I love the new chant that is posted for today: Shrikrishna Devadeva in the Jog raga. I feel that it both empowers me to realize my own strength and encourages surrender to the Lord's will.
I am grateful to Gurumayi for composing this sublime chant.
Sydney, Australia
When I opened the calendar of
namasankirtanas for the month of April and saw
Mere Baba Muktananda listed for the first day of the month, I literally jumped for joy. It’s my favorite
namasankirtana!
As I began to chant, I felt as if Gurumayi, a group of devotees, and I were standing with open arms in front of a
puja to Baba Muktananda. It seemed to me that as we chanted, we were invoking grace and peace. This made my heart fill with even more joy. I felt so lucky to have God in my life.
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
The namasankirtana for today is Om Namah Shivaya in the Mand raga, with a melody composed by Gurumayi. As I chanted, I felt as if I were an instrument being tuned to God's music. While I listened to the mantra, it seemed to come from the very Heart of the universe; when I was responding, it seemed the same Heart in me was expressing love and devotion in return.
During that ecstatic call-and-response chant, the understanding arose within me that I was born on this planet just to experience God's melody playing in the core of my being, because everything is given to us by means of the mantra. Through the practice of chanting the name of God, I learn how to receive God 's love and make an offering to that love in return. Through the repetition of the divine name, I experience the all-pervasive presence of Shiva dwelling in me as me.
Rennes, France
Yesterday morning I chanted
Om Namah Shivaya in the
Bhupali raga. Today I discovered in the Calendar of
Namasankirtanas that for the month of March the chant is
Om Namah Shivaya almost every day—in many different
ragas. I feel I am surrounded by Lord Shiva inside and outside in an endless hug. I will read, chant, smile, breathe, and meditate all month with Lord Shiva. What a wonderful month awaits us!
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
I am a housewife. My everyday household routine starts with reciting either Shri Rudram or Shri Guru Gita (I recite them on alternate days). Then I choose one namasankirtana to chant.
In the past, I used to get confused and then impatient about which chant to choose. Now, since the namasankirtana calendar is given on the Siddha Yoga path website, I am so excited to chant with the chant given on the calendar. The reason I get excited is because when I start the chant, sometimes I feel I am in Gurudev Siddha Peeth; at other times I feel as if Gurudev Siddha Peeth had spread itself into the universe so that the whole world is now Gurudev Siddha Peeth, and we are all chanting as we go about our daily activities.
Every day the namasankirtana calendar fills me with new enthusiasm and nourishes my practice of chanting.
Thank you, Gurumayi, for this chanting calendar.
Vadodara, India
On the first of every month, I open up the calendar of
namasankirtanas to see what the month holds for me. What will I chant on my son's birthday? What about my parents’ anniversary, or my birthday the day after? What will I chant on the first day of spring? And as a harmonium player, I look for those chants I don't know how to play. I get to learn something new! My heart swells, and I can't help but smile as I am filled with anticipation and gratitude.
This calendar has become a wonderful tool, encouraging me to chant more at home and play more too! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Pennsylvania, USA
During the month of
Birthday Bliss, I have so enjoyed chanting each
namasankirtana, while holding the virtue of the day in my awareness. I love to see how the virtue of the day connects with the
rasa of the
raga and with the meaning of the words in the
namasankirtana.
I am deeply grateful to Gurumayi for the myriad creative ways in which she teaches us and guides us in exploring and engaging with the Siddha Yoga teachings.
A sevite in Shree Muktananda Ashram
Every morning, I visit the Siddha Yoga path website. This morning, after viewing the daily virtue, I discovered that the chant of the day is Niranjani Annapurneshvari, dedicated to the Goddess of nourishment and abundance. Ever since I heard it many years ago in Gurudev Siddha Peeth, this chant has been very dear to me. Today, I had the pleasure of listening to and chanting along with it, which filled my heart with joy and gratitude.
Gurumayi, thank you for your endless and omnipresent support. I also want to thank the sevites in the SYDA Foundation Music Department for making it possible for us to hear these musical gems online.
Singapore, Singapore
Every day I chant or listen to a CD of the chant of the day, which is announced in the Calendar of Siddha Yoga Namasankirtanas. This has given me great bliss and the sense of being connected to the global sangham. Today I did not know the melody of the specified chant, Niranjani Annapurneshvari. How amazing it was to then discover that the melody is right there on the website for everyone to hear! I am so grateful for all the love and care manifesting in every little detail of the website.
Thank you, Gurumayi!
Großkarolinenfeld, Germany