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I often repeat the mantra throughout the day, as an undercurrent during my daily activities. Today I resolved to remain fully conscious of the mantra for five minutes as I tidied the house. As I stayed present with the mantra while I made the bed, the thought arose: this bed is where Shiva sleeps; I am Shiva. As I cleaned the bathroom, I recognized that cleaning is a way of honoring my home as a manifestation of Shiva.
Washington, United States
Whenever I hear this beautiful chant, every cell of my body becomes calm. The voice of our Guru in the chant soothes my mind and my whole being. As I listen to this chant, my love pours forth to my beloved Guru.
Virar, India
During the
satsang "Choose, Respect, Sustain," Gurumayi asked that everyone focus daily on the mantra for five minutes. The way that I have chosen to do so is by participating in the Meditation Sessions for 2020 on the Siddha Yoga path website. This enables me to focus on the mantra
Om Namah Shivaya through chanting and meditation. I am grateful to have these meditation sessions, which provide me with greater understanding and a range of experiences. I am so thankful to Gurumayi for supporting my
sadhana in so many ways.
Willemstad, Curacao
Chanting
Om Namah Shivaya in the
Darbari Kanada raga is so sweet, so powerful. It gives me such a simple and natural connection with the inner Self. I experience that, inside and outside, all are one. I am immensely grateful to the Guru for her teachings and love.
Uzes, France
After participating in the “Choose, Respect, Sustain”
satsang, I began chanting
Om Namah Shivaya in the
Darbari Kanada raga every day. As I chant, I try to hold in my awareness the meaning of the mantra.
From the very first day of doing this, it has felt as if the mantra has pulled me into my center, that space within me that is absolutely still and serene. I have experienced that although this space is serene, there is also a subtle vibration, which feels like the source of energy within me. Everything seems to begin from and dissolve into this space.
Paying attention to the simultaneous stillness and vibration is so enchanting that, every afternoon, I’m drawn once again to sit and chant
Om Namah Shivaya. These are the most
rasa-filled five minutes ever!
I am so grateful to Shri Gurumayi for this precious gift.
Bangalore, India
I chant this version of Om Namah Shivaya almost every day. It has helped me through some difficult times, especially during this pandemic. It seems to me a very intimate version and often I have the impression that Gurumayi and I are alone, just the two of us, chanting together.
I remember Baba’s teaching that we should make the Guru our own and this is exactly what I do in this chant.
Ajijic, Mexico
Yesterday, as I chanted the mantra in the Darbari Kanada raga with Gurumayi, it seemed to take hold of my breath. My inhalations became very deep, and then each word of the mantra seemed to form and repeat itself. When the words left my mouth, they did not go outward but inward, into my body. I felt the mantra flow from my throat downward to my sacrum, like a river. Then my inhalation, broad and deep, drew a large semicircle from my sacrum to my mouth and the mantra slid upward again inside me.
For some time, I was lulled by this great, uninterrupted, circular movement of infinite gentleness between the mantra and my inhalation. Then my breath stopped. My entire being was bathed in pure love. My head slowly fell back, my mouth opened, and I felt a sweet ball of energy enter it and then slide into my throat before spreading throughout my being and immersing me in deep peace.
For me, chanting the mantra with Gurumayi is always the most precious and mysterious journey deep within my heart.
Quebec, Canada
I prepared myself to listen attentively to the mantra and lay down in the shavasana pose. I did not listen just with my ears; my whole being listened. My heart chanted the mantra without my lips moving.
Each time the mantra faded out and the sound of the tamboura was heard, I felt myself sinking deeper into myself again and at the same time becoming more and more grounded. Round after round, I sank deeper and deeper into myself until I had the feeling of being bodiless and floating in the infinite universe. A gigantic feeling of freedom filled my consciousness.
Unterlangenegg, Switzerland