In the Sanskrit language, divya means divine and sūkta refers to a statement that
illumines the highest Truth. Divya Sūkta: Teachings about the Divine.
Recently, after meditating in the early morning, I opened my window and saw that the sky was still dark. I went to the Siddha Yoga path website and began to silently chant
Om Namo Bhagavate Muktanandaya in the
Bilaval raga, guided by Gurumayi’s voice. Then I looked out the window again and watched the sky lighten as a light rain fell. I wanted to stay there longer than usual, because that pure morning air completely enveloped me, as I looked out at the trees and birds.
Then, still listening to Gurumayi chant, I read
Divya Sukta 3. As I contemplated Gurumayi’s words, I observed the synchronicity between them and my own experience of the light rain and how enveloped and filled I felt by the wonderful grace of God.
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
A few weeks ago, on Lord Krishna’s birthday, I saw the most beautiful rainbow I have ever seen. It was like a portal to heaven, an answer, a vision, an expression of union. The most precious rain, a shower of gold, had come before the rainbow. It was a sweet, gentle, mesmerizing rain under the sun. It truly felt like it was God’s blessing. I am grateful to my beloved Gurumayi for teaching me to see the colors of the divine.
New York, United States
The other day, I experienced one of Gurumayi’s teachings in
Divya Sukta .
I was walking in the forest with my head hanging down, lost in some sorrowful thoughts, when suddenly I looked up along the trunk of a big tree, all the way to the top and beyond into the blue sky.
Spontaneously, I opened my arms wide and inhaled and exhaled deeply. I felt as if God’s love was flowing into every cell through my breath—as if God’s love is oxygen and flows into me through my breathing!
Now, with every inhale, I take God’s love into me. With every exhale, I offer my worship to God.
Unterlangenegg, Switzerland
The “shower of grace” that Gurumayi speaks of in
Divya Sukta 3 penetrated my heart at just the right moment. My mind stopped in its tracks, and I knew—this has always been true! I felt the shower surrounding me, caressing me, blessing me.
May I never forget this wisdom!
Massachusetts, United States