Shortly after participating in Meditation Session II, I had a dream of Gurumayi. I was with her and looking into my heart for what I could do for her. Our eyes met. She was smiling. She said I should find time during the day, a few minutes here and there, to connect with the inner bliss, with the
madhya, and that would be enough. I have done that every day since then and have felt such a strong connection to Gurumayi, to the
shakti. This reminds me that my inner bliss is huge, infinite, and that my worries and preoccupations are small. I'm so grateful for this perspective and this connection to my Guru.
Louisiana, USA
During the meditation, I had a vision of millions of people all over the world, connected in a big circle, breathing the same breath. I saw Breath as an entity much bigger than the individual participants who were breathing. Breath had great power; she moved everyone and everything. For a moment I felt myself
as Breath, ever-pulsating in an eternal movement.
After meditation, contemplating this experience, I realized that I had gone beyond my ordinary state of awareness, glimpsing the depth and the sacredness of life.
Thank you, Gurumayi, for your grace, which has expanded my awareness.
Oostzaan, Netherlands
I fell into a very deep and peaceful state. I experienced that I was meditating in Baba's Samadhi Shrine, and I felt Gurumayi's love very strongly.
Thank you, Gurumayi, for this powerful meditation session.
London, United Kingdom
During Meditation Session II, while I was following the instructions of the teacher, suddenly my breath stopped and I felt a sense of expansion. I stayed there enjoying this new space. I have never experienced this before.
I became very excited because I know I have found the space between the breaths, which I can explore. I had the sensation that I have found a new and previously unknown aspect of myself. I'm so happy!
Milan, Italy
The first time I visited the
murti of Shri Durga, the Devi, in Gurudev Siddha Peeth, something happened: as I approached her temple, I felt a wave of tender love well up within, with the undeniable feeling that I was meeting my best friend. During the subsequent years that I served there as a long-term student, I often visited the Devi to bring offerings of flowers or
dakshina, in gratitude for her compassion and divine friendship.
This morning, as I listened to and followed the meditation instructions during Meditation Session II, an image of the
murti of Durga astride her tiger suddenly appeared in my mind's eye. In that moment, I instantly
knew that my "best friend" is with me all the time,
as the breath. My eyes became moist and my heart grateful for this experiential understanding, for this
darshan of the Shakti in the breath.
Arizona, USA
The purest sense of well-being in the inner space,
Tenderness as if the breath would caress me,
Infinite, timeless, like ocean waves.
Many thanks, dearest Gurumayi.
Ingolstadt, Germany
I feel such joy when I connect with the divine in the form of my breath. Thank you for the practical applications given in this session, which I found very helpful and easy to do.
Thank you, Gurumayi, for supporting our practices in this manner.
Hawaii, USA
During the session, as soon as the teacher guided us to pay attention to our breath, it felt so good and rejuvenating. I began to long to stay there with it.
After the session ended, I simply remained on my
asana, continuing to follow the instructions we had been given earlier. My body naturally found a posture that stretched and loosened up what seemed like ancient tensions. The next thing I knew, it was forty minutes later and I felt totally new. I felt refreshed and very quiet. I could hear
AUM ringing clear and strong in the inner sky of my being.
Thank you, Gurumayi, for giving me what I had been longing for, even before I knew that I was longing for it.
Washington, USA
Meditating on the natural movement of the breath, going in and out, gave rise to a warm and consoling feeling. As I contemplated my identity with the
shakti in the breath, undulating pulsations of irregularly-shaped blue ovals appeared in my inner view.
My mind automatically turned to focus on the colored shapes as they pulsed, moving ever inward. Then the mind became silent, and a great feeling of calm and tranquil joy arose from within.
Thank you, Gurumayi, for continuing these Meditation Sessions that lead us to the joyful experience of your Message for 2016.
New Jersey, USA
I sense that the peace and calm that I experienced in the meditation session is present and available at all times. As I followed the instructions and listened to my breath, I became completely immersed in the experience that God controls all movement within us.
Walking to God, to Consciousness, to light, to the Heart—that’s the true journey of this lifetime!
South Carolina, USA
I continue to be amazed that simply by turning my attention inward and following the breath, I can move along the path to the
madhya. My meditation experience was deep, peaceful, and enriching.
I so enjoy connecting with the global
sangham each month in the Universal Hall. Thank you, Gurumayi, for creating this space in which we can connect to our Source time and time again.
Iowa, USA