cymbals, the ecstatic clapping of the chanters, all evoke the deep ocean of love within me.
     
    And then I begin to wonder, is the Guru in my heart or am I in hers?

    London, United Kingdom

    After hearing the sweet voice of Gurumayi, I felt like I was in heaven; my whole body tingled and I felt so, so happy. I have heard Gurumayi chanting in this video many times, and each time I am filled with new life and new joy.


    I am so lucky to have my Gurumayi in my life!

    Akot, India

    Each year, I always look forward to the month of Birthday Bliss. For me this video “Chanting with Shri Gurumayi”  symbolizes why I love Gurumayi and the Siddha Yoga teachings. I can feel the shakti go through me every time I watch or listen to this compilation of chants.


    Seeing Gurumayi in the video makes me feel like I am right next to her chanting away. Even though I live on the opposite side of the world, I can always feel her love and her grace.

    Melbourne, Australia

    Each time I participate in chanting with Gurumayi, my experience of chanting gets better and better. I notice different parts of the chants, and the chants take me directly to my heart. And, the tamboura at the end leaves me blissful and thankful for this divine gift.

    Washington, United States

    It is with great joy that I tune in to this divine gift from Gurumayi and join her in chanting many chants from many time periods. Gurumayi is ever present in my life and heart, and this video recalls the times that I have joyfully chanted with her over the years.


    I feel so blessed by all I have received and continue to receive.

    Virginia, United States

    When I watched the video, enthusiasm filled my entire body. Chanting with Gurumayi is such a great opportunity for bringing enthusiasm and happiness into my life!


    I feel very fortunate to have a wonderful Sadguru in my life.

    Mansa, India

    Every time I see this video, my inner state changes. I feel inspired by Gurumayi´s confidence, joy, devotion, and enthusiasm. I also feel grateful to have her as my Guru and my role model.
     
    I feel I want to follow her example always.

    Guadalajara, Mexico

    While watching this video, I feel bliss within. These chants are so powerful. I feel that Gurumayi has touched me with her grace and love, and she is with me.

    Gurgaon, India

    One glimpse of Gurumayi in this video and my heart just melted. I couldn’t stop crying on the outside, but within, it was a simple feeling of coming home to where I truly belong.


    It is Gurumayi’s birthday; however, she is showering us with such precious gifts.

    Mumbai, India

    What a wonderful, beautiful gift it is to chant with Gurumayi. I feel shakti vibrating powerfully in my entire body. Gurumayi’s enthusiasm and joy brings me to great feelings of happiness. Pure joy. Pure happiness.


    Happy Birthday Bliss!

    Virginia, United States

    My friend shared this video of Gurumayi with me. After listening, chanting, and meditation, I feel so relaxed and calm. I feel a shift in my thoughts and energy.

    New Delhi, India

    My constant prayer these days has been to please help me to remember who I truly am. Seeing our beloved Gurumayi chanting and joining her in my favorite practice reminds me once again of my own divinity.

    California, United States

    At the first sight of Gurumayi in this video, my mind instantly said, “What profound compassion she has!” As I continued to watch, my heart and limbs started resonating with the rhythm of the melodies.


    By the end of the video, I could feel compassion in my being, flowing in my own veins. Gurumayi’s grace is alive in every word she chants and every glance she gives. How fortunate are we to share in this unending stream of love!

    New York, United States

    Chanting here with Gurumayi is like coming home to rest. Even if I am preoccupied with external things, I realize that I can rejuvenate myself now, at any moment, by redirecting my attention.

    Pune, India

    I feel good chanting God’s name. The joy of God’s name is surely how we become free from everything; it’s how we celebrate the beauty of our life and gain peace of mind.

    Mumbai, India

    For me, chanting with Gurumayi is a heavenly experience. Time ceases to exist during chanting.


    I am thankful to Gurumayi for teaching us, and for blessing us by chanting the Name! 

    Mumbai, India

    It’s such a blessing to chant with Gurumayi. I am so grateful to be connected in this way. It dissolves any physical distance and reminds me that the Guru is in my heart always.

    Huonville, Australia

    I feel very blessed to view this video collection. It has become a constant companion. As I chant with Gurumayi, I feel that she is continually welcoming me with all her heart.

    Virginia, United States

    I feel like I’ve been showered with jewels, sparkling through my being! What a glorious experience to be in the river of grace through chanting with Gurumayi. Many of the most profound experiences of my life have taken place chanting with Gurumayi and the sangham.


    I am grateful to Gurumayi, for awakening the sleeping parts of me to divine joy, love, wonder, and longing. I love her with all my heart!

    New York, United States

    After watching the video, I am feeling happiness, power, and grace within myself. Chanting with Gurumayi ji touches my heart. These words come from within: “Salutations to my beloved Guru.”

    Indore, India

    As I watched Gurumayi blissfully chanting across the many years and places, I felt such strength and timelessness in the Guru’s voice.

    These ragas and delicious words have filled my heart with purpose—it dances with feeling and the experience of the divine spirit.

    Warragul, Australia

    Watching and listening to Gurumayi ji chant, I felt a longing to chant in just that way—to feel God in every syllable, and to let the syllables fill me with God in turn.


    Happy Birthday Bliss. I am thankful for the divine power, love, and grace that Gurumayi ji continually bestows upon us.

    Mumbai, India

    Recently, I was reflecting on my relationship with my Guru. I had been feeling distant from time to time—until I realized that I was feeling distant from my own Self.


    Today, I feel so close, so close! I feel the joy of this relationship. I feel the ecstasy of the chants! In these images, in the singing of the Name, I am certain of our closeness: we are one, we are the same. 


    Hail to the heavens for the birth of such a being—my beloved Gurumayi!

    Mexico City, Mexico

    After chanting here with Gurumayi, I was surprised to hear the chant continuing. Thinking that perhaps I hadn’t turned off the computer, I checked it. But, no—the chanting was coming from inside me.


    Even now, Gurumayi’s voice continues to echo within my being—as though the sound is coming from a deeper space, from a cave inside a cave.

    Montreal, Canada

    When I opened the Siddha Yoga path website and found Gurumayi chanting her Guru’s name, I felt I entered Birthday Bliss.


    Thank you, Gurumayi ji, for giving us such a golden gift at the start of June. It makes me feel that the whole month will be filled with blessings and wonderful surprises.

    Bhandara, India

    I am very excited to begin this month of Birthday Bliss with this amazing video of Gurumayi ji chanting the namasakirtanas. This feels like special grace for all of us, for all Siddha Yogis. All I want to do is send blessings to our Guru.


    I find my Guru in every place I visit. Every chant—Om Namah Shivaya, Jaya Jaya Shiva Shambo, Jay Jay Muktanandaya, Jay Jay Vitthala, Narayana, Sambha Sadashiva—evokes Birthday Bliss. I receive each one as a gift from our Guru.

    Thane, India

    My nine-year-old daughter and I watched this video together and chanted along. I was so grateful to be in Gurumayi’s presence. I felt awakened, enlivened, and aware of my own inner joy!


    I also felt such deep gratitude to Gurumayi for her dedication and generosity—for chanting with Siddha Yogis and new seekers time and time again, in so many places around the world, over so many years.


    How blessed all of us are! And how blessed is the earth! And how blessed are the future generations, too, that this video will be preserved for them!

    California, United States

    O Beloved
    My heart leaps in delight
    You are the embodiment
    Of love
    Of bliss
    Beyond time and place
    Your glance from then and there
    Sees me now and here
    Always being
    Freely exuberant
    Serenely indrawn
    Powerfully loving
    Ecstatic
    You are all Names
    The sound within all sounds
    Every cell of my body vibrates
    With love for You
    O my Beloved
    My Beloved Gurumayi

    Horsham, Australia

    What a blessing! What a gift to wake up and chant with Gurumayi. My husband and I feel honored and so happy to celebrate Gurumayi’s life. We are part of something so precious and special.

    Dublin, Ireland

    My heart overflowed with joy and gratitude when I opened the gift the Guru has so generously given in this video. Viewing it, I experienced an abundance of grace and bliss in my being, reminding me of my true divine nature.

    Massachusetts, United States