Gurumayi ji's poem inspired me to sit for meditation. In meditation the words element of light were resonating within me. To be with these words, I gradually went inward. I experienced that I am not a mere physical body. I felt some warmth traveling from head to toe in the very center of my body. I became still in the moment. This warmth was so deep. I was enjoying being in its presence.
Suddenly, I experienced the particles of light in my whole being sparkling around. I experienced the light in and out and everywhere. That was such a joyous moment! Now, while I do my daily activities, that warmth and the power are still with me, keeping me in a state where everything is resonating with the light and I am feeling oneness with the warmth in my being and in my surroundings.
This is amazing and giving me the experience of the continuous presence of my Guru. I thank Gurumayi ji from the core of my heart.
Delhi, India
I loved the fountain of light at the end of Gurumayi’s poem “The Matter of Light.” It was unexpectedly joyous—“over the top” in its happiness! It captured the teachings of the poem in such a beautiful way. I paused for a long time to drink it all in. I felt that Gurumayi was whispering in my ear, “Become the light, live in the light—this is how you will truly live the life that God intended for you.”
Vancouver, Canada
While reading Gurumayi’s poem for Deepavali, my attention turned inward when I read the words nur ilahi, which mean “the light of God.” On doing self-inquiry, I realized that, to help us celebrate Deepavali, Gurumayi ji is guiding us to see “the nucleus” of inner light. I felt deep silence and I connected with the inner illumination.
I am grateful to Gurumayi for the light of
shaktipat and for her blessings.
Hyderabad, India
As I read Gurumayi’s poem, my whole being is filled with little light particles sparkling in me. I want to thank Gurumayi for being my shining star and guiding me through my days and nights with divine light. I hope that each day will be filled with this sparkling light for me to give and to receive.
Florence, Italy
I feel light embracing and flowing through me as I listen to and read this beautiful gift from Gurumayi.
Central Desert, Australia
As I was reading my Guru’s poem, I felt I was sitting under a lush green tree and this shimmering golden light was passing through me as if there was no difference between me and the light. All around and in every cell of my being, I intensely felt my Shri Guru’s love. As I continued reading, my eyes were filled with gratitude toward my Guru. I felt as if Gurumayi ji was directly whispering in my ears the enlightened knowledge of the poem’s refrain: “Light is what matters.”
Nadiad, India
Last week, as I walked to the front of my house, I was amazed by the sunlight that illuminated the red leaves of the Japanese maple tree I planted a few years ago. I felt welcomed into my heart. Somehow, the tree told me that Deepavali, the festival of lights, was coming soon.
As I read Gurumayi’s poem, my mind was filled with the magic of light, which brought me into the atmosphere of Deepavali. Every morning, I light a candle with the certainty that this light is inside all the ingredients of the breakfast I’m going to eat. I know that, although hidden, the light of Consciousness shines in every particle of the universe as in the stars and I strive to keep this awareness.
I understand that this light holds the power of transformation. Without fire, there is no bread. Without gastric fire, there is no digestion. Without sunlight, there is no photosynthesis. Above all, my inner flame, lit by my Guru, reveals my divinity.
Rodez, France
As I listened to Gurumayi’s loving poem and let her words guide me into the realm of light, my heart and soul were deeply touched by Gurumayi’s wisdom, love, blessings, and compassion for all of us. I felt how close she is to me in everything I feel and experience, and how much that means to me.
I will enjoy taking the time to contemplate Gurumayi’s poem in detail to absorb all the exciting shooting stars of light illuminating my soul.
Konolfingen, Switzerland
Ah! Such a beautiful, powerful poetic experience! I listened rapt to the sound of the reading. When I heard the word yearning, I began to weep, even while smiling at the delicious watery words for light’s lovely liquid ways. I began to physicalize them!
My mind was surprised by the word precision in Gurumayi’s closing blessing. Contemplating it, as I lit and waved the incense and then the candle to her picture, I felt the gifts of presence and one-pointedness that the word conjured in my actions.
Later, I scrolled down below Gurumayi’s signature, and laughed with joy at the image of the golden vessel cascading “star-beams” of light. Yes! We can live like that in this world. That is who we truly are.
I am very thankful to Shri Guru for this precious gift. My heart has received a divine invitation to prepare in a new way for this festival of light, to begin celebrating now, and ”to find and kindle light”—as Gurumayi says—all year long.
Washington, United States
Such magic in Gurumayi’s words! From the first word to the last, it’s as if a divine balm trickles drop by drop upon my heart, leaving it soaked with love, peace, and contentment. I am left enraptured, my heart so alive that its vibrancy imposes itself on my consciousness. Pure grace is blessing me with the darshan of the Truth, in my own home. Shubh Deepavali!
Cherbourg, France