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समय के समक्ष
 In the Presence of Time

~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda

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Teaching 21
 

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    For me “the music of time” is
    • the Om Namah Shivaya mantra in my breath, inhaling and exhaling, while I meditate
    • Shri Guru Gita, as I recite it every day as Baba taught us to do, “with the unfailing regularity of the sun and the moon” and “with deep feeling and reverence”
    • the names of God in the Siddha Yoga namasankirtanas, whose chanting makes divine love flow in me, purifying my heart and quieting my mind
    • the Morning and Evening Prayer, as I chant it with deep faith, love, and devotion
     
    So too, “the music of time” for me is the song of birds, the sound of rain, the silence of my house, the sounds in the street. It is the words of humanity, the sound of the wind blowing, the silence of the sky—and the sound of my heart.
     

    Mexico City, Mexico

    I repeated today’s teaching as I began to meditate and realized I could use music to still my mind. Om Namah Shivaya came to mind. As I began to chant the mantra, my mind became focused and quiet. Afterward, I softly recited Shri Guru Gita, and a bird outside the window sounded exactly like it was singing, “Yes, yes, yes!”
     
    Yes, indeed! I felt I was experiencing the power of “the music of time.”

    North Carolina, United States

    Walking by an ocean or holding a shell to my ear feels like listening to “the music of time.” When I absorb myself in these sounds, I become still and I am at ease. I sense the glory of universal Consciousness of which I am a part.

    Warrnambool, Australia

    Gurumayi’s teaching “The music of time” resonated within me immediately and reminded me of the primordial spanda, the divine throb or vibration from which all of creation arose. As I continued to contemplate Gurumayi’s teaching, I realized that music is heard only through the passage of time. Thanks to time, we can hear the music of a baby’s laughter, the music of the wind blowing through the trees, the music of birds celebrating spring. I experience a unity in time and music and that both are divine and precious gifts.

    Georgia, United States