As I read this beautifully written invitation to the Siddha Yoga Satsang in Honor of Mahashivaratri, I smiled like a child on Christmas morning, and an expansively deep reverberation of the sacred mantra
Om Namah Shivaya billowed throughout my body and scintillated all around me. So for me, the chanting has already begun!
Nevada, United States
This invitation reminds me of another time I observed Mahashivaratri, during the ten years that I offered seva in Shree Muktananda Ashram. My father died during that time, just a few weeks before Mahashivaratri. I went to the chant that year with the intention to offer all the repetitions of Om Namah Shivaya for my father's benefit. I’d plannned to stay for three hours, but I ended up keeping vigil throughout the night, chanting all the while.
Early the next morning, Gurumayi entered the hall and walked to a place just behind the chair I was sitting on. As she paused there, I heard an inner voice that said, “It is good that you offered the merit of the chant to your father.” Gurumayi then moved on to sit in her chair.
To this day, I am so grateful that I was given the energy to repeat the mantra throughout that powerful Mahashivaratri, and that I could offer this gift to my father.
California, United States
This opportunity for all of us to come together, on the day when repeating the mantra yields benefits a thousandfold, feels to me like the chance to send tremendous blessings into the world. My heart is so full!
Maryland, United States
It seemed as if this invitation reached inside me and reminded me of who I really am. It lifted me out of a hard moment. It reassured me that honoring the presence of Shiva within myself and everyone is something I can do now and every day.
Massachusetts, United States