As soon as we received Gurumayi’s Message for 2026, I wrote it out on a beautiful card and placed it on my puja altar. Then, each morning after that, as I lit a lamp at my puja altar, I read Gurumayi’s Message a few times. Soon I had memorized it. Once I had begun to own the Message in this way, I would very often gaze at the sky and imagine where I could apply it in my life during both happy and challenging moments.

I found that focusing on the words reset and mind would ground me, and I could feel my breath easing. Then the words uphold and dharma would encourage me to be fair and unbiased. At this point in my contemplation, I would experience that I needed to nurture my heart and inner feelings, and so I would pause, close my eyes, and repeat the mantra with love. The fruits of this contemplation gave me instantaneous and joyful relief. 

Nairobi, Kenya

After receiving Gurumayi’s Message for 2026, I made a point of memorizing her words and then creating a vision board with four sections colored like the background colors of the Message.

I found and added pictures that represented how I interpreted each part of her Message. For example, for the third line of the Message, I chose a picture of a peacock because, for me, this represents Baba’s Samadhi Shrine where I mentally return, again and again, for self-replenishment. For the last line of the Message, I chose a picture of a swan and then added the definitions I had looked up for the words witness, enlighten, and consciousness. Then I created a list of specific ways that I could practice the Message.

This vision board sits in the room where I write and meditate. It serves as a daily reminder of how I can incorporate Gurumayi’s Message into my daily life. 

Missouri, United States

I am fascinated by something Eesha wrote in this second “Meditation on Gurumayi’s Words,” something she learned from Gurumayi: We experience the Self through the individual self and “sadhana on the Siddha Yoga path is a dynamic process, a matter of ongoing and edifying conversation with ourselves.”

As I was raising my children, I put a lot of time and energy into observing and engaging with them in ways that encouraged them and promoted their development. Now that they are young adults, I find myself directing my time and energy in a similar way toward myself. I study my thoughts and feelings, encourage myself, and guide myself in ways that support my well-being, help me grow, and help me connect with the Self.

In the process, I have been learning about myself and increasing my positivity, trust, and faith in myself and my own good intentions. This process has been very fulfilling and has increased my connection to the Self. Receiving this teaching from Gurumayi acknowledges and articulates what I have been experiencing and affirms the meaningfulness of my relationship with my own self. 

California, United States

In a Siddha Yoga Sadhana Circle, we contemplated together the first of the four lines of Gurumayi’s Message for 2026. We exchanged ideas and inspired each other about how we can implement this first line in the Message. In our exchanges, we recognized the transformative power of reciting the sacred texts Shri Guru Gita, Shri Rudram, and Kundalini Stavaha and singing the hymn Sadguru ki Arati. We resolved to consciously chant them to “renew” and “reset” our minds.

Konolfingen, Switzerland

I have been contemplating the question asked by Gurumayi, and emphasized by Eesha: “What have you been doing lately, especially since January 1, 2026?” If I were to answer this question with an encapsulation, I would say that I have been trying to listen, and listen especially to the voice within. It is now my intention to revisit the inner responses that have arisen and to see what I am going to do with them. 

Virginia, United States

Receiving Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 in Sweet Surprise impacted me like the silence following a clap of thunder. After I heard Gurumayi’s voice bestow her Message, I expected her to speak about it. Instead, her silence made me understand that I was meant to embody the Message. Therefore, in the days since January 1, I have been constantly examining my actions, words, thoughts, and reactions to challenging situations to see whether or how they contribute to my embodying Gurumayi’s precious Message. Through doing this continuing practice, I feel that my sadhana has been renewed and has gained new momentum in 2026. 

Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

Since receiving Gurumayi’s Message for 2026 on January 1, I’ve been focusing on the first line of the Message, especially “Reset your mind.” I began my study by looking in Gurumayi’s books for teachings related to the mind. As I read Gurumayi’s teachings, it became clear to me that one habit of my mind definitely needed to be “reset”: When I have a lot of work to do, my mind gets anxious, and I tend to race through my tasks, trying to cross them off my to-do list as quickly as possible. 

Reading Gurumayi’s teachings on changing our thoughts inspired me to change my attitude toward my work. I resolved to slow down and focus on each task, offering my love and care to each one.

 Over the past few weeks, I’ve been practicing holding this new attitude as I do my work. I’ve found that this practice completely changes my experience of work. It reconnects me to my heart, to the joy of loving service. And somehow, whatever needs to be done gets done in a timely way!  

Massachusetts, United States

“What have you been doing lately, especially since January 1, 2026?” When Gurumayi asked us this question, I couldn’t remember what I had been doing. But then I looked at my spiritual journal, and I could see that a lot had been happening. After receiving Gurumayi’s Message for 2026, I felt the need to assimilate the Message one line at a time, and the first line became strong in my thoughts: “Renew! Reset your mind.”

Reflecting on this teaching, I felt that I could no longer waste time dwelling on my negative thoughts, constantly comparing myself to others, feeling inferior every time. I understood that I have my own path, blessed by Shri Guru’s grace, and if I had complete understanding of this, I would not need to ask for anything else. I promised myself that I would count my blessings and not dwell on what I don’t have.

So, after this awareness, pure gratitude arose in me, along with a desire to enjoy peace and intimacy in God’s love, again and again.

San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy

On a daily basis, I have been regularly performing my practices and keeping a clear focus. From past years, I have learned that Gurumayi’s Message unfolds gradually within me, blossoming as the year progresses.

What has become most important for me is simply to savor and relish the new focus Gurumayi has given—much like holding holy water carefully in my palms after Bade Baba’s darshan, with reverence, tenderness, and attention. I allow the Message to percolate naturally. Then, in its own time, something subtle and beautiful begins to happen. 

Sydney, Australia

I’m grateful for this meditation and the question “What have you been doing lately, especially since January 1, 2026?” When I heard this question from Gurumayi in the Makara Sankranti satsang, my body felt warmth and an inner “Yes!”

One thing I’ve been doing is reflecting on the first line of Gurumayi’s Message with a group of Siddha Yogis. Listening to Eesha’s words just now, I felt myself dropping unwanted burdens, and I wanted to “renew” and “reset” the beautiful, present moment in a lighthearted way. With this focus, I feel I can bring my love into each day of this year. 

Florida, United States