Gratitude—A Path to Beatitude
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
Gratitude—A Path to Beatitude
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
कृतज्ञता—निःश्रेयस का एक मार्ग
~ गुरुमाई चिद्विलासानन्द
कृतज्ञता—निःश्रेयसचा एक मार्ग
~ गुरुमाई चिद्विलासानंद
કૃતજ્ઞતા — નિઃશ્રેયસનો એક માર્ગ
~ ગુરુમાઈ ચિદ્વિલાસાનંદ
La gratitud: un camino a la beatitud
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
Gratidão — Um Caminho para a Beatitude
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
La gratitude – une voie vers la béatitude
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
Dankbarkeit – Ein Weg zur Seligkeit
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
Gratitudine: sentiero per la Beatitudine
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
感謝――浄福への道
~ グルマーイ・チッドヴィラーサーナンダ
感恩—通往至福之路
~ 古魯瑪義捷維拉薩南達
Wdzięczność – Droga do Błogosławieństw
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda


डिज़ाइनर : करण सिंह भुल्लर











Starnberg, Germany
I am learning to give my mind to the ocean of Consciousness. When I do this, worry and thoughts dissolve and I am filled with bliss. I feel grateful for the best Thanksgiving of my life! I have received so much: love, the practices, the sun and nature, and now this beautiful poem. I am very grateful.
Washington, United States
I have been listening to Gurumayi’s Message Talk for 2003, “TRUST,” regularly as I travel in my car. In her Message Talk Gurumayi points out how much Baba “trusted us to take care of so many things.” It makes me realize how much trust was invested in me when I received the magnificent gift of shaktipat.
Gurumayi’s words are always so soothing and encouraging. Once again in this glorious poem she is empowering us to step up to the mark and continue our sadhana with enthusiasm and vigor.
Sydney, Australia
Practicing gratitude in both favorable and unfavorable situations has given me a different kind of understanding. I again offer my gratitude to Gurumayi ji for standing like a pillar for all her students.
Khargone, India
I have been experiencing the fullness of gratitude, the longing for eternal peace, the despair that this life can ever be free from the constraints of lifetimes, the celebration of all the good karma accumulated through those lifetimes, the daily worries and fears, the daily rejoicing at the limitless love in the heart, and the inevitability of living in the constant remembrance of this exalted state.
This poem captures the experience of this sadhaka perfectly. I am so grateful that my Guru and I love each other.
Clifton Hill, Australia
Dombivli, India
I consider this recollection to be a wonderful gift from Gurumayi. I am now aware that gratitude is present every time my heart is moved, that it is in every moment of wonder. This contemplation took me to a very deep place of gratitude for Gurumayi’s love and teachings. All I can offer in return is my gratitude, deep love, and devotion.
Florida, United States
I was moved when our beloved Guru recognized that at times we forget our true nature—and when she reassured us that we can always come back to the experience of the heart, where gratitude and joy are waiting to welcome us.
I offer my gratitude to Gurumayi—for her love, for her guidance, for her grace. I am truly blessed to have such a Guru.
Wollongong, Australia
While reading Gurumayi’s words, I was halted time and again with a surge of longing so immense that tears were the only fitting response. Sweet relief swept through me as I experienced the light of recognition and knowledge so precious that words were defeated.
To be seen, to be heard, to be acknowledged, to be awakened—my prayer of the heart was fulfilled. What more could a seeker receive than this ultimate, compassionate gift? The heart is restored, and glory is its only expression.
I have such unimaginable gratitude for this path, for the constant, pristine power of the Guru’s grace and guidance.
California, United States
New York, United States
After a painful past, I can now say that I am blessed because I wake up every day with immense gratitude. I continue to be amazed that I always consider life with joy, enthusiasm, and so much peace in my heart.
Gurumayi also writes, “You encounter the face of supreme delight and realize it is now in your possession.” This speaks to me. Even though I live alone, I live in the company of the Masters of the Siddha Yoga path. I feel that with their blessings, I possess the ability to transmit my love to the people around me.
My heart overflows with bliss and gratitude.
Naples, Italy
Once I rejoice in my heart, I begin to see marvels. A bamboo leaf detaches from its branch and dances in the air before it delicately touches the ground. A red bird soaring over the village suddenly dives at full speed to steal food from a dog’s bowl.
When I dwell in this divine space, sharing time with others is an opportunity for me to spread my happiness around. A deep sense of gratitude arises in me when I become aware of this uninterrupted cycle of giving and receiving.
Rodez, France
I feel infinite gratitude for living on this beloved earth with my Guru. This poem is an effulgent, uplifting lifeline for me to study throughout each day.
New York, United States
The grace in this poem has allowed me to experience the gratitude that Gurumayi writes about, the wonder, and the joy. My heart is revivified, and I am very grateful.
Sydney, Australia
With folded hands I bow to Gurumayi ji, who has given me everything, with endless love and compassion.
Quebec, Canada
I love to give thanks. I try to practice gratitude every day. I am especially grateful for all that I have received in my life from Gurumayi ji.
Bhandara, India
Over the years, as I have practiced my sadhana, I have received so many gifts of wisdom and abundance from Gurumayi. My heart is blossoming in gratitude for the Guru’s presence in my life. I feel that this gratitude is taking root in my heart, shimmering in my mind, and shining throughout my entire being.
Washington, United States
From the very first sentences of this poem, I felt as though I was in the presence of gratitude, the presence of the divine. Every word was like a cloth gently polishing my heart. I feel reestablished in my sacred core.
I experienced that Gurumayi’s love shines through the gift of this poem.
South Melbourne, Australia
I now can see that this poem is brimming with good wishes, with redeeming power, with liberating advice. It could serve me as a lifelong guideline, as a lifeline, as medicine, as a “jumper cable” for making a new start into a new world and as a means for maintaining that new start.
Of course, for me to hear and read this most encouraging text is one thing; to assimilate it and to implement it present a high challenge—but one with the sweetest outcome if all goes well. This is my hope, my wish, my intention, my resolution.
Hindelang, Germany
a Gurukula student in Gurudev Siddha Peeth
Today when I copied the words to reflect on further for an upcoming Sadhana Circle, my whole body was tingling with shakti. This sensation reminded me yet again of the power of our Guru’s words and their ability to enter me deeply when I take time to study them. For many years now, it has been my practice to give thanks daily at my puja for the grace of the Siddhas and for Gurumayi’s palpable presence in my daily life.
North Carolina, United States
Hindelang, Germany
The symbol between “Gratitude” and “A Path to Beatitude” in the title of the poem looks like the symbol of infinity in mathematics and reminds me of the infinite blessings I have received from my Guru.
Udaipur, India
New Mexico, United States
Virginia, United States
Mumbai, India
With each stanza, it was as if Gurumayi were planting seeds of gratefulness inside of me, and one day they would grow and blossom into something remarkable.
It was so powerful, I felt my heart was going to burst with gratitude!
Mersin, Turkey
And then I saw an amazing thing! In the middle of my little Christmas nativity scene, there was a heart I had never noticed before.
I felt blessed. I felt as if Gurumayi were giving me a heart. Now I will always look at it with love and gratitude.
San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
Quebec, Canada
After returning home, I found Gurumayi’s poem on the Siddha Yoga path website. When I discovered her description of a leaf like the one I’d seen on my walk, I thought, “This is the part of the poem I should especially contemplate.”
The leaf blew along so freely with no expectations, with no attachments to “where it will land or what its ultimate destiny will be.” Yet it blew along with such resilience. I thought of verse 99 in Shri Guru Gita: “One should purify one’s mind by following the path shown by the Guru. Whatever transient things are ascribed to the Self should be discarded.”
I need to remember this teaching. Instead of becoming something, I need to just purely be.
California, United States
To begin with, Gurumayi taught me the art of gratitude. I am thankful for being able to breathe freely, knowing that my Guru is always present in my heart. I appreciate having the understanding that I am always connected to my Guru through daily sadhana. In byzantine situations, I perceive Shri Guru’s hand over me as a symbol of her protection and presence, and I am grateful for it.
On a daily basis, I offer heartfelt gratitude to Gurumayi for the priceless gift of shaktipat diksha, which has changed my destiny. This simple yet profound practice affords me wisdom and tremendous contentment when making important decisions at work or in general. And Gurumayi’s teachings inspire me to value and adore nature as an integral part of my life.
The Houghton, South Africa
I am always so amazed at how Gurumayi composes poetry and presents her teachings in such an original manner, with such beautiful words and images. There is nothing like this anywhere else. I thank God every day for my Guru.
Kilsby Rugby, United Kingdom
I am so grateful to Gurumayi for this reminder to be our most authentic selves and to live through the heart with kindness and gratitude.
Samara, Costa Rica
I suddenly am deeply aware of the profound privilege it is to be here reading this poem again now, and for my own heart to experience recognition in these words because of the effect of Gurumayi’s divine guidance and love. My gratitude for these gifts knows no bounds and cannot be forgotten or obscured by the small, ephemeral problems of life. Reading this poem made me shed joyful tears as my love and gratitude simply overflowed.
Georgia, United States
The gems of wisdom and the nuggets of deep understanding shared by Gurumayi in this poem make me refresh my resolve to see the goodness in every situation of my life, and to feel gratitude for it.
Mumbai, India
West Vancouver, Canada
When Gurumayi assures me that “your prayers have been heard unequivocally / and your heart has been restored to its original state of being,” I embrace the grace in these words, which is so huge that my system literally is too small to comprehend it. Yet my heart knows the immense power of the Guru’s words, and that they refer to “lifetimes of false being and behaving.” I feel that I would need to inflate my grateful heart to be as big as the universe to hold such grace!
Hindelang, Germany
Turin, Italy
I am having this most delicious vision that so many Siddha Yogis and their families will listen to this feast of delight, and it will drop nectar into every household and every heart.
New York, United States
In the poem, Gurumayi writes, “Praise the Lord for giving you a heart that is capable of forgiving…” This really resonated with me. In my life, forgiveness has cleared away so much emotional debris! It invariably gives me new eyes, allowing me to see the things before me with greater appreciation, celebration, and indeed gratitude.
Vancouver, Canada
In the same vein, I loved Gurumayi’s acknowledgment that we are human and we live day to day with the ebb and flow of our challenges and humanness, which, of course, affects our attitudes. I also completely related to the leaf that “knows not” where it is going. But I know that as I navigate my life, I can offer my heart and my love to others and make this world—my world—a better place.
Delaware, United States
Nora, Sweden
I especially appreciated Gurumayi ji’s reminder to “make a practice of regularly remembering your sadhana.” Immediately I recalled the resolution I took at a retreat in Gurudev Siddha Peeth in 2017. My heart filled up with the fresh essence of Gurumayi’s poem that I can fulfill this resolution: I can achieve beatitude! Meditation will support me tangibly; it’s tremendously helpful for sustaining my interest in gratitude in many ways.
Bhandara, India
reached the holiest place of my soul.
Blessings she has distributed with both hands
filling the chambers of my heart.
Let me go into the great noisy city.
Let me join the masses of heavily burdened people
and then help me to open my heart wide.
All the twinkling stars of my Guru’s love and my love
spread freely in space and touch the hearts of all.
Unterlangenegg, Switzerland
The waves are only getting bigger. This inspired meditation in the shape of a poem is such a wave—of only love.
Vermont, United States