I was somewhat restless before seeing this photo and reading Gurumayi’s teaching about mantra, but as soon as I started to repeat the mantra, my mind became calm. I felt as if Gurumayi was touching my head and moving it gently.

Chennai, India

Recently, I have not been able to sit in my usual upright, balanced posture for meditation. I tried again this morning, finally adopting a posture that I had not found successful before. The difference this time was that I surrendered to the mantra and kept returning to it whenever my attention veered toward a negative feeling about the posture. I saw that I could simply use the problem as a tool to keep my mind engaged with the mantra, and then the feeling of wanting to give up faded. Gradually, I felt strength begin to surge through my body. And along with this strength, a gentle feeling of sweetness settled over me. Thus, my regular period of meditation was maintained.
 
After this experience, I found a teaching related to just this subject from the gallery of Gurumayi Chidvilasananda’s Darshan and Wisdom. I felt that Gurumayi had provided the inspiration I needed before I even saw her words on the Siddha Yoga path website!

London, United Kingdom